DJI Mini 3 Pro Camera Settings - Best Values for Perfect Stills & Cinematic Video

[@IaninLondon]

Use the chapter markers! Bit of a long one here but every option, setting and parameter gets a mention! Cheers, Ian ** Remember to ignore messages using my profile picture asking you to contact me on Telegram - they're scammers trying to get you to pay for postage for a prize that doesn't exist... **

[@NickHarbornePhotography]

I was referring to other users bud. I understand perfectly but enjoy your videos. I like the no BS approach and testing etc. And you can never have enough knowledge or alternatives to sometimes my own stubbornness 😅😅

[@durbancraig]

Many thanks Ian, new purchase today and your video is a great step in getting started, couldn't readily find the video frame rate settings. Thanks from South Africa👍🏻

[@steveparkins6854]

Another great video Ian, and as a fellow essex pom living in oz, ...comforting hearing your accent ! 😉😉 Cheers mate

[@robertmiller1565]

Learnt loads off this video. It's a must watch. Thanks very much

[@raycrotty7131]

Great video thank you

[@wofdigy]

Fantastic video. I"m a new drone owner flying mini3 pro. Your video was extremely helpful. Well done Sir.

[@JeffPelletier]

This is a great tutorial, thanks! One thing to note around shutter speed is that there is technically a 'correct' value to aim for - this is not an arbitrary decision. For the most realistic motion blur in an image, the denominator in your shutter speed should be double the frame rate. So for 60fps, your shutter speed should be 1/120. In order to achieve this without overexposing your image, you'll likely need to use ND filters.

[@IaninLondon]

Spot on. I need to re-do this video from last year which covers this in detail.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpWpoqd4bd6omrs

[@NickHarbornePhotography]

Nice explanation bud. Its hard to get it done so fast to none photographers lol.

[@IaninLondon]

I was exhausted, let alone new comers! 🤠

[@NickHarbornePhotography]

@@IaninLondon 😅😅 well your hard is appreciated even by photographer's like me as videography is a new thing in my life after discovering drones so your channel in in my top 3

[@sudburydrone466]

I don’t have a mini or 2 or 3. New kid on the block. Still love watching all my favourite drone reviews like yours Have Mavic 2 pro but always get good info 👍👍✌️

[@skycam509]

Thanks for the nice overview! My Mini 3 Pro arrives tomorrow! This was really helpful.

[@DP52001]

Such a great video. First time I’ve found your channel and am so happy! I don’t know much about you but truly hope you are a teacher! Great job and thank you!

[@robertcsmith7773]

Hi Ian, I just got my mini 3 and am having a blast! You videos have, and continue to be, a great source of inspiration and information. I am soooo grateful! If you are ever in Cleveland, OH, dinner’s on me!

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers man 🤠👍🏻👍🏻

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

OMGosh I just realised I wasn’t subscribed! It was you that got me to buy fast usb/usb c fast chargers!

[@bobwhitewo3b]

Teddy seems to be enjoying spring.

[@IaninLondon]

He was missing his playmate 👍🏻

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Thanks a lot Ian, just had the Mini 3 Pro as a Christmas gift which is amazing and so far I'm very happy about it. Your video is filling many little gaps here and there as I come from a Mavic 2 Pro menu :)

[@IaninLondon]

It must feel like a toy in comparison! 😀But you'll love it....

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

@Ian in London ahaha exactly Ian. It's so light in your hands it feels like "omg I'm gonna break this thing". Then you put it up in the air and the image quality is as great as the Mavic 2 which was very surprising. Also, I tested it up on Malvern Hills in strong wind conditions and it could handle it pretty darn well which is another unexpected superpower. When the drone is on and sitting for too long, it overheats and shut down after only few mins and it's annoying, especially when you are setting it up for the first time or transferring files. How did you manage to keep yours cool while recording this video?

[@Mmikeyboy1]

Excellent tuition. I learned so much from this video. Thanks for posting 👍

[@dankeleher4652]

My personal choice is I like your personal choice 🤣, can't believe you had to explain the correct pronunciation of ISO!! Great video as always. Have a good weekend 👍

[@IaninLondon]

My last time I had a photographer teacher trying to correct me, telling me it was important to get it right for students and newcomers.... And he was a teacher 🤣

[@rafdehombre4952]

Hi Ian, just got my DJI Mini 3 Pro, and your video saved me a lot of trail and errors, well done saying all that without stopping for a glass of water :) :) Thank you for your video all the way from Springwood ,NSW Australia :)

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers for that 🤠👍🏻👍🏻

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Tutorial Video. Thank You Ian.

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks matey!

[@petervanlaethem]

I so (you see what I did there) agree on how to pronounce ISO, so I got your back on that one. As a new owner (and also first drone ever) of a DJI Mini 3 Pro I thank you for this vlog. :-)

[@lukasvarverakis5665]

That is so helpful !!! Deffo gonna watch your other tutorials as well 🙏🏼💯

[@SimplyScotlandPhotography]

👏👏👏 Now I want to see the out takes please. 🤣🤣 You did incredibly well enjoy your Tea

[@IaninLondon]

I put those out to the channel members! :)

[@personaldronerepair6141]

14:50 Great Shot Ian!

[@doubleexposurephotographer]

Really great video that answered all of my questions. Thank you very much.

[@sergeantbilko7070]

You say ISO I say EYE SORE!! Great video Ian.

[@IaninLondon]

I came, I saw, I conquered? :)

[@user-mn6jz6fg9z]

Hi Ian, Just an amazing easy to understand tutorial. I am brand new to drones and in the early days of discovering all the features of the mini 3. This tutorial takes me back many years to my darkroom and roll film days. I guess I am going to have millions of questions along the way but will take each of your tutorials step by step and with your help discover and enjoy this new journey for me. Thanks again.

[@Shite4brainzz]

Cheers Ian, as informative as ever! Just off out on this gorgeous longest-day evening to play with the settings some more :)

[@hvailjr]

Good job Ian. I needed the refresh in white balance. I have always kept it in “Auto” and I need to get away from that.

[@geoffgriffiths7627]

Excellent informative tutorial. Thanks.

[@thomaskerrigan9166]

Wow Ian thank you so much for that excellent Tutorial on the Camera setting very informative as always, as you said a lot of information so I have saved your URL to a text file so I can sit back and go through it over and over again till it sinks into my thick skull, regards TJK UK.

[@LennefalkStudios]

Great info here, just got the Mini 3 Pro last week and used during a week in China filming, really epic drone 🌄😊 Greetings from a Swede in Beijing 🌆

[@russpury]

by far the best explanation of the settings menu I've seen anywhere, of where to find it, how to get to it and just a wee bit about what it all means. Thanks

[@Faluthe]

Great information on this drone, thanks for sharing 👍

[@craiglawrey7518]

I’m new to drones and camera settings. This really helped me understand it all. Thank you.

[@Backpacker1uk]

Brilliant Ian still trying to snap a good photo this vid will help.

[@grjlynch]

Very helpful Ian, thanks for taking th etime to do this.

[@simonelliott5956]

Another excellent video Ian

[@mardanheddeokwa]

Thanks Ian, very usefull information. A lot that I didn't know. Cool.

[@lewislebentz9418]

Came here to try and understand what the default settings should be for this, as when I flew yesterday everything was bright white I could barely fly. Eventually discovered the sliders to change ISO and shutter and guessed some values that made it look better (know nothing about photography). Now I've realised I must have accidentally put PRO mode on, will switch back to auto next time but definitely need to try and learn more about these settings, this video has been a great insight - thanks!

[@pctinspire7382]

Ian, many thanks, best instructional video I’ve come across in years, just brilliant!

[@sinout044]

Great video I learned alot from it and I feel I understand more about the camera setting Thank you

[@janosjulianes3006]

Just what I needed thx. a lot 🙏

[@mromnamaste1436]

Thank you so much for your video! Informative and interesting video. Anyone who is new to DJI droning, must follow...

[@bottlebrushmedia]

Excellent work. Very helpful.

[@johngreene5660]

Hi Ian. For somebody who wants to tear my hair out over ISO etc I at last have some idea why my videos turn out like negatives. I have saved your video and will return to it when I reboot my hair and make some sense of it all. Thank you for making sense of it for a guy with his mouth still open in bewilderment.

[@IaninLondon]

Maybe watch this video too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpWpoqd4bd6omrs

[@jameslovell8682]

Great, great video. Just a superb, simple language walk through. Thanks.

[@kevingibb2775]

Hi Ian, great tutorial, quick, informative and straight to the point. Just what I needed to get my mini 3 pro set up correctly. Many thanks. 👍 Great work!

[@martinambler3774]

Thanks a lot for all the info. You made it very clear and easy to understand although going outside with the drone in the air it will be trickier to remember. But there’s the fun 😊

[@slimnil2124]

Outstanding tutorial, Ian,. Thank you.

[@davidharle952]

Many many thanks Ian, once again you have help me a great deal.

[@christopherjohnston4411]

Chris from Worcestershire. As usual your videos are the best and most easy to understand an KZbin I've gone from mini 1 to mini 3 ,I'm 100 % complete novice with photography and technical equipment so the help I need is simple and straightforward and not to much at once you have it spot on for a nice ,thank you and please keep up these great help videos Regards chris.

[@jonpetersdronemedia4142]

Another brilliant informative video Ian. Thank you so much, DPD should be delivering my mini 3pro tomorrow ready for my upcoming holiday!!! I always name my bits and bob’s. This one will be called Maverick….I wonder why 😜.

[@Pauley_in_GP]

New Mini 3 user here. This is a great video - wonderful tips. Exactly what I needed at the moment. Thanks.

[@dwkdrones]

Well explained 👏

[@SD-zx1uh]

Great video, beautiful dog, nice grass!!!!!!!

[@bobwhitewo3b]

Great video once again Ian. Thanks for posting. I went ahead and posted a link to this on the DJI Forum. Cheers, Bob (Still waiting for Best Buy to start shipping the DJI Mini 3 Pro). I ordered on launch day so hopefully I will be near the top of their queue.

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Bob 👍🏻

[@Brummiemartin]

Some settings you missed out..how to turn OFF the default display of tutorial video clips when selection the Intelligent Flight Modes. How many shots have I missed because of time wasted turning these off, one at a time? I don't want them to display, full stop. Any advice about this would be appreciated.

[@ok11000]

With me now trying to take advantage of the camera capabilities in my new M3 Pro, as opposed to the M2, thIis helps tremendously Ian, thank you.

[@PeaceDroneAerialVideo]

Just ordered one, looking forward to putting it to work ✌🏼

[@Bozza50]

As a newbie to drones but not photography, this was excellent. Thank you.

[@MattThornton87]

Really brilliant explanations. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@djduane1]

Excellent discussion of settings Ian! Thanks very much for putting it all in perspective!!!

[@steve61098]

Excellent and well explained detail…👍

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Excellent Ian

[@EdinBurghDronePilot]

Great tutorial, clearly explained without any BS. Just what I needed 👍

[@ronskiuk]

Awesome video thanks for taking the time to go through it all. Still waiting for delivery of mine, cant wait!

[@petucker548]

Excellent. The best explanation of ISO/Shutter Speed I have ever seen!

[@IaninLondon]

Simple when you know how!!

[@maswack]

fantastic tips thank you Ian

[@alwaystravelling100]

A fantastically rich and timed video. How to reduce 60 min+ info into 17 min. Amazing!! Well done. And thanks!!

[@IaninLondon]

Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

[@geodrone7643]

1. For smooth movements leave the EXP to 0.43...Or will react strange after you pass middle point. 2. Use H265, D-Cine....at least is 10bit, can save some DR from what is cut by the Limited RGB in drone. 3. Use -1 Noise and -1 Sharp. 4. Use 4:3 full sensor. You choose where to crop it. But is full sensor used. 5. All settings on Manual, pay attention to Histogram. 6. Use as much as you can over 48 FPS in order to exit that stupid so called HDR in-sensor...is ghosting a lot at low light...a lot. Simple as that. Cheers.

[@sjm.photos]

loving mine so far.

[@pharris7285]

Great job, exactly the video I was looking for. Cheers mate from across the pond.

[@timoryan4441]

Wow. Excellent blog Ian and a good recap on photography/video skills. Always useful to recap. Helpful for us still with our Mini2s.

[@davidbodine8350]

This tutorial is great. most others dont even bother to show you where the funtion buttons are they just bloviate and have no teaching skills. Thanks

[@inkyspider1]

Nice and clear as always there buddy, well done.

[@BEYONDIMAGES-AI]

Thanks for the in depth Video It did help.

[@eadjh98]

Phew! Gonna have to watch it again Ian! I’m sure I’ll get it! 👍keep it up bud! 👍

[@DancedZikrNZ]

Such a great video, no messing around, nothing extra and just what we need to know, thanks

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

That’s what I noticed. There are ‘extra’ bits, but these are more like ‘honest observations’ or experience anecdotes.

[@Aztech_Drones_UK]

Great informative video as always after 52 hours with the Mini 2 I purchased the Mini 3 and just amazed with the results, I would not be able to do 50% of jobs if it was not for the Mini’s keeping the videos coming and thank you 🙏

[@johnsos24]

Hello Ian, Thank you so much for putting the time and effort into always making informative and wonderful videos!! Much appreciated my friend!!

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Scott 👍🏻

[@daveking1612]

Top video Ian, very clear and informative 👍

[@droneodyssey1435]

Thank you Ian. Nice explanation. I'm using Mini 2 but eventually going for the mini 3

[@droneodyssey1435]

Hi Ian. I went to have a look at Mini 3 and made a comparison to Air 2s. I have with me a Mini2. Which one should I invest to? Could you help me out in giving me the pros and cons. Would appreciate it greatly.

[@tyroneclarke1666]

Thank you for sharing Ian. I need a cup of tea hehe👍. Cheers 🦘🇦🇺

[@shaunthedrone]

Another great video Ian, good to know about the camera settings - many thanks for sharing the info :)

[@rsj7458]

Excellent video. Thanks 👍

[@karenmouselady]

Thanks Ian this is just what I needed on holiday with my lovely Mini 3 Pro and I can now play with the camera. Really appreciate the time and effort you go through to help the novices like my self. 👍👍

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Karen. Sure you'll have a great time on hols with it 🤠👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@philipprice7478]

Hi Ian Could you at some stage do a video on how to add music to your footage and where to get the music from ,great tutorials keep up the good work Kind regards Phil from Essex 👍

[@IaninLondon]

I use music from Epidemic Sound and add the music in video editing software. Check out Filmora for an intuitive reasonable video editing software

[@steveparkins6854]

great info Ian thankyou

[@K9CareObedienceTraining]

Great video. Had my Mini 3 for a month and loving it. The Time-lapse is great. Thanks for all the info :)

[@grantkuseff4971]

Excellent explanation of camera & video settings. You managed to present the information in a concise and easily understood format. Great job!! Subscription added. Cheers.

[@IaninLondon]

Thank you!

[@DroneShowLive]

As always great video and very useful information thank you for sharing Ian 👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@phillippennycott1402]

Top work Sir. Cleared up loads of ? Enjoy your cuppa

[@lynsmith1096]

Another good tutorial Ian

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Lyn 👍🏻

[@wildbillgreen]

Very helpful! Thanks

[@visualptyltddroneservices4568]

Great tips Ian as always many thanks for putting this together mate!

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Dave 🤠👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@smoggydrones5664]

Always look forward to your video,s. You explain things very well. As a beginner it was information overload and will have to watch it several times. Perhaps this video could have been split giving more time for camera and video. Keep up the good work.

[@IaninLondon]

Yes, that's why I put the chapters in.... Save it for whenever you need it👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@youjaymair]

Great video, I really enjoyed understanding all the settings, It does help to have some prior knowledge of camera settings like the exposure tirangle etc. but still learnt heaps that relate to this drone. Maybe a set of notes of what was said might also be helpful then I don't have to keep stopping and going back when I am writing notes to myself. Thanks heaps, keep up the great work!

[@ununoctiu]

Thank you! Great video! One more subscriber ;)

[@Windfaller2011]

Another great video 👌🙂 thanks and hope you enjoyed your tea..

[@swissheartydogs]

Many thanks for your great vid, subscribed. My mini3pro choices (photo/video): underexpose -1/3 or -2/3 EV to avoid burned areas, manual WB for sure (but fine tuned in post prod), and to max out settings for better post prod: RAW 4:3 format 48mpix & D-cine like (LOG) 4K 30fps HDR (smoother side travelling & no HDR when 60fps). Easier with the ND filters for both photo/video modes, considering the fixed f1.7 aperture, when bright sunny day (but also during the marvellous golden hour just after sunrise or before sunset, to reach -1/3 EV).