Recent content by erikgraham

Ok. First let me say that's kind of fascinating, but second let me curse you for piquing my curiosity with words like "tribrach" and "slewed." You've likely condemned me to many many hours of Google and Wikipedia research and reading. The quest for knowledge I'll never use. But to sum it up in...

Not a map guy but I'm curious why it isn't good enough to be able to enter the coordinates into the base station. Isn't that effectively the same as placing the base station over a known point?

You might want to check one out in person if you haven't already. The Matrice 600 is a big beast. I call mine the Monstrous 600. Depending on where your inspection work is, you might prefer the size of the Inspire.

This is how the flickering issue on the X5 vs the X5R was explained to me. I'm condensing this down, but it's the general idea: The flickering on the x5 is caused by the H.264 compression algorithm DJI used to record to the SD card. Every 8 frames is essentially a key frame where the whole...

Me too...

High bit rate Raw workflow for video is very demanding, regardless of storage device. The only real complaint I have is that there is no way currently to do backups in the field without going through a PC/Mac to import.

Fair enough. To answer the question more specifically, the X5R has all the standard modes you'd expect from a MFT. For example, full Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter priority, and full Manual mode. Most of the other settings like color and sharpness have no effect on the RAW footage captured...

Yes of course it has Manual. It's a $4,000 MFT camera.

Thanks. Looking forward to trying it out.

Shoot in 4K uhd (3840x2160) at 30 fps Set shutter to 1/60 I'm assuming your using an appropriate ND so then you can adjust aperture and iso for the exposure (and depth of field that you want). So the 1/60'shutter should give you the right amount of motion blur to give you a cinematic feel. You...

I wish this thread were still alive. It was interesting but seems unresolved. Does d log with raw make sense? What is the best workflow to get into Resolve?

It's on a lot of the lists, but has anyone used a Pansonic f1.7 42.5mm for photo and video?

Did you figure out the battery? Is that some kind of firmware update light pattern? I think I read that somewhere in the manual. I had the same confusion with video as well. I spent a day trying to update the X5R firmware (which presents its own set of problems).

Only been a couple flights, but love the m600 and the (prospect of) long flight time with an x5 (which I haven't attached yet). But it's gigantic. Maybe not so convenient for inspection work? With the case from GPC it's 30+ inches square. To open the case you have to remove it from most...

The focus is compatible (depending on lens). By some reports you can mount 2 on the MX for focus and aperture. Don't know about shutter. Good infon Update: turns out you can mount 2 Focus units on the MX, giving you focus and aperture.