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- What's up guys, welcome back to the channel.
Today I have a beginner's guide for you,
sharing with you some of my favorite settings
on the brand new DJI Osmo Action 3.
As always, that opening montage
was 100% captured with the camera.
And in this video, I'm gonna run you through
our favorite presets, how you can get off
the training wheels and create some custom presets.
It's very, very simple.
But I just wanna share with you
some of the reasoning as to why we set the camera up
in certain ways so you can get the best out of your camera
if you're gonna be vlogging with it,
if you wanna create cinematic sequences.
If you also wanna know how to get those awesome
point of view style shots.
Also, thank you to DJI for sponsoring today's video.
They have provided us with the camera.
They've given us the Adventure Combo to make this video.
So, thanks to DJI.
Let's get stuck into this beginner's guide.
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If you're brand new to the DJI ecosystem,
and you've never used an Osmo camera, be it the Action 2,
or the original Osmo Action 1, then it's pretty, I guess,
important to understand the interface,
and how the actual user experience,
and tech side of things work.
So powering the camera on.
On the side here you've got your on button.
Please update your firmware
because if you bought this camera on launch
they have updated the firmware.
And the camera turns on so much faster now.
That's a little bug that DJI have ironed out.
So make sure you update the firmware.
Head to the App store or the Google Play store
and download DJI Mimo.
This is the first thing that you're probably
gonna have to do when you get the camera anyway,
for it to function.
I think they give you like five attempts
to use it to shoot with it.
It's kind of annoying, but whatever.
We just have to go through this process.
And turn the camera on, and enter the app.
And at the top right of the app
you'll see this ability to connect.
So you wanna connect your camera straight away.
It's gonna search for a device.
And it's gonna connect through wifi, which is super cool.
It says check the verification code
on the back, 2081, 2081.
That's perfect.
I will accept that.
So it's gonna join via wifi.
And voila, we have connected our camera to the app.
Now this is super cool
because it can operate as a wireless remote.
So for those of you that want to say
mount the camera like this, and have it set up in your room,
you can then access all of the features
of the camera through the app.
I guess, before we jump into setting up some custom presets,
I think it's important to note
that if you are intending to edit all of your
Action camera content on your smartphone,
then I would encourage you to maybe
drop down the resolution.
If you have a brand new smartphone
then you can definitely choose 4K.
However, if you have an older device,
I would recommend 1080 or 2.7K
because your smartphone will better handle that content.
However, I've got an iPhone 13,
and that will handle the 4K just fine.
So, let's move into some of our custom presets.
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As a beginner, there's no point diving
and talking about every single setting
that can be accessed on this camera.
I just wanna give you three.
And I think these threes,
or these three settings you'll probably most use.
One of which is a point of view.
Because, let's face it, Action cameras are dope
for creating point of view style content.
Next of which is cinematic.
Everyone loves to create cinematic reels,
or cinematic content with their Action camera.
And the last of which is vlogging
because I really think that ticks all the boxes.
Plus, it's just a great starting point.
So let's start with the vlog preset.
Nice and sunny, it's a beautiful hike.
These are the settings up here on the screen.
So if you're seeing them, you can just quickly
dial them in if you're short on time.
However, let's reason through it.
Let's chat through it.
The first of which, make sure
that you are on the video setting.
So make sure you start on the video setting.
And then once you're on video
you can swipe down from the top.
Swiping down from the top.
And the reason why I wanna start here
is because I just wanna get you prepared
for the NTSC PAl thing.
Let's just tick that off.
I'm here in in the UK, so I'm gonna choose PAL,
which means it's essentially just setting my camera
in case I happen to vlog in low light, and there's lights.
You know when they're flickering
and it looks really ugly in the background,
that's all I'm doing.
So all I'm gonna do is just go up to the top
right hand corner of that general menu setting
and swipe up till I see something which says anti-flicker.
And I'm gonna set that to 50 Hz.
If you are in another region of the world,
just Google NTSC versus Pal,
in your region, in your country.
Then set that to 60 or 50 depending.
Or look, if you don't know, just put it on auto,
'cause there is an auto setting.
So I'm setting it to 50 Hz.
Then I'll continue on to create this vlog setting.
Now vlogging, we are talking to camera,
so swipe up from the bottom, and dial in 4K.
I like to vlog in 4K
'cause I wanna use this on my YouTube videos.
16:9, that's this aspect ratio
that you're currently watching it in.
Sort of works because our eyes are aligned like so.
And yeah, 25 frames a second.
Again, I'm using 25 because I'm in the PAL thing,
and at 50 Hz.
They align, 50, 25, 50 and 100, they all sort of match.
And the last little section
we are gonna treat is the stabilization.
For vlogs I do recommend having it on.
This is completely up to you,
but just note that every time you add stabilization
like from off to on, so rocksteady on,
and then further to have horizon balancing,
you are digitally cropping in each time.
But if you are say on a boat, or on a jet ski,
if you're on a boat I would put horizon balancing on,
when you're vlogging on a boat.
If you're just outside and you're running around,
or you're doing something active, talking to camera,
maybe you wanna put that on.
Lastly, we'll tap on the right of the screen.
And that's gonna bring up these extra settings.
So we've got audio, you'll see at the top,
you've got a lens icon, and you've got an audio icon.
And it also says pro.
So you may not have pro on, but tap pro,
just so we can nitty gritty
dive into some of these fun settings.
First thing we're gonna do is set the field of view.
How do we want our image to look?
Super wide, ultra wide, or dewarp.
Now I'm gonna choose the field of view
as standard dewarp because it's a vlog,
and I don't really want my face to be sucked back.
So I'm gonna confirm that as my field of view.
I'm also gonna have my exposure on auto,
and my white balance on auto, because let's face it,
I just, I don't want to do too much
post-production with my vlogs.
Color is on normal as well, as opposed to flat, or D-cine.
Tapping into the the audio stuff here.
And I'm gonna set it up as a stereo mic set up.
I'm gonna use the front mics
because I'm more than likely gonna be vlogging like this,
talking to the camera.
And I'm also gonna have the noise reduction,
or the wind reduction off.
I'm inside.
If you are outside, you might wanna have that on.
Anyway, that reasons through how I set the vlog setting up.
And then to confirm that, or to create the preset,
all you have to do is to swipe down,
tap on the left, top left of that little man,
that human icon and, or woman,
it's just a figure of a person.
And you can go save your custom preset.
So I'm gonna save it as my C2.
And there we go, confirm.
And voila, this is the vlog setting
that you should've just dialed into your camera.
Now one thing to note, if you do go outside,
you might wanna switch noise reduction on,
or wind reduction to on.
This is the vlog preset that we just gave.
Or better yet, upgrade your audio
by using the DJI wireless mic.
You can pick them up, link in the description.
Now how do you access those?
Where are they within the camera?
Where did I just save those to, you might be asking.
Well, that's simple.
Just swipe left on the main screen and there it is.
You'll see them.
You've got C1, C2.
Now for cinematic, there's a couple of ways
that we can do this.
So I'm gonna give you two options.
One of which is if you wanna color grade,
and the other is if you don't.
Now most beginners don't, so let's start with that.
And for this one we're gonna keep it in 4K, 16:9,
but we're gonna go up to 100 frames a second.
Now I'm choosing 100 frames a second,
you might wanna choose 120.
I don't know if they really are very similar
when it comes to playback.
And I'm gonna put rocksteady on.
I'm gonna add stabilization.
So they're the only things that I'd like to have.
Rocksteady on, 4K, 16:9, 100 frames.
Now swiping over, or tapping to those little thetas
on the right, to just add in some extra features here.
We are going to use the field of view as wide
because I like to just, I like Action camera content
as a wide field of view.
So that's why I'm choosing that.
So let's confirm wide.
And because we don't wanna color grade
we are gonna have the color on normal.
In terms of audio, I generally don't address audio
when it comes to cinematic stuff,
because I just focus on the image more than the audio.
So there it is, 4K, 100, rocksteady on,
and we're using wide field of view.
I'm gonna swipe down from the top,
I'm gonna go up to the top left
and create another custom preset.
So I can just go C3, add that in, confirm.
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Now if you wanna color grade, if you want to test it out,
it's not really a beginner's thing.
But you may be advancing quickly.
Then I would recommend just adding another preset here,
where you also choose 4K, 100, rocksteady on.
But go over to those little dials.
And you might wanna choose the color to be D-cinelike.
Now this is gonna be a flatter profile.
At the time of recording, it is an 8-bit resolution,
but maybe you're watching this video in the future,
and this camera will now have 10-bit.
So I do know that is a firmware upgrade.
So yeah, so choosing 10-bit would also be something
that if you are interested in color grading
I would recommend doing.
Third option, which I'm just gonna throw in here
because I think it's important for those of you
that are studying film is that not all cinematic content
should be shot in 100 frames or high frame rates.
So if you want, you can also create a cinematic sequence
where you wanna create sort of natural motion in 24 or 25.
But, if you want to slow down your frames
then you have to choose the higher frame rates.
That's why I'm going to opt for the 100 frames.
So there we go.
Last of which is our POV setting.
So let's dial that in.
All right, so what we're gonna do
is I'm just gonna go and swipe up.
And I'm gonna choose 50 frames a second, 4K, 16:9, 50.
Now for those of you that are wanting to shoot this
for social media, I will recommend shooting it in 4:3.
4:3 is just a slightly bigger resolution,
which could work for different types of social media cuts.
Rocksteady is on, which is great.
Now the next thing that I'm gonna do is I'm gonna tap in,
and I'm gonna put my color on normal.
We're beginners, we don't wanna do any color grading.
And we're gonna change our field of view to ultra wide.
This is how you create that immersive content.
So having the camera on ultra wide is super important
for any type of point of view star content.
Anything where we are showcasing our hands,
or we're showcasing our point of view.
Choosing the ultra wide field of lens is your best option.
Again, I don't really dive into the audio recording stuff
because it's mostly just vision here.
It's not making vlogs.
But you can choose to change those as well.
Once you're happy with that, I'm gonna keep it as 4K, 16:9,
50 frames a second, rocksteady on.
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Once you've got your Osmo Action connected to your camera,
and you've gone out and captured some awesome clips,
it's now time to create an edit.
Now DJI Mimo does a really good job of creating templates
for you to just choose some of your highlights
and spit out a fast edit.
Once you're connected to a strong wifi,
or mobile connection, then go down to
the third from the left into the editor.
And you can choose and preview some of these templates.
So, that's the first one, that's Urban.
Go through and tap on them.
This is the third one, it's called Leaping Life.
And maybe some of these edits, I'll just pause that,
will give you some form of inspiration
based on the type of content that you've captured.
I've captured a whole bunch of travel content,
so I might try this Leaping Life template.
Download the template.
And that's why I recommend having a strong wifi
or internet connection.
And we can apply the template.
This is now gonna jump to a bunch
of where your clips are saved.
And I'm just gonna select them, add them.
And then just add them.
And instantly, wow,
it is spitting out a 12 second clip.
That is quite amazing.
I'm actually a big fan of how easy that was.
Okay, so if you're not really happy with the way
that your clip looks, you can obviously go through
each of these clips, tap on them, and just change them.
So if I tap on the clip and I go to say the framing of it,
maybe I wanna zoom in a bit on that frame.
So I'm just using my fingers to zoom in.
And I'm just gonna choose that part of the clip.
And I'm gonna click tick.
So now if I play back.
It's so short anyway.
But it's done such a good job
of just choosing highlight moments.
And there you go.
Now there's so many different parameters in here
that I would encourage you to play around with.
If you're really stoked on it straightaway
you can just hit export.
And there it is, it's just gonna spit out that video.
It's short and sweet, it's templated.
If you wanna go the next level, if you're not really stoked
on just creating a template like that.
I'm just gonna save that only, okay.
You can not choose the templates.
And you can just go down here into the editor,
and go to pro.
At the top you have a choice between template and pro.
I'd recommend choosing pro.
And then starting to select some of your clips.
I'm just gonna select like three clips to begin with.
And I'm gonna add these three clips into the editor.
Now again, it's gonna give you a little tutorial here.
But, the first thing that I'm noticing here
is just generally the fact that the first clip
was shot in 9:16 and the second clip was shot in 16:9.
So from a beginner's perspective
I would recommend reframing all of your clips
to just be in a single aspect ratio.
As this is currently in the aspect ratio of 16:9.
However, you can change it.
Look, at the top, if you click at the very top,
on that square icon, I can choose between 16:9, 4:3, 1:1.
I'm gonna choose 9:16
'cause I want this to look cool on my reel, or on my story.
So there it is.
I'm choosing 9:16.
And I'm just gonna go through,
and I'm just gonna reframe so that everything fits,
so I don't have any black bars.
So this second clip, I'm gonna change it.
So I'm gonna go to, tap on the clip itself.
And I'm gonna stretch it, I'm gonna stretch it out.
Or I could rotate it.
That actually might look cooler.
And I'm just gonna move it over, and then make it fit.
So that's cool.
Guys, if there's anything that you wanna know,
or I've missed in this beginner's guide,
then feel free to drop me a comment below.
Punch the thumbs up button if you've enjoyed today's video.
And I'll see you guys in the next upload.
J out.
Peace.
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