Staaker tips
Camera tips
ISO: as low as possible considering the conditions.
FOV: Medium or narrow if possible.
Drone Tips
Improving tracking accuracy
By using
Locate Staaker
before takeoff, you can determine how accurate the current GPS fix is
by looking at the estimated distance between drone and tracker. For example if you are
standing next to the drone and
Locate Staaker
reports 5 meters distance, the GPS has currently
an error of 5 meters which can adversely affect tracking performance and camera framing. For
optimal conditions the error should be 2 meters or less. To reduce GPS position error, try
waiting for more satellites to become visible or moving both the tracker and drone which has a
clear unobstructed view of the sky in all directions.
Picking up the tracker and drone and walking around with them can also reduce GPS error
significantly. While GPS fix will improve under normal flight movements, reducing GPS error
before takeoff will make the drone perform optimally right after liftoff.
Improve altitude tracking
You can use Locate Staaker before takeoff to display the estimated altitude difference between
the tracker and the drone. If you place the tracker on top of the drone, the altitude difference
should display 0 meters. If this value is non-zero, there is an error in altitude estimation which
can be removed by using the
Calibrate Altitude
option. A large error in altitude can cause
incorrect framing and degraded tracking performance.
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