show: first try with making a map - P4P Pro v2.0 - 245 images, 56 acres, 360 ft high

[tayl0r]

I posted this already to the general forum but I should have posted it here, sorry.

show: first try with making a map - P4P Pro v2.0 - 245 images, 56 acres, 360 ft high

 

[Bigriver]

You will learn things in every mapping flight you do. There is always something that you will want to tweak next time. Camera settings can have a lot to do with the quality of your mapping results. My "go to" settings are setting to shutter control, ISO set at 100, a manual white balance setting of 5800 on sunny days. Stay away from auto settings, because you normally don't want your camera adjusting to lighting conditions during a single mapping mission. Overlap is important and can be 70-90% front and side. But the higher the side overlap, the longer your mission. Make sure to set P4P to mechanical shutter. At 250ft altitude, I get good results flying at 10 mph. Your results may vary, so just keep testing different settings. There is no magic setting(s) that works for all conditions.

 

[tayl0r]

Thanks for the tips, very helpful.

@Bigriver do you use manual exposure *and* manual focus? or only manual exposure?

 

[Bigriver]

Yes, always manual focus set to infinity.