Hi
I have a DJI Smart Con=troller which I am using with my Mavic 2 Pro. I just removed the SD card from the controller to transfer the pictures/videos from the card to my iMac but the computer says the card is unreadable. Is the controller being an Android device the cause of the problem. Its not major as I can use the card in the drone.
TIA
Have you tried to plug the SC into the iMac via USB and see if OSX sees it as a drive?
I havenât but its a good idea, Iâll try it later
Thanks
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What are you expecting to see on the card from the SC @Megalot ?
The card on the CrystalSky is largely empty, unless I manually copy things there?
Right. I thought that Iâd see the pictures and video. Thereâs an option in the controller settings to set the sd card as the primary storage.
Assuming it works in the same way the DJI CrystalSky works, that will only change the primary storage location for the device itself. From internal memory, to your âexternalâ SD card.
It wonât have the slightest effect on whatever you capture using your drone, all those photos and videos will still remain on the SD card in the drone
You might be able to cache local video to the SD card on the SC. But itâll be very poor quality (the same as it would if cached to your phone).
That explains it, thanks very much. Iâll just download from the drone
Thanks again
My smart controller card works just fine when I transfer the card to my iMac. I only use it to transfer the flight data logs though. All the âproperâ photos and videos are on the card in the drone.
Your Mac is OS xxxx your DJI is androidâŚyou need to format the micro card as as ms-dos (fat) by going in to your disk utility function and clicking on the SD card then erase which will bring up a drop down menu showing the card in the top line and click on the second line arrows and pick ms dos (fat)
Thatâs great thanks, Iâll give it a go
That shouldnât matter, for just looking at DCIM folders
There are some issues reported with Big Sur and internal card readers, perhaps try an external one, or as before try mount it as a drive
It happens to me if I donât format the SD card as ms dos and put it in to my controller it will NOT read out on my MacâŚbut if I format it as ms dos then it shows as a drive which I can click on and get in to DCIM folder âŚ
Thanks everyone, quite a few things to try, good job Iâve got a day off tomorrow
Ken @Megalot you might want to remove your personal details from your email reply
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Iâve just edited all his details out, thanks Steve
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Thanks, thatâs the problem with doing it via the phone
Thatâs the problem replying via email, better to click the âvisit topicâ link in the email so youâre always replying via the forum
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Thanks for the info.
I haver now formatted the card as MS DOS FAT and it seems to be ok. Iâll take some video later when the wind drops and see what happens
Thanks again
What are you expecting to happen?
Iâm getting de ja vu here
I really donât know. When I put the card back in the controller is showed a whole load of folders, presumably system folders. I, possibly mistakenly, though that the card was used for storing video and photos, I canât see any other reason for having it.