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So a week ago or so I posted some washed out video and asked "WHY?!?!" I had everything set to Auto but got some bad vid. Well turns out... the Mavic can't easily handle some scenes, especially ones over water. It's Auto mode was probably designed by the same people who made Tesla's Auto Driving mode - usually good - but sometimes it drives into a well painted mural on a brick wall.
When I asked for help here I got a few replies. Enough to set me on a quest for a solid answer. But nobody seemed to have a simple step by step with pics and red circles and arrows. So... today I sat down at my desk, did a few screen shots of what I've learned and here they are. If you know this (you all probably do) please feel free to skip.
So first off... my overexposed video. Ick.
Now how to fix... turn on the exposure warning.
1) In the DJI App go into settings.
2) Turn on Overexposure Warning
3) Now you will see anything overexposed (like my desk lamp) is marked with zebra stripes.
By the way, these stripes freaked me out when I first saw them. Figured my drone was broken or something. Nope. They are totally normal. That's how DJI warns you an area is overexposed.
4) To easily adjust the exposure rotate the right metal dial on your remote until the Zebra stripes are gone.
Warning - if you adjust one area so it's not over exposed, another area might be too dark. So you need to adjust your ISO or a bunch of other things that are way beyond the scope of this quick post. But for a quick and dirty fix this may help somebody. I know it would have helped me.
When I asked for help here I got a few replies. Enough to set me on a quest for a solid answer. But nobody seemed to have a simple step by step with pics and red circles and arrows. So... today I sat down at my desk, did a few screen shots of what I've learned and here they are. If you know this (you all probably do) please feel free to skip.
So first off... my overexposed video. Ick.
Now how to fix... turn on the exposure warning.
1) In the DJI App go into settings.
2) Turn on Overexposure Warning
3) Now you will see anything overexposed (like my desk lamp) is marked with zebra stripes.
By the way, these stripes freaked me out when I first saw them. Figured my drone was broken or something. Nope. They are totally normal. That's how DJI warns you an area is overexposed.
4) To easily adjust the exposure rotate the right metal dial on your remote until the Zebra stripes are gone.
Warning - if you adjust one area so it's not over exposed, another area might be too dark. So you need to adjust your ISO or a bunch of other things that are way beyond the scope of this quick post. But for a quick and dirty fix this may help somebody. I know it would have helped me.