Best Camera Settings for DJI Mavic 2 Pro | Shoot Cinematic Video with Your Drone

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[@RiskCapCom]

Hi Tom, of all the reviewers on KZbin of the DJI Mavic 2, you are one if not the best. Congratulations. You really do a great job. I like that you don't leave out even the very simple, simple steps for us beginners. Thank you so much, Tom. It is so appreciated by us.

[@scotnet55]

When Hyperlapse Video Frame is on during hyperlapse capture, it overlays a rectangular "frame" on your viewfinder that shows what the post-processed hyperlapse video will display. After capture, the native images are processed into the video, including stabilization, which results in a slight loss at the edges of the frame.

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

is ti 16:9 the frame?

[@utbson]

@@PatrickGuerrisi no it's ratio.

[@Ferdigrapher]

If you turn AFC on it just means, that if you are not recording Mavic 2 refocuses if it detects that the image gets out of focus. If you turn it off, it doesn't. No matter if its on or of Mavic 2 will not refocus while recording. This can only be triggered by touching the screen to focus.

[@Lichtbildidealisten]

got my best outcome by setting the focus manual to nearly infinity, at the second marker of top. With the small sensor the depth of field at f 4 starts already about 1m -1.5 m in front of the camera up to infinity..

[@ElkhornRich]

Intense, but outstanding. I've bookmarked it, 'cause there's so much into my brain couldn't take it all in...but it wanted to. Thank you for making it.

[@sanjayramoutar5012]

Same here, lol!

[@luisantoniorodriguez9397]

Great video, just got my new Mavic Pro 2. This video helped me a bunch. keep it up

[@philjvii4354]

Thank you Tom 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@hubi84pl]

There is no link with the test of SD cards that you said is I description

[@rafal.daniecki]

Very Good Tutorials for Dji Mavic 2 Pro setting. Good Job Tom :) !

[@kfotoprm]

Hi, the "Hyperlapse" setting, is to enable the option to make the "Toast". Once sellected, you can put a slice of bread, (Small Slice) between the two "Clamping arms", of the Controller, it will then, "Toast your Bread", to a golden brown! You can, if needed, adjust the "Heat setting" by the "Right", front wheel. Hope that helped.

[@jamesaloyisius6210]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@johndrangevag3527]

Veldig bra og lærerikt

[@rikardhallberg7101]

Hello Tom, great video as always. Could you please do a video on how to get the best focus for the Mavic 2 series? There are like none of you drone youtubers that have done this so should be a good video to do.

[@allangosling6134]

Hi Tom thank you very much for a detailed and in depth video. I have just bought mavic pro 2 there is sooooo much to learn. It is great pleasure to have videos like yours that go through step by step.

[@Daddyof13]

Can’t wait to get my Mavic2 Pro....😉😎

[@nia6849]

Are you a photographer or videographer?

[@paulrfontenot2594]

Fantastic basic tutorial for the beginner like me! Thanks!

[@carmelogarcia9599]

Very good tutorial Tom. Liked it alot.

[@downtoearthphotography6655]

Thanks Tom, I just got the MP2 so a bit late to the party - but as always your video helped me sort out my settings :) Regards Jess in Australia

[@marctrainor5595]

Thank you Tom. Another great video from you. I always like your videos, and they're so informative. Marc T.

[@jessemast5319]

Just subscribed. This video was SO helpful. Just got the Mavic 2 Pro. Thanks!

[@Aztech_Drones_UK]

Love your videos Tom really informative, Thank you

[@MeeLoNengStudio]

Unlike others, you go step-by-step which is great. Do you know why the anti-flicker doesn't work on my drone? It is on "off" now and I can't move it.

[@jasonbutler2605]

Excellent, very informative video. You presented some rather "complex" features and settings in a very easy to understand and and simple to apply manner. Many thanks for that. Please keep uploading quality videos!

[@20username09]

Great video thanks for posting. I love my MPro2

[@ThariqTheTechnoWizard]

me too

[@LEXPIX]

Good stuff Tom. Well presented.

[@40Andrey]

Time to update this video. Although found this info quite useful. Thank you.

[@Manfred.Druschowitz]

Best Ever Tutorials Greetings from Austria

[@faizanshoro2372]

nice one thank you

[@OluwatofaratiGbadamosi]

Great video, Just bought my Mavic 2 pro... I can't wait to get started... Nigeria is hailing O!

[@richthedroneguy8943]

Great Job Tom!

[@johnsdronefootage1569]

Thank you for the help on this! Liked and subscribed

[@Aleksandr_Malkov]

Thanks from Russia!

[@digitalkiteaerial]

Extremely helpful, thank you ...I subscribed because of this video. Thanks

[@theairpeople2433]

Top Man

[@vietnamthanthuong6530]

Thank you

[@SleepingVoiceASMR]

So useful! Thank you so much for such a great video and all the tips!

[@MeeLoNengStudio]

Can you tell me why it will not allow me to turn on the anti-flicker? Right now it's on off.

[@TheGuggo]

Great content. I will go through it several times to dig into each item. May I suggest you to improve the sound by reducing the reverb in your studio?

[@grrooowll]

Nice informative video. Thanks

[@outsidehavingfun4495]

thank you

[@johnbroman3660]

Love your tutorials!!! Your so good!!! Thanks

[@TomsTechTime]

Thanks, John!

[@khaldounkaiss6215]

Great explanation, great points coverage. Thanks.

[@carldemonbrun2245]

Hyperlapse is all the rage with DJI Mac 2 Air S/Pro/ Zoom ,etc. Feel free to experiment with this setting. Thanks.🔥🏴‍☠️🏹🏰🀄️

[@StuWright]

good vid!

[@rodibremo]

Bien fait, bravo...

[@cuuppaajoe]

Thanks! AFC mode bothers me as it’s constantly changing during the video so I keep it off and tap to focus when needed. :)-

[@geraldfisher7167]

Great video on honing in the basics! Thanks for detailing and posting!

[@dandanu2526]

Thank you so much,very informative video.I would like to know how much a variable aperture is important for a drone user compared to a fixed one and if with a 0.8-1 inch sensor there can be loss of details with a fixed aperture like 1.7-2.4-2.8...in terms of photography.

[@mraz1017]

very clear..thx thx

[@AirKhanFPV]

HLG is also 10bit its a 10bit HDR Log Profil the iPhone 12 and higher can handle h.265 HLG .mov format as a 10bit HDR!

[@BigMoney23223]

He's staring into my soul

[@mrblinker7189]

Lol fr

[@WeeblerZ18]

Thanks man!!

[@thedude6924]

Thanks a lot Tom, u got my Subscribe ;) I got the Mavic 2 Pro and i´m actually happy with it. But on Eveng / nighttime (like other cams) it´s a Challenge. Did you test the best Settings there and have a vid? Also my AF is not always giving me the best sharp picture, but i didn´t check the AFC Option, maybe that helps.. Thanks a lot and keep it up!

[@TeslaCanadaEh]

Thank you Tom, very informative ! Cheers from Waterloo, Ontario Canada !

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great set-up video, and very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheQMastr]

Hi.. I am having great difficulty in downloading the H.265 settings that you have mentioned on my iPhone 13 Pro Max and my iPad Air6 as it states that the video is not supported when i try to download it to my devices mentioned.. Nevertheless ,I did manage to download them to my iMac but its not the same.. In a way dissapointed but i believe that this needs an updated vlog as i have searched everywhere in the internet for a week now and no luck.

[@BrianKushner]

Tom the Hyperlapse Video Frame creates a reference frame for you to see what the hyperlapse framing will be because it crops..

[@TomsTechTime]

I'll have to check it again because when I tried it, I couldn't spot any reference frame. And I ran several tests. Maybe it's the firmware or something else... I'll just go and check it again. Thanks a lot for your answer!

[@ignaciojavierdominguezrepe4969]

that's right and just add that it's red

[@AboveandBeyondGlobalDrones]

Informative as always! One can also AE lock to ensure exposure value does not change when filming. HQ mode is what mine stays on. Not interested in post processing out the FOV curve.

[@seba260887]

did you experience huge lens distortion on dlog settings? how did you fix it if you had such a problems?

[@leonardgleicher]

Vielen Danke!

[@northeastdroneproductions]

Great Info. Cheers for the vid.

[@franzgrissom3768]

excellent video

[@richnimbu]

I wish there was a LOVE button. This tutorial, in particular, was PERFECT for a new drone flyer.

[@greggpep56]

Awsome video, in this short time i have learned soooo much . Again GREAT video Tom.

[@jasondanner6630]

Great video Good Sir . Haven't taken the leap to buy my mavic 2 as of yet, however your setup video is saved in my folder for when I do. Thanks again! 👍

[@itaco8066]

Great video, Thank you

[@caryczichon3547]

I own both a Mavic Pro and a Mavic 2 Pro. The operation of the exposure dials at the upper right corner of their controllers is different. On the Mavic Pro, when the dial is rotated left of right, the exposure value change continuously and the controller/phone (DJI GO 4 app on a Samsung Galaxy S9 phone) makes a chirping sound as the value changes. On the Mavic 2 Pro, the dial must be rotated fully left of right to make the exposure value change 1 stop and the controller makes no sound when this happens. I'm using the same phone for both controllers. Is there a setting (programming the exposure dial) for the Mavic 2 Pro controller to make it's exposure dial operate like the exposure dial on the Mavic Pro controller?

[@MrMspidyM]

Yeah ive got both and agree with this about the 2 controller Its annoying

[@masami_channel3937]

I always enjoy your video! Sending tons of love from Japan😊Sayonara〜！

[@TomsTechTime]

I am happy to hear that! All the very best to Japan from Germany!

[@Maorifpv]

if i dont have ND filter should i use camera on auto? These ND filters are better than polar pro cinema series? what do you change in the camera when you move against sun? or go to a dark area? Shutter speed or aperture?

[@intheshadows..2107]

Good video Tom looked this up as I fly a parrot Anafi but want to upgrade to the Pro 2 it is the filmmaker`s drone. I film manual in a D.L.S.R and have got into using the light meter I can use the histogram which the Anafi doesn't have and was checking that the pro does . You make some good points especially about the controller screen being too bright and giving out misleading information of the footage that you are filming when in manual been caught out with that before by not using the light meter also the double the shutter speed from the frame rate so important as well. I colour grade everything so I am aware of these settings the 10 bit colour must make a massive difference in the grading choice and watching some Pro 2 videos the files are stunning high grade quality so professional looking

[@paulnottle8524]

Hi Tom, I've recently noticed that video looks good while recording but when I select photo mode every thing looks washed out (burnt). I had iso, shuuter speed etc set to auto. I'm assuming these setting affect video and photo modes? Can't explain why one is good and the other not?? Thanks so much for the video. Paul for Darwin.

[@DouglasJLee-hu3ep]

Trying to set up up my mavic 2 pro camera and following your leads I have my shutter set to 1/50 but you then say it's to bright and you need filters. Well I have not purchased those yet so what should my shutter speed be then? 1/80?.

[@johnross4357]

Hmm Hi Tom I don't have some of these settings? Camera video coding menu? Etc

[@dhansel4835]

When you are shooting video can you press the C2 button and take snapshots? There are times I would like to get a snapshot while video recording.

[@jacenburchell683]

Has anyone noticed when in HDR mode if you review your photos from play button upon returning to HDR mode your camera settings change back to manual? I have to go back to single shot mode, then return to HDR mode for camera settings to return to auto in HDR mode. It really messed me up one day as I did not notice the changes until I go home.

[@RJHN9108]

Awesome

[@Ohios1Cheesehead]

This video convinced me. I'm getting the Zoom lol

[@Dankenein]

Get both instead!!

[@UAV_61]

What is the settings (Manual mode) if you do not have ND filter, please ?

[@bhamwow]

I cannot seem to get my DJI Smart Controller to see my SD storage card - it is greyed out. I am using a San Disk Ultra 64GB card. What do I need to do to use this SD card>?

[@steve66gas]

super

[@christophercorpuzvlog80]

Hello my friend, i have a little problem when go live from facebook,,how can i removed the beep sound always when focusing to the object? Please can you help thanks my friend

[@Aerials]

Tom, did you experience any negative situations between autofocus or manual focus ? For me the AF seems very blurry.... Gonna do some tests with different settings today how other settings influence the sharpness...

[@TomsTechTime]

So far, the AF works pretty fine for me, I cannot complain. But sometimes I just switch to Manual, because it makes me feel a bit safer. Stay tuned!

[@Aerials]

@@TomsTechTime thanks Tom and greetings from Germany to Germany ;)

[@LesLeyLey]

Great video my southern neighbor! Love my M2PRO and this helps me love it even more :)

[@sanjayramoutar5012]

Hi Tom, which filters do you recommend?

[@EdCoyleRealtor]

I get a flicker in my processes footage. I have it in manual mode and there is no option to change the anti flicker to anything but none. Any suggestions? I have it in 4K at 24 frames per second

[@ittaig3538]

Hey . Which bag do you use for the mavic pro 2 ?

[@jakob1713]

I am not sure but i think that the hyperlapse video frame thing means that it saves every frame of the hyperlapse

[@alwaystravelling100]

I think so too. 99% sure

[@jruffner12]

Are the Mac pro 2 camera settings pretty much the same as the phantom 4 pro camera settings

[@sipapito]

Are you in Germany? if you are do you always go and ask the ownwr of the place you want to fly for prmission? or how do you go about it without getting in trouble?Thanks!

[@EVAproductions]

subbed

[@shaunpreston893]

Please help! I have had the Mavic 2 Pro for a week now and I’m really struggling get the amazing quality 4k footage that everyone is going on about…what am I doing wrong? I’ve tried many youtube’s “best settings” but its not working…I use to own a Mavic Air and so far I think the Mavic Air has better quality footage. Now I know this is wrong…so I’m after your “best Settings” recommendation? because as of now…my GoPro hero 7 black creates MUCH clearer/sharper a crisper footage over my Mavic 2 pro. All the trees etc seem too mushy and it looks more like 1080p footage rather than 4k. Please help!

[@bradmancini6987]

Shaun Preston I’m not sure what is causing it. Did you try using h.265 in settings and try to use dlog it works really well for me.

[@ThatVideographerNick]

sounds like your using best setting videos expecting a miracle. Most of the best settings videos you see, are to give what is called a FLAT Colour profile. You hAVE to still colour grade your footage to get it to HOW you want it perfectly. Also ensure you have 4k selected,and understand ISO,Aperture, and shutter speed and how all these work.

[@shaunpreston893]

@@ThatVideographerNick Was taking more about the quality/clarity...not colour.

[@moussandao7262]

Hello My mavic 2pro's camera hes a faillure because the images are always black. What can be the possible causes

[@chad__thundercock]

Hey Tom, ich hab deine Videoeinstellungen benutzt aber bei 24fps und dem Fakt, die Automatikfunktion beim Weißabgleich zu meiden, gehe ich nicht mit. Meine Aufnahmen sahen dadurch eher schlechter und verwaschner aus. Ich hab die 25fps in 4K gelassen und den Weißabgleich auf Auto belassen. Beim Nacheditieren macht es mir das eher leichter als schwerer.

[@kostasfabridis7290]

hi when i use manual button the picture is dark and M.M is not working or moving ???

[@AshManXP]

How are you able to fit the iPhone case into the controller? I find that I always have to remove my super-thin case

[@TomsTechTime]

Haha, I don't know, but it just fits. Even though in order to use it, I need to install a USB -> Lightning cable at the bottom of the RC, because the side cable isn't long enough. Stay tuned!

[@DanConnew1]

I have a new Mav Pro 2 and have noticed when filming video the record jams on! I press to stop recording but the record button just spins and I can’t switch to camera! Once I shut down and re start its works again but jams on once I switch to video. It’s when I press to filming it spins and won’t let me switch camera, any ideas?

[@ThatVideographerNick]

SD CARD TOO SLOW.

[@amagnier]

In dng. Is style needed ?

[@unclebuck5957]

Very good video I have the zoom.

[@TomsTechTime]

I recently uploaded an episode, explaining how to set up the Mavic 2 Zoom, feel free to watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3zFg6KEnsp0lbc

[@jruffner12]

So you’re saying the maverick pro is better all-around him the phantom for pro

[@jruffner12]

You think the Mavic pro zoom is the best of the Mavics in general

[@ThatVideographerNick]

@@jruffner12 no, the mavic 2 pro is better due to the sensor size.

[@charliestovall9953]

thank you Tom that was very helpful..................................................JS*

[@FrancescoSignorini11]

Many people say not to go above f4.0 with the mavic 2 pro because the image is too soft and fuzzy over this aperture

[@CodakChris]

over you mean under

[@rezvanbagheri1901]

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