D-Cinelike & Mavic Mini 2

JKDjEdi · Feb 15, 2021

What's are chances we ever get this on the Mavic Mini 2 on a future Firmware Update? Wishful thinking?

boblui · Feb 15, 2021

I have a M2P and base on my own experience and reports on the internet, I am yet to see the advantage of the D-log modes over the normal mode in practice. Considering the sensor size of the Mini 2, I highly doubt if having D-Cinelike mode is meaningful at all.

photo2be · Feb 16, 2021

JKDjEdi said:
What's are chances we ever get this on the Mavic Mini 2 on a future Firmware Update? Wishful thinking?

Hi, Boblui! I don't think that DJI or any other manufacturer want to improve/invest money in old products. They want as to buy new ones....

Dave Maine · Feb 16, 2021

D-CineLike is mostly useful when you are shooting in high contrast situations and are going to post process the video for best luminosity and color. It works very well in those situations.

boblui · Feb 16, 2021

Dave Maine said:
D-CineLike is mostly useful when you are shooting in high contrast situations and are going to post process the video for best luminosity and color. It works very well in those situations.

So I have been told .....
However, my own experience as well as those shared by the others are telling the opposite. This is one of the thread demonstrating that shooting in D-log mode with M2P ( = D-CineLike for Mini 2 ) is inferior to normal mode : Mavic 2 Pro Normal vs DLOG

If you can point me to resource showing the advantage of D-log / D-CineLike mode in practice , it will be appreciated.

JKDjEdi · Feb 16, 2021

I use Divinci Resolve for my color edits and am wondering what's the optimum white balance settings you guys use or just stick to Auto? I know it's different from situation to situation, cloudy, sunny, late evening.. I guess only experience will truly be my teacher. Any tools out there besides guessing to help me select the right color balance setting?

boblui · Feb 16, 2021

JKDjEdi said:
I use Divinci Resolve for my color edits and am wondering what's the optimum white balance settings you guys use or just stick to Auto? I know it's different from situation to situation, cloudy, sunny, late evening.. I guess only experience will truly be my teacher. Any tools out there besides guessing to help me select the right color balance setting?

why not use the white balance dropper ? just point it to something that is supposed to be white ( e.g. clouds ) and it will do the magic. Use keyframes to maintain proper white balance across the entire clip.