if you use a slow shutter it will give a lot of motion blur.Loving the x5, but in video mode I'm getting motion blur when yawing. Any ideas how to stop this? X3 hardly has any. Quality of the photos with detail is amazing compared to the x3.
I think it may be because the X5 shoots in progressive mode. You will have to learn to shoot like a film camera and pan slowly. This might help you.Loving the x5, but in video mode I'm getting motion blur when yawing. Any ideas how to stop this? X3 hardly has any. Quality of the photos with detail is amazing compared to the x3.
I think it may be because the X5 shoots in progressive mode. You will have to learn to shoot like a film camera and pan slowly. This might help you.
DVuser: The Art of Shooting Progressive
Thanks for the info! I tried to post the clip but it is 120 MB. Seems ok in forward flight but you are correct with the bite rate. It seems like the 4k is too much. I may reduce it to 1080p. I will be doing some test flying this weekend. I bought the pro to shoot in 4K. My mac is new and has lots of power play the video so it is not a processing issue. I thought I would see if this is the norm. I am running 24 frames per second and double the shutter speed.If you don't want it choppy, you need to reduce the the shutter rate to 1/60 or less and turn down the sharpening. Also, the pan needs to be really slow or be following a moving object for the viewer to not notice strobing. The X5, with it's low bitrate, also has a general problem with pans due to the interframe compression. One way to overcome some of the problem is to shoot at higher frame rates while keeping the shutter rate as slow as possible and then possibly slow it down in post.
Dumb question, but could it look choppy simply because you are shooting in a low frame rate, 24p? I mean on any camera there is going to be a noticeable stutter when panning quickly if you are shooting at 24p, it's the nature of the frame rate.Thanks for the info! I tried to post the clip but it is 120 MB. Seems ok in forward flight but you are correct with the bite rate. It seems like the 4k is too much. I may reduce it to 1080p. I will be doing some test flying this weekend. I bought the pro to shoot in 4K. My mac is new and has lots of power play the video so it is not a processing issue. I thought I would see if this is the norm. I am running 24 frames per second and double the shutter speed.
It could be. I also was in Auto and not manual mode. I will try and post a video. I may have to compress it into a smaller format.Thanks for the info! I tried to post the clip but it is 120 MB. Seems ok in forward flight but you are correct with the bite rate. It seems like the 4k is too much. I may reduce it to 1080p. I will be doing some test flying this weekend. I bought the pro to shoot in 4K. My mac is new and has lots of power play the video so it is not a processing issue. I thought I would see if this is the norm. I am running 24 frames per second and double the shutter speed.
I would say more than half of the people who shoot drone stuff as a hobby just set it to 24p without any rational reason why besides 'i heard it looks the most film-like'. Not to be critical and not saying that is you, but it's important to know why shoot in 24 vs. 30 vs. 60. We shoot everything in 30 or 60 unless asked by a client to shoot in 24. Why? More frames to work with and smoother motion, plus it is television standard. It might not look the most 'film-like', but we aren't making films, we are making docs, commercials, corporate videos, etc., for which you would like to have the extra flexibility.It could be. I also was in Auto and not manual mode. I will try and post a video. I may have to compress it into a smaller format.
The X5 shoots in progressive mode which means it shoots jpegs every second. Any sideways movement will create "judder" if the frame rate is not high enough. Most consumer cameras shoot interlaced so judder is avoided. What you are noticing is the effect of working with a camera that works like a film camera so you have to learn to shoot like a film camera. You will get awful judder on pans if you use 24 frames a second. Have a read on progressive shooting and it will be clear to you.Thanks for the info! I tried to post the clip but it is 120 MB. Seems ok in forward flight but you are correct with the bite rate. It seems like the 4k is too much. I may reduce it to 1080p. I will be doing some test flying this weekend. I bought the pro to shoot in 4K. My mac is new and has lots of power play the video so it is not a processing issue. I thought I would see if this is the norm. I am running 24 frames per second and double the shutter speed.
I dont know if there have been many issues that are not operator related. The X5 is a real camera and has to be treated like a real camera. It is not for the novice of photography. It has certainly been tough to set the lens calibration but apart from that, it is great. It was made for the experienced camera operator to use and anyone without camera experience would find problems using it.Thanks for the response. My old industrial heli platform I use to shoot everything in 1080p at 60. I was more on the photo end. I am new to this Inspire 1 pro setup but know my old gear was very clear and sharp. I will experiment this weekend and see what kind of footage I can get. Thanks for the input and the quick responses. I have read a lot about the issues with the x5 camera over the pass few months.
If you take notice in any drama series you will see the camera follow the subject. When an actor sits down, the camera will track with them. The background will judder and to minimise that they use a shallow depth of field to make it blur. Its a bit of getting used to and a huge difference. If something moves across the screen on a passive camera you will get judder. If you track the subject with the camera you will get the subject in focus and the background will judder.I did some reading. I have only had it up twice. My calibration looks good. My main concern was that I changed the sd card and it was choppy (judder). I didn't know how different progressive vs interlace could be. I haven't had the time or weather to change setting. Thanks for the knowledge and helping out to all.
It's not necessarily a progressive vs interlace issue, although 60i will have less noticeable judder than 24p. 24p has an aesthetic that some people really appreciate but, as DennisR said, there are certain tricks required to overcome its limitations in relating to motion. In general, if you are shooting a web video in which you want to do pans of landscapes then 24p won't do you any favors. It's probably best just to stick with 30p or 60p.I did some reading. I have only had it up twice. My calibration looks good. My main concern was that I changed the sd card and it was choppy (judder). I didn't know how different progressive vs interlace could be. I haven't had the time or weather to change setting. Thanks for the knowledge and helping out to all.
Yes.. you are right. 60i is interlaced so there shouldn't be any judder at all. 60P is best i think. Im in Pal land so we shoot 25P or 50P.It's not necessarily a progressive vs interlace issue, although 60i will have less noticeable judder than 24p. 24p has an aesthetic that some people really appreciate but, as DennisR said, there are certain tricks required to overcome its limitations in relating to motion. In general, if you are shooting a web video in which you want to do pans of landscapes then 24p won't do you any favors. It's probably best just to stick with 30p or 60p.
Dennis I'm sorry but I have to correct you on this. I am afraid this information is totally wrong and shows a lack of basic understanding on how a video camera works.The X5 shoots in progressive mode which means it shoots jpegs every second. Any sideways movement will create "judder" if the frame rate is not high enough. Most consumer cameras shoot interlaced so judder is avoided. What you are noticing is the effect of working with a camera that works like a film camera so you have to learn to shoot like a film camera. You will get awful judder on pans if you use 24 frames a second. Have a read on progressive shooting and it will be clear to you.
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