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Wicked Badlands Panorama DJI Spark 01/18/19
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<blockquote data-quote="Mr Geek" data-source="post: 77337" data-attributes="member: 15144"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><em>Two main things become possible using the Spark with Neutral Density Polarizing filters: </em></span></span></p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">One has to do with the Polarizing aspect that lets you eliminate the sun's glare on surfaces letting you see the true color of surfaces such as foliage and landscape terrain, really making things pop in both colors and detail. Polarizing filters also let you see into water, down into and beyond the surface since the sun/sky reflection is virtually removed, letting you see objects/wildlife under the surface. </span></span></em></p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">The second thing is the Neutral Density filters which reduce the amount of light getting to the lens/camera allowing users to manually adjust exposure settings to obtain optimal Shutter Speeds in order to provide smooth video playback. ND filters come in different values (darkness) for more or less darkening for brighter or darker daylight conditions. The reason this is so important for videography is the relationship shutter speeds make to perceived motion when we view video, especially when video is taken from a moving object like our drone. The ideal ratio of Shutter Speed to Frames Per Second is 2:1 and ensuring you get this ratio is only possible by using Manual Settings in your DJI Go app, set before each flight/shoot. For example: Since the Spark shoots 1080p 30fps video you want to manually set your Spark's shutter speed to 60 by adjusting the ISO slider. You do this by installing the proper ND filter and adjusting exposure before taking flight, again using manual settings in the DJI Go 4 app. Here are a couple good articles that I found very helpful:</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><a href="https://www.tomstechtime.com/nd" target="_blank">https://www.tomstechtime.com/nd</a></span></span></em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/quick-tip-when-and-how-to-use-a-neutral-density-filter--photo-3661" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><em>https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/quick-tip-when-and-how-to-use-a-neutral-density-filter--photo-3661</em></span></span></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr Geek, post: 77337, member: 15144"] [SIZE=4][FONT=verdana][I]Two main things become possible using the Spark with Neutral Density Polarizing filters: [/I][/FONT][/SIZE] [I][FONT=verdana][SIZE=4]One has to do with the Polarizing aspect that lets you eliminate the sun's glare on surfaces letting you see the true color of surfaces such as foliage and landscape terrain, really making things pop in both colors and detail. Polarizing filters also let you see into water, down into and beyond the surface since the sun/sky reflection is virtually removed, letting you see objects/wildlife under the surface. [/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=verdana][SIZE=4]The second thing is the Neutral Density filters which reduce the amount of light getting to the lens/camera allowing users to manually adjust exposure settings to obtain optimal Shutter Speeds in order to provide smooth video playback. ND filters come in different values (darkness) for more or less darkening for brighter or darker daylight conditions. The reason this is so important for videography is the relationship shutter speeds make to perceived motion when we view video, especially when video is taken from a moving object like our drone. The ideal ratio of Shutter Speed to Frames Per Second is 2:1 and ensuring you get this ratio is only possible by using Manual Settings in your DJI Go app, set before each flight/shoot. For example: Since the Spark shoots 1080p 30fps video you want to manually set your Spark's shutter speed to 60 by adjusting the ISO slider. You do this by installing the proper ND filter and adjusting exposure before taking flight, again using manual settings in the DJI Go 4 app. Here are a couple good articles that I found very helpful: [URL]https://www.tomstechtime.com/nd[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [URL='https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/quick-tip-when-and-how-to-use-a-neutral-density-filter--photo-3661'][SIZE=4][FONT=verdana][I]https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/quick-tip-when-and-how-to-use-a-neutral-density-filter--photo-3661[/I][/FONT][/SIZE][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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