MINI 4 Pro - Low Light Test

Digitized Life · Dec 2, 2023

Camera Settings [ 4K 60P HLG ISO:1600 Sharpness:-2 Noise Reduction:-2 ] Graded in Davinci Resolve.

Lens · Dec 3, 2023

Pete Martson said:
Camera Settings [ 4K 60P HLG ISO:1600 Sharpness:-2 Noise Reduction:-2 ] Graded in Davinci Resolve.

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That looks really good for ISO 1600. Did you compare to night mode or a lower ISO?

YVRGUY · Dec 3, 2023

That’s nice…great low light demo of Mini4Pro. It’s an amazing little drone and to get that quality in such a small package.

tca · Dec 3, 2023

Does the mini pro 4 have the "night mode?"

Digitized Life · Dec 3, 2023

tca said:
Does the mini pro 4 have the "night mode?"

Yes

Digitized Life · Dec 3, 2023

Lens said:
That looks really good for ISO 1600. Did you compare to night mode or a lower ISO?

I did... Night mode is only 8 BIT so much less dynamic range and shadow detail. Lower ISO has less noise but less shadow detail. HLG which is 10 BIT, has much more dynamic range and shadow detail and seems to be very good for night video, but requires grading.

Lens · Dec 3, 2023

Pete Martson said:
I did... Night mode is only 8 BIT so much less dynamic range and shadow detail. Lower ISO has less noise but less shadow detail. HLG which is 10 BIT, has much more dynamic range and shadow detail and seems to be very good for night video, but requires grading.

Thanks Pete. That's my conclusion with night mode too. HLG is the way to go for night and low light video.

Luckyguy9 · Dec 5, 2023

Where is that? Duval Street in Key West or West Palm Beach> Thanks!

Digitized Life · Dec 5, 2023

Luckyguy9 said:
Where is that? Duval Street in Key West or West Palm Beach> Thanks!

Lake Worth Florida, Downtown.

Droning on and on... · Dec 6, 2023

Lens said:
Thanks Pete. That's my conclusion with night mode too. HLG is the way to go for night and low light video.

Causes the obvious question, so what's the point of night mode then? Why not just advise the user to shoot HLG for low light?

Lens · Dec 6, 2023

Droning on and on... said:
Causes the obvious question, so what's the point of night mode then? Why not just advise the user to shoot HLG for low light?

For me, and the lighting conditions I've flown in, night mode didn't provide the best dynamic range as Pete explained. Night mode might work for some under different lighting scenarios or locations. Just have to experiment.

Digitized Life · Dec 6, 2023

Droning on and on... said:
Causes the obvious question, so what's the point of night mode then? Why not just advise the user to shoot HLG for low light?

With Night Mode there is much less work to getting a final video (not needing to color grade for instance). Some just want to point and shoot, which Night Mode allows you to do.