Turning thermal off when taking photos.

How to turn the thermal off to take RGB photos and not fill up the SD card with both RGB and thermal.

🔍 EVO Max 4T

The Max 4T is designed for flexibility — you can switch between modes in the Autel Enterprise app to capture either RGB only, thermal only, or dual:

1. Power on drone + controller → launch app.

2. Go to camera settings → choose your payload mode.

3. Set it to RGB only when thermal data isn’t needed.

✅ Result: only RGB files saved ➝ more SD space for 8K visuals.

🔍 EVO II Dual 640T

The 640T, on the other hand, is always dual‑capture. Even if you preview in RGB-only mode, the drone continues to record both:

❌ Result: thermal plus RGB images always fill the SD — no option to change this.

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