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Mini 5 Pro Video Quality - Normal Profile
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Normal mode is the one that can be used
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just out of the camera without any
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editing. Although a touch of extra
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contrast and saturation is often
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beneficial.
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In previous models, normal used to be an
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8 bit profile, thus limited to 16
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million colors. However, in the Mini 5
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Pro, it is 10 bit when used at 4K
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resolution, producing over 1 billion
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colors.
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In easy light conditions, the rendition
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is excellent with rich colors and
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excellent detail. I remind you that I'm
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using a sharpness values of minus2. I
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suggest trying different values between
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zero and minus2 to find the one you
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prefer.
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Turning the camera down for a bird's eye
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view, we take the sky out of the
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equation to focus on the detail in the
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vegetation and the architectural
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features. The result is flawless both
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with normal mode and with the metal one.
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And now some high dynamic range clips
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with a big difference in luminosity
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between the highlights and the shadows.
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Normal profile handles the situation
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relatively well, but this is an area
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where DLOG M performs much better. As we
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will see later on,
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low light footage is an area where the
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Mini4 Pro performs extremely well thanks
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to the very wide aperture of its lens.
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The bigger sensor of the Mini 5 Pro
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gathers plenty of light and the results
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are again outstanding.
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It is often hard to believe that the
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footage was taken in very dark
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conditions.
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The ISO can be kept at very low values
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and noise is practically absent.
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The Mini4 Pro has a specific night video
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mode for filming in low light. I never
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use it as I find that the footage looks
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artificial and plasticky. I'm glad to
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notice that this mode is not present in
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the new model. There is simply no need
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for it.