6 Photo Modes Every Aerial Photographer Needs to Know

Ever wondered what other DJI photo settings you have besides the standard Single Shot? Many pilots, especially newbies, are not familiar with all the settings available to them. All DJI drone models support Single, Multiple, AEB and Timed shot, however, newer models like Mavic Pro and Spark have added Pano and HDR Shot.  This article will guide you on how to access and use the six DJI drone photo modes- Single, Multiple, AEB, HDR, Timed Shot and Pano.

To get to the photo modes in DJI GO 4 tap the Camera Setting button > Photo to access all the photo modes.

Single Shot

Single-shot as the default setting is the most common way to take pictures. In this mode, when you tap the shoot/record button you take a single image.

Multiple/Burst Shot

With a single tap of the shutter button, Multiple/Burst mode allows you to rapidly take several photos. It can be set to take 3, 5, or 7 shots, thus maximizing the chances of getting the photo you want, especially when trying to capture moving objects.

AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing)

AEB mode will take multiple pictures of the same scene using different exposure values. You can set it to take 3 or 5 shots to get images with a high dynamic range. This mode is very useful when you are not sure about the correct exposure in tricky lighting situations or when you want to create an HDR photo. In this mode, you will need to combine the photos with photo editing software, we’ve made a quick easy tutorial to show you how:

1.  Cmd/Ctrl-click the images in Lightroom Classic CC to select them.

2. Select Photo > Photo Merge > HDR, or press Ctrl+H.

3. Preview the effects of the settings in the HDR Merge Preview dialog. You can select Auto Tone for an evenly-toned merged image, select Auto Align if the bracketed images have slight movement from shot to shot. Try different amounts of deghosting to fix any movement between frames.

4 Click Merge to create the HDR image.

HDR (High-Dynamic Range)

Similarly to AEB mode, HDR mode will take several bracketed photos to capture greater details of the composition’s elements. But unlike AEB mode, it will automatically pull the best parts of each frame and merge them together to produce the final high dynamic image. Thus, it’s a good option when you don’t want to manually merge photos.

Timed Shot

Tap the shutter button to automatically take images at the set intervals. End the sequence by tapping again. You can select 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 60 second intervals.  However, the minimum Timed Shot interval is 2s for JPEG images and 5s for RAW images. You can change photo formats in DJI GO 4 under Camera Settings. Timed Shot is an effective way to make time-lapse videos. You can check our time-lapsearticle to learn how to make your own.

Time-lapse made with Phantom 4 Pro Pano

Pano mode can help you easily get wide-angle image with low distortion.

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Thanks for sharing
As noticed in other threads for the P4 Pro it would be nice with better control of AEB, eg. adjustable f-stop range. Also a lot have missed the Pano mode.

KedDK Posted at 2017-12-5 20:24
Thanks for sharing
As noticed in other threads for the P4 Pro it would be nice with better control of AEB, eg. adjustable f-stop range. Also a lot have missed the Pano mode.

Thank you for your comment!

Thanks for the info!

Thanks for sharing.

Viking-Pilot Posted at 2017-12-6 00:45
Thanks for sharing.

Hey, nice see you here, Viking!

DJI Grace Posted at 2017-12-6 00:47
Hey, nice see you here, Viking!

Thank you...nice to see you too

DJI Grace Posted at 2017-12-6 00:47
Hey, nice see you here, Viking!

BTW Grace have you seen my latest posted video?

Thanks DJI Grace for another tutorial. I have been using the new Mavic Pano modes and had great results.
Is there a way of saving the spherical interactive image which we see when connected to Mavic via our phone. The download gives the 360 flat image.

Viking-Pilot Posted at 2017-12-6 01:08
BTW Grace have you seen my latest posted video?

which one? maybe not...since I went back to HK for a few days and did not check here.
Send me a link!

RobDownUnder Posted at 2017-12-6 01:13
Thanks DJI Grace for another tutorial. I have been using the new Mavic Pano modes and had great results.
Is there a way of saving the spherical interactive image which we see when connected to Mavic via our phone. The download gives the 360 flat image.

actually, I am not very professional here. Let me make sure before answering you!

DJI Grace Posted at 2017-12-6 01:13
which one? maybe not...since I went back to HK for a few days and did not check here.
Send me a link!

I have tried to PM you but don't know if I succeeded, so I post the link here.

https://forum.dji.com/thread-122279-1-1.html

As always, good well presented and for all that usefull advice.

RobDownUnder Posted at 2017-12-6 01:13
Thanks DJI Grace for another tutorial. I have been using the new Mavic Pano modes and had great results.
Is there a way of saving the spherical interactive image which we see when connected to Mavic via our phone. The download gives the 360 flat image.

Hey there, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Our engineers have been aware of this issue and they are working on this, please kindly wait for the update of DJI GO 4 patiently.

I prefer doing manual pano's, as the DJI pano mode only outputs as JPEG, not RAW/DNG.

Raw still easier do you agree? as in more control than HDR

Again , thanks for share !! Good info

Very helpful thank you

Awesome tutorial right there. Will definitely go experiment with the timelapse/hyperlapse function next time I'm outside flying

Thank you for sharing! Been shooting only in the single shot mode, look forward to testing some of these different features out..

Thank you for sharing this guide. It's very helpful!

CycleParadise Posted at 2017-12-6 17:34
Thank you for sharing this guide. It's very helpful!

You are welcome!

Thanks Grace.   Just shows you can always teach on old dog new tricks!

DJI Grace...your in fire with these handy tutorials as of late. Thank you again

Great info thanks DJI Grace

Great information

Awesome info.
Thanks for sharing!
It is very good to improve our skills!

Awesome info thank you

This is perfect!, thank you!

Well interesting I guess I didn't realize HDR was available for the Spark... I'll have to check that out next time I go out.

Todd in Chicago

As someone who is better at flying than photography (and I'm not even that good at flying. ha!) and based off the information in this tutorial, why would anyone ever use single shot when HDR seems the better option?

Another great info guide by DJI Grace! TIL what AEB mode does, and now I'll be using it!

Thank you for this awesome info and thanks for sharing!

Very useful post. Do other users prefer using RAW or HDR?

KedDK Posted at 2017-12-5 20:24
Thanks for sharing
As noticed in other threads for the P4 Pro it would be nice with better control of AEB, eg. adjustable f-stop range. Also a lot have missed the Pano mode.

+1 for controlling the light stops on the AEB.  Hell - give us a 7 shot burst please.

KedDK Posted at 2017-12-5 20:24
Thanks for sharing
As noticed in other threads for the P4 Pro it would be nice with better control of AEB, eg. adjustable f-stop range. Also a lot have missed the Pano mode.

I second that motion.  Currently the brackets are only about 3/4 of a stop different.  We need to be able to set the interval, especially when shooting RAW which already has more range.  Also, I've noticed that when using AEB, the camera reverts to Aperture priority mode even though I have it set to shutter priority mode (to prevent motion blur).  The camera should always respect the users settings.

Thanks for Sharing. I always shoot in AEB allthough it would be nice to be able to manually change the F-stop between shot at times 0,7 just isnt enough.

Thanks for the info DJI Grace

Any more info about the pano mode?

fans8b236542 Posted at 2017-12-10 13:25
Any more info about the pano mode?

https://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=116944