Mavic 2 Zoom Issues with exposure

[Zivs]

Hello All!

Recently I have been trying to take better hyper lapses with the Zoom and I'm getting some awesome results. While buying the Zoom I thought I was buying the better of the 2 drones but it turns out that my lack of photography and video knowledge really showed. Regardless I still love the Mavic 2 Zoom, but I am encountering an issue, which brings me here. I'm quite interested in taking sunset hyper lapses and they are coming out pretty great since I started incorporating Lightroom for editing. I'm still learning what things mean, but I have an issue while in manual mode, the camera still seems to be doing auto adjustments. I thought maybe I spoofed one lapse and left it on auto but after reconstructing the shot a few evenings later, it still occurs. It also occurred where one frame had vastly different color than the rest on a bright sunny day while using ETTR technique for a completely unrelated hyper lapse. I have created a basic video for YouTube where it shows the auto drone generated video, my edited video, followed by my most recent reconstruction. Really could use some help on this seeing as I honestly don't know a single thing about editing, but am trying to learn. This one just has me scratching my head.

Thanks, Zivs

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[MARK (LI)]

Each one of them had moments...different in each one that were really nicely done...overall I liked the second one the best

 

[Zivs]

Each one of them had moments...different in each one that were really nicely done...overall I liked the second one the best

Thank you! Hopefully the video illustrates my issue though. While these sunsets are rather bland, I haven't had a good day to have a breathtaking shot yet. I'm hoping to have this resolved before that perfect day rolls around haha.

 

[MavicAir2Marc]

The first one was barely noticeable, You could definitely see it in the other two. I would be curious to find out if the sensor is an issue or if it's the software. I wouldn't think that a noticeable jump like that would be a dynamic range issue between shots.

 

[Zivs]

The first one was barely noticeable, You could definitely see it in the other two. I would be curious to find out if the sensor is an issue or if it's the software. I wouldn't think that a noticeable jump like that would be a dynamic range issue between shots.

I am almost wondering if it is the aperture or something. My understanding is that you don't have control over the aperture but it still adjusts. Something that I have found in my recent shots is that if I use automatic settings then lock the AE, it seems to help fix this issue a little. Now one of my biggest issues is with noise but I'm slowly getting better at correcting that. Here is my most recent sunset vid.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CT-lgEvFCii/