Taking pictures when in Video mode

SRJ_Mavic_PRO · Mar 20, 2017

So I've had my Mavic Pro for less than a week and I am seeing a lot of differences between it and the P4P which I have only had for about 5 weeks. Today I went out to play around in the back yard with the Mavic and was in Video mode and recording. I wanted to snap a few pictures while record and could not. I can do this on the P4P so my question is why can't I do it in the Mav? Is that just the way it is or did I miss a setting in the setup. The other thing that I can't do is when shooting in D-Log I don't have the lil box to change the screen to the actual colors I am shooting, sorry I forget the name of this new feature. Again its in the P4P but not the lil guy.

Thanks,
S

Flawless · Mar 20, 2017

Can I take pics while recording video?

SRJ_Mavic_PRO · Mar 20, 2017

So then the answer is no with the Mavic....Sheesh add another item to the list of things it can't do compared to the Phantom.... Ugggggg

SoapyGolem · Mar 23, 2017

Dang that sucks

halley · Mar 23, 2017

Hasn't really been a problem for me. Stop, snap, snap, start. I usually snap in portrait mode so I would want to stop the camera from filming vertical video anyway.

Portrait mode? Sheesh, add another item to the list of things Phantom can't do compared to the Mavic...

Flawless · Mar 23, 2017

You can do a stop, switch to portrait with C1/C2, snap, switch back quick!

liebowa · Apr 4, 2017

Do we know if this is this a hardware limitation? Can Litchi or other apps take pics while in video mode?

Although this ability is not important to some, it is important to those trying to do any aerial photography, as any resulting merged video ends up being "jerky" as a result of having to stitch videos together.

Thanks.

KiterTodd · Apr 4, 2017

I wish it did this as well. While I know I can stop the video and restart it, it's better to have an uninterrupted video but just grab some snaps along the way when you see something worthy.

Of course, if you are shooting in 4K you can take great frame grabs from post production, but it'd be easier to have the full res photos, in your phone, at your disposal, immediately.

The GoPro app does the frame grabs very well. Does anyone know if the DJI app does this? With the GP Capture app you can link to your camera via wifi and scroll through a video. When you find a scene to frame grab you hit a button, and it grabs and excellent quality snapshot for you. If you are shooting in 4K, nobody can tell it is from video and you can still crop and adjust quite a bit. Maybe the DJi app does this?

tcope · Apr 4, 2017

liebowa said:
Do we know if this is this a hardware limitation? Can Litchi or other apps take pics while in video mode?

Although this ability is not important to some, it is important to those trying to do any aerial photography, as any resulting merged video ends up being "jerky" as a result of having to stitch videos together

Litchi cannot do this. Its hardware and firmware driven.

tcope · Apr 4, 2017

Best way to work around this is to take a still from the video after the fact.

SRJ_Mavic_PRO · Apr 4, 2017

Ok total newbie question.... How do you take a still from a video?
Stop laughing already!!

Gary cato · Apr 4, 2017

SRJ_Mavic_PRO said:
Ok total newbie question.... How do you take a still from a video?
Stop laughing already!!

i aint laughing i dont know either

WolfgangStiller · Apr 4, 2017

SRJ_Mavic_PRO said:
Ok total newbie question.... How do you take a still from a video?
Stop laughing already!!

Most video editors provide an option to capture a still frame from the video at any point. A quick check of the help on whatever software you use should show you how to do this.

Flawless · Apr 4, 2017

WolfgangStiller said:
Most video editors provide an option to capture a still frame from the video at any point. A quick check of the help on whatever software you use should show you how to do this.

Even VLC Media Player can take a still from a video.

WolfgangStiller · Apr 4, 2017

Flawless said:
Even VLC Media Player can take a still from a video.

Good suggestion! The VLC player is great and it's free.

nealh · Apr 8, 2017

halley said:
Hasn't really been a problem for me. Stop, snap, snap, start. I usually snap in portrait mode so I would want to stop the camera from filming vertical video anyway.

Portrait mode? Sheesh, add another item to the list of things Phantom can't do compared to the Mavic...

My wife always shoots vertical video on her phone, I always try to correct her, but she won't listen.
I'm going to show her this video, I couldn't have it done it better. Very amusing!
Thank you.

WolfgangStiller · Apr 8, 2017

nealh said:
My wife always shoots vertical video on her phone, I always try to correct her, but she won't listen.
I'm going to show her this video, I couldn't have it done it better. Very amusing!
Thank you.

I love that video! Just saved it to my FB page. I actually see that a lot from cell phone video mostly.

AnneP · Apr 8, 2017

Had to share this straight to Facebook as a public post. Love it!

halley said:
Hasn't really been a problem for me. Stop, snap, snap, start. I usually snap in portrait mode so I would want to stop the camera from filming vertical video anyway.

Portrait mode? Sheesh, add another item to the list of things Phantom can't do compared to the Mavic...