Change This Setting On The AVATA 2 Immediately (ND Filters Can't Fix This!)

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2 ай бұрын

There is one setting to check before you fly the DJI Avata 2, if you want the best flying experience.
Our Avata 2 footage AND experience in the goggles did not look or feel smooth -- quite choppy and jittery, in some cases, which makes it difficult to fly. We tried DJI's ND8, ND16, and ND32 filters to help smooth everything out. While their filters look great and provide excellent motion blur, our main issue was not resolved. We finally figured out what was going wrong and why the footage looked choppy. In this short video, we explain the problem and show you how to fix it and get the most cinematic footage out of your DJI Avata 2 FPV drone!
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Kelly Shores is a FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot. He enjoys flying toy drones, camera drones, RC airplanes, and FPV quads. When he's not flying drones, Kelly enjoys photography, biking, travel and hanging out with his family!

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@BuddBieber 2 ай бұрын

Been at 4K/60 since I got the 2, love flying it for sure!

@ArtCoDroneSolutions 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for info Kelly.

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@RonaldBrown59 2 ай бұрын

Mine was set to 1080p 60fps out of the box. I have since changed it to 4k 60fps. Great tip Kelly, thanks for sharing.

@machinegundroner9411 2 ай бұрын

I find the 4k/60 is the ideal setting for doing tactical building searches and clearing. The sharper image allows me to see more clearly. From Temple, TX. Thanks for sharing.

@YTFPV 2 ай бұрын

Been always in 60 for any fpv . I love the avata2 such a fun drone

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Nice! Yeah, the Avata 2 is surprisingly good, all around.

@chrishope82666 2 ай бұрын

Great Tip

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I think you really notice the frame rate more in the goggles than you do with a phone or external screen.

@IdahoQuadcopter 2 ай бұрын

I agree Kelly. 60 fps is the shizzle!

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

😅 That's a fun word.

@ILLBEDRONED 2 ай бұрын

Good info! I don't fly the avata but use a GP, always 60fps with an nd filter. A locked shutter speed really enhances the motion blur. Have a great weekend sir!! 👊😎

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! You too!

@LowryDroneography-Steve 2 ай бұрын

I usually go with 50fps over here but it’s still sweet! 30 is no good for avoiding danger, such as vicious geese attacks, curious squirrel manoeuvres, or a pissed off honey badger ambush.

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

Nice! I guess the idea is to avoid the lower frame rates. You might need 120 when geese are around! 😅

@LowryDroneography-Steve 2 ай бұрын

@@SunriseWaterMedia Yup 😂😂 you don’t wanna be dealing with crafty rapid geese in any frame rate, ideally!

@chrishope82666 2 ай бұрын

@@SunriseWaterMedia 12 gauge takes care of that.

@jbholland1987 2 ай бұрын

thank you !

@supergeodotca 2 ай бұрын

What shutter speed is ideal with 4k60p? Would it be 1/120th of a second?

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

If you're aiming for the 180-degree shutter angle rule, then 1/120th of a second for the shutter speed would be ideal when filming at 60fps. However, even if you can't get down to 1/120th of a second, just seeing the video in the goggles at 60fps vs 30fps is an amazing difference, regardless of shutter speed.

@buckeyedrones 2 ай бұрын

Are you using any stabilization? (Rocksteady or post such as Gyroflow) Which is generally better Rocksteady or Gyroflow?

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

We are using Rocksteady. Gyroflow is more flexible and arguably "better," but we haven't had any problem with Rocksteady. If we were flying for a client, we might plan to use Gyroflow, so that we could tweak some things after the fact, but just flying for fun or even for someone else, Rocksteady has been great. Plus it's convenient.

@buckeyedrones 2 ай бұрын

@@readysetdrone thank you for the information, this version of Rocksteady seems to be better than what I used before, so for flying for fun, plenty good enough. Appreciate all your & Chris's work!

@frankc.9853 2 ай бұрын

I haven't flown in 4k30, I went to 4K60 right away, mainly for the slo mo in post if I choose to. What I would like to know is that when I change the "max forward speed" with the motion controller, does that carry over when I am using the RC Remote 3? I don't see a choice to change the max forward speed mph with the RC Remote 3. Am I missing it somewhere? I do love flying this drone though, much better than the initial Avata which I returned!

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

That's interesting. We'll have to look into that.

@kavorka8855 2 ай бұрын

thank you so much! when i fly my avata 2, I can go as low as 1 meter, but never dared to go lower, would the drone hit the ground if flown lower or the sensors prevent it??

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

In manual mode, you can fly as low as you want, but it will crash into the ground if you fly too low. In normal mode, and probably sport mode, it seems to not allow flying below about a foot, or so, off the ground, otherwise it just starts to land.

@kavorka8855 2 ай бұрын

@@SunriseWaterMedia amazing, thanks 🙏

@Carguyforlife 2 ай бұрын

60 fps isnt a big deal if you have either, 1) no editing you plan to do; or 2) a strong enough machine that you can edit it. When I edit with my laptop even when using proxies in Davinci Resolve, it's significantly more work for it to edit 60fps vs 30fps. Adjusting the shutter speed to the 180° rule is the best rule in my opinion.

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Agreed that you need more computing power to edit 60fps (vs 30fps). However, the other consideration is how it looks to your eyes. To us, flying at 60fps looks and feels smoother than flying at 30fps when we are in the goggles. Thanks for your comment and fly safe!

@B-RadAlstonRiverCityRVA 2 ай бұрын

I've been on 4k/60 since turning the Avata 2 and Goggles 3 on and now feel like I need to check it as I think in my last flight it seemed jerky more than before. Might have changed back to 4k/30 somehow. Thanks for sharing your wealth of information as these things are very helpful in the drone community. #FacePalm (oh, and, May the 4th Be With You!)

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

I put the hashtag just after 1:11 👀😄 Thanks for looking, Brad! 👊

@B-RadAlstonRiverCityRVA 2 ай бұрын

@@SunriseWaterMedia I watched it all over again and saw it this time. Thanks

@SunriseWaterMedia 2 ай бұрын

@@B-RadAlstonRiverCityRVA You're the best! 😎👊

@user-ks5jh1rp6d 2 ай бұрын

Nice View Ready I watched a good video.❤

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@mykhuzaimi 2 ай бұрын

If shoot 4:3 have vignetting when using nd filter?

@Blueskyver Ай бұрын

Thank you for your 4K/60 suggestion, Kelly. I'm having another problem. At 16:9, 4K/60 I can't set recording at H.265. Recording is at H.264. I can't find an adjustment. Do you?

@readysetdrone Ай бұрын

I believe it's not specifically user selectable. It will automatically record in h.265 when using D-log.

@txarchdroneguy4731 2 ай бұрын

Kelly, i set the drone to 4K/60, as soon as I had the drone, on issue day

@SkyStepDrones68 2 ай бұрын

Great advice! I've always used 30fps I'll try the 60fps

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

I think you'll notice a big difference while flying, especially if you fly low or fast. It's so much smoother!

@Trevor_Fuss 2 ай бұрын

#TheWaytoGo Great video Kelly 4K60 is the better way to go

@pergamiami 2 ай бұрын

MERCI !!

@billhowes5871 2 ай бұрын

Good vid. My problem is with the DJI Goggles 2. Going through the menu when I reach "Status" it ends. I can go only up and down from that point. There is never the secondary screen to offer "03 Air Unit or Avata so I can switch to "03 Air Unit". I'm using these goggles 2 with a Geprc Mark 5. My goggles V2 work beautifully with it. Any ideas? Thank you.

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

It could need a firmware update or refresh. That's my first thought. Have you tried that yet?

@billhowes5871 2 ай бұрын

@@readysetdrone Hey, Yes, many times. I can never get the secondary window to appear. The one that has "03 Air Unit" or "Avata". When I reach "Status" I can only go up and down without ever seeing the secondary window that offers a chance to switch channels from "03 Air Unit" or "Avata". My DJI Remote 2 and V2 goggles work just fine with this Geprc MK 5 ,Crocidile 75 V2 03 and Cinelog 35 6s drone(s).

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

That's frustrating the secondary menu doesn't appear. Does anything at all happen when you tap on "switch"?

@billhowes5871 2 ай бұрын

@@readysetdrone No. In a couple of days I'll call DJI.

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Darn! 🫤

@len5499 14 күн бұрын

Um…the Tx to the goggle while flying is fixed 1080P. Which should not have anything to do with recording. Otherwise, I would record at 120fps so I can have 120fps Tx. Is my assumption correct?

@readysetdrone 14 күн бұрын

That sounds correct. The frame rate is the key factor. Unfortunately, the recorded video and the transmission to the goggles seem to share that setting.

@hungryllama4055 2 ай бұрын

Does this improve the quality you see in the goggles only or also the quality of the footage itself ?

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

I'd say the experience in the goggles is vastly different! You will fly more confidently. Of course, the final recorded footage looks smoother as well, but we normally record videos at 30fps (or 29.97), so flying at 60, we thought, was unnecessarily taking up more storage space. However, it's very much worth doing for the improved experience in the goggles as well as in the final footage itself.

@JimBoshart 2 ай бұрын

I always try to shoot 4K -60 fps... and just bought another 5TB external hard drive.... ❤🤡

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

Hey Jim! Thanks for watching!

@Lorenviera 2 ай бұрын

not sure why you mentioned the nd filters, as they have nothing to do with anything lol

@readysetdrone 2 ай бұрын

ND filters are great for adding motion blur, if the shutter speed is set right, and initially this whole video was going to be about ND filters. We flew around the bluebonnets to see if there is a color shift from the ND filters, and also to see if we could smooth out the footage. That's when we realized we were recording at 4K/30. So, we just wanted to share our experience, in case it helps anyone. Hopefully that makes sense now.