Hi All,

Can anyone suggest some basic camera settings I can set up for my p4 pro 2.0.

It's currently on auto and the images are not that great in quality.

Conditions are outback QLD. Very bright.

Thanks heaps

Cam

Can you post an example to give some clues about what your issue might be?

Hi there. Thank you for reaching out. Hope that you could get the best recommendation from our fellow DJI Pilots here in Forum. In addition, could you please send us a video or image sample showing the issue that you experience with regards to your footage? This is for us to further identify the issue and come up with a solution. Please keep us posted. Thank you.

Same problem here... I set everything in DJI Go 4 then double check settings and fly in Map Pilot Pro...

DrydenDrones Posted at 3-8 07:57
Same problem here... I set everything in DJI Go 4 then double check settings and fly in Map Pilot Pro... [view_image]

Same problem here... I set everything in DJI Go 4 then double check settings and fly in Map Pilot Pro...
You can't know you have the same problem when the OP hasn't given any information to tell what his problem is.

What's the problem that you think you have?
I can't see anything wrong with that image, except that it's not a full-size image.
What you've posted is a tiny 1500 x 1000 cached image rather than the full-size original from your SD card.

So I uploaded one of the original images from the mission. Maybe it gets resized when uploaded? The images are just not as high resolution as I would expect.

This is the final ortho processed using WebODM.

DrydenDrones Posted at 3-9 09:52
So I uploaded one of the original images from the mission. Maybe it gets resized when uploaded? The images are just not as high resolution as I would expect. [view_image]

This is the final ortho processed using WebODM.

The original images from a P4 pro should be either 4864 or 5472 pixels wide.
You find those on your SD card.
If you used the little 1500 wide cached images you posted here, that's why you think the resolution isn't good.
Look on your SD card for the actual full-sized images.
They should have file names like: DJI_0123.jpg

The posted photos are what i am referring to, any suggested settings would be great.
Thanks heaps

Labroides Posted at 3-7 14:30
Can you post an example to give some clues about what your issue might be?

Just posted for reference.

Camc71 Posted at 3-9 22:57
The posted photos are what i am referring to, any suggested settings would be great.
Thanks heaps

Hi Cam ... Those are small (1500 x 844) cached images rather than the full-sized images which would be saved on the SD card.
They look OK but a little washed out.
The Phantom 4 pro tends to do that on default settings.

If you aren't very familiar with camera controls and settings, I'll make a suggestion that should get you great exposure most of the time.

Set the camera to A for Aperture Priority and lock the ISO on 100 and set the aperture on f 5.6

Then set the exposure compensation to -0.3.

Now the camera will select the appropriate shutter speed to give good exposure and the -0.3 compensation should prevent things being a little over exposed.

Any extra questions, just ask

ps ... Try placing the horizon higher or lower, rather than dead centre too.

Labroides Posted at 3-9 14:44
The original images from a P4 pro should be either 4864 or 5472 pixels wide.
You find those on your SD card.
If you used the little 1500 wide cached images you posted here, that's why you think the resolution isn't good.

I did upload the full size image...

DrydenDrones Posted at 3-10 13:55
I did upload the full size image... [view_image]

What problem are you concerned about?

I'm not sure what the issue is with size of the images you posted.
They have the right filenames now, but are still quite small and have no metadata to show what settings were used.
How big is the DJI_0041 image you are looking at there?
The one that's come through is 1500 x 1001 and the ortho is 1500 x 1311

Labroides Posted at 3-10 00:49
Hi Cam ... Those are small (1500 x 844) cached images rather than the full-sized images which would be saved on the SD card.
They look OK but a little washed out.
The Phantom 4 pro tends to do that on default settings.
[Image]

That's gold. Thankyou.

Labroides Posted at 3-10 00:49
Hi Cam ... Those are small (1500 x 844) cached images rather than the full-sized images which would be saved on the SD card.
They look OK but a little washed out.
The Phantom 4 pro tends to do that on default settings.

Thanks for the advice.
My camera skills are severely lacking but the quality is much better thanks to your advice on settings I have attached some photos for reference
I may do a drone photography course for better understanding
Again, many thanks

Cameron

Camc71 Posted at 3-27 02:59
Thanks for the advice.
My camera skills are severely lacking but the quality is much better thanks to your advice on settings  I have attached some photos for reference
I may do a drone photography course for better understanding

Hi Cam .. that looks pretty good.
They would look even better if they were the full-size images from the SD card, instead of the much smaller ones you've posted.

Labroides Posted at 3-27 03:20
Hi Cam .. that looks pretty good.
They would look even better if they were the full-size images from the SD card, instead of the much smaller ones you've posted.

Cheers, they are the Jpegs from the SD card. The RAW were too large to post.

Labroides Posted at 3-27 03:20
Hi Cam .. that looks pretty good.
They would look even better if they were the full-size images from the SD card, instead of the much smaller ones you've posted.

Hope this link works for you. A couple of samples from the SD card.
Any feedback massively appreciated.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MuyaEoUGdkH4P3g47

Cameron

Camc71 Posted at 4-2 04:31
Hope this link works for you. A couple of samples from the SD card.
Any feedback massively appreciated.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MuyaEoUGdkH4P3g47

Hi Cam .. those look pretty good.
See how the Copperfield Chimney looks burnt out in the second pic.
That's because it's a small, light object, catching the sun while the rest is darker.
The camera has exposed for the average of the whole frame and the sensor doesn't have enough latitude to show the bright and dark areas together.

I've done some minor tweaking in Photoshop to solve the problem of the overexposed bright area.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/ ... /view?usp=sharingHi Cam ...

Labroides Posted at 4-2 06:21
Hi Cam .. those look pretty good.
See how the Copperfield Chimney looks burnt out in the second pic.
That's because it's a small, light object, catching the sun while the rest is darker.

That's amazing.
Really appreciate what you have done.
Now to learn photoshop
Again, many thanks

Cameron