DLog-M gives you the highest dynamic range available on the sensor which you can then colour grade and export in H.264.
Bad thing about Dlog is there is no lens correction profile applied in camera so you need the studio version of resolve if you want a a flat horizon and no fish eye look. That and its a pig to wotk with.
Standard profile H.265 vs H.264 I can’t tell the difference in terms of quality.
Can take a little while to create the optimised media on a computer without the necessary hardware to fly through H265, but it means you can continue working in DR.
Tbh I’m very happy with the exports I’m getting it’s just difficult editing when like me you like to transition clips at certain parts of the music but it’s to jumpy to line the music up with a buffering video.
I’d agree with @Callum - for the hobbyist, H264 4k v H256 4k D-Log, unless you really want all the extra faff (and have an H265 compatible computer!) - the results at the usual 1080 final render are not really that noticeably different.
D-Log helps if you have huge dynamic range in your scenery, but shifting the histogram to the left a little (on standard) to protect your highlights and good shadow recovery can do an awesome job. Needs some basic grading skills, but probably far fewer than correctly processing D-Log to get every last additional “bit” of info that it offers.
Think my old MP shot in H.264 and that produced stunning clips. Maybe I’ll just switch back from 265 to 264 and see what I can. DaVinci performed perfectly with that.
Having just got the M2P I just wanted to see what it was all about and obviously wanting the best footage I could possibly get.
Don’t think it did a bad job at all, It is noticeably different from my old 264 clips maybe, but the adjustable aperture could play a big part in this.
Lens quality more likely to make a visible “difference” than aperture, unless you’re seriously homing in on the 180 rule in 24fps and using aperture rather than filters to achieve it. Most subject matters are of a distance from your drone where the aperture range of the M2P will make little odds.
If you’re sticking an f/2.0 prime on an Inspire, then (lack of) DoF can be sweet.
Comparison with 3 clips is only way to solve it mate or you will drive yourself mad. Been there.
You will probably want to dial back the saturation on the standard profile. Cant remember if I did this on the drone or in resolve.
One thing missing from your video is lens correction. The horizon is curving at varying rates as you move the drone. Can fix that in resolve studio and its already applied on standard.