I just got a Mavic 2 zoom today and am very happy with how it flies except for the zoom. I saw a couple of YouTube videos showing guys changing their video size to 1080 and then being able to zoom in up to 96mm. I’ve done everything they did on their drones as far as changing settings but my drone will only zoom in to 48mm. Is there something I’m missing? I’ve been flying a mavic Pro for the last 3 years so I’m familiar with all of the functions on the Mavics and am wondering if my new drone has something wrong with it.
96mm zoom in mavic 2 zoom
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Your lens will only zoom to 48mm focal length.
Mavic 2 - User Manual - DJI
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Does the Mavic 2 Pro have digital zoom?
I hope it is not a stupid question, but where is the digital zoom on the Mavic 2 Pro? Or doesn’t this exist any more? I had my 5d controller button set to zoom in on my original Mavic Pro, but that option seems to have vanished. And “pinching” the screen doesn’t seem to work.
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Sorry, I guess I wasn’t clear ....I have the new Mavic 2 Zoom model, not the Pro.Your lens will only zoom to 48mm focal length.
The 2x digital zoom is just a fiddle rather than something real.Mavic 2 - User Manual - DJI
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Does the Mavic 2 Pro have digital zoom?
I hope it is not a stupid question, but where is the digital zoom on the Mavic 2 Pro? Or doesn’t this exist any more? I had my 5d controller button set to zoom in on my original Mavic Pro, but that option seems to have vanished. And “pinching” the screen doesn’t seem to work.
You were clear.
The Pro has no optical zoom at all.
To get to the equivalent of 96mm you employ 2 x "digital zoom"
Kilrah
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The 96mm is not a "digital zoom" since it's a crop and not an upsampling which is what "digital zoom" has referred to for decades. If you want to call it something similar a few call it "lossless digital zoom".
You need to be in video mode, 1080p and 30fps or less to get the 4x zoom.
You need to be in video mode, 1080p and 30fps or less to get the 4x zoom.
Kilrah
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No, traditional digital zoom is a crop upscaled to the full size's resolution.
Set camera to 4K, digital zoom 2x would take the center 1080 but upscale it so you still get a 4K output, but a crappy one. Taking the center 1080p and making 1080p doesn't cause a mess, hence "lossless digital zoom" or if you don't want to confuse people like marketing does, just a crop or not mention anything at all since precisely as long as the camera outputs an image no larger than the resolution of the crop that process is (almost) indistinguishable from optical zoom to the user.
Set camera to 4K, digital zoom 2x would take the center 1080 but upscale it so you still get a 4K output, but a crappy one. Taking the center 1080p and making 1080p doesn't cause a mess, hence "lossless digital zoom" or if you don't want to confuse people like marketing does, just a crop or not mention anything at all since precisely as long as the camera outputs an image no larger than the resolution of the crop that process is (almost) indistinguishable from optical zoom to the user.
48mm isnt enough?
Someone Didn't have a Mavic One I'm guessing.
96mm is digital zoom anyway which is rubbish
edit: O yeh I forgot; 1080 is rubbish too. It's not an Action Cam
1080 is rubbish? It’s perfectly acceptable to many- especially those who don’t have a 4K display.
yes like me
No offense m8. And I respect your enthusiasm for Mavic, but I think
your priorities might be mixed up.
I paid near $3500 for my 55" Sony 4K tele back in 2016. (i had my priorities mixed up perhaps)
You could buy the same size/spec 4K tele at Walmart for like $350 today.
You would probably get HDR thrown in too.
TV's are more static than Drones also
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Hi, thanks for your reply. When I change the video size setting to 1080/24 my drone will only zoom to 48. I’ve seen YouTube videos of people having their display actually go up to 96. My drone won’t do this and I wondered if their is something else I need to do to allow it to zoom further. I’ve changed it back and forth 30 or more times and nothing changes.
Go to video settings and do a reset to default, them alter mode to 1080p30. Not 24 or 60.
It should work.
Kilrah
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24, 25 and 30 all work.
Really don't see what would be holding you up unless you're in photo mode.
Really don't see what would be holding you up unless you're in photo mode.
He should try 1080p30 first after reset of gimbal params, then check other modes. Odd stuff, something glitches perhaps.
Thank you for taking the time to direct me to the right settings. I did a firmware update and then followed your steps and it worked!! Thank you!
True it is digital but the important bit it helps me see what I am filming close up immediately. That to me is a big plus. Zooming in in post will only show you that you do not have what you thought you had in the frame.
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