ALL MAVIC 2 ZOOM FEATURES IN ONE VIDEO!!!

[GadgetGuy]

I agree with you. But that depends on the lenght and intensity of the "vertigo effect" you desire to put on your video... With a M2Z You can zoom (optically) 2x in 4K only, and keep everything in 4K if the result you want is achieved. Something you can't do with M2P.

For the other intelligent flight mode I'm aware the final footage will be 1080 (for most of them, not all).

Absolutely! Optical Zoom for the maximum vertigo effect!
The 1080p output on the automated Dolly Zoom takes full effect of the 4x dynamic zoom in 1080p on the M2Z. The M2P post vertigo effect is limited to an effective 2x dynamic zoom with 1080p output, which you can create manually in full 4K on the M2Z.
It's an interesting effect, but it also requires a strong foreground subject and a very distant background with detail. It makes the viewer dizzy, so best used selectively!

Most people using these Intelligent Flight Modes are sharing them on social media, so the 1080p output keeps the file size down, and enables the onboard processor to render them immediately, without post processing. The social media viewers are also watching everything in 1080p on their smartphones on a data plan! The full 4K is reserved for the connoisseurs like us who consume their video on 4K monitors, and appreciate the difference!

 

[roflyer]

Absolutely! Optical Zoom for the maximum vertigo effect!
The 1080p output on the automated Dolly Zoom takes full effect of the 4x dynamic zoom in 1080p on the M2Z. The M2P post vertigo effect is limited to an effective 2x dynamic zoom with 1080p output, which you can create manually in full 4K on the M2Z.
It's an interesting effect, but it also requires a strong foreground subject and a very distant background with detail. It makes the viewer dizzy, so best used selectively!

Most people using these Intelligent Flight Modes are sharing them on social media, so the 1080p output keeps the file size down, and enables the onboard processor to render them immediately, without post processing. The social media viewers are also watching everything in 1080p on their smartphones on a data plan! The full 4K is reserved for the connoisseurs like us who consume their video on 4K monitors, and appreciate the difference!

Well said buddy!

 

[roflyer]

 

[roflyer]

Thank you very much!!

 

[DanMan32]

Note that the digital zoom in the M2Z is not only limited to 1080p, but also no more than 30fps.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Note that the digital zoom in the M2Z is not only limited to 1080p, but also no more than 30fps.

The M2Z 4x dynamic zoom from 24mm to 96mm in 1080p 30fps is a combination of the 2z optical zoom and a 1080p crop of the full frame 4K video, so it really isn't a digital zoom in the traditional sense, as there is no loss of quality when using it while shooting in 1080p. You aren't filling a 4K frame with a 1080p video quality.

 

[DanMan32]

Yes. I just wanted to point out that fps is also a factor in determining if the additional 2x is available.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Yes. I just wanted to point out that fps is also a factor in determining if the additional 2x is available.

Indeed, because the M2Z 4K is limited to a max of 30fps, and the 4x dynamic zoom in 1080p is a crop of the 4K 30fps frame. If 4K were available in 60fps on the M2Z, the 4x dynamic zoom would also be available at up to 60fps in 1080p.

 

[DanMan32]

Ah, so that's why 30fps. Why did't I think of that.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Ah, so that's why 30fps. Why did't I think of that.

I just realized it myself, as I was thinking through it, moments before you!

 

[roflyer]

Me too