DJI Mavic Air 2 Best Settings for Cinematic Video Footage

Wondering about what settings to chose on the DJI Mavic Air 2? In this tutorial I share my best settings for cinematic footage.
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[@pascalbasel]

If your computer struggles with the HEVC/H265 footage, check out the new Apple Mac Mini and MacBook Air/Pro M1. They all edit that perfectly and are very powerful overall.

[@Julian-ee3ov]

I would usually say build your own PC to get even more performance for less money, but at the moment most GPUs are out of stock..

[@pascalbasel]

@@Julian-ee3ov Not anymore with the M1 Macs. Try building a PC that edits HEVC 10bit 422 footage like from the Canon R5 especially for 700$...

[@Julian-ee3ov]

@@pascalbasel Maybe not for 700$ but an M1 mac aint 700$ either.. imo custom build PCs are still superior.. especially the new Ryzen processors. Also you can easily install a powerfull GPU in any custom build computer, buuutt getting them right now isn't easy. Don't get me wrong, the M1 chips are great and better then the older intel chips, but they are not the best.

[@pascalbasel]

@@Julian-ee3ov M1 Mac Mini is 700$. Even refurbished M1 Air starts at 850$. For video editing they are the best in that price class and they even outperform Mac Pros. It’s all bout optimization. Closed systems are superior because of that.

[@Julian-ee3ov]

@@pascalbasel None of the macs even have a dedicated GPU, how are they better?

[@mariusmocanrealestatephoto1378]

Thanks for the tutorial. Your videos always look awesome! Your quality and color grading is on point!

[@TheLifeOfKieran]

Love this video - Thanks !

[@smoking707]

Great video and tips Pascal...

[@droneintheair1940]

Very useful information, thanks

[@BeginnerVille]

Best detail teaching for fps ,shutter speed.Not justc teach "two times" but also some special suggestion.

[@127ny]

I subbed! VERY informative and VERY helpful, thank you!

[@pascalbasel]

Thanks Clayton. Welcome to my channel 👋🏻

Thank you for sharing this information, a luxury of Tips. Have a nice night my friend 🤙🤙🤙

[@pascalbasel]

Thank you Diego 👍🏻

[@jacksoft2597]

Great content

[@PatrickConlon]

Liked and subscribed! I'm also using Mavic Air 2 and I totally agree with these gem tips 💯 Keep it up, mate!

[@pascalbasel]

Thanks Patrick, welcome to my channel 👋🏻

[@kazi8087]

Nices Video. Vor zwei Tagen ist meine Mavic Air 2 angekommen und wusste nicht ob ich den Weißabgleich auf Automatisch oder Manuell stellen sollte. Danke!!!

[@pascalbasel]

Glad I could help 😊

[@nanicreations2973]

Thanks for 😘 information.... DJI settings 🙏 love u dude❤️

[@pascalbasel]

Welcome

[@Mr_LA_Z]

Liked and subscribed! Nice and informative. I just got Mavic Air 2 and started shooting videos with my new drone. There is so much to try and learn, but I love it so far. I got a set of variable ND filters from Freewell and I still didn't have a chance to try them out. Thanks for the tips on those settings.

[@pascalbasel]

Awesome, such a great drone to start with :-)

[@Franky_1974]

Super Video! Vielen Dank für die vielen, hilfreichen Tipps. Ich habe auch einen (bzw. 2) variable ND Filter für die Air 2, habe die aber so gut wie noch nie eingesetzt. Ich denke, die kommen im Winter (wenn es denn mal schneien sollte) öfter zum Einsatz. ;-) Freue mich auf weitere Videos von Dir.

[@pascalbasel]

Die sind allgemein ganz gut wenns sonnig ist. Probiers mal aus.

[@masterfeihisham2539]

nice explaination...keep it up....i'm still on training control my MA2...

[@pascalbasel]

Nice, good flights :-)

[@LearnMoretoo]

Awesome sir that too good

[@pascalbasel]

Nice, good to hear.

[@LearnMoretoo]

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[@fabianbetto]

Hi Pascal, like always excellent video! What settings you use for the gimbal control, there are several settings for Cine, Normal and Sport and i am struggle to set best values for cinematic slow camera moves. Do yu made a video about this?

[@pascalbasel]

Thanks, I just used the normal settings. I‘m used to moving my fingers slow as on previous drones the settings often changed back with firmware upgrades.

[@fabianbetto]

@@pascalbasel Will check if i can set back mines too, totally lost now :-)

[@MVMTV4Videos]

thumbs up, well done new subscriber

[@pascalbasel]

Thanks for the sub!

[@dronetheworld4k67]

btw, some suggested on utube to set to normal and choose your shutter normally, then switch to HDR, the shutter speed will remain the same to the one uve set in Normal/Manual mode !...

[@pascalbasel]

I don't think so, but thanks for the suggestions.

[@dronetheworld4k67]

@@pascalbasel this guy... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGWsp5udgaakhsU 🤔🤔

[@Freak6on]

Got my Air 2 some weeks ago and after some test flights I noticed some video grain / noise. Is this normal? I was shooting at 4k24, ISO100, 180° Shutter, normal color mode at H.265

[@pascalbasel]

Yeah, that’s normal. Just expose a bit brighter and make it darker again post. Then the noise disappears.

[@Freak6on]

@@pascalbasel Thanks!

[@MrRadmurphy]

Thank you for all that information, the best yet. 👌

[@pascalbasel]

Thanks Raymond

[@MrRadmurphy]

Your welcome, what do you think of the new Mavic 2s.

[@pascalbasel]

@@MrRadmurphy Best drone

[@patrikcarlberg3137]

When you fly through things with different lighting you can lock your automatic exposure so you don’t get that exposure-flicker.

[@pascalbasel]

Not in HDR mode

[@thesunflowersisters1095]

Great video..I have the same drone you have and looking to set it up the easiest way to get great cinematic footage but got confused..cinelike or HDR? Profile..also, the white balance is 6500 if cloudy and 5500 if sunny? Sorry, new to this thing and although it might sound easy, it is like a different language to me..

[@pascalbasel]

It depends on the conditions but I shot mostly in HDR. White balance you got it right.

[@thesunflowersisters1095]

@@pascalbasel thanks so much..also, can you do a video on best cinematic settings for Sony a6600 camera..I have used go pro and sony a6300 before and tried different settings from watching youtube videos but to be honest, I haven't come even closed to the type of cinematic image video quality that I see on most youtubers..I like how your videos (travel) look, and drone video quality looks as well but I feel that some youtuber are not giving up their secrets..I might be wrong..just joined your channel and been watching some of your video..there seems to be great content here..thanks again for your time

[@pascalbasel]

@@thesunflowersisters1095 Unfortunately, I never had a6600 or a6300, so I can’t do a video like that. But it’s generally not secrets what makes videos look good. It’s learning and getting good at all the basics. Use the right settings for the right conditions, expose correctly, editing and color grading… it takes time.

[@thesunflowersisters1095]

@@pascalbasel I understand, will do..thanks again

[@NiklasMalmqvist]

I have tried all different fps settings, and I found that 60 fps is the only one that doesn’t lag

[@pascalbasel]

Then you do something wrong ;-)

[@NiklasMalmqvist]

@@pascalbasel No, its just the way it is. 60 FPS is very smooth. And 24, 30 FPS is choppy and laggy.

[@pascalbasel]

@@NiklasMalmqvist My videos are all 24...

[@NiklasMalmqvist]

@@pascalbasel Yes, and many are. And they are all choppy. Especially when there are a lot of movements and panning with the camera. Some say that 60 FPS is too smooth, but I don’t understand that at all. 60 FPS looks amazing, and 24 FPS is terrible to my eyes.

[@pascalbasel]

@@NiklasMalmqvist I hate 60fps. It doesn't look natural. 24P looks much better and if it's choppy then it's mostly that someone moved the camera too fast (there are rules for how fast to move at what final length etc.), codec issue or exporting as 30p or 30p footage on a 24p timeline. I actually skip videos on KZbin that are uploaded in 24p as it doesn't look good and lags in 4K due to bandwidth issues.

[@Jacobbittner9]

Hey, sorry this is late. Should I shoot in “4k Wide” or in “4k Zoom” but just using 1x?

[@1090RPM]

I use 4K zoom

[@viajandoconjoche]

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[@dronetheworld4k67]

iso gets u more noise when u r shooting d cinelike, trust me i tried this 2 days ago ! i think for beginners its better to use Normal or HDR only, i was really sad shooting in d cinelike and i couldnt color grade it due to lack of experience + more noise !... otherwise i agree with ur other points...

[@pascalbasel]

Don't raise the iso on this drone... in Cinelike just expose a bit brighter and then make it a bit darker in post. That gets rid of the noise.

[@skystories7125]

FC 👍 me too MARVIC Air 2

[@pascalbasel]

Best drone :-)

[@evenway5264]

Please I need Your device for recording video at night very important I have an event tomorrow night and I don’t want to miss any quality in the video

[@pascalbasel]

Yeah, this drone is not for low light.

[@evenway5264]

@@pascalbasel Thank you 😔

[@georgeherbert488]

Take a breath my friends. Slow down and we will get a lot more information out of the video.

[@milamedia491]

I need to accelerate the speed to 1.5 to be able to watch😅🤣