Matthew Dobrski
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Flight distance : 1831050 ft
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BvdM Posted at 2018-5-16 12:28
Right, got it. But how exactly do you go about determining the correct settings and then fixing these? Go up to the desired altitude, looking into the direction of the sun, setting all parameters correctly and then fixing all including AE?
Unfortunately Autopilot does not allow camera setting adjustments in-flight or any in-app adjustments at all. Hence all parameters should be set prior to take-off or, alternatively, set in air in the GO app followed by closing GO, then opening of Autopilot and initiating the pano procedure.
This will be preferred procedure indeed. Myself I'm shooting pano sequence in Manual mode and RAW format, determining average shooting parameters and drone position during first flight with Go 4 app. However, such approach will consume precious battery power, therefore for actual panorama shooting I'm using second set. Reason? With 25mm lens I need around 70 images to cover a 360 sphere from approx 15 deg above horizon and everything below in over 10 minutes. With some time extra to reach the destination and come back home I'm usually landing with small but comfortable amount of power left.
RAW format is offering tremendous flexibility adjusting over and underexposed images in post, other aspects aside.
Let us know your hardware configuration, if you don't mind. What Matrice model is that? What camera are you shooting with? What RC you're using? What device?
I'm still polishing my skills shooting hi-res panorama with Zenmuse X5 and X5S gimbal. By far Autopilot is serving my Inspire 1 Pro and X5 camera fairly well, although it ignores gimbal yawing ability. As a result Inspire 1 is behaving like a Phantom. For obvious reason (fixed landing gear) M200 does exactly the same, but holds the position much better due to more advanced IMU/positioning system. This - for change - is providing much better imagery for further panorama stitching.
Said that, the main problem with Autopilot approach is ... first image of entire sequence. For reason beyond my understanding Autopilot doesn't start shooting from heading position. Instead it forces the drone to make turn 180 deg and start shooting from there. The momentum is way too abrupt. By the time gimbal returns to it's default center position and stabilize, first one or two pictures are already taken and usually misaligned with grid, sometimes leaving a gap in between. I'm still working on optimal shooting customization for M200, having some successfull panos done already.
Unfortunately Autopilot support is not too fast to come with advice and solution, if any.
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