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Air 2s Photoshop HDR and Mavic AIR2S - Disappointing results

Cullen

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I recently upgraded from the Air2 to the Air2S and I have only gotten two flights in. While the verdict is still not in I would like some input from other people that process their images in photoshop raw. I typically have been shooting in AEB mode and processing the photos in Photoshop HDR. With the air2s I have seen more blown out and weird areas that I can't work through. I think these raw images have been heavily processed in raw format.

I will post a few images that I took on a sunny morning with AEB mode. I then used the photoshop merge to HDR PRO and clicked AUTO. that's it. If you zoom in you will see the lots of color noise and blown out shadows/highlights.

with the air2 I never had so much blotchy weird noise and things that were irreversible in photoshop. I think I like my images more raw and not stepped on.

Should I return my air2s for a refund and wait for the Mavic 3?
 

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Pretty ugly.

What do the original raw dng images look like in PS? Are they as ratty as the final hdr builds? It almost looks like bits are being clipped in the original images.

Did you save jpegs along with the dngs? Do the jpegs look okay by themselves? What if you stack the jpegs - any improvement over the dngs?

I'm thinking perhaps the camera raw profile for the DJI 2s camera is flakey?

Although - there is this:
 
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Looks like there's something weird in the post processing going on. That posterization on the walls of the buildings in HDR3 and HDR4 doesn't look right. What does that area look like in the original photos?
 
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