This content provides a step-by-step guide for DJI Mini 5 Pro users to achieve professional, cinematic footage by optimizing key camera settings like frame rate, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and color profiles.
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Your DJI Mini5 Pro footage can easily
look high-end and professional, but only
if you set up your drone the right way.
Today, we are diving deep into the
camera settings of your Mini5 Pro. Frame
rates, shutter speed, ISO, white
balance, and color profiles. All the
things that make your footage look truly
cinematic. And don't worry, I will keep
it simple. Everything will be explained
step by step. so even beginners can
follow along and get professional
results every time.
Let's start with frame rates. The DJI
Mini5 Pro can shoot at 24, 30, 60, and
even 120 fps. [Music]
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24 fps gives you the true cinematic
look. 30 fps is perfect for YouTube or
general content, and 60 or 120 fps are
great if you want slow motion or epic
action shots. Personally, I shoot most
of my footage in 30 fps, so I can slow
it down to 80% later if needed. [Applause]
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Next, the shutter speed. A good rule of
thumb is the 180° shutter rule. This
means your shutter speed should always
stay double your frame rate. If you film
at 24 fps, your shutter speed is set to
one over 50. At 30 fps, use one over 60.
At 60 fps, 1 over 120. You get the
point. This gives your video natural
looking motion blur, which makes
movement feel cinematic, especially if
you fly lower to the ground. And if you
set your shutter speed correct and it's
still too bright outside, that's when
you need ND filters, which work like
sunglasses for your drone camera. If you
purchase the Fly More Combo like me, the
drone came with a set of free filters.
Most of the time, I am flying with the
ND32. And if it's still too bright
during a flight, I can easily bump up my
shutter speed a little bit to get my
exposure right. Talking about exposure,
I would always stay at 0.0. zero or
slightly underexposed. This way, I can
get the highest quality out of my
footage. You should never overexpose an
image. Always stay below or at 0.0. It's
always easier to recover shadows in the
edit than to recover blown out highlights.
highlights. [Applause]
Next, ISO. This setting controls the
brightness of your image. A low ISO
gives you clean and noise-free footage,
while high ISO values can introduce
grain. Always try to keep ISO as low as
possible, ideally at 100. Only increase
it when it's too dark or when you have
the wrong ad filter attached during a
flight. This is much faster than landing
your drone, switching the filter, and
taking off again.
Next up is white balance. Leaving it on
auto might seem fine, but it can shift
colors while you're turning in another
direction. This is something that you
should avoid at all costs since it only
looks unprofessional. Instead, always
set it manually according to the
conditions of the scenery or daytime.
For daylight, around 5,600 Kelvin works
well. For golden hour, like sunrise or
sunset, it would be around 3,200 Kelvin.
And for cloudy conditions, I would
choose something between 6 or 7,000.
If you want to achieve a warmer look
straight out of the camera, for example,
when filming sunsets, set your white
balance to around 6,500 to 7,000 Kelvin.
At that time, the sun is roughly 3,200
Kelvin. And by setting your drone
higher, you balance it out and you get
that warm and golden tone without extra
editing. That's a creative choice, but
the real key when it comes to white
balance is to pick one setting and stick
with it for the whole flight. Trust me,
if you work with an everchanging white
balance, the editing process will become
a nightmare. Next up, color profiles.
The Mini5 Pro lets you choose between
standard, HLG, and DLOG M. Standard
looks great right out of the camera,
which is perfect for beginners. HLG and
Dlogam give you more dynamic range and
flexibility in the edit. In my opinion,
Dloggam is the real game changer to
achieve high-end results. I already made
a complete and very detailed color
grading tutorial in Da Vinci Resolve. So
if you want to master DLO M link is in
the description.
What I also recommend is to avoid auto
mode. Instead always use manual mode so
you can lock the exposure, shutter
speed, ISO and white balance. The only
thing that should change during a flight
is your framing, not your colors or brightness.
brightness.
And that's it. Now you know the
essential camera settings for the DJI
Mini 5 Pro. So, to summarize, choose the
right frame rate, follow the 180°
shutter rule, and set your shutter speed
to double the frame rate. Keep your ISO
low or locked on 100. Always match the
white balance according to the scenery,
and make use of HLG or DLOGM for maximum
flexibility when you color grade. With
these settings, you will consistently
get cinematic and highquality footage.
But these are just the basics. In the
next video, I will show you advanced
settings that truly change how you fly a
drone. We are talking about the gain and
expose settings, which are the real game
changers for mastering smooth and
professional movements. So stay tuned,
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