DJI MINI 3 PRO RANGE TEST - HOW BAD IS THE SIGNAL?
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You asked for it! What do you think? Personally when filming I never go this far and when I have been filming with the Mini 3 Pro the signal has been awesome! Mini 3 Pro Link click.dji.com/ALI_z80OMgXsq_hzL6dT8g?pm=link
Thank you 🙏 signal has been great
Love this drone
I found it useful, but I have had issues under 500m if standing closed to high trees or tree lines I cant move away from. Even in open areas where a line of trees will kill the signal if not going higher. I normally work in the 5-15m height, when filming atletes on bikes, runners ans so on. Going 1500m away is not really something useful, maybe in the mountains.
Antalya
so I'm just curious about... why does the signal to the controller matter for quality of content if you are using a micro sd to record everything on the drone? I didn't think that recorded quality was dependent on signal strength in any way whatsoever. Just asking.
What's good about DJI drones, apart from the signal strength which some peoeple may say are questionable, is how safe they are even if you can't really see them. I've flown drones "dangerously" over the years but I've never lost one due to loss of control. Knowing how to use RTH has done wonders and has saved me thousands of dollars as these things can literally fly by themselves back to you. Who care how far they can fly if they can't come back, amirite?
I agree. I am a beginner and learning. Lost 2 so far but they were like 30 dollars each, just learning muscle memory.
They dont have to RTH since they dont go far anyway!
Yes, the RTH is solid. I will say though the first time I flew my Mini Pro 3 (my first drone ever) out of range my heart rate about doubled until it came back into range on its own.
Oooo been waiting for this !
haha indeed!
So detailed and clean 💕
I totally agree with you about cinematic video's yet it eould be nice to have a bit more range. My proximity to the Canadian rocky mountains makes you realize that distance is relative, big open spaces and distance becomes an issue. While range isn't always important the strength and stability of the signal is so it depends on where and what you like to document in your video.
Nice video and informative too. Enjoy the break.
Darren, such a great video!
I was so tense when I got the same warning, you have made it perfect clear that we must never try to fly beyond the safety limits.
Thanks a lot, for the advice.
By the way Antalya should give the golden key of the city and appoint you as the honorary ambassador 🇹🇷🇬🇧
Thanks for doing this ! Cannot wait to see more
More to come!
Thank you so much for giving such great explanation on what to look at and explaining what is happening. I am looking to purchase my first drone and you videos have been so much help to me. I am thinking that the DJI Mini 3 Pro is going to be the purchase I make.
Good test again Darren
Great Test Video. Thank You Darren.
Very welcome
A really helpful video mate, it is always good to see real world test to get actual figures not the lab results.
Keep up the good work 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you 🤜
Great informative video and looking forward to your holiday snaps 😉👍
cheers mate
Great video by the way and lot of good advice cheers
Glad you enjoyed it thank you
Great video again mate, Quick one i think you covered it in a old video but whats the mountain icon for? its same button as the auto focus. Cheers mate.
nice video, congratulations.
Just about to get my mini 2 cannot wait 👍😃😃
Thank you Darren, I haven't hit you in awhile I have not been flying lately this year but I do keep up with what's going on. glad to see this video 📹, I still have the mini 2👍
Great video. I have done some impromptu range tests and got about 1,100 meters with mild obstructions and just over 2 km from a nice viewpoint in the mountains. I'm still impressed by how good this drone is for the price.
me too the drone and its features works perfectly and I got some great footage with it
It depends on what one is filming going long distance whether it's boring or not. Personally I fly in an area where there all allot of small islands so I enjoy going long distance to capture it all all...but...to each their own. Farthest I've flown the Mini 3 is 5km over a river over these islands (FCC version) as here in Canada we are allowed with sub 250g drones and great reception. Full bars all the way. Cheers
Great test and points and now the signal strength is more than adequate since the recent DJI updates. Look forward to that next cinematic footage 👍
thank you Terry :-)
Super cool video 😎🤝
Thank you! Cheers bro
Another holiday? 🏝 looks stunning, where are you? Excellent video as always 👍🏼
Near Antalya, lovely place 😊
The rth is really good, idea in these drones. I got the tello drone for Xmas as a gift never played with a drone before but got hooked since I've had it and now want the mini 2 or 3.
I like seeing that you are rocking the Good Old Rubber Band !!!
Retro ! Lol
I have had a thought on these range tests. Some don’t make it back because of battery. Well looking at the shape of the drone it occurred to me that the drone may actually more streamlined in reverse, and maybe it could go further, easier going backwards. Just as flying sideways must create the most drag. Perhaps a test for this may assist those drone pilots who seem doomed on the way back, maybe it could save the day. A test showing a range test in reverse vs forward may establish an important drone action to perform on returns.
Hey I was wondering if you could do a video on the Dji Mini 3 pro with the D-cinelike 10 bit mode at night?
I haven’t seen anyone make this video on the 10bit update yet
I haven't had any range problems from day 1 luckily, been able to go without any signal drop outs over 2.5km in urban areas. I really only go further to film sailing events off shore. Thanks for the video it is a awesome drone. Also I like your solution to hold the props the good old elastic band! I bought one of those fancy prop holders and works great.
yes any work fine, I forgot mine so had to go retro lol
this is because of FCC mode of your RC. the CE RC models are really bad range especially in areas with lot of buildings and mountians and trees. you must hack it to FCC mode if you want to use it without problems.
It’s really just varies as when I launched it from my house. If I went to the direction when the front of my home was facing I would get to 6250m before the connection drops. While if I go to the direction behind my home I can barely get over 1000m. I’m curious if the mini 2 is the same way and if it is I wouldn’t be complaining.
Thanks for another great video 👍. I have a Mavic 3 with a RC-N1 and the range & connection are brill. I added a Mini 3 Pro with an RC and the range sucks. I'm in an open rural location and it's struggling to stay connected. Do you know anyone who has tried using a RC-N1 with the Mini 3? Oh, and would the Mavic 3 have similar issues if it's paired with a RC?
Apologies if I missed it in the video, but is part of this due to reduced radio power in the non-US models? I'm seeing videos here in the US with people easily reaching the 3 mile, (about 4,800 meters) distance, and I frequently go two miles (about 3200 meters) with few issues.
Great Vid..are you flying in CE mode?
What a great video. I think some drone pilots tend to be gear heads. What your video points out is why good quality work is the primary reason for having a drone…
I love the footage people get with their drones but, personally, I like my drone too much to take chances with it. I stop at around 1500 meters (a little less than a mile). I may not get those spectacular far off island shots, but I'm happy with the views I wouldn't be able to get without it.
Thanks for sharing!
Does this drone have FCC and EC mode? Did you use auto or manual select channels.
1700meters is when it gets bad for me as well. Is it a hardware problem or would it get fixed through firmware updates
From my experience flying it alongside my brother's Air 2S. My mini 3 performs exactly like my brothers 2S. So maybe mine doesn't have a range issue? I do know both drones struggle in urban areas if I'm flying below 100m height after 600m distance
Agreed - it doesn't matter how far it can go, I won't be going there!
I only film in the immediate area where I am, except from the air. If I want footage from somewhere I haven't been, I can download it.
I am intending to buy a DJI 3 Drone. As I paraglide as a hobby can I get a wrist control for my drone as with airdog ? the simple device that you can change the height and circle around you.
Where did you get that prop holder at 0:05? Been looking for one myself!
Great video! Love your channel. Whereabouts in Majorca is this?
This isn’t Majorca, my Majorca videos were around 2 months ago if you want to check them out
I took mine out today. I was on top of a hill and flying over undeveloped land but still right next to a decent size city and I got my drone out to 7500 ft (2286m) without any issues.
Great video. And as you say, what’s the point? Not forgetting that we’re supposed to have the drone in sight all the time; I know I’m old, but I fail to see how anyone can see that tiny drone with the naked eye from that sort of range.
Liked and followed 👍🏻
ty buddy
is there a feature on the DJI mini 3 pro that lets you know whether or not you have enough battery to return to home if you are a great distance from the original homepoint. thank you.
can you turn the lights on drone for night time flight
Amazing video bro, and as you said it’s so boring to fly from A to B and taking the drone so far is not so comfortable. For me a range between 400-1000m is decent 👌 to get these cinematic shots 🔥
Thank you bro I completely agree with you
Awesome drone I am also mini 3 pro rc user 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
A great video again - as usual. I would not fly that far. I think you said to keep in 500m distance max. so do I. Could not fly that far. Looking forward to your videos from Turkey :)
Hi, I read over a dozen comments but did not see where someone ask you where this video (and the nighttime hyperlapse) was taken, so where, what city & country?
Thank you for your informative content. Always looking forward to your new posts😀
I am lucky to be on FCC and with RC on my M3P I am getting 3-4km range (urban) with still strong signal but for safety reasons I remain in that range as once I pushed it 6km away and nearly did not get it back due to battery depleting very fast.
I did few range tests but not flying long distances unless taking photos/videos of locations with difficult access.
I find that by using RC-N1 controller I am getting 10-15% more range.
nice one FCC certainly has a stronger signal
I knew a guy that did 6kms on the extended battery and returned with near 50 percent battery life. Was done in sport mode and averaged 60kph
Good day, I just have a question. How do you know if your model is FCC or CE ? Thanks
@@tonykuvthe drone is automatically switches to CE mod or FCC mode dipending on your location..when you are in US, CANADA your drone will be on FCC mode then if you are in a CE country like EU and other your drone gonna be in CE mode..but there's is a hack to lock your drone in FCC mode...
Totally agree!!!
I ran mine out to 6400m in normal mode at 117m height on the Canadian prairies with zero obstructions. This was with the small capacity battery. I could have possibly gone a bit farther but the low battery warning came on. Made it back with three minutes left of flying time. I was using the rc controller.
Oh cool that’s good to know I just ordered one and plan to fly here around Alberta for my fishing videos!
this is because your drone is in the FCC mode and you are not use the crappy CE signal mode in Europe that's way worse than FCC signal used in Canada and US. specially with this new RC with screen and no external antenna that's make the signal strange even worse. what dji thinking when they designing this crap😄
What was this awesome place you where filming at the start, our kids would love to go there
Antalya.
Is this CE mode? I'm surprised that it's having this signal problem as older dji drones that just use a wifi signal system like the mavic air can go further than this
I'm pretty sure someone will find a way to use fcc mode instead of ce in europe, fcc mode surely has lower dropouts?
Very informative, where was the location?
i did several trials with mini2 and it really vary on locations. open space with not much expected signal transmission can extend it further, furthest i did was more than 3km i can extend further but i didnt.. it is a nice trial to confirm range but not needed on most cases. cheers.
Notice he said mini2, mini3 is not capable of that
@@jaycarl1562 There are numerous videos on YT where the Mini 3 goes well beyond 3km, so yeah, it is capable of that - but maybe only in FCC mode.
Idk about you guys but flying 2+ k's away with a remote control flying camera is pretty bloody amazing! Especially considering the size of the thing
It really is brilliant
Footage/pictures aren't captured locally on the SD card? Choppy footage just on RC screen, or I am wrong?
Sorry, which location is this? Are you in ce or fcc?
Very pretty for choppy video. Would like to know settings and filters you use for your shots.
Filters I use are linked in description by freewell
awesome video Darren, just a question, i also got my all day freewell NDs the one you recommended, when flying with the NDs do you still put it in normal colour mode or the cine-lite mode?
Hey I use d-cine the most but you can use them with either
@@DMProductions Oh i see, thanks for letting us know, those NDs you recommended are actually impressive, better then i thought, you have good taste lol thanks again :)
It's still crap in town, unless you fire up fcc.
Nothing but before the end of the warranty, write that you want to return the product to them because of the breach of the contract.
I wonder if DJI sourced range-related components from multiple vendors? That'd help explain why some people have issues while others don't even in similar scenarios.
Nice swimming pools 🤗💦 great footage and nice video. After 300mtrs i cannot see my Mini anymore 🤪 VLOS in Europe.
fair play, i rarely get more than 1000m before it starts to drop out... and that's higher up than you were here.
Sorry I didn’t watch the whole video how far can I fly this in the uk distance wise?
I see you're flying in Turkey. Do they (Turkey) use the CE standard or FCC? I'm guessing if it were FCC, you would've gotten more range, that is, video wise.
England and EU it CE transmission is weaker than the US FCC transmission signal. Some people have been flying up to 12km before losing the signal in FCC.
Is it in fcc or ce mode?
Please don’t take this the wrong way I really appreciate your hard work and testing but for me a u.k user I’m more interested in how badly the range is affect in built up area or country side because a lot of users say it’s very poor and as someone that wants to purchase one 300 -500metres just won’t cut the mustard 👍
I flew my mini 3 to some wind turbines in the sea on holiday 3 miles had no problems but there was no interference but I totally agree with you it gets bloody boring lol but overall its a brilliant drone and like you say how far do you need to go because you want the quality feedback. As usual Darren great video I take it you'll be grabin the new dji avatar 😁👍👌 🇬🇧
thank you mate, yes the drone is awesome and I managed to capture some great footage with it, I never to a-b flying in the straight line but I did get some great use of all this drones features ! Glad you enjoying it too !
No one really flies that far anyway. I'm not worried, but in the urban scenario I guess flying higher can give you a little bit more range. For wide open spaces I don't really have an answer except "VLOS". The fact that these drones can exceed 2km is already a wonder all its own so I guess I would already be happy with that and not push the "short range" button repeatedly.
These will go 6 plus miles
I flew yesterday over open fields 1000 metres on full signal, started to turn to return & completely lost signal to drone??? Luckily flew back! Worrying though! Great video, very informative 👍
Great video! It's true that going that far is in most cases useless but as a consumer I can also be disappointed since the capability of this drone is not as advertised from DJI.
Honestly speaking achiving this kind of performance tells us how far we have progressed as humans in the trchnology. Think its that tiny and still u get the video with that little remote ans drone. Scientifically speaking its very hard to maintain. So, i would say this drone can easily do what is advertised in the forests where there is no wifis and giant mobile sim towers.
DJI used to only advertise range capabilities etc. in the FCC (U.S.) system, which does allow for 8-10km range. Whereas the EU has way more stricter guidelines in their CE system, which only allows for around 2-3km range. You can notice that they started to advertise what the range is in FCC, CE etc. for the new Avata drone, because I guess people complained that the way they used to advertise this stuff wasn't quite fair and transparent.
What the problem is .. because of weak signal I can’t take my mini 3 beyond a small hill when it descends out of direct line of signal . So maybe you don’t need 10 miles but with this which is possible on the North American and Canadian drones FCC , where as we get a weaker signal in Europe . I was really disappointed and if I knew before buying my mini 3 , I may not have bothered . Since it’s no extra distance than the mini 2 .
Sometimes I’d like to get footage of inaccessible places that the advertised distance is needed to get the drone to these isolated spots . So yes in my view we need a stronger signal .
I think DJI should make it clear in the advertising that if you fly your mini 3 or any other dji drones with supposed up to 10 miles or what ever , But fly in England and your very lucky to get 1500 m with a useable signal with out lag. Also where I live in on my estate I’m lucky to get just 300 m with all the interference .
I don’t understand what the different laws are as if you have a spotter you can legally fly as far as you want . Well that’s how I understand it .
@@NavdeepSingh-bt2cc wow your very lucky , where are you flying as in England and everywhere apart from North America and Canada like me you will get around 1600 m in an environment with virtually no interference . Flying in a forest the signal will have to penetrate through trees , from my experience you’d get no where near the advertised range
Great vid! Excellent range - think to get further distance might need N1 controller or a controller with external antenna…
curious what software you using for video editing?
hey I use Final Cut Pro to edit, however super interested in this new editor thats just launched from artlist tinyurl.com/5cywtvdc
Make no sense to fly so far
@@lucienhikingdroneflying2543 some people like myself enjoy pushing the limits of this tech. Amazing the transmission distance. I wire my.controller to accept any external antenna I choose and the addition of amps to see how much further the range can be increased. That's what I enjoy. Makes no shit to me what you think about that
Great review. but i still love my mini2
Good to hear
Question for you, I have the mavic 3 and in your honest opinion should I also get the mini 3 pro also? I’m a complete novice when flying with maybe 30 hours of flying experience. I’m just curious if I should get it?
go buy a kite and fly that
Darren, have you heard about DJI making the new DJI RC compatible with the Mini 2? My Mini 2 does all I need, but I would like to upgrade to the new RC. Thanks for your great videos. Gene
I haven’t heard anything, I don’t think it will happen unfortunately Gene
I made some nice footage 1500 m away and it's really all the distance I need. Perfect drone! You may have an estimate on how close you can fly to an active volcano? I'm on iceland atm 😅
Ooo that would be sick! If in doubt use the 2x zoom!
Does this record on sd card though? So the interference or the signal weakness should not show up when you playback the recorded video, right?
Correct yes
Have you considered any of the antenna modifications that folks are making to the controller?
yes but for everything that I film and have filmed the signal has been great for me
I'm curious as to when it went out of visual range?? Still visible after 1000 meters?? Couldn't imagine flying much further than that for what I do, so it looks good for my needs!!
I find I lose sight of it at around 1500 feet or so (500m) at around a couple hundred feet up. That's heading away and watching it the whole time. Usually can't see it until much closer coming back. It's pretty hard to spot if you don't know where to look.
I have the DJI Mini 3 PRO. Is it worth it to buy the DJI - Mini 3 Pro Fly More Kit Plus to have longer flight times? Or the "regular batteries are enough to flight in cities were the flying distances have to be shorter due to WiFI interference.
I find the standard batteries are good enough just grab the fly more kit and then stay under 250g
I've had the original Mini, got 5km on that, mini 2, 5km no issues and great pictures and video. Sold those for this mini 3. Pictures and video great, range terrible. I love exploring with my mini, never had an issues with the previous versions, and based on those reputations, I bought this one. Brother you're making excuses for this drone, and I'm not sure if it's biased excuses. 10km advertised. Not even close. I am not confident flying this drone even 1km away.
Whats the max height
Great video , where is this location ?
Turkey 😊
i fly the same as you do , 1 its safe and 2 its just better to see what you are doing
What do you mean it is illegal in many countries to fly from one point to another in a straight line?
I thought this was all put to bed…. Going back over old points i feel .
I think Hidden antennas in the RC and Visible Antenna on the Mini2 RC clearly make a difference.
My mini 2 goes crazy far no issue ever!
Was this in Turkey what do you need to take it there . Got a mini pro 3 my self now love to take it my self
Is it’s under 500g and you have insurance you good
im confused because mine doesnt go further than 150-200meters, it was my first time using it in an urban area.
I seen the Turkish flag and I was actually planning on going there soon to Istanbul when I buy my own Dji Mini 3 Pro
I wanted to ask do you need any special permission to allow you to take the mini drone with you to Turkey?
Any advice will be a massive help thanks in advance
Especially if you want to see a lot of unsophisticated and rude Russians, it's pretty much the only place they are somewhat welcome or at least their money are welcome
I was just in Mexico and where I was flying I could go around 4000m but when I fly it where I live I can only go 800m
Where is this
Fantastic video, the signal has been great for me, I never go far either I find it pointless
Good to hear!!
XENON SKY here on YT flies his Mini 3 Pro 10 km out and back, with the stock RC. Limited by battery, not signal. He stands on top of a one story roof, maybe 3m above ground. The pilot‘s immediate surroundings seem to be what‘s limiting range more than anything else. Choose wisely, my friend, before posting range tests … The advertized 12 km range seem accurate to me.
I recently had to do some cinematic footage 2.2 km away and it worked fine until M3P flew behind the monument where it enaged RTH. CE mode.