I have just got a new Phantom 4 Pro and was hoping that someone can advise on the best shutter speed to shoot still images with. What I am really wanting to know is...does the sharpness increase when using a higher shutter speed due to a reduction in vibration from the drone. When I used to photograph out of a helicopter you really needed to use a 1/500 or faster to eliminate the vibration....is this the case with the Phantom 4. All I want to do is take landscape images with the drone.
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When you shot hanging from a helicopter, you didn't have a gimbal to keep your camera steady.
There's no "best" shutter speed.
What to use depends on the subject and available light conditions.
The Phantom can manage good shots at 2 secs and slower on still nights.
This was shot at 1/64th in windy conditions (and looks much sharper at full resolution than this reduced version)
Many thanks, I realise fully about exposure/conditions, I just wondered if there was a "Magic" shutter speed where you did get a better image due to vibration minimisation, but as you rightly pointed out the gimble should take care of that. How are you finding the P4P?When you shot hanging from a helicopter, you didn't have a gimbal to keep your camera steady.
There's no "best" shutter speed.
What to use depends on the subject and available light conditions.
The Phantom can manage good shots at 2 secs and slower on still nights.
This was shot at 1/64th in windy conditions (and looks much sharper at full resolution than this reduced version)
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Loving it - finally the camera I wanted in the sky and all the drone department is pretty good too.
A worthy successor and a big step up from the P3 series.
Yep, my thoughts exactly...although I have not received my P4P yet, but I have owned many drones in the past and was so frustrated by the inability to fly a good lens/camera due to the weight penalty. So I am really excited to finally be able to shoot landscapes from the air....with a good quality.
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