Drone Motion-Blur Guardrail
Two quick tools: Max ground speed before blur, or minimum shutter for a planned speed.
Camera
Pick a preset to auto-fill pixel size and focal length (when known).
Choose a shutter/exposure to see your max ground speed.
Flight Inputs
mm
Tip: 0.5–1.0 px keeps imagery crisp for mapping.
Used to compute max speed before blur.
If provided, we’ll calculate the minimum shutter speed.
µm
If unknown, switch to Sensor width mode below.
Max Ground Speed (no blur)
—
m/s • ft/s • km/h • knots
Minimum Shutter (for planned speed)
—
seconds • 1/xxx format
Computed GSD
—
cm/px • in/px
Notes: Uses nadir geometry and actual focal length. Keep forward speed low enough that ground smear ≤ blur_px × GSD during exposure. Consider extra margin for wind gusts and rolling-shutter skew.
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