I think the box allows the mini to establish a GPS center for the circle as well as a target to have the camera track with the use of yaw as the circle is flown. The circle still will be flown as a GPS circle/no actual tracking. If the target moves too quickly out of frame then camera tracking lock is broken but the circle completes.
@@dursunn Spark only had front facing sensors. Furthermore, they could have an active track that tracks by keeping you in frame. The operator controls all the movements.
I have the mavic 2 and crashed it. I loved it. Got the mini mavic there, nowhere near as good but i still love it. Not having active track is a really bad thing when used to the mavic 2. But just have to accept it will never EVER have it. Its a marketing tactic. It could easily have it but u dont have it for all the price of the mini mavic. If they were to give it actice track people wouldnt buy their other drone mate
I found a way to get around the lock geo zone. My house is located in a geo zone. Power everything but the drone first. Then power up the drone. The second the image comes on your device, start the motors with the joystick and launch right away. This should bypass the geo zone lock. The second you land, it will get locked.
Wow! I'm glad that you experimented and found this out. My little Mavic Mini continues to surprise me. The more I use it, the more i love it. Thanks for sharing this.
Or maybe because it doesn't have collision sensors, so they don't want to risk it crashing into things when active tracking. All other drones have the collision sensors
@@wearbabe agree, I think they were focused on the weight and it was on top priority. At it's price point, its an awesome drone. Less features but still a great drone, specially with the flight time.
Nice insight, thanks for the tip. For those newbies out there that don’t want to lose their drone in a tree, be extremely careful when you put the drone into a Quick shot Mode that circles you. If you do your research, you’ll find most drone accidents, where people lose their drones are when they are flying sideways and the Drone runs into a tree or some other object.
Well, I read the title and instantly knew what's coming lol. Active Track is technically implemented in the Mini, I think DJI just doesn't want us to use it / have it with the mini for 2 Reasons: 1st is the obviouse pricing, it's a affordable entry level model (even if it's a great drone) and so they have to save some features for the more expensive models. 2nd reason might be the missing obstacle avoidance sensors which could cause problems in active track mode. It's not exactly that DJI would gurantee no damage/colission with any of their obstacle avoidance systems but at least they can say that they added as much saftey mechanics as they could for this special feature. You can't compare active track with the other quickshot modes because in all other modes, the subject is supposed to stand still while active track is clearly meant to be used with moving objects. I wouldn't be supprised if DJI patches this out with the next FW release instead of adding active track .... we'll see, but don't be mad at me if they do so ;-)
Active tracking, raw files, 360 automated picture taking, bracketing, devkit for Litchi, all of these requires nothing more than a removed software limitation to not be an artificially stripped down version of what is already there.
As a professionnal, I have a mavic 2 pro but decided to buy the mavic mini. This incredible little device can get where the mavic 2 pro cannot ! I have no intention on sending it far away but just to get access to tiny spaces, and man, the mavic mini do the job !
OMG! Yes! I have been looking for someone to try moving during these preset modes! Not perfect, but I agree, it could be a future add. This drone is on my list of future toys...
Mavic Mini is able to track via software. The Litchi App for Mavic Mini did showed, that this is possible. Your Video shows also, that the mavic Mini is able to lock on a subject. I guess she 'll never get an update, because of sales to the mini 2.
I like smart people! Your follow hack is awesome. You are the first one who gave me a hint on how I can make my Mavic Mini to follow me. I will try that.
Did the same thing the other day and noticed the tracking on circle mode. Hope you’re right about auto tracking. Aside from the lower quality video this drone has, it’s lack of auto tracking is a big let down
@@adidas4275 Without active track or waypoint mode im not bothering with it. I cant wait for a reasonable competitor to come around to stop this DJI apple bullshit. This is just a nerfed drone.
Just got the mavic mini and have been browsing UA-cam and stumbled across your channel. Thanks for the cool video. Gonna try the quick shots. Haven’t done that just yet due to poor flying conditions.
Do you think they would add active track even though the Mini doesn’t have any avoidance capabilities? Doesn’t seem like that would be wise from the manufacturer perspective or the operator/owner perspective.
Think Mini 2, 3, 4 ... a good percentage of Mini 1 buyers will buy future Minis to get more features like real active tracking. It's all part of good product planning to sustain sales. Many people hope free firmware updates will bring in "missing" features, but updates are mainly to fix bugs.
Hey so I basically bought DJI care refresh and DJI care refresh + for my mavic mini in the same date.I was wondering if the warranty is now activated and for how long is it activated for?
The Spark, the predecessor to the mini has active tracking during the quickshot modes and offers several additional quickshot modes not available on the mini. Of course, it's major drawback is the 10 minute flight time and the 1080p limit on video (it also weighs more than 250 grams) but I still use my spark to this day because despite the lower resolution, the camera color accuracy is better on the spark, the tracking is far better, and I love the additional lighting the spark offers that is not on the mini. Oh, and if you want waypoint flights? There are alternative apps that can do just that, although, again, with the limited 10 minute flight time, is not all that useful.
Thanks for the info! I am amazed at what this little drone can do! At first, I wasn't really interested in it. But wow......I had no idea what this drone can actually do (handle wind, camera quality, features). For the price.....it's better than it should be. I will seriously consider buying one soon. Thanks for this video, helped me make my decision to get one.
Interesting ! I am new with drones and have about 10 flights with the Mini. I am already comfortable with it. I have sent a request to Mavic that we could calibrate our own yaw rates in C, P and S modes. Standard yaw is way to fast for video capture in all of these modes. Any Mini user will see this. More requests on this to Mavic might yield some useful reaction in firmware updates.
My first drone was a Phantom 2 Vision plus. I hated it and never bought another drone till the mini came out and thought screw it I have some savings. Bought it flew it around the house to get used to the controls and I absolutely love it. Compared to the phantom 2v+ this is a massive upgrade for me
Just a guess. I think the Mini defaults to the minimal C (Cine) speed when you invoke one of the Quickshots. Once the angular velocity of the subject exceeds the device's limit in C Mode, the subject moves out of the range of the lock and the lock is lost. Guessing again, the drone's angular velocity in a spiral is already close to the C Mode velocity limit.
Russ, as you mentioned in the video the Mavic Mini is going to be on many a persons Christmas list. As A 107 Pilot I haven't had to pay much attention to the hobbyist class. Please consider a video for the 2019 Christmas club. A welcome, things to do before you fly, Rules for Hobbyist, an rules pertaining to posting pictures that could be considered for profit. Keep up the good work.
I'm not sure Russ. I tried to get the drone to track me in circle mode while walking, and it was not terribly reliable. Also, when it lost the subject, instead of stopping and hovering, the Mini kept trying to circle in an unplanned way. I love the Mini, but the QuickShots have very limited parameters of use.
I kind of wonder if thats why you have to use the DJI Fly app as opposed to the Go 4 app. If we could use the Go 4 app with the Mini then, maybe, active track would be available?
Nice little trick there. I suspected that it could actively track but there's no way DJI will unlock it. They want you to pay to play. I took mine out yesterday and had some fun with the quick shots. I'm currently trying to get a solid work flow out of this little thing for some Photogrammetry...so far its working OK! As for the camera quality, I'm actually surprised how good it looks. As usual, UA-cam destroys the quality of the footage, but right off the drone it's way better than I expected. More than good enough for Instagram and even not to bad for larger screens with a little bit of post done to it. This little guy wont replace my custom rigs that carry GoPros and bigger cameras but because it's so small it now goes with me everywhere!
Hi any pointers when you’re flying by the water? Trees? Do I have turn on or off something? What if my drone lost signal is there any buying to avoid that? Please help thanks
It doesn't have collision avoidance, active tracking without that is to risky it will crash into things and thats why they disabled it and not because it can't track. It's because it can't detect obstacles im guessing, no sensors.
Got it as my first drone 2 days ago. Unfortunately very windy here so haven't flown much and working night shift on a reality TV show so no time. But I see dji will release the sdk later this year and then the litchi app will hopefully be compatible and it has a ton of features.
You can make it fly in a no-fly zone if you started up without a cell phone hooked up to the controller.. power the controller and the mini on and then put the sticks diagonally down in or out you can't fly as high or far away but you can still fly it in restricted areas
Thanks Russ for the great find. But my non-intelligent Mavic 2 Pro wasn’t happy to hear that. It ate my Mavic Mini. Thanks for all your videos and now heading over to the DRONE Car Have a great weekend thank you
They would have removed active track for the fact that the mini doesn’t have surrounding sensors meaning it could possible knock into things while trying to follow the object which could possible destroy the drone and its reputation.
When you refer to the subject, could I select a subject other than myself and film it without me appearing in the shot ? I would love to use those quicksots for real estate shots without me appering in it.
I’ll learn everything I need to know about the Mavic Mini before I ever receive it. Sigh....all the UA-camrs have them already. Hope in future videos you might address this issue. BTW, looks like you had a good time.
I'm thinking the active track feature was disabled because the Mini doensn't have any obstacle avoidance features. It would be pretty easy to lead the Mavic Mini into a tree or bridge if it were blindly following you along a path... As far as stable, I'm amazed. I just took some footage of palm trees swaying in a moderate wind and the Mavic Mini is rock solid stable!
It is good to have all these informative videos, because you can lear quick and hard on mistakes made by others, as well as new discoveries. Thank you for one more fact learned about Mini. I'll sure test it myself. ;)
I was thinking of buying a mini before this year ends but i also want to wait for the updated mini version if there is when does dji usually release new models?
Great video Russ! I would argue that the mini does have better connection to the controller then my mavic air did. Love the mini! Keep up the great work 👍
Please get active tracking! Im amazed at how scary being a newbie i am afraid of losing this little guy! Ive been slowly expanding my limits! Thank you
Try and watch some YT videos on flyaways, they almost always involve someone piloting their mini out in a situation where it cannot get back (wind). Try and fly into the wind going out so you can come back with the wind, if it's way too windy don't fly. If it loses connection it should RTH but remember it may go high to come home, if there's wind this could be a problem. Planning can avoid all of this! Fly within your limits. You'll be ok! :o)
I guess it is possible to give the mini active track. If so, the question remains weather DJI wants to implement it or rather keep the feature excluively to other models to make the beginners upgrade at some point.
I am able to self unlock mine in blue zone. I live right next door to an Army base the red zone starts at there fence and they do have a runway but it's a bit north of me.
Hi Russ, hanks for the great tips shared. Just a quick question. Do I need to deactivate the quick shot mode and steer it back after the video is taken or will it deactivate itself and come back towards you ?
From what I gather, the tracking in Mavic Mini use the phone processor instead of the dedicated on board processor like other DJI drones. So you need a phone with fairly powerful processor to get the tracking work right. I guess that's why DJI still doesn't include the capability yet, aside from several obvious issues of streaming tracking data from phone to the drone like latency and interference..
I assumed tracking was disabled because they want you to buy the higher end models for that. Also I think I heard it is the app on your phone that is actually controlling the drone, not the drone itself. So if that's the case, it probably depends on your phone's processing power.
Great vid, did you try moving forward in Dronie setting? I'm wondering if it would travel even further and keep track of you. I have this drone and I mountain bike looking to get some short tracking sessions with it.
Thanks for the informations. I am a DJI Mini newbie. Can you recommend an app, where I can safe it in full hd? And how could you upload the video even in 4K, when the Mini only offers 2.7K?
Very nice sir. When circling, I wonder if you being on the ATV (large target) helped the Mini to follow you more easily? I've seen videos where the subject was a single person, and it was an epic fail every time.
I am sorry if this is a silly question. I have never used the quick shots. In all of the videos the pilot is the subject. Is it possible for me to fly across a field locate something interesting and make that the subject of the quick shot.
Hey Russ, I like your experimental nature. I wonder if the reason they don't have active track on this drone is because it doesn't have forward obstacle sensors? We viewers are thankful for your channel, as well! Keep up the good work!
How do add active track to a drone with no object avoidance detection? I think the mini uses the same software programming as active track but it could never full perform active tracking without object avoidance detection.
I definetly think it's possible for active tracking with an update...but without any obstacle avoidance and this drone being meant for the masses I doubt DJI will include it but maybe!
Is there any type of “hack“ for the Quickshot: Dronie effect? I wish I could get a video recording of the drone coming toward me with the camera staying on me while I’m working out and not operating the controller. I sometimes do this with the dronie feature and then edit the footage playing in reverse. But this doesn’t always look great. Any ideas, insight, or insider news, I’d love to hear.
Hey, I got a question. I got the fly more combo and it comes with the 3 battery charger storage thing. I’m storing it in my cabinet in the case, do I just leave my batteries inside the 3 battery storage charger thing
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4:05 is where it gets interesting... the rest is just standard introduction to the QS modes
or because he move away from powerlines?
Me: Click on one Mavic Mini video
UA-cam algorithm: So you are a drone enthusiast
Same
I think this for anything, watch one random video and immediately think “great, now I’m gonna get spammed with these videos”
I think the box allows the mini to establish a GPS center for the circle as well as a target to have the camera track with the use of yaw as the circle is flown. The circle still will be flown as a GPS circle/no actual tracking. If the target moves too quickly out of frame then camera tracking lock is broken but the circle completes.
Let’s hope that it gets active track
Because it doesn't have any front and back sensors, DJI might avoid adding this feature, unfortunately.
@@dursunn Spark only had front facing sensors. Furthermore, they could have an active track that tracks by keeping you in frame. The operator controls all the movements.
I have the mavic 2 and crashed it. I loved it. Got the mini mavic there, nowhere near as good but i still love it. Not having active track is a really bad thing when used to the mavic 2. But just have to accept it will never EVER have it. Its a marketing tactic. It could easily have it but u dont have it for all the price of the mini mavic. If they were to give it actice track people wouldnt buy their other drone mate
Stephen Hamilton I kind of figured that they wouldn’t buy the Mavic Air or the Mavic 2s
@@Lynx-vi3bi I'd love the ability to control drone as it keeps you in frame. Shouldnt be hard to implement either.
I found a way to get around the lock geo zone. My house is located in a geo zone. Power everything but the drone first. Then power up the drone. The second the image comes on your device, start the motors with the joystick and launch right away. This should bypass the geo zone lock. The second you land, it will get locked.
Wow! I'm glad that you experimented and found this out. My little Mavic Mini continues to surprise me. The more I use it, the more i love it. Thanks for sharing this.
GIMMIE all the Mavic Mini videos, gotta pass the time between “Processing your order” to “Delivered”
I've bought mine and picking up from the shop next week. Passing the time with mavic videos hahaha
I ordered last month been over 25 business days nothin yet called the company 2 days ago finally got a tracking number
Oh no! I ordered my 8 days ago, with a promise it would ship in 10-15 days. It seems they might be back-ordered a bit in China.
ME TOO!!
Char Aznable i ordered nov15 and got it dec9! I was worried but theyre doing it dont worry guys
..... or it's in the software but has been deliberately crippled......
Yeah
Im buying this as my first drone. Hollywood, here I come!
today i've had my second fly. i think it's a very fun drone.
and it's also my first drone.
what do you thing after one month
@@trevortrooster5524 love it!
I would recommend buying a cheaper drone first to get used to flying and avoiding obstacles but it’s up to you.
Hansen McDonnell yeah just comment 7 months later when the man already has the drone 🙄
same got it 2 weeks ago
They intentionally excluded Active Track to prevent cannibalising their more expensive products.
Ur right
The spark has this follow mode feature and they are the same price
They did this cause they don't have competition and only themselves. So it could sell their old products first.
Or maybe because it doesn't have collision sensors, so they don't want to risk it crashing into things when active tracking. All other drones have the collision sensors
@@wearbabe agree, I think they were focused on the weight and it was on top priority. At it's price point, its an awesome drone. Less features but still a great drone, specially with the flight time.
6:10 FYI the mavic mini has a better wifi connection than the mavic air and the spark.
Nice insight, thanks for the tip. For those newbies out there that don’t want to lose their drone in a tree, be extremely careful when you put the drone into a Quick shot Mode that circles you. If you do your research, you’ll find most drone accidents, where people lose their drones are when they are flying sideways and the Drone runs into a tree or some other object.
Well, I read the title and instantly knew what's coming lol. Active Track is technically implemented in the Mini, I think DJI just doesn't want us to use it / have it with the mini for 2 Reasons: 1st is the obviouse pricing, it's a affordable entry level model (even if it's a great drone) and so they have to save some features for the more expensive models. 2nd reason might be the missing obstacle avoidance sensors which could cause problems in active track mode. It's not exactly that DJI would gurantee no damage/colission with any of their obstacle avoidance systems but at least they can say that they added as much saftey mechanics as they could for this special feature.
You can't compare active track with the other quickshot modes because in all other modes, the subject is supposed to stand still while active track is clearly meant to be used with moving objects.
I wouldn't be supprised if DJI patches this out with the next FW release instead of adding active track .... we'll see, but don't be mad at me if they do so ;-)
Active tracking, raw files, 360 automated picture taking, bracketing, devkit for Litchi, all of these requires nothing more than a removed software limitation to not be an artificially stripped down version of what is already there.
Does it have asteroid mode and spherical 360
@@cookiimonster7196 No
As a professionnal, I have a mavic 2 pro but decided to buy the mavic mini. This incredible little device can get where the mavic 2 pro cannot ! I have no intention on sending it far away but just to get access to tiny spaces, and man, the mavic mini do the job !
If you put the RTH to the point where the radiocommand is (easily done in the option), and you move during the MM is rth, it track you up to 9 m/s.
OMG! Yes! I have been looking for someone to try moving during these preset modes! Not perfect, but I agree, it could be a future add. This drone is on my list of future toys...
I imagine it won’t be able to active track as it has no collision avoidance sensors, so could track someone but would just end up in a tree
That can happen with regular quickshot anyways
Def lookin to trade up from my Phantom 3 but hoping they raise the 120’ limit on the quick shots and circle shots etc
Mavic Mini is able to track via software. The Litchi App for Mavic Mini did showed, that this is possible. Your Video shows also, that the mavic Mini is able to lock on a subject. I guess she 'll never get an update, because of sales to the mini 2.
I like smart people! Your follow hack is awesome. You are the first one who gave me a hint on how I can make my Mavic Mini to follow me. I will try that.
Nice video man. Wish you best of luck with your channel
Fellow Outlander owner here. Just bought a Mavic Mini (my first drone) for some of those quad adventures. Thank you for the helpful videos.
What model?
@@51Drones My four wheeler is 2017 Outlander MAX 850 XTP. My drone is a Mavic Mini with the fly more package. I’m loving it so far.
@@51Drones Do you have a recommended place where a drone newb can go to ask questions?
Thank you for sharing this awesome hidden feature 51Drones !! 🚀👍🏼🚀🔥
Did the same thing the other day and noticed the tracking on circle mode. Hope you’re right about auto tracking. Aside from the lower quality video this drone has, it’s lack of auto tracking is a big let down
Jake Pollen yeah & beginners are the ones who would be using active track. So it fits with their target market
@@adidas4275 Without active track or waypoint mode im not bothering with it. I cant wait for a reasonable competitor to come around to stop this DJI apple bullshit. This is just a nerfed drone.
Just got the mavic mini and have been browsing UA-cam and stumbled across your channel. Thanks for the cool video. Gonna try the quick shots. Haven’t done that just yet due to poor flying conditions.
Very good find, man! 👌
Great video! My Mavic Mini will be coming in this upcoming Monday 😎😎😎
Do you think they would add active track even though the Mini doesn’t have any avoidance capabilities? Doesn’t seem like that would be wise from the manufacturer perspective or the operator/owner perspective.
Hey, great channel. Just got my first drone and I'm very entertained whilst simultaneously informed. Thanks mate!
How about dronie while driving toward it as it flies away from you....pot it into Sport Mode too
Think Mini 2, 3, 4 ... a good percentage of Mini 1 buyers will buy future Minis to get more features like real active tracking. It's all part of good product planning to sustain sales. Many people hope free firmware updates will bring in "missing" features, but updates are mainly to fix bugs.
Hey so I basically bought DJI care refresh and DJI care refresh + for my mavic mini in the same date.I was wondering if the warranty is now activated and for how long is it activated for?
The Spark, the predecessor to the mini has active tracking during the quickshot modes and offers several additional quickshot modes not available on the mini. Of course, it's major drawback is the 10 minute flight time and the 1080p limit on video (it also weighs more than 250 grams) but I still use my spark to this day because despite the lower resolution, the camera color accuracy is better on the spark, the tracking is far better, and I love the additional lighting the spark offers that is not on the mini. Oh, and if you want waypoint flights? There are alternative apps that can do just that, although, again, with the limited 10 minute flight time, is not all that useful.
Thanks for the info! I am amazed at what this little drone can do! At first, I wasn't really interested in it. But wow......I had no idea what this drone can actually do (handle wind, camera quality, features). For the price.....it's better than it should be. I will seriously consider buying one soon. Thanks for this video, helped me make my decision to get one.
Interesting ! I am new with drones and have about 10 flights with the Mini. I am already comfortable with it. I have sent a request to Mavic that we could calibrate our own yaw rates in C, P and S modes. Standard yaw is way to fast for video capture in all of these modes. Any Mini user will see this. More requests on this to Mavic might yield some useful reaction in firmware updates.
That’s genius! Active track is coming!
My first drone was a Phantom 2 Vision plus. I hated it and never bought another drone till the mini came out and thought screw it I have some savings. Bought it flew it around the house to get used to the controls and I absolutely love it. Compared to the phantom 2v+ this is a massive upgrade for me
Just a guess. I think the Mini defaults to the minimal C (Cine) speed when you invoke one of the Quickshots. Once the angular velocity of the subject exceeds the device's limit in C Mode, the subject moves out of the range of the lock and the lock is lost. Guessing again, the drone's angular velocity in a spiral is already close to the C Mode velocity limit.
So... the mini can follow you by behind?. For example If you are riding your bike in rect line?.🤔
Great find! That was my thought also. I hope DJI gives us active tracking. Looks like the Mini is capable.
Very nice, thanks. How do you get out of the quickshot mode back to the live video screen?
ive been thinking about this since it came out. finally, a review that goes over this
Russ, as you mentioned in the video the Mavic Mini is going to be on many a persons Christmas list. As A 107 Pilot I haven't had to pay much attention to the hobbyist class. Please consider a video for the 2019 Christmas club. A welcome, things to do before you fly, Rules for Hobbyist, an rules pertaining to posting pictures that could be considered for profit. Keep up the good work.
Hello Russ. I am new to your channel and absolutely love your content. Very informative. Thank you.
I'm not sure Russ. I tried to get the drone to track me in circle mode while walking, and it was not terribly reliable. Also, when it lost the subject, instead of stopping and hovering, the Mini kept trying to circle in an unplanned way. I love the Mini, but the QuickShots have very limited parameters of use.
Wow!! It means it has a kind of follow me mode while doing the circles. Bang on - now its my must buy mate!!
I kind of wonder if thats why you have to use the DJI Fly app as opposed to the Go 4 app. If we could use the Go 4 app with the Mini then, maybe, active track would be available?
Nice little trick there. I suspected that it could actively track but there's no way DJI will unlock it. They want you to pay to play.
I took mine out yesterday and had some fun with the quick shots. I'm currently trying to get a solid work flow out of this little thing for some Photogrammetry...so far its working OK! As for the camera quality, I'm actually surprised how good it looks. As usual, UA-cam destroys the quality of the footage, but right off the drone it's way better than I expected. More than good enough for Instagram and even not to bad for larger screens with a little bit of post done to it. This little guy wont replace my custom rigs that carry GoPros and bigger cameras but because it's so small it now goes with me everywhere!
Hi any pointers when you’re flying by the water? Trees? Do I have turn on or off something? What if my drone lost signal is there any buying to avoid that? Please help thanks
It doesn't have collision avoidance, active tracking without that is to risky it will crash into things and thats why they disabled it and not because it can't track. It's because it can't detect obstacles im guessing, no sensors.
Excellent information! Thanks!
Got it as my first drone 2 days ago. Unfortunately very windy here so haven't flown much and working night shift on a reality TV show so no time. But I see dji will release the sdk later this year and then the litchi app will hopefully be compatible and it has a ton of features.
SO MANY MAVIC MINI VIDEOS... and I love it. Waiting for Dec 4th to finally get mine.
I also have to ask about your seat on your 4 wd. We don't have those. Looks comfy.
Thanks for the review! Loving the Mavic Mini. Distance and camera is decent enough to get some amazing shots!
Best value of 2019! Mavic MINI
You can make it fly in a no-fly zone if you started up without a cell phone hooked up to the controller.. power the controller and the mini on and then put the sticks diagonally down in or out you can't fly as high or far away but you can still fly it in restricted areas
Thanks Russ for the great find.
But my non-intelligent Mavic 2 Pro wasn’t happy to hear that.
It ate my Mavic Mini.
Thanks for all your videos and now heading over to the DRONE Car
Have a great weekend thank you
That's awesome will try it. Hopefully DJI will add a few more quick shots like the mavic air has.
They would have removed active track for the fact that the mini doesn’t have surrounding sensors meaning it could possible knock into things while trying to follow the object which could possible destroy the drone and its reputation.
1tz_Noah every mavic has active track.....
When you refer to the subject, could I select a subject other than myself and film it without me appearing in the shot ? I would love to use those quicksots for real estate shots without me appering in it.
Yes!
Not sure they’ll add full Active Track on a drone that only has sensors on the bottom.
@@kilo-1337 Phantom 3 standard has follow me mode and no obstacle avoidance sensor
Great hidden feature. Cant wait to try it! I always love seeing people experiment with their gear!
I’ll learn everything I need to know about the Mavic Mini before I ever receive it. Sigh....all the UA-camrs have them already. Hope in future videos you might address this issue. BTW, looks like you had a good time.
Just order from best buy Canada there just sitting there in stock in store lol
Had it over 2 weeks lol
They've been sitting in stock on Amazon since the day they came out. Had mine a few days after it released
Hi Russ, I noticed that same trick while using circle when my buddy was combining corn. It worked great!
I'm thinking the active track feature was disabled because the Mini doensn't have any obstacle avoidance features. It would be pretty easy to lead the Mavic Mini into a tree or bridge if it were blindly following you along a path...
As far as stable, I'm amazed. I just took some footage of palm trees swaying in a moderate wind and the Mavic Mini is rock solid stable!
Merry Christmas, Russ to you and family from NW Fla panhandle🙏🏼🎄🙏🏼
It is good to have all these informative videos, because you can lear quick and hard on mistakes made by others, as well as new discoveries.
Thank you for one more fact learned about Mini. I'll sure test it myself. ;)
I was thinking of buying a mini before this year ends but i also want to wait for the updated mini version if there is when does dji usually release new models?
Great video Russ! I would argue that the mini does have better connection to the controller then my mavic air did. Love the mini! Keep up the great work 👍
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TEST IF THIS WORKS , THANKYOU!
Please get active tracking! Im amazed at how scary being a newbie i am afraid of losing this little guy! Ive been slowly expanding my limits! Thank you
Try and watch some YT videos on flyaways, they almost always involve someone piloting their mini out in a situation where it cannot get back (wind). Try and fly into the wind going out so you can come back with the wind, if it's way too windy don't fly. If it loses connection it should RTH but remember it may go high to come home, if there's wind this could be a problem. Planning can avoid all of this! Fly within your limits. You'll be ok! :o)
I guess it is possible to give the mini active track. If so, the question remains weather DJI wants to implement it or rather keep the feature excluively to other models to make the beginners upgrade at some point.
I am able to self unlock mine in blue zone. I live right next door to an Army base the red zone starts at there fence and they do have a runway but it's a bit north of me.
Cool find 😎👍 Thanks for sharing.
Great video! What are your video camera settings? Your video looks much more clearer than mine at 30 fps!
Hi Russ, hanks for the great tips shared. Just a quick question. Do I need to deactivate the quick shot mode and steer it back after the video is taken or will it deactivate itself and come back towards you ?
Let hope active track is on the way! Thanks bud
From what I gather, the tracking in Mavic Mini use the phone processor instead of the dedicated on board processor like other DJI drones. So you need a phone with fairly powerful processor to get the tracking work right. I guess that's why DJI still doesn't include the capability yet, aside from several obvious issues of streaming tracking data from phone to the drone like latency and interference..
Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS. Hope you have a good one 🤗
I assumed tracking was disabled because they want you to buy the higher end models for that. Also I think I heard it is the app on your phone that is actually controlling the drone, not the drone itself. So if that's the case, it probably depends on your phone's processing power.
Thank you for testing the somewhat active mode with the quick shot featre.
Great vid, did you try moving forward in Dronie setting? I'm wondering if it would travel even further and keep track of you. I have this drone and I mountain bike looking to get some short tracking sessions with it.
Thanks for the informations. I am a DJI Mini newbie. Can you recommend an app, where I can safe it in full hd? And how could you upload the video even in 4K, when the Mini only offers 2.7K?
Very nice sir. When circling, I wonder if you being on the ATV (large target) helped the Mini to follow you more easily? I've seen videos where the subject was a single person, and it was an epic fail every time.
Thank you for sharing this! I was wondering this very thing.
I am sorry if this is a silly question. I have never used the quick shots. In all of the videos the pilot is the subject. Is it possible for me to fly across a field locate something interesting and make that the subject of the quick shot.
Hey Russ, I like your experimental nature. I wonder if the reason they don't have active track on this drone is because it doesn't have forward obstacle sensors?
We viewers are thankful for your channel, as well! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Tim!
Nice tips man!
Congratulations from Brasil! 🇧🇷
How do add active track to a drone with no object avoidance detection? I think the mini uses the same software programming as active track but it could never full perform active tracking without object avoidance detection.
"many generic videos out there but this is different".. proceeds to do another generic video.. we love your content no need to sugarcoat it.
Great info Russ. Looks like you’re having lots of fun with the mini.
I definetly think it's possible for active tracking with an update...but without any obstacle avoidance and this drone being meant for the masses I doubt DJI will include it but maybe!
Is there any type of “hack“ for the Quickshot: Dronie effect? I wish I could get a video recording of the drone coming toward me with the camera staying on me while I’m working out and not operating the controller. I sometimes do this with the dronie feature and then edit the footage playing in reverse. But this doesn’t always look great. Any ideas, insight, or insider news, I’d love to hear.
Never thought of that . Hmmm gonna try with spark until i finally get the mini .
Spark has active track 🤔🤷🏽♀️
So has it come become an option with any of the updates almost a year later?
Hi there about the circle mode while you kayaking in the lake , how.do you land the drone while in the lake ?
Just ordered my mini Friday, beyond pumped for it! I really do hope it gets active track.
Hey, I got a question. I got the fly more combo and it comes with the 3 battery charger storage thing. I’m storing it in my cabinet in the case, do I just leave my batteries inside the 3 battery storage charger thing