Lock Exposure

Suren · May 18, 2023

Does anyone know if you can lock the exposure in Pro mode? I was trying and can only do it when I have the video mode set to Auto, changing to Pro mode and double tapping screen only focuses but does not lock Exposure.

old man mavic · May 18, 2023

@Suren dont know about the Mavic 3 ,but on my Mini3 pro i have assigned one of the buttons on the back of the DJI RC to activate /deactivate AE lock

Roy. · May 18, 2023

I think tapping and holding the screen locks AE.

Suren · May 18, 2023

old man mavic said:
@Suren dont know about the Mavic 3 ,but on my Mini3 pro i have assigned one of the buttons on the back of the DJI RC to activate /deactivate AE lock

Does not seem to working in Pro mode

Suren · May 18, 2023

Roy. said:
I think tapping and holding the screen locks AE.

I tried that and that only works when in Auto mode but not in Pro mode

c.oberschneider · May 19, 2023

Suren said:
Does not seem to working in Pro mode

Definitely works for me in Pro Mode with a custom button assigned to AE-lock on the RC Pro!

GadgetGuy · May 19, 2023

c.oberschneider said:
Definitely works for me in Pro Mode with a custom button assigned to AE-lock on the RC Pro!

Yes, that's the best way to separate AE lock from focus, which has always been sketchy when touching somewhere on the screen.

Roy. · May 19, 2023

Suren said:
I tried that and that only works when in Auto mode but not in Pro mode

I've just tried it and it works in pro and auto camera modes on DJI RC, tap to focus to reveal the yellow square, then hold the yellow square to lock AE.

Suren · May 19, 2023

c.oberschneider said:
Definitely works for me in Pro Mode with a custom button assigned to AE-lock on the RC Pro!

I might be doing something wrong, need to try again

Suren · May 19, 2023

Roy. said:
I've just tried it and it works in pro and auto camera modes on DJI RC, tap to focus to reveal the yellow square, then hold the yellow square to lock AE.

When I touch on the screen mine does not work, tap once and then a quick 2nd take and hold to lock. Works in Auto but not Pro for me.

Suren · May 19, 2023

I can lock exposure in Photo mode but not in video mode when the camera settings are in Pro Mode, even if I set a button to do it.

mobilehomer · May 19, 2023

Suren said:
I can lock exposure in Photo mode but not in video mode when the camera settings are in Pro Mode, even if I set a button to do it.

Hey Suren, I just locked mine in vider Pro mode using the RC Pro and an assigned button. Up on the 5D for me.

Suren · May 19, 2023

mobilehomer said:
Hey Suren, I just locked mine in vider Pro mode using the RC Pro and an assigned button. Up on the 5D for me.

That's strange. I wonder why mine does not work. Maybe I should reset the RC Pro and start again. I tried the same RC Pro on the original Mavic and I can't lock exposure there as well in video Pro mode.

Robert Prior · May 19, 2023

In Pro mode you pick the exposure yourself by setting the shutter speed and ISO, so it's locked by default. At least, that's what it does for me with my Mini 3 Pro. Maybe the Mavic 3 is different? But it's the same software (DJI Fly)…

mobilehomer · May 19, 2023

Suren said:
That's strange. I wonder why mine does not work. Maybe I should reset the RC Pro and start again. I tried the same RC Pro on the original Mavic and I can't lock exposure there as well in video Pro mode.

My trial this afternoon was very short. Tomorrow, I will give a longer and more comprehensive try.

Suren · May 19, 2023

mobilehomer said:
My trial this afternoon was very short. Tomorrow, I will give a longer and more comprehensive try.

Done FW refresh on drone and RC Pro and same results for me - not working in video pro mode

Suren · May 19, 2023

Robert Prior said:
In Pro mode you pick the exposure yourself by setting the shutter speed and ISO, so it's locked by default. At least, that's what it does for me with my Mini 3 Pro. Maybe the Mavic 3 is different? But it's the same software (DJI Fly)…

My exposure is dynamic when I set iso etc, changes with light and dark areas

Skyscope · May 20, 2023

Suren said:
Done FW refresh on drone and RC Pro and same results for me - not working in video pro mode

You have to set at least one of the exposure parameters to Auto, then AE Lock works in video mode with a dedicated button.

Suren · May 20, 2023

Skyscope said:
You have to set at least one of the exposure parameters to Auto, then AE Lock works in video mode with a dedicated button.

A Dji mod just confirmed that this can't be done on the Mavic 3 Pro in video mode that we can't set the AE to lock in Video Pro mode.

Roy. · May 20, 2023

Suren said:
A Dji mod just confirmed that this can't be done on the Mavic 3 Pro in video mode that we can't set the AE to lock in Video Pro mode.

Nonsense, I was doing it all day yesterday.

Skyscope is correct, even when filming in Pro video mode, if ISO and/or Shutter and/or Aperture are set to "Auto" (yellow) then the tap and hold function (and I presume RC button assignment) to lock AE works fine.

Check this by tapping the vicinity of the data to the left of the "PRO" camera icon on the bottom right of RC, on the next menu press the aperture icon, you will then see ISO, Shutter and Aperture settings, one of these needs to be set to "Auto" (yellow) to enable AE Lock.