Nice test GI ... thanks. Next time it would be great to tilt the camera straight down when ur precision landing so we can see the drone making live adjustments toward the pad. And I have NO PROBLEM with the incremental feature releases from DJI. I would much rather than the core drone released earlier so I can play with it and learn the fundamentals. Every great 'connected' gadget manufacturer does the same these days (Tesla, Apple, Sony ...) and these new/updated features are much appreciated over time.
All great points and I wish I talked to you before I did the video. That camera view would have made for a good visual representation of what the drone was doing. I'll keep it in mind if I do another video like this.
Nice video! I updated yesterday and all was fine. The RTH worked fine, the Mavic 2 Pro landed within inches of take off. Being able to save the way points in the task library and the obstacle avoidance laterally in point of interest mode is a big plus. Voice alert I still have yet to hear in active track when subject is lost and the other added functions I have yet to try. Keep those videos coming!!!
A lot of really useful features were added this update. You're right, the task library will come in handy for doing repeat hyperlapses and more importantly for me, for doing repeat waypoint flights once waypoints are added. I'm going out in a few minutes to film some footage for a video I'm doing on auto-focus, so stay on the lookout for that.
For me, I don't look at this feature as something I'll use every time I fly...hardly. For such an expensive drone however, any and all safety features are very important to me. Here's just one scenario where this would prove useful. Let's say you're flying and the battery in your controller dies and maybe there's something near the home point you don't want the drone to land in. RTH kicks in and the drone flies back but you can't guide it in if you need to. I say the more precise the machine can be when out of your control the better.
The zoom is a good one but I prefer the pro. 1/2 inch sensor vs. 1 inch sensor, but if you don't want to pay the extra cost, you can't go wrong with the zoom.
I recently received my M2P and it always lands a foot to a foot and a half away from where it took off. I don't know if it lands in the same place when it lands away. I always have to correct it. Good video.
I have a question does anyone know when you return home does precision Landing pop up on your screen or not I saw one video it did but mine doesn't I know mine's working because I'm using a landing pad and it lands right on the X very impressed thank you DJI
Good video. I have the Mavic 2 Pro and have updated to the latest firmware (Sept 2022) and still find the landings are not precision enough. The drone tends to land 1.5m to 2m away from the pad. I've re-calibrated the IMU following a firmware upgrade as suggested by DJI and the Compass ... but still the landings are off. Somewhat annoying .. when you see others constantly making precision landings.
@@GadgetInspector OK .. problem sorted! After take-off, you need to rise straight up for about 7m for the Mavic to take the required photos that it uses to achieve its 'precision' landing. It uses position information in these pics to help make adjustments for the landing.
@@davidhuett3579 Yes that’s right! Actually really good best practice to let the drone rise and hover for at least 30 seconds before touching the sticks.
Mine lost Precision landing after trying to use a Crystal Sky monitor with it and performed an update through the CS... I send the CS back to DJI and now I'm using my iPad Mini 4 with it...Thing is that now Precision Landing isn't working and can't find a way to fix it...🤦♂️ Not even using the DJI Assistant 2 for Mavic 2, there's no way to downgrade it to the Precision landing firmware update 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I'm stock with a drone that doesn't know where its precise home point is... Any advice! 🤦♂️
ricardopr54 Go out to the mavicpilots.com forum and post your question. That will give you access to more users. I also recommend contacting DJI customer support.
Good review GI! As you know I have a Spark and it lands also very precise. Only... I never used it. Never. And return to home? No also no return to home. So why? Well... what shall I say.. for me flying is freedom. Having control, let the Spark fly as I want it to fly. I feel uncomfortable when the drone flies on itself. Why uncomfortable? I don’t really know.. But now your Mavic2Pro lands like it should. And thats good.
That's ok Carel, fly the way that is most comfortable for you. Most fail-safes are much like insurance IMHO; you're glad to have it when you need it. It's great that folks of varying skill levels can fly pretty much however they want and/or need to with these advanced machines. You may want to at least know how to use RTH just in case you need it; it's probably one of the most important safety features on GPS drones. If you're only flying at very low altitudes and short distances you may never need it, but you never know.
Gadget Inspector I completely agree GI. It is a safeguard and for that I love it. But using? ... well at least I should try. By the way: Your start of this vid is perfect ‘we got him!’.
@@GadgetInspector Thanks. I managed to sort it. When I take off I do not give enough time for the drone to take a picture of the landing home point site, Now I hover for a bit and the drone lands spot on. Stay safe.
heya, nice informative videois that a Lykus M1 bag? lol i have that same bag... its awesome...! i too had updated the latest firmware update, i must say the Precision Landing feature worked for me , i got about 8 out of 10 RTH landings that are very precise/on point... maybe it needs a lil' tweeking IMO... this far im happy
Yep, that is a Lykus M1 bag and you're right, it is awesome. Small and compact and it fits everything you need. Here's my video review: th-cam.com/video/Ab8DgO_vSzU/w-d-xo.html
I haven't paid enough attention to when I app launch or manually launch, but I can't see why it would make a difference. I didn't have to do anything special to initiate Precision Landing. It kicked in automatically.
Gadget Inspector Well, if you manually take-off at, say a 45° angle, I would think that the precision landing system would be unable to record the needed detail of the launch point. I've never used auto-take-off nor PL in my other aircraft-I enjoy launching and landing it myself.
Not sure I would feel comfortable launching from such an uneven surface, I always search for the flattest area I can find, but with that said, if I did I certainly wouldn't want the drone to land automatically. Precision landing and RTH are fail-safes in my opinion, not something to use every time you fly. I guess I take for granted things that I think should be obvious, so I don't always spell everything out; that would make for extremely long videos. Can't remember the last time I even used RTH outside of a product demonstration for TH-cam anyways. Again, it is a great failsafe.
Gadget Inspector Oops! Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant from on a flat surface, but taking off and moving forward at 45°, not straight up at 90°. I launch like that fairly often and I don't think PL would work in those cases. I fly a lot, but unfortunately not for pleasure, so I don't have a lot of time to test all these features.
When you open the app, click on "Me" in the lower right hand corner. Then click the gear icon in the upper right hand corner. The version number will be at the very bottom. To update the app, you just have to go to your apps in the App Store if you have an iPhone and find the DJI Go 4 app and it should indicate whether an update is available; they same should be true for Android.
I didn't have a filter on for this flight since I was just testing the one function, but the camera on this bird is the star of the show for sure. If you liked the way this looked, stay tuned because I have some amazing footage I'll be sharing soon from the Summer and Fall. My action cam is more like a "NoPro" but it's pretty good quality, but you're right, when you see the M2Pro camera there is a huge difference. If you're interested in how the drone does with filters, check this vid: th-cam.com/video/4_C1_h-5y40/w-d-xo.html.
I believe you can go into the settings and turn it off, but it's on by default. I haven't checked so I'm not 100% certain, but on other DJI drones its in the advanced settings.
@@GadgetInspector Where is the setting? I've updated the app but I don't see anything anywhere that mentions precision landing. My Mavic one had a setting in the app under the sensors tab but I don't see the setting or any mention of it in the current app. Do you have the setting in your app?
👀Make sure you also update the DJI Go 4 app to 4.3.5 or you may not be able to update the remote controller.👀
I absolutely love the Mavic 2 Pro! Awesome drone!!
Yep, my favorite drone.
Very awesome, the Mavic Air has had a great update on the procession landing. Have a great one
Better late than never.
Nice test GI ... thanks. Next time it would be great to tilt the camera straight down when ur precision landing so we can see the drone making live adjustments toward the pad. And I have NO PROBLEM with the incremental feature releases from DJI. I would much rather than the core drone released earlier so I can play with it and learn the fundamentals. Every great 'connected' gadget manufacturer does the same these days (Tesla, Apple, Sony ...) and these new/updated features are much appreciated over time.
All great points and I wish I talked to you before I did the video. That camera view would have made for a good visual representation of what the drone was doing. I'll keep it in mind if I do another video like this.
Thanks for the video, it’s good to know DJI have added this to the Mavic Pro 2
Yep, they're adding features little by little with each firmware update.
The intro killed me!!!!!
This is such a cool camera drone!!! The footage looks so good!!!
GREAT FLYING
👍😀👍
Hope you have a great weekend-!!
What's up bro? Enjoy your weekend as well. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Nice video! I updated yesterday and all was fine. The RTH worked fine, the Mavic 2 Pro landed within inches of take off. Being able to save the way points in the task library and the obstacle avoidance laterally in point of interest mode is a big plus. Voice alert I still have yet to hear in active track when subject is lost and the other added functions I have yet to try.
Keep those videos coming!!!
A lot of really useful features were added this update. You're right, the task library will come in handy for doing repeat hyperlapses and more importantly for me, for doing repeat waypoint flights once waypoints are added. I'm going out in a few minutes to film some footage for a video I'm doing on auto-focus, so stay on the lookout for that.
Nice to see this update. Great video bud
Hey thanks, I appreciate it. They still have at least one more feature to add....hopefully it won't take 3 more months for waypoints.
For me, I don't look at this feature as something I'll use every time I fly...hardly. For such an expensive drone however, any and all safety features are very important to me. Here's just one scenario where this would prove useful. Let's say you're flying and the battery in your controller dies and maybe there's something near the home point you don't want the drone to land in. RTH kicks in and the drone flies back but you can't guide it in if you need to. I say the more precise the machine can be when out of your control the better.
LOL....you mad bro?
my mavic pro has never landed 5 to 6 feet off when RTH is activated.
DJI precision landing don't need any portable pad. You can try!
Cool video, thanks!
Thanks and thanks for watching.
Thank you. I want to buy the mavic 2 zoom. Would that be a good buy. Thanks for the informative videos. Bless you sir.🙏🏽👍🏽
The zoom is a good one but I prefer the pro. 1/2 inch sensor vs. 1 inch sensor, but if you don't want to pay the extra cost, you can't go wrong with the zoom.
I recently received my M2P and it always lands a foot to a foot and a half away from where it took off. I don't know if it lands in the same place when it lands away. I always have to correct it. Good video.
I have a question does anyone know when you return home does precision Landing pop up on your screen or not I saw one video it did but mine doesn't I know mine's working because I'm using a landing pad and it lands right on the X very impressed thank you DJI
Good video.
I have the Mavic 2 Pro and have updated to the latest firmware (Sept 2022) and still find the landings are not precision enough. The drone tends to land 1.5m to 2m away from the pad.
I've re-calibrated the IMU following a firmware upgrade as suggested by DJI and the Compass ... but still the landings are off.
Somewhat annoying .. when you see others constantly making precision landings.
Yea that's weird. I wonder if it has something to do with the region you're in.
@@GadgetInspector OK .. problem sorted!
After take-off, you need to rise straight up for about 7m for the Mavic to take the required photos that it uses to achieve its 'precision' landing.
It uses position information in these pics to help make adjustments for the landing.
@@davidhuett3579 Yes that’s right! Actually really good best practice to let the drone rise and hover for at least 30 seconds before touching the sticks.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching 😉.
Mine lost Precision landing after trying to use a Crystal Sky monitor with it and performed an update through the CS... I send the CS back to DJI and now I'm using my iPad Mini 4 with it...Thing is that now Precision Landing isn't working and can't find a way to fix it...🤦♂️ Not even using the DJI Assistant 2 for Mavic 2, there's no way to downgrade it to the Precision landing firmware update 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I'm stock with a drone that doesn't know where its precise home point is...
Any advice! 🤦♂️
ricardopr54 Go out to the mavicpilots.com forum and post your question. That will give you access to more users. I also recommend contacting DJI customer support.
@@GadgetInspector Thanks!
Good review GI! As you know I have a Spark and it lands also very precise. Only... I never used it. Never. And return to home? No also no return to home. So why? Well... what shall I say.. for me flying is freedom. Having control, let the Spark fly as I want it to fly. I feel uncomfortable when the drone flies on itself. Why uncomfortable? I don’t really know..
But now your Mavic2Pro lands like it should. And thats good.
That's ok Carel, fly the way that is most comfortable for you. Most fail-safes are much like insurance IMHO; you're glad to have it when you need it. It's great that folks of varying skill levels can fly pretty much however they want and/or need to with these advanced machines. You may want to at least know how to use RTH just in case you need it; it's probably one of the most important safety features on GPS drones. If you're only flying at very low altitudes and short distances you may never need it, but you never know.
Gadget Inspector I completely agree GI. It is a safeguard and for that I love it. But using? ... well at least I should try. By the way: Your start of this vid is perfect ‘we got him!’.
Yay I’m so happy now
what if your landing pad is on the deck of a boat traveling 6 knots in 15 knots of wind?
Not a good idea.
I can see how precision landing is handy if you plan to move the RC away from the home point. I generally stay at my home point and fly home manually.
Yeah a lot of these features are like insurance. You're glad you have it when you need it.
Fantastic video. I have the zoom and love it. The last flight it did not do a precision landing. Any advice please.
Need more info....could be anything.
@@GadgetInspector Thanks. I managed to sort it. When I take off I do not give enough time for the drone to take a picture of the landing home point site, Now I hover for a bit and the drone lands spot on. Stay safe.
heya, nice informative videois that a Lykus M1 bag? lol i have that same bag... its awesome...! i too had updated the latest firmware update, i must say the Precision Landing feature worked for me , i got about 8 out of 10 RTH landings that are very precise/on point... maybe it needs a lil' tweeking IMO... this far im happy
Yep, that is a Lykus M1 bag and you're right, it is awesome. Small and compact and it fits everything you need. Here's my video review: th-cam.com/video/Ab8DgO_vSzU/w-d-xo.html
Love my zoom
They're fantastic drones.
Do you have to use the app to launch the Mavic in order to get precision landing? Or does it work when I manually launch (using the sticks)?
I haven't paid enough attention to when I app launch or manually launch, but I can't see why it would make a difference. I didn't have to do anything special to initiate Precision Landing. It kicked in automatically.
Gadget Inspector Well, if you manually take-off at, say a 45° angle, I would think that the precision landing system would be unable to record the needed detail of the launch point. I've never used auto-take-off nor PL in my other aircraft-I enjoy launching and landing it myself.
Not sure I would feel comfortable launching from such an uneven surface, I always search for the flattest area I can find, but with that said, if I did I certainly wouldn't want the drone to land automatically. Precision landing and RTH are fail-safes in my opinion, not something to use every time you fly. I guess I take for granted things that I think should be obvious, so I don't always spell everything out; that would make for extremely long videos. Can't remember the last time I even used RTH outside of a product demonstration for TH-cam anyways. Again, it is a great failsafe.
Gadget Inspector Oops! Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant from on a flat surface, but taking off and moving forward at 45°, not straight up at 90°. I launch like that fairly often and I don't think PL would work in those cases. I fly a lot, but unfortunately not for pleasure, so I don't have a lot of time to test all these features.
How does one check to see if the DJI Go 4 app is 3.5 or whatever?
How does one upgrade the app?
When you open the app, click on "Me" in the lower right hand corner. Then click the gear icon in the upper right hand corner. The version number will be at the very bottom. To update the app, you just have to go to your apps in the App Store if you have an iPhone and find the DJI Go 4 app and it should indicate whether an update is available; they same should be true for Android.
You running a filter on the drone? The colors look much better on the birds video then your gopro. Great video!!
I didn't have a filter on for this flight since I was just testing the one function, but the camera on this bird is the star of the show for sure. If you liked the way this looked, stay tuned because I have some amazing footage I'll be sharing soon from the Summer and Fall. My action cam is more like a "NoPro" but it's pretty good quality, but you're right, when you see the M2Pro camera there is a huge difference. If you're interested in how the drone does with filters, check this vid: th-cam.com/video/4_C1_h-5y40/w-d-xo.html.
@@GadgetInspector Yes i am hoping Santa will bring me a set of filters for my M2P. I thing I have been good enough. LOL
Do i have to activate the precision landing somewhere?
Nope, it’s already on.
I would expect a great drone for the price people are paying for DJI
Indeed.
Can I ask you a question do you have to turn it on or is it automatic Precision Landing
I believe you can go into the settings and turn it off, but it's on by default. I haven't checked so I'm not 100% certain, but on other DJI drones its in the advanced settings.
@@GadgetInspector thank you so much
@@GadgetInspector Where is the setting? I've updated the app but I don't see anything anywhere that mentions precision landing. My Mavic one had a setting in the app under the sensors tab but I don't see the setting or any mention of it in the current app. Do you have the setting in your app?
Don Roberts There’s no setting on this one. Folks have been confusing it with the original Mavic. Once you update it the function is automated.
@@GadgetInspector thanks for the reply.
some thing that if not needed on a pro drone, all your doing is adding more to the app.. the sooner the M2 is added to the pilot app the better ;)
Looks like Toledo Ohio
I'm from Cleveland and lived in Toledo for a couple of years, but this is about 3 hours or so north-west of there.
Finally ur wrong the zoom doesn’t have precision landing only the zoom so amend ur video
Finally ur wrong the zoom doesn’t have precision landing only the zoom so amend ur video. ?????????
Andre O where is the check box for precision landing
What are you guys talking about? I have a Zoom and I now have Precision Landing with the latest download.
Kerry Keehn with a check box or is it just automatic?
Stephen, I think it’s automatic when you hit Return to Home. I haven’t had a chance to try it out, since I’ve had bad winds, and other things came up.