Really poor footage ,,SD card maybe?

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

Any advice welcome , could it be the SD card being rubbish?

MAvic_South_Oz · Nov 18, 2019

Gawd that is awful, must be darn depressing, as the Air can take great video.

Most will probably suggest a faulty or inadequate micro SD card, and this could be right.
What are you using ?
Have you tried another to see if it eliminates the problem ?

Doesn't look like much around there in the way of sources of bad interference, so maybe try the card first.

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

I will try a different SD card .the one originally I put in was a Samsung 64g

gianni_BT · Nov 18, 2019

bigrbradz said:
I will try a different SD card .the one originally I put in was a Samsung 64g

In order to be sure that it is or it is not a SD card issue, try to use the Mavic Air Built-in internal storage.
About the SD, it must be a Class 10 U3. Samsung and other manufacturers produce 16/32/64 GB SD in different "U" classes. U1 normally does not support the 2K and 4K resolutions and even with 1080 sometimes loose photograms.

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

gianni_BT said:
In order to be sure that it is or it is not a SD card issue, try to use the Mavic Air Built-in internal storage.
About the SD, it must be a Class 10 U3. Samsung and other manufacturers produce 16/32/64 GB SD in different "U" classes. U1 normally does not support the 2K and 4K resolutions and even with 1080 sometimes loose photograms.

Ok .that's a good idea trying internal storage .didn't know about SD card I just put one in I had and thought Samsung was good make .thanks for the reply

DanMan32 · Nov 18, 2019

If it was too slow of a card, you usually get a warning. Still, even cards with correct rating will wear out, where it will be fine for situations that don't require speed, like file copy, but fail for fast transfers like live video recording.

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

I tried going to internal storage and it's as bad if not worse

DanMan32 · Nov 18, 2019

Try firmware refresh, or downgrade/upgrade if it will let you.

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

Ok will try that, appreciate yours and everybody's time to reply

WithTheBirds · Nov 18, 2019

Is the sample from the video recorded to the SD card? The downlink to the device is always lower quality and will vary subject to link quality.

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

WithTheBirds said:
Is the sample from the video recorded to the SD card? The downlink to the device is always lower quality and will vary subject to link quality.

The first video (outside) is from SD card and the indoor sample is from internal source

WithTheBirds · Nov 18, 2019

The reason I asked is that your uploaded video is only 720p. It also has a glitch which is not unlike what might be observed with a downlink transmission issue.

Try evaluating 4K footage and stills to ascertain if there is an issue with the camera. My suspicion is this is simply a case of your needing to familiarise yourself with the camera operation and shooting modes.

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

WithTheBirds said:
The reason I asked is that your uploaded video is only 720p. It also has a glitch which is not unlike what might be observed with a downlink transmission issue.

Try evaluating 4K footage and stills to ascertain if there is an issue with the camera. My suspicion is this is simply a case of your needing to familiarise yourself with the camera operation and shooting modes.

Got to be honest , I am no photographer, is there settings you suggest ?

bigrbradz · Nov 18, 2019

DanMan32 said:
If it was too slow of a card, you usually get a warning. Still, even cards with correct rating will wear out, where it will be fine for situations that don't require speed, like file copy, but fail for fast transfers like live video recording.

I did see a warning on a different SD card I put in .thanks for replying