How do I do this particular hyperlapse?

[pedz]

I have a DJI Mavic 3 Cine Premium Combo which has the DJI RC Pro controller. I want to do a particular hyperlapse.

The central subject is a building and behind it the sun will be rising. I want to start the drone off at some height -- perhaps 6' to make it what a person would see -- and then move left or right staying at the same altitude. The sequence will use all of the battery so roughly 30 minutes. The end result will be the sun rising behind the building (time lapse) with a movement of maybe 30 feet to the left to make the scene a little more interesting.

I have done a hyperlapse orbit before. That was 100% in the controller. I could have it orbit the building but just make the orbit super slow so that it goes only about 10º in the half hour of filming but I thought there might be a more direct way.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[tstr14]

I don't doubt if waypoints would be accurate for just 30 feet of movement over a 30-minute span of time, plus the drone might move during the shutter release. Probably best with manual control movements, but this advice is coming from someone who has never tried what you are attempting to do.

 

[Droning on and on...]

Waypoints.

Inaccuracy of GPS is way overblown. While the accuracy error discussed in various threads is technically correct, people too often give the impression that the max error range is in fact what happens at each waypoint every time the drone goes there. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Consumer GPS is capable of 1-3m accuracy under the right conditions. If there is a good, clear view of the hemisphere so you can recieve most/all satellites, accuracy then becomes a factor of satellite geometry, and importantly can be forecast.

There are calculators on line. You can find an optimal date/time for best accuracy, and fly the mission then.

Google "calculate PDOP date time location".

 

[Droning on and on...]

I don't doubt if waypoints would be accurate for just 30 feet of movement over a 30-minute span of time, plus the drone might move during the shutter release. Probably best with manual control movements, but this advice is coming from someone who has never tried what you are attempting to do.

No, that's not what will happen.

At 6ft AGL, the drone will be using VPS for positioning, and if calm conditions will be extremely stable. GPS will only be used to locate the drone in flight. If stopped at a waypoint and within range of VPS, GPS will be ignored while hovering.

 

[Dale D]

I have a DJI Mavic 3 Cine Premium Combo which has the DJI RC Pro controller. I want to do a particular hyperlapse.

The central subject is a building and behind it the sun will be rising. I want to start the drone off at some height -- perhaps 6' to make it what a person would see -- and then move left or right staying at the same altitude. The sequence will use all of the battery so roughly 30 minutes. The end result will be the sun rising behind the building (time lapse) with a movement of maybe 30 feet to the left to make the scene a little more interesting.

I have done a hyperlapse orbit before. That was 100% in the controller. I could have it orbit the building but just make the orbit super slow so that it goes only about 10º in the half hour of filming but I thought there might be a more direct way.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

I have tried, on numerous occasions, to do a time-lapse video of the sunset from my driveway. On the three occasions I made the attempt, the winds were very low. Yet, no matter how hard I tried, all three videos were jumpy and unwatchable. I submitted those videos to this forum and was usually advised that it was the winds which caused movement of the drone.

I have done many hyper lapses, usually with a DSLR, and now, with the Osmo Action Pro 5 camera, or my new Mini 4 Pro.

As you know, a hyperlapse is nothing more than a time lapse, but the camera is moving. (In a timelapse, the camera is on a tripod). The one second exposure interval is not available on my M3. The minimum interval is 2 seconds, thereby causing more exaggerated movements. It is a tough shoot. I would advise to wait for a NO WIND day, and minimal interval.

Dale

 

[jephoto]

I have tried, on numerous occasions, to do a time-lapse video of the sunset from my driveway. On the three occasions I made the attempt, the winds were very low. Yet, no matter how hard I tried, all three videos were jumpy and unwatchable. I submitted those videos to this forum and was usually advised that it was the winds which caused movement of the drone.

I have done many hyper lapses, usually with a DSLR, and now, with the Osmo Action Pro 5 camera, or my new Mini 4 Pro.

As you know, a hyperlapse is nothing more than a time lapse, but the camera is moving. (In a timelapse, the camera is on a tripod). The one second exposure interval is not available on my M3. The minimum interval is 2 seconds, thereby causing more exaggerated movements. It is a tough shoot. I would advise to wait for a NO WIND day, and minimal interval.

Dale

And that’s JPGs only right? Wish we could do 2sec intervals with raw…

Has anyone tried doing a hyperlapse with Raw by manually pressing the shutter? I think there’s a 6 frame buffer for doing raw stills.
Couldn’t we just press the shutter even every 1 sec and have the buffer keep up with it. Certainly 2 sec.

I’ve used that technique when trying to get traffic light trails with slow exposures on roads that have sparse traffic. Of course I was doing six or 10 frames rather than 300… But the principal is the same and that way I had Raw files to work with.

What’s the slowest forward speed the M3 Pro can go?

 

[Dale D]

And that’s JPGs only right? Wish we could do 2sec intervals with raw…

Has anyone tried doing a hyperlapse with Raw by manually pressing the shutter? I think there’s a 6 frame buffer for doing raw stills.
Couldn’t we just press the shutter even every 1 sec and have the buffer keep up with it. Certainly 2 sec.

I’ve used that technique when trying to get traffic light trails with slow exposures on roads that have sparse traffic. Of course I was doing six or 10 frames rather than 300… But the principal is the same and that way I had Raw files to work with.

What’s the slowest forward speed the M3 Pro can go?

I believe I did all of those timelapses using RAW files in the camera mode and processed them in LR Timelapse.

 

[jephoto]

I believe I did all of those timelapses using RAW files in the camera mode and processed them in LR Timelapse.

You were able to do 2sec intervals in Raw? Not 5 sec?

 

[Dale D]

You were able to do 2sec intervals in Raw? Not 5 sec?

I'll have to check it tomorrow but yess. I can actually recall complaining about the long 2 second interval. and unavailability of 1 second.

 

[Dale D]

I'll have to check it tomorrow but yess. I can actually recall complaining about the long 2 second interval. and unavailability of 1 second.

Here is a frame to show it from Billy Kyle's video- note camera mode>hyperlapse>2 second interval and a link to the entire video

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