DJI Mini 5 Pro Video Settings - Camera

In the camera tab of settings, the menu

is context sensitive. Since we have

selected video in the video photo menu,

all the items in the camera tab will

relate to filming.

The histogram is the only tool I use for

exposure. Therefore, I have it on all

the time. I always leave some space

between the last bar to the right and

the right edge of the histogram to

prevent burning the highlights.

If the bars are bunched up against the

left edge and there is plenty of space

to the right, the image is underexposed

and we should increase the luminosity.

However, there is more tolerance for

underexposed shadows as they can be

recovered while editing while

overexposing highlight should be avoided

at all costs.

If bar touch both the left and right

edge, we are in a high dynamic range

situation.

Further down, we can overlay grid lines.

I find it useful to add the one in the

middle to apply the rule of thirds.

When filming with drones, we often have

the horizon line in the frame. Rather

than having it in the middle, it is more

interesting to divide the scene into

thirds and have it either on the upper

or the lower third.

On other occasions, especially for top-

down shots, we might want a symmetric

framing, in which case the same overlay

helps position this object.

The option style presents two sliders to

adjust sharpness and noise. I set them

to minus one or minus two as I find the

standard setting to oversharpen the

image and apply too much noise

reduction.

To reduce noise, I use the excellent the

Noiser Nit video when needed. You will

find info about it in the description

below. You can watch my video about NIT

video by clicking on the link above.