DJI Mini 5 Pro - Panorama Modes
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In square mode, the Mini 5 Pro shoots 33
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photos in rapid succession.
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It is a 360 degree representation.
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Therefore, a certain amount of
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distortion is applied to accommodate the
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image to a two-dimensional space.
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Although the distortion is less
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pronounced than in previous models,
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this distortion adds a touch of surreal
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and creative feel to the image.
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Since the gimbal cannot rotate 90°
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upwards, the top of the sky is
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extrapolated by the software. Although
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the amount of missing sky is smaller
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compared to the Mini4 Pro,
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180 degree mode shoots 21 photos. This
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mode has less distortion and it is
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useful for traditional two-dimensional
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views that can be cropped or reframed
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thank to the high resolution or for
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large prints.
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In the wide angle mode, nine photos are
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taken, three rows and three columns.
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Vertical
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mode consists of a column of three
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photos.
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Free is a new mode for lightweight DJI
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model. It was introduced with the R3S
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and it is the one that will be used on
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most occasions as we can specify the
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exact area that will be included in the
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image.
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After selecting three at the top of the
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panorama menu, we move to the top left
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point of the desired area and tap on the
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start icon or press the C1 button or the
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RC2 controller.
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We can then pan to the right and move
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the gimbal down to the desired end point
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and click on the same button which has
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now turned into end.
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The software will compute the number of
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photo needed and the overlap between
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each image to include the whole area in
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the resulting panorama.
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I've been waiting for a long time for
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something like the free mode. It
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practically makes 180° wide angle and
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vertical redundant. It is the only one I
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use
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unless I need an interactive panorama
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for social media or a creative one with
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some distortion in which case I use
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sphere.
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After taking the photos, the software
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processes the autogenerated JPEG panel
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for a few seconds.
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The quality of the resulting image is
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outstanding. A noticeable improvement
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compared to the Mini4 Pro. The dynamic
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range is excellent with plenty of
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information in the shadows and highlight
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perfectly exposed, rich colors, and a
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good amount of detail even in deep
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crops. There is no need for further
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editing.
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In panorama mode, it is not possible to
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use the 48 mm metal mode, the 50
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megapixel mode or HDR. But this is not a
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major limitation given the quality of
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the autogenerated JPEG image.
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Users who need to push things further
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can choose to save each photo in RAW
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JPEG format in the tab original.
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In the SD card, we will find a folder
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named DCI containing two other folders.
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One named DJI with the autogenerated
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JPEG panoramas and another one named
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panorama where we find the files of all
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the photos composing each panorama.
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The photos can then be edited and
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stitched into a panorama with a photo
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editor.
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I use Luminar Neo, my favorite editing
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program. You will find all the price
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information in the description of this
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video together with a coupon code for a
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10% discount. It is an affiliate link,
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so I get a small commission when a
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purchase is made, which helps the
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channel.
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It is possible to push things further by
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taking manual panoramas and assembling
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them using luminaro. In this case, it is
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also possible to use photo taken in the
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40 mm metal mode, a 50 megapixels or in
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HDR mode. Manual panoramas requires a
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more demanding technique. Let me know in
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the comment if you're interested in a
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specific video about it. Click on this
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link to watch my video about photography
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with the Mini5 Pro. And don't forget to
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hit a like button if you found this
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video interesting. Thank you.
