5 Things You May Have Missed About The Mavic Mini

[@jdc8352]

Thank you for not talking slow just to drag out the time of said video. Much appreciated. Double thumbs up

[@PurpleTT99]

Extremely helpful, well explained, and 100% useful to me. I'm about to order a Mini and doing research before I click "order" and this was spot on. Thank you.

[@kentschrader3900]

You won't regret it. :)

[@mootpoint7053]

That background is LEGIT AF

[@mhandle5679]

Great video. Just wanted to to say you have an amazing talent for presenting information. Clear, concise no useless rambling. Perfect, thank you.

[@topilot]

Another great one Rick! I was wondering about the charging routine on the controller and you made it very clear. Glad you are providing your products that really are reasonably priced and well thought out. I love the flashlight.

[@Dronevalley]

Tom, thanks for the post and we really appreciate your business. I'm glad you're enjoying the light and stay tuned for a new 2-port car charger we'll be releasing this Friday. It supports both QC and PD charging and is perfect for charging your Mavic Mini on the road. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving! Rick

[@crackedcandy7958]

If you had that cable as a 4 way splitter, you could charge 2 batteries at once. One in the fast charger, and 1 in the aircraft, then the tablet and controller.

[@kensmapleleafretirement]

I got my Mavic Mini today and it is pouring rain so I am watching videos to get more information on how to use it. Thanks for all these great points...TTYL...

[@rappere11]

Hey Rick, older traveler and newcomer to drones. I am thinking of getting the Mini. Wanted to thank you for sharing all of your knowledge with a great presentation! Making complicated things sound understandable and do able to a novice is a great skill. Thanx again will be watching. Robert

[@jhawk3910]

Appreciate you taking the time to put this together. It is very informative for those of us who are new to flying a drone. I haven’t been able to put my mini down so I’m always up for consuming more info about it. Thanks!

[@pwk1983]

Thanks for the explanation on the lithium ion battery maintenance. That's really help me in maintaining my flight pack in the long run.

[@tomvontrott]

The lith ion batts make the Mini interesting by itself. The ability to just leave them charged is a huge advantage. I love my M2 Zoom, but because of the limitations of lipos you have to plan ahead to fly. The lith ions mean I could leave the bats on the charger, look out the window and see it is a nice afternoon and just grab and go to the park and fly....this alone makes the mini a tempting buy and don’t think it is talked about enough as a advantage to this drone.

[@Dronevalley]

Tom, I agree and it's why I wanted to add it to this clip. I love that they moved to the Li-ion cells in the Mavic Mini and it does help to make it a grab-and-go quad. I appreciate you posting and hope you'll stop back for more content soon. Rick

[@MountainParameters]

Leaving Li-Ion batteries on the charger, or indeed storing them at full charge, is not a good idea, That's why eBike owners commonly will charge their batteries to 80% to prolong their life span, and there is a lot of discussion on this among Tesla owners. 'Battery University', and GRIN technologies websites are good resources for this subject.

[@Dronevalley]

@@MountainParameters Thanks for the post but Li-Ion cells are in most of the portable electronics on the market today including cell phones (some) and laptops and all of this gear is constantly being charged. In larger devices like cars (Tesla) and E-bikes and scooters it's good battery maintenance to keep them around 80% but with these smaller devices the batteries are being charged more often so the "wear leveling" is less of an issue because folks will burn through their 2000 re-charge cycles pretty quickly. These drones also have a faster and deeper discharge cycle than most other gear and this roughs the cells up a lot too. Stop back soon for more content I'll be posting this week. Rick

[@MountainParameters]

@@Dronevalley Thanks Rick, that's a great quick reply. I am as guilty as most, and do all the wrong things when recharging my phone (like leaving it one when charging), and drone battery. As a result, I accept that I will have to replace them sooner, rather than later. I think that as users, we accept that dynamic for smaller items. But when an good 52v eBike battery that uses 70 expensive cells is considered, it's no wonder that companies such as GRIN bring out smart chargers that you can set to change your SOC (Sate of Charge), which in turn will give you many more charge cycles at 80% than if your charged it to 100% SOC. The problem with our drone batteries is we cannot simply set our charger to 80% in order to take advantage of that. That's why I'm excited about the prospect of the possibility of perhaps being able to rebuild the Mavic Mini battery using 18650 cells and a spot welder.

[@crackedcandy7958]

@@MountainParameters let us know how that goes

[@wyrick6869]

Not just great information ,but understandable to the masses ! Thank you for engaging the geek in all of us on a level we can comprehend ! A fine balance Rick you do it rather well! Thank you , much appreciated , because of you I am saving for the mavic mini with the fly more , IT IS WORTH IT !

[@jairoantoniogomez7335]

Thank you, I am a drone virgin. In fact, I will be receiving my first drone ever, the DJI Mini today hopefully. I have seen you videos and have learned a bunch of stuff. Thanks.

[@kcdyck]

Just got my Mavic Mini yesterday! My remote has an icon beside the port that showed me the correct orientation to plug in the charging cable. Thanks for the vids!

[@jake24680]

The mavic mini controller also has an icon next to the cable input, that shows the orientation to use when plugging the cable in.

[@robertkelly3313]

I watch all your vids Rick, there’s always something to learn from you, many thanks.

[@Dronevalley]

Robert, thanks for the kind words of support. I love making these clips and it's great to know that others are enjoying them. Rick

[@djinncat]

Thanks for this information about the longer cable. I love flying my DJI Mavic Mini and with this cable I can use my tablet.

[@john7ennon]

Just subscribed, Very Insightful. I love this little drone! Trying to learn as much as i can. Thanks for the info

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and I really appreciate your support and am glad that you enjoyed the clip. I have a lot of fun flying the quads and want to help others enjoy the hobby. Stop back soon for more content. Rick

[@davidhbedenham4951]

Brilliant Rick. Great information. Loved the simple tip to mark your USB cables to prevent accidental plugging in the wrong orientation. Easily done I have found, trying the force the connector in the wrong way. Keep up the good work mate! Appreciated. Cheers

[@Dronevalley]

David, thanks for the post and I'm glad that you enjoyed the content. Marking the cable with a Sharpie is a great way of preventing popping it in wrong and damaging the connection. DJI should have used a polarized connection but this simple trick helps eliminate the danger. Stop back soon for more content!

[@saltwaterrook4638]

Got mine in on Monday. You can charge batteries and remote at the same time. Plug in the charger as normal, plug remote into the usb port. Turn on the "powerbank" mode by short press then long press. Boom, charging battery abs remote.

[@manvirsingh3667]

SaltwaterRook how again

[@richardmalone3172]

@WILLIAM ALEXANDER LUNA MUÑOZ Yep. Just tried that. It works fine.

[@wobby1516]

Very helpful tips 🙏 can’t wait for mine to arrive. I’m a real novice as this will be my first foray into aerial photography. 🇬🇧

[@justwilliam6192]

Ditto, mine arrives today, super excited!

[@nokiddingobama]

I have enjoyed your videos for years. I have had many drones over the years, I decided to pick up one of these Mavic Mini's for those times when I don't want to drag around 20-30 lbs of gear on a hike or a long trip. So far I am pretty happy with the MM. I wanted to tell you of a cool thing I discovered while messing with the 3 bay battery charger and the controller. I had the controller plugged into the 3 bay charger and I needed to go. As I unplugged the charger from the wall plug I noticed that the controller was still charging. It seems that DJI made this battery bank a power source as well as a charger station. This is cool if you are out and about and you have several charged batteries in your possession and your controller starts to get low on power you can use the battery charger as a power source to give the controller some juice. The other application I could see this working for is to charge a phone or tablet. Pretty cool technology! thanks again for all the videos! Cheers!! Michael

[@ARCAdventures]

Great video!! I think all that's missing in this discussion is the video is 2.7K vs. full 4K in the mavic pro. Our videos are 4K, so this would mean increasing the scaling of these clips. Have you found that 2.7K when scaled up to 4K is still very sharp, not much different? Thanks!

[@DroneSyndrome]

Thanks for sharing such helpful information. Also, the Drone Valley adaptable cables are simply brilliant! Great solution Rick. You guys are awesome!

[@jackhill8246]

Thank you Rick! I'm a new subscriber and awaiting the arrival of my mini. Looking forward to some great air time with this little gem.

[@Airedale721]

Thank you Rick for another very informative clip, much appreciated!

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and I'm glad that you enjoyed the clip. I have a lot more coming this week so be sure to stop back soon to catch them. Rick

[@Keatonrsmith]

Thank you for the informative and clear tips! Well articulated, and helpful. Being that KZbin is all about feedback, improvement, and support I thought I’d provide a suggestion to change your camera angles and cropping. There is a significant amount of dead space in your framing that could be better used to see specifically what you are pointing out. I would recommend you drop your camera height, and move the camera a bit closer.

[@SnuffyB123]

I happened upon your video (most likely for the second time), but as I have not flow my Mini for some time do to a Pilot error that discouraged me from flying for some time now, but the information on the batteries was timely as it has been sitting for some time and I was concerned about their disposition so to speak. I originally watch your video’s on the Mini when I first purchased it but have forgotten most of what I learned at the time so thank you again.

[@masterpdj2623]

Good job Rick, One thing you miss is in RTH mode you can yaw the Mavic Mini around getting some pretty cool shots

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and I actually have a few more goodies that I couldn't fit into this clip because it was getting long so look for a part 2 and I'll include the yaw feature.

[@djpotts2554]

Most excellent tips, thanks for explaining them thoroughly.

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the support! I appreciate you posting and am glad you enjoyed the clip. I have a lot more content I'm working on so be sure to stop back soon. Rick

[@ashjackaman6230]

Fantastic explanation Rick. Loving your in depth knowledge in all you do. Stay safe. All the best Ash

[@Tomysit416]

Very informative and useful! Thankyou so much!

[@ΑθηνάΔαλαμανάκη]

The Usb can also dasychain a second charging Hub. Also smart is to use a charger with 2 or 3 usb ports, Quick charge 3 compatible and you are charging 3 devices simultanius.

[@andrewandron7087]

Cool review. That camera panning works very well with the Mavic 2s as well. And it lets you pan the gimbal in all directions.

[@FatDankNuggz]

I've been using this for years and i had no idea about the dobo effect, can't believe it haha

[@StephenBridgett]

Thanks, I really appreciate your videos and especially the technical details you share.

[@Vinny-mw6sl]

Hi. Thanks for the video. Well spoken and informative. Just wanted to clarify you stated you would say how to transfer video from the drone to your phone towards the end but I never heard it (it was at the end during the caching segment). Do you have another video explaining this? Right now I’m just downloading the sd card to my pc but I would like to do it directly to my phone if I could.

[@classicmo1]

For the intelligence that you convey...it is actually totally understandable for a not-so-Savy person such as myself. I am 4 deep into DJI quads but this one actually has me drooling a bit. I reccomended it to a buddy and now I am a bit jealous. Thanks for all that you do.

[@fmbdan]

I got my mini after finding your awesome channel! Thanks man! Subscribed, shared,👍 liked and of course, hit that🔔bell so I don't miss anything!

[@INTELMAXELL]

Thank you for the battery segment of this video. I guess I don't have to worry about storage rate of like about 50 percent like we do for LiPos since it's a Lithium-ion, good to know.-Thanks Rick

[@freddiecrumb77]

You are awesome! clear and concise explanation and fun to listen to. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@jeffvoigt3501]

Rick, first class video packed with useful info on the Mini and its batteries. Thank you.

[@Dronevalley]

Geoffrey, thanks for the post and I'm glad you enjoyed the review. I love this quad and will have a few more clips posting this week so stay tuned. Rick

[@wtgphoto]

Excellent video and information, thanks for sharing! I have about 6 flights on my new Mavic Mini and am very impressed with this quadcopter so far!

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and I agree. It's really more sophisticated than a lot of folks give it credit for and includes a lot of the tech you find in the higher-end quads. Stay tuned for more content this week. Rick

[@MrCPPG]

Good information. Just got this drone as my first.

[@907nvl]

Excellent video. Thank you very much 👍👍

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

I just got my Mavic mini last night. I was so excited when I relized you could plug in the hub, then plug in the controller all at once. Only to find out it charges each battery one at a time. Great for the hub, but it also means that no matter what, the control is last to charge. bummer as id want the control to charge at the same time as the hub batteries, that way I can charge a flight battery and the control and go fly. I might look into buying that 3 way cable just so i can do that! Thanks for the tips.

[@Dronevalley]

I appreciate the post and the challenge is both the logic of the charger and the limitation of the fast-charging standard since it only allows fast-charging to a single device at a time. The cable I discussed will allow you to charge all three devices at the same time but it can't fast-charge them. Even still, they will all be ready pretty quickly. We have plenty of the cables in stock and can have one to you in a few days if you decide to make the purchase. Thanks, Rick

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

@@Dronevalley you are absolutely correct! But doesn't mean I have to like it!😝. But hey, I can dream. I added that cable to my wishlist on Amazon.

[@GorillamansGarage]

@@jollyrogerhobbies2386 : Is fast charging Li-ion not a good thing? I see the supplier brick is a 3A . My samsung brick is 2A. All Batteries are rates less than 3,000mAH so is it not better to use the 2A brick??

[@jollyrogerhobbies2386]

@@GorillamansGarage I think you miss understood me. Fast charging is great. What I meant was when you plug the hub into the wall and then piggy back the controller off the hub, the smart charger charges the least drained battery first. Then moves to the next least drained. Then the last battery. Finally it will then charge the controller. It will not do it all at the same time which is a bummer. It's just not capable of it. However you can plug in the hub to the supplier brick and charge it, the plug in the controller to a separate supplier and charge at the same time. I can buy that cord from drone valley and charge my phone, hub, and controller all at once. The down side is that it Will not be able to fast charge. So each option has its advantages and disadvantages.

[@rvnmedic2709]

I've been subscribed for awhile. I like your fast moving to the point explanations. You one smart cookie!

[@maninblack6575]

Good tips, and that three way cable is awesome.

[@JClintB6538]

Thank you. This was a very informative video, I'm sure it helped a lot of people.

[@mattnovak5896]

Another great video Rick, I always enjoy your content. 👊🏼 Question though, I have a Spark as well and use a lipo bag when im charging my batteries, so since the mini’s batteries are Lithium-Ion does that mean there is no need for the lipo bag while charging? 🤷🏻‍♂️ no crazy fire danger? I have been flying my mini for about 10 days and I am very happy with the purchase and it is definitely an upgrade from the Spark. 👍🏼

[@MountainParameters]

You really got my attention when you mentioned the battery pack probably contains 2 18650 cells. As I have a spot welder and build my own eBike battery packs, of course my first thought was whether I'd be able to rebuild these packs by swapping out the 18650 cells, which would then mean your cost to rebuild a pack may be in the order of $15.00. When you said you may tear down that battery pack in future, then that doubly got my attention, I am greatly looking forward to that!

[@davidwiniger3799]

Exactly. New iPhone 11 Pro Max. Have to remove case each time for cable to reach insertion point...sux. Does your smaller length cable have an extended iPhone connector?

[@adidas4275]

yeah me too.... and it is lame :(

[@glasman9]

Nice video, good tips and i don't care if you sell cables or not..i appreciate you letting me know there is some alternative .....good luck to you and thanks

[@MrPlaneTalk]

Thanks Rick. You mentioned that your Drone Valley cable cannot Quick Charge (QC) when more than one device is plugged in, however, at 6:45 and 7:18 it appears that the controller is indeed quick charging (fast blinking lights), even though the Mini and iPad are plugged in. Please clarify. Thanks.

[@Pipefitter310]

Thanks Rick, I will be purchasing the mini through your link...

[@Dronevalley]

Jason, thanks for the post and I really appreciate your support. I'll have a few more clips posting this week so be sure to stop back soon. Rick

[@roderickjamesriddick9174]

Hi Drone Valley, I have just got my Mavic Mini and i have being watching your programmes before i got my Drone for Xmas , i did watch one program not by you but he said you can FOCUS in and out with the camera, but i don"t see how so could you tell me true or false please. Looking forward to your reply .Thank you.

[@some3ody]

Luv the battery comparison. Thanks

[@keithpanaro2252]

I have had my mini for a couple of months. I recently found an "Easter egg" in the Quick Shot features. I found that you can designated a non-person target by using a 2-finger pinch on random places on the screen. I haven't found any reference to this being an actual feature. I used this to designate a flagpole as the target for an orbit quick shot.

[@wakkaflakkadown]

I appreciate this video. Looking at the iPad mini in the controller - does the larger size of the iPad mini make it at all cumbersome to comfortably hold the controller and fly the drone? I’d like the extra viewing area, but it looks a bit awkward. Thanks, Rick!

[@physiolympha]

On the charging hub if you switch it on, you can charge both a battery and the controller at the same time!

[@offduty170]

I’m a new flyer - this is excellent. Thanks so much !! I travel a lot for work and this has been super helpful. If I had 1 question - what’s the best way to transfer what I record from my SD card to my iPhone ?? I did purchase thru DJI the reader that attaches to the iPhone but when I clip in the SD card it does not automatically show up. Is there an app I should download for this ?? Many thanks !!

[@richardmalone3172]

Great informative video, thankyou. A question. Is the battery in the controller a lithium ion or lipo? Is it replaceable?

[@kentschrader3900]

Sometimes when I tap the return to home button on my Galaxy S9 phone, it minimizes the app! I can get it back, but a couple of times this has happened when timing was close. Is there a way to "lock" the app in place to eliminate the risk of minimizing at a bad time? I did find that tapping very lightly helps, as a hard press will always minimize, but getting that just right can be a challenge.... and thanks for the tips! Just subscribed!

[@nathangreen6286]

Kent Schrader try pressing RTH on the remote

[@crackedcandy7958]

Yes, get an IPhone, my note 10+ doesn't have that problem.

[@brianrowell1350]

This guy def has a degree from Harvard. My dad is the complete opposite of this guy. If my dad even ever said “usb-c” id be blown away. Legend. Subscribing

[@Jimbo-in-Thailand]

@Drone Valley Rick - Since you're an electrical engineer and already produce a line of custom drone accessories, I think there's a possible opportunity for you with the Mavic Mini. I recently watched a YT video of a guy who disassembled the MM battery. Yes, it uses standard 18650 cells. If you offered replacement MM battery case 'kits' that would accept standard non-solder slide-in cells I think you'd have a great Drone Valley seller. Not sure if it's feasible, or even legal, since the MM battery case incorporates DJI's "intelligent" battery circuitry, but it would be fantastic for many of us Mavic Mini owners. I would certainly buy one or 2 or 3 from you since importing lithium-based batteries here in Thailand is getting more and more difficult due to ridiculous import restrictions. Anyway just a suggestion. Merry Christmas from Thailand!

[@csjmoore]

Excellent video with a lot of practical information that might take people a lot of time to stumble upon: The caching item was good as was the charging article. Now all we need is a double QC AC adapter:)

[@Dronevalley]

Charles, thanks for the post and I'm way ahead of you. I actually have a 2-port QC and PD car charger arriving this Friday that we designed to charge your Mavic Mini (and phone / tablet) in your car. We have a home version of this coming in late December to help solve the problem for you. Both of these are unique because they support both standards, which is not something most chargers on the market do at this point. Keep an eye on the channel and I'll be reviewing it here on Friday. Thanks for the support! Rick

[@andrewandron7087]

Lots of great info here! Thanks!

[@lombokpropertyrentalslombo3902]

Can you do a video on what changing iso, apature and shutter speed will affect video and photos

[@bfvader]

I'm still waiting for my Mavic Mini to show up (pre-ordered on Nov.2nd), but I was thinking of using my Anker 20,000mAh, 18W QuickCharge 3.0 battery bank to charge everything at once... Using the QC3 port for the 3 battery charger, USB A for the remote, and another USB A for my phone. The specs say it can charge at full speed simultaneously on all ports. It looks like each of the three drone batteries has 2600mAh of capacity, the remote battery is another 2600mAh, and my phone has a 4000mAh battery, so technically I could charge all of these from empty and still have 25% left in the battery bank.

[@EricRoseBahamas]

Thank you, kindly, for the wisdom and insight that you share with us. I do not own the Mavic Mini yet; but the video is informative :) Waving from The Bahamas.

[@wmp59]

Good video’s, watched all of them on the Mavic Mini! I know you have a lot of information to convey in a short time, any way you could slow down on your talking speed , I rewind quite often! I mean that in a good way! Thanks!

[@keithstewart7514]

I'd rather rewind as I also often do, rather than waste time getting worthless content info. I love this channel and my mini's arrival is 5 days away.

[@va5ilis]

Click the Gear icon on the bottom right of the youtube video screen, select playback speed and set it to something less than one. ;)

[@Seluilaendrone]

Thanks buddy! Another very usefull tutorial!

[@roderickjamesriddick6255]

Great stuff Rick, thank you.

[@MrWeDoIt4U]

Thanks Drone Valley!!!!! This video has been exponentially helpful. I appreciate your hard work in producing quality videos that are informative, accurate , and Overall entertaining to watch. I must agree the Manual was not very helpful :( but this video has been. Definitely subscribing and sharing to all my friends.

[@TCConner]

I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere in any of the Mavic Mini KZbin videos I've watched that you MUST APPLY FOR DJI CARE REFRESH WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER ACTIVATING YOUR DRONE! If you don't (I didn't), you'll have to apply and get accepted for after activation purchase. This requires that you make a video following strict guidelines showing various parts and aspects of your Mavic Mini. They provide you with a link to instructions and a video. It's additional insurance at a cost of $39 (US) that: "Provides two replacement units for a small additional charge in one year and covers a wide variety of accidents, giving you greater peace of mind."

[@541beausham]

TC Conner no where did I see it say you have to pay additional fee to get one of the 2 replacements?🤔 idk why I was Naïve and thinking they would replace the drone for a 39$ charge lol

[@curriecinemedia9490]

Thanks Rick!

[@Pindi44]

Some wonderful tips in a great video, many thanks.

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and I appreciate the support. Please consider subbing the channel so you don't miss anything. I have the 12 days of Drone Valley Christmas coming up soon and there are a lot of cool giveaways this year. Rick

[@stevehaqa]

Great video info. Do you think the iPad mini 5 would also fit the Mavic Mini controller?

[@pacbellfan]

GREAT Video! Thanks. I learned a lot.

[@derekpask3633]

can I use my Mavic Air 2 controller with the new Mavic mini, please.

[@agm6095]

Can a cell phone charger from my Samsung be used to charge the controller?

[@johnlocklear]

A GM mine worked just fine.

[@agm6095]

@@johnlocklear Thanks, it will save me money.

[@paulneedham9175]

Can you remove the battery cover so you can use camera filters without going over the 250 grams?

[@adidas4275]

this is a great idea.... I am sure you can. not sure you can get it back on after :/

[@cigarnationwarriors3981]

I keep getting drawn to this little drone, but I just received my Air 2, and frankly, I’m not sure if buying the Mini wouldn’t be a step backwards. Your thoughts, please. Thank you.

[@jarls5890]

In you example with the charger where you got three batteries and the controller connected to the charger. If you press and hold the button on the charger it changes to "charge external device priority". Meaning - it would first charge the controller - then the batteries. There is a tiny sticker on the charger with even tinier print that explains this.

[@Dronevalley]

Jarl, thanks for the post but please remember that I posted this clip a year ago and well before the Mavic Mini was released. At the time I had a "beta" version of the drone and the firmware with no manuals. I was exploring it for the first time and missed the external charging trick. Once the official version was released I realized the procedure and explained it in follow-up clips. I hope you enjoyed the video and please stop back for more I'll be posting this week. Rick

[@jarls5890]

@@Dronevalley I realize that. It was not meant as criticism of your video but to inform anybody watching this now!

[@hendynz6358]

Thanks for another informative video. I attached my Apple iPhone charging cable from the Mavic 2 Pro controller (USB slot) and my iPad Mini 4 and it worked but the cable was far too long. So I've ordered Mavic Mini Charging Cable Kit as described in the video from Amazon. Hopefully it will work on both my Mini and Mavic 2 Pro.

[@tawharanui5011]

Very useful information, thanks.

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post and the support. I'll have a few more clips posting this week so be sure to stop back soon. Rick

[@michaeltreephotography]

Fantastic review and channel.

[@KEWords]

My experience and reading is that deep discharge of Lithium Ion reduces charge cycles. Say 200 for deep vs 1500-2000 50-75٪ Also best stored 50-75%

[@Dronevalley]

Thanks for the post but it's a little different between the Mavic Mini and the other DJI quads. Most DJI quads use LiPo cells and are "intelligent" which means they regulate the charging and discharging. With these cells you should store them at between 20-35% on average to minimize the chemical reactions. With the Mavic Mini DJI is using Li-Ion cells with no internal controller and these cells have no memory effect and can be drawn down to 15% or so with no harmful effects. They are also less expensive and have a limited charge/recharge cycle of about 500 (or less if abused) cycles. I hope that helps! Rick

[@Occy30]

Great info!!! Really appreciate these kinds of details.

[@rickhunter1984]

What is the price difference between basic pack and buying all the other items that will make up the fly more version in cost?. Eg. Battery multi charger, 2 more batteries, extra props ect... that would be a great video.

[@WeekendLampung]

Thanks fot tips

[@thomascalleson861]

Hi. I would like to know what you think about the XIO 3W drone. Thanks.

[@NealeZingle]

Hi Rick, thank you for your helpful videos! Is there a way to adjust the gimbal control speed on the wheel? (alt is to use the touchscreen - but difficult when out in cold weather).

[@greenrumour]

Video caching could be a critical tool in recovering a lost drone its a way of re enacting the flight of the drone and possibly location without having the drone. If the video is only on the drone than you wont be able to use it to help recover the drone if its lost or in a tree.

[@patricklindahl868]

The black charging cable seems to be much thinner, thus resulting in a voltage drop when you have all these devices connected. That makes the charging time even longer time. The original white cable are much thicker, enable more current to pass through without a voltage drop.

[@dubs2171]

Thanks for the tips

[@leuthauser]

I love my new Mavic Mini....I don't like the way the plastic gimbal guard clicks on over the gimbal and see it breaking. Do you have a link where I can buy a spare one....in case. Thanks.

[@INTELMAXELL]

I'm hoping Rick will do 3d prints available in his store.

[@irvinejamesforbes522]

Hi there love your videos just ordered my mavic mini to add to add to my mavic platinum and the spark. My question is on the mini can you use a otg cable on the drone or receiver. Regards Irvine (Portsmouth UK)

[@MikesLeTour83]

Very useful tips, the touch screen to control the camera is going to be one I’m definitely going to try!! I’ve flown my mini for three days now. I crashed it four times in the first two days (small tree limbs & bushes), I’m still learning my left from right & up from down. 🤔 today I have been crash free. 😃 I have a question about the propellers. They seem to be OK with only minor scuffs, no scratches and it still flys fine and sounds fine. How do you determine when to replace them?

[@Dronevalley]

I inspect the props after a day of flying and if I see a nick or deep scratch, I swap them out. Another good test is to "flex" them gently. If one of the scratches is deep, the prop will snap. I think it's better that I abuse them a little on the ground to uncover this potential issue that have the wind do it at 200' up in the air. If they pass this test, I'm cool flying with them. Thanks for the post and I hope that helps. Rick

[@MikesLeTour83]

Drone Valley - Thanks for the advice, I’ll just keep checking after every flight then.

[@NickFaulkner]

All great tips