Dear Fellow Pilots,
I was recently dismayed to learn that the Mini 3 Pro supports HDR and AEB only at 12MP in the DJI FLY app. Apparently HDR is implemented as a "single shot" raw image process instead of the traditional true HDR with two or more photos stacked to reduce noise and increase dynamic range. The DJI reasoning is that the camera is always in HDR mode when at 12MP due to magical Quad Bayer binning from 48MP to 12MP, which increases dynamic range, however it appears single shot 48MP HDR is not possible.
My goal was to take some amazing high-resolution sunset and other HDR type images for poster-sized prints. Thinking I might have missed something in the DJI Specs before ordering, I looked through the fine-print in the specification sheet here: DJI Mini 3 Pro - Specs - DJI and it states verbatim:
I'm let down to say the least and before someone in the community says to stop complaining and just use manual settings to do several manual exposures to simulate AEB, the lighting and scenes can change rapidly and taking five AEB bracketed photos in 5 seconds is a thousand times better than five manual setting exposure photos over 15 to 30+ seconds, as waves move, people walk, cars drive, and the Mini3 Pro field of view or position may shift.
If any fellow pilots would like to see these missing features of AEB and HDR for all image size resolutions, including 48MP, please voice a request or concern to your local DJI support rep to enable AEB & HDR (True Stacking) in a future firmware release to meet the features advertised and implied in the current DJI Specs, hopefully making the DJI Mini 3 feel a little bit more "Pro". Mahalo.
I was recently dismayed to learn that the Mini 3 Pro supports HDR and AEB only at 12MP in the DJI FLY app. Apparently HDR is implemented as a "single shot" raw image process instead of the traditional true HDR with two or more photos stacked to reduce noise and increase dynamic range. The DJI reasoning is that the camera is always in HDR mode when at 12MP due to magical Quad Bayer binning from 48MP to 12MP, which increases dynamic range, however it appears single shot 48MP HDR is not possible.
My goal was to take some amazing high-resolution sunset and other HDR type images for poster-sized prints. Thinking I might have missed something in the DJI Specs before ordering, I looked through the fine-print in the specification sheet here: DJI Mini 3 Pro - Specs - DJI and it states verbatim:
Sensor 1/1.3-inch CMOS
Effective Pixels: 48 MPHDR Mode Photo: HDR supported in Single Shot mode
Max Image Size 4:3: 8064×6048 (48 MP), 4032×3024 (12 MP)
16:9: 4032×2268 (12 MP)Still Photography Modes -Single Shot
-Interval: JPEG: 2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60 s
JPEG + RAW: 2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60 s
-Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 bracketed frames at 2/3 EV Bias
-Panorama: Sphere, 180°, Wide-angle, and Vertical
I'm let down to say the least and before someone in the community says to stop complaining and just use manual settings to do several manual exposures to simulate AEB, the lighting and scenes can change rapidly and taking five AEB bracketed photos in 5 seconds is a thousand times better than five manual setting exposure photos over 15 to 30+ seconds, as waves move, people walk, cars drive, and the Mini3 Pro field of view or position may shift.
If any fellow pilots would like to see these missing features of AEB and HDR for all image size resolutions, including 48MP, please voice a request or concern to your local DJI support rep to enable AEB & HDR (True Stacking) in a future firmware release to meet the features advertised and implied in the current DJI Specs, hopefully making the DJI Mini 3 feel a little bit more "Pro". Mahalo.
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