P4D capture with DJI Phantom 4 Pro

PIX4Dcapture PIX4Dcapture Questions/Troubleshooting
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Hello,

i am using P4D capture to acquire images in a lagoon (water, small islands, vegetation, rocks, water etc). In this scenario, acquired images are overexposed because camera is changing white calibration every shot.
Question is pretty much: if i run DJI Go to setup manual exposition, then i launch P4dcapture for automatic image acquisition along a grid, the white balance changes at each shot or is it kept for the entire mission? In few words: does P4dcapture control camera (focus, exposition) at each shot or not?

Thanks and kind regards

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Hi Matteo,

Pix4Dcapture will set your camera’s exposure settings depending on your drone’s manufacturer.
The camera’s exposure settings are set to automatic so that the images are optimally captured to ensure a good reconstruction.

Main:

  • White balance: Automatic. This parameter adjusts for each image.

Tip: More flexibility is possible:

  • (Android) Changing the while balance in DJI GO (4) will apply during the flight with the app.

  • (iOS) Selecting the white balance as automatic, sunny or cloudy directly in the settings of the app.

  • ISO (auto, 100, 200, etc.): Automatic.

  • Sharpness: Standard.

  • Contrast: Standard.

  • Exposure compensation: Default.

  • Resolution: Maximum.

If you are using the iOS device, I would recommend using the Sunny option for white balance.

Regards,
Kapil