Mavic Pro Oil Painting with official ND filter

Leo Pan · Feb 1, 2017

Hi,I'm new to here, and I'm a Mavic Pro owner like everyone here, the video footage will shown as the oil painting effect when using the official ND filter by DJI,I had tested today, and I'd uploaded the images with or without ND filter below, the first image shot without ND,shutter speed 320 ISO 100,the 2nd image shot with ND16,shutter speed 50,ISO 100,the third image was still photo with DNG format out from Photoshop CC 2017 with no touch at all,

EspenT · Feb 1, 2017

I got my Mavic as my first real drone a few weeks back. As a hobby photographer I did not expect the camera to be excellent. But i did expect it to be at least on par with a mobile phone. I´ve seen some good photos but I struggle to get the quality I wished for. More and more wanting the Inspire2, but the only reason I got the Mavic was the size. Wonder when we can get a Mavic with a "four thirds" camera.

cliffclof · Mar 6, 2017

Video and photo quality is horrible on the Mavic. I wouldn't use it for anything other than visual orientation. Which makes this a quad for a recreational flyer and not for photos or video capture. Do hope they fix it or I need to return.

JoshuaCarlton · Mar 6, 2017

cliffclof said:
Video and photo quality is horrible on the Mavic. I wouldn't use it for anything other than visual orientation. Which makes this a quad for a recreational flyer and not for photos or video capture. Do hope they fix it or I need to return.

Really? Just for visual orientation? I think once you get your settings dialed in it's a wonderful little camera. There's a lot of videos online that show beautiful footage. Here's just one example of what the Mavic can achieve.

Blucenturion · Mar 6, 2017

That's a great example, yes. There's also one of Sri Lanka on DJI forum which looks Nat Geo.

cliffclof · Mar 6, 2017

Yes I know there are good examples, but the consistency is really low from what I can tell on the internet and limited testing. I don't see how it can be called 'Mavic Pro' and have camera inconsistencies that offer really, really horrible quality. I've attached an example, not even 1:1. More like, 'Mavic Sport'. Then I would let it go.

cliffclof · Mar 6, 2017

Oil Painting style look from the video you linked.

Apocalypso · Mar 6, 2017

cliffclof said:
Video and photo quality is horrible on the Mavic. I wouldn't use it for anything other than visual orientation. Which makes this a quad for a recreational flyer and not for photos or video capture. Do hope they fix it or I need to return.

Try focusing it, really helps with sharpness!

Strafe1 · Mar 6, 2017

cliffclof said:
Video and photo quality is horrible on the Mavic. I wouldn't use it for anything other than visual orientation. Which makes this a quad for a recreational flyer and not for photos or video capture. Do hope they fix it or I need to return.

Again, this does not affect all Mavics. There are professional photographers and videographers using the Mavic and posting their stuff every day. Your generalized statement is not true. You've gotta be pretty good to get really good stuff from the Mavic though, especially if the lighting conditions aren't great.

Kestrel · Mar 6, 2017

cliffclof said:
Video and photo quality is horrible on the Mavic. I wouldn't use it for anything other than visual orientation. Which makes this a quad for a recreational flyer and not for photos or video capture. Do hope they fix it or I need to return.

LOL. Its not that bad. Have you seen some of the video that comes off of the cheaper quads? Jello effect, pixalation and a lot more issues. The Mavic shoots pretty decent video and photos in my opinion. I'm not film maker but I can tell the video that comes out of it is pretty decent.

Here is a video I took yesterday..

and a photo to go with it.

Strafe1 · Mar 6, 2017

Kestrel said:
LOL. Its not that bad. Have you seen some of the video that comes off of the cheaper quads? Jello effect, pixalation and a lot more issues. The Mavic shoots pretty decent video and photos in my opinion. I'm not film maker but I can tell the video that comes out of it is pretty decent.

Here is a video I took yesterday..

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and a photo to go with it.

Thats nice work there!

ZUCSTA · Apr 1, 2017

Yes ,doing yr homework with Camera setting makes all the difference. Or me those Darkened pics Seem as if Low Light dial is All the way

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Of course,In saying that DJI have had some issues with some Of The Mavic Pro Cameras, and I found that out when I got my 2nd Mavic ,so well worth Spending a few Hours just Hovering at Different heights ,Light Levels ,distances etc etc to get a real Feel for your settings. Makes a huge difference.
Hope you get it sorted