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    3M vs 3E for mapping?

    I've tried manual tie points in Pix4D Matic on several projects but have seen very little improvement. Maybe I'm doing it wrong? What kind of success have you had with MTPs, in short? So you've post processed photos to pull out features and then reprocessed - and had success?
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    3M vs 3E for mapping?

    When shooting in bringt sun, around noon, in river corridors with large trees and shadows, there are often small or large patches of orthomosaic that are completely missing. One orthomosaic I processed in Matic had 90% of the ortho missing (see attached). Others have been better but still...
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    3M vs 3E for mapping?

    I'm using a 3M for mapping and processing the projects in Pix4d Matic and/or Pix4d Cloud. The results have been mediocre at best. Many of the maps show large gaps, especially when flown on sunny days. Even on ideal flying days (cloudy with flat light) I'm still not getting great results. I'm...
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    DJI M3M Focus Issues

    I was having the same issue with the 3m. I changed the focus from AFS to Manual Focus in DJI Fly and the fuzzy pictures stopped. Make sure to set Manual Focus to "Infiniti." The manual focus has a slider bar; slide the bar towards the mountains (Infiniti).