Recent content by Emanuele Forlì

Just to avoid misunderstanding: The video I posted is from the Blade 350 QX3 AP Combo 16 MP camera (CGO2 with gimbal) - the first video I took actually, so it's basically just flying around at a fix height. I got tired taking videos quite early, as the Blade is a little limited here and as I...

But your 35 mm film did have much larger optics ;-) ofc, things are moving on, but still a bigger sensor delivers better stills than a small one. And as you know, it's not only about Megapixels. So 12 MP is quite fine for that sensor size. Just not enough to zoom like crazy :) The Mavic Pro is...

Well yes, I think so, too... are you getting a Gimbal for your Nokia 808?

Btw, having a zoom WHILE filming CAN be very useful, as long as the quality remains acceptable. But you either need optical zoom or a very good, hires sensor for that. I just stated that most people won't zoom into a video afterwards, once it's taken (maybe for additional video stabilization or...

The Mavic Pro and it's camera are great for videos and very easy to use. I'd use the Nokia 808 only for (HIRES) stills, especially on a moving drone. So the video zooming stuff is just theory. On the other hand, the camera sensor in the Mavic Pro is quite limited (compared to a Nokia 808) due to...

Correct. Right now I did set it for a photo every 5 seconds (FullRes, max. JPEG quality, focus infinity and ISO 50 for a bright day). The camera Pro app also allows for Bluetooth or Whatsapp remote control, but I didn't try this yet. Once I get the 3DR Solo and live video feed, I think I will...

The last crop portion on the original shot: The Nokia 808's detail resolution is just insane in my eyes, for a more than 5 years old phone. Of course, speaking of good lighting conditions and few or no movement. APS-C solutions will not necessarily offer a greater detail, at least as long as...

Sounds great. Obviously, don't get the 808 for videos unless you have a good gimbal that works for it. 1080p with 4x zoom out of 41 MP might be interesting, but the strong point of the 808 is photos - not videos.

Nokia 1020 doesn't have HDMI video out, also the quality of the sensor is not as good as the one in the Nokia 808 (for details and for colour correctness). On the other hand it does have OIS, which might help getting crispier photos even without a Gimbal. Try getting a used Nokia 808 and the...

What I like about the 3DR Solo and what's the reason why I'm getting one now is that it allows for live video feed from any HDMI source (pls correct me if I'm wrong!). As I'm mainly interested in good photos, I will use it together with my Nokia 808 (as I was already doing with a Blade drone...

Here's one of my Nokia 808 shots (still on Blade 350), with quite a lot of detail. This one got quite sharp, even with ISO 50 - but you have to be kind of lucky without OIS and Gimbal! I try to upload some crops here and link the original 41,5 MP picture. No post processing, except cropping for...

I'm now going to buy an used 3DR Solo and sell my Blade 350 QX3. Live view is crucial for drone photography, but so is image quality and I feel that the 3DR Solo will work even better with my Nokia 808 :) Maybe also with other cameras in future. Up to now, I used my Blade quad mainly with the...

I forgot to mention that I'm using the Blade 350 QX3 drone and that I found this topic via Google. I didn't know that the 3DR solo features an integrated HDMI video transmission. That makes things much easier, of course!

I have been doing drone photography with the Nokia 808 and a modified Nokia CR-122 mount attached to the rubber bumpers of an old Gimbal base for about 1 year now. While guaranteeing good, maybe unreached photo quality (resolution-wise and staying into a certain budget), there are many downsides...