a2p Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hello fellow photographers, Question: Is the Sony EXMOR a good enough camera to take pics as stock photography, or is it better to just use it for editorial? I've taken some breathtaking shots but not sure if it is up to Alamy standards. The camera is on a Phantom 3 Professional Drone and the specs are as follows. Sensor Sony EXMOR 1/2.3” Effective pixels: 12.4 M (total pixels: 12.76 M) Lens FOV 94° 20 mm (35 mm format equivalent) f/2.8, focus at ∞ ISO Range 100-3200 (video) 100-1600 (photo) Shutter Speed 8s -1/8000s Image Max Size 4000 x 3000 Still Photography Modes Single Shot Burst Shooting: 3/5/7 shots Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 Bracketed Frames at 0.7EV Bias Time-lapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TABan Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I don't think any camera with a sensor as small as 1/2.3" is acceptable to Alamy for anything other than Live News, or Stockimo in the case of the iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 The fixed w/a lens would probably be a deabreaker as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Not sure how much they have improved the Mk3 camera but we use (get given) images from earlier versions (Mk2 IIRC) in client property work and the image quality is not good. The sensor is too small (noise issues) and the lens is really poor to edge/corners.....I mean really poor. Most people I know using DJIs have started on a Phantom but quickly progressed to something like a Spreading Wings with a GH4. That level of image quality is more than fine for Alamy. Video is not too bad but DJI calling it professional quality is rather optimistic IME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2p Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks for the information folks. That's what I was worried about, although some images look really nice with the perfect lighting and angles. The video quality is really nice but I have issues with my PC editing in 4k so I render down to 1080p. I didn't get the Phantom for photography but I thought 12MP would be ok even with the small sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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