Video glitch with P4pro

[Redwood Bigfoot]

Took the phantom out of beginner mode yesterday, and was amazed at how well it flies and holds position, even in a little wind and at 300'.

Getting a weird glitch in my videos, wondering how to stop and what the problem is. Maybe because my phone has low RAM at 1.5G?

I tried uploading the video to this post but it wont let me, saying it is too large. It is only 1.5 minutes long. Is that my phone again? Someone help! I feel like a caveman trying to figure this thing out!

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

Here are the specs on my phone if that helps, it is a cheap prepaid galaxy express prime.

• • 
    
  • Android (6.0)
• Dimensions:
  • 5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches (142.2 x 71.1 x 7.9 mm)
• Weight:
  • 4.9 oz (139 g)
• Features:
  • Touch sensitive control keys

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 5.0 inches
• Resolution:
  • 720 x 1280 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 294 ppi
• Technology:
  • Super AMOLED
• Screen-to-body ratio:
  • 68.13 %
• Features:
  • Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Light sensor, Proximity sensor

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 5 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.2
  • Hardware Features:
    • Autofocus
  • Software Features:
    • Face detection, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Settings:
    • Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets
  • Shooting Modes:
    • High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Night mode, Scenes
• Camcorder:
  • • 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
  • Features:
    • Video calling
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 2 megapixels

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
• Processor:
  • Quad-core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm
• Graphics processor:
  • • ARM Mali-T72
• System memory:
  • 1.5 GB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GB

BATTERY

• Capacity:
  • 2600 mAh
• Type:
  • User replaceable
• Talk time:
  • 22.00 hours
• Stand-by time:
  • 10.0 days (240 hours)

MULTIMEDIA

• Mirroring:
  • Wireless screen share
• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio:
  • • FM
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker

CELLULAR

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 1900, 2100 MHz

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

Here is the video:

 

[Jim Roof]

Looks like this is NOT the video that your Phantom shot, but rather the video that was cached as the video FEED.

TWO videos get recorded when you press record. One gets written to the MicroSD card that is on your bird. That is the REAL VIDEO. The second video is stored as a LOW resolution video file on the controlling device.

To me, your video looks like the cached controller video and NOT the one recorded in full resolution.

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

Jim thanks for taking the time to answer. I will pull the card and check the video.

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

I noticed the glitch while on my screen while i was recording the video as well. Anyways, this is all new to me and i appreciate the help.

 

[Jim Roof]

I noticed the glitch while on my screen while i was recording the video as well. Anyways, this is all new to me and i appreciate the help.

That makes sense. You recorded the downlink video to your controlling device. That WILL always have some glitches. The CARD on the bird should not.

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

Oh man, that would be awesome if the problem is simply me being an idiot! Hahaha. You are the man!

 

[Jim Roof]

Oh man, that would be awesome if the problem is simply me being an idiot! Hahaha. You are the man!

What will make me happy is when you for sure look at the Micro SD card's version of the same shot.

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

What will make me happy is when you for sure look at the Micro SD card's version of the same shot.

Will do that later today and post the results

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

What will make me happy is when you for sure look at the Micro SD card's version of the same shot.

You were absolutely correct Jim! Thanks man!

 

[Jim Roof]

You were absolutely correct Jim! Thanks man!

Cool. Glad that worked out for you. I think you are not alone in this, BTW.

 

[Redwood Bigfoot]

Cool. Glad that worked out for you. I think you are not alone in this, BTW.

 

[Mavericksan]

My downlink is full of glitches - P4.

Flown it the first time since I installed DJI GO4 - I'm totally disappointed - it's not flyable anymore. I even can't estimate what I'm recording.

Healthy Drones says poor video downlink quality - folks that's ****!