Hello all

Smoother video is about controlling both the Gimbal and the Drone's movement. I see too many great videos posted on here that are slightly ruined by camera jerk and sudden movements that are so easy to avoid.
Many videos offer help on smoother camera settings, and whilst many include EXP settings, most miss off two of the most important settings you can adjust, namely the Yaw Endpoint and also the Buffers for the Pitch Speed and the aircraft's rotation. The adjustments are easy to make but have an enourmous effect on how smooth your flight and video will be.

And I got some nice shots from the Rocky Mountains as well as a beautiful misty morning at home

Hope it all helps

Cheers,

Ian in London

Useful information, thanks for your sharing.

Thanks Ian another useful tutorial

Thanks Ian, Do one for the Pro has well although the settings are similar they are different.

Thanks for your sharing Ian.

More useful ! With compliments for this lesson about gimbal and MP . I will do this settings. Thanks

Suren Posted at 2018-4-13 22:52
Thanks Ian, Do one for the Pro has well although the settings are similar they are different.

Hi Suren
Cheers for that. Everything I talk about should be relevant for the Pro as well as these settings do exist in the Go 4 app for the Pro.  The values set may have to be slightly different but the actual controls should be the same?  Or have I missed something?  

Ian

EXP stands for Expo (Exponential). It doesn't change the speed, it changes the ratio of input (stick) to output (movement of the aircraft) over an exponential curve. Simply put, when the numbers are small, small movements of the stick (input) around the center position have minimal effect on the movement of the aircraft (output), but, as you move the stick further away from the center position, the output (aircraft movement) increases exponentially. This means, slight movements of the stick caused by lazy/shaky thumbs won't have much effect and won't ruin your shot. As you move the stick further away from the center position, the aircraft yaws/climbs/descends/crabs approaches the maximum rate faster and faster. This has the effect of smoothing out the controls, as you say in the video, by making the aircraft less responsive to small sick movements.

Jyunte Posted at 2018-4-14 00:39
EXP stands for Expo (Exponential). It doesn't change the speed, it changes the ratio of input (stick) to output (movement of the aircraft) over an exponential curve. Simply put, when the numbers are small, small movements of the stick (input) around the center position have minimal effect on the movement of the aircraft (output), but, as you move the stick further away from the center position, the output (aircraft movement) increases exponentially. This means, slight movements of the stick caused by lazy/shaky thumbs won't have much effect and won't ruin your shot. As you move the stick further away from the center position, the aircraft yaws/climbs/descends/crabs approaches the maximum rate faster and faster. This has the effect of smoothing out the controls, as you say in the video, by making the aircraft less responsive to small sick movements.

This is exactly correct, and I chose my words poorly in the video.  I meant how quickly the movement starts when you move the sticks. As you say, the EXP settings change the output versus the input of the sticks (so with a lower EXP value, a slight touch to the sticks results in less movement); this is what I meant when I said in all cases for EXP, you want Less Output for More Input.

The Yaw Endpoint is what controls the overall speed of rotation.
Cheers
Ian

EDIT: See comment below; video re-edited and re-posted.  Cheers, Ian

Nice one Ian.

Thanks Ian - great tuto.

Wellsi Posted at 2018-4-14 00:17
Hi Suren
Cheers for that. Everything I talk about should be relevant for the Pro as well as these settings do exist in the Go 4 app for the Pro.  The values set may have to be slightly different but the actual controls should be the same?  Or have I missed something?   

Ian, While watching the video i noticed that there were 3 configurations, not talking about the gimble but it seemed to have config 1, config 2 and config 3, I have not noticed that when flying the Pro. Check your video at 1.04

Suren Posted at 2018-4-14 03:22
Ian, While watching the video i noticed that there were 3 configurations, not talking about the gimble but it seemed to have config 1, config 2 and config 3, I have not noticed that when flying the Pro. Check your video at 1.04

Those are simply 3 different preset values for the same three adjustments available on screen.  They don't offer any additional control, just different defaults.

Cheers
Ian

Wellsi Posted at 2018-4-14 04:13
Those are simply 3 different preset values for the same three adjustments available on screen.  They don't offer any additional control, just different defaults.

Cheers

Thanks Ian

Jyunte Posted at 2018-4-14 00:39
EXP stands for Expo (Exponential). It doesn't change the speed, it changes the ratio of input (stick) to output (movement of the aircraft) over an exponential curve. Simply put, when the numbers are small, small movements of the stick (input) around the center position have minimal effect on the movement of the aircraft (output), but, as you move the stick further away from the center position, the output (aircraft movement) increases exponentially. This means, slight movements of the stick caused by lazy/shaky thumbs won't have much effect and won't ruin your shot. As you move the stick further away from the center position, the aircraft yaws/climbs/descends/crabs approaches the maximum rate faster and faster. This has the effect of smoothing out the controls, as you say in the video, by making the aircraft less responsive to small sick movements.

You know, I watched the video again.  I knew what I wanted to say, but didn't say it right and it is indeed misleading.
I re-edited the video and re-posted it.
Thanks for your help.

Cheers
Ian in London

DJI should put these tutorials as stickies for new and experienced users alike.  They make the flying experience so much easier and much more productive. Again Well done Ian

Thank you, Ian. Very helpful. Will give it a go today.

Wellsi Posted at 2018-4-14 06:42
You know, I watched the video again.  I knew what I wanted to say, but didn't say it right and it is indeed misleading.
I re-edited the video and re-posted it.
Thanks for your help.

Appreciate all the time and effort you put into these helpful videos, Ian. Just bought you a beer. Cheers!

mavicfly Posted at 2018-4-14 07:30
Appreciate all the time and effort you put into these helpful videos, Ian. Just bought you a beer. Cheers!

Aw mate!  It flashed up on my phone and I had no idea who it was!

Cheers for that!  Always appreciated and puts a happy grin on my face!

Ian

M2Wair Posted at 2018-4-14 07:27
DJI should put these tutorials as stickies for new and experienced users alike.  They make the flying experience so much easier and much more productive. Again Well done Ian

I like that idea......

Cheers
Ian