Edit Fri Sep 22
Message from DJI.com
Massive shortages of aircraft and parts.
"My sincere apologies but since unveiling the DJI Avata and its accessories, we’ve had a very strong global demand, and this has affected the shipment time of the new product. We are already actively replenishing goods and we will ship it according to the order of payment. Thank you again for your support."
And it is very slow delivery from the US so those in the US should get it quicker.
This is the first video with the Avata that I have taken. The original is very smooth as on my MacBook Air M1. When I uploaded it to YouTube it was awful, very jerky, and over exposed. I have tried everything with the video. The only function that improved it a little was the stabilisation function in iMovie and I used 33%, then uploaded it. As I said it did not need it on my MBA. I think YouTube has not yet found a way to code Avata videos; I can think of no other reason. It is a big ask to code 60fps at 4K, but YouTube have improved of late with other drone cameras. Anyway, the main point is that if you take the tips in the “How to fly your new Avata for newbies by a newbie” video, you can be making fun videos in a few days or weeks. Had I used a filter it could have been a lot better. I don't have any at the moment so if you are going to record with a Avata filters they are a must. The crash impact was hard, it few a few moments after without a problem.
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Warnings about flying Avata, let me know if I am annoying anyone and I will stop. Just like a big kid with his best christmas toy.
Do not attempt any tight maneuvers in the wind, its very light.
Be very careful on surfaces that have no patterns, the optical flow system on the Avata is amazing but it does wander in say bathrooms where there are very few patterns.
Oddly enough it is the best drone I have ever used over water. You can fly it about 1 foot/0.9 meters above the water.
Mods I am not sure where to put this stuff. So I will continue until you tell me otherwise.
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Take care when you lose contact, when it engages RTH you can not stop it, the break function does not work 90% of the time. I like to break the RTH, rise so I connect and carry on.
Message from DJI.com
Massive shortages of aircraft and parts.
"My sincere apologies but since unveiling the DJI Avata and its accessories, we’ve had a very strong global demand, and this has affected the shipment time of the new product. We are already actively replenishing goods and we will ship it according to the order of payment. Thank you again for your support."
And it is very slow delivery from the US so those in the US should get it quicker.
This is the first video with the Avata that I have taken. The original is very smooth as on my MacBook Air M1. When I uploaded it to YouTube it was awful, very jerky, and over exposed. I have tried everything with the video. The only function that improved it a little was the stabilisation function in iMovie and I used 33%, then uploaded it. As I said it did not need it on my MBA. I think YouTube has not yet found a way to code Avata videos; I can think of no other reason. It is a big ask to code 60fps at 4K, but YouTube have improved of late with other drone cameras. Anyway, the main point is that if you take the tips in the “How to fly your new Avata for newbies by a newbie” video, you can be making fun videos in a few days or weeks. Had I used a filter it could have been a lot better. I don't have any at the moment so if you are going to record with a Avata filters they are a must. The crash impact was hard, it few a few moments after without a problem.
Edit
Warnings about flying Avata, let me know if I am annoying anyone and I will stop. Just like a big kid with his best christmas toy.
Do not attempt any tight maneuvers in the wind, its very light.
Be very careful on surfaces that have no patterns, the optical flow system on the Avata is amazing but it does wander in say bathrooms where there are very few patterns.
Oddly enough it is the best drone I have ever used over water. You can fly it about 1 foot/0.9 meters above the water.
Mods I am not sure where to put this stuff. So I will continue until you tell me otherwise.
Edit
Take care when you lose contact, when it engages RTH you can not stop it, the break function does not work 90% of the time. I like to break the RTH, rise so I connect and carry on.
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