Recent content by chris pascoe

Thanks everyone, I think I've got it. So the M2Z will be my best option with cost in mind. I had not realized how many stupid drone operators post films of them selves scaring animals. I guess it was always going to happen. personally if I can't get the shot without scaring them I don't get the...

ah now we are getting somewhere, so mavic zoom fully cranked in in 1080 would be what in optical terms? ish

So whats the point of 4/5k I thought the resolution was such that you could crop and zoom and end up with a reasonable print?

Yes I agree, and I was n't really intending to try anything with the spark. But thought using 4k via any higher spec drone would allow me to zoom in post and still have an image at least as good as a spark up close? er

so if I had a Mzoom and shot in 4k and used the optical zoom x2 so no loss so far? and then zoomed in post would that work?

Thanks for your post. So what would that 960x540 image look like.......rubbish? If as you say it's x2 then that would only put me at a 100 meters (so to speak) and still not very close. I guess I need a quiet drone?

Yes I have seen many examples on fat tube, and they are IMO not going to help. But the question was zooming in on 4k footage in post?

I think you have mis read my post, I am aware that the spark is a budget option and will never produce the results I am looking for. The question was. How far (optical equivalent) can I zoom in on 4K (Mavic Pro) and still have a watchable video posting on You tube. I am not looking for...

I understand that, so how far can you zoom in? I am finding that filming wildlife if you get closer than 200 meters they get spooked. As I said I only post in YT so does any know how far I can effectively zoom digitally and still post reasonable video?

A bit different this question. I am keen nature photographer, I like to get photo's or video of truly wild animals, in the past I have caught shots of Otters, Brown Bear, Red deer swimming a lake. But when using a drone (Spark at the moment) I can never get close enough. So, I was hoping that...

yes I tend to agree, if everything is working as it should then why bother.

Hi the last time I updated my spark it threw a complete track and would n't take off in auto and needed very gentle control manually. So I have not updated again. Did the latest FW make the spark operate any better? What will happen if I never update again? My spark operates great at the moment...

What happens if you don't upload the new firmware?

I have been using AT on a motorbike as well. One thing I found was that as the HP was updated every so often, when it lost contact it landed or was trying to at it's last HP which was not a suitable LP. Can we make it go back to it's first HP ie where it took off from?