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Hi Jim,
I am not a lover of the ND filter. Lets get that clear at the start.
There is no reason for a perfectly functional MP not to be able to take clear, sharp and well coloured video in sunlight of any intensity, assuming there is good colour in the scene. Acres of snow or sand excepted.
All this without any filters, ND or polarising.
So lets start from there. No filters. You can add them later.
To start with, you don't even need to fly the drone. Switch everything on, but don't start the motors. Position it where you have a good scene with equal bright sky and ground.
Go to your video settings and try each one, whilst recording video. Make a note of the settings in relation to the video.
At home, you can run the vid and decide what looks good to you.
Colour will be a personal thing.
In auto, try the D-Log The colour will be washed out, but the sky and ground should be correctly exposed. (Set Zebra stripes ON to check this) If not correctly exposed, adjust the exposure compensation till it is.
D-Log takes the brightest and darkest part of a scene and works out an even distribution, within the camera's ability. It is intended for experienced post-processor people to adjust the colours to their will.
Try D-Cinelike. This is a colourful setting, one I use a lot. It tends to allow the sky to over expose. Tweaks on the exposure compensation may help there. My preference, based on the type of subject I shoot, is to note the auto settings, switch to manual and adjust to get exposure perfect. A low ISO first then faster shutter if necessary.
None setting, in my experience causes the most problems with exposure.
Remember, an over exposed area will lose detail that cannot be recovered by post processing, so, in that sense, darker is better. The detail will most likely, still be there.
Once you have the settings as you want them, point the drone up to get more sky and decide what needs to be changed to compensate. Then try pointing down at the ground for the opposite effect.
Perhaps you realise that by not flying, you can concentrate fully on the camera settings.
I hope this helps. If not, then you may have a fault with the drone system. Consider the reset advice which came from DJI.
ND or Polarising filters will not cure the issues you have with exposure.
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