Heyy guys! I’ve just bought mini 4 pro and came out your great videos and I would like to thank you so much for the effort. This and the beginners guide teach a lot. ❤
I'd be interested in seeing the easiest way to mesh multiple videos together, where they lineup perfectly. Example, the same flight during the day and night, and how you take those two videos and seamlessly transition from one to the next?
@@PilotInstitute that is definitely my biggest weakness. I've tinkered with RC things since I was a small child, but becoming a photographer is a whole different thing! Flying is the easy part. I still need to pick ONE editing software and learn it well. Since it is still a hobby for me, I'm not trying to spend pro type of money yet, just trying to learn one of the cheaper ones... DaVinci Resolve, Lightroom, Luminar Neo, etc.
what about the auto focus on still pictures? will it be able to lock onto a bird in the foreground? can i move the auto focus sensor to where i want it in the frame, or is it locked?
General question as someone who wants to get into drones for automated data collection. If I have a BVLOS waiver and can have a drone fly an automated route in a specific air space. Which has the best APIs and ability to have waypoints with accuracy? Is Skydio2 good for that. Are there alternatives?
If the budget works, I love the Mini 4 pro, but the Mavic 3, any version that meets your needs is the most accurate and has the largest sensor and lowlight performance, however the Mini 4 uses software to achieve great results also.
do NOT use the obstacle avoidance if the sun is even remotely setting. my mini pro 4 went right into a tree when the sun had just started setting. wasn't bright middle of the day sun but wasn't dark either. not in sport mode either
Fire your camera expert. There is a significant difference in dynamic range. It is a different sensor (Air3) and the HDR and 10 bit log is a substantial difference at post
@@PilotInstitute Any person who does post work will notice a significant difference when comparing 8 bit HDR to 10 bit Dlog/HLG The mini 4 pro has the same sensor as the AIR 3, the mini 3 pro doesn't, even though they are the same size
I'd like to see remote ID range tests for the Mini 3 series and the Mini 4 Pro. It appears that the Chinese drone manufacturers are shoving RID up our noses now even for drones able to fly sub-250 grams. The FAA does not require RID in this case for recreational pilots. I am left wondering whether it's the CCP that has imposed this needless (in the US) requirement.
The Mini 4 pro is not always a sub 250 depending on the battery you use so DJI had to make it RID compliant (by law). Since RID can’t be tampered with they can’t allow you to turn it on or off. DJI is only following manufacturer regulation here.
@@PilotInstitute So, since any drone can be flown with added weight, whether from a battery or other third party attachment, OR under 107, your logic seems to indicate that since any drone CAN be flown in a manner that would require registration and therefore RID, ALL drones MUST alway broadcast RID. The FAA seems to be talking out of both sides of its mouth. On the one hand they tell people they have a sub 250, recreational, RID exemption. On the other hand they tell manufacturers that they must produce standard RID compliant drones, thus, making it effectively impossible to buy a drone that allows for the exemption we are supposed to have. I believe congress intended for this exemption to exist. Would it not be better, and in keeping with congress's intent, to interpret it such that standard rid compliant drones need not broadcast if the drone is not registered?
I fly a Mini 3 pro with the standard battery which keeps the drone sub 250 grams. I have tried numerous times to track it with Drone Scanner and also with Open Drone ID. Never has the control station nor the drone ever shown up in either app. Which leads me to wonder if the firmware in the drone knows which battery is onboard and only broadcasts RID when equipped with the heavier battery. Just a thought.
So much fun and educational! Thanks for sharing the good times with family members and inspiration to connect with loved ones with our drones!
OK the sword fight was AWESOME!!!
Wow guys!! That waypoint clip was badass! Excellent editing! Your daughter did great. God bless guys
Delightful easy to watch easy to learn
The sword fight was so cool.😅
Cute video with daughter… I’m sold I’ll be using this with my daughter….
Heyy guys! I’ve just bought mini 4 pro and came out your great videos and I would like to thank you so much for the effort. This and the beginners guide teach a lot. ❤
Great video. Thanks for covering the features and bouncing them off the SME with you! I'm buying this tomorrow!
Bravo!! A job well done !
This video was hilarious
Great stuff i enjoyed the video TY😁
Really Rad❤
Safety features like omnidirectional obstacles avoidance is a must in nano category drone cause most of the first timer pilot are begin from this
Fun and informative
I'd be interested in seeing the easiest way to mesh multiple videos together, where they lineup perfectly. Example, the same flight during the day and night, and how you take those two videos and seamlessly transition from one to the next?
Joe, you'd need to use a transition of sorts in your editing software. Cross fade or fade is usually what it's called.
@@PilotInstitute that is definitely my biggest weakness. I've tinkered with RC things since I was a small child, but becoming a photographer is a whole different thing! Flying is the easy part. I still need to pick ONE editing software and learn it well. Since it is still a hobby for me, I'm not trying to spend pro type of money yet, just trying to learn one of the cheaper ones... DaVinci Resolve, Lightroom, Luminar Neo, etc.
what about the auto focus on still pictures? will it be able to lock onto a bird in the foreground? can i move the auto focus sensor to where i want it in the frame, or is it locked?
I heard somewhere that there is a setting to fly the mini 4 pro close to the ground. Where is this setting?
Just a thought-- shooting footage of billiards with a drone is probably not a common use case LOL just sayin'
Great video love it mines on order can’t wait to use it especially with active track 360 😎
I have a question for you. What do you think about, declassifying the mini 44Pro ? So it can fly up to 500 meters? Is it illegal?
Which country are you flying in? In the United States and many other countries you cannot fly over 400 feet or 120 meters.
Nice video. I will try also to max out this device for following. You have too many babies for testing;)
It looks like your "crash" camera might have been placed in poison oak.
General question as someone who wants to get into drones for automated data collection. If I have a BVLOS waiver and can have a drone fly an automated route in a specific air space. Which has the best APIs and ability to have waypoints with accuracy? Is Skydio2 good for that. Are there alternatives?
If the budget works, I love the Mini 4 pro, but the Mavic 3, any version that meets your needs is the most accurate and has the largest sensor and lowlight performance, however the Mini 4 uses software to achieve great results also.
do NOT use the obstacle avoidance if the sun is even remotely setting. my mini pro 4 went right into a tree when the sun had just started setting. wasn't bright middle of the day sun but wasn't dark either. not in sport mode either
How much is mini 4 pro? Do they sell that at Best Buy?
$760 with the basic controller. Yes at Best Buy.
Fire your camera expert. There is a significant difference in dynamic range. It is a different sensor (Air3) and the HDR and 10 bit log is a substantial difference at post
Link to the data showing significant differences?
@@PilotInstitute Any person who does post work will notice a significant difference when comparing 8 bit HDR to 10 bit Dlog/HLG
The mini 4 pro has the same sensor as the AIR 3, the mini 3 pro doesn't, even though they are the same size
The mini 4 has 10 bit log.
@@PilotInstitute and also shoots in 10 bit HLG
Hello… I don’t think it’s my eyes, but your footage seems a little soft compared to other mini 4 pro youtube videos… is anyone else seeing this? Ron
I'd like to see remote ID range tests for the Mini 3 series and the Mini 4 Pro. It appears that the Chinese drone manufacturers are shoving RID up our noses now even for drones able to fly sub-250 grams. The FAA does not require RID in this case for recreational pilots. I am left wondering whether it's the CCP that has imposed this needless (in the US) requirement.
The Mini 4 pro is not always a sub 250 depending on the battery you use so DJI had to make it RID compliant (by law). Since RID can’t be tampered with they can’t allow you to turn it on or off. DJI is only following manufacturer regulation here.
@@PilotInstitute So, since any drone can be flown with added weight, whether from a battery or other third party attachment, OR under 107, your logic seems to indicate that since any drone CAN be flown in a manner that would require registration and therefore RID, ALL drones MUST alway broadcast RID. The FAA seems to be talking out of both sides of its mouth. On the one hand they tell people they have a sub 250, recreational, RID exemption. On the other hand they tell manufacturers that they must produce standard RID compliant drones, thus, making it effectively impossible to buy a drone that allows for the exemption we are supposed to have. I believe congress intended for this exemption to exist. Would it not be better, and in keeping with congress's intent, to interpret it such that standard rid compliant drones need not broadcast if the drone is not registered?
I fly a Mini 3 pro with the standard battery which keeps the drone sub 250 grams. I have tried numerous times to track it with Drone Scanner and also with Open Drone ID. Never has the control station nor the drone ever shown up in either app. Which leads me to wonder if the firmware in the drone knows which battery is onboard and only broadcasts RID when equipped with the heavier battery. Just a thought.
@@travelingboz0214 iPhone or Android? Firmware up to date? I have heard that the tracking apps don't work on all or most iPhones yet.
also, assume you have not registered the drone and entered the registration info, correct?
Great stuff. Fun to watch you two having fun. Thanks for sharing.