DJI Phantom 4 | Best Camera Settings 

Thank you for the input. Your video has been most helpful. I love your settings choices and I'm currently using them with success and satisfaction. Your the best.

Tom, your videos are the best Phantom info-series I've found on RU-vid yet. Thanks for the informative content you provide. The only other thing I would mention is the DJI PNG clean up tool that DJI released. It really helps reduce the noise from the Sony sensor.

OH... MY.... GOD! I can't believe how much time you just saved me with your P4 videos. Making a donation right now. You are awesome. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Being a RU-vid video creator I can appreciate how much work you put in to making these helpful videos and I'm sure it hurts when the professional film makers make comments about your mistakes people need to keep in mind that these videos are not for the professionals but for people learning basics that being said if I may criticize you on something the leave donation part of your videos are a big negative. Keep up the good work

Such an absolute wealth of information. You do a fantastic job, Tom.

Great video yet again, I can't wait for more in this series

Thank you for this video, very helpful having all this stuff in one short-ish video.

.Hey Tom, think you're tutorials are great, so easy to follow, l have used most of them and managed to sort out a lot of issues, thanks.

Thumbs up ere' Tom great demo as always - plenty of information, many thanks for sharing :-)

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was very helpful!!! I actually DID think something was wrong with my camera until I watched your video! THANKS AGAIN!!!!

Tom thanks for your videos, you are very informative,and clear.,Also the editing is awesome.

Hello Tom, want to add (correct) a couple of points in your video. Speaking as a long time working filmmaker it is not a good idea to leave the camera in Auto White Balance. The user should either set it to the appropriate lighting condition (sunny, cloudy etc) or set a manual white balance, this prevents headaches later in post in colour correction. Unless you're shooting entirely the Phantom, filmmakers will usually use more than one camera (which will be set to 1 region mostly). Leaving the camera in NTSC does NOT help PAL timelines.. As you will mix frame rates. Though this can be done (e.g in FCPX) it does alter playback speed of the video.... This is not good practice unless it's deliberate.

Brilliant video NTSC tip excellent I have now got 3840x2160 at 30fps never knew this cant wait to try in the morning Thanks!!!

Thank you for the awesome video and sharing some of that useful knowledge 🏖🏰🏯⛱🏜🌇

Very detailed and informative video...hats off to you!

well done TOM !! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK

As a cinematographer looking to buy a Phantom 4, the first thing that hit me is why you would suggest to set the camera to NTSC and 30fps. That is very misleading as not everyone will want to shoot at that frame rate and it will be dependent on the project and possibly inter-cutting other camera footage with the Phantom footage. For instance I have shot some material on my Sony XDCAM in 25fps, I would also shoot the Phantom material in 25fps. Also shooting in NTSC mode in a European country may mean you may get a flickering / strobing effect on street lamps, traffic lights etc. This is due to the frequency of the oscillations of alternating current (AC) in an electric power grid. its 50hz for Europe and 60hz for the US and some other regions. You should amend your description to take these factors into account. Color setting will depend on how much post production work the footage will go through. D-LOG is great for those looking to bring their own look to the footage in the way of color grading. For a finished look which needs no post production, you would choose one of the other modes.

this was so helpful, thanks!

Some great tips here. Thank you!

Hey Tom! Great review

Very informative.. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you, very helpful!

Very helpful! Thanks Tom! Big hug from Cuzco, Perú.

awsome job as always thank u sir

awesome and thank you for the video

Dude, you have great videos! Thanks

Thanks Tom for another great tutorial. Simple and easy to understand. You should be an English teacher 🎓👍

Hello, great tutorial video...one question: for the phantom 4, do I need specific memory card?

Thank you for this excellent tutorial.

Thanks for the settings I think I got mine all dialed in now :)

Great tutorials Tom - However, I am searching for the way to select RAW format for stills. Where do you change it from jpeg to RAW format?

Nice work.

Thanks man good information

Thanks for the video, found it helpful. now to give my drone a fly :)

A lot of interesting info. Thanks.

Thanks. This was quite helpful.

Very professional!

The best tutorial to date

Fantastic! This will save me some time finding the settings. Though I will be using PAL. On that note: To get attractive video at 25fps, use 1/50s shutter speed (if possible). I don't know if you were already aware of that, but in case you weren't, then there you go.

Awesome tips

well explained......nice video

Do you have any suggestions on what settings to put the camera on for a long exposure night shot? I have been flying and filming for a month now and I truly love my Phantom 4!

Tom is it possible to make an instruction movie about taking photos with the drone and I would to learn about raw photos threw the phantom 4.

excellent Tom ..thanks

Great content, thanks!

Tom, whenever i record on 4k and try and watch it on my laptop it is always very slow and jittery. Its looks fine on 1080P though. Do you know why?

Awesome job good info, Thanks

Hi' Tom, Does the manual settings box have to be on screen while filming. ?

Tom, If you set all these camera settings using the app on a iphone, and then later decide to use an iPad instead, will you have to change all the settings again, or will they be the same that you set when using your phone?

Thanks for the nice tutorial video

Hi my friend. What do you think about better results for Greece? What settings on camera video size and NTSC or PAL. The NTSC will it work well?

Hi Tom so on my phantom 4 when using ND filters, and in-flight I need to make slight adjustments according to the histogram, should I mess with the ISO or the shutter speed?

does the video quality(size) settings also interfere on video transmition smoothness? Is there a way to make light bridge send faster video ( more continuous )?

I just updated new DJI GO app April 13, 2016. I thought when I did that all custom settings would be lost. It looks like some where saved? is that something new? thanks!!

Great video agin thanks Tom :)

Hi Tom, i have a p4 and thinking of upgrading it to p4pro. Is there a big difference in the quality?

Hi Tom - great vid thanks. I was wondering how you set up iso with a shot going from inside a room to out the window into bright sunlight? Would you set up with Iso 100 setting and the correct ND filter for the outside (main view) and then switch to auto iso to handle the low light within the room?

great job. thank you

the best tom! thumbs up!!! thanks!!

Hey Tom! I love your videos. Very informative. I have a question for you. If I'm shooting in 1080p at 60 fps in manual mode with ISO at 100 and 1/120 shutter speed and I have a +1.0 EV, which ND filter would give me the right exposure? Is there a rule for the ND value based on the EV? Thank you for the information, sir.

Thanks great info

Hi Tom, why is my iPhone 6 not showing the camera Menu? I'm not able to change the camera resolution with the iPhone. I have to connect a tablet if I want to change the camera settings. Thanks !

I have a question about basic camera adjustments. Is this lens a fixed focal range, or can it zoom? Also, can you adjust the focus manually? And can you adjust the aperture? Thanks!

Tom sir I have phantom4 but in DJI go4 app aperture setting is not showing can you any help

hi Tom, can you tell me how I find my menue button I have a circle on the right hand side with a video and a photo camera on it but I can't get in to the menu or video menu....thans for your help jj

Hi. Can you help me with a problem: i have a pulsing/ flickering video (1080p 50fps). Can you tell me why?

Well done Tom, rgds from Switzerland, Andy

Thank you great tutorial :-)

Just upgraded to Phantom 4,also I Pad mini 2.While flying my I Pad screen jumps and turns green.Any Help

Sehr gut erklärt !!!

Thank you. I am now aware how the screen image can differ so much when searching for command icons.

I am getting the same compass error as you. Do you know how to fix this? In my advanced settings it says the compass #2 is disconnected

I upgraded the firmware to P4 drone then New Update for Remote. Restarted all, the drone flys and watching on my screen and then after 30 seconds it goes back to Main Menu Phantom 4 white screen and I have to hit camera again. Then it works and goes back to main menu Phantom 4. Do you have any ideas what the Updates did wrong, or do I have to change any settings. Your help will be so helpful. Hope you understand.

Hi Tom, Over the years, I have always watched your videos about setting up cameras for certain drones and used that as a guideline. I have never seen you say set the white balance and flicker to auto. Can you explain why this is different on the Phantom 4 ?

Does this camera (in still mode) has the manual exposure also (shutter and time manual settings), or only the AE (with or without AE bracketing)?

I just received a Phantom 4 for Christmas and a have just done a couple short flight s in the house , as it is minus 30 degrees outside .Both flight's were only 8 and 10 minute hovers , but when I put the Micro SD card in my computer to download the video I had no sound ......Great picture but no sound ?? Do I have to set the sound manually in the set up menu , or do I have a problem camera ??Cheers

I liked your video, very specific on everything. But, I went out and made an Video yo test out the settings and I find the colors too faded, I like the colors to be a little more vivid. Any recommendations?

Superb!

Awesome!

Hi Tom! Great video, helped me a lot. I'm planning to get some ND filters for my Phantom 4 now, but not sure which I really need. I fly in Denmark but will be working in East Africa a lot, so obviously a lot of sun. You recommended ND8 + 16 + 32. Do you reckon I might even need ND64 in Africa, and also is it ever useful to have an ND4?

Ok, I'm exhausted for shoveling snow off of our 360ft drive way so bear with me. I would like to know IF/HOW to change Video Settings to allow One Video File Per Flight. I keep getting Two Video files about 9:15 minutes in then it starts a new file on micro SD card. I know I can just drop them in the timeline on Cyberlink PD software but just seeing if there can be juts one video file per flight/landing/shutoff? Thanks

Auto White Balance can cause the color temperature to change through the video recording. For example, if viewing a sunny area and then rotating to view a cloudy or shaded area. Setting the White Balance to a fixed setting such as Sunny or Custom will guarantee that the WB does not drift or change throughout a recording.

great videos mate . I'm in UK can U help? I have a phantom 4 pro .I'm a Very new pilot ..The camera works sometimes ? I'm getting a warning saying gimbal disconnected . Then after a bit the camera starts working ? Then it stops any ideas am i not doing something? Should this happen ? Or should camera/gimble just work all the time when controller and craft connected yours hopefully​ colin

Good morning and health to everyone. Thank you very much 👍🙏

Hey Tom, can you please help me with my phantom 4.... my 4k videos won't turn out as 4K when I watch then on my phone or mac... they're more of a 2.7k. Any advice?? Thank you!

I have a Phantom 4. At the 1:10 mark of the video you show tapping the "menu" tab. I can't find the "menu" tab. Do I need to locate a specific area of the DJI Go App screen? I'm trying to reduce from 4K to 1080 to allow more download capability

Tom, on the DJI Go, Advance Setting, What the Gimbal Start and Stop Buffer are for?

Hey Tom what do you think about that horrible compression in green color ? I followed your setup but the green color is sucks... and what is better for you GOPRO 4 BLACK or this phantom ugly 4 camera...

Thanks for all the hard work and valuable information. Paypal donation sent to help keep your awesome content coming.

I personally love the zebra stripes. Yes, the histogram shows you if you are over exposed but it does not show you what part of the image is blown out like the zebra stripes does. Sometimes its okay to overexpose something that you don't need detail in, like the sun. And exposing for zebras is like exposing to the right of the histogram which we know gives us more detail in the shadows.

thaNKS this was helpful!

Hi Tom, I use to have a P3 Pro, and I just got a P4 a week ago, I have to say, this video it's great! Now I have to learn about the ND Filtres, Also I would like to see a video like this one, but about photos... Thanks!

I have 2 transmitters. One is from a wrecked Phantom 3. Can you use 2 transmitters when flying

hi,kindly suggest , how to get the date and time stamp in photo taken by DJI phantom 4 drone...

have a question why does the phantom 3 when recording a video that's say 20 minutes long show up in the sd card as 2 separate files one at 12 min and the other at 8 minutes. I can not figure out why it is doing this

hi bro i have bought phantom 4 i few month ago a have reset camera setings by mistake and now when i fly my camera video is delay it doesnt have live camera streaming when i fly.Please help

Hi Tom keep up the great work. Tom can you tell me what Dji goggles modes work with the phantom 4 I have looked everywhere and nobody seems to know so many different answers. Please help I got my goggles for my 60th birthday in September and still cannot work it out.

there is the possibility of changing the aperture of the camera's diaphragm I want to know this because it interests me a lot but I can't find it anywhere

Man thats a nutty intro and graphics