DJI Mini 5 Pro Video Settings - Control
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In gain and expose settings, we can
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control the movement of the aircraft and
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the camera. We can set the values
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independently for each of the three
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speed modes, sena, normal, and sport.
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Max horizontal, ascend, and descend
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speed are self-explanatory.
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Max angular velocity is the speed of the
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camera's rotation when panning using the
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left stick of the remote control.
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I suggest setting it to a low value.
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Your smoothness controls the behavior
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when releasing the stick after panning.
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I prefer a value just above the midpoint
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for a smoother release. Brake
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sensitivity control the distance
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traveled after releasing the right
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stick. Further down, we can control the
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gimbal movement. Max control speeds
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determines how fast the gimbal will tilt
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up or down. I like to set a low value
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for precise moves.
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Tilt smoothness controls how quickly the
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gimbals come to a halt after I move. I
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prefer a value slightly above the
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midpoint.
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In Expo, there are three sliders to
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adjust the sensitivity of the control
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sticks. I like to set them at very low
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values for a smoother response.
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The last two sliders of Gyn Expo
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settings control the behavior of a new
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feature, the gimbal roll.
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Max roll speed affects the rotation
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speed when using the gimbal dial. Roll
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smoothness should be set at a high value
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for a smoother rotation.
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Further down in the control menu, we
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access the bottom customization window
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to assign specific actions through the
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two buttons at the back of the
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controller, to the scroll wheel, or to a
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combination of wheel and button.
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I like to set the C1 button to recenter
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tilt down gimbal
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and the C2 to cruise control.
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In cruise control, we can start the
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movement. In this case, advancing
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diagonally. When we tap the bottom, the
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aircraft will continue to fly in the
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same direction at the same speed. And we
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can concentrate on adding other
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movements like ascending and descending
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and tilting or rotating the gimbal. The
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scroll wheel can be used to tilt the
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gimbal up and down.
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While the combination of the button and
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wheel can control the gimbal rotation.
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In the camera tab of settings, the menu
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is contest sensitive. Since we have
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selected video in the video photo menu,
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all the items in the camera tab will
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relate to filming.
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The histogram is the only tool I use for
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exposure. Therefore, I have it on all
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the time. I always leave some space
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between the last bar to the right and
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the right edge of the histogram to
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prevent burning the highlights.
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If the bars are bunched up against the
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left edge and there is plenty of space
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to the right, the image is underexposed
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and we should increase the luminosity.
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However, there is more tolerance for
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underexposed shadows as they can be
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recovered while editing while
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overexposing highlight should be avoided
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at all costs.
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If bar touch both the left and right
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edge, we are in a high dynamic range
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situation.
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Further down, we can overlay grid lines.
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I find it useful to add the one in the
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middle to apply the rule of thirds.
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When filming with drones, we often have
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the horizon line in the frame. Rather
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than having it in the middle, it is more
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interesting to divide the scene into
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thirds and have it either on the upper
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or the lower third.
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On other occasions, especially for top-
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down shots, we might want a symmetric
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framing, in which case the same overlay
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helps position this object.
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The option style presents two sliders to
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adjust sharpness and noise. I set them
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to minus one or minus two as I find the
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standard setting to oversharpen the
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image and apply too much noise
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reduction.
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To reduce noise, I use the excellent
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noiser nit video when needed. You will
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find info about it in the description
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below. You can watch my video about me
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The window for exposure is at the bottom
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right of the screen. The icon to the
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right toggles between auto and manual
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labeled pro. The aperture is fixed so we
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have only two values to set when
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exposing ISO and shutter speed.
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In auto mode, the only control on
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exposure is through the overall exposure
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value, EV, the first icon to the right.
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I find that this model tends to
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overexpose, so I prefer to lower the EV
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value by about 0.3 or 0.7.
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With all other drones or camera, I avoid
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filming with auto exposure as the
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software compensate for the difference
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in luminosity with a small lag.
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A clear indicator of amateur footage.
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But with the Mini 5 Pro, it can be worth
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using it in a specific situation as we
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will see later.
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In manual exposure mode, we can set the
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ISO value and shutter speed
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independently for more control.
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The mm value at the bottom cannot be
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modified. It displays the luminosity
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resulting from the values chosen above
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compared to the optimal exposure
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computed by the software.
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With an X icon, we can set resolution
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and frame rate. There are two resolution
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option 4K and 1080p. 4K is nowadays the
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standard and one I suggest using
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although 1080p can still be used for
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social media if file size is an issue.
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Below the resolution there are option
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for different frame rates. The most
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widely used are 24 and 30. It is
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recommended to use a consistent frame
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rate across all clips in the same
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project. Higher frame rates like 48 and
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60 frame pers can be used to apply some
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slow motion while editing.
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In videography, the 180° rule is widely
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applied. The idea is to set the shutter
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speed at a value double the frame rate
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to achieve the correct amount of motion
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blur. With a frame rate of 24 frame per
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second, the ideal shutter speed is 150th
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of a second. at 30 frame per second,
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160th of a second and so on. This rule
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is particularly important when flying
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close to the ground or when the scene
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contains moving element.
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However, when flying at a high altitude,
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there is more tolerance. Although very
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high shutter speed values should always
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be avoided.
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To control the shutter speed in low
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light condition, a set of ND filter is
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needed. I use the Freewell All Day
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six-pack with values from ND16 to
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ND1000,
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suitable for all light conditions, not
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only for video, but also for hyperlapses
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and long exposure photography.
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You will find a link with prices and
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info in the description of this video.
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It is an affiliate link, so in case of
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purchase, I receive a small commission,
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which helps the channel.
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As I said earlier, there is a situation
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when auto exposure can be a good choice.
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The specs of the Mini 5 Pro claim a
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whopping 14 stops of dynamic range using
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the dual ISO Fusion.
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This technique can only be applied when
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filming in auto exposure.
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Another possibility is to use manual
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exposure, setting the ISO value to auto.
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I do find that in high dynamic range
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situation, it is worth using this
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technique for improved results.
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In the same window, we can click on the
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icon on the bottom left to access other
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video settings. At the top, we select
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the white balance value expressed in
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Kelvin. Auto white balance should be
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avoided as it leads to unwanted color
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shift when the luminosity changes.
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A quick way to find the correct value is
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to tap the auto button on the left to
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get the app's suggested value. Then tap
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it again to switch back to manual mode
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and adjust it to your test if needed.
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Below the resolution frame rate areas,
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we can select one of the three color
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profiles, normal, hrg, or the log M.
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Normal mode is the most widely used. It
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is a pre-processed profile and can be
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used just out of the camera. Although a
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touch of extra contrast and saturation
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is often beneficial.
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Normal has constantly improved over the
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years. It is now a true 10 bit mode
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capable of displaying over 1 million
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colors with excellent quality in most
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like conditions. It is an excellent
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choice for users who don't relies on
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computer proprocessing or when editing
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is not an option.
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The log M is a flat profile widely used
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by professionals for two reasons.
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It performs better in a dynamic range
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situations
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and it responds extremely well to
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postprocessing to adapt a clip to the
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color scheme of a specific project.
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We access video mode via the icon above
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the shutter. A menu on the left offers a
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slow motion option.
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It is meant for extreme slow motion at a
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frame rate of 120 fps. Very interesting
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for scene with moving elements.
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With this mode, there is no need to slow
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down the footage while editing as the
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slow motion is automatically applied.
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To the left of the shutter, an icon
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toggles between horizontal and vertical
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camera orientation to take footage in
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portrait mode.
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To the left of the shutter, we find
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another important new feature of the
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Mini 5 Pro, the metal mode.
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By tapping on the icon 2, we get a two
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times zoom with image quality close to a
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true 48 optical lens. It works by
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cropping the central part of the image,
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taking advantage of the higher
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resolution of the 1 in sensor.
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I find this feature extremely useful for
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filming subject that we cannot reach or
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increasing the parallax effect in scene
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with elements on different layers.
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By sliding on the icon we get variable
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zoom levels up to three times, but in
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this case there is a noticeable loss of
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resolution.
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about photography with the Mini5 Pro.
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if you find this video interesting.
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Thank you.
