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That's pretty cool, Chris! Does the downward light really make a difference in that situation? Seems like it wouldn't provide much illumination at that height in those daylight conditions. As for the thick ice, alien concept to us Californians. Any freezing of lakes/ponds in the winter in the...

Didn't happen if there's no video, Chris :D :D :D And how do you get the guts to walk out over that lake? Given my ignorance living in the Santa Cruz, CA area where our main concern is the height of the surf, I'm guessing y'all experienced northerners know the ice thickness somehow, but the...

That's a McDonald's symbol on top of a tall pole in the distance, not a windmill :D :D :D :D :D

Thanks @JustDavid! That's a little on the beefy side, I went for a super thin strong case made from Aramid fiber, wanting to preserve the very thin profile of the ZF7, which is awesome (been a fold owner since the ZF2). Supposedly has a magsafe ring in the backside, but it's worthless. I may...

Neo 2 version anywhere? Couldn't find it with an admittedly brief, cursory search.

I've done that an embarrassing number of times. And one or two over the years where the footage was really special, and can't be reproduced. This is what checklists, pushed by some, among them the occasional dorkmeister likely festooned with every type of EDC gear hanging from their clothing...

I have a ZF7 and bought a case with a mag ring, and it's so weak as to be completely useless. Which case do you have?

While I'm not encouraging people to manhandle and abuse the gimbal, the motors themselves are not so delicate that any damage will occur from turning against the EMF they are producing. They are BLDC motors and not very strong at that, so all forcing away from where they want to be will do is...

Have you tried the cooking mode and had it make dinner for you? The "shake salt" gesture is particularly interesting. Also a great companion for a game of Twister, but it always wins. 😁😁😁

You can record to the drone, the SD card in the goggles, or both. There is a setting in the goggles UI for this. If set to record to the goggles SD only and there's no SD in the goggles, it won't record.

When I do it, it's explicitly to capture the telemetry and other OSD elements.

The OA should have detected a bush. Was it turned off?

I found him!

In manual, the drone isn't completely pure manual control... that would be you controlling the RPM of each of the 4 motors independently with 4 separate controls. Near impossible. So, there's still a Flight Controller in the picture. In Manual mode, it attempts to hold attitude – that is...

@Chrislaf, A direct comparison is complicated, because the hardware and method has changed substantially. The Neo VPS camera is a limited FOV pinhole type that only uses Optical Flow processing for positioning. The Neo 2 has no dedicated VPS camera. Instead there is a 180 camera on top and...