Whenever I take a picture, it's too small...

[DoreyDrone]

Hey guys and gals! iPhone 6S user here. Had the Mavic for about a week, and whenever I take a picture during flight, it shows up on my Camera Roll, but with a large black border around it. This shrinks the picture size by about double. Anything I can change?

Thanks!

 

[Qoncussion]

Retrieve the images directly from the microSD card in the Mavic, not from your phone. The version stored on your phone is a smaller, low-res version of what is stored on the SD card.

 

[DoreyDrone]

Thanks!

 

[LoveJoy]

Make sure when you shoot you have the drone in 16:9 aspect ratio for the biggest picture and resolution.

 

[Mr. Salty]

Make sure when you shoot you have the drone in 16:9 aspect ratio for the biggest picture and resolution.

Actually, you should set the photo aspect ratio to 4:3 to get the highest resolution (3,000 x 4,000). The 16:9 aspect ratio crops the top and bottom of the sensor and you lose resolution.

 

[Cslucas34]

There is an option for you to select in DJI Go that will transfer the full resolution photos to your phone, instead of the smaller files. It’s in your camera options.

 

[Youser]

There is an option for you to select in DJI Go that will transfer the full resolution photos to your phone, instead of the smaller files. It’s in your camera options.

I need to enable this. Recently been coming home and the. Turning the Mavic on, hooking up the phone to the RC just to download the 'original' copies of the photos I have taken.

 

[Youser]

Actually, you should set the photo aspect ratio to 4:3 to get the highest resolution (3,000 x 4,000). The 16:9 aspect ratio crops the top and bottom of the sensor and you lose resolution.

So even though 4:3 is smaller with boreders on both sides, this is the highest resolution the mavic can shoot a photo at?

I assumed it was 16:9 as well

 

[Cslucas34]

I need to enable this. Recently been coming home and the. Turning the Mavic on, hooking up the phone to the RC just to download the 'original' copies of the photos I have taken.

It’s very useful. I do most of my post processing on my IPad Pro with affinity photo. So when I’m done with the shoot they are all full res on my phone and I just airdrop them over to the iPad and I’m ready to go. No need to fuss with the unit itself or the microSD card.

 

[Qoncussion]

I need to enable this. Recently been coming home and the. Turning the Mavic on, hooking up the phone to the RC just to download the 'original' copies of the photos I have taken.

You could just take the microSD card from the Mavic and pop it into your computer to offload your images.

So even though 4:3 is smaller with boreders on both sides, this is the highest resolution the mavic can shoot a photo at?

I assumed it was 16:9 as well

Yup, 4:3 is the highest resolution. 16:9 actually crops the top and bottom of a 4:3 image.

 

[Cslucas34]

So even though 4:3 is smaller with boreders on both sides, this is the highest resolution the mavic can shoot a photo at?

I assumed it was 16:9 as well

Best way I can explain it is this: The amount of pixels the sensor captures will be constant. (The all familiar “Mega Pixel” ranking everyone uses to describe the camera). The mavic shoots 12 mega pixel stills (hence the 4000x3000 resolution). When using an aspect ratio of 4:3 you’ll notice it lines up nice and good for the amount of pixels. 16:9 doesn’t quite line up so nice and the image has to be “stretched” to make the aspect ratio work. Although it’s doing this, the amount of pixels it’s capturing is exactly the same. So you end up with the same amount of pixels in a larger area which means that your “dpi” or dots per inch will be slightly less. So technically yes, he is correct. That being said, most people will not notice a difference as the impact is minimal for normal photos. I use 16:9 most of the time and have blown up and printed large versions of the photos and it’s a non issue.

 

[dscline]

16:9 doesn’t quite line up so nice and the image has to be “stretched” to make the aspect ratio work.

I don't think that's a proper analogy. The image isn't stretched. The top and bottom are cropped off.

Although it’s doing this, the amount of pixels it’s capturing is exactly the same.

They aren't the same, the pixels from the top and bottom are not "captured" to the saved file. In 4x3 it should be capturing 12M pixels, in 16x9 9M pixels.

 

[Mr. Salty]

Best way I can explain it is this: The amount of pixels the sensor captures will be constant. (The all familiar “Mega Pixel” ranking everyone uses to describe the camera). The mavic shoots 12 mega pixel stills (hence the 4000x3000 resolution). When using an aspect ratio of 4:3 you’ll notice it lines up nice and good for the amount of pixels. 16:9 doesn’t quite line up so nice and the image has to be “stretched” to make the aspect ratio work. Although it’s doing this, the amount of pixels it’s capturing is exactly the same. So you end up with the same amount of pixels in a larger area which means that your “dpi” or dots per inch will be slightly less. So technically yes, he is correct. That being said, most people will not notice a difference as the impact is minimal for normal photos. I use 16:9 most of the time and have blown up and printed large versions of the photos and it’s a non issue.

Sorry, no, that's not how it works.

I just shot photos with my Mavic at 4:3 and 16:9 to confirm.

The 4:3 photos are 4,000 x 3,000 pixels (12 megapixels). The 16:9 ratio photos are 4,000 x 2,250 (9 megapixels). Both are 72 dpi.

Photos taken at the 16:9 aspect ratio are cropped, not stretched.

 

[Viciam]

Hey guys and gals! iPhone 6S user here. Had the Mavic for about a week, and whenever I take a picture during flight, it shows up on my Camera Roll, but with a large black border around it. This shrinks the picture size by about double. Anything I can change?

Thanks!

You could try viagra and then take the picture It might make it look bigger

 

[Cslucas34]

Sorry, no, that's not how it works.

I just shot photos with my Mavic at 4:3 and 16:9 to confirm.

The 4:3 photos are 4,000 x 3,000 pixels (12 megapixels). The 16:9 ratio photos are 4,000 x 2,250 (9 megapixels). Both are 72 dpi.

Photos taken at the 16:9 aspect ratio are cropped, not stretched.

Perhaps stretched was a poor choice of word. The basic principle I was trying to simplify and get across is that the sensor captures what the sensor captures and can’t be changed. The way we arrange what it captures changes and results in a final image with less pixels. Of course it crops the image, you selected a different aspect ratio. That’s why your total megapixel count drops. But the image is still capturing a full 12 megapixels in its native 4:3 aspect ratio. We are just telling it to change the ratios. Anytime you crop an image post processing you are effectively changing the aspect ratio.

 

[Cslucas34]

I don't think that's a proper analogy. The image isn't stretched. The top and bottom are cropped off.

They aren't the same, the pixels from the top and bottom are not "captured" to the saved file. In 4x3 it should be capturing 12M pixels, in 16x9 9M pixels.

Yes you are correct it was a poor analogy. I was trying to convey that the sensor doesn’t change what it captures, we just tell the software to arrange it differently in a different aspect ratio.

 

[Kilrah]

No it is not "arranged differently", it's "some of it is thrown away".

 

[Cslucas34]

No it is not "arranged differently", it's "some of it is thrown away".

If you have an aspect ratio of 4:3 and an aspect ratio of 16:9... the yes, it is arranged differently. The ratios of vertical to horizontal lines are different.

 

[Mr. Salty]

But the image is still capturing a full 12 megapixels in its native 4:3 aspect ratio. We are just telling it to change the ratios. Anytime you crop an image post processing you are effectively changing the aspect ratio.

The image sensor may still be exposed to the full image, but it isn't capturing it. Post-processing or not, the image is being cropped and resolution is being lost and cannot be recovered, even if you're shooting in RAW. The data simply wasn't "captured" in 16:9.

 

[Qoncussion]

Here's what the sensor looks like, and how it processes a 16x9 image. Any questions?