DJI Mini 3 Pro - 48MP availability
What choice picks 48MP? I read elsewhere it's the "High Resolution" choice. When I run a map task, it says I need the growth plan. Is this limiting me to the binned 12MP (single) shot mode? I seem to be able to pick "High Resolution" for single photo tasks.
Is this true?
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You are not going to be mapping shooting 48mp pictures. : )
That's not how it works. The drone would have to sit and wait for the extra shooting and storage time. No way,
And yes, it requires a growth account to select it.
As Jim stated it would need the growth plan. With the growth plan you can set the capture speed to very slow to give time for the 48MP photos. I’ve tested my MA2 a few times with 48MP (high resolution) on mapping and they look great. However, 20MP or even 12MP photos look good which is what a lot of pilots have. Only a few drones with 48MP ability. I don’t think it makes that much of a huge difference myself and most pilots are mapping with either 12MP or 20MP and cresting either 2D or 3D maps all the time. As a Hobbyist I don’t see they need for capturing photos in 48MP. If you want better quality and thinks it’s worth the money then upgrade. Just some things to think about. Good luck.
@Mike - the reason I was more bleak about doing that for mapping, is because nobody is going to want to process 48MP images for their project. I have a multi-node ODM cluster and even with the generous hardware I have allocated to it, it would choke on 48MP pictures. It can be done of course, but I would be two weeks late on giving a client deliverables. : )
You can fly twice as high and get same theoretical GSD. Hence you can manage with half the photos, don't know if there will be a difference in processing time at pc/cloud. I'm not sure if the sharpnes of the lens would allow twice the detail.
I normally fly my mapping missions at 285 feet with my mini 2 and get great results, if I were to fly at twice that (570 feet), I would be 170 feet above the maximum legal height, here in the UK
285 feet (ca 86m) is about same as I fly my most of mine missions. I fly 60-100 m depending of what i need, but most of them at 80-90m. I am not sure the lens have the qualtity to get fully advantage of the 48 Mp, I have not testet yet. Also, the drone often lag a little at 48Mp. I guess there still can be an advantage to fly 120m/48Mp insted of 60m/12MP in some project, for better ground clearance. The max allowed distance from ground is 120m (400 feet) in EU too
Tony. I agree and understand. That’s why I mentioned either 12MP or 20MP is all that is really needed. Too much put into many of these drones camera features as selling points. It’s all about marketing and money. No different then the any 4K, 5.4, 6K or whatever Resolution they have. Most people don’t even have a device or PC which has 4K or higher. The vast majority of them are 1080. Too each their own though. 🙄
Lots of great guidance here, and I will try my shots around the 285ft range. I was trying to find a good starting point. Does anyone have any best practices on a targeted GSD value?
As far as the 48MP vs. 12MP is concerned, I realize that these cameras have microscopic pixels to cram 48MP into a sensor of that size and that directly impacts well depth. This reduces dynamic range, and the lens likely can't resolve enough detail, but I wanted to evaluate that myself. I have enough processing power to eat the images, as I am used to processing massive amounts of data. I used to do deep space astrophotography before switching over to this genre. I will process the images locally in WebODM on an AMD 5950x / RTX 4090 PC.
Thank you for the feedback!
Pixels are just boxes for information. If the lens is not sharp you dont get more information whatever number of boxes you have to store in. The boxes would only take space and time. Personally I would not have paid for getting the ability to use 48MP for mapping on Mini3pro.
To test out yourself is a good idea. I suggest you try a minor area usung manually capture with DJI Fly.
Well said Mike. I agree.
The cool factor is using such a fun tiny drone to do any mapping with. Honestly I just love the interface on Dronelink so much I would always use it for the m3p whether flying a mission or not.
yeah totally agree, think i used DJI fly on 4 flights last year, and so far I've completed 191 missions with Dronelink
Martin Reading - Yes! Especially after they went to the Modern interface. Although I loved both. They way the modern interface allows for some control in the layout is even better!
Does dronelink allow 20mp in mapping missions? Iam awaiting my mini 3 pro in the post I have previously been using p4 rtk and pix4d capture and DJI Pilot.
Have yet to use dronelink but have read good things about it.
The DL app just triggers the captures so the Mini 3 cannot capture 20MP photos. Either 12MP or 48MP but as already explained above you would need professional growth plan or higher the capture 48 MP and really no reason to capture in high res photos. All drones can only perform any function which it is capable of which is in the DJI spec sheet.
Hi Jim,
I have just read this thread which explains about the 48mp option on the growth plan. I read a different thread and thought I could use it in the growth plan so upgraded, this is telling me otherwise, can you cancel my upgrade for me please, back down to the starter?
Many thanks
You do need a Growth account to select photo type in mapping. If you have billing issues: support@dronelink.com
Ah so it is available? What about in orbit mode?
AFAIK 48mp isn’t available in interval photo mode if that is what you are intending. Instead you would need to use Facade (circle pattern), in which case Growth is required.
Jim....... you are a legend I will check that out and see.
Make sure you select Photo Type “High Resolution” when using any mapping component. Otherwise if it is not changed from the default “Single Photo” it will only capture in 12MP. Very important and I’m sure you would not want to run a mission or two and then get home and find out they are all 12MP.
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