Krish, thanks so much, that means a lot! I try to create new types of videos that don’t exist yet. Sometimes some things overlap, but overall, I try to stay different and I appreciate you noticing that :). Fly safe and stay safe and healthy!!
Also, didn't he say at the beginning "critical, especially if you DON'T fly in the US"? I don't get it, do most people in the US use metrics?? Pretty weird to say "critical" when you know UA-cam is available in pretty many countries 😂
It still amazes me how a system based on 1, 10, 100 is difficult to comprehend :D I think it is mostly an 'issue' of not having a frame of reference (like someone who grew up with Imperial can spread his hands and roughly indicate what a foot is, and use his/her thumb and index finger to indicate an inch) so the a centimeter or decimeter simply cannot be translated to an actual movement/size. That said, so many machinists do it (it's how I learned to translate imperial to something I can visualize in metric) do it, so anyone can! ;)
It's because Americans can only measure things in Football Fields. But then when you call a game Football when it's played with the hands that's what you expect.
I know both well being in grade 6 when canada switched over. Still would use imperial for quick recognition. A mile comes to mind faster than a distance in kilometers. And miles per gallon is way ahead of litres per 100 km ever will be.
Another good reason to not put RTH height to 400' is that the higher you go, the stronger the winds are. So you may be up there, not knowing why your drone is not moving, but it's because it's fighting against a strong wind. Make it a bit higher than your surroundings, it will be much safer.
@@terracore yeah you also spent millions on developing a zero gravity pen when the Russians used a pencil.. but don't worry muricans are slowly realising how stupid the imperial measurement is..
@@terracore fair enough... what about all the nazi scientists that you had to steal after ww2 to actually make it happen.. America is rotten to the core
@@terracore Talking specifically about measuring: 5280 feet in a mile, 3 feet in a yard, 12 inches in a foot, an inch is divided into 32nds, there is no way to argue that imperial measurement makes any sense when you have 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter, 1000 meters in a kilometer. Yes I'll go to the end of my life estimating things in feet and miles but also knowing that metric makes way more sense.
I just bought a used mini off ebay. Perfect shape it’s been sitting in a closet for years. I knew i need to update all the programs. All the videos and all the instructions said to do it but none showed how. Very simple when you showed how. The only thing I could find was involving a laptop and a wire that I did not have. I ordered it and then found this video. It’s updating while I’m typing this. Thanks!
Thank you Carson. I'm new to the hobby; a 61 year old Marine veteran and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I just learned that I do have to format the SD card to receive my firmware updates; that I did NOT know. I am all about just learning to fly right now and wasn't at all concerned about the SD card being formatted or not. Thank you for that tip!
I just learned the sane things. Thought I had enough video recon but found out that even though I had a compatible micro sd card, it still needed to be formatted to the drone. Also, thanks for your service Karl. SEMPER Fi
Metric! How many metres in a kilometre? 1000. How many yards in a mile? Who knows? Some odd number. 1600 metres in a mile. Metric is the measurement of science. Really enjoy your content though. Looking forward to getting a mini.
I recently wrecked my poor spark, but selling off all my parts on eBay I’ve gotten about $300 so I just ordered a mavic mini! Ready to get back in the air
Excellent initial settings suggestions. I just got my very 1st non-toy drone, a Mavic Mini and it really is a very capable drone with excellent image quality. Now if you could explain the difference between frame rate settings.
Hey young man.... 👋👋... I don't even have the DJI mini yet but I already scared the hell out of myself with all the troubles I could get myself into with the FAA... 🥴... YOUR ROCK 👍... Your cristal clear explanations deserve ten thousand thumbs up and a million more subscribers.... Fly safe! 👍
Thanks . Some great tips for new mini pilots. I did not know half these existed. My first few flights recordings were in 1080 mode. Haha. It still shot beautiful vids considering though. They were so nice I just thought it was in the 2.7 k mode. I kinda wish we could set the imperial metric or standard to our own likings though. Mix and match. For instance in Canada we kinda use a mix of both. Feet and kilometers per hour. I am used to construction work and no one uses meters here. We use feet.. Anyways "cest la vie" We are stuck in the middle. Thanks again. Upvoted and subbed.
Lovely video Carson. Just wondering if you could help me. Is there a way for me to have follow me or track me not using the quick shots? I just want my mavic mini to follow me if I am walking for more than 5 minutes?
Sadly, the DJI Mavic Mini does not have a form of that type of setting. It will sadly likely stay that way too, even though older drones they’ve made in this price range (DJI Phantom 3) have had this feature. Super sad, but I personally don’t really ever find myself using this TOO much on my Mavic Air 2, so I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, but would still be nice to have when you need it!
I mean, I live in the US. The United States’ measurement system is imperial, because we’re weird. It’s not that I don’t understand metric at all, as it’s still the default measurement system of science, so I know a great deal from there. However, even still, it’s just different when you encounter imperial every single day in comparison to metric. I just /know/ imperial better ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
michael ross for me the Mavic Mini is AWESOME!! I love flying it as much as possible. For the price you pay it’s EXCELLENT, and I haven’t even considered upgrading since it does everything (and more) I was expecting! I would totally recommend it.
Does someone knows what are the penalties for flying a non registered drone? Also i read somewhere that the mavic mini is exempt from registration in the US as it weights less than .55 lbs and if it's being used for recreational purposes, is that correct?
Penalties, you could be fined - I’ve heard could be in thousands. The Mavic Mini is at this time, 8/31/2020, exempt from registration yes. Registering only takes literally 10 minutes and costs $5 though, so I register all my drones.
Hey Carson... Good info, even for those of us who have been flying for a bit (just over a year for me). I've played with the Cine mode on my Platinum and 2Pro. Talk about slooooowwww response time. YIKES! While it does give the cinematic type smoothness, if trees are in the area, or flying over orchards, or a lot of brush type ground cover, you could be in trouble real quickly. Since I've experimented with the Cine mode, I just leave it P mode, and manually work on my stick control inputs. I have adjusted these under the EXP (?) settings - info gleaned from Ed Ricker, and Russ on a 51 Drones. Need to play with the input settings to get what I want in response time. I have yet to play with the auto flight modes. Cheers...
Tony, thanks for the input! I agree, the cinesmooth mode should be used lightly and only when you FULLY understand how severely it impacts your ability to maneuver the drone. You definitely need to play around with the autonomous flight modes sometime. They’re pretty interesting!
Hey man can I make a suggestion for your videos? Maybe it's not useful to others, but for me I like it when a video has a break between tips with a black screen and a numbered tip in large print so I can scroll across the video timeline (especially a video longer than 5 minutes) and get to a tip that I actually think I want to see. I think it would increase the replay value of a video. Just a thought, nice work and thanks for your effort!
Great idea! I do that in a few of my videos, especially more recent ones! Pro tip for all my videos though is that I utilize the UA-cam time stamp feature where you can click on the progress bar or scrub through and there are labels that show up to help you easily find the sections you need :)!
I just recently bought one of these, I am a first time Anything flyer lol.. Your videos have been helping me quite a bit! Keep up the great work and content, just subscribed and turned the 🔔 on!
@@michaelross9067 I love it, the portability of it is what I love best.. with the MA2. You will definitely get more then the Mini, but it all depends on what you will be doing with it. I haven't grown out of mine and its been almost a year now.
Nice job Carson, I appreciated the reminder that I like to use grid lines with my P3 and didn't know it was available here. I haven't seen if the battery warning can be adjusted to user preference on the mini. There is only one thing I disagree with and that it taking updates. I always wait and let others discover if there are any issues with the updates because there can be bugs and I don't like being the guinea pig. Thanks again
Thanks for your video. It was very helpful to know how the DJI Fly app works to be able to change from metric to imperial measurement. Also how to Format the SD card to the drone. My first 2 flights with my new DJI mini SE were done without formatting and I only had cached video in low resolution on the app not on my card. Also I hit return to home and the drone flew to (approx.) 400 feet before adjusting for return to home function. I will be changing the measurements and formatting first thing. Thanks again for taking time and sharing what you learned!
I'm not entirely sure what you mean with you first point. Did you misspeak when you said that "it's pretty critical" to change off from metric "especially if you're not flying in the US"? Shouldn't it be the other way around, or am I missing something?
OOPS! I missed that one! I definitely meant “especially if you ARE flying in the US” (since everyone here goes by imperial measurements). Thanks for catchin’ that! I wish I would’ve noticed that in the edit :/
It would be better for everyone to just start learning about and use the metrics system. It might not be what you've grown up with, but it's way more logical and therefore very easy to learn!
Great info!...I fly everything from an M300 , Mavic 2 Enterprise, to the Mini at work and I didn’t know some of these “hidden” settings...thanks for sharing!
Good info! I’m a semi-new pilot, registered my drone and obtained my certs. Purchased all the lenses, the landing legs, the water landing gear, and the prop guards so I’m excited about getting it going. The info you provide is very helpful!! Thank you!
Hey Carson I asked you in another video before but I want your opinion again on whether the mavic mini is a good beginners drone cuz I'm also seeing the spark, mavic pro and phantom are also good options?
Sounds to me like you’ve got too slow of an SD card. Make sure when purchasing a microSD card that it is a Class 10 card. The ones I use and recommend are: - 32GB: amzn.to/3fvSzx4 - 64GB: amzn.to/3kYpc7u - 128GB: amzn.to/3610bo9
Thanks so much! I learned so much from this video...took my drone out for the first time today and it was SUPER annoying having to try to figure everything out while I was wasting battery life :/
So I just got this drone...and on my first flight, it drifted and hit powerlines, crashed and broke LOL...Thankfully Best Buy was kind enough to accept a replacement and I just got the new one and am about to take it out again!! Your videos are very helpful!
do NOT fly in wind higher that 20 MPH, the mini cannot handle it. i never fly with winds over 15. Remember winds on the ground are far different than winds aloft. Download the UAV forecast app and it will help you with determining weather conditions and if it is safe to fly or not. I have a video on my channel where I almost lost it on its maiden flight due to high winds suddenly coming up.
It was just uploaded earlier today! Enjoy: The DJI Mini 2 $450 4K Drone is EVERYTHING We Asked For! | DJI Mini 2 Unboxing, Impressions, & MORE! ua-cam.com/video/6yMeYntK6Bc/v-deo.html
For a non-US, the imperial system is incomprehensible. I constantly struggle to calculate feet to meters or feet to miles in my head. The metric system is just so much simpler for me. Great video anyway.
The same goes for me and imagining the metric system. It goes both ways, I appreciate you not just hating on this video just because I didn’t grow up learning the metric system!
Would your recommend the Mavic Mini for a beginner? I live in a high populated city so I don’t know how the WIFI would be. I’m thinking of MA2 because of OCCUSYNC because of this issue.
No, formatting SD card before every use is nonsensical. No, you don't need to have SD card installed to update your drone (have you even tested that)? Also, the world is mostly metric, so what's with your first point? High RTH is bad because wind gets stronger the higher you go, not because it will drain your battery. Also, avoid flying close to power lines because they might mess up sensors (lookup videos of drone crashes above power lines). Dislike :)
Hi Carson, do you need to calibrate the drone each time before take off? I mean mine it require me to calibrate each time before i take off and im wondering is it normal?
Hey Frankie! It really just depends on if you are changing locations or not. The correct answer is YES, calibrate before each flight, but in my case I’m always flying from the same location in my backyard so I don’t always do it each flight lol. Since I’m flying from the same location I just sorta wait until the app says that it’s having issues with the compass and then I calibrate. If your drone requires you each time, it’s likely because you’re flying from different locations each time and it has a new set of environmental factors to take account of. Hope this helps!
Just got my first drone, mavic mini 2 se. Such a cool little device! Your info was so useful to a newbie like me and I will definitely update my settings for my second flight. I am constantly thinking and planning where to go flying. This is the most fun hobby! 😊
"Especially if you're not flying in United States the default is Metric" Umm Imperial is used in the United States. Sooo the default is fine for most places around the world BUT the USA lol
I'm at 4.5 mins and I'm already really annoyed. Why do all American videos string you along making you think something interesting is coming? Guy thinks he's really helpful. Zzzz
Well.... a video about nothing.... with 180k+ views... that's what we need. Somebody who tells us to change the units from the most understandable one to queens/banana^2
I recently bought a DJI Mavic Mini and the quality looks great until I upload to youtube it seems to go down, How do you get the best quality possible in post production with the Mavic Mini? Thanks!
You need Mavic Air 2 or Mavic Pro 2 if you want great pic quality cause Mavic Mini just toy drone for beginners or people can’t afford the Mavic Air2 or Mavic Pro 2
Directly from the app, no, I have never heard of that being possible in any DJI app. However, if you have a jail broken iOS device or a rooted Android device, it may be possible to do such thing through tweaks.
Thanks man. I know you posted this a few years ago but i found the info good. I just bought a DJI Mini se and found that most of the stuff is very similar to the Mavic Mini. This is my first drone and am very nervous about flying this thing. I have noticed that I do have signal issues sometimes. Oh yes I am in South Africa.
Nice to see your windy yard again. 🌬. I’m thinking you do not have the Air but I’m curious if I would like the mini already having the Air. Do you think it is a step backwards?
I do not have the Air, but I totally see that as a step backwards. With such a great sensor on the Mavic Air, I don't see the need for downgrading unless you absolutely need the very slight smaller size. I think you ought to stick with the Air, but that's just my opinion, it's ultimately up to you what you think is best for YOU! Hope this helps! Fly safe.
Carson Miller I figured. So I have been planning to grow my channel and do not have much content yet. If anyone could help me and subscribe I would be very very appreciative. I am looking for a partner that is good with editing. I am learning but slowly.
Hello, Carson, my name is Arthur I have 2 questions I have the Mavic mini I can only fly only 161 feet and I tried everything with no success what to do. Question two I went deepsea fishing and I had a signal and launch my drone 15 seconds into the flight I lost the signal and what to do when in the middle of the ocean. I got the drone to work its way back to the boat while using a net I got some great footage. Is there any way of getting drone to fly under control in the pacific ocean.
Hope this isn't a stupid question, but I'm new to these drones and looking to purchase one of these. My question is... Can you fly this drone and show it on live social media like Facebook live❓
Can you help me on my mavic mini please You know on the right coner from phone its there a icon for video and foto When i want to click on the video icon for change from 1080 to 2.7 just do nothing You think is a drone problem Thanks Helder
In the video you state that you typically don't want to fly in sport mode in the wind. I'm not sure of your reasoning when you say that because in the wind sport mode becomes critically important as it allows the mini to fly with more pitch to cut through the wind. This is very important if the wind becomes to strong for the mini in the standard mode. In fact, switching the mini to sport mode and decreasing your altitude are the 2 crucial things you need to do if it's being taken by the wind.
So I just ordered mine a week ago and played with it today I did the calibration the IMU And when I fly mine it shows that my phone has disconnected from the drone but I can still fly with a controller please help
Love the vids Carson. As a brand new flyer I can't figure out how to switch screens. If I am in Settings doing safety I can't figure out how to get to my main screen. There's no "X" to tap nor does double tapping the current screen get me to the screen where I can take off. I hope this makes sense. How do I get out of Settings to my flight screen? TIA
Hey Dan, thanks for commenting! All you should need to do is tap outside of the settings window on the camera view you can see i’m the background. That’s at least what I do! I’ve noticed that if the DJI Fly app ever takes up the entire screen, it automatically knows that and adds an ‘x’ to escape the screen, so if you’re not seeing one, just tap the background behind the settings panel. Hope this helps!
The metric system is not meant to be used by specific countries, if you think how convenient it is for drone flying you would change your mind. m/sec as unit is the absolute best for flying a drone performing easily mental calculations that are useful. Your mini goes with 13 m/sec and descends with 3 m/sec. No other unit usage can tell you that easily, that 400m away your mini needs around 30 sec to reach you or 40 sec to come down from the legal limit of 122m. And since m/sec easily is converted to knots (x2) you easily get an idea of wind intensity when airborne just by comparing your actual drone speed with the speed of its specs
Well, yes, I know all scientists and such use metric even if not outside the US. Those quick conversions sound nice, but for casual flyers like myself that don’t need to know that information in regular flight, keeping it in imperial just makes flight safer. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how far my drone is because growing up on imperial, I can pretty easily gauge how far 500ft, 1000ft, 1500ft, etc., are from me.
2000m = 2km 1500m =1.5km 1460m = 1.46km 1cm=10mm 5cm=50mm 5.5cm = 55mm Try do that with inches to ft and ft to miles. Sure you can work it out but its not as easy. No offense meant sorry for the rant just trying to say metric is actually pretty simple its also more accurate thats why NASA uses it.
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Duuudeee.. So far u r the only one whose videos are actually useful and not just similar content to others..Respec man..
Krish, thanks so much, that means a lot! I try to create new types of videos that don’t exist yet. Sometimes some things overlap, but overall, I try to stay different and I appreciate you noticing that :). Fly safe and stay safe and healthy!!
Krish Gupta no idea what “respec” means, unless that is short for respecify.
Carson Miller okay gupta
@@comcastjohn Get a life john
Dude I like u
+ Clicks on "ABSOLUTELY NEED TO CHANGE" video
- Change units to imperial
+ Close video
True
This first timer found it all useful, but that part was the cherry on top.
Also, didn't he say at the beginning "critical, especially if you DON'T fly in the US"? I don't get it, do most people in the US use metrics??
Pretty weird to say "critical" when you know UA-cam is available in pretty many countries 😂
excellent! I`m getting ready to fly for the first time tomorrow and I needed this! Thank you!
It still amazes me how a system based on 1, 10, 100 is difficult to comprehend :D I think it is mostly an 'issue' of not having a frame of reference (like someone who grew up with Imperial can spread his hands and roughly indicate what a foot is, and use his/her thumb and index finger to indicate an inch) so the a centimeter or decimeter simply cannot be translated to an actual movement/size.
That said, so many machinists do it (it's how I learned to translate imperial to something I can visualize in metric) do it, so anyone can! ;)
It's because Americans can only measure things in Football Fields. But then when you call a game Football when it's played with the hands that's what you expect.
I know both well being in grade 6 when canada switched over.
Still would use imperial for quick recognition. A mile comes to mind faster than a distance in kilometers.
And miles per gallon is way ahead of litres per 100 km ever will be.
Another good reason to not put RTH height to 400' is that the higher you go, the stronger the winds are. So you may be up there, not knowing why your drone is not moving, but it's because it's fighting against a strong wind. Make it a bit higher than your surroundings, it will be much safer.
"Metric is the wrong measurement"
Also metric: **Is used in all but three countries in the world, the other two being small ones.**
Yeah putting men on the moon and bringing them back safely really sucks.
@@terracore yeah you also spent millions on developing a zero gravity pen when the Russians used a pencil.. but don't worry muricans are slowly realising how stupid the imperial measurement is..
@@MrRgaross That's an old wive's tale: www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-nasa-spen/
@@terracore fair enough... what about all the nazi scientists that you had to steal after ww2 to actually make it happen.. America is rotten to the core
@@terracore Talking specifically about measuring: 5280 feet in a mile, 3 feet in a yard, 12 inches in a foot, an inch is divided into 32nds, there is no way to argue that imperial measurement makes any sense when you have 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter, 1000 meters in a kilometer. Yes I'll go to the end of my life estimating things in feet and miles but also knowing that metric makes way more sense.
I just bought a used mini off ebay. Perfect shape it’s been sitting in a closet for years. I knew i need to update all the programs. All the videos and all the instructions said to do it but none showed how. Very simple when you showed how. The only thing I could find was involving a laptop and a wire that I did not have. I ordered it and then found this video. It’s updating while I’m typing this. Thanks!
Thank you Carson. I'm new to the hobby; a 61 year old Marine veteran and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I just learned that I do have to format the SD card to receive my firmware updates; that I did NOT know. I am all about just learning to fly right now and wasn't at all concerned about the SD card being formatted or not. Thank you for that tip!
Semper Fi, '72-76
I just learned the sane things. Thought I had enough video recon but found out that even though I had a compatible micro sd card, it still needed to be formatted to the drone. Also, thanks for your service Karl. SEMPER Fi
Metric! How many metres in a kilometre? 1000. How many yards in a mile? Who knows? Some odd number. 1600 metres in a mile. Metric is the measurement of science. Really enjoy your content though. Looking forward to getting a mini.
I recently wrecked my poor spark, but selling off all my parts on eBay I’ve gotten about $300 so I just ordered a mavic mini! Ready to get back in the air
Time stamps in the description!?! always an Immediate Like when I see that, thank you!
Excellent initial settings suggestions. I just got my very 1st non-toy drone, a Mavic Mini and it really is a very capable drone with excellent image quality. Now if you could explain the difference between frame rate settings.
Noted! Thanks for the suggestion, also, I’m glad you found the video helpful! I may do a video about the frame rates soon!
Hey young man.... 👋👋... I don't even have the DJI mini yet but I already scared the hell out of myself with all the troubles I could get myself into with the FAA... 🥴... YOUR ROCK 👍...
Your cristal clear explanations deserve ten thousand thumbs up and a million more subscribers.... Fly safe! 👍
I'm getting my mavic mini in a few days im so excited! I picked up some yagis and a parabolic mirror extender too.
Hi I am Areeb and I like your videos and plz can you give me a Dji Mavic air plzz.I want it.
Thanks . Some great tips for new mini pilots. I did not know half these existed. My first few flights recordings were in 1080 mode. Haha. It still shot beautiful vids considering though. They were so nice I just thought it was in the 2.7 k mode. I kinda wish we could set the imperial metric or standard to our own likings though. Mix and match. For instance in Canada we kinda use a mix of both. Feet and kilometers per hour. I am used to construction work and no one uses meters here. We use feet.. Anyways "cest la vie" We are stuck in the middle.
Thanks again. Upvoted and subbed.
Thanx for tips mate. I am waiting on mine and certainly looking forward to using your tips.
No problem! Hopefully it arrives soon so you can get out there and start flying :)
Lovely video Carson. Just wondering if you could help me. Is there a way for me to have follow me or track me not using the quick shots? I just want my mavic mini to follow me if I am walking for more than 5 minutes?
Sadly, the DJI Mavic Mini does not have a form of that type of setting. It will sadly likely stay that way too, even though older drones they’ve made in this price range (DJI Phantom 3) have had this feature. Super sad, but I personally don’t really ever find myself using this TOO much on my Mavic Air 2, so I don’t think it’s that big of a deal, but would still be nice to have when you need it!
How can you grow up not learning metric?
I mean, I live in the US. The United States’ measurement system is imperial, because we’re weird. It’s not that I don’t understand metric at all, as it’s still the default measurement system of science, so I know a great deal from there. However, even still, it’s just different when you encounter imperial every single day in comparison to metric. I just /know/ imperial better ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I ordered one yesterday and I’m waiting for it to arrive! Soosoosoosoososo excited honestly wow
How’s it going?
@@atzy0118 yeah
How do you like it? Do you still like it and do you want to trade up?
michael ross for me the Mavic Mini is AWESOME!! I love flying it as much as possible. For the price you pay it’s EXCELLENT, and I haven’t even considered upgrading since it does everything (and more) I was expecting! I would totally recommend it.
@@itriied5027 im getting mine in a few days! woo hoo
Does someone knows what are the penalties for flying a non registered drone? Also i read somewhere that the mavic mini is exempt from registration in the US as it weights less than .55 lbs and if it's being used for recreational purposes, is that correct?
Penalties, you could be fined - I’ve heard could be in thousands. The Mavic Mini is at this time, 8/31/2020, exempt from registration yes. Registering only takes literally 10 minutes and costs $5 though, so I register all my drones.
clickbait title Should be "Settings you should know about."
Really good intro...I just bought one and this was a big help
Thank you Andy, awesome to hear you got this drone, it’s a pretty awesome little beast!
I'm asking about mavic mini ? Many people say biggest problem is signal ?
I haven’t had any issues! The signal is great on this little guy.
Hey Carson... Good info, even for those of us who have been flying for a bit (just over a year for me). I've played with the Cine mode on my Platinum and 2Pro. Talk about slooooowwww response time. YIKES! While it does give the cinematic type smoothness, if trees are in the area, or flying over orchards, or a lot of brush type ground cover, you could be in trouble real quickly. Since I've experimented with the Cine mode, I just leave it P mode, and manually work on my stick control inputs. I have adjusted these under the EXP (?) settings - info gleaned from Ed Ricker, and Russ on a 51 Drones. Need to play with the input settings to get what I want in response time. I have yet to play with the auto flight modes.
Cheers...
Tony, thanks for the input! I agree, the cinesmooth mode should be used lightly and only when you FULLY understand how severely it impacts your ability to maneuver the drone. You definitely need to play around with the autonomous flight modes sometime. They’re pretty interesting!
Hey man can I make a suggestion for your videos? Maybe it's not useful to others, but for me I like it when a video has a break between tips with a black screen and a numbered tip in large print so I can scroll across the video timeline (especially a video longer than 5 minutes) and get to a tip that I actually think I want to see. I think it would increase the replay value of a video. Just a thought, nice work and thanks for your effort!
Great idea! I do that in a few of my videos, especially more recent ones! Pro tip for all my videos though is that I utilize the UA-cam time stamp feature where you can click on the progress bar or scrub through and there are labels that show up to help you easily find the sections you need :)!
@@carsonmtech I just realized that in another video! My bad! Haha thanks for your gracious reply and keep up the great work!
I just recently bought one of these, I am a first time Anything flyer lol..
Your videos have been helping me quite a bit! Keep up the great work and content, just subscribed and turned the 🔔 on!
Kyle how is it going? I am looking to get a Mini but debating the MA2 because I’m afraid I may grow out of Mini.
@@michaelross9067 I love it, the portability of it is what I love best.. with the MA2. You will definitely get more then the Mini, but it all depends on what you will be doing with it.
I haven't grown out of mine and its been almost a year now.
Is this Micro SD or normal SD card
Micro SD!
@@carsonmtech Thanks!
Nice job Carson, I appreciated the reminder that I like to use grid lines with my P3 and didn't know it was available here. I haven't seen if the battery warning can be adjusted to user preference on the mini. There is only one thing I disagree with and that it taking updates. I always wait and let others discover if there are any issues with the updates because there can be bugs and I don't like being the guinea pig. Thanks again
Your my favorite drone youtuber
Just order one now! One tiing I like to get is a strobe light to put on the under side of the drone. What do you recommend?
This little light is amazing! Highly recommend: ua-cam.com/video/eFUFXsbFlXY/v-deo.html
@@carsonmtech I will check it out thank you very much!
Thanks for your video. It was very helpful to know how the DJI Fly app works to be able to change from metric to imperial measurement. Also how to Format the SD card to the drone. My first 2 flights with my new DJI mini SE were done without formatting and I only had cached video in low resolution on the app not on my card. Also I hit return to home and the drone flew to (approx.) 400 feet before adjusting for return to home function. I will be changing the measurements and formatting first thing. Thanks again for taking time and sharing what you learned!
I'm not entirely sure what you mean with you first point. Did you misspeak when you said that "it's pretty critical" to change off from metric "especially if you're not flying in the US"? Shouldn't it be the other way around, or am I missing something?
OOPS! I missed that one! I definitely meant “especially if you ARE flying in the US” (since everyone here goes by imperial measurements). Thanks for catchin’ that! I wish I would’ve noticed that in the edit :/
It would be better for everyone to just start learning about and use the metrics system. It might not be what you've grown up with, but it's way more logical and therefore very easy to learn!
Great info!...I fly everything from an M300 , Mavic 2 Enterprise, to the Mini at work and I didn’t know some of these “hidden” settings...thanks for sharing!
No problem :)! Glad you found some settings that you hadn’t known about before!
Great video , easy to understand!!
Get that imperial bs out of here
Good info! I’m a semi-new pilot, registered my drone and obtained my certs. Purchased all the lenses, the landing legs, the water landing gear, and the prop guards so I’m excited about getting it going. The info you provide is very helpful!! Thank you!
Hey Carson I asked you in another video before but I want your opinion again on whether the mavic mini is a good beginners drone cuz I'm also seeing the spark, mavic pro and phantom are also good options?
Just bought one, now watching ALL of your videos before my first flight 😂
How do I make clips last longer because mine only last like 3 seconds ??? Help
Sounds to me like you’ve got too slow of an SD card. Make sure when purchasing a microSD card that it is a Class 10 card. The ones I use and recommend are:
- 32GB: amzn.to/3fvSzx4
- 64GB: amzn.to/3kYpc7u
- 128GB: amzn.to/3610bo9
@@carsonmtech thanks man 🙏🏼
Be careful in payload mode as it restricts the distance you can travel, so make sure to turn that off when out doors
Great video Carson, you're constantly making helpful content and that is awesome. Keep up the great work man!
Rocco, thanks so much! You too! Also, stay safe and healthy :)
What state do you live in
Awesome tips Carson! I just picked one of these up
Thanks so much! I learned so much from this video...took my drone out for the first time today and it was SUPER annoying having to try to figure everything out while I was wasting battery life :/
I'm brasilian! Here we use meters and km.
Good for you
👍 Of course I give you the thumbs up young man 👍... Love your chanel..... Dood...... Take that from a senior citizen 😉👍👍👍👍
"couple of ways to change flight mode" What is the second?
So I just got this drone...and on my first flight, it drifted and hit powerlines, crashed and broke LOL...Thankfully Best Buy was kind enough to accept a replacement and I just got the new one and am about to take it out again!! Your videos are very helpful!
do NOT fly in wind higher that 20 MPH, the mini cannot handle it. i never fly with winds over 15. Remember winds on the ground are far different than winds aloft. Download the UAV forecast app and it will help you with determining weather conditions and if it is safe to fly or not. I have a video on my channel where I almost lost it on its maiden flight due to high winds suddenly coming up.
Carson, you are very learned with this drone. It is a pleasure watching you. You seem to be a very nice dude. Keep up the good work.
I like your vid I am getting my mini today
Awesomeeee
Thnx for an informative video. Helped put into perspective some stuff that didn’t come quite clearly from the user manual.Good job!
I'm anticipating receipt of the Mini I just ordered and excited! I'm finding your videos very informative in anticipation of my flying experience.
Wheres the mini 2 video ?
It was just uploaded earlier today! Enjoy: The DJI Mini 2 $450 4K Drone is EVERYTHING We Asked For! | DJI Mini 2 Unboxing, Impressions, & MORE! ua-cam.com/video/6yMeYntK6Bc/v-deo.html
For a non-US, the imperial system is incomprehensible. I constantly struggle to calculate feet to meters or feet to miles in my head. The metric system is just so much simpler for me. Great video anyway.
The same goes for me and imagining the metric system. It goes both ways, I appreciate you not just hating on this video just because I didn’t grow up learning the metric system!
Mine came yesterday and i still have not flown it because i have become overwhelmed with nerves lmao. £369 Is a lot of money man
Would your recommend the Mavic Mini for a beginner? I live in a high populated city so I don’t know how the WIFI would be. I’m thinking of MA2 because of OCCUSYNC because of this issue.
Nice job this helped so much I used all of these
Great to hear Colton! I’m glad this helped you out :).
No, formatting SD card before every use is nonsensical. No, you don't need to have SD card installed to update your drone (have you even tested that)? Also, the world is mostly metric, so what's with your first point? High RTH is bad because wind gets stronger the higher you go, not because it will drain your battery. Also, avoid flying close to power lines because they might mess up sensors (lookup videos of drone crashes above power lines). Dislike :)
Hi Carson, do you need to calibrate the drone each time before take off? I mean mine it require me to calibrate each time before i take off and im wondering is it normal?
Hey Frankie! It really just depends on if you are changing locations or not. The correct answer is YES, calibrate before each flight, but in my case I’m always flying from the same location in my backyard so I don’t always do it each flight lol. Since I’m flying from the same location I just sorta wait until the app says that it’s having issues with the compass and then I calibrate. If your drone requires you each time, it’s likely because you’re flying from different locations each time and it has a new set of environmental factors to take account of. Hope this helps!
I got a question, my mini has no speed selection (S, P , C) MINE ONLY HAS FPV, PANO, WAYPOINT.
Is mine a knockoff or something
Wow, nice work my friend 😎👍🎬📹 Keep it up and stay safe 😷🤟🏻 Fly safe
Thanks Lenny, you too! I appreciate the love!
Just got my first drone, mavic mini 2 se. Such a cool little device! Your info was so useful to a newbie like me and I will definitely update my settings for my second flight. I am constantly thinking and planning where to go flying. This is the most fun hobby! 😊
All good !
My wifey bought me one yesterday from Best buy. I love it! 🥰
"Especially if you're not flying in United States the default is Metric" Umm Imperial is used in the United States. Sooo the default is fine for most places around the world BUT the USA lol
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Nice, and SUPER... 😉
I'm at 4.5 mins and I'm already really annoyed. Why do all American videos string you along making you think something interesting is coming? Guy thinks he's really helpful. Zzzz
Why the hell are there still red zones when this thing is below the 250 grams? I was hoping that I was going to bypass the man.
Well.... a video about nothing.... with 180k+ views... that's what we need. Somebody who tells us to change the units from the most understandable one to queens/banana^2
My question is when I fly my drone I do have a DJI Maverick mini. my question is, would I be fly my drone? Sometimes my screen goes black how come?
Fantastic drone until gimbal breaks and you have to deal with DJI terrible support.
I recently bought a DJI Mavic Mini and the quality looks great until I upload to youtube it seems to go down, How do you get the best quality possible in post production with the Mavic Mini?
Thanks!
Would like to know this as well thamks
You need Mavic Air 2 or Mavic Pro 2 if you want great pic quality cause Mavic Mini just toy drone for beginners or people can’t afford the Mavic Air2 or Mavic Pro 2
Do you know if you can change the font color in the DJI fly app? I can't read the battery percentage at all. great video and very helpful
Directly from the app, no, I have never heard of that being possible in any DJI app. However, if you have a jail broken iOS device or a rooted Android device, it may be possible to do such thing through tweaks.
Thanks man. I know you posted this a few years ago but i found the info good. I just bought a DJI Mini se and found that most of the stuff is very similar to the Mavic Mini. This is my first drone and am very nervous about flying this thing. I have noticed that I do have signal issues sometimes. Oh yes I am in South Africa.
Crashed my mavic mini and gimbal fell off will it fly without the gimble camera assembly? Thanks
Nice to see your windy yard again. 🌬. I’m thinking you do not have the Air but I’m curious if I would like the mini already having the Air. Do you think it is a step backwards?
I do not have the Air, but I totally see that as a step backwards. With such a great sensor on the Mavic Air, I don't see the need for downgrading unless you absolutely need the very slight smaller size. I think you ought to stick with the Air, but that's just my opinion, it's ultimately up to you what you think is best for YOU! Hope this helps! Fly safe.
Carson Miller I figured. So I have been planning to grow my channel and do not have much content yet. If anyone could help me and subscribe I would be very very appreciative. I am looking for a partner that is good with editing. I am learning but slowly.
Hello, Carson, my name is Arthur I have 2 questions I have the Mavic mini I can only fly only 161 feet and I tried everything with no success what to do. Question two I went deepsea fishing and I had a signal and launch my drone 15 seconds into the flight I lost the signal and what to do when in the middle of the ocean. I got the drone to work its way back to the boat while using a net I got some great footage. Is there any way of getting drone to fly under control in the pacific ocean.
Hope this isn't a stupid question, but I'm new to these drones and looking to purchase one of these. My question is... Can you fly this drone and show it on live social media like Facebook live❓
Dude, join the Real world, we have been metric in New Zealand for over 40 years...
Thanks!
No problem!
Carson what size SD card do you use.
I only use a 32gb card, but I would recommend AT LEAST picking up a 64gb or higher.
Carson Miller what type or brand is recommended to use for this type of drone. Any suggestions would help...
Like 520 and subscribed. Another nice video ! :)
Thanks for subscribing!
Can you help me on my mavic mini please You know on the right coner from phone its there a icon for video and foto When i want to click on the video icon for change from 1080 to 2.7 just do nothing You think is a drone problem
Thanks
Helder
In the video you state that you typically don't want to fly in sport mode in the wind. I'm not sure of your reasoning when you say that because in the wind sport mode becomes critically important as it allows the mini to fly with more pitch to cut through the wind. This is very important if the wind becomes to strong for the mini in the standard mode. In fact, switching the mini to sport mode and decreasing your altitude are the 2 crucial things you need to do if it's being taken by the wind.
I never had a drone before but I just got the mini. Is their a way to move the camera while it's hovering in one spot ?
So I just ordered mine a week ago and played with it today I did the calibration the IMU And when I fly mine it shows that my phone has disconnected from the drone but I can still fly with a controller please help
Love the vids Carson. As a brand new flyer I can't figure out how to switch screens. If I am in Settings doing safety I can't figure out how to get to my main screen. There's no "X" to tap nor does double tapping the current screen get me to the screen where I can take off. I hope this makes sense. How do I get out of Settings to my flight screen? TIA
Hey Dan, thanks for commenting! All you should need to do is tap outside of the settings window on the camera view you can see i’m the background. That’s at least what I do! I’ve noticed that if the DJI Fly app ever takes up the entire screen, it automatically knows that and adds an ‘x’ to escape the screen, so if you’re not seeing one, just tap the background behind the settings panel. Hope this helps!
@@carsonmtech Thanks Carson. Keep up the good work.
How do you go in and change in your profile from km to imperial... km is totally useless to me.
I have the orientation icon missing on my home screen . Who do I get I back on my home on my maverick Minnie. Any help would be appreciated!
Bad video start taking it of from metrics....Good rest of the video ;)
The metric system is not meant to be used by specific countries, if you think how convenient it is for drone flying you would change your mind. m/sec as unit is the absolute best for flying a drone performing easily mental calculations that are useful. Your mini goes with 13 m/sec and descends with 3 m/sec. No other unit usage can tell you that easily, that 400m away your mini needs around 30 sec to reach you or 40 sec to come down from the legal limit of 122m. And since m/sec easily is converted to knots (x2) you easily get an idea of wind intensity when airborne just by comparing your actual drone speed with the speed of its specs
Well, yes, I know all scientists and such use metric even if not outside the US. Those quick conversions sound nice, but for casual flyers like myself that don’t need to know that information in regular flight, keeping it in imperial just makes flight safer. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how far my drone is because growing up on imperial, I can pretty easily gauge how far 500ft, 1000ft, 1500ft, etc., are from me.
How do you guys incorporate the images from your app into the bottom corners of your video?
Hello...can u comment on using the Yagi uda extenders...and what freq here in USA?
So it's a fantastic drone? Just got mine, now I have this and the spark. Next? Air 2 of course.
Made me laugh when we got to the first tip. Americans and metric eh haha
What can I say? We just don’t grow up learning metric over here haha
Thumbs down only for changing from a real measurement standard to some imperialist guessing distances.
hi sir, may i asked you why my controller always beeping sound reslly annoying, can u suggest a resolution please 🙏tq
2000m = 2km
1500m =1.5km
1460m = 1.46km
1cm=10mm
5cm=50mm
5.5cm = 55mm
Try do that with inches to ft and ft to miles. Sure you can work it out but its not as easy.
No offense meant sorry for the rant just trying to say metric is actually pretty simple its also more accurate thats why NASA uses it.
Also i know roughly what imperial coverts into metric so im not bothered by using imperial.
Just trying to teach some americans haha
as a part of the about 7 billions that are not living in the USA I and the other 7 billions do not absolutely need to change from metric