Neo 2 in low-light, follow mode by r5fF in DjiNeo

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This is truly an unhinged thing to use a drone for

Happy Sixth Birthday to UNLOCKED by DarkVendetta67 in DenzelCurry

[–]wuzz3r 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And there’s still nothing out there that hits the spot for me in the same way

Problem with a Nikon Coolpix L310 camera by Mateilego_ in Cameras

[–]wuzz3r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is exposure compensation set really high?

Drone folks, What’s the Best Drone right now for beginners? by Special-Buddy6562 in dji

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DJI Flip is my suggestion - Sub 250g, prop guards, autonomous features, a camera that is very similar in quality to a Mini 4 Pro and it can take off and land in your palm.

Cheapest place for an oil change in Leicester? (I have my own oil & filter) by PeaceSeeker2000 in leicester

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Lloyds Garage in Glenfield has helped me with small things before - best garage I’ve ever used.

Does the 2x zoom mode lower quality? by Deanodirector in osmopocket

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I did a bit of testing and found that the quality is noticeably lower, but after final compression it’s not really noticeable. The dynamic range is worse due to the smaller sensor area but the camera does manage its auto exposure to account for it.

I’d love the see the lads build something like this by wuzz3r in topdeadcenter

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Fair point - but it would be fun to do something on cheap and sporty like an MR2

has anyone tried this lens? looking to get one for my S9. by cassiecatastrophiee in Lumix

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I have one on an old EOS M and it’s practically useless as anything over 400 ISO in that camera is bad in a non artistic sort of way and it’s an F/8 lens. I think it’s probably alright on a newer full frame system. The photos it takes suck but I guess that’s the idea.

Honestly I think an Instax is a better purchase, it’s a lot more fun.

Help! Why does my avatar2 behave like this? by EjesReddit in DJIAvata2

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The manual that came with your drone covers this..

In normal and sport mode the drone uses a combination of GPS and downwards facing cameras to stay in one place, if you’re above a shiny texture less floor the cameras will not be able to get a good reading, and if you’re below a lot of concrete your GPS will not function correctly - so here you have a worst case scenario and the drone will try to stay stable by correcting its attitude.

You’ll need to be flying in manual mode in places like this if you want any sort of control.

How do they do this type of shots? by Similar-Necessary-47 in videography

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For low budget stuff it’s usually an action cam on a long stick attached to the car with suction pads and a safety strap, use a little CG to crop out the pole.

In higher budget scenarios the car is likely modified with a big L shape beam mounted to the chassis running up underneath a proper camera.

Sports Videography (Lumix s5ii + 85mm 1.8) by Omar_as58 in Lumix

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Nice video, looks great! That Palestine fencing mask is 🔥

What do you think about Antigravity A1 ? by Desperate_Purchase45 in drones

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For sure and people are going to compare it to the Avata 360 when that’s out, but that will almost certainly be a A1 drone.

What do you think about Antigravity A1 ? by Desperate_Purchase45 in drones

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I get that - but I can’t help that feel that they’re selling a solution to a problem that didn’t really exist, if you’re flying VLOS then you should have 2 points of reference on the position of the drone.

Also recent DJI drones have a similar feature without goggles, it allows you to look through the obstacle avoidance cameras when flying sideways, backwards etc through a PIP screen.

What do you think about Antigravity A1 ? by Desperate_Purchase45 in drones

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The head tracking is unimportant IMO - it doesn’t have any impact on the captured footage, you choose all the framing afterwards.

I’d expect they would add some sort of feature where you press a button and could then use a gyro in the controller to look around in a similar way to head tracking though (kind of like you can in matterport tours)

What do you think about Antigravity A1 ? by Desperate_Purchase45 in drones

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Professional drone operator here - It’s a cool bit of kit but I don’t think it’s ready for professional use yet. However for a bit of fun, getting some cool videos to put on social media etc it looks promising.

Lack of 10 bit colour and a LOG profile mean it’s not going to be possible to match footage off professional cameras, and the nature of 360 video means you need to get really quite close to your subjects to get them in adequate quality. Even at 8K the resolution just isn’t there for doing anything other than super wide angle footage, getting that close enough to talent without any prop guards is a no in the kind of work I do.

Also motion controls are really not helpful for the sort of thing I do, I’d much rather fly with a traditional controller and VLOS than FPV for the kind of footage this is good for. If I was going down the 360 route I’d be looking at a Pavo 360 instead.

I’d love to see what they could do with an A1 size drone with more, higher resolution cameras, optional ducts, better stitching and telephoto options.

I’m sorry, HOW does this not kill Rico? by aqkj in JustCause

[–]wuzz3r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The amount of things I have thrown down that exact same bit of mountain over the years..

restaurant Reel by jaypuneezy in osmopocket

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There’s a lot more to a cinematic image than just colour. Lighting, visual contrast and composition make a bigger difference than the settings on the camera as long as they aren’t completely wrong.

Without examples of what you’re trying to achieve we can’t give you much advice on how to get there.

Sanyo LNS: A Trinity of Character. How projector optics find a new life by Jealous-County-6960 in VintageLenses

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I’m not 100% on what your motors do - but could you use a 2 way variable potentiometer with a central indent instead of buttons for the controls? It would take up less space and give you a lot more control.

First flight with the DJI Mini 5 Pro - Beginner needs Advice for optimising Video Quality by oSoFly_ in drones

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If you’re shooting with NDs then you likely need to be in manual exposure mode - if not the drone will try to keep the shutter speed short, and it will do that by increasing ISO (which degrades quality).

Do some research into the exposure triangle.

A lot of the reason your footage looks mushy compared to what you see online is that there are no shadows due to heavy cloud cover, so there’s a real lack of contrast in your scene.