Why does my MavicPro footage shimmer?

Jr. Stafford · Nov 24, 2020

Have noticed since I got my MavicPro, that video footage always 'shimmers'. I have an example here. Recently got a 4k tv, and watching my footage is always so disappointing because everything I ever filmed with my Mavic looks this way. Notice on the bushes and roof, it's a shimmering almost like 'heat waves', but it's a cool day.....it's not heat waves. Is this just a limitation of the Mavic camera, or do I have some settings wrong?

It's always been disappointing to me watching footage from the Mavic, I want to see nice clean smooth footage.

Phantomrain.org · Nov 24, 2020

Jr. Stafford said:
Have noticed since I got my MavicPro, that video footage always 'shimmers'. I have an example here. Recently got a 4k tv, and watching my footage is always so disappointing because everything I ever filmed with my Mavic looks this way. Notice on the bushes and roof, it's a shimmering almost like 'heat waves', but it's a cool day.....it's not heat waves. Is this just a limitation of the Mavic camera, or do I have some settings wrong?

It's always been disappointing to me watching footage from the Mavic, I want to see nice clean smooth footage.

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Check to see that it is not the Codec you are using as this looks like that could be the problem when your uploading

Do you see this in the original footage before you upload ?

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mavic in the Rain and Float on water.

Jr. Stafford · Nov 24, 2020

Phantomrain.org said:
Check to see that it is not the Codec you are using as this looks like that could be the problem when your uploading

Do you see this in the original footage before you upload ?

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mavic in the Rain and Float on water.

Absolutely, I can hook the Mavic straight to the tv and every bit of footage that I've taken has that same 'shimmer'.

Phantomrain.org · Nov 24, 2020

Jr. Stafford said:
Absolutely, I can hook the Mavic straight to the tv and every bit of footage that I've taken has that same 'shimmer'.

Change out the SD card , rule that out also.

VenomXts · Nov 24, 2020

I don't think thats a sd card too slow but try that, I would also calibrate your gimble again.

Without flying the drone just record some camera of you moving it side to side as well... That looks like a vibration issue and im wondering if you aren't flying it if you get it as well.

Citizen Flier · Nov 25, 2020

Was there high wind that day?

Jr. Stafford · Nov 25, 2020

Citizen Flier said:
Was there high wind that day?

No, my videos have ALWAYS looked that way.

PS.....On second look at some old videos, not true. They don't seem to shimmer.

Jr. Stafford · Nov 25, 2020

Have done some experimenting today.

New SD card.....no change.
Calibrated Gimble.....If anything, might have made it worse.

Took some footage, the first :04 seconds the camera is not moving and I look at the bushes and can't see the 'shimmering'. (Maybe a teeny bit, but not much.) Once I move the camera to the side, the 'shimmering' shows up in both sets of bushes. Then once I fire up the props, it's even worse. Looking back at some older footage, I actually now think this hasn't always been the case, can't hardly notice it on older footage. It absolutely seems to have something to do with any kind of movement of the camera?