In this video I go through a few waypoint missions and show you step by step how I set them up to capture some awesome video. If that interests you, I highly encourage you to watch this video!!
I have watched so many waypoint videos and I had no idea you could do all of the cool things you showed. Everyone else just covers the basics. This is awesome thanks so much.
Agreed. Good to see your video as it's much better than others brief overview. Good to see YYC. Might have to upgrade from my M3P bought exactly a year ago here in Thailand which has now travelled from CNX to Georgia, Armenia and Phuket and done remarkably well. Last month I filmed in fireworks and lanterns for the Loy Krathong festival.
That's awesome, getting to film in all those locations! And the M3P is a great drone, I really liked mine. The M4P however, is a worth while upgrade in my opinion, I like the additional features and for me there was a noticeable difference in the range between the 2.
So one question when you set it to continue the mission after it loses signal and you have your global safety setting to return home when signal is lost does it auto return home when the mission is done if it still doesn’t have signal?
This video was extremely well made and you explained it in such simple terms. The intro video was an awesome edit. I just got my Mini 4 and I didn’t realize you could plan waypoint flights sitting at home in the recliner. From your video now I really want to plan these flights myself. Thanks for your effort on this one. I’m subbing, I want to see what else you will do.
Excellent tutorial - many thanks! That last shot - aka the 'Vertigo' effect from the Hitchcock film of the same name - is so effective and yet so easy to achieve with the M4P. ❤
@@CreateandKaptivate it's also called a dolly zoom, or push-pull. Not sure if Hitchcock "invented" it but it was in Vertigo. Also Jaws.. Good to see your video as it's much better than others brief overview. Also good to see my "other" home area of YYC. Might have to upgrade from my M3P bought exactly a year ago here in Thailand which has now travelled from CNX to Georgia, Armenia and Phuket and done remarkably well. Last month I filmed in fireworks and lanterns for the Loy Krathong festival. Looks cold back there though, it's 30c here LOL. Ebikecnx7239
Great tutorial. Easy to understand but shows you advanced things you can do. Can’t wait to try some of them out. I subscribed to your channel after watching this video.
Fantastic tutorial presentation! Excellent enunciation and pronunciation-- and done with the Good Spirit of sharing. May Yahweh bless you and your family.
Nice video. A few notes, you can manually add waypoints and POIs by taping on the map where you would like to place them. You dont have to fly to the actual waypoints to add them. In fact, you can create an entire waypoint mission without having the drone in the air. This can save a lot of time and battery. Just be extra careful that you set the correct altitude for the waypoints and there are no obstructions on your flight path. Then its easy to make any quick adjustments when you fly the mission.
@@CreateandKaptivate The power of this machine is honestly remarkable and by far more capable than I thought. I've been using for a few months now here and there and still feel like I have a ton to learn ;) All the best and will check out more of your videos for sure!
Thanks, I appreciate that! And yeah I totally agree, I too am still figuring out new things, and with the firmware updates they keep adding more features.
As someone who very rarely (if ever!) shoots drone video (photos only here) that was nonetheless really interesting to watch on what can be done using WP's! Very slick!
Opening saying you CAN'T capture these shots... just become a better Pilot 😅. Dang, these missions are awesome... I need to SDK my Mini 3 Pro if it can do things like this. Now I have drone envy. Fantastic Lesson
Haha yeah, I hear what you're saying. The extra features available on the Mini 4 Pro are certainly tempting. Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it👍
Hey there, great guide! Quick question - are points of interest only for fixed locations? I was hoping to do a waypoint route, and track a jogger for a video. Since they're moving, I assume it doesn't work? I checked my drone and it doesn't seem like active track is available during waypoints either.
Yeah, as far as I know the POI can only be a fixed location. And like you mentioned, I don't know of a way to use active track with waypoints. That's interesting though, I wonder if there's a way to do what you're trying to do 🤔
Great tutorial . I will try at a bridge near my town. I have a question: the altitude of the POI. Is it the altitude the drone will take when passing the PIO or the height of the bridge (PIO).
The altitude you set for the POI is for the camera or gimbal, that's the point it will try to keep in the center of the frame, the height of the drone will be determined by the altitude of the actual waypoints. For instance if one waypoint is at 30m and the next is at 50m the drone will start at 30m and gradually increase in altitude to reach 50m by the second waypoint.
Great video the vertigo shot was amazing but I did not understand how you put the 2 waypoints together to make one video. It would be great to see how you put them both together or could you explain a little more on that please. Thank you I have subscribed.
You actually only need to use 1 waypoint mission with 2 waypoints to create the shot. The 1st waypoint you are close to your subject at 1x zoom, and take note of where you subject is in the frame. In my case roughly where the top and bottom of the building are. Then zoom in to 3x and back up until the subject is framed the same as in the 1st waypoint, then set your 2nd waypoint here keep the zoom at 3x. So as the drone flies backwards it will simultaneously zoom in creating the vertigo effect. You may need to play around with you start and end points a bit to get the exact shot you're looking for. Hopefully that helps. 🙂
Hi thank you so much for your videos. Very helpful. I am a complete beginner just working out the combination of way points. In your video it mentioned continue if signal lost. I don’t seem to have this in my settings just land, RTH or hover. Is there another setting I need to change? Thanks again 👍
I have been asked that question a few times, and it turns out that option is not available in all countries. I'm in Canada and I've been told it's available in the US but not in Europe.
Hi did you check in non flat surface so you can see if it maintaines the alltitude difference from ground that you set? It is essential in set courses..
Awesome tutorial, thanks for sharing this very helpful info. I’m going first my first drone. After many following drones I think now is the time! I was thinking to get dji mini 4 pro but after few reaches I think I will go for air 3.. any advice will be appreciated. Thanks again🔥👏🤩
I think the Air 3 has advantages, with the dual cameras, it's bigger, faster and will likely handle wind better than the mini 4 pro. But depending on where you are flying, the mini 4 may be a lot less restricted due to it's weight. Either way I'm sure you'll be thrilled with all of the cool things they can do 😀
Super video! It helped me getting started! I don't seem to have the setting "continiue" on signal lost like you use with the Building? Do I have to turn that on somewhere else first? I have the Mini 4 pro with the RC2 controller.
First off Thanks! now about the "continue" I'm in Canada, but I have been told that this option is not available in all countries. A few people have asked that same question in the comments.
Excellent video thank you, I also have mini 4 pro with the latest software on it, but could not find option "continue" under signal lost, just RTH, Hover and Land under waypoints settings. Am I missed something or is that option somewhere hidden and must be activated?
This is comment I get quite often, and unfortunately the answer to your question is, the "continue" option is not available in all countries. If you look through the comments you will see some people have mentioned specific countries where this is and isn't available.
When you set the point of interest, do you need to point the gimble at the subject because I’m struggling lol. Amazing video by the way, great content and skills 😃 Thank you. Sam 🇬🇧😊
You're welcome Sam! You should be able to set the POI by tapping on the screen. But it doesn't matter where the gimbal is pointed when setting the POI, you can go into the POI settings by tapping on it and there you can set the height you want the POI to be at and then tap on Link Waypoints to set the individual waypoints that you want to use the POI.
Quick question: is adjusting the altitude what allows the camera to automatically tilt up and down during the waypoint mission?? I’m curious how the drone knows how far to tilt the camera up/down…is that only controlled by altitude, or can it be modified? Thanks so much for this video!
Yes that's correct when using a point of interest. Where the POI is set, is the location on the horizontal plane, and the altitude sets the location on the vertical axis and it's that point that the camera will keep in the center of the frame. If you're not using a POI then the gimbal tilt, and rotation of the drone can be manually set at each waypoint.
Excellent! I don’t subscribe to much but I did your Chanel after watching this. One question. I’ve heard that obstacle avoidance, while running a mission, only halts/stops if an obstacle is detected. Regardless of if we selected for it to go around. Have you seen this or tried this out to see if it just stops? If so, and it happens while out of signal, that would not be good.
First off, thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it! And you bring up an good question. I've had it lose signal during a mission, and since I had it set to continue, it kept going and regained signal. But I've haven't encountered an obstacle while flying a mission. I believe it's supposed to halt and abort the mission, but then what does it do? Especially if you've lost signal like you mentioned. I might have to try this out, but in a controlled test, so I won't crash or lose my drone.
Sorry I must have missed your comment, but if it's not already too late, the one thing I could suggest is going into the POI settings to make sure you've set the altitude for your POI because that where the gimbal will focus.
I've had a fair bit of practice flying my drone, but in the examples in this video, once I setup the waypoint mission the drone did everything automatically.
why you did not used POI on the 3rd example. Is it possible to choose the building, and the add POI and select both waypoints to follow POI like in the first example? This video is grate the best one have seen
I think I may have tried using the POI, I really can't remember now, but you would think it would work. Anyway, thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it.👍
Nice tutorial. I see you are flying in Calgary. I'm from outside of Edmonton. I was led to believe that Calgary is quite drone-unfriendly yet you are flying over the built-up area. Have the city rules changed?
The new Parks and Pathway Bylaw states that you can fly a drone under 250grams without a permit in permitted areas as long as you comply will all provincial and federal legislation. Be courteous when flying a drone. The Parks and Pathway Bylaw prohibits any behaviour which “unreasonably disturbs the use or enjoyment of the park by any other user of the park”. And they list specific areas you can't fly and I don't fly there. I also use several maps to ensure there are no restrictions where I'm flying.
