Does Mavic Shoot Video or Watercolor Paintings? Don’t settle. Get Involved!

[CyberNate]

Thanks, in planning on going back to the DJI store today to exchange it for a brand new drone after they do some in store evaluation to make sure what's I'm saying is true. Hopefully the new drone won't have the same issue

Yes, you should exchange it. I had this issue on my previous Mavic. The thing is the focus issue is not consistent. You may go into the store and find that it's working fine that day. The focus defect has to with the mechanical movement of the lens element. If can bind up such that the element tilts slightly. Other times the focusing is fine. That's what I saw with mine anyway. My new one does not have this issue. I would bring a sample video to the store like the one you shared with us and show them on your tablet or laptop.

 

[Realist123456]

I realize your crops aren't spot-on the same size, but did you notice that +3 was almost double the file size of -3 in spite of only being slightly larger in dimensions? What's the difference in full frame file size? That alone looks to be pretty telling.

Yes, the reason for that is that they were saved as level 12 jpegs.
I haven't compared full frame sizes but these were all captured from 100% displays.
The more detail that is in a picture the bigger the jpeg size need to be to record that detail. An extreme example might be a blank grey jpeg compared to a very complex scene. The grey one might be only a few k while the complex scene might be a meg or two. So the increased detail in the +3 means that jpeg will be bigger compared to the lesser-detailed -3.

 

[Dale Rodgers]

This was filmed in 2.7K, None (+1, 0, 0). There's some pretty low light stuff at the end which doesn't get turned to mush (even after Youtubeisation). Bit grainy but I'm happy with it (no noise reduction in post either):

Monty Python

 

[MavicNewb]

hey guys, im not sure if this is the right thread for this but reading around and trying what people have suggested. I did +1 on the sharpness for video and it solved my soft spots in the videos. Taking a picture the right side of the pictures are a bit soft. Im trying to figure out if its just me not focusing correctly or theres a camera defect. Any help would be great.

Below is a picture taken with RAW format
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Below is a video snap shot of a 4k 24fps video with +1 sharpening.
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So i took some peoples advice and exchanged the drone locally at a retail DJI store within their 14 day return/exchange policy which would be a great amount faster than trying to send it into a repair facility. I will have to say the DJI store was not very professional as when i described to them that i had focus issues and that the bottom right corners are soft they spend 40mins taking photos with my drone and viewing the photos on a ipad mini and then trying to view the photos on a 1080p hp all in one pc and i told them you have to blow it up in photoshop to really see it. well long story short i nudge them a little bit and they agreed to exchange the drone for another one. Opened it up this afternoon and took some video footage and it seems clear corner to corner now. Now i just gotta deal with slow DJI customer care to return my emails asking them to switch over the DJI refresh agreement over to the new mavic pro serial number.

Check out the video in 4k coming off the brand new exchanged mavic pro. This video is unedited and didnt really dial in exposure or anything since it was about to rain and i wanted to take some photos and videos. Yes i know the photo that the sky is blown out.

 

[sirrraj]

Looks gooooood. Glad you're sorted!

 

[AyeYo]

Yes, the reason for that is that they were saved as level 12 jpegs.
I haven't compared full frame sizes but these were all captured from 100% displays.
The more detail that is in a picture the bigger the jpeg size need to be to record that detail. An extreme example might be a blank grey jpeg compared to a very complex scene. The grey one might be only a few k while the complex scene might be a meg or two. So the increased detail in the +3 means that jpeg will be bigger compared to the lesser-detailed -3.

Yes, that was exactly my point. One of the best indications of shot detail/quality is file size and your examples showcases that pretty well - further proving that negative sharpness is NOT the way to go.

 

[ecoleman]

This video is relevant!

Already posted #944

 

[Tyler947]

I'm having issues with poor picture quality. Video is fine but Still Images look totally awful

I am having the same issue. My mavic is about a month old. Same water color look to the photos, especially trees.

 

[CyberNate]

I am having the same issue. My mavic is about a month old. Same water color look to the photos, especially trees.

It's all about the sharpening. +1 for low light, and 0 for good lighting. This has all been discussed in detail earlier in the thread.

 

[Tyler947]

It's all about the sharpening. +1 for low light, and 0 for good lighting. This has all been discussed in detail earlier in the thread.

I have tried this. I started shooting in just RAW with those settings to see if the quality is better. My video quality in 2.7k looks fine, it is the still photos that look really bad. Here are a couple samples.

 

[Japie.G]

Jpeg is always bad on mavic

 

[Tyler947]

Jpeg is always bad on mavic

I've been reading a lot of comments about poor Jpeg compression on the Mavic. The lit up trees in my last post look like an oil painting zoomed in a bit.

 

[omega_vfx]

I have tried this. I started shooting in just RAW with those settings to see if the quality is better. My video quality in 2.7k looks fine, it is the still photos that look really bad. Here are a couple samples.

Those samples are all pretty well lit, both contrast examples, where sharpening doesn't really kick in. Check out my posting earlier in the thread to see what happens in dim light.

 

[AyeYo]

Cannot shoot jpeg with the Mavic. It is worthless. This has been discussed over 9000 times in this thread.

 

[robcio]

These are unedited HD Sync images i took on my 2nd outing.
Any feedback on the image quality will be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Realist123456]

These are unedited HD Sync images i took on my 2nd outing.
Any feedback on the image quality will be appreciated.

Thanks

These are unedited HD Sync images i took on my 2nd outing.
Any feedback on the image quality will be appreciated.

Thanks

They look fine to me. No focus falloff at the edges like some are reporting. At least not that I can see a web resolution.

 

[AyeYo]

What are HD sync images? I don't see any spot focus issues, but they do look like crap all over.

 

[Dialysis]

hello,
today i was out and here are my results.

trees are always really bad in the right corner.
not a good sharpness at all.
4K 25p / None, +1 / 0 / -1 / ND8 / cloudy / EV ca -0.3-+0.3 / shutter ~80
also made resett PAL/NTSC/PAL

what do you think?

here with better EV

 

[changyang1230]

It's all about the sharpening. +1 for low light, and 0 for good lighting. This has all been discussed in detail earlier in the thread.

I use ND16 to create 1/50 shutter speed during day time - in this case should I be using +1 since technically I am creating a "low light" situation? Or do I stick with 0?

 

[Ziggy01]

The ND only creates a "low light" situation if the exposure is incorrect. Otherwise if you're shooting 25fps and have the SS at 1/50 and you're average a plus/minus .3 exposure I'd say you're creating the optimum lighting situation and stick with 0. Personally I prefer + 1.