"Close Tips" is used to dismiss the popup modal dialog box warnings without touching the screen to dismiss them! It will not prevent them, but it does get rid of them instantly, after clicking on the C1 button, if programmed into it. Use C2 to cycle the Landing Lights from Auto to On to Off (3 distinct settings) . Auto lets them turn on during landing at night which will blind you! Set them to Off, and use the C2 to turn them On to find the drone in the sky, and then turn them Off, once located, and make sure they aren't set to Auto.
Have watched Russ’s content for 2 years - I can honestly say, I have ALWAYS learned - even though I I thought I was up on a subject/topic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences
Great compilation of all the C1/2 functions - now, how about a similar video for the 5-axis button (at the bottom right corner of the controller display.)
Very informative as a refresher course, I primarily use AEF/lock & Lighting, just to quickly mention the 5D customisations button on the screen can also be customised for exposures plus making the camera look down etc a very useful switch indeed.
Thank you, 51 Drones for the video. I have shared your video on the DJI forum. Much appreciated the video. Keep on teaching as I will keep on learning.
Hi Russ thank you for the simplified tutorial. I have the smart controller and working my way through all the buttons. Had our mavic pro 2 and controller 6 months. Keep up the good work.
Good tips and reminders Russ! I try to “fly” so much that I fail to play with these features enough to remember they’re there. Oh, and in regards to the FPV mode, try using it while filming sunsets from just above the treetops; it’ll make the footage EPIC and more like actual flying. 😊👍
Great video! Very handy! I’ve just upgraded from my Mavic Air 1 to a Mavic 2 Zoom. The Australian drone laws require the drone to be in “line of sight at all times” which it gets hard to see at about 100’. But throwing that LED landing light on helps me see it about 150’ away! Kinda cool!
Thanks for the info. I use the bottom light sometimes to find my drone. If I look down for a sec (at iPad screen) and can’t locate my drone in the sky right away I’ll turn on the light as it’s bright enough that even in the daytime you’ll locate it quickly.
Very nice vid. There were a couple that I had not checked into and was definitely helpful. Also, I use the bottom LED to visually acquire the drone. Older eyes need a little help, especially at high alt :)
Camera Down paired with Center AutoFocus so that you can press C1 to look down, then C2 to see if your landing pad is directly center. Then descend the drone directly on the landing spot.
I use the camera up and down for setting up for a Pano series where I need to start it at a defined center. I have two jobs like this next week. Thanks, Russ. Another one for the 51 Drones file.
hey thanks can you do a video on the little joystick button on the remote cause that is what i use to turn the camera all the way down and back up to the horizon
I just recently got my Mavic 2 pro after being a long time follower of yours. Today i got my smart controller as well! I also have been thinking about what to program my function button as, good video!
I just got the mavic 2 a month ago now i hear they are coming out with 2 new drones in the near future I'm so upset i should've waited a little longer hear they are coming out with mavic 2 pro plus ??? maybe you should return yours and get the new one in a month or so when it comes out.. either way the mavic 2 is an awesome drone
Thanks for the video. I have my C1 set to centre auto focus, my C2 to centre-weighted metering. I use the SD joystick for pointing the camera down and forward, left for metering/focussing and right for AE lock/unlock. Works great, although when flying I forget that SD right is the AE lock. Have to remember that somehow :) Btw. when flying I notice that when a setting is wrong during flying I just can't seem to find the menu setting to correct that. Pressure pressure haha :)
I've been researching this as well- so far the best tip I received was to change the lost signal default from "RTH" to "Hover" this way if you lose a signal you still have time to ge get to the drone before it lands in the middle of a lake LOL- if hadn't watched that video I would never have thought of that.
The landing light is used for many drop mechanisms to trigger it through the light sensor switch. If you are using for fishing to carry your line out great distance from shoreline.
Hi there I'm a new flyer, thank you for the tutorial on the custom buttons, very informative! I got caught out with buying a second hand Mavic Pro 2 and accidently clicked one of the buttons mid flight which gave me a full screen of the camera view but nothing else so I had to land through the camera. With only 10 mins of flight time was a challenge. Do you mind me asking once these custom buttons are pushed how do you revert back to normal? Cheers John
I use the little Dpad button for my camera up down buttons and exposure (left to right). Which functions do you assign to that button? That might make a good video as well.
Russ, may have what amounts to a stupid question but interested to know if you wanted to use an iPad with your controller rather than you phone, it needed a cellular capable or whether you can use one just wifi capable. Gaining lots of great tips for your videos! Appreciate you doing them.
get a mavic 2 best drone ever the spark is great too they just went down to 329 in walmart for drone plus controller im going to buy my dad one for his bday .. i think its a good beginner drone ??? what do u think would you recomend the spark?
@@stefanmerz3135 by all means . I would definitely recommend the Spark. I've had a ball with it. As you said great beginner drone. Even though it is a entry level drone it has an incredible amount of features.
Russ I would think close tips is Tips are always popping up on the screen To give you ideas of what to do I would think close tips would be just stop all that garbage from popping up on the screen I'm glad you found it I did not know it was there I'd be glad to turn that stuff off
I use the auxiliary lighting as a way to find the drone if I lose track of it in the sky. Flashing it on/off helps if the drone is in front of a dark background like trees or a building. My other button is camera forward/down
Russ (and Russell), this was a great topic on an otherwise mysterious function. 1) I was thinking GS = Geo-Spacial (basically means map information) and FPV = First Person View. My GS is just a guess. 2) I always use manual mode for video because I want to keep the shutter speed set for the 180 degree rule. This means I manipulate the aperture with the right wheel, using the histogram for reference. I really like the idea of setting it to shutter priority and using AE lock (which I did not fully understand until now) to allow the camera to pick the f-stop, and toggle it off and on as needed to adjust for lighting changes. This way I could change it between clips, or in an unimportant part of the shot. 3) My current settings are: C-1 (left finger) = bring up camera settings; C-2 (right finger) = center auto focus; I use the little 5D mini-joystick for camera up and down, and I use it a lot! I like to know I'm exactly horizontal when determining the height of objects, especially when going above them to extend my AGL ceiling. I also use it for landing, like you. 4) Why do my comments always get so long? You're probably asking the same thing: "Oh great, that Tim guy again." Thanks for the informative video and all your hard work!
About "Close Tips": the DJI Go app likes to communicate with the pilot during flight by putting large text messages (tips) on the screen blocking his view. Now at least we can clear them with C1 or C2 without taking our thumbs off the sticks.
Thanks for the tutorial. I was super excited as it said ‘complete’, but I think you missed something that I just accidentally found: certain flight modes (POI circle) overrides the c1 and c2 buttons - maybe other modes do too? Still looking for answers w.r.t. to that and like you said - there is no info really online about these buttons. Thanks again!
Hi Russ, great info. Your right, I’ve never come across anyone really talking about these two function buttons. Do you own a Smart Controller? I wonder if these are all the same choices with the SC? I just recently received my SC and so far that has been the best upgrade to my Mavic 2 Pro. Love the screen on it. I’ll, have to check that out the next time I’m out with it. Thx again for the very useful videos!
Thanks for this video, you make very good content, i wanted to know if there is any possible way to change the functions of both front dials, they change aperture and gimbal pitch
Nice tutorial. Have you found any issues with operating range when using the C1 button to turn on/off the front led's? I have a mavic pro, and have noticed that mine doesn't seem to work outside of about 200 ft. Of course, I can't find anything regarding an operating range. Thought i'd ask. Thanks
With all the changes in the laws and reviews that you post. I would think it would be nessary to somewhere on discription or on the video you should put he date the video was made or puplished. Just a thought. I really like your images and hope you continue thanks a bunch.
Wonderfull delivery of speech can you please let me know How I can find the home lock and course lock menu last six months I digged all the setting and mode but still I cant discover it in my smart controller not even iPhone DJI app please please help....
Searched long and hard for that, too, when I first got my drone as intuitively it seems backwards to me. Unfortunately, the answer I got was that it isn’t possible to change the direction of the roll wheel. Took me months of practice before I was using it properly/intuitively. Wonder if it was created that way for people whose first language is Chinese who typically read in a different pattern (ie not left to right like English speakers) and might therefore have a different intuitive sense on controls, but I digress.
My buttons don't seem to work while in the air. I do use the goggles a lot so this might be the proble. Do you know how to enable them so the goggles don't effect it?
@@MikeMillerDrones The function of C1/C2 are mapped to the goggles hard buttons. It is switched automatically and can not be changed or blocked by a user. They are mapped to the hard buttons on the bottom. This is my experience with RE and M2P.
"Close Tips" = closing the tips msgs that pop up during a flight. The tips are like a flight tutorial in mid-flight. You can turn them off in the settings so they dont pop up though. At least that's thats how my drone(s) were. DJI Minin3 pro / DJI Mavic 3 Pro
avoidance is very annoying because of sound "beep", I shut off when I am flying, I just turn on Apas. Apas is turn on I found out that the avoidance is working but no sound.
Hello, please do a video about how much can a mavic pro lift. And also include, maybe a comparison of normal propellers and low noise ones. I cannot find such a video comparing them. Thank you if you at least read this.
When on the ground my c buttons work, but once i get airborne they do nothing. Is there a setting for this? Someone mentioned a goggle override. I do use the goggles, so i will test to see if this happens when not using them. But if you know of any setting it would help. Thanks
Hi Russ. I was not sure of C1 and C2 buttons but now it makes sense. Also a question, what is the best way to get a smooth pan, or yaw movement? mine always turn out jerky, even in tripod mode. Thanks.
or lower the sensitivity in the app those settings can be customized to ur liking i have mine set real slow and the ramp up part starts half way through my stick movement seemed to help me out alot
Hey please help, I have Mavic pro2, I’m pretty sure I was able to use course lock outside of Hyperlapse mode, yet this feature seems to e missing or at least I can’t find it again. I’d like to continue in straight light last a poi, not in a circular motion. Also I remember a pop up appearing on the screen when flying in a straight line asking me to “lock course/speed-press c1” adjacent you come across this?
I'm breaking my head trying to asign a function to these bottom to reset gimbal straight forward after panning. All a could get is Forward/Down. I saw a video redirecting the gimbal, from a lateral panning, directly straight forward with just one click. Pleaseeee
The 5D button can be customized as well. There are a few additional options on it. There are a few videos out there on it already. I may do one though.
Thank you, very informative. I keep learning more and more from your channel. One thing has been puzzling me about my Mavic 2 Pro. And that is how it determines the drone's altitude. I am flying in remote hilly country with tall pines and deep river canyons. I would really like to know the drone's height above the actual ground it is flying over. So does the drone use a radio altimeter type system, or is the height shown on the controller based solely upon the elevation of the launch site. Or perhaps the drone is using some other method like GPS data or who knows what. Do you have any thoughts on this matter? It would be great if I knew exactly what I am looking at altitude-wise whilst flying my drone. All the best.....Pokenfun