Drone capture video formats and photo resolution

Click on each of the sections to learn about the resolution, frame and data rates for video footage captured with a drone. Note that these outline the details of how images and video footage is captured. In our final delivery, we can convert images and video footage to different resolutions and formats, to suit the needs of the project.

H.264

ResolutionFrame rateData rate
4096×2160 (C4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 47.95, 50, 59.94p100Mbps
3840×2160 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 47.95, 50, 59.94p100Mbps
3840×1572 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p100Mbps
2720×1530 (2.7K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p80Mbps
2720×1530 (2.7K)47.95, 50, 59.94p100Mbps
1920×1080 (FHD)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p60Mbps
1920×1080 (FHD)47.95, 50, 59.94p80Mbps
1920×1080 (FHD)119.88p100Mbps

H.265

ResolutionFrame rateData rate
4096×2160 (C4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p100Mbps
3840×2160 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p100Mbps
3840×1572 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p100Mbps
2720×1530 (2.7K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p65Mbps
2720×1530 (2.7K)47.95, 50, 59.94p80Mbps
1920×1080 (FHD)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p50Mbps
1920×1080 (FHD)47.95, 50, 59.94p65Mbps
1920×1080 (FHD)119.88p100Mbps

Cinema DNG

ResolutionFrame rateData rate
5280×2972 (5.2K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97pup to 4.2Gbps
4096×2160 (C4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97pup to 2.4Gbps
4096×2160 (C4K)50, 59.94pup to 4.0Gbps
3840×2160 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97pup to 2.4Gbps
3840×2160 (4K)50, 59.94pup to 4.0Gbps

Apple ProRes

ResolutionFrame rateData rate
5280×2160 (5.2K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p, 422 HQ1.3Gbps
3840×2160 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p, 422 HQ900Mbps
3840×2160 (4K)23.976, 24, 25, 29.97p, 4444 XQ2.0Gbps

Resolution for still image capture

Image ratioResolution
4:35280 × 3956 px
16:95280 × 2970 px