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Recent content by FilmIdol

  1. FilmIdol

    Brick'd Q500 when firmware update failed.

    Well, I appreciate the complement, but Ive worked in the software and hardware business for decades and performed driver and firmware updates on a lot of machines. Not much you can do when the system stops in the middle.
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    Multiple still pic captures are darker

    I have this weird problem where if I capture a still image and then another, it is darker. For example, if I capture four images in a row, each successive capture will be about a half stop darker. I have to point the lens elsewhere to have it auto adjust, then reframe my shot to properly expose...
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    Yuneec Sucks, Everything About Them Sucks

    The images look great on a web page. Using them for printing? Not so much.
  4. FilmIdol

    Q 500 distance

    I have to wonder how people fly their DJI's (including the new Mavic(?)) four miles or more. How do you control it at that range. No way you can see it. I have trouble seeing my Q500 at 1000' or so. Do the DJIs have return to home feature, I wonder?
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    Yuneec Sucks, Everything About Them Sucks

    It scares the heck out of me, hearing all these failures. The only problem I had was not being able to update firmware, then having it brick my 500Q 4k, and I had to send it back in. The problem with this is that I was without it for 4 weeks, and after spending a couple grand in advertising and...
  6. FilmIdol

    New camera - CGOET is coming soon... RGB low light & infrared cam

    There are a few issues with TIFF instead of RAW, that I can think of. A RAW file usually gives you more color space, especially when it is 12 or 14 bit depth... which we dont know. RAW is also non destructive when implemented correctly, meaning no matter what you do to the file, the original...
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    low res avc files

    I'm not sure of the answer to this, and it doesn't sound normal, but I wonder if you associated those files with an Acrobat reader.
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    Just got my Q500 back with problems

    Awesome, Thank you Steve, the pairing or binding is what it needed. It briefly crossed my mind, then I ignored it.
  9. FilmIdol

    Just got my Q500 back with problems

    You may recall I bricked my Q500 4k when the firmware update stopped in the middle. I sent it into Yuneec, California, and about a month later, I received it back. When I start up the Q500, I get a blinking blue light. Ive tried several charged batteries, but get the same light. The ST10 also...
  10. FilmIdol

    Knowledge Test.

    Let us know?
  11. FilmIdol

    Pre and Post Flight Checklist

    A couple of things I add for my area due to wind on the high desert... 1.) I always take off with max power to try to get 20 ft AGL in case wind picks up (almost lost it a few times). 2.) I always bring it RTH to just above head level, about 10ft in front of me. Walk to the UAV and lightly hold...
  12. FilmIdol

    Low Voltage Warning

    It depends on a lot of factors. I get about 20 min of continuous flight, and maybe 25 min of out and back type work (non continuous). Voltage will vary, but usually just about or over 10.3v, I believe.
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    Wont start

    Also that you didnt leave the switch in Home mode.
  14. FilmIdol

    Knowledge Test.

    I will eventually.
  15. FilmIdol

    Firmware - still not able to upgrade

    Hey Skypuppy, I bricked the Typhoon and had to send it home for service.