Recent content by Mactab

Olympus 12mm - lovely lens

Just checking through my batteries this afternoon before a couple of jobs this week and one of the newer ones about 4 months old is showing as 'battery cell broken' I ran it down to 5% and recharged and this is what is now showing. Cell 3 is obviously down but the app is still showing the full...

Ok using the workround to make the battery eliminator work I thought great - sorted. Nope unfortunately with the X5 camera attached there is no timelapse or pano function available within the app. I can do panos with 3rd party apps anyone know if there is one for timelapse (preferably one that...

Ive just taken delivery of the battery extender for a last moment commission to take place next week. It doesnt work as per the previous posts. The standard battery gives just one hour of timelapse shooting. I was hoping that it would be possible to extend to the maximum allowed to 5 hrs (lets...

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errrr 'Port' I was just pointing out that it must be frustrating for those who do this type of work and also asking the Q 'What should one do?' Effectively he and his company is misrepresenting his business credentials for gain which actually I would have thought is illegal both here and in the...

Thanks Editor I agree but wouldn't it be so much better if there wasn't the ambiguity for everyones sake?

What does one do if you come across an Estate Agent advertising that their photographer is fully licenced and insured for UAV work? Their web site strangely makes no mention of it though shows lots of aerial images but their Facebook page shows generic pictures of 7-20kg rigs and that their...

'Not directly overhead (at any height) or within 50 metres of persons, vehicles, vessels and property, unless those persons are 'under the control of the person in charge of the SUA'.' This is in the heading of CAP 1361 SUA operators list issued on the 4th August. It doesn't make any...

Yes I agree with the above. Sorry its not my video/ flying What i was getting at is the breaching of quite a few of the regulations for safe flying.

I know what I think!

Still has not sorted my weak transmission/ no signal issues Not impressed

Hi I have received mine today as well. Did a quick run down the garden and back but still getting jerky footage. So I suspect more testing is required. How are you finding your Z axis?

This is happening with my Inspire as well Since upgrading to the latest inspire firmware I am experiencing 'weak transmission' messages and intermittent blank iPad screen which culminates in the RTH message. This is even though the craft is only 10 mtrs away (I was carrying out a flight test). I...

Thanks Scot. i shall do as you suggest