I gotta say that your video is by far the best waypoints tutorial I’ve seen on YT after looking at many others. Not to mention the video quality, your soothing talking and most of all no background music while you speak. Keep up the good work!
For setup at home, you do not even need to power on the drone. In the app: right bottom corner something with 'connectiom manual' and then the button 'camera view' (top right).
Yep thanks for that as it is a crucial part of this video. Also it is worth mentioning that GPS doesn't appear to be available on the RC2 so you have to pick your location from the Global map.
Great video, clearly explained. One question though. If I run a waypoints mission, do I have the option to use vertical orientation? I need to create separate horizontal and vertical footage for a client. Would I be able to run the mission in landscape then run it again in portrait without creating two missions?
hi, from Montreal, thanks for your all your info on this video very helpful , this is my first drone and I know getting to know all of it ,,is going to be a learning exp......
Appreciate the video, helped me to plan a route to do a time-lapse of my lake to see how it changes over the next year. I'll send the drone up every other week or something to take an aerial photo! :)
This is really the best tutorial for waypoints I've seen, thank you very much. However, two questions remain unanswered: You can set an individual speed for each waypoint. What does that mean? What exactly does the drone do then? And is it possible to fly a mission in a loop until you stop manually? Thank you in advance for the answers.
And by the way I cant seem to do anything on my rc 2 without turning on the Pro 4. The drone is just getting warmer and warmer while I try to figure out the Rc2 controls and settings. It makes no sense to me. So when you make these videos, do you have to have your drone turned on? Thanks :)
Can you connect the USB lead to the RCPro to save the battery when planning? I notice if it is on for any length of time the fan starts running which uses a lot of battery.
the waypoint feature is something I have been waiting/looking for but I want to know if it can be programmed to do this. Fly straight to a POI, circle the POI (facing it) and fly straight back. I couldn't tell if it could do this from the examples given. For example, fly to a flag on a hill, circle the flag (facing it) then fly back.
Mattheww, excellent video and information, you spoil us.👍 Do you know if the waypoint feature calculates the flight time of the route to make sure you have enough battery life to RTH? Regards Lou from Miami 🇺🇸
Hey Lou! The waypoints feature does calculate the "duration" the route will take and display this before you start - however I am unsure if it makes sure you have enough battery life for the complete mission.
Had same problem with heat warning message. Now whenever I'm doing some set up such as waypoints that could take some time I simply start the props turning which keeps the drone cool.
do I actually have to turn on the drone also to make waypoints in the comfort of my home ? if there is another way can you explain please, thanks in advance,.....
Super useful video and explained clearly and matter of factly. Subscribed. What would you say is the most efficient workflow for shoots where you have a limited time on site (i.e. real estate photography)? Set up the way point mission offline in the office and then try it on site and edit it on site only if needed?
The flight data centre in the dji fly app records and stores all my previous flights . Every flight has all flight details stored there. Can I use one of my flight data to convert it to a way point mission for future use ?
Well done video as per usual.. Interesting that if your pre established mission includes entering different flight zones, you can experience mission cancelation even with permissions turned on. Then with building the waypoints in the field by flying, the mission works! Be interested if you try this.
Nice lesson. I like waypoints and missions very much. I have used Litchi for years. Unfortunately my Mini 4 Pro doesn’t work with given GPS waypoints or show current GPS locations. This is badly needed for my SAR missions. Any ideas?
So can I set waypoints some km ‘s away (with lost signal) and let it finish its route and RTH? That would be so cool ! I can let it record and watch it later . Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
I'm expecting this feature to produce many distance records. In theory yiu can send it to your mate's place, 20km away and have it auto land on his lawn. However my mate has dogs that chase drones and there are eagles on the way.
Hi, I have a question about the dji rc controller, not the new rc controller 2. While flying my mini pro 3 with the rc controller can an iPhone or iPad be connected to the controller so a second person can view simultaneously what I am viewing on the controller?
…not the same location BUT same approximate altitude. Per the manual on page 42, one of the things saved in the waypoint, in addition to GPS, is the “…altitude from the takeoff point”. Say for example your altitude is 10 feet from takeoff for the first waypoint. If you attempted to fly that saved waypoint in the future BUT took off 15 feet lower than where you tookoff when the waypoint was saved, it will fly to the same GPS point but abandon the waypoint mission when it attempts to lower itself to what is in essence, a -5 foot altitude, as in the ground. The obstacle avoidance kicks in, even in sport mode for waypoints.
I believe you need to have camera action "camera off" and then add new waypoint at same location with camera action "take picture" and then new waypoint at same location with camera action "camera on". The video segments and the photo shots are separate but are also controllable via waypoints.
Pretty good tutorial! But, I keep missing what you are doing to save a mission or to save changes to a mission. What are the key strokes/buttons used to save? Also - I do not get how to change the title of the mission - again I am trying to understand keystrokes/buttons used. Thanx.
I have a tricky question for you: say you wanted to fly along a straight line towards a church tower, once you reach the tower you want to be looking straight down at it, then you want to continue along that straight line but pointing back in the direction that you came from. This would mean that the drone will need to do a 180° turn. Does it decide on its own whether to turn clockwise or anticlockwise?
I love waypoints! And this addition is great, can’t wait to get my new m4p out, but…. The functionality is pale in comparison to the DRONELINK application.
How can you set the drone to fly and face the way you set the course out? When I tried it ,the drone flow the course but the camera was not face front … ie was on course but flying sideways …
When I am in Waypoint setup, when I do the two finger spread on the full screen map, it doesn't expand (enlarge, magnify). Any thoughts on why that is?
I knew I could find this on your channel! I wanted to learn all about the waypoint missions! Thanks Matthew. One more question, is there a way to back up the missions from the controller? I will make some missions I will need for a year or two for some projects, so I would like to back them up just in case a firmware update wipes the controller or something happens to it and it needs to be replaced. Can I save them to the SD card, for example?
Dave Australia here. I really did not know you could do this with this Drone . I have a four-year-old DJI Mavic, 2 zoom fitted with Litchie. But it’s set up with my Samsung phone attached with cords attached which is a real pain to set up now after watching a video. Looks like I go out and get the best deal for a Dji mini 4 pro I really thank you so much for this video. One final question do you think the range on this Drone will be better than mavic 2 zoom?
Can you edit your waypoints using the drone? I would like to send the drone up twice along two very similar routes, just a couple of feet apart in an attempt to create a stereoscopic flythrough. But to do this I'd need to copy the waypoint plan and step through the waypoints, shifting the drone latterally for each point. It's a long shot, but I'd like to try it. Can you 'step through' one of these waypoint plans and edit each point with the drone?
I've just worked out how to do it... I'm a frickin' genius. Create a castellated path with alternating side shifts, left then right at each waypoint along the path. Back at Base, copy the route, one for left eye and one for right, then edit out all the right eye waypoints on the left eye route and all the left eye waypoints on the right eye route. I love my brain 🧠. Doing it tomozza!!!
C1 waypoint plotting in the waypoints - do you set the altitude as 1 height or can you vary it - for example 3 first waypoints = 6 meters altitude, then a 50 meter high old fortress - will the c1 remember that height by itself or do you have to specify while plotting in the waypoints? Beep .... I just dont get it :)
Does the drone overheat if you are spending a long time setting up waypoints using the first method? Its a shame its not possible to just turn on the controller and set up your way points there without turning on the drone.
When the day comes when I can control the speed between the waypoints, camera tilt and angle, then I will be using it. How to synchronize the waypoint flight with a moving object like a racecar, boat, train?
Regarding your 1st sentence; at that level of desired customization, you’re essentially describing “flying”, in general. As to your question, you’re describing what the ActiveTrack functionality already provides.
@@johnbankston72 Really? Then I've missed the sync detail. Tracking exist, in different forms but is limited to a certan max distance, 50 meters or so. Any video showing that sync'ed waypoint?
Hopefully I am missing something, but....... It is ridiculous that when I open a pre-recorded waypoint mission that the map doesn't zoom into my mission, it opens up somewhere at 50,000 feet over Europe and then I have to zoom zoom zoom zoom to get to my actual mission.
And that is a problem why? I feel that DJI only included waypoints on this version mini since it now has substantial accident avoidance. Seems to me that is for obvious safety reasons.
It is a problem as the mission is aborted even if you have planned it carefully to come close but not strike objects. As soon as it detects an object you are done.@@dgross2009
@@TheDroneCreative 😂 Original waypoints tutorial was great so no point re-filming as there is exactly the same functionality with the new Mini 4 Pro! Appreciate your attention to detail!
Check out these 10 Cinematic DRONE Moves To Fly Like a PRO - th-cam.com/video/uLgaKDzU-8Y/w-d-xo.html
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I gotta say that your video is by far the best waypoints tutorial I’ve seen on YT after looking at many others. Not to mention the video quality, your soothing talking and most of all no background music while you speak. Keep up the good work!
For setup at home, you do not even need to power on the drone. In the app: right bottom corner something with 'connectiom manual' and then the button 'camera view' (top right).
Good point!
Yep thanks for that as it is a crucial part of this video. Also it is worth mentioning that GPS doesn't appear to be available on the RC2 so you have to pick your location from the Global map.
This point gets missed out on most tutorials on this topic! Excellent
Clean and straight instructions. No BS. Thanks mate. 🤝
Happy to help - thanks for watching!
This is the most comprehensive video I've seen on waypoints. Thanks you!
You're very welcome!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! This is really appreciated.
Easy to follow, thanks for making this video :)
Great video, clearly explained. One question though. If I run a waypoints mission, do I have the option to use vertical orientation? I need to create separate horizontal and vertical footage for a client. Would I be able to run the mission in landscape then run it again in portrait without creating two missions?
Good question
Cool video very clear explain.
Your videos are THE BEST on TH-cam! You've convinced me to become a member, so I ordered mine from DJI today (mini 4 pro) :)
Thank you so much! You will love the Mini 4 Pro!!
Thank you for the wonderful tutorial.
Very informative, well produced.
Really useful video!! Liked, subscribed and stored in my "Must keep tutorials" playlist.🙏
Quality tutorial, thanks for a work well done! Keep it up! 👍
Very informative video..
hi, from Montreal, thanks for your all your info on this video very helpful , this is my first drone and I know getting to know all of it ,,is going to be a learning exp......
So glad you have done this tutorial because i never had a clue lol thanks for sharing as usual a great video my friend. 😁👌👍🇬🇧
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Super-helpful video, thanks! Cant wait to try this out!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for Sharing
Appreciate the video, helped me to plan a route to do a time-lapse of my lake to see how it changes over the next year. I'll send the drone up every other week or something to take an aerial photo! :)
Thank you
very helpful, I followed to download the map and preset a waypoints fly at desk.
Great video ‼️
I really enjoy your videos buddy!!
Thanks for the info this is a very helpfull for me!
greetings from Greece!!
Really happy to help! Thanks for watching!
This is great and much appreciated! Nice and easy to understand
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Another Awesome Video Mattheww Some Great And Very Helpful Information Thank You 🙂
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Great video
This is really the best tutorial for waypoints I've seen, thank you very much. However, two questions remain unanswered:
You can set an individual speed for each waypoint. What does that mean? What exactly does the drone do then? And is it possible to fly a mission in a loop until you stop manually? Thank you in advance for the answers.
And by the way I cant seem to do anything on my rc 2 without turning on the Pro 4. The drone is just getting warmer and warmer while I try to figure out the Rc2 controls and settings. It makes no sense to me. So when you make these videos, do you have to have your drone turned on? Thanks :)
Hello. Does the mini 4 support onboard waypoints?
Thanks soooo much mate 🙏 well done defs given me confidence to give waypoints a go. 🇦🇺
Happy to help!
Hey, You really did a great job with this video--THANKS!
Would appreciate you indicating that if functionality u r demonstrating with the mini 4 pro “is also available in the mini 3 pro.”
Can you connect the USB lead to the RCPro to save the battery when planning? I notice if it is on for any length of time the fan starts running which uses a lot of battery.
Really helpfull video. Thanks 🤩
Can you set waypoints in a 10 foot radius to go in a circle?
Can waypoints be saved for future flights when in hyperlapse mode? If so coupd you please explain because i havent figured how to do it.
the waypoint feature is something I have been waiting/looking for but I want to know if it can be programmed to do this. Fly straight to a POI, circle the POI (facing it) and fly straight back. I couldn't tell if it could do this from the examples given. For example, fly to a flag on a hill, circle the flag (facing it) then fly back.
Mattheww, excellent video and information, you spoil us.👍
Do you know if the waypoint feature calculates the flight time of the route to make sure you have enough battery life to RTH?
Regards
Lou from Miami 🇺🇸
Hey Lou! The waypoints feature does calculate the "duration" the route will take and display this before you start - however I am unsure if it makes sure you have enough battery life for the complete mission.
Mattheww, thank you.
Can you export the waypoints or import them?
Would be nice to be able to create/edit waypoints on the computer and then import them into the drone.
Very nice..thanks for sharing sir😊
Sooo good. Thank you. What are your thoughts on declassifying this drone?
So using the 2nd method the drone must fly over the POI? It's probably best to use the camera pointing down to line up the drone over the POI?
Is it possible to plan a waypoint mission at home using a downloaded offline map, for use in an area where there's no WiFi or cell coverage?
How do you find the wave point on the Mini 3 pro? I just don't see it, Thanks, Gene
Nice video, how do avoid the drone getting hot when it is on and on the ground?
Had same problem with heat warning message. Now whenever I'm doing some set up such as waypoints that could take some time I simply start the props turning which keeps the drone cool.
Can you set the zoom level in a waypoint? I am thinking at a dolly zoom use scenario.
Yes. He showed how in the video.
do I actually have to turn on the drone also to make waypoints in the comfort of my home ? if there is another way can you explain please, thanks in advance,.....
Super useful video and explained clearly and matter of factly. Subscribed. What would you say is the most efficient workflow for shoots where you have a limited time on site (i.e. real estate photography)? Set up the way point mission offline in the office and then try it on site and edit it on site only if needed?
At the beginning of the video, on the map view, the icons down the right hand side, what is the bottom icon? The aeroplane ✈️
The flight data centre in the dji fly app records and stores all my previous flights . Every flight has all flight details stored there. Can I use one of my flight data to convert it to a way point mission for future use ?
Can you make a tutorial for the DJI mini 3 ? Cant find anything on youtube how to do that on the mini 3
Well done video as per usual.. Interesting that if your pre established mission includes entering different flight zones, you can experience mission cancelation even with permissions turned on. Then with building the waypoints in the field by flying, the mission works! Be interested if you try this.
Nice lesson. I like waypoints and missions very much. I have used Litchi for years. Unfortunately my Mini 4 Pro doesn’t work with given GPS waypoints or show current GPS locations. This is badly needed for my SAR missions. Any ideas?
So can I set waypoints some km ‘s away (with lost signal) and let it finish its route and RTH? That would be so cool ! I can let it record and watch it later . Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱
Good question
Agreed! Good question
yes he said you select keep going with waypoint mission if lost signal ..Litchie program does this which I have on my DJI Mavic, two zoom
I'm expecting this feature to produce many distance records. In theory yiu can send it to your mate's place, 20km away and have it auto land on his lawn. However my mate has dogs that chase drones and there are eagles on the way.
Hi, I have a question about the dji rc controller, not the new rc controller 2. While flying my mini pro 3 with the rc controller can an iPhone or iPad be connected to the controller so a second person can view simultaneously what I am viewing on the controller?
is there any way to make a POI a moving object like a vehicle?
Do you need to take off at exactly the same location/point for repeat waypoint missions to line up? or is GPS enough?
GPS is enough
…not the same location BUT same approximate altitude. Per the manual on page 42, one of the things saved in the waypoint, in addition to GPS, is the “…altitude from the takeoff point”.
Say for example your altitude is 10 feet from takeoff for the first waypoint. If you attempted to fly that saved waypoint in the future BUT took off 15 feet lower than where you tookoff when the waypoint was saved, it will fly to the same GPS point but abandon the waypoint mission when it attempts to lower itself to what is in essence, a -5 foot altitude, as in the ground. The obstacle avoidance kicks in, even in sport mode for waypoints.
@@_marco_skiing…not true. See my comment to OP.
@@johnbankston72 that’s very helpful thank you very much can’t say I’ve seen any explanations on this in all of the various waypoint videos on YT.
Is it possible to program it to take multiple photos in between waypoints?
I believe you need to have camera action "camera off" and then add new waypoint at same location with camera action "take picture" and then new waypoint at same location with camera action "camera on". The video segments and the photo shots are separate but are also controllable via waypoints.
Pretty good tutorial! But, I keep missing what you are doing to save a mission or to save changes to a mission. What are the key strokes/buttons used to save? Also - I do not get how to change the title of the mission - again I am trying to understand keystrokes/buttons used. Thanx.
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Thanks...😊
I have a tricky question for you: say you wanted to fly along a straight line towards a church tower, once you reach the tower you want to be looking straight down at it, then you want to continue along that straight line but pointing back in the direction that you came from. This would mean that the drone will need to do a 180° turn. Does it decide on its own whether to turn clockwise or anticlockwise?
How to make the turns between waypoint smooth?
I love waypoints! And this addition is great, can’t wait to get my new m4p out, but….
The functionality is pale in comparison to the DRONELINK application.
How can you set the drone to fly and face the way you set the course out? When I tried it ,the drone flow the course but the camera was not face front … ie was on course but flying sideways …
It would be sick if you could connect the route to Google earth and get a visual preview of what youre route will record.
What is the top speed during Waypoints mode?
Hi how to fix that vision sensor, mine always said freed and backward unavailable
DJI makes a video showing more details about the POUI feature. Waypoints are cool, but there are many options that make a simple flight spectacular.
When I am in Waypoint setup, when I do the two finger spread on the full screen map, it doesn't expand (enlarge, magnify). Any thoughts on why that is?
I knew I could find this on your channel! I wanted to learn all about the waypoint missions! Thanks Matthew. One more question, is there a way to back up the missions from the controller? I will make some missions I will need for a year or two for some projects, so I would like to back them up just in case a firmware update wipes the controller or something happens to it and it needs to be replaced. Can I save them to the SD card, for example?
How do I know what road I’m on when I look at the drone they don’t seem to be labeled
Dave Australia here. I really did not know you could do this with this Drone . I have a four-year-old DJI Mavic, 2 zoom fitted with Litchie. But it’s set up with my Samsung phone attached with cords attached which is a real pain to set up now after watching a video. Looks like I go out and get the best deal for a Dji mini 4 pro I really thank you so much for this video. One final question do you think the range on this Drone will be better than mavic 2 zoom?
Can you edit your waypoints using the drone? I would like to send the drone up twice along two very similar routes, just a couple of feet apart in an attempt to create a stereoscopic flythrough.
But to do this I'd need to copy the waypoint plan and step through the waypoints, shifting the drone latterally for each point.
It's a long shot, but I'd like to try it. Can you 'step through' one of these waypoint plans and edit each point with the drone?
I've just worked out how to do it... I'm a frickin' genius.
Create a castellated path with alternating side shifts, left then right at each waypoint along the path.
Back at Base, copy the route, one for left eye and one for right, then edit out all the right eye waypoints on the left eye route and all the left eye waypoints on the right eye route.
I love my brain 🧠.
Doing it tomozza!!!
C1 waypoint plotting in the waypoints - do you set the altitude as 1 height or can you vary it - for example 3 first waypoints = 6 meters altitude, then a 50 meter high old fortress - will the c1 remember that height by itself or do you have to specify while plotting in the waypoints? Beep .... I just dont get it :)
Does the drone overheat if you are spending a long time setting up waypoints using the first method? Its a shame its not possible to just turn on the controller and set up your way points there without turning on the drone.
it indeed does appear to overheat.
Is it that the map cant be zoomed in that much so it isnt as precise?
Does this work on mini 3 pro? Haven’t got it with me to check! If not why??? Surely only a software thing!
i know i can do it in hyper lapse mode, but idk where he is at in this video, i'm tryin to figure that out
Will they make this available on the Mini 3 Pro?
Why would they? It’s a great way to compel MP3 owners to upgrade to MP4. I’m a real example. I upgraded primarily because of waypoints.
How does one cause the drone to fly straight between waypoints?
Wish my mini 3 pro could do this
I’m trying to access the epidemic sound 30 day free trial, but the link only gives me the standard 7. Has it expired?
Strangely enough I don't get the 'continue' sub option under global 'signal lost' menu option. Anybody else have same issue?
Warning that I can't add waypoint until aircraft is in flight? Can't you set this up without the aircraft being in flight?
They need to add AR to this. Would be sick, and effective.
Looks like this is only working for the Mini Pro 4. I have the Air 2S and I don't see that option to create way points.
When the day comes when I can control the speed between the waypoints, camera tilt and angle, then I will be using it.
How to synchronize the waypoint flight with a moving object like a racecar, boat, train?
Regarding your 1st sentence; at that level of desired customization, you’re essentially describing “flying”, in general.
As to your question, you’re describing what the ActiveTrack functionality already provides.
@@johnbankston72 Really? Then I've missed the sync detail. Tracking exist, in different forms but is limited to a certan max distance, 50 meters or so.
Any video showing that sync'ed waypoint?
@@Stefan_Boerjesson Active tracking does not work with waypoints
@@sonesay I know that.
Hasn't anyone figured out yet how to add a new waypoint before/between existing waypoints? Just like with Mavic 2.
Have you tried using the DJI RC Motion 2 controller & the DJI Goggles INTEGRA with the DJI Mini 4?
DJI responded: "stay tuned'.
Hopefully I am missing something, but.......
It is ridiculous that when I open a pre-recorded waypoint mission that the map doesn't zoom into my mission, it opens up somewhere at 50,000 feet over Europe and then I have to zoom zoom zoom zoom to get to my actual mission.
While I love waypoints, my lone complaint is EVEN IN SPORT MODE, obstacle avoidance kicks in. I hope DJI corrects this via a firmware upgrade.
And that is a problem why? I feel that DJI only included waypoints on this version mini since it now has substantial accident avoidance. Seems to me that is for obvious safety reasons.
@@dgross2009 It doesn't appear you realize non-waypoint flights, as in regular flights, have obstacle avoidance disabled while in Sport mode.
It is a problem as the mission is aborted even if you have planned it carefully to come close but not strike objects. As soon as it detects an object you are done.@@dgross2009
Can you set the waypoints from in your home with the mini 3 pro like you are doing with mini 4 pro thanks in advance
Too bad we are unable to fly it in FPV mode using waypoints . The footage would be wonderful.
Question?how do I pull up a map at home,I cannot figure it out😢
Hey! Turn on the controller and drone, and then tap the map on the bottom left of the controller screen to expand it to full screen.
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Have you shown this video before it looks very familiar?
Uploaded it yesterday but there was a mistake so took it down, fixed the mistake and re-uploaded it.
Was the mistake leaving in the DJI RC rather than DJI RC 2? Sure this is the same footage as an older video…? Still a great video and tutorial
@@andrewphillipsphotography3586 yeah! That’s exactly right - well spotted! 😀
@@TheDroneCreative 😂 Original waypoints tutorial was great so no point re-filming as there is exactly the same functionality with the new Mini 4 Pro! Appreciate your attention to detail!
So essentially DJI finally built in programming similar to Lichi
You can set it without the drone turned on.