H i, I am currently photographing a book project and shooting stills with a canon R5. I need to purchase a drone and am asking if the mavic4 will produce stills at a good resolution. Thank you, Jeff Allen
I am photographing a book and need to have some drone photos. Question; will the mavic 4 produce a good enough for publication?
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Yes its more than enough as I have shown on my posts that the quality of the Pictures is really fantastic when you can keep cropping a single picture over and over again and get more than 1 picture out of it.
WIth that said , in order to get the best shots you need a drone that can handle the wind a little better than the mini series can an so you might want to look at getting an Air 2S or the AIr 3 which would get my vote.
Here is an example of the picture taken in the Rain and the Picture Crops that came with it
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WIth that said , in order to get the best shots you need a drone that can handle the wind a little better than the mini series can an so you might want to look at getting an Air 2S or the AIr 3 which would get my vote.
Here is an example of the picture taken in the Rain and the Picture Crops that came with it
3 - Mavic 3 in Heavy Winds taking Pictures after the Brutal Rain Storm.
Few Captures as I wait on the New Storm with the Mavic 3 ready to Roll into the Rain again. Phantomrain.org Gear to fly the Mavic 3 in the Rain. Land on the Water. Capture the Insanity of the Storms.
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Hello from the Crossroads of America jeffallen.
Nice to meet you Jeff.
You'll get good information from the pilots that have the Mavic 4, but I'm not one of them.
Welcome to the Forum.
Nice to meet you Jeff.
You'll get good information from the pilots that have the Mavic 4, but I'm not one of them.
Welcome to the Forum.
What will be the size of the photos in that book? MavicMini4 Pro camera has 12MP (48MP produces undesirable artifacts) sensor 4000x3000px. For offset book printing you need to deliver to your publisher photos at 300dpi resolution. By simple calculation you get 13x10" photos at native resolution from that 12MP sensor.
The other question is if one wide angle lens camera will do. Not sure what your subjects will be but if nature at challenging lighting conditions such as sunrise and sunset or shooting into the sun etc, the limited dynamic range of the tiny sensor might be a factor. If budget and circumstances allow I'd look at Mavic3 Pro. It has 3 cameras with lenses 162mm, 70mm and 24mm. The 24mm has large M43 20MP sensor and produces great IQ photos with wide dynamic range and decent latitude when editing in LR and Photoshop. This drone would open many more creative possibilities for you and you could end up with greater variety of drone shot than just wide angle with one lens.
The other drone to consider would be the Air3.
Just my 2cents worth...
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As someone whom has 50+ years in the preparatory side of the printing industry, this is sage advice. I might also recommend that you purchase The Photographer’s Guide To Drones published by Rocky Nook. You will find terrific tips on bracketing for HDR, nine shot panoramas so can quite easily shoot a double-page spread with lots of room to crop, etc.
The Mini 4 Pro is surprisingly capable photographically but maybe not so suitable in the windy conditions you may experience on Nantucket as the somewhat larger Air 3 or even larger Mavic 3. A plus for the Mini 4 Pro is that its <249g weight means you can fly it almost anywhere.
All the best with your decision, and regardless of your choice, you will enjoy your flying camera!
I’m a graphic designer, photographer and videographer and can attest that the minimum I would use for print publications would be the Mavic 3 Pro.
Its larger sensor, greater capability in low light situations and smooth operation under windy conditions are just a few reasons why I’d choose this drone.
Its larger sensor, greater capability in low light situations and smooth operation under windy conditions are just a few reasons why I’d choose this drone.
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Since yui are new at this, there are also flight restriction all over the place that my may not be aware of and you cannont just go flying all over willy-nilly… So, the capability of the Drones' Camera is just the tip of the "iceberg…" and that is all I say on that…
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Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.
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Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.
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Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!
Welcome. Pretty much all of the current DJI stable capturing in the RAW format will produce stills of a quality fit for purpose.
The latest mini's (3 pro & 4 pro) are surprisingly capable and as already stated, give you far greater latitude regarding close approach to subject.
The Air 3 is perhaps the better and more flexible option from a photographic perspective with it's 2 dedicated prime lenses.
The Mavic 3 pro gives you 3 focal lengths to play with but because of the size and weight: you're hamstrung regarding where and how you fly it.
All DJI drones are capable of producing exceptionally good manually framed multi-shot panoramics that will increase the relative pixel density of any finished image way beyond the 20mp benchmark.
've been in the printing/prepress industry for 32 years. Bottom line is a 300 dpi image at the size you need it unless you are doing an Art Book which may use finer screening. Most everything publishing related is 150 linescreen and 300 dpi is plenty for that.
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Greetings Jeff, welcome to the forum, from Chicago the Windy City.
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