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November 2nd, 2013, 10:27 AM | #1 |
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First flight with camera
Hi,
My first film from a recently purchased Phantom. Gimbal next on the purchase list!! Still much to learn!! cheers bill |
November 2nd, 2013, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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Re: First flight with camera
Nice video :) A few tips I picked up before I had a gimbal:
Shoot 2.7k and crop to maintain a level horizon. The downside is no 50p/60p in this mode. Adobe After Effects warp stabiliser is brilliant for smoothing bumpy footage. To contradict my first tip, try shooting at 1440p. This gives you a lot of extra vertical resolution to play with so you can reframe in your NLE. It also allows you to slow down the video by 50% which makes it look a lot smoother and seems to help with shakey video. |
November 2nd, 2013, 04:58 PM | #3 |
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Re: First flight with camera
Nice. I want to see some horses running in that field.
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November 4th, 2013, 10:03 AM | #4 |
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Re: First flight with camera
Thanks for that very helpful advice. I will try both options and see which I like best. Really enjoying flying the Phantom and truly hope I don't get one of those (in)famous "flyaways"! Most might be user/pilot error but I guess that as it is a bit like a flying computer, software glitches & crashes in every sense of the word might occur.
cheers bill |
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November 7th, 2013, 03:07 AM | #6 |
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Re: First flight with camera
Nice video, Bill!
The phantom has been very helpful for me as well. When filming, ATTI mode often gives a bit more steady footage, especially in windy conditions. Until you get a gimbal, having the gopro in the underwater housing, gives more steady footage. Less vibrations compared to the camera mount that came with the phantom. |
November 7th, 2013, 04:55 PM | #7 |
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Thanks Trond.
I have found the underwater casing has given me better results than expected. I did not even bother using the supplied mount on the Phantom as the extra protection the case gives seems good as well. I am gradually trying the ATTI mode and also used the strong breeze to coast the Phantom along in a few bits of some other video I shot. But I do like the idea of a gimbal giving me consistant level footage. So intend to go for a aeroxcraft gimbal. The price seems fairly reasonable and the results other people have posted look good. |
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