My approach for optimizing and getting the most out of the video and photos for the CGO3+ camera.
I shoot at the maximum resolutions because trying to turn HD to 4K afterwards is not going to go well. Neither is shooting low resolution photos and trying to "upres" them. You can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.
A lot is based on my digital photography experiences starting in 2000. I live in the US so some things like video fps may be slightly different in other countries. Those shooting for a "cinema" look may also choose different settings. These are my basics and don't include shooting video for "slow motion".
There are also YouTube videos from Captain Drone and Jeff Sibelius that cover this well.
As already mentioned shoot with U3 micro SD cards of at least 90 mps. I tend to favor Sandisk Extreme cards.
Video:
- 3840 x 2160 at 30 fps
- Natural or Gorgeous - RAW (flat look) if you're color grading in post processing with DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, etc.
Photos:
- set up camera for maximum resolution (12 megapixels)
- use higher shutter speeds to reduce blur
- take several shots rather than just one
- switch to "Photo" during video sessions then return to "video" after shooting stills
- use the "photo" button
- JPG if you're not going to post process photos significantly
- DNG if you're doing post processing in Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.
- JPG+DNG for convenience to see the image without doing post processing then choosing which ones get post processing
White Balance:
- Avoid Auto White Balance if possible
- Ideally set manually using an 18% gray target or a white sheet if you don't have a gray target
- Set to one of the preset white balance settings if you have to (Sunshine, Cloudy, fluorescent, etc.)
- "lock" in the white balance - you don't want it to change while shooting video
Manually set shutter speed and ISO:
- use the lowest ISO setting possible for the conditions - high ISO introduces noise (grain)
- for video set shutter speed to twice the fps rate - i.e. if shooting at 30 fps set shutter speed to 1/60
- use an ND filter (ND4, ND8, ND16) based on light conditions to achieve the desired shutter speed and ISO
- use EV (exposure value) to adjust appropriately for conditions - lock it in
- adjust EV during flight with the left D-pad
Manually setting white balance, shutter speed and ISO will eliminate "blooming" and strange shifts in color that are hard to correct.
Inexpensive gray target for setting white balance:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HT9MA1W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hope this helps