Shooting in 4K issues

BigAl24837 · Mar 11, 2017

New to the Drome world...

I can not shoot in 4K, when I do the play back on the sd card is very jerky, freezes ans pixals all over the screen. I put a Samsung 128 gb sd card in but its the same issue. It might be my computer ? I just don't know.

I have a 4K tv but I do not understand how to get it over to it ?

This probly sounds rather stupid to thoes who have a better understanding on this type of systems.

Anyone having some advice would be greatly appreciated...

THX...Allen

biker4life60 · Mar 11, 2017

You are right. The issue is your computer that can't handle the 4k video. My computer has the same problem.

BigAl24837 · Mar 11, 2017

biker4life60 said:
You are right. The issue is your computer that can't handle the 4k video. My computer has the same problem.

Is there any way I can view 4K on my tv set ?

I just found out you can view it on the rc and it works good, can I connect my rc to my tv and view 4K that way ?

MTH · Mar 11, 2017

Yes there is a way. Buy and install the HDMI module for the controller. Then just connect controller to TV via HDMI Cable. May be wrong, but pretty sure the video on the rc/ tablet or phone is only 720p not 4K though. Again not being a whole lot of help, but isn't there a way to upload 4K videos to YouTube?

M3aerial · Mar 11, 2017

I've heard the card works better if it is a 32 GB ultra-high speed mini SD card

BigAl24837 · Mar 11, 2017

M3aerial said:
I've heard the card works better if it is a 32 GB ultra-high speed mini SD card

Did not know they made this type of sd card...

Thanks for your reply, I will get one and try it...

...Allen

Eugene Florida · Mar 11, 2017

I got a new computer to play 4Khave you tried
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Loz · Mar 15, 2017

BigAl24837 said:
Did not know they made this type of sd card...
Thanks for your reply, I will get one and try it...

Sorry to interject here but that MAY help (getting a new SD card) but I'd establish exactly what the problem is before spending money on the off chance. I suggest a few things:
- most modern TVs have an SD card reader built in - perhaps yours does & you could put the SD card from Phantom into TV to view the video?
- if no SD Reader in TV, a USB to SD adaptor is very cheap and the tV will have a USB port, put SD card via that & play video.
- the size of the SD card will make no difference to the playback performance, it will only affect how much data, (how long the video) it can hold.
- from your description, it's likely the playback problem is the PC. Ask around friends and family if someone has a modern (powerful) PC / laptop to try play your video - but 4K is very demanding on most PCs.
- let us know what format you are recording in ( if in doubt try set to MP4)
- let us know exact details of your 128 SD card - it may not be fast enough, which is why I'm asking.
- is your tv a 4K tv?
Hope this helps