Being able to get consistent high quality in focus detailed shots is primarily why I bought a Mavic 3 after I had already bought an Air2S.
I own a construction company and we frequently need to inspect a roof for damage. Often there is no substitute for getting on the roof and looking for damage with the naked eye and an iPhone. But, many times it is near impossible getting to certain areas of a building, or at least, there is increased danger. With the Air2S I tried several things to get detailed close ups of roof damage and it was hard. I tried getting very close - maybe 4 - 6 feet above the roof. This worked well, but only "sometimes" - if it was windy it seemed gusts would buffet the drone around and my shots would be blurry. I also tried 5k videos and went over the roof slowly and maybe 15 - 20' above the roof. Then, I would go back and look at the videos on my computer - the results were "pretty good" and sometimes quite good.
Enter Mavic 3 just this past week. I have been trying both techniques again - close still shots and 4k videos using the telephoto lens. With the 7x zoom I am DEFINITELY getting more consistent and more highly detailed close ups of roof damage. With the Air2S it seems I "occasionally" had pretty decent closeups - with the Mavic 3 telephoto the closeups are much more consistent high quality and in pristine focus.
Question - does anyone have tips on settings for closeup telephoto work? This past week I used ND filter 4 and it seemed to work better than the 1st time out with no ND filter in full sun - those videos were very light in color and I guess I was over-eposing my shots in full sun.
I own a construction company and we frequently need to inspect a roof for damage. Often there is no substitute for getting on the roof and looking for damage with the naked eye and an iPhone. But, many times it is near impossible getting to certain areas of a building, or at least, there is increased danger. With the Air2S I tried several things to get detailed close ups of roof damage and it was hard. I tried getting very close - maybe 4 - 6 feet above the roof. This worked well, but only "sometimes" - if it was windy it seemed gusts would buffet the drone around and my shots would be blurry. I also tried 5k videos and went over the roof slowly and maybe 15 - 20' above the roof. Then, I would go back and look at the videos on my computer - the results were "pretty good" and sometimes quite good.
Enter Mavic 3 just this past week. I have been trying both techniques again - close still shots and 4k videos using the telephoto lens. With the 7x zoom I am DEFINITELY getting more consistent and more highly detailed close ups of roof damage. With the Air2S it seems I "occasionally" had pretty decent closeups - with the Mavic 3 telephoto the closeups are much more consistent high quality and in pristine focus.
Question - does anyone have tips on settings for closeup telephoto work? This past week I used ND filter 4 and it seemed to work better than the 1st time out with no ND filter in full sun - those videos were very light in color and I guess I was over-eposing my shots in full sun.
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