How can I get longer exposures in hyperlapse on the Mav 2 Pro? Right now i'm limited to 1/30 as the slowest i can go. Is this determined by jpeg vs raw or interval setting Or is hyperlapse limited to 1/30th and faster?

Try setting it before opening Hyper.

parkgt214 Posted at 2018-9-10 19:57
Try setting it before opening Hyper.

I tried that but it changes the setting when i enter the hyperlapse mode

so i tested some more and found the shutter speed is not limited on the free move hyperlapse but is restricted on the waypoints hyperlapse. WTH

Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. I will check your query to our engineers for further clarifications. Thank you for the support.

FlyLowandSlow Posted at 2018-9-11 10:41
so i tested some more and found the shutter speed is not limited on the free move hyperlapse but is restricted on the waypoints hyperlapse. WTH

I was going to test this tonight... it doesn't make sense that it is restricted in Waypoints mode. I can only imagine the image mess when taking longer shutter in free mode.

DJI, please tell us this will be unlocked in future updates.

DJI Tony Posted at 2018-9-11 12:39
Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. I will check your query to our engineers for further clarifications. Thank you for the support.

please do, and thanks I'd love to see a fix on this. Any word on the ability to record way points for future flights

any update on this issue?

I was able to lower the shutter in normal photo mode and have the settings stay the same when entering hyperlapse mode. However with the latest firmware update, it now forces the settings to 1/15 slowest. Big bummer. I bought some nice NDs to get nice hyperlapse a with motion blur. Now DJI has killed my hyperlapse mojo :-(

And it does not make any sense that I have no possibility to switch TL/HL mode ON before flying, What if I'm in a National park and can not fly? But I can use drone as normal camera and walking with it holding on my arm etc.
And... It is pretty shaky:

fans1ab1a4dd Posted at 2018-10-15 12:18
I was able to lower the shutter in normal photo mode and have the settings stay the same when entering hyperlapse mode. However with the latest firmware update, it now forces the settings to 1/15 slowest. Big bummer. I bought some nice NDs to get nice hyperlapse a with motion blur. Now DJI has killed my hyperlapse mojo :-(

Have you also tried setting the shutter speed before entering hyperlapse mode?

@cineview I think he just said that.  When you go into HL mode on the latest firmware, it changes the shutter to 1/15th and you can’t go below that.  I just had the same problem last night shooting in Singapore.

fans1ab1a4dd Posted at 2018-10-15 12:18
I was able to lower the shutter in normal photo mode and have the settings stay the same when entering hyperlapse mode. However with the latest firmware update, it now forces the settings to 1/15 slowest. Big bummer. I bought some nice NDs to get nice hyperlapse a with motion blur. Now DJI has killed my hyperlapse mojo :-(

Well guess what, here’s your mojo back... and then some!

First, tap the little R/C icon along the top. Go down & customize the left/right 5D button to Decrease/Increase exposure, respectively. Now any time you’re in Manual Mode, left & right will adjust Shutter Speed. The right index finger wheel controls aperture then.

What’s this all mean? Well, get airborne & enter Hyperlapse Mode. Now set the camera into Manual & back out of the Advanced Camera Settings. Now adjust aperture (right wheel) and shutter (left/right 5D button) as needed...  PROFIT!

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fans1c08d1dc Posted at 2018-10-15 20:25
@cineview I think he just said that.  When you go into HL mode on the latest firmware, it changes the shutter to 1/15th and you can’t go below that.  I just had the same problem last night shooting in Singapore.

Try my solution.

Maybe a stupid question, but is it useful to have a long exposure during a hyperlapse? For a long exposure, you need the drone not to move, or your picture will be blurry... Or does the drone stop to take a picture while it is in waypoint hyperlapse?

pjollain Posted at 2018-10-15 23:06
Maybe a stupid question, but is it useful to have a long exposure during a hyperlapse? For a long exposure, you need the drone not to move, or your picture will be blurry... Or does the drone stop to take a picture while it is in waypoint hyperlapse?

In hyperlapse you should have the moving objects like cars... with some motion blur.

Also waiting for solution. Don't understand why shutter speed is limited in HL mode. Used to overcome it by setting shutter in photo mode, but now it's 'fixed'

It makes sense to have a shutter speed limit in Hyperlapse. In Hyperlapse the aircraft itself is moving. It's one thing to get a stable shot at slow shutter speeds while hovering but it's pointless to have slower than 1/15 if the aircraft is moving. You try taking a photo at slower than 1/15 while walking! The entire photo will be blurry.

DJI Tony Posted at 2018-9-11 12:39
Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. I will check your query to our engineers for further clarifications. Thank you for the support.

I will check your query to our engineers for further clarifications. - 9/11/2018

It is now 10/16/2018. I am starting to think that there really are no engineers.

eyecapture Posted at 2018-10-16 05:36
It makes sense to have a shutter speed limit in Hyperlapse. In Hyperlapse the aircraft itself is moving. It's one thing to get a stable shot at slow shutter speeds while hovering but it's pointless to have slower than 1/15 if the aircraft is moving. You try taking a photo at slower than 1/15 while walking! The entire photo will be blurry.

To make a nice motion feeling you should set shutter speed at half of your frame rate. In timelapse your frame rate is, for example, 1 frame per 2 seconds. So you have to set shutter to 1 second. Actually you can get stunning night hyperlapses with long shutter, you just haven't tried it.

kkent Posted at 2018-10-16 06:52
To make a nice motion feeling you should set shutter speed at half of your frame rate. In timelapse your frame rate is, for example, 1 frame per 2 seconds. So you have to set shutter to 1 second. Actually you can get stunning night hyperlapses with long shutter, you just haven't tried it.

I don't agree at all with this.  A one second shutter is not a universally wanted exposure time.  Try getting away with that on a sunny day unless you have a ND64 or 128.  On fast moving subjects it may not be the look one is after.  With a fast moving drone it may make things too blurry.

There is no correct setting for shutter speed in a hyperlapse.  Experiment to find the look you are after.

djiuser_X6C90cnSUHL3 Posted at 2018-10-16 04:09
In the new technology Long shutter in hyperlapse on Mav2Pro Is this determined by jpeg vs raw or interval setting Or is hyperlapse limited to 1/30th and faster. can only imagine the image mess when taking longer shutter in free mode. Thank you for sharing this information to us. idp dipsmart70

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kkent Posted at 2018-10-16 04:57
Also waiting for solution. Don't understand why shutter speed is limited in HL mode. Used to overcome it by setting shutter in photo mode, but now it's 'fixed'

Scan these replies better. I provided a solution!

eyecapture Posted at 2018-10-16 05:36
It makes sense to have a shutter speed limit in Hyperlapse. In Hyperlapse the aircraft itself is moving. It's one thing to get a stable shot at slow shutter speeds while hovering but it's pointless to have slower than 1/15 if the aircraft is moving. You try taking a photo at slower than 1/15 while walking! The entire photo will be blurry.

There are plenty of examples of 1/4 second shutter speed hyperlapses.  You might need to rethink that.

parkgt214 Posted at 2018-10-16 08:29
There are plenty of examples of 1/4 second shutter speed hyperlapses.  You might need to rethink that.

https://vimeo.com/289605052

You just proved my point. The entire image is blurry and soft.

parkgt214 Posted at 2018-10-16 08:29
There are plenty of examples of 1/4 second shutter speed hyperlapses.  You might need to rethink that.

https://vimeo.com/289605052

Very cool   

There is no shutter rules for hyperlapse/timelapse, youre all mixing it up with video.
Ive tried 2.5 sec shutter on hyperlapse, no problem, other than poor lighting conditions, will try again when weather is better and during twilight.
Long shutterspeeds create cool warp light effects, and are perfect for moving objects with lights, such as cars...

DJI Tony Posted at 2018-9-11 12:39
Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. I will check your query to our engineers for further clarifications. Thank you for the support.

got an update for us? new firmware seems to prevent longer exposure settings than 1/30th

Just a frame from the test, sharp, enough, for a moving picture...

eyecapture Posted at 2018-10-16 10:30
You just proved my point. The entire image is blurry and soft.

It is just the way I wanted it to come out, with motion blur and small light trails.
I couldn't have gotten the look I wanted with your arbitrary limit of 1/15.

Like much in photography and video there are no hard rules, more choice gives more freedom.  Just because you don't like something doesn't mean others don't.  Look at the first comment after yours.

fansc51ad5ac Posted at 2018-10-16 12:13
got an update for us? new firmware seems to prevent longer exposure settings than 1/30th

If you use the 5-way button for EV in manual you can take it right on down to whatever the slowest is (8sec if I remember correctly).

parkgt214 Posted at 2018-10-16 14:47
If you use the 5-way button for EV in manual you can take it right on down to whatever the slowest is (8sec if I remember correctly).

will check that out

eyecapture Posted at 2018-10-16 05:36
It makes sense to have a shutter speed limit in Hyperlapse. In Hyperlapse the aircraft itself is moving. It's one thing to get a stable shot at slow shutter speeds while hovering but it's pointless to have slower than 1/15 if the aircraft is moving. You try taking a photo at slower than 1/15 while walking! The entire photo will be blurry.

I'd rather have the choice then have them make it.

DRONE-flies-YOU! Posted at 2018-10-16 07:58
Scan these replies better. I provided a solution!

Yes, I saw your reply and tried it. Maybe I do something wrong. I set Increase/decrease EV on a 5d button, and nothing changes when I press it in any mode, in manual. Right wheel works fine for aperture.

DRONE-flies-YOU! Posted at 2018-10-15 21:26
Well guess what, here’s your mojo back... and then some!

First, tap the little R/C icon along the top. Go down & customize the left/right 5D button to Decrease/Increase exposure, respectively. Now any time you’re in Manual Mode, left & right will adjust Shutter Speed. The right index finger wheel controls aperture then.

Ok, I got it. Increase/decrease EV works only in aperture and shutter priority modes, and also uses ISO. If you manually set ISO in HL mode, then it also limited by 1/25 shutter speed. I don't know how you did what you wrote. Maybe this worked before update?

kkent Posted at 2018-10-17 01:07
Ok, I got it. Increase/decrease EV works only in aperture and shutter priority modes, and also uses ISO. If you manually set ISO in HL mode, then it also limited by 1/25 shutter speed. I don't know how you did what you wrote. Maybe this worked before update?

No, full manual. Perhaps try setting something like f4, ¼ shutter, ISO 100 manually BEFORE entering Hyperlapse. Now go into Hyperlapse. The shutter should be adjustable back down to what you wanted using the 5D button.

I agree, I don’t understand when limitations come after updates.

Just posted same question. The update broke it. As of now, it’s only in hyperlapse “free” mode. Fix dji please

DJI Tony Posted at 2018-9-11 12:39
Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. I will check your query to our engineers for further clarifications. Thank you for the support.

Any answer to this yet?