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Tips for shooting video

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Tips for shooting video

- You've probably heard the old saying, the best camera is the one you have with you. It's usually used when talking about smartphones versus real cameras and it translates as, "Hey, the quality might not be as good, "but the portability makes up for it," because it's with you all the time. The higher image quality of a big camera won't do you any good if that camera's in a closet at home. The same basic concept applies to the Mavic Pro. I'll say it right now. Its video quality is not as good as the Phantom 4 families, especially at certain settings, but the Mavic Pro wins at portability. It's so much easier to take along with you that you're more likely to take it. So until my iPhone sprouts propellers, I'm going with the phrase, the best drone is the one you have with you. And more to the point, with the right settings, you can get pretty spectacular video out of the Mavic Pro. Let's start by circling back to some of the things we looked at earlier to see how they relate to shooting…

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