CINEMATIC DRONE SETTINGS

CINEMATIC DRONE SETTINGS

Dec 04, 2025

When it comes to drone settings, it's all down to personal preference and what you want out of your drone. Below is just an example for cinematic content creators, and should be used as a starting point and tweak settings to suit.

EXPOSURE

  • Pro Mode - On

  • ISO and Shutter Speed - Manual

  • ISO: As low as possible, ISO 100 is ideal.

  • Shutter Speed: Ideally use ND filters and 180 degree rule -

  • Shutter speed = 2X frame rate (24FPS = 1/50th, 30FPS = 1/60th, 60FPS = 1/120th).

WHITE BALANCE

  • White Balance - Manual

  • Sunny - 5600K, Cloudy - 6300+, Sunrise/Sunset - 5700K

RESOLUTION AND FRAME RATES

  • Resolution: 4K (5K+ if available)

  • Frame Rate: 30FPS normal, 60FPS for slow motion

  • SlowMo: 60FPS for ½ speed, 4K 120FPS for ¼ speed

  • 1080P slow motion is usually bad quality

COLOUR PROFILES

  • Normal Colour: Ok quality, good for quick shots, less dynamic range and colour grading flexibility.

  • Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG): Good colour grading flexibility, somewhat easier to grade than D-LOG M.

  • D-LOG M: Best grading flexibility, no contrast adjustment glitches, slightly harder to grade.

  • Recommendation: D-LOG M or HLG. Normal is fine for beginners, or those that want to do minimal post editing.

GAIN AND EXPO SETTINGS

Cine Mode:

  • All setting at default

Normal Mode:

  • Max Horizontal, Ascent, and Descent Speeds - Max

  • Max Angular Velocity - 75 degrees/s

  • Yaw Smoothness - 15

  • Braking - 100

  • Expo - Up/Down = 0.25, Yaw = 0.15, Pitch/Roll = 0.15

  • Max Gimbal Tilt Speed - 15 degrees/s

  • Tilt Smoothness - 10

Sport Mode:

  • Max Horizontal, Ascent, and Descent Speeds - Max

  • Max Angular Velocity - 120 degrees/s

  • Yaw Smoothness - 12

  • Braking - 100

  • Expo - Up/Down = 0.3, Yaw = 0.15, Pitch/Roll = 0.25

  • Max Gimbal Tilt Speed - 20 degrees/s

  • Tilt Smoothness - 15

OTHER SETTINGS

  • Sharpness: -1

  • Noise Reduction: -1

  • Histogram: On

  • Center Marker and Thirds Grid: On

Vous aimez cette publication ?

Achetez un café à Andy

Plus de Andy