So I just noticed that all my timelapse videos that I've recorded with the Mavic 2 Zoom are only coming out as 1080p. Is there a way change to 4k? I find it bizarre that a drone capable of shooting 4k at 30fps would be unable to record 4k at .5fps!

May be they'll update it in a future FW

A CW Posted at 2018-9-14 11:09
May be they'll update it in a future FW

Hopefully, but why not have the option from the beginning?

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-14 11:10
Hopefully, but why not have the option from the beginning?

Million dollar question

A CW Posted at 2018-9-14 11:13
Million dollar question

I think bizarre and seemingly arbitrary software limitations has got to be my greatest frustration with DJI products (though to be fair, they aren't as bad about that as Canon!).

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-14 11:16
I think bizarre and seemingly arbitrary software limitations has got to be my greatest frustration with DJI products (though to be fair, they aren't as bad about that as Canon!).

One of the many things I love about my Inspire 1 V2 is that there are no more FW updates

A CW Posted at 2018-9-14 11:18
One of the many things I love about my Inspire 1 V2 is that there are no more FW updates

Every time I turn on my Mavic 2 there's another tiny update - I kind of wish they would save them up and lump them together, and not bug you persistently until you install! The "flysafe database" updates are the most irritatingly frequent - IMHO there should be an option to turn off the notifications for those!

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-14 11:27
Every time I turn on my Mavic 2 there's another tiny update - I kind of wish they would save them up and lump them together, and not bug you persistently until you install! The "flysafe database" updates are the most irritatingly frequent - IMHO there should be an option to turn off the notifications for those!

Be thankful as they tend to stop when you want something fixed

A CW Posted at 2018-9-14 11:28
Be thankful as they tend to stop when you want something fixed

Good point!

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-14 11:33
Good point!

         

I'd still like to know if the reasoning behind not providing 4k timelapse capability. If DJI made a drone more expensive than the Mavic 2 that had 4k timelapse mode it would make more sense (though it would suck even more!). Canon does that - my 80D only shoots 1080p timelapses, even though it is obviously powerful enough to handle 4k timelapses, but Canon has the 6D mark ii, which has a 4k timelapse mode, and they've obviously hobbled the 80D to sell the 6d mark ii.

It'd be nice to get a comment from DJI on why there is no 4k timelapse option in the Mavic 2 and whether or not it's planned to add this feature in a future update.

Dude, didn't you read the specs before you bought it?

I cancelled my M2P order a few days ago as I thought this time round I should wait six months for the kinks to be ironed out as I got my MP in December 2016 when it was launched.

The M2P looks really good on paper and the improvements are definitely a step in the right direction

Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. If you're using Waypoint then the aircraft will generate a time-lapse video with a resolution of 1080p25 automatically, which is viewable in the playback menu, You can select the JPEG or RAW format footage and store the footage in built-in storage or SD card under camera settings.

DJI Tony Posted at 2018-9-14 14:43
Hi, Thanks for the inquiry. If you're using Waypoint then the aircraft will generate a time-lapse video with a resolution of 1080p25 automatically, which is viewable in the playback menu, You can select the JPEG or RAW format footage and store the footage in built-in storage or SD card under camera settings.

Why is it locked to a single resolution and framerate? I prefer to film and export at 30fps. Are there any plans to offer additional timelapse mode settings? Saving the still images results in too much post-production work and takes up too much storage space, so I prefer to create timelapses in-camera.

dronist Posted at 2018-9-14 12:03
Dude, didn't you read the specs before you bought it?

Sure, but on DJI's Mavic 2 product page it doesn't mention the resolution of the final timelapse out of the drone - I naturally assumed it would be 4k, or that the option of 4k would be available.

Dolly zoom does not record in 4K either ... only 1080P

It's a real Sony move.

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-14 15:34
Sure, but on DJI's Mavic 2 product page it doesn't mention the resolution of the final timelapse out of the drone - I naturally assumed it would be 4k, or that the option of 4k would be available.

Just messing with you!   

but you should know DJI by now, they don't make any sense in any of their decisions. Also assuming with DJI is another NO NO NO NO  

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-14 15:31
Why is it locked to a single resolution and framerate? I prefer to film and export at 30fps. Are there any plans to offer additional timelapse mode settings? Saving the still images results in too much post-production work and takes up too much storage space, so I prefer to create timelapses in-camera.

Hi, Thanks for the prompt reply. I will forward this concern with our engineers to see if we could possibly change the setting and if not, will forward this suggestion. Thank you for understanding.

DJI Tony Posted at 2018-9-16 08:39
Hi, Thanks for the prompt reply. I will forward this concern with our engineers to see if we could possibly change the setting and if not, will forward this suggestion. Thank you for understanding.

Thank you! I really appreciate it, and hope that it's a simple fix.

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-16 14:02
Thank you! I really appreciate it, and hope that it's a simple fix.

Hopefully, we could end up in a positive way. Thank you for the support.

they cannot make the mavic than their baby the Phantom series so yes they will be praying limitations mavic.

Drone-Pilot Posted at 2018-9-17 17:44
they cannot make the mavic than their baby the Phantom series so yes they will be praying limitations mavic.

But now the Mavic series costs as much as the Phantom series - putting limitations on one to sell the other would make no sense whatsoever.

I agree and I am equally frustrated. The 1080p limitations should definitely be mentioned on the DJI Products page, as with the heavy emphasis on 4K filming, it is definitely misleading. Same goes for the dolly zoom which is also limited to 1080p (and it only uses the 2x optical zoom). Not cool DJI!

I think this a software limitation e.g. the software that combines the still images into a timelapse is limited.  You should try using interval shooting and make the timelapse yourself.

Ridg Posted at 2018-9-18 01:49
I think this a software limitation e.g. the software that combines the still images into a timelapse is limited.  You should try using interval shooting and make the timelapse yourself.

I had that thought too,  but it seems unlikely given the impressive processing capabilities of the Mavic 2. Also, keep in mind that any video is just a series of still images. Theoretically shooting at such a drastically reduced frame rate it should be possible to record much higher quality video than at 30fps!

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-20 13:48
I had that thought too,  but it seems unlikely given the impressive processing capabilities of the Mavic 2. Also, keep in mind that any video is just a series of still images. Theoretically shooting at such a drastically reduced frame rate it should be possible to record much higher quality video than at 30fps!

Yes at which point it's the firmware (software) that's the problem, the hardware is there to create a 4K time lapse; all it needs is software along the lines of only write every nth frame of video to the actual stream.

Illuminations Posted at 2018-9-20 13:48
I had that thought too,  but it seems unlikely given the impressive processing capabilities of the Mavic 2. Also, keep in mind that any video is just a series of still images. Theoretically shooting at such a drastically reduced frame rate it should be possible to record much higher quality video than at 30fps!

I come here because of same issue - 1080 timelapse is disappointing. .
Some people bring up a solution - interval shooting.  But can we do that with waypoint or do that while moving the location?