Vertical photos?

[SpinItUp]

Guess my MP isn't that redundant after all. Portrait is useful for buildings/infrastructure photo's, where you don't want wide *ss pic.
Didn't realise the reason why my pano' shots sucked was because I was taking them horizontally. Thanks for info!

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[Meta4]

Didn't realise the reason why my pano' shots sucked was because I was taking them horizontally.

Portrait format might be good for panoramas but you can just as easily shoot good panos with landscape format shots.

 

[OldBlueHeron]

I’m disappointed, would have been nice to have one that does it all; but this is why I have a fleet...

 

[Michael W.]

So, let's just give a big middle finger to the biggest photo sharing user base in the world?

Whether you like IG or not, it's a huge platform to ignore with the Mavic 2.

My understanding is that the Mavic 2 (Zoom) does support what you need, the Mavic 2 Pro doesn’t.

It is easy enough to crop the horizontal image to get the vertical needed, only a fraction of the resolution is needed for Instagram. Or, just get the Mavic 2 Zoom.

I don’t think DJI gave the middle finger to anybody, as mentioned there likely was a technical/mechanical reason that precluded it .

 

[gnirtS]

The zoom doesn't either.

And cropping is a very poor "solution". Makes framing harder and you lose resolution. Portrait is used for a lot more than just the "foot and food" social media network!

 

[Michael W.]

The zoom doesn't either.

And cropping is a very poor "solution". Makes framing harder and you lose resolution. Portrait is used for a lot more than just the "foot and food" social media network!

Are you sure the zoom doesn’t? That’s odd.

As far as losing resolution with cropping, what is the resolution of Instagram photos?!?

 

[Talley]

Huge fail.

Instagram is vertical, so they just tossed out a huge chunk of their potential buyers.

Good.

I don't even have an instagram account.

 

[gnirtS]

Are you sure the zoom doesn’t? That’s odd.

As far as losing resolution with cropping, what is the resolution of Instagram photos?!?

And i'll repeat - there are a lot more uses for portrait mode than instagram ! (Which is square anyway).

 

[Turn11]

From the FAQ,

6.Why can't the Mavic 2's gimbal shoot vertically as the Mavic Pro does?

The Mavic 2's gimbal structure is optimized for increased stiffness, meaning that the camera is unable to rotate the full 90° needed to shoot vertically. However, you can choose the Vertical Mode in Panorama to get a stitched vertical photo.
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Does this mean no more of the unique top down photos? As in the gimbal can’t be rotated to point directly down? Or is it referring to something else?

I seem to remember seeing somewhere that to get a vertical photo the camera took 3 pictures and did something with them. Maybe too much Scotch but thinking I am close.

this is from the M2P U/G


What does this statement mean?

 

[SpinItUp]

I seem to remember seeing somewhere that to get a vertical photo the camera took 3 pictures and did something with them. Maybe too much Scotch but thinking I am close.

this is from the M2P U/G
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What does this statement mean?

It means the camera can point down 90º and up past the horizontal by 30º.
No vertical orientation is given.

 

[Turn11]

It means the camera can point down 90º and up past the horizontal by 30º.
No vertical orientation is given.

I don't know, i'm asking to learn.
if the camera can rotate -90, that is straight down isn't it? I don't understand the difference.

 

[SpinItUp]

I don't know, i'm asking to learn.
if the camera can rotate -90, that is straight down isn't it? I don't understand the difference.

-90º down from the horizontal does indeed = under the aircraft/straight down

 

[Turn11]

-90º down from the horizontal does indeed = under the aircraft/straight down

Then what is the controversy?

 

[gnirtS]

The *gimbal* can pan from -90 to +30 degrees.
The gimbal cannot physically rotate itself from landscape to portrait.

 

[fakbik]

Gee wilikers I guess we'll all have to learn how to compose shots then.

 

[gnirtS]

People know how to compose shots. Which is why having portrait was useful.

Unless you class "compose" as "always have to crop, reducing resolution and detail" ?

That and making panoramas require twice the number of images to produce.

 

[fakbik]

It is a feature only available to 2 entry level consumer drones. It has just been a feature on the Mavic pro 1 and spark. They even left it off the air. Never a feature on the Phantom. Not a feature on the Inspire. Are there even gimbals for mirrorless/dslr setups that allow portrait mode for your hex, octo rigs?

I guess if it was so important to me I'd just stick to my 1st gen mavic and not go 4 pages deep on some forum about a drone that doesn't fit my needs then. But hey you never know, DJI might just buy back the drones, add the feature in, and rerelease them like an initial gopro drone release.

Otherwise, for those aforementioned, ultra-rare times when you want portrait mode only content, you're just going to have to do what everyone else does for ultra-specialized needs, and just do some PP.

 

[gnirtS]

Yes, because panoramas are really "ultra specialised" needs.
And obviously looking around in the real world you never ever see any sort of portrait images. And all magazines are read sideways too,

 

[Meta4]

Yes, because panoramas are really "ultra specialised" needs.
And obviously looking around in the real world you never ever see any sort of portrait images. And all magazines are read sideways too,

Panoramas are mainstream and users of other drones manage to shoot them despite not having the ability to shoot in portrait format.
And contrary to what you've written, it doesn't take twice the number of images.

 

[gnirtS]

"it doesnt take twice the images". No. "IT" doesnt if you use the in built pano options. But why would you when they're so restrictive they're next to useless offering no option to frame, no option to set the field of view, no option to reposition the horizon.

To do what would be a 1 x 3 vertical panoama on the M1 will now require a 2x3 grid (a top and bottom) to get the same field of view. This will take longer and will result in more lost space getting things aligned.

It can be done but you have to work around.

As for the countless shots where portrait mode is very useful or needed then you'll need to do either a vertical panorama and manually stitch or crop which means lost resolution or detail. Theres no perfect work around for that.