Hey all! Yesterday I finally recieved my new Mavic Air drone! So far I have taken it on two flights, both of which I recorded, edited and uploaded. One thing that I noticed was that there were some SERIOUS jumpy bits in the footage. I know this is not from editing as these exist in the uncut footage as well. In addition, it has nothing to do with my computer's playback, as it can definately handle the 4k video with ease. Is anyone else having this issue, and if so, how can we fix this? I have been recording at the default 4k 30FPS, and I have been flying in fairly cold/windy conditions, around 13mph wind speed, not sure if that could effect it or not. The videos linked below have a decent depiction of what is happening:
Kevin79 Posted at 2018-2-16 19:49
I would try saving to the internal memory or another SD card to try and narrow down if it's perhaps an issue with the card or the drone.
I just tested out the two saving locations by carrying my drone around my house while filming. The SD seemed to be normal, until the end of the video where the stuttering became VERY apparent. The internal storage had no issues at all. Another thing I noticed is that when using the SD card, once I stopped filming, it took a good 15 seconds to finish saving it to the card, while the internal storage took no time at all. Based on this, it does seem to be the card itself. What are your thoughts? Should I get a new card, and if so, what should I be looking for?
Mavic Ace Posted at 2018-2-16 19:57
You also sped up the video so that will make it look jumpy. Also, on the night video VPS won't work so that might have something to do with it.
Its not primarily from speeding it up, as the stuttering was there in the un-edited versions as well, and it happened both during the day and during the night flight. Thanks for the input though
JacobHofer Posted at 2018-2-16 19:59
I just tested out the two saving locations by carrying my drone around my house while filming. The SD seemed to be normal, until the end of the video where the stuttering became VERY apparent. The internal storage had no issues at all. Another thing I noticed is that when using the SD card, once I stopped filming, it took a good 15 seconds to finish saving it to the card, while the internal storage took no time at all. Based on this, it does seem to be the card itself. What are your thoughts? Should I get a new card, and if so, what should I be looking for?
JacobHofer Posted at 2018-2-16 20:09
Do you think that this SD card would work fine? I'm trying to save a bit of money, you know, since I just bought an $800 drone and all lol. https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-microSDHC-UHS-3-SDSQXAF-032G-GN6MA/dp/B06XWMQ81P/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1518840206&sr=8-5&keywords=microsd+cards+v30
That one should work just fine. The only difference between the two is the Extreme Pro is built a little more robust.
UPDATE: I have completely confirmed that it is my SD card causing the issue. A new one has been ordered, and is on its way now! Thanks for all the help guys!