Litchi photo preview in timelapse mode

[turfstuf]

Anyone else having a problem getting Litchi iOS to show a preview when shooting photos in interval mode? It works correctly in video mode and in Go 4.

Litchi just shows a cached photo from earlier in the day or the beginning of the flight. It still takes the photos but I don’t see the view from the P4P at all during the mission. Flying blind!

I’m running a waypoint mission with curved lines and the camera is set to take a jpg photo every 7 seconds. Using the same SD card that takes 4K videos without filling the buffer.

 

[RodPad]

Unless I'm missing something, Curved Lines, the waypoint is never reached, what you tell it do at each waypoint never happens.

Rod

 

[bsartist]

Where do you find interval mode? I can’t find it. I’m on iOS. Maybe it’s an Android feature?

If it’s some special mode and not a waypoint action then RodPad’s idea may not apply.

 

[bsartist]

I have a hunch this interval setting isn’t part of a waypoint mission program at all. It just setting the camera for interval and then manually hitting the photo button before or during the waypoint flight. I can’t see the interval setting in Litchi without firing up the bird and connecting. But I did find a couple of threads talking about it in that way. Although they were referring to other issues with it.

 

[turfstuf]

...just setting the camera for interval and then manually hitting the photo button before or during the waypoint flight.

Yes, that’s correct. It is a camera setting for shutter mode. I’m starting the camera instead of video like most curved waypoint missions. Without the curve, it stops at each waypoint then proceeds to the next...jerky & inefficient.

 

[turfstuf]

Unless I'm missing something, Curved Lines, the waypoint is never reached, what you tell it do at each waypoint never happens.

This isn’t an action at a waypoint. You’re correct though, those will be ignored but I’m not using any.

 

[bsartist]

Yes, that’s correct. It is a camera setting for shutter mode. I’m starting the camera instead of video like most curved waypoint missions. Without the curve, it stops at each waypoint then proceeds to the next...jerky & inefficient.

True dat

 

[turfstuf]

Just saw on Facebook that someone else is having the same issue with the camera and wasn’t shooting intervals.

 

[turfstuf]

Well then...turns out Litchi doesn’t support the live video feed when taking pictures in 3:2 format. Switch to 4:3 or 16:9 and it works.

Raining outside so can’t test it yet but I did change to 3:2 for these pics. Previously, I always shot in 4:3.

 

[RodPad]

@turfstuf,
Thanks for posting your findings!

Rod

 

[bsartist]

On the phantom 4 pro, 3:2 yields the largest image in terms of pixel dimensions. That’s why I like to shoot in that format. 4:3 is a little cropped along the sides.