DJI Mini 4 Pro: Exposure Settings for photography

Let's move to the exposure settings located in the lower part of the screen to the right

In Auto mode the exposure is set by the software. We can only access the EV for exposure value to adjust the overall luminosity

I find that the app tends to slightly overexpose. Therefore I prefer to set the value at minus point three or minus point seven

When the camera moves the exposure values are modified to maintain a constant luminosity

but the individual values for ISO and shutter speed are not shown

This is one of the reasons why I always suggest using manual exposure as often we want to

be able to control these values. By tapping on the icon to the right we access manual mode, labeled as Pro

Then tapping on the area of the values slightly to the left, we access the window for exposure

In photography there are three parameters for exposure, ISO, aperture and shutter speed

But with a Mini 4, like with many other Presumers drones, the aperture is fixed

Therefore we have only two values to deal with. We can set the values for ISO and shutter speed independently

The MM value at the bottom cannot be modified as it displays the luminosity resulting from

the value chosen above compared to the optimal exposure computed by the software

In this window there is a feature that was added in the Mini 3 Pro

There are two auto buttons for ISO and shutter speed. We can now set one of the two values, either ISO or shutter speed, as auto

Let's say we want a fixed value for ISO, 100, to get the best possible image quality

So we set ISO to 100 and shutter speed to auto When luminosity varies only the value for shutter speed changes to maintain the correct luminosity leaving the ISO at 100 Notice that the value

MM has now turned into EV and it can be modified. On other occasions we might want a constant

value for shutter speed. So we select this value and set the ISO to auto. And this time

as the luminosity increases or decreases only the ISO varies. We can also choose to put both values to auto

It is very much like using auto exposure but there are some advantages

As in auto mode the individual values for ISO and shutter speed are not shown while

using this method we can see both of them. By tapping on the icon at the lower left, we access another window with other options

The watt balance can be set to auto, in which case the value will adjust automatically as

the luminosity changes. I prefer to keep it on manual, and I generally set it to about 5500K, which is the average

value for sunny condition. I like the GIFLY app interface with most of the settings available from a few windows

But there is something that I find very annoying. The exposure settings are sticky for each photo or video mode

Let's say that I'm shooting single photos. I set the exposure and take the shot

Then I decide to take five bracketed photos of the same scene

The exposure values will be the one used the last time a bracketed image was taken, so

I need to expose again. The same applies to 48MP mode or if I switch to Auto mode

It would make much more sense to memorize the latest exposure value for all modes to

match the current light conditions