I recently did a detailed comparison between the DJI Mini 5 Pro and the Mavic 3 Pro (all 3 lenses), shooting both in D-Log M and D-Log.
The idea was to carefully align exposure using math — matching shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, and ND filters — to see how close the two drones could get.
The findings were a real surprise:
Here’s the full video with side-by-side tests and my workflow in DaVinci Resolve:
I’ll also demonstrate how I handled these differences in Resolve, and what you should watch out for if you rely on log footage across both drones.
Curious if others here noticed the same thing when trying to match Mini 5 Pro with Mavic footage? Or any other Dji drone to a different one?
The idea was to carefully align exposure using math — matching shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, and ND filters — to see how close the two drones could get.
The findings were a real surprise:
- Even without ND filters, the Mini 5 Pro shows a noticeable color temperature shift compared to the Mavic 3 Pro at the same Kelvin settings.
- The DJI ND filters for Mini 5 Pro add an additional color cast plus some vignetting.
- Mini 5 Pro tends to render footage more saturated, while Mavic stays more neutral.
- Math works to align exposure… but color science differences break the match.
Here’s the full video with side-by-side tests and my workflow in DaVinci Resolve:
I’ll also demonstrate how I handled these differences in Resolve, and what you should watch out for if you rely on log footage across both drones.
Curious if others here noticed the same thing when trying to match Mini 5 Pro with Mavic footage? Or any other Dji drone to a different one?
