RE: DJI Mini 2 - Maiden Voyage
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This is pretty cool. I was surprised how stable the picture was. One question though, when panning left and right it seemed to move-stop-move. Was that you or is that how it is? Also, what is the flight time, recording time and recharge time? Bombarding you here aren't I!
Also, you may like to connect with @ksteem as he seems to know a lot about drones.
I like it though and look forward to more.
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Hey there @galenkp, are my ears burning? Lol, Hi @abh12345, looks like I have another co-conspirator to get galenkp in the air! I'm convinced between us we can get him up within the year if we try. To answer the question, and for other noobs, the panning controls on the dji seem over sensitive out of the box. To get that nice "cinematic" feel and smooth video, there are a couple things you can do. 1st, the quick and easy method is to just flip the drone into "tripod" mode. While designed for stable hovering, it slows all the controls and braking sensitivity way down to give those smooth turns and height changes. 2nd, there is also a cinematic mode or cinesmooth mode on some drones, not sure which are available on yours. 3rd, you can also go into manual adjustment on most of these and actually adjust the level of sensitivity on the panning control sticks and bump them down to like 15%, which will make much smoother. All depends on if the mission is nice smooth movie like quality, or if the mission is speed racing around where you want the faster response. One final method is using the DJI "Point of Interest" and other quick shot modes or preset waypoint flights, for some cool, smooth shots. I haven't taken a lot of videos in all these modes yet, but have played with them and it's amazing the smarts they've put into them to make the flying easier. Welcome to the Drone club!
Haha, yeah I went to the drone-go-to guy...Well, the one I know anyway!
I'm not even a drone-noob yet...I'm a drone-wannabe! I'll get there though and your end of the year prediction could be right on the money! 😉
I like that you can bust out a few tips like this. I guess I was asking the questions in respect of a potential purchase as I'd want to make sure I got the most suitable that matched my budget but here you are with some nice fixes which hopefully work. I think this is something I could get into and considering my other hobbies it would probably compliment them quite well I'd say.
I'm going to ride along with Asher's journey and I think I'll prove your end of year prediction right. We'll see.
!ENGAGE 50
The more you watch the more you'll want! I haven't had mine out in awhile, but have been thinking of getting up to the mountains one of these days with the snow on them now for some shots.
I have no doubt...I want now as it is! Lol.
Some mountain shots would be good. I would do the same. I'm not sure exactly what I would shoot, maybe not much video, more images. I like the way shots from above look. I go to some cool places so I think it would be good to have a drone. Eventually I'll get one and I think it'll be this year or next. Just have to convince the minister of finance.
ENGAGEtokens.Hi there!
I think @galenkp should stop being a tightarse and switch a few Saturday night curries for one of these :)
Thanks for the tripod mode tip, I will look for that one next time I'm up in the sky. I did find 'cine' mode, and that has helped somewhat.
This sounds quite advanced but certainly could be an option. I'm sure i'll build up the confidence to try this and the modes that autopilot the drone.
So far so good, I'm pretty happy with it so far, cheers!
Give up a curry, a few curries? Asher me boy that's crazy talk! 🙂
I agree @galenkp is holding out here and needs to pony up and join us. You're right, the advanced settings take more effort and while good if you're filming slow cine type content all the time, I don't like the hassle of switching back and forth, cause most of my other flying just for enjoyment or still shots and not published videos. That's where I like just flipping in and out of tripod mode.
The other thing you will want is a set of "ND filters" These are simply a set of filters that snap over the lens. They serve to darken the view up a bit for the camera, and will give MUCH better pictures when shooting in bright, sunny, days or snow. They usually come in a set of 3 or 4 different strengths, but I generally just put the middle one on and it works well. Even the super light one will protect your real lens from getting scratched in the event it rubs some tree branches or tall grass.
I also bought some extended landing legs for my Mavic2 Pro, which is nice for landing in grass or sand. They fold up for storage without having to take them on and off from Polar Pro.
Enjoy!
Loving it :)
That was me, in the wrong mode :)
31 mins, hours depending on memory card, 2 hours from flat I reckon, $70 for extra batteries.
Cheers, I see he's popped by :)
I really like the look of this thing and despite the relatively short flight time the $70 for an extra battery, which is probably $150 here, seems ok. I looked it up last night and they're just under $1000 to buy here...Pretty steep but I reckon I'd get hooked pretty quickly if I got one. (Should I say when I get one?)