Waypoints Are FINALLY Here! How Mavic 3 Waypoints Work
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- How to use waypoints on DJI Mavic 3.
How to use waypoints on DJI Fly app.
#dji #djimavic3 #djimavic3classic #djimavic3pro #djifly
Video Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:09 - How To Create A Waypoint Mission While Flying
5:18 - Waypoint Settings and Customization
9:20 - Flying The Waypoint Mission We Created
11:21 - How To Create A Point Of Interest (POI) Mission Using Waypoints While Flying
16:32 - Flying The Point of Interest Mission Using Waypoints
18:30 - How To Pre Plan A Waypoint Mission With the DJI Fly App
21:25 - How To Save and Retrieve Saved Waypoint Missions
22:25 - Conclusion
On December 9, 2022 DJI released new firmware for the Mavic 3 series of drones which allows for creating and saving waypoint missions through the DJI Fly app!
We have used apps like Litchi in the past for creating and saving waypoint missions for construction site progress monitoring and even video shoots in order to have the drone replicate the same flight path. The ability to create, pre-program, and save waypoint missions right through the DJI Fly app is a great feature to have and allows the Mavic 3 to be used in ways that weren't possible before.
In this video we go over the two methods for creating waypoint missions, how to customize waypoints and point of interest (POI) settings, as well as saving these missions through the DJI Fly app.
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This is the best waypoint tutorial I found! Thank you so much! Now it's crystal clear!!
Thanks for your lesson on waypoint creations,I have viewed quite a few.I liked your slow pace approach,makes it easier for me to learn
Thanks for the great video. The capability of drones these days is amazing.
Thank you for the insightful tutorial! As someone who operates under Part 107, it's important for me as a consultant to track construction progress for my clients. Upgrading to the Mavic 3 Pro allows me to bid farewell to Litchi........
Thank you so much for such a clear, concise and consistent Waypoints tutorial for M3. The best among the other tuts I found in YT.
Thanks, Marcos - appreciate the kind words!
Nice video. One suggestion would be to have more than one point of interest.
Thanks, great explanation.
Glad it was helpful!
Thats awesome and cool tutorial video, tnks!
Thanks, Mykola - much appreciated!
Well executed and explained. Thanks from Newfoundland.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words!
excellent tutorial and very professional... thank you
Glad it was helpful - thanks for watching!
this is the best video that I have viewed on preprogrammed M3 waypoint flight. I will test it tomorrow.
Appreciate the kind words - Thanks for watching and have fun tomorrow!
One of the most organize and clearly present drone videos I've come across. Good work.
Thanks for watching and the kind review - much appreciated!
Thanks! Now my knowledge is almost 100% with the addition of POI :)
Good to hear you got something from the video - Thanks for watching!
@@v1dronemedia696 long time ago I used to develop PC applications for business, and believe me I had to leave as clean as possible. I could not disturb customers with endless updates, something that DJI use to do... Bad practice
This is the most useful instructional drone video I've seen to date. Finally someone who's not just a DJI fan boy or a UA-cam glam boy, he just gives straightforward, useful, and easy to understand information for anyone with a basic familiarity with drones.
For the record, I don't know Jason or his company, I'm just coincidentally in the same town of Cleveland, Ohio. But it's really cool that such a great video turned out to be from a local guy!
Thanks Jason and V1DM for a very. helpful video. My next to clicks will be "comment," "like," and "subscribe."
Wow - Thanks so much for watching and the critique! Glad to hear it was helpful - Cheers!
Amazing. I like it!
Thanks - much appreciated!
Thanks
Great video
Thanks, Mike - much appreciated!
That was so far the best "how to" I have seen yet with this new feature. Thank you, it help me a ton. Have a great day.
Glad it helped!
Finally found it .
Absolutely is the best waypoints tutorial with all details .
Appreciate it for time .💯🙏🏻
Awesome! Thanks so much for the kind words!
Excellent tutorial!!! I can’t wait to try the new feature! Thank you for making this video!
Thanks for watching - Have fun!
Great. Just discovered your channel. Thank you.
Awesome, thank you!
that is awesome.
Much appreciated - Thanks for watching!
Super helpful! Flying a waypoint mission is top of my next-to-learn list. I've watched several videos to get started properly, and yours is top notch. Thank you!
Awesome - Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
This is great, Jason! Thank you for putting this together. Very helpful!
Going to put this to use on a job today! Thanks!
Thank you!
You bet!
Good one, did not know I could set up a mission without connecting to drone, makes pre planning a lot easier :)
Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
Is that a runway you're flying over? 😁
Anyway, this video is very informative - thanks!
No sir - not this time! ;) Thanks!
walker road park! appreciate the video.
Amazing video congrats
Thank you - much appreciated!
I could follow all that waypoint mission, and that makes a nice change. I am sure it will be fine with my Mavic 3 classic, as per Aircraft not connected to RC. Thank you very much!.
Thanks for watching, Derek!
Thanks for the information. No talks about uploading the pictures or video. I am new at this. Thanks
Great video but my DJI RC Pro did not showing the waypoint icon until I connected my Mavic 3 Pro. It immediately showed then. I was then able to turn my drone off and the icon remained.
Finaly! Didnt get it on my own, so happy i found your excellent video. Thanks ❤
Awesome - glad the video helped! Thanks for watching!
Very easy to follow and understand. Your straightforward presentation style is much appreciated in these days of drama/clickbait. Subscribing now. Continued success in your business ventures!
Thanks for watching and for the feedback - much appreciated!
Excellent tutorial of how to use way points.I would like DJI to add combination camera actions in a subsequent firmware update for way points.The ability to take a photo at each waypoint along video would be fantastic and quite efficient.With the current settings the waypoint mission would have be flown twice to capture photos and videos.
Yeah, it's definitely a more simplistic version of waypoints compared to what Litchi is capable of, but at least we have something to work with for now.
Awesome tutorial.. I been trying to learn the way points and this answers all of my questions 🤙
Awesome - Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great lesson 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩
Thank You!
Great video unlike others, very precisely explained. I keep failing at the Waypoint as after creating 6 to 8 Waypoints I loose track of it and cand find where it went. Secondly the swirly lines on your left of the screen are not there on mine, only on the right. What am I doing wrong, Please help ! Regards, Ajay
Thanks, Ajay! Are you on the latest firmware for the Mavic 3 (on ALL devices - drone, remote, and DJI Fly app)?
Great video and good to see this update finally. Although basic in the features available, it does seem very smooth on the yaw and gimbal pitch movements - the advantage of on-board waypoints I guess! Let's hope DJI release the sdk soon, so that we can then utilise apps like Dronelink/Litchi etc. to really refine and pre-programme the missions with a virtual flights beforehand.
Thanks, Mark! Yeah, Litchi (and other third party apps) has far more capability than what is currently offered by DJI for pre-programmed flight options. It's better than nothing, but an SDK release would be ideal.
Ist doch schon möglich mit der RC pro Drittanbieterprogramme zu installieren. Nachteil, die Sensoren sind deaktiviert. Ich verstehe nicht, warum man keinen Standard wie beim GMX macht. Mittlerweile könnte man am PC mit Google oder Open Street Map und dem Drohnentyp einen Flug am PC simulieren und Testen und dann über die DJI Fly App in die Drohne importieren. Wird Zeit dass es die App nicht nur für das Tablett gibt, sondern für den PC um Zuhause zu planen.
Great video, clear and concise, subscribed! Would suggest using the red circle annotation to identify places on the interface where you're clicking, especially when it's not obvious from context. You did this sometimes, but not always. Also consider saying a little more that "white icon" when identifying a new or non-obvious on-screen control.
Thanks for watching, Steve - appreciate the feedback!
Thank you so much for such a consistent waypoints tutorial !!
I wonder if there is the possibility to set up a mission using fix overlap perventance among continuous photos taken on consecutively way points (as for example we have in “Pix4d”) so to make orthophoto of a place of interest ?
Thanks for watching and commenting. If I understand you correctly, it seems you are looking to create a grid over a point of interest to capture nadir photos. That would be something easier done with Drone Deploy or Pix4D apps. Hopefully that answers your question.
@@v1dronemedia696 Thank you very much for your time and your fast response!!!
However, if someone tries to connect PIX4D to the Air 3, will realize that is impossible. It is also impossible to transfer waypoints or grid lines to the drone using PIX4d platform because the connection between those two is, unavailable. It would be extremely interesting if you could check my claims as I think it is an issue that differs many of us who are involved in taking such kind of nadir photos. Thanks for you time.
And who would have guessed less than a year later I'd be following this vid on a MINI drone without litchi.!
It would be great if you could do the same with the DJI RC Pro controller used with the Mavic 3 Enterprise as the format is a little bit different and somewhat confusing. Setting up the route and elevation changes thereon is relatively easy. However trying to indicate the POI "point of interest" seems cumbersome!! Thanks for the above. It has helped me!!
NIce...I learned more about POV and can't wait to try. I was wondering. Have you ever set up a mission, lets say for an example, going through a forest where you might be in tight spaces and then 'reprogram' the waypoints to start at the last position and fly it backwards? The visual of going through tight, precarious spaces, at speeds that looks dangerous...sounds like fun.
Thanks for watching, Harrison! I would be very careful trying something like that as the gps location can vary by as much as a couple of feet.
Particularly good and clearly explained video, congratulations. Well I have read several times that you should always start a saved waypoint mission from exactly the same place because otherwise the waypoints will shift a bit in position. So if you would start the second time not right next to your car but for example from a bench a hundred meters away then waypoint 1 is no longer exactly the same as in mission 1. Is that correct? Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I have not heard of waypoints 'shifting.' The waypoints all have specific gps coordinates for where they are located once they are placed. That should not change - instead, what may happen is that the drone is not capable of flying exactly the same way every time as there can be some variance/error in the consumer grade gps that most drones use. This is why the new DJI Inspire 3 (among some other higher end drones) has the capability to use RTK (Real TIme Kinematic) gps data which allows for centimeter level accuracy while using waypoint flights. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@v1dronemedia696 Yes that could be a good explanation. I got it from people saying something and not everyone is able to explain it properly. I now have my own M3 classic so will soon be able to test it myself. Greetings Ronald
first of all, all man thank you so much. Very very good/great tutorial my question is, is optical avoidance still active when using Waypoints especially if I first set it up waypoints on a construction site and during construction they added a crane or something with in the path, and I came onsite to run the path again, and did not realize something was in its way. Would it attempt to avoid it or with a crash
Appreciate the kind words - Thanks for watching! This is what DJI says concerning obstacle avoidance while performing Waypoint Missions (from the Mavic 3 manual, page 32):
"Check the Obstacle Avoidance settings in the Safety section of DJI Fly before performing the
Waypoint Flight. When set to Bypass or Brake, the aircraft will brake and hover in place if an
obstacle is detected during the Waypoint Flight. The aircraft cannot avoid obstacles if Obstacle
Avoidance is disabled. Fly with caution."
So, essentially, obstacle avoidance can still work while using waypoints as long as you have it turned on.
(That being said, I would never rely on that alone to avoid obstacles)
Thanks for taking the time to put together a straight forward review of the waypoint function on the Mavic 3. I have a question. On the Mavic 2 Pro using the Smart Controller you were limited to the number of missions you could save. If I save more than 8 missions on the M2P/Smart Controller the last mission just rolls off the screen never to be seen again. Is there mission limit on the M3/Smart Controller combination you are demonstrating? This limitation on the M2P was one of the main reasons I switched over to using Litchi as there is no limit on the number of missions you can save and have access to. Thanks in advance for your time.
Thanks for watching! Great question - I am not currently aware of how many flight missions can be saved with the Mavic 3. Obviously, this could be something you could easily test by creating a bunch of missions to see how many can be saved. I'd be curious myself if you happen to find the answer.
Did first waypoint short video but couldn’t replay video from RC or the Mavic 3 with my phone ?
Excellent video. However, i need your help. I have a Mavic 3T Enterprise with a RC Pro controller. Everything is on the latest firmware. My issue is that when i press that waypoint icon, i do not the screen that you do that says "Press C1 button to add waypoint with the Waypoint, POI, or the + button. When I press the waypoint icon, it pulls a screen from right side that says Create Route with a + symbol. If i press the plus symbol, it gives me the option to select Waypoint Route. I then, can create a route, but it is only manually meaning tapping my waypoints from the map screen on my controller. Would you by chance know why i do not have the same options as you? The way that you set waypoints will make it extremely easy for me to set waypoints during flight, rather than having to guess my altitude when manually selecting waypoints from the maps screen.
How do you make a subject a poi in waypoints?
AV Pros- I am just finding you on here but really impressed by the production and diversity you offer! My interest in this message is to see if you would consider making a video on the waypoints setting for the RC Pro remote when using the new Mavic 3 Enterprise drone. There are many video options for the waypoints setting used in the Mavic 3 Classic and Cine models but nothing on the Enterprise series. Unfortunately, the waypoints shown in the remote for the E series does not match the look on the standard Mavic 3 models…i.e. no squiggly icon on the flight view screen, nothing showing POI settings and other features you are showing here for the standard Mavic 3. Maybe it is not possible to use waypoints as fluidly with the E series as it is with the standard models. I do hope this is not the case. Thanks so much for your time here, even if only to tell me I am out of luck. Cheers!
I believe that the Mavic 3 Enterprise does have waypoint functionality built in, however I do not currently have a Mavic 3 Enterprise to confirm how this is implemented on that aircraft. If/When I get my hands on one I will try to update here and/or make another video specifically for the Mavic 3 Enterprise. Thanks for watching - much appreciated!
Too bad there is not some way to "share" your waypoint trip. Or plan it on your own computer at home and then upload it into your controller. As a former Litchi user, I really liked the fact that you could share your trip or plan it on a larger screen and then send it to, say, your Ipad mini or phone.
Maybe it is possible, but I don't see a way yet!!! I suppose you could do it if your monitor was a phone or Ipad.
BTW, I thought your tutorial on Waypoints was very good.
Look up Litchi mission Utilities. I flew a litchi mission on a new DJI Mini 4 Pro today. It's a touch convoluted but it works with a couple caveats.
I have problem with Mavic 3, RC-N1 and flyapp 1.9.0. When I starting waypoints... after a few seconds my app crashed - black screen and when I press any key - I see desktop on my smarphone. Any idea? I have newest firmware etc.
Do you actually can set POI for multiple way points without drone connection, this has bot been mentioned on video, tnks
Great video. Question. Does these waypoints take into effect elevation changes?
The altitude of the waypoints is based upon the aircraft takeoff point altitude. (If you have created a waypoint mission that you wish to repeat be sure that you are taking off from the same altitude that the mission was created from)
@@v1dronemedia696 Thanks. I appreciate you answering my question
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I’m trying to lock on to a ground POI and fly from waypoint 1 to waypoint 2 and have the Mavic do a clean 180 spin over the poi keeping the poi under the drone while spinning. Litchi made this easy but the Dji fly app makes the drone swing out and looks really funny. Any tips for that?
I think I understand what you're saying, but have not tried anything like that yet using DJI Fly. I'll have to try it out at some point to see how it works.
I’m currently using the Mavic 2 Pro and Waypoints 2.0 in the DJI GO 4 app flying multiple construction sites on a weekly basis to record, edit, and upload UA-cam videos for a developer’s executive team to view and verify construction progress. My question is, does the Pilot 2 application using Waypoints with the Mavic 3 Enterprise allow a radius adjustment at each waypoint? With my Mavic 2 Pro, I can adjust the radius at each waypoint for a smooth transition. The only downside with Waypoints 2.0 with my Mavic 2 Pro is that when you set a waypoint’s radius, you’re not able to set the start / stop recording setting but that’s not an issue for me. I just want to be sure if I finally do upgrade to the Mavic 3 Enterprise, I can basically have the same functionality with the Pilot 2 app as I currently have with the DJI GO 4 app and the Mavic 2 Pro. Thanks.
Dan, sorry for the delayed response - as of this moment, I cannot attest to anything with the M3E as we do not currently own one. However, there is something in the works that might allow us to do some testing/videos on this topic soon. Sorry I can’t be more helpful than that right now, but I try my best to put out accurate information. I hope you understand.
My Mavic3 cant save the Waypoints with the RCpro during the flight. Pre flight, yes. During flight, no saving.
I dont know why.
Can you use the 7x telephoto camera with waypoints?
I did not test that, but I would assume you should be able to.
Have you also tested obstacle, with waypoint?
I have not tested it, per say, but here is what DJI says concerning obstacle avoidance while performing Waypoint Missions (from the Mavic 3 manual, page 32):
"Check the Obstacle Avoidance settings in the Safety section of DJI Fly before performing the
Waypoint Flight. When set to Bypass or Brake, the aircraft will brake and hover in place if an
obstacle is detected during the Waypoint Flight. The aircraft cannot avoid obstacles if Obstacle
Avoidance is disabled. Fly with caution."
So, essentially, obstacle avoidance can still work while using waypoints as long as you have it turned on.
Can anybody help?? I was told by DJI phone support that there is no way to transfer waypoint path files from one RC/Drone to another one. This is extremely important if I am to use this feature for any serious projects or client assignments. I cannot rely on a multi-year waypoint mission if there is a chance the RC/drone is lost, stolen, or broken. Not to mention, it would help if you had a partner that could return to the jobsite with their drone to fly the same path when you can't be there. Has anybody done this successfully?
When you say “altitude,” does that mean the height above ground level? Or actual elevation above sea level?
The 'altitudes' that are being set in the waypoints are AGL (Above Ground Level), which would be the height above where the drone took off from.
Can you control the camera/gimbal manually while the drone flies preset waypoints? If not, I don’t see much point.
If you have the Gimbal Tilt setting set to MANUAL then, yes, you can manually control the tilt of the camera while the drone flies the waypoint mission!
@@v1dronemedia696 hmm... I tried that and it didn't work... you mean in the Waypoints, set gimbal tilt to manual?
Great video ! I tried the waypoints for a time-lapse video: at sunset I flew the same route 3 times , once in full light, once in the blue hour, once in darkness... I wanted to "morph" the three shot to start from liught and ending in dark where only the street lights give some light. And Mavic 3 failed miserably. ALthough I obviously saved the waypoints and it was a simple movement ( 8 waypoints in total ), the drone didn't find theexact starting point , so the shots were different in angle and couldn'T be layered.... Do you have any experience or advice in this topic ? Thanks !
Thanks for the comment and for watching! Cool idea and experiment, however this is something that you will run into with 'consumer grade' gps drones. The gps is only accurate to about 2-3 feet, which means the drone is not able to replicate a shot exactly the same every time - there will be some variance between each flight that you run even if it is on the same exact planned mission. This is where having a drone with RTK capability can help since RTK can allow the drone to fly within centimeters of where the planned flight is supposed to be. The newly released Inspire 3 has RTK capability and is able to fly/replicate missions much more precise than what a drone without RTK capability can. Hopefully that makes sense, otherwise I just gave you some material to research! ;)
@@v1dronemedia696 Thanks ! Yepp, I saw that Inspire 3 video, it was fantastic ! But I also saw a video made with Mavic 3 where it worked well... probably needs more experimenting with ob
ject distance and kamera angles...
Hi, Do all Mavic 3's have waypoints. i.e. does Mavic 3 classic have it?
Yes, the Mavic 3 series aircraft have this capability - just make sure that you have the latest firmware loaded.
@@v1dronemedia696 thanks mate, very helpful
I have been setting waypoints with my m2 pro for 7 years .dji said you couldnt but thats not true
They have to insert photogrammétry option or release sdk !!!!
I agree - We haven't pulled the trigger on the Mavic 3 Enterprise yet because of no SDK being released
@@v1dronemedia696 Does the Mavic 3 Enterprise have the waypoints available too?
I believe the Pilot app used with the Mavic 3 Enterprise includes waypoint functionality (through the app)
@@v1dronemedia696 pilot app?... I own a Mavic 3. Could you explain about that?... That should only work for the Enterprise version...
DJI does not give a damn if you have to sell your actual drone and invest on the Enterprise. That's madness
Only problem I see with pre selecting waypoints on map is that the gimbal tilt needed is unknown so if the gimbal tilt is not set correctly, the mission is useless
Yeah, as you do more waypoint missions you will get a better idea of what gimble tilt you would need while planning the mission. That said, you can always tweak the waypoint settings as needed once you are on site/in the air.
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Yea that’s right
Poi is good for this just don’t forget to set the altitude to ground level if that’s your interest
What about Way Point 2; what is the camera action there? None or Start Recording? 5 different Way Point videos & none stated what the camera does @ an intermediate Way Point!
In short, and speaking about projecting a flight from "home", unless they modify many, many things, the waypoint module is completely inaccurate. Beginning with the maps the they should get quite a lot nearer the ground. i.e. A tower of a castle looks so little on the map..... apart from that the inaccuracy of creating waypoints with the finger.... totally unprecise..... my e-pencils do NOT work with the DJI RC PRO, so have to add points with the tip of my finger. And why the heck do I have to use the RC control for that? The lack of possibility to create waypoints on the laptop would also simplify things. Nothing difficult... if Dronelink and litchi can do it, why not DJI.
If they want to improve, there should be more firmwares to come!! Any ideas coming from anyone will be welcome
I agree - there is A LOT of room for improvement, but hopefully there is more to come in future updates...time will tell.
Here we go again. Another UA-camr that wants to create training vids. Very first thing they fail to explain is how to access the menu to get into the variouse mode. I.E. this vid starts out, pointing out the little squiggly line. It fails to tell the student how to get there.
Training should be that. If the tainer is makeing an assumption the student has more than basic knowledge of how to turn the unit on.
it is not just this trainer of these videos. DJI is just as bad. Read there manual. Look for Active Tract. Yep it's there, but it says nothing about how to get in the mode.
Sombody PLEASE creat a vid that will explane each function and what menu option to get there.
Sorry the video was disappointing to you - I tried my best to be as clear/concise as possible while going over everything and there may be some things that I overlooked or missed. However, the 'squiggly line' button to open the waypoints menu is on the main screen of the controller - I thought I had made it pretty clear by adding a red box around it at 2:39 in the video to point it out. There is no other menu that needs to be accessed to turn this option (the 'squiggly line') on/off. If you are operating a DJI Mavic 3 and don't have this option then I would suggest checking for firmware updates to see if that resolves the issue.
While I do agree with you, I'm glad I found this info and could grasp it. There have been plenty of times I was searching for instruction only to be left feeling some how less than Humanoid because of what you speak.
@@v1dronemedia696 No... Your video was fine. The Waypoint icon is always on the screen. I'm referring to things like cruise control. Nobody tells you to get to it you have to assign a function button to get to it. I also see many instructors there is a binnocular on there screen. What is it for? Or I am constantly getting "can not zoom in current camera mode. Like zoom, an instructor should say when when you see this what is wrong and explain what to do.
This is what I was referring to.
Can you reorder the waypoints?