Mini 4 Pro and Goggles 3 - Great or Gimmick? 

Hey! Thank you! Very nice, the Avata 2 is so easy to live with I find myself pulling it out much more often than any other of my FPV drones. Haha yeah analogue is always good fun. Digital is just out of this world

You're welcome Shaun! Yeah try it out and see what you think! 😃

out of curiosity...have you tried the no-glare screen protector yet that they sell for some cell phones? I was contemplating on finding one to see if it helps with the glare on the RC2 screen. It's similar to a standard screen protecting glass, except is has a matte finish instead of glassy.

Yeah there are a lot less fetures available when using the goggles. I also hadn't thought about the glare on the screen, mainly because I don't tend to struggle seeing the screen but it seems that quite a few people do so this could be a solution. 😃

yeah you can get the Avata 2 and try the goggles with your mini too, see how you like it. The Avata 2 is so much fun though 😅

@@JustinBainbridgeYT It's all about speed right?? Probably why the Avata 2 is so much more fun 😄

This is something I hadn't thought about to be honest. I don't tend to struggle to see the screen too much though so for me it's not too much of a concern. But it appears a few people are seeing this as a benefit as they find the screen hard ot see sometimes. It does add another peice to the kit and will make it a bit more bulky to carry around though, you're right there! 😃

I would love to have both...both have their strengths for sure, but they are very different birds.

This is very true and something I hadn't considered at the time. Personally I don't have much trouble seeing the screen but I also don't tend to fly a lot in the mid day sun. However it appears that quite a few people do have trouble seeing it sometimes and in that case this could definitely be a massive improvement for seeing what you're doing with the Mini 4 Pro. I was approaching it at the angle of someone wantin g to use the mini for fpv purposes but it's interesting to look at this angle too. Thanks for the insight and your comment 😃

@@soundbeast4957 Totally agree with you there. Both different machines for different purposes and both strong in the respective use cases 😃

@@JustinBainbridgeYT heck ya! I want one of each lol. It’s easy to compare a mini to another mini…but FPV and a Mini is like comparing a Racecar to a Sedan. They have their own qualities. A racecar is fast, and is made to be fast, no fancy stuff. A sedan is great for a chill ride, made for comfort, lots of upgrades to make it better from the previous model. I would compare the high end cines like limousines. Theirs ag drones whit are the crop dusters, the enterprise mapping drones are the utility trucks, because they do surveying and mapping. ❤️ each unique in its own way. Oh dear, I think I might have dropped a movie line (madmax)

@@JustinBainbridgeYT I actually had great vision previous to this muscular condition starting to fester. Now there are times I have some challenges when the light is just a bit too bright. Shades and umbrellas have become a great companion ❤️ lol. It’s necessary to have a sense of humor when your body starts having issues.

Hey! I filmed this just outside Ubud in Bali 😃

@ukmonk haha im reading minds again 😅 Yep you're absolutely right there, once it's bound it's bound, just power on and it should auto connect if the goggles are in Mini 4 Pro mode

@@JustinBainbridgeYT Awesome! Thank you so much! Will try this today!!

OK tried it out so thank you and works great! Only thing I am confused about is the binding?? Says I can use goggles for 5 times I think with mini pro 4 then I have to bind them to mini pro 4? So you cant use one pair of goggles for 2 drones I dont think! I will look into this but think this is what it means!

Yep this is a good point! I hadn't thought about this, mainly because I don't tend to struggle seeing the screen but it seems that quite a few people do so this could be a solution. 😃

And Goggles 2!

Hey! Thanks Buddy, Welcome to the community! Yeah I think it's do to the cross compatibility with O3 and O4, in some instances you cant mix certain controller/goggle/drone combinations. I'm sure it's technically possible with software but I don't think Dji feel it's worth the work I suppose.

so integra AND goggles 2 ALSO work with the Mini 4 PRO?!

@@LiveFree381 Yes, but only with the Motion Controller 2 that came with the original Avata. The Goggles 3 can use either the RC2 or the Motion Controller 3.

Thank you! I'm Glad you enjoyed it 😃

Hey! I do understand your hesitation to fly over water especially experiencing the Yaw tumble. I still experience the tumble from time to time but I know when its likely to come so I'm prepared to recover. With flying over water you need to be fully confident flying the drone. Smooth sweeping turns should avoid the tumble as long as you're not putting in too much yaw control and flying through the prop wash. But the main point is not to do anything you are not comfortable with. Whilst pushing your flying ability is always good, it's not worth losing a drone for over water. I'd reccomend you get really familiar with the drone and when it's likely to tumble and when you're comeoftable with it and can predict it before it happens then you should be good. But with water its just a case of being high enough for you're own risk level. If you're not comfortable, start out high with lots of room to recover. Then as you get more comfotable you can reduce the height.

@johnmajka5404 Yep very true. I've also used the wide angle lens 111° fov. Habing a wider field of view always makes things look faster as they wrap around the edges of the screen more. That's why the avata 2 still feels faster as it's 155° fov 😃

Thank you! 😃

You should be okay with FPV. VR tends to make you feel much more motion sickness than FPV from my experience. As long as you just keep still and don't try to move your head around with FPV goggles on you should be fine. After few uses the motion sickness tends to subside anyway for most 😃

@@JustinBainbridgeYT thank you so much

@jameskelly9579 Yeah I often use the video out too to show people on the phone. Yeah that's fair enough, I don't have too much problem with the screen but it seems a lot of people are struggling with the glare. Maybe my screen protector is helping with that. This is in Ubud Bali. Oh cool! Where abouts in Thailand is that? I'm coming back to Thailand for the winter months 😃

@@JustinBainbridgeYT hi Justin, I live in Chiang Mai, but I'm currently on holiday visiting my family in bonny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, the scenery is epic. I don't do too much low level flying what with all the inaccessible muddy rice fields should I crash 😄 Hey your good in front of a camera, so keep up the good work 👍

@jameskelly9579 That's awesome! Yeah, there are some stunning spots in Scotland! Ah thanks you! 😃

Yeah there's a lot missin in the menu, It should still be okay for care refresh as the drone is linked via SN and shouldn'e be affected if you're using the goggles. But I may be wrong there. I'm also looking forward to O3 compatibility so I can just carry around 1 pair of goggles. I have to carry so much stuff at the moment to keep everything flying so I'm looking forward to lightening the load.

Hey, not on its own. You will need an additional reciever on the drone for the protocol your transmitter is running. I'm guessing its likely on ELRS so you'd need to get a drone with O3 plus ELRS or O3 plus crossfire if you're running Crossfire protocol.

Thank you!

Hey! What do you mean by oscillating? Pitch or roll? The motion controller is very sensitive to movement I find. My mini 4 tends to oscillate a little when flying fast in high winds but it's always been like that.

⁠@@JustinBainbridgeYTexactly. It oscillates in pitch axis. I had a mini 3 and it didn’t do anything like that. This oscillating issue also reduces the flight time. Please make a video exploring this problem

Welcome to the community! Thank you my friend! 😃

Hey! Nope, once the goggles are connected you can't see on the RC2 screen. You might be able to connect the phone to the goggles and view it that way though

Yep, this is possible using Audience mode on the Goggles 3. You need to have the same goggles. I.e you can't spectate using G2 whilst flying on G3, this might come later with the O3 update, but only time will tell. But yep, long story short, no problem!

I couldnt find the option to rotate to vertical in the goggles

@@pR0BlemZ6 nope, the Mini 3 pro is not compatible

Thanks Chris 😃🚁🫡🍻

Haha yes it does 😂

Yeah I think a few people will have done the same thing. The case things is annoying too as you have to get a 3rd party case to carry it along with the Mini. Then the Mini starts to become a lot bigger to carry around.

This would be a handy feature, maybe the could tether it via USB like you can with your phone? Would be nice to see but I doubt we'll get much in the way of updates for this going forward