Excellent info on learning the OSMO, even with very little film/photography knowledge. The explanation of each setting and option is in-depth and easy to understand.
Great tutorial, my recommendation is to set your white balance to what you are filming. Having set to auto works but when a camera is set to auto it can decide to slightly change color in the middle of a shot. TY
I learned a lot by watching this. You can see the few videos on my page filmed with the Osmo (Circle Jerks, Normal Remix, Late for Christmas) and our settings definitely were not perfect lol. Thanks for the tips. This is going to help a lot.
Hi Tom. Thanks for this. I'm going to use these tips for a lot of my filming. I'm practicing now. I'm going to do some filming at an RV (campervan) show soon. I was wondering if it would be better to use a sharper setting in this case.
Good move you I'm going to use the Osmo to record my wedding in the Bahamas this year so I'm trying to find the perfect setting for bright Beach and low sunset filming.
In your camera setting, under white balance your icon for sunny and cloudy are reversed. Sunny having the icon of cloud and cloudy having the sun icon..
Do you know if the Osmo and Osmo+ use the same kind of fan? I have both cameras but the fan broke on my Osmo+ and I would like to bring that on a holiday in a coulpe of days.
Hey Tom, been a subscriber for a while now but I can’t find any info about using my ipad mini in portrait mode with this setup. Can you tell me how to get into portrait mode cause my ipad mini doesn’t fit in landscape mode. Thanks.
+Robert Shaver I heard this is a clear sign of a psychotic disorder, to have be confused with common symbols. The cloud symbol is definitely a cloud and the sun symbol looks like a sun, I'm sorry to say. Just joking you're right, good spot!
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If you listened to what he said you would know why.... lowering your sharpness gives you more control over your image if you processing it. It helps preserve detail for further use when editing.
Hi Tom. Great tutorial. I could not get my Rode Video Micro external mic to function and got a tip from an Osmo guy. Just for information for anyone interested you need to go into Camera tab, Audio control, scroll down and activate "Record audio". My question is are all the settings saved for the next usage of the Osmo ??
Nice video! If I compare d-log in video with d-log in photo-mode: photomode looks much better, the skintones are so red in video-mode. Do you experience the same? It supposed to look much more flatter. Thanks!
Hi Tom, thanks for the video. There's a couple of things I don't really understand. Shooting NTSC in PAL countries seems like a strange thing to do. If I'm shooting a film to be shown on a 50Hz TV why would I shoot in NTSC at 30fps? Are you sure that shooting in UHD and downresing to HD improves quality? The bitrate remains 60Mbps so isn't the signal just compressed four times as much? Lastly, I'm not sure if I understand your explanation of D-Log. The standard image used by the Osmo must equate to REC 709; so D-Log is an approximation the LOG signal used by pro cameras. By flattening the gamma curve D-Log allows for more information to be stored in the dark and light areas of the picture. This effectively gives the camera more latitude - protecting detail in highlights and shadows - at the expense of requiring a grade to be performed on the film before it can be shown. Night shooting with the Osmo is a problem. I find that the image at ISO 3200 falls apart quickly due to the low bit rate and the colour bit depth being a paltry 4:2:0. I have to try using ISO 800 as you suggest.
Nice review. Just one little mistake. The EV values do not always show the correct exposure. For example - the human skin is correctly exposed at around +1 1/3. So if you're pointing it at someone's face and it's showing a value around 1 1/3, then you have a correct exposure. Hope I was helpful. :)
Vielen dank, Tom. Do you have some instructions as to when to use the 4:3 aspect ratio of either the Phatmom 3 Pro or the Osmo in order to take advantage of the entire sensor? Is that for doing things like shooting to produce HDR pics using RAW format, etc?
+Little LoveBug Photography / Cinematography Yes, you should. But be careful. You have to avoid the flickering that can be caused by electric light sources. Use a safe shutter speed and set everything else as shown in the video and you'll be able to film with 30fps in a PAL country. Stay tuned!
+Tom's Tech Time Hi Tom, the tutorial says it's best to shoot at a shutter speed of 60 for movies shot at 30fps. But to avoid flicker, we have to lower the shutter speed to 50. So the verdict is that it's best to use a shutter speed of 50 instead of 60 for most cases to avoid flicker, right? Is flicker only a problem in dark shots? In which case the rule would be to shoot with a shutter speed of 60 during the day and 50 during the night. Did I miss something?
Thank you for a very informative video , I think it will help me a lot. I am having issues with the quality of my videos that I upload to youtube. So at least I will now have better settings to start with.
As usual, a great video. Thanks. I am going to Cambodia next week and this country is listed as using SECAM. Is this the same as PAL? What does the Auto in Anti flicker do?
+Ivar Johansen I think Secam is 50hz as well. Again, a little complicated, but doable. The Auto Antiflicker? It simply never worked for me... I would make sure and choose a setting myself. If you want to make a hundred percent sure you can of course choose PAL. But you won't get 30fps that way... Stay tuned!
Hi Tom, thanks for you video. I am a amateur. In your video, you mentioned that it's better to use NTSC even from a PAL country. Could you advise how to convert it for best quality for editing to match my other PAL videos? Thanks.
Hi , Thanks for making this video :) On my shoe string budget , I'm planning to use a LED Batten (Two of them) which is 20W 50HZ to light my setup . Will shooting in 60HZ NTSC at UHD with Osmo , help show no flickering ? Thank you :)
I've seen in forums that while recording the Osmo, as is standard breaks up videos into 4gb files. The issue some people are noticing is that in between finishing one file and starting the next there is about a 2 second gap where all footage is lost. This happens at around the 10 minute mark on 1080p recordings and the 4-6minute mark on 4K recordings. Have you experienced this issue at all?
Thanks tom - super helpful. I take most of my videos (or aim to) during offroad / safari trips in the desert here in Dubai. I'd like to take slow-motion clips as well, would these settings work for a super bright afternoon and a less bright early evening? What's the preferred / recommended setting for me to be able to have decent slow-motion clips? Thanks
Hello tom, I will be looking at the p3 range and looking for preferences of what's a better one to buy standard or advance don't want waste money on something that has very little limitations is the advanced a better by thanks
+Dji Leon Hey there, in your case I would rather compare the DJI Phantom 3 4K (has the same range as the Standard but a 4K camera) with the P3 Pro. I do not recommend getting the Standard. Because of their 10th anniversary DJI dropped the prices and I would look forward to a UAV that supports 4K. Get this one: click.dji.com/_9NUClUM4tMlQyVw or the Pro version! It's really a good deal! Stay tuned and fly safe!
+Tom's Tech Time so do think the advanced is the one to get would not have money to buy the pro is the advanced a good buy or not I'm sorry for repeated question but I think you didn't understand me sometimes that happens I hope that what I have said is clear thanks
+Dji Leon Well, it depends. Do you want to have a high quality camera or a high quality flying experience? High quality camera is the new Phantom 3 4K (or Pro) and awesome flying experience is the P3 Advanced. It's a great machine for sure. The only con is that it doesn't offer 4K. But don't forget to buy it now due to the awesome discounts available right now: click.dji.com/_9NUClUMl_YXlrqn
Ich denke wegen deinem Akzent bist du Deutscher ich hätte mal ne frage wo ist der Uterschied zwischen dem Phantom 3professional lightbridge und dem phantom 3proffesional Wlan?
Auch Anti-Flicker auf 50hz wenn man in einem Pal Land lebt mit NTSC? Und wie verhält sich das bei 1080 mit 48/60 fps? Muss ich da etwas beachten? Gruss
Seeing the footage of Jerusalem really made me miss the country. Some of the best four months of my life! Thanks for the details!
Excellent info on learning the OSMO, even with very little film/photography knowledge. The explanation of each setting and option is in-depth and easy to understand.
Thank you very much Tom, it was very helpful. I kinda forgot that I had this camera, and forgot all the settings. Good refresher!
This has been the most helpful tutorial on the DJI Osmo I have seen on TH-cam, great video ;)
TTT is one of my favorite as things explained in detail with technicality n every small details ...
Great tutorial, my recommendation is to set your white balance to what you are filming. Having set to auto works but when a camera is set to auto it can decide to slightly change color in the middle of a shot. TY
I agree. I ussually let auto wb find the proper balance then switch to manual and set it.
Thank you for this video tutorial. Very useful.
I learned a lot by watching this. You can see the few videos on my page filmed with the Osmo (Circle Jerks, Normal Remix, Late for Christmas) and our settings definitely were not perfect lol.
Thanks for the tips. This is going to help a lot.
Just got my new toy and I love it and your tutorial. Now going out to make some awesome videos! Thanks!
can you go over the other specs like how fast your gimbal moves and those type of settings please
Great work TOM. Great tips on the PAL / NTSC settings and the HZ setting causing the flickering sometimes. Much appreciated.
Does this gimbal have a manual focus
Yes . It has a separate focus wheel that can be added.
nice tutorial i like it so much, i will try to record some videos tomorrow and hope for some advices from a well expert guy like you
When you shoot log you usually expose to then right to get rid of the noise in the darks. You expose to the middle why is that?
Thank you for an excellent explanation 👍🏻 keep up the good work👌🏻👏🏻💐
Hi Tom. Thanks for this. I'm going to use these tips for a lot of my filming. I'm practicing now. I'm going to do some filming at an RV (campervan) show soon. I was wondering if it would be better to use a sharper setting in this case.
Good move you I'm going to use the Osmo to record my wedding in the Bahamas this year so I'm trying to find the perfect setting for bright Beach and low sunset filming.
Excellent review of hard to find information. Thanks.
Thanks very helpful. The Dlog was what I was missing!
Thanks for teaching us good
Great tutorial. Lots of useful info.
Hi Tom, have you done any video's on the osmo pocket please?cheers Ray
Very nicely done, Tom. I'm thinking about getting an OSMO for interior real estate video. Toss up between that and a Zhiyun crane.
In your camera setting, under white balance your icon for sunny and cloudy are reversed. Sunny having the icon of cloud and cloudy having the sun icon..
Great presentation. Thanks
Do you know if the Osmo and Osmo+ use the same kind of fan? I have both cameras but the fan broke on my Osmo+ and I would like to bring that on a
holiday in a coulpe of days.
Just what I needed. Thanks for the nicely done video
Thanks for your time and trouble, very good, learn't a lot, cheers........
Hey Tom, been a subscriber for a while now but I can’t find any info about using my ipad mini in portrait mode with this setup. Can you tell me how to get into portrait mode cause my ipad mini doesn’t fit in landscape mode. Thanks.
Great tutorial on the settings... thanks.
At 10:07 in the White Balance menu, why does Sunny have a cloud next to it and Cloudy have a sun next to it? Software bug?
+Robert Shaver I heard this is a clear sign of a psychotic disorder, to have be confused with common symbols. The cloud symbol is definitely a cloud and the sun symbol looks like a sun, I'm sorry to say. Just joking you're right, good spot!
+Simon Brooks Oh, I don't know. Maybe both are true. :)
great video !
How do you reduce glaring of the lights during a night shoot? Any recommendations?
very nice, informative n interesting thanks Tom
I know this is 8 years old but would this camera be a good one to grab still if I can get one for $90
New or Used?
@parisiandelaos it was a used one
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sharpness to 0 other to -2. you dont want osmo to unsharp the images..
If you listened to what he said you would know why.... lowering your sharpness gives you more control over your image if you processing it. It helps preserve detail for further use when editing.
Tom's Tech Time
Nice explanation.
My app doesn't show the Style menu to edit the sharpness/saturation or contrast does any else have this problem?
Hi Tom. Great tutorial. I could not get my Rode Video Micro external mic to function and got a tip from an Osmo guy. Just for information for anyone interested you need to go into Camera tab, Audio control, scroll down and activate "Record audio". My question is are all the settings saved for the next usage of the Osmo ??
Nice video! If I compare d-log in video with d-log in photo-mode: photomode looks much better, the skintones are so red in video-mode. Do you experience the same? It supposed to look much more flatter. Thanks!
beautiful job Tom .. thank you for the valuable information bro .. keep goin
Tom another excellent tutorial!
Thank You,
John
Can someone explain to me why my phantom 3 advanced is only going 500 meters until I loose signal? I'm in my neighborhood! Any advice??
Really helpful thanks! I love my OSMO so far and am looking to unlock some more of its powers :)
+AMaeTV Thanks for the feedback and happy traveling!
Thanks Tom! I'll be sure to keep in touch for all the best new OSMO tips :)
Danke für das informative Video Tom!
Hi Tom, thanks for the video. There's a couple of things I don't really understand. Shooting NTSC in PAL countries seems like a strange thing to do. If I'm shooting a film to be shown on a 50Hz TV why would I shoot in NTSC at 30fps?
Are you sure that shooting in UHD and downresing to HD improves quality? The bitrate remains 60Mbps so isn't the signal just compressed four times as much?
Lastly, I'm not sure if I understand your explanation of D-Log. The standard image used by the Osmo must equate to REC 709; so D-Log is an approximation the LOG signal used by pro cameras. By flattening the gamma curve D-Log allows for more information to be stored in the dark and light areas of the picture. This effectively gives the camera more latitude - protecting detail in highlights and shadows - at the expense of requiring a grade to be performed on the film before it can be shown.
Night shooting with the Osmo is a problem. I find that the image at ISO 3200 falls apart quickly due to the low bit rate and the colour bit depth being a paltry 4:2:0. I have to try using ISO 800 as you suggest.
buen video hermano aprendi varias cosas nuevas
Thnx
thank you for the help brother, i was geting ready to throw away my osmo cause the app kept freezing. thanks.
Please help me sir,
dji osmo plus recording stop in shoot time please solution
Epic. You are a great presenter. Bless u bro.
Thank you so much for the amazing video Tom!
Hello Tom, I'm Kevin, Can u please let me know why is it my video keeps breaking up while recording..I'm getting too much Lag..
Nice review. Just one little mistake. The EV values do not always show the correct exposure. For example - the human skin is correctly exposed at around +1 1/3. So if you're pointing it at someone's face and it's showing a value around 1 1/3, then you have a correct exposure. Hope I was helpful. :)
Vielen dank, Tom. Do you have some instructions as to when to use the 4:3 aspect ratio of either the Phatmom 3 Pro or the Osmo in order to take advantage of the entire sensor? Is that for doing things like shooting to produce HDR pics using RAW format, etc?
LOVE THE TIPS
Thanks ❤
so im in Australia, and we shoot pal and 50 hz. so i should change it to NTSC, and 60hz for a better frame rate?
+Little LoveBug Photography / Cinematography Yes, you should. But be careful. You have to avoid the flickering that can be caused by electric light sources. Use a safe shutter speed and set everything else as shown in the video and you'll be able to film with 30fps in a PAL country. Stay tuned!
+Tom's Tech Time thank you :D
+Tom's Tech Time
Hi Tom, the tutorial says it's best to shoot at a shutter speed of 60 for movies shot at 30fps. But to avoid flicker, we have to lower the shutter speed to 50. So the verdict is that it's best to use a shutter speed of 50 instead of 60 for most cases to avoid flicker, right? Is flicker only a problem in dark shots? In which case the rule would be to shoot with a shutter speed of 60 during the day and 50 during the night. Did I miss something?
this doent have the zebra stripes to let u know that your over exposed?
Thank you for a very informative video , I think it will help me a lot. I am having issues with the quality of my videos that I upload to youtube. So at least I will now have better settings to start with.
Would you say to turn the sharpness down, if I were to film in 1080p?
Very helpful - thanks!
Thank you very much, that helped me a lot.
As usual, a great video. Thanks.
I am going to Cambodia next week and this country is listed as using SECAM. Is this the same as PAL?
What does the Auto in Anti flicker do?
+Ivar Johansen I think Secam is 50hz as well. Again, a little complicated, but doable. The Auto Antiflicker? It simply never worked for me... I would make sure and choose a setting myself. If you want to make a hundred percent sure you can of course choose PAL. But you won't get 30fps that way... Stay tuned!
+Tom's Tech Time Thank you.
How about a review of Dji Zenmuse x5 ?
any tips for northern lights and stars settings
v v helpful and informative thank you
Great tutorial! thanks a lot!
Hi Tom, thanks for you video. I am a amateur. In your video, you mentioned that it's better to use NTSC even from a PAL country. Could you advise how to convert it for best quality for editing to match my other PAL videos? Thanks.
Tom, you Rock!
Very well done
Great video my friend. Cheers from Las Vegas.
Another great review Tom
Hie what is the different between Dlog and D-cinelike?
Hi ,
Thanks for making this video :)
On my shoe string budget , I'm planning to use a LED Batten (Two of them) which is 20W 50HZ to light my setup .
Will shooting in 60HZ NTSC at UHD with Osmo , help show no flickering ?
Thank you :)
Great info! Thanks Tom! New to video, I'm a professional photographer, this was very helpful, thanks again!
I've seen in forums that while recording the Osmo, as is standard breaks
up videos into 4gb files. The issue some people are noticing is that in
between finishing one file and starting the next there is about a 2 second gap where all footage is lost. This happens at around the 10 minute mark on 1080p recordings and the 4-6minute mark on 4K recordings. Have you experienced this issue at all?
You are awesome bro
Great video, very informative!
hi, sind das auch heute noch deine empfohlenen einstellungen für die osmo?
Great stuff thanks! Very helpful
can you shoot in flat picture style?
How do you fix the image quality? Mine just looks really bad and grainy
I got the osmo but every video I take is really noisy. Any tip ?
I have a rode video mic attached to my Osmo. And there is still sound issues. How do I fix that?
He Tom. Thank you o much for all these wonderful post!
thank you Tom
Thank you so much for this video!
Thanks tom - super helpful. I take most of my videos (or aim to) during offroad / safari trips in the desert here in Dubai. I'd like to take slow-motion clips as well, would these settings work for a super bright afternoon and a less bright early evening? What's the preferred / recommended setting for me to be able to have decent slow-motion clips? Thanks
Thanks man.. It really² helps
What if I am not in Emerica or in Europe?
Hello tom, I will be looking at the p3 range and looking for preferences of what's a better one to buy standard or advance don't want waste money on something that has very little limitations is the advanced a better by thanks
+Dji Leon Hey there, in your case I would rather compare the DJI Phantom 3 4K (has the same range as the Standard but a 4K camera) with the P3 Pro. I do not recommend getting the Standard.
Because of their 10th anniversary DJI dropped the prices and I would look forward to a UAV that supports 4K.
Get this one: click.dji.com/_9NUClUM4tMlQyVw or the Pro version! It's really a good deal!
Stay tuned and fly safe!
+Tom's Tech Time so do think the advanced is the one to get would not have money to buy the pro is the advanced a good buy or not I'm sorry for repeated question but I think you didn't understand me sometimes that happens I hope that what I have said is clear thanks
+Dji Leon Well, it depends. Do you want to have a high quality camera or a high quality flying experience? High quality camera is the new Phantom 3 4K (or Pro) and awesome flying experience is the P3 Advanced. It's a great machine for sure. The only con is that it doesn't offer 4K. But don't forget to buy it now due to the awesome discounts available right now: click.dji.com/_9NUClUMl_YXlrqn
+Tom's Tech Time thank you tom ...
No problem! Stay tuned and fly safe!
Who is the composer of the music in this video
Ich denke wegen deinem Akzent bist du Deutscher ich hätte mal ne frage wo ist der Uterschied zwischen dem Phantom 3professional lightbridge und dem phantom 3proffesional Wlan?
Good review Tom, when will you review the P4
Hello Tom, how we can make the video from osmo with a letterbox..?
I think you do that on post-p
Super helpful!
There is a problem with putting on filters the ring on the front of the lens will not unscrew. Now what?????
+Chuck Schultz DJI screws it's UV filters on very tight. digitalphotographylive.com/how-to-remove-stuck-lens-filter/ Stay tuned!
MOV for Apple
MP4 for Microsoft
Thanks
Awesome video :)
Auch Anti-Flicker auf 50hz wenn man in einem Pal Land lebt mit NTSC?
Und wie verhält sich das bei 1080 mit 48/60 fps? Muss ich da etwas beachten?
Gruss