DJI MAVIC 3 BEST SETTINGS - HOW TO GET CINEMATIC FOOTAGE (GUARANTEED)

[@ftm84]

Some good info here, thanks for posting. Please note when talking about aperture settings, saying using a LARGER aperture does NOT mean a larger number, it's the opposite. The smaller the number the WIDER the aperture, or the more OPEN the aperture is. The numbers really represent a fraction (i.e. an aperture of 2 is really 1/2, meaning the diaphragm is 50% open. An aperture of 8 is really 1/8 open or 12%, etc). So it's best to use phrases like "open up the aperture" when one talks about allowing more light in, and "stop down the aperture" when referring to letting less light in. Just trying to help!

[@rc863]

Actually he said it right.. a larger aperture (lower number ) is actually the correct term.. look it up

[@davybloggs1564]

@@rc863 No, what he says is not only wrong, but confusing for someone not familiar with apertures, and how they affect the light entering the sensor. He is NOT saying larger or smaller as you suggest; he says higher/lower, which is confusing.

[@rc863]

@@davybloggs1564 no

[@jeffellis6544]

When you talked about The advantages of shooting in H265 codek , you did not speak of the increased need for computing power to process them. I know when my older Mac Pro I could barely even playback 4K. in .264, let alone process it. Now with a 2019-16” MacBook Pro I can do 4K/.264 decently but may struggle with .265. Also With previous drones there’s always been some tweaking of the stick controls on the transmitter to get smooth panning and gimbal movements. I’d like to hear about these settings if you’ve adjusted them. Or need to.

[@tyedardar4418]

Very underrated video this helped so much

[@airbazoo]

Thanks so much! Highly appreciate it.

[@Manihsi]

I’m very happy find your channel, best info

[@airbazoo]

Great to hear that! :)

[@Bobi-ow6ou]

Great video thanks just purchased my new Mavic 3 air and Mavic classic will apply the settings

[@droneriobr]

Amazing video! Saved for watching a thousand times. Subscribed!

[@chisumbond2490]

Amazing video. Straight to the points we needed to know! Thank you!

[@SkyLensStudios]

Hey. Great video. You nailed the settings. Two comments: 1- with photos you set everything up but did not mention how to use the EV setting to get exposure where you want it. 2 - for video you missed the white balance setting. Photos you leave on auto. But for video you should set it to manual so when filming it will it change all over as you move the drone around. Now this is a flaw in the new M3 software. On the M2P you could select auto white balance and have the software set it optimally and then turn it back to manual to hold that setting for filming. But the new M3 when you try this is reverts back to 2800k and forces you to set your white balance manually without the help of the software. Hope DJI fixes this. Anyway overall great video. Looking forward to your ND filer review. I am curious how good the ones are that DJI ships with the M3. I use polar pro most of the time for my M2P

[@davybloggs1564]

Hi, good vid, BUT, you should NEVER ever leave your white balance on auto when shooting video, as the colour balance will change throughout the shot - also, you should never, when talking about aperture, say higher or lower, as that makes it ambiguous/very confusing; you should say larger/bigger or smaller aperture.

[@hafizhamad1507]

I do thank you a lot. For this explanation, just got my mavic 3 today , its first time use drone. Hopefully do my certification then start my journey. Thanks again for ur efforts.

[@airbazoo]

Thank you for following along! Wishing you the best of luck :)

[@kano5307]

Good tutorial you save me a phone call to DJI

[@OttoVonRaz]

Thank you for this set-up tutorial! Straight and to the point 🎉

[@dronemitra]

Any settings video for GoPro 10. Please upload

[@andyb7123]

Extremely helpful thank you

[@airbazoo]

You bet Andy!

[@ladkakurzrock2198]

Really helpful content. Thank you.

[@whiteraptorarials]

Thanks.I’ve been searching for this kind of information. I’m looking forward to seeing much more. Again thank you!

[@airbazoo]

No worries at all! Happy to be of help :)

[@xavierfiems3787]

Well done, thanks for all those infos. May I ask a questionj? Why don't I have the option of going lower than 400 iso with my mavic classic?! Thanks

[@sarahchapin7730]

Hi I purchased a mavic 3 classic and I'm learning how to use dlog but the first time I recorded with dlog i quick transfer to my phone cuz that's where I edit my footage but it wouldn't even let me view it

[@Tastewithnewdrinks]

Amazing review.

[@airbazoo]

Thanks so much :)

[@noladronelife_6574]

Can you do a video on how to properly expose in D-Log please

[@airbazoo]

You bet man. Added to my list :)

[@mattbouvetnetwork6518]

Thanks so much for the great tips

[@airbazoo]

You bet man! Hope they helped :)

[@waltw918]

@airbazoo, Will this setup work for the Mavic 3 Classic?

[@airbazoo]

Yes absolutely!

[@RonaldBrown59]

Thanks for sharing your photo settings with us. Great video.

[@airbazoo]

Thanks so much! :)

[@gtaatmiami]

honestly, i’m halfway through this video and if you didn’t really understand these fundamentals in photography & videography, you really have no business buying a mavic 3. get a cheaper option and learn and master the basics. I just need to know why the mavic has iso locked in at either 400 or 800 iso and doesn’t give me the option to go higher when in log

[@ourtravelvacations652]

Let us ignorant people enjoy life with a Mavic 3 bro.

[@airbazoo]

😂😂😂 this might be my fav comment of all time

[@gtaatmiami]

@@airbazoo why? how do i bump up the ISO in log

[@aaphotofilm]

So glad you did this video. Your photography and videography on this drone is next level as I always said. Just epic.

[@airbazoo]

Really appreciate that 😊

[@aaphotofilm]

@@airbazoo anytime its true too. Not just saying it

[@AdrianMateoDrones]

Dude thank you 🙏 for this awesome video man. I am about to try these settings on my Dji Mavic 3 and see how they work for me. This is awesome. You have a big supporter and long to subbed here. Have a great weekend.

[@julianmclean3869]

Many thanks for posting; one of the better (and easy to understand) tutorials !

[@abunassir70]

Thank you for the useful information

[@airbazoo]

Happy to help!

[@TriniWeekes]

Great job with this

[@airbazoo]

Thanks so much!

[@TriniWeekes]

@@airbazoo hey man I am watching this video again. I finally have my M3 and was looking to do my first flight. I noticed in photo mode you did not follow the 180 rule. Is this because you are looking for the sharpest image possible? And did you use ND filters? Thanks again

[@airbazoo]

Hey there! No no filters for photos, and the 180 rule is for video only :) hope this helps!

[@TriniWeekes]

@@airbazoo thank you buddy, it certainly did

[@anthrax47]

Great video bro! Love the studio!! 🔥

[@airbazoo]

Thanks a lot Mo!

[@EMDRONES]

Is there a way to record in d log but see the normal colors when flying ??

[@tonyhartz3076]

Brilliant thank you 👍

[@airbazoo]

You bet!

[@flacksfishingadventures1199]

Cheers for the tips mate looking forward to seeing the difference these setting will make

[@airbazoo]

Can’t wait to hear your feedback :)

[@majorbones157]

Great video, what difference settings would you suggest for night shooting? Thanks

[@ChillVibes245]

Nice vido

[@DennisSchmelz]

Great video man! Could you detect any noise at ISO 400 in DLOG, any difference in quality compared to ISO 100 in the normal color profile?

[@DennisSchmelz]

And there is no 3d LUT available yet for DLOG, correct?

[@airbazoo]

I shoot everything in DLOG and I haven’t seen any noise yet!

[@salesman79]

@@airbazoo when I shoot indoor I get some noise...

[@MariusIhlar]

I get incredible amounts of noise when in 4K d-log

[@jeffellis6544]

@@MariusIhlar - possible you aren’t giving enough exposure? Are you finding you frequently have to brighten exposure in post? My understanding is for D-log you need to bump exposure 1 to 1.5 stops. Keep histogram to the right.

[@shb7772000if]

Nice video. I just got back from a trip, where I was videoing a lot of people swimming in the ocean. The water was relatively dark, so all the people are overexposed, very white. I would like to avoid this in the future, maybe with dlog, but I don't know how to color correct. Why don't they have software that automatically color corrects, even if it's not perfect. Guess I also could of changed the exposure manual going to say +3. Also I almost always shoot in explorer mode, because I want to be able to zoom in at any time, without stopping the recording. So in explorer mode, most of your recommend settings are not available.

[@marianriabic9573]

Excellent info. Just when you talking about the photo frame ratio, you are saying to keep at 3:2 but in reality this camera has M43 size sensor with aspect ratio 4:3. It actually shows visually the correct ration in you video but in your words you say 3:2. Minor detail only.

[@sarasotadroneguy]

Thanks. Good advice. Spot on with my experience with the 3.

[@airbazoo]

Glad you liked it!

[@mehdionair3133]

First,I would say change D-log if you're in a high contrasted scene. If not avoid.Less post-production. HLG could be a good compromise. Second, except if you've a Mavic 3 Pro Cine, careful with logarithmic profil. Need more action on your footage during grading. Mavic 3 pro Cine (Pro res) subsample in 4:2:2 if i'm correct whereas Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro have don't (420). This give you less space for working on your pictures whithout altering it(Banding). Could be solved if you're ready to downgrade the final resolution though.

[@nps-ddpsavinglives]

thank you great over view...

[@Dr.Octogon]

How would these settings be impacted if your using a nd8/pl lense?

[@g3orgeK.]

yea but why id D-Log the ISO is locked at a minimum of 400?

[@JRomanMD]

This was great! Thanks.

[@airbazoo]

Appreciate it!

[@gabzilla2809]

Thanks for this informative video.. with the setting you have do you use nd filter with that or you need to change the settings everytime you use nd filter?

[@colleenhamilton894]

Just wondering why the Mavic 3 in Dlog only has 400 and 800 options for ISO? The Mavic 2 Pro there was the option of 100 ISO. What ND filter to you find you're using the most on the Mavic 3?

[@jeffellis6544]

After the last Fw update it now also has 1600 iso for D-Log

[@GingerNerd89]

So I have the mavic 3 all I see is JPEG. When I switch to video I can only see 4K 30fps & 1080 30fps. What am I doing wrong? Or why does it only give me these options?

[@airbazoo]

Double check if you have the latest update! If it’s still not working for you try factory resetting your drone - these settings should be available immediately.

[@kevinhudson6256]

Good job man. But you can shoot a lot slower shutter speed than 120th of a sec most of the time if needed. Especially if not much wind. You can shoot 2-4 seconds in low light in fact. Also, 30fps?? That’s the news man. Lol

[@patrickmcgee283]

White balance is the first one to change in my opinion! Unless you want the image to go light dark light dark.

[@41vids]

How do I get 120fps 4k? I don’t see the option

[@anlantis5986]

I am under the impression 120fps is not for the mavic 3 but the mavic 3 cine is this correct??

[@airbazoo]

Both drones have it! The only differences are the 1 TB SSD and Apple ProRes recording

[@rmccua1g]

Thanks for the video - very informative. I noticed when you were in video mode that you had access to iso values other than 400 and 800. I don't have these additional values and wonder why not. Can you advise? I'm running all the latest firmware/app for the Mavic 3.

[@SkyLensStudios]

It depends on what mode you are in. More iso values show up in 4k etc.

[@airbazoo]

Yup exactly correct! :)

[@TLK22]

Only 400 and 800 available when using DLOG.

[@markhunter341]

We’ll summarized!

[@airbazoo]

Thanks so much!

[@aqualife88]

Hello! I would appreciate if anyone can help! Can I insert an external SD card to help with the limited 8gb of storage on the mavic 3? If so, say I insert a 64gb card and run out of room for footage during my session, and need to insert a new SD card. Am I able to take out the first SD card and immediately download it onto the computer? Also, when recording, I'm afraid my video will somehow split and some will be saved onto internal storage and some may be on my SD card. Can I make it to where it's all saved on the SD card to avoid getting split? Last question, for footage saved solely on the internal 8gb storage, if I want to upload this onto my laptop I have to have the whole drone plugged into my laptop right? Is there any difference in the quality of the internal storage memory vs the SD card memory? THANK YOU!! !!

[@airbazoo]

Hey there! The mavic 3 accepts MICRO SD only - you’re able to eject the card and insert into a computer as you would be able to regularly after recording as the drone writes directly to the card. If the memory card becomes full the drone will just simply stop recording - you will then have the option to either land and insert a new card OR you can switch to internal memory (8gb) mid flight. So there’s no chance of clips splitting. Finally to get the internal storage footage into your computer you will have to power on the drone and plug into your computer directly via USBC hope this helps :)

[@aqualife88]

@@airbazoo Thank you SO much!! Is there any specific SD card reader you recommend? Also, in your opinion, is it really worth it to get the mavic 3 cine vs the mavic 3 for the difference of the RC PRO controller, the 1 TB memory, and the apple pro res? Is the quality of the internal storage memory vs the SD card memory any different in quality? I just can't see why the 1TB of internal storage the cine has is an upgrade considering you can just have a 1 TB SD card

[@mortenwoldstad5137]

@@aqualife88 I just have to ask: Did you not know anything about drones before you bought one? Did you not seek on YT after any info before purchasing? Just for the excitement?

[@aqualife88]

@Morten Woldstad I never said I bought one. I'm trying to figure everything out prior to buying one. Hence why I'm asking questions ahead of time. I think it's pretty clear I didn't buy one considering I was asking about comparing the different mavic 3's

[@jeffellis6544]

I’ve got Sandisk 256 and a 512mb cards which both work. No prob

[@donabrams5741]

Good content. But the music and the screensaver on the monitor in the background are distracting at first and annoying later.

[@Kframevideo]

U cant use iso 100 on dlog.

[@jeffreybrown7281]

When I’m dlog, I can only choose between 400 and 800 iso, Is there a reason for that?

[@airbazoo]

Current limitation of DLOG I’m hoping this can be adjusted in the future

[@kevinhudson6256]

Because it’s the native ISO’s of the camera. It won’t be changed I’m sure.

[@CusTomNo]

Colour grading HARD! okay we can all apply a LUT and live in perpetual Autumn or what ever but actually colour matching footage or achiving nice natural colour from D-log can be a real challenge. I have had footage graded by a pro and what they could get out of the file was worlds apart from my effort. Its a whole job in itself. I like d-cinelike, it gives a good base to make changes small changes from.

[@jeffellis6544]

Does the M3 have D-Cinelike? It’s the mode I use most on my Phantom 4 pro.

[@KB-yk7ed]

Dude why is this video cover shows that your are removing lens cover that is not in the video?

[@yuliyantsvetkov]

Put some sound panels, please. Sound is worse than my tuna can I ate yesterday 😅

[@marcterryjadal6520]

😍😍👍👍

[@ViceStan]

So your best setting for cinematic footage is 30fps, interesting, tell us more.

[@airbazoo]

The drone can’t shoot in under 1/60th of a second - drag into a 24fps timeline 🤡

[@montesinosdroneworld]

@@airbazoo of course he can, when you are shooting at 24 fps you chose 1/50, the 180 degree rule doesn’t have to be exactly the double, just have to be close to preserve the natural motion blur effect. You can even go at 1/60 or 1/40 at 24 fps and still fine. Also I would not leave the white balance auto, I definitely leave the drone choose the right temperature first but after that I would change into manual to lock those settings and don’t have variations on my shooting. Regards!!

[@ViceStan]

@@airbazoo See Montesinos response, you are confusing dropping footage with mismatching frames rate, with shutter speed.

[@ourtravelvacations652]

@@montesinosdroneworld " leave the drone choose the right temperature first but after that I would change into manual to lock those settings " this is what I have seen in few other videos also. Maybe the Mavic 3 is lot smarter than the previous models and can auto adjust to the best WB setting....

[@montesinosdroneworld]

@@ourtravelvacations652 not just that, maybe could be not an accurate temperature but if is the same on the entire footage is easily fix in post. Otherwise you could ruin your footage with constant changes on the same clip, specially if it’s not a straight trajectory and you have tilts or panning movements. Regards!!

[@pietdv]

Thanks, very helpful but please, take a break on the ‘you guys’

[@KB-yk7ed]

These settings are basic when anybody own Mavic 3, since it’s a processional camera.

[@monacocross4241]

BEST SETINGS , LIVE ALL AUTOMATIC :))) LOL

[@EETSTHECREATOR]

😂 Terrible! Make as-well buy Mavic 1

[@monacocross4241]

@@EETSTHECREATOR mavic 1 scrap too , gimbal prablem

[@MrBoboka12]

Why do music over a shitty audio quality is a riddle to me.....

[@vanceburberry710]

Why would you ever shoot 30FPS for cinematic footage??? That is nonsense. 24 FPS for the US and 25FPS for Europe, Cinema frame rates, we are not shooting the news!!

[@gimbalair]

Nothing is up, why do all yanks say what's up?

[@usmanghani7388]

my help plz unbanned dron

[@Amandocrespo]

Shit!!!... CINEMATIC IS NOT CINE-MATOGRAPHIC... Bad and wrong concepts.

[@aaroncaceres9880]

Trash

[@johnbroman3660]

So helpful! Thank you so much