By IG:@Raging_G87, Youtube, & TikTok
Here are my exact settings and gear used to capture my POV Driving videos. These settings will allow for video that gives a sensation of speed with cinematic motion blur, and aggressive and immersive audio of your engine and exhaust with minimal setup and fuss.
I use this DJI Osmo Action 6 paired wirelessly to two DJI Mic 2s.
I use these ND filters as well as a Head Mount and Extension Arms.
This setup mainly focuses on daytime, sunrise, or sunset videos. I’ll be adding a NIGHT POV VIDEO cheat sheet soon!
There are two menus to set your video settings: The Bottom Swipe Menu and the Right Tap menu.
Bottom Swipe Menu: Swipe up from the bottom to access these settings
| Setting: | Value: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Mode | Video | |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | The wider the better. Seeing the scenery fly by on the outside corners of the video make it look faster. |
| Stability | Rocksteady Off | I turn off stability to capture the bumps. It makes the footage appear more chaotic and faster. |
| Wide Angle | Ultra Wide | The wider the better. Seeing the scenery fly by on the outside corners of the video make it look faster. |
| Resolution | 4K | 4K for maximum resolution. |
| fps | 30 | This is the most compatible with IG, TikTok, YouTube and social media. |
Right Tap Menu>Camera Icon: Tap the right of the main screen and select the camera icon.
| Setting: | Value: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Manual | Setting this to manual will allow you to set the shutter and ISO. |
| Shutter | 1/60 | You want a long enough shutter to capture some motion blur to give that sense of speed. In general, follow the 180° rule: take your frame rate and double it. So at 30fps, if 30*2=60, then your shutter speed should be at 1/60. I sometimes use 1/50! |
| ISO | 100 - 1600 | Too high an ISO and you will get a lot of grain. Too low and your video could be dark at night or in the shade. I keep it at 100-800 ISO for daytime, and 100-3200 ISO for night time. |
| WB (White Balance) | 5800K | Most cameras lean towards blue in the shade. I like my videos a little warm. So I lock it in at in the warmer end. The higher the number, the warmer(yellow/orange). The lower the number, the cooler (blue). |
| Color | D-LogM 10bit | Shooting in D-LogM makes everything flat, allowing for more flexibility in coloring later. If you don’t want or have the time to color, just leave this at default. |
| Color Recovery | On | This will show you a full color video preview on your camera in real time. Other wise, with D-LogM enabled, it will look very flat. This doesn’t affect the video at all, just how it is displayed in your DJI’s live view. I keep this on so I can adjust the color temp and exposure properly. |
| Variable Aperture | Starburst (f/4) | An option on the Action 6. With the shutter at 1/60 or more, we need a smaller aperture to not overexpose the shots. |
| Image Adjustment | Texture: -1, | |
| Noise Reduction: -2 | I prefer to keep these as low as possible for the highest quality video and adjust in post. |
Neutral Density Filter: With the shutter at 1/60 capturing motion blur, too much light is entering the lens during the daytime, which will overexpose the shot and make everything look bright white. You will lose detail in the sky and the road. The ND filters will cut the light down, allowing us to maintain the long 1/60 shutter.
I use the K&F ND Filter Kit which comes with 4 filters.
Start with the lightest: ND8. If the video preview still looks blown out, move up to the ND16. Keep going up until you see good details in the brightest section of the video, which is often the sky.
The K&F ND Filter Kit I use can be found here.