DJI Mavic - Set Up & First Flight 

170 feet high up and rock solid like a tripod. this thing is awesome!

I got mine last Friday !! ( I feel like a child ,LOL) I trying now pictures, and the resolution is awesome ! I will try flying out of my neighborhood first. ,let you know guys

Just got 1 today. Ordered from DJI. They said it would ship after the 18th, and be delivered by 10:30 this morning; and it was. Thrilled. Great starter video.(and camera guy). Amazingly smooth video without having tripod mode on--no motion at all at 170'. Thanks!!

As a new owner I appreciate your video, I loved it and watched it all the 20 minutes thank you

As for the clamp hiding the home button of the iphone, you can use Dremel tool to cut a semicircular hole to gain access to it. Or write to DJI to include the semicircular hole in their next batch of production.

Thank you (and your son) for taking the time to create these videos and sharing them with us. I am researching drones for my husband's birthday gift in a few weeks, and these videos have been incredibly helpful to me. I was so glad to hear you mention that "you can barely hear it." Noise is the #1 reason I am now looking into the Mavic Pro instead of the Phantom 4 Pro that I was initially leaning toward. To what extent does the noise difference between drone models impact where/when you are comfortable flying? Have you ever chosen not to fly in a certain area (like your neighborhood) because of drone noise, or has noise ever influenced your choice of which drone to fly on a given day? Bottom line: I'm hoping that by going with the Mavic Pro, the lower noise level will enable my husband to fly in places where a louder drone might attract too much attention. We live in a densely populated part of Houston, and our neighbors have guns, too!

Just got ours today, ordered total of 3 extra batteries and a GPC military grade case with cutouts for everything, really nice product and probably the best for the price

I've watched loads of reviews, as a customer waiting for my mavic I found yours to be one of the best, straight forward to the point and informative.... thank you for taking the time

Your info is great and slow, thorough enough to remember

Whisper......"We live in Texas...lots of people with guns....Spooky".....LOL.

Love the video and as I am learning it from my son so nice to see involving your son and sharing great time together.

I've been flying DJI products since their VERY FIRST FLYING CAMERA ("drone"). I started out way back when Colin Guinn was the head of DJI America. I was at a NAPP conference and he was there and I got to meet him and I'll never forget, Colin was there to unveil the Phamtom 2.0 which had that big bulky camera connected to it (as opposed to the original Phantom which required you to purchase your own GoPro and attached it to the underside and had no gimbal to pan the camera. There is a mic on the GoPro so you'd hear all the annoying noises that the original, cheap, crappy props made). I have had literally every iteration of the Phantom series, 3 Inspires - 1 Inspire and 2 Insprire Pro Professional models. All that said, I LOVE LOVE THE MAVIC PRO PLATINUM so much. I could list the reasons but there's just so many great things about this little aircraft it'd be a very long list.

Good video !!! I bought one yesterday, but I am watching as many videos as possible before I fly it. Thanks for the video !

Just bought my mavic and this video has helped me out so much. Cant wait to get this thing up in the air!!

Thanks for a good short introduction of the Mavic Pro. I just got my new Mavic today after 7 weeks in order. (Denmark) The batteries are being charged now, and tomorrow I'll get a new 7 "Tablet (Do NOT have Iphone) And then I'm ready for first test flight for the weekend. BR.

Thanks for sharing this! We just got ours - here's hoping it transforms our travel films

Great video, thanks. I have an Inspire 1, and my Mavik pro just shipped. Will be a few months until deployment is over, can't wait to play with the Mavik!! Keep posting vids!!

Kelly. Well, it's finally arrived. Had to upgrade to a smart phone which is learning process in and of itself. Gonna take my time and learn this thing properly. Thanks for your videos. They're EXTREMELY informative. Can't wait til I have enough under my belt to really get out there and make some great shots. My Son already wants to use it. He's got a mining claim up here which he wants to survey. Lol. Told him he's at least gotta wait til dad gets the thing in the air first. 'Kids'. Gotta love 'em. He's got a nice Phantom 4 but know he wants a Mavic bad. I'll talk him into it. Thx again for your videos.

I have been searching videos on how to fly and this video is really the best so far. Thanks!

I dragged this out.... ended up needing a mavic pro to do my next work... couldn't wait until the new ones release... thanks for the tips!

Just bought one tonight. Can't wait to fly it. Never flew on yet.

Fantastic. I can't wait to fly mine! I've just got one but the weather where I live is BOOOOO!

Thank you thank you and thank you!!!! You have saved me bunch of headaches. My brain was about to explode trying to figure out how to set up my drone, I was missing simple steps and my controller wouldn't light up until I came accross your video. . J ... you are a life saver. You got yourself a new subscriber. Thank you!

I spent 5 or more minutes just to plug in my Galaxy S7 Edge into these controller's clamps... Dji must look at this issue with care in the next generation of Mavic. Great video btw. It show us the real world and the hard steps of "behind the scenes", not just fancy footage and paradisiacal landscapes. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!

I just got my Dji mavic pro in time for my vacation I cannot wait to use it. Thanks for the great video

Awesome commentary... 'We live in Texas!'

Thanks for this video. I just received my drone and plan on taking it for a spin tomorrow. Wish me luck!

I see a lot of Mavic videos from unboxing to flying, but they miss this specific clip that you just did. Very informative. thanks for posting.

Just bought Kevin's old Mavic Pro. Even though this drone is no longer manufactured (discontinued) I'm still happy to own it as it still is a decent bird for photos and video. I plan to get my FAA drone certification and using this drone for weddings and other projects. Thanks for making this intro video 4 years ago. Yes, even old videos are still relevant :)

Thank you a lot! Just bought one today and you have helped me more than you know

Thanks,I am in process of getting DJI Mavic Pro and you have convinced me!

you haven't show to calibrate the drone...

super excited, just got mine today!

I have just decided to buy this drone because of your video. Awsome job, and you are a good team with your son :) Thank you!

I just got one, can wait to fly it!

Great video! I received the mine yesterday with the fly more pack! your video has helped me for my first set up and flight

My gadget for 2017 ....I love this drone ....i want it so bad ...... GREAT VIDEO ...

so did you have to focus by pressing the screen? it looks as if it were infinite focus. looks great.

Just a thanks for taking the time to make this video.

Just a note that at about the 11:20 mark the view is of front of the camera. I thought that I saw the tab of the little protective (I think) pull off plastic on top of the gimbal. I noticed it on mine today and removed it. I am pretty sure that it does not need to be there. I found a few others of these on the corner of the legs as well on mine and they have the same color tab on them.

What about calibrating the gps also 30 frames you should set shutter at 60 might be useful to send drone up 34 feet for a bit before you move it so it can spot the return to home properly

Due to some glitches in the YT server, it stated your video was private, and later said the video had been taken off. I cannot click on the 'reply' button to email you back.

thanks a lot, after tomorrow my first drone arrives, the Mavic pro Platinum Combo, I'm very happy, I want to make some nice videos in my California. Thank you. Mauro

I absolutely love my mavic I've only been able to fly in front of my house up about 200 feet view of Mt Rainier out maybe 400 feet we got a lot of huge pine trees. got to go down buy the Sound to get a more open area.here in WA,

Today I will launch my first drone the Mavic pro and feel better after watching your videoTell your son I’m in Texas and conceal carry too but I would never shoot down his drone

I really enjoyed this video especially the camera video

Reference to some lousy comments. Your son is smart and will be a great cameraman. Congratulations! He needs a gimbal for your camera though, but still, it is a great video and I also learned a lot. Meanwhile, going through a lot of the comments, I must commend you for your patience as some of those guys are very rude and could do with some attitude tutorial... Got my Mavic Pro 5 days ago and have not yet dared using it. First-time drone user. The weather in the UK is not nice so far. Been watching loads of tutorials and some are confusing. I wish you had told us about the beginner's mode... I surely will start this way, in spite of all the excellent tips in yours and others videos. I did order some propeller guards (they are huge). Would you recommend fitting them for first flight? Thank you for sharing. Cheers.

Good review, appreciate the info ! The second camera ruined what would have been an excellent one for me, constant shakiness and out of focus on vital shots. A tripod mounted fixed position camera would have sufficed.

When are these readily available for purchase....... they are saying it's a 7 to 8 weeks out for delivery........

The plastic protector bubble sohuld be removed before flying otherwise you are blocking the cooling air intakes behind the camera gimble assembly.

Looking forward to flying it , looks fab ..Krissi

Nice review on the Mavic. FYI, the device clips actually hold an iPad Mini using the alternate USB port on the controller. Don't bother doing a comparison video to the Karma, that's no comparison.

Just purchased mine today, this video was super helpful. Thank you!

please do a long range flight and show how well 'home" button works

We live in Texas; lots of people with guns. This kid is 🔥

Excellent video with clear explanations. Love it.

I know this certainly old is a Post. My question is, how do make my Samsung Tablet connect with my DJI Mavic Proves yours does..? I've tried w/G21 Samsung and still it won't connect.. Any clues as what I should do next..?

So slow I went to sleep and when I woke up I figured it out for myself in less than it took to watch this video.

Thanks for your fleshed out review of this. About the 6th review of the Mavic I've see with nary a negative issue with it. At this point I can't wait to get this.

Man, these videos are really really helpful specially the freaking quality and info of course. I bought one today and it’s charging so let’s see how it goes 🤪🤪

It´s one of the best drones i think please tell me more or less what the price is for one of that.

Are there ever going to be any new small rtf tri-copters with brushless motor or drones/uav (under faa weight) with new mechanical features coming out soon? Hopefully soon, cuz I'm kind of getting bored of the drones/uav/quadcopters that are all kind of the same and lacking new features. For example; retractable landing gears and tilt motors are the only once that different from the other RC uav's. But, are not under faa weight. Please! help spread the word to the RC companies for more great flying experience:)

I love it when people take a few minutes of information & streeeeeeetch it out. Killer vid. More people should make mavic startup tutorials there aren't very many out there. 😑

Thank you for the tutorial. It looks fairly simple to fly for a first timer.

Try powering the drone first before turning on the remote. Might reduce the number of times it doesn't connect

Great vid, just got one. I ain't touchin this till I learn everything!

You guys did a great job with this video. Did you have any interference or other issues flying around the cell tower?

great video... btw, did you land it using the Home button or manually directed back to landing zone? And your son's whisper is one for the ages :-)

I love the fact that you don't have to calibrate it like you do on a cheaper model drones

I'm thinking of using one of these to check my gutters for blockage, without having to crawl up on a ladder. Do you think there would be an issue with flying close enough to the gutter to get an adequate view?

can you please do a review of dji mavic propeller guard vs cage

Here's a strange request for you, I only have one arm, and am wondering if you could try and do a video and see if you'd be able to do a test flight using only your right hand? I lost mine while serving in the USCG back in 1975. I have always been able to manage to handle just about anything as far as remote controlled vehicles , boats , etc. but with the price of this it's a bit scarier buying it and come to find out for whatever reasons I can't manage it! I've always amazed people how I've learned how to do things with just one hand ! If you decide to take this, what some may call a challenge on , I'd be forever grateful.

What is the name of this town? I've never seen one with so many trees.

Nice video so you can update firmware on your phone or do you need to do it on your computer?

I liked the video, but please for the love of god get a tripod for your son's camera next time. That long lens hand held camera work was rough.

This white ring around the motor and propeller. I am not sure I could see them in your video.

Really clear and very helpful. Thanks for sharing..

Hi Thanks for the video. I am going to shoot in a swimming pool. when water drops hit the impeller, will that drop the drone ?

I just notice on your video there is a out of focus spot on your upper left hand side and there is a problem with a huge batch of mavics that have a soft spot out of focus on the upper corners and its part of the camera assembly that is defective you should have yours return.....

thank you - that was exactly what I needed !

good review can you try going towards to the drone and see if goes back or just stops? what does it use to detect its position indoors? also you could have also showed that BACK TO HOME OR FLY TO HOME feature a bit technical because i thought you know your drones

Wow! Nice neighborhood. :)

Can I ask, is it ok to leave the "fishbowl" piece on the gimble to protect the sensitive gimble? I'm thinking of leaving the bit on to prevent any nasty muck and dust to ham the camera

hi, nice video thx . Question, when you were flying, are you on beginner mode? When i turned on my mavic inside the house, it did not want to fire up the propeller. by the way, this is the frist time I am flying a drone. Please pardon my ignorance. thx again

Very cool video, thanks for sharing. I love your son's comment about staying away from the house; something about living in Texas and people having guns, made me laugh out loud there.

Nice video! I own a mavic pro and I get fantastic results!

you kinda blew by the phone connection, what happens if you dont have an I phone,, in fact I have a newer android phone with the new C type connector,, what happens in that case,, not everyone has I phones???

Enjoyed this video and learned quite a bit. Thank you. However, I wonder if you could make sure in other videos that the important bits you are trying to explain are captured. Some key bits of the display you were talking about were not shown on camera, rather you looking at the drone - not as informative.

did that firmware update do everything all in one go? Drone, Battery, Controller ? and how do you do extra batteries? Firmare not held on SD Card this time like Phantom then ?

how many satellite connection does it needs in order to fly safe. on phantom 2vision+ it was 6 satellites

excellent review THANK YOU., D5 BUTTON/TOGGLE THINGY ? Manual gives just a brief description ?? WHEN you have the time can you go over that ? When I played with it the drone spun on its axis , I guess changing from landscape to portrait ? Interesting. ALSO,, what features can you change/adjust/modify when the drone is airborne ? Your videos (in MY opinion) are the best out there. Thank You !

Great video.Many thanks,just thinking about getting into drone photography,so gathering all the info I can.

Great & inciteful videos. I am unable to 'connect' the receiver w/ the Mav Pro. I am having the same problem w/ wifi & RC. Any thoughts? It is suppose to come linked.... Thank you

Can you zoom inn the camera, once in the air to take pics or video? Does it have a safety warning to fly back because battery is low and it wont crash? Can you record voice while you are filming, like describing what the camera sees?

Can the Mavic Pro be programmed to follow a preprogrammed flight pattern to fly a field for crop scouting?

Just flew my new Mavic Pro. Great great great This video helped but a bit weak on video

does it give you a warning indicator if you fly it too high or out.? or can you set a limit to where it will go so far before it goes out of range..

Great introduction to the new Mavic. On setting up it appears to be a "turn on" and fly. did you have to do any prefight adjustments i.e:IMU, Compass calibration dance, etc?

You can fly without the phone or app you said? So why did it have a compass error until you plugged it in?

My friend got one and had ZERO experience with drones and i have experience but not with dji so when i was helping him start it up to fly i never got it to start up propellers because of the weird thing that dji has you do with putting the joysticks into each othet