I love my Air 2. It was easy to just start flying and record what I saw. I learned a few lessons the hard way, and I hope my experience will help a new drone pilot.
First, I thought there was no manual. There is: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_Air_2/Mavic_Air_2_User_Manual_v1.6_enIII.pdf
Ken Heron suggested setting White Balance to 4000K for fireworks. That stays set until you return it to Auto, so I shot some video the next day that I need to process back to health.
I tried SLO-MO for the first time and didn't realize that it stays in that mode, too. Tapping SLO-MO again does not turn it off--it's not a toggle. You have to tap Normal. It's hard to tell you're in SLO-MO mode unless you know where to look.
In the DJI Fly app, lower right, the camera setting is 'Auto'. Tap it and it changes to 'Pro', which I thought only changed the display of camera settings like shutter speed and aperture. Wrong. 'Pro' should be called 'Manual.' In Pro, your camera settings don't change with your lighting. Pro is a convenient way to adjust to an unusual situation, but otherwise keep it in 'Auto'.
Fly and learn.
As the manual says, in Sport mode it flies faster and takes much longer to stop. It also turns off obstacle avoidance, but I knew that.
First, I thought there was no manual. There is: https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/Mavic_Air_2/Mavic_Air_2_User_Manual_v1.6_enIII.pdf
Ken Heron suggested setting White Balance to 4000K for fireworks. That stays set until you return it to Auto, so I shot some video the next day that I need to process back to health.
I tried SLO-MO for the first time and didn't realize that it stays in that mode, too. Tapping SLO-MO again does not turn it off--it's not a toggle. You have to tap Normal. It's hard to tell you're in SLO-MO mode unless you know where to look.
In the DJI Fly app, lower right, the camera setting is 'Auto'. Tap it and it changes to 'Pro', which I thought only changed the display of camera settings like shutter speed and aperture. Wrong. 'Pro' should be called 'Manual.' In Pro, your camera settings don't change with your lighting. Pro is a convenient way to adjust to an unusual situation, but otherwise keep it in 'Auto'.
Fly and learn.
As the manual says, in Sport mode it flies faster and takes much longer to stop. It also turns off obstacle avoidance, but I knew that.
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