Drone Pics and Video thread.

[bsnub]

^ Dang it only 480p. Would have been nice in 1080p.

[TizMe]

^ Dang it only 480p. Would have been nice in 1080p.

Once I get home and have better bandwidth I'll upload the original.

[bsnub]

^ I look forward to it. What a beautiful spot that is.

[TizMe]

[bsnub]

Man that is awesome!!

[Stumpy]

Yeah Great Pic Tiz. See you have cam set at 2.7k. Seems we have the same issue with over exposure.

I have played extensively with camera settings and did numerous flights and I feel like I am chasing my tail. Other option is using an editor like many do to clean them up. I have found that a really crisp clean pic depends on angle like a smart phone and of course some luck.

Keep sharing.

[bsnub]

I am not sure what camera settings are on those but this is an excellent guide to get overexposure under control.

Overexposed | Digital Photography Terms

[TizMe]

This one is 720p...
Its extracted from the phone's cached copy, the bird still has the higher definition version.

[Dragonfly]

big scandal over DIJI having a kill switch of your drone if you are told to upgrade your software and you don't

they basically owns you

[TizMe]

only on the Spark (so far)

"some Spark owners have been complaining that their drones have been falling out of the sky mid-flight, and many suspected the issue to be related to the battery’s firmware."

Maybe not such a bad idea to force an upgrade...

[Stumpy]

big scandal over DIJI having a kill switch of your drone if you are told to upgrade your software and you don't

they basically owns you

http://www.coptersafe.com/ Copter safe can fix that issue...Wink wink.

However to Tiz's point, For knuckleheads they should be forced to update.

[bsnub]

big scandal over DIJI having a kill switch of your drone if you are told to upgrade your software and you don't

How ia XP working for you butters?

[TizMe]

First attempt at using Lightworks.

I only have an old underpowered Windoze laptop here with me, so the processing is very slow and tedious.

Might need to update my Mac when I get back to PH.

Still need some practice trying to film and fly at the same time....

[Stumpy]

I have succumbed to using Youtube for the near term. Here is a quick video near Racha Island.

The video was shot at 2.7K. Again hard with water glare. Filters are on order.

[Stumpy]

Here was my first flight with my Mavic in Napa California. Remote very sensitive as can be seen.

[TizMe]

It takes a lot of practice to do smooth camera pans while flying.
I found the only way I can do it so far is by using the waypoints feature.

I think playing with the settings more might make it a bit easier, but it's sure difficult to do on the default settings.

[Stumpy]

It takes a lot of practice to do smooth camera pans while flying.
I found the only way I can do it so far is by using the waypoints feature.

I think playing with the settings more might make it a bit easier, but it's sure difficult to do on the default settings.

I agree Tiz. My P3 was much easier and the camera location helped alot. The Mavic is very quick and responsive. I have been told they have a sensitivity control for the sticks that reduce it being so fast.

I did some flights yesterday working on technique. Videos look so much better. Of course they aren't of anything but a big field so will not post.

I did fly it up nearly 1000m for fun.

[Stumpy]

Picked up some ND filters. Starting with OEM DJI deals. There are numerous others out there but are harder to get.

Hope to do some vids this weekend.

[TizMe]

Just a bit of fun, out in the boonies on the weekend.
Filmed at the primary school that my lady went to when she was a kid.

[Stumpy]

Thanks for sharing the vid You know TM, Once you learn the flight controls to make a more controlled scenic vid then comes the editing to make the video flow and look professional. Lots to learn but fun as hell.

I hope the weather is nice as I plan on flying this weekend using the new ND filters and the sensitivity adjustments for the flight movement adjusted to be slower. I probably screwed up and made too many adjustments....

[Dragonfly]

I find the control very easy to use, took me 10min to figure it out

why would it take you longer ?

[Stumpy]

I find the control very easy to use, took me 10min to figure it out

why would it take you longer ?

Well anyone can fly them, the controls are super easy. However I am talking about flight techniques to give a very nice stable cinematic video. I used to fly them to fly them, now I am playing with settings to slow down gimbal action and lever controls to be less jerky.

[Dragonfly]

you need to follow a Film crash course to fly a drone now

Film Making 101: teaching your drone artistic travelling

[David48atTD]

Is it just me or did the background colours change between Posts # 64 and # 65 ?

[Dragonfly]

yes same here,