White balance help please.

[mavic6611]

I was out flying my Mavic today. It's been a sunny day which is unusual here in the UK.. However I couldn't seem to get rid of the white blowing most of the clarity out of the image. I had it on auto white balance to start but changing that never solved it. I also tried the different setting, ie.. Sunny, cloudy etc but nothing seemed to cure it.

Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks guys

 

[ed1nh0]

I guess you misunderstood the meaning of white balance. This setting will not eliminate the brightness of the image. It'll change the temperature (cooler or warmer). You'll need to control the ISO or the shutter speed, since you cannot adjust the lens apertute, unless you use a ND filter.

 

[mavic6611]

Ahh yes you're absolutely right.. That's just jogged my memory of the right side wheel toggle on the controller can actually change the brightness also as mine is set up for that adjustment. That's for the reply mate I appreciate it.

 

[Strafe1]

I think that talking about ISO and ND filters may be too advanced to adequately discuss right now. Take a look at some you tube videos that discuss basic camera settings. They don't have to be Mavic videos, just basic photography vids. This should give you the basic functions and control parameters of a camera to take good pictures and video. If you absolutely must take pics/vids right now, just put every camera setting on Auto and be sure the number next to the EV symbol says 0.0 (this can be adjusted with the dial on the top right side of your controller.

 

[Strafe1]

oops. reply came when i was typing...

 

[mavic6611]

More great and helpful information. Thank you very much for your help and advice mate

 

[Rnl]

Filters made it way easier for me to get good video.

 

[mavic6611]

I'll have to buy some. Which filters are you using?

 

[Ziggy01]

The Polar Pro Cinema series is pretty sweet.

 

[Rnl]

Taco, any one of them will make a big difference. Its made me really want to work on my photograph skills. They look so rich.

 

[ed1nh0]

I think that talking about ISO and ND filters may be too advanced to adequately discuss right now.

I think ISO is pretty basic to discuss. It's just the sensor sensitivity to the light.
But you're right about ND filters. I just mentioned them because they're the only way to adjust the lens aperture (a feature the Mavic's cam don't have).

I'll have to buy some. Which filters are you using?

Good quality filters are better of course but you have 3 versions of them: the standard (ND), the coated and the polarized.
Regardless their quality you should care about their weight.
Genuine Dji ND filters weigh 0.3g.
Taco-RC ND non coated filters weigh 0.6g (I have a set of these and I assure you they're really good). The coated version is better for direct sun light.
PolarPro ND filters weigh 0.9g.

 

[mavic6611]

Thanks for all your comments guys. It always helps to have everyone's input.

 

[Lt Shanks]

I guess you misunderstood the meaning of white balance. This setting will not eliminate the brightness of the image. It'll change the temperature (cooler or warmer). You'll need to control the ISO or the shutter speed, since you cannot adjust the lens apertute, unless you use a ND filter.

Well you're correct on ISO and shutter speed but the aperture on the Mavic`s camera is fixed. The ND/Polarizing filters allow you to slow shutter speed for a richer more fluid video but has no effect on your aperture range. The term you are looking for is Exposure/EV not Brightness/ISO.

 

[ed1nh0]

Well you're correct on ISO and shutter speed but the aperture on the Mavic`s camera is fixed. The ND/Polarizing filters allow you to slow shutter speed for a richer more fluid video but has no effect on your aperture range. The term you are looking for is Exposure/EV not Brightness/ISO.

You're correct. Forgive me if I expressed myself incorrectly.
When I said "the only way to adjust the lens aperture" I meant to control the amount of light that reaches the sensor, not to change the aperture itself, that its fixed indeed. And to do that you need to fool the sensor with some non-translucent device.

 

[Lt Shanks]

You're correct. Forgive me if I expressed myself incorrectly.
When I said "the only way to adjust the lens aperture" I meant to control the amount of light that reaches the sensor, not to change the aperture itself, that its fixed indeed. And to do that you need to fool the sensor with some non-translucent device.

No problem Ed just wanted to clarify some of the terminology it can be a little confusing to folks with little or no photography experience - Cheers