Blurry Video

nickpizzuti · Feb 16, 2016

Hi All,

Just got my new Standard Phantom 3 the other day...took it out for a test flight and I'm really disappointed with the footage out of the box...seems very muddy. Granted, I shot on an overcast day. I will try again when its sunny here in MN. I added sharpening, but I think something could be wrong with the lens. Oh and just for sh*ts and giggles I added a shot at the end for a doc I'm working on that someone shot on an Inspire...looks amazing right out of the box! Let me know your thoughts!

pass: dji

Thanks,
Nick

LK8472 · Feb 16, 2016

Did you take the lens cap off? Overcast days in 2.7K still look pretty awesome to me. Could be you have a defective one. How are the still shots?

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Bob8619 · Feb 16, 2016

Yeah that looks off for sure.

nickpizzuti · Feb 16, 2016

Yes, lens cap is off. Still shots are just as blurry.

Bob8619 · Feb 16, 2016

I'm sure you did but I'll ask anyway, you made sure theres not a nice big greasy smudge on the lens right?

nickpizzuti · Feb 16, 2016

Lens is clean.

martybabe · Feb 16, 2016

Bob8619 said:
I'm sure you did but I'll ask anyway, you made sure theres not a nice big greasy smudge on the lens right?

Yes, or misted up, clearly a cold moist day.

In short, you should expect better results than that, something is amiss.

nickpizzuti · Feb 16, 2016

Gonna return it...sun came out and I shot more footage...same thing, blurry. Thanks for everyone's help!

RodPad · Feb 16, 2016

Just to make sure you pulled the video off the Sd Card and not the Mobile Device?

nickpizzuti · Feb 16, 2016

Yes I pulled the card out and transferred it from there.

RodPad · Feb 16, 2016

nickpizzuti said:
Yes I pulled the card out and transferred it from there.

Just wanted to make sure, here was a similar one.

Professional - New P3 Pro Still Poor Video Quality (Soft Focus)

Added: Probably No Help

This one was poor video just cause of his equipment.

Downloading video?

That's all I got...

Not a problem that comes up much.

dannyboy75 · Feb 16, 2016

I watched your video from my iPhone 5 first (4" screen) and it looked ok to me. But just watched it again on a 15" display and it definitely looks a little out of focus.

As a comparison this was shot at the weekend, on a very cold, overcast British winter day. It was recorded at 2.7k but downscaled to 1080p for youtube.

nickpizzuti · Feb 24, 2016

RMA'd it back to B & H. Bought a Professional version from Best Buy. Enough with the Standard...I believe these are sub-par machines.

RodPad · Feb 24, 2016

OK, Thanks for the update, as you know, it is required by this forum to let everybody know your results!

dannyboy75 · Feb 25, 2016

nickpizzuti said:
RMA'd it back to B & H. Bought a Professional version from Best Buy. Enough with the Standard...I believe these are sub-par machines.

With respect I disagree. I and many others are very happy with our P3S's, I think you just had a duff one. Of course I wouldn't say no to an Advanced or Pro but personally couldn't justify the extra cost.

jiggyb21 · Feb 25, 2016

dannyboy75 said:
With respect I disagree. I and many others are very happy with our P3S's, I think you just had a duff one. Of course I wouldn't say no to an Advanced or Pro but personally couldn't justify the extra cost.

Agreed. There is nothing wrong with the standard in general. OP has a bad one.

Kenneth Marsola · Feb 25, 2016

jiggyb21 said:
Agreed. There is nothing wrong with the standard in general. OP has a bad one.

The video was sort of blurry in the beginning, but at the end, when the sun came out and the ice melted, it was MUCH better.

nickpizzuti · Feb 25, 2016

You guys are lucky, that was my second standard that failed. Maybe B & H got a bad batch?

Here's a vid from my professional shot today:
pass: dji

Cheers,

Nick