Did anyone else notice that DJI deliberately tried to make it look like the P4 Pro's new camera is better than a full frame Canon 5DM3?
DJI very helpfully provides RAW source footage that users can download to see for themselves what the camera can do - the link is here: DJI Phantom 4 Pro – Specs, FAQ, Tutorials and Downloads
Before buying the P4 Pro I downloaded the footage there and post processed all 4 files using identical settings. I was initially blown away by what appeared to be better footage from the P4P than the Canon 5DM3 but something did not look right.
So I checked the metadata and sure enough; DJI shot the footage from the 1-2.3" sensor, 4-3 inch sensor, and P4P's 1" sensor all about an hour apart. The Canon 5DM3's footage was created a day later and a full 3hrs earlier on a day that clearly had more smog and at an earlier time which decreased the dynamic range of the scene.
To be a fair test they should have lined up all 4 cameras and taken the picture within 1-5 min of each other. I don't know if the deception was deliberate; but at the very least it certainly was not a fair test; I won't even talk about the fact that they did not use an L lens and overexposed the scene by at least 2 stops...talk about handicapping your competition! They didn't even leave it in Aperture priority mode so that the Canon could defend itself!
DJI very helpfully provides RAW source footage that users can download to see for themselves what the camera can do - the link is here: DJI Phantom 4 Pro – Specs, FAQ, Tutorials and Downloads
Before buying the P4 Pro I downloaded the footage there and post processed all 4 files using identical settings. I was initially blown away by what appeared to be better footage from the P4P than the Canon 5DM3 but something did not look right.
So I checked the metadata and sure enough; DJI shot the footage from the 1-2.3" sensor, 4-3 inch sensor, and P4P's 1" sensor all about an hour apart. The Canon 5DM3's footage was created a day later and a full 3hrs earlier on a day that clearly had more smog and at an earlier time which decreased the dynamic range of the scene.
To be a fair test they should have lined up all 4 cameras and taken the picture within 1-5 min of each other. I don't know if the deception was deliberate; but at the very least it certainly was not a fair test; I won't even talk about the fact that they did not use an L lens and overexposed the scene by at least 2 stops...talk about handicapping your competition! They didn't even leave it in Aperture priority mode so that the Canon could defend itself!
