DJI Mavic 2 Pro - How to Calibrate the Vision System Sensors

[@Resupekka]

BIG THANKS! I crashed my drone inside the concrete hall (because of compass error?) After that drone was giving "forward vision sensor calibration error" and I actually thought the sensors are broken. I was searching how-to video to replace the sensors but I found this video. After I did this calibration (and replaced the propellers ofc) it works like a charm again! THANK YOU!

[@edwardfigura]

Wow! Be careful! Really glad you found this video helpful. Cheers

[@michaelmcmarner6774]

Love the video, you should come shoot in Buffalo, NY!

[@moisemayali]

After 3 times 😂 the 4th one went well. Thanks dude, good content. Seams like I have to manually restart the drone mavic pro 2

[@mitorajAstar]

Hi 🙂 Thank you for your help👍👌✌

[@Full-Spectrum-Testing]

great video, i was confused by the process but you got me through it !

[@BrianLuenser]

Yippee! It worked! Thank you Edward!

[@edwardfigura]

Congratulations!

[@riverbankfisher]

Due to sheer laziness on my part, I neglected anti-collision sensor calibration on all my Mavics, thinking that because I fly all my drones with the obstacle avoidance sensors deactivated, I shouldn't have to bother calibrating them. That logical presumption of mine turned out to be dead wrong because even with all the sensors always turned off my Mavic 1 Pro confounded me for months by stopping randomly during waypoint missions, often with the result that the battery came perilously close to draining low enough for the drone to force-land far from home due to battery charge levels dropping below that critical 10% level. By finally biting the bullet and laboriously calibrating the anti-collision sensors on my DJI drones, the stuttering stop-and-go flight behavior of my Mavic 1 Pro ceased immediately and the drone has flown smooth as silk ever since, while also filming sharply focused footage that was inconsistent at best before the obstacle sensor calibration I belatedly carried out. I simply had no idea that failure to calibrate obstacle avoidance sensors is ESSENTIAL regardless of whether those sensors are toggled on or off during flight. In trying to calibrate the sensors on my Mavic 2 Pro for the first time, the main problem I have encountered is that after completing the calibration of all sensors front, back, and sides, the calculation phase of the process remains stuck at the 0% stage, and does not budge thereafter. I'll give it another shot but now that I know how absolutely VITAL the calibration of obstacle avoidance sensors is to preventing the loss of the drone, I won't dare fly my Mavic 2 Pro until I succeed in this calibration process and see that calculation indicator scrolls up to the full 100% completion status before I power off the drone and disconnect it.

[@edwardfigura]

Thank you for the very insightful comment. I’ve had similar situations happen to me caused by division sensors needing calibration, which is why I made this video! We were able to calibrate your Mavic 2 Pro?

[@riverbankfisher]

@@edwardfigura Yes I finally did calibrate my Mavic 2 Pro. Turns out that I was using the wrong version of DJI Assistant 2. The version of DJI Assistant 2 that works with the Mavic 1 Pro will NOT work in calibrating the Mavic 2 Pro because the Mavic 2 Pro MUST be calibrated with the DJI Assistant 2 FOR MAVICS, which is different from the "regular" DJI Assistant 2 that ironically works for the Mavic 1 Prro but NOT the Mavic 2 Pro. This peculiarity is not specifically mentioned in any of DJI's user notes on the DJI Assistant 2, and I stumbled on it after a long and baffling trial-and-error episode a while back.

[@edwardfigura]

@riverbankfisher awesome I’m glad that you ended up figuring it out. I know there’s a lot of trial and error with the Mavic 2 Pro. I was forced to figure everything out out of my own due to the nature of my job. Which is what drove me to creating these videos. I wanted to help people with my own findings and also have videos that I could personally refer back to!

[@UiBhrianEnterprises]

Very helpful thank you !

[@edwardfigura]

You’re very welcome!!

[@awdgizmo84]

Does anyone know what you are suppose to do when your OS is after 11 and the app wont launch?? i have been trying to find work arounds but no clue what to do.

[@Johnleightondean]

yep, unless you have a really old Mac, I don't know the solution. I am stuck. does current Windows work, or do you need a really old windows computer as well ?

[@edwardfigura]

You have the wrong version. Make sure you find the correct software.

[@PaulSmith-mh2yq]

Really helpful, thanks - but incredibly frustrating !!

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Great video and information thanks for sharing cheers

[@jimmystate]

cool. didnt even know you could/should do this..thanks!

[@jimmystate]

i did it...i feel smarter!

[@DLMVegas]

This has got to be the most stupid thing DJI has come up with. I got through this once after an hour of trying to get it to work. Now it's several months later and it wants me to run this again. Not going to happen. The drone works fine and my still shots look fine also. Thanks for this video though. I wouldn't have gotten through the first time without it.

[@deeplyyoung]

Thanks... Informative... Will surely do it asap

[@coltenquackenbush23]

DJI needs to fix this process, it seems way too complicated, on the rare occasion that I am able to get through the process without countless error messages it stays on 0% calibrated forever, and the only way to get out of it is to quit the app, I need to try on a friends windows computer because on the download for the DJI assistant app it shows you a message that it is not compatible with macOS 11 and later, really disappointing as I have noticed many errors with my drone due to the fact that it hasn't been calibrated.

[@edwardfigura]

Have you tried downloading the one from the link in my description?

[@SmartPerspective]

I was about to ask why didn’t you take off the gimbal cover - does leaving it on destroy the gimbal when it turns on?

[@edwardfigura]

It doesn’t destroy it, but it won’t do it any good 😊

[@danielkeane3581]

Can you do this on a MacBook Pro M1 chip ? I have the everything downloaded and when I go to calibrate it won’t load

[@edwardfigura]

That is a great question. I actually purchased an M1 Max recently, should receive it by the end of March. DJI assistant app is already kind of glitchy so it’s possible that it has a few extra glitches on the new OS system, however, keep trying! If you read the other comments on this video you might find the answer you are looking for :)

[@danielkeane3581]

@@edwardfigura thanks I’ll keep trying 🤟🏻

[@edwardfigura]

Let know how if it works out!

[@makhassanieh8429]

I couldn't calibrate the side sensor because of the usb cable. The assistant can't detect the calibration image. The usb place is totly wrong. What can I do. There is no way to properly fold the arm

[@thumper8128]

it calibrates just fine with the cable plug in placement. The only issue should be if you dont fold the arms in as the arms, or the props if not removed, may get in the line of sight of the sensor, as long as they are folded in, just up to the cable, it works perfectly fine. Now once you are done with the complete screen follow through, if like me, you get lucky and get a sensor calibration issue, even though every screen was done corrrectly

[@edwardfigura]

I know it’s extremely inconvenient the way that they designed the drone. as you can see in my video I fold the arm in a very specific way. I recommend you try the same.

[@vivid-efx]

I have tried so many times and only get into it about 5 seconds of the 1st step and movement error. Came real close to having a custom Imac Pro monitor that has a Mavic 2 sticking 1/2 way out of it. Ridiculously difficult to accomplish and just had to give up. Thanks for the video though....god bless whoever can get through it

[@edwardfigura]

Hey I don’t understand what issue you’re having?

[@vivid-efx]

@@edwardfigura Movement error consistently. It's all me i'm sure but have tried and tried and constant movement error

[@edwardfigura]

@@vivid-efx Make sure there is nothing obstructing the vision sensors. (I.e. dirt, dust, or objects between your drone and the computer screen. Make sure you’re pointing the correct sensor at the square on the screen. Line it up well, stay as still as possible and maintain the same distance from the screen. Don’t move your body back and forth. Let me know if this helps!

[@eedesignmedia]

@@vivid-efx Same here .. Ive tried a billion times... So Irritating

[@eedesignmedia]

It actually worked perfectly on my laptop...

[@Ulove619]

Mine don’t do no count down it shows no color on the screen. Only those black dots :(

[@arturburban4947]

👍👍👍Thanks 🙂

[@stafford_studios]

I get all the way to the end, where it says ""calibrating 0%" and it does nothing. a red sentence comes up saying "make sure you are connected to the internet" but I am. It never finishes calibrating. I completed all of the scan steps but it never internally finishes. Please help!

[@edwardfigura]

Interesting. Maybe try turning your computer off and turning it back on after a few minutes. Sometimes the DJI assistant app can be thrown off by an overloaded RAM. See what giving your computer a rest may do for you. If it doesn’t work, keep doing it like 3-4 more times. If the problem still persists, contact DJI.

[@WHSBarronPride]

I can't install the software - I can't get past the entering the password part. Help!

[@edwardfigura]

What’s asking you for a password?

[@WHSBarronPride]

@@edwardfigura Terminal - I was able to figure it out. You have to type the password by adding a command.

[@gennarobastard9995]

HELP ME PLEASE Congratulations for your video more than exhaustive I did my procedure for my mavic pro 2 just following your instructions I must say that first of all I don't find a double window like you in dji assistance 2 for mavic then once I finish the calibration procedure of all the sensors at the end of the construction of the log file the procedure rikane stops at 0% and is unable to close the procedure I was wondering if you could help me understand why this ever happens and possibly how I can solve it I state that like you I have both an imac and a notebook with windows 11 and on my imac I also installed windows 10 but with both the problem remains thanks for everything and I look forward to your info

[@edwardfigura]

Did you end up figuring this out?

[@terliyimopmiyim9476]

Hello. Today I got warning ⚠️ ;breaking now return sticks to top point. Is it about calibration?

[@edwardfigura]

Ive never heard of that warning. That sounds very important. Contact DJI asap before flying again is my suggestion.

[@terliyimopmiyim9476]

@@edwardfigura yeah. I google it everyone speaking about vision calibration so I will try it tomorrow. If it doesn't fix I will write to dji. Thank you so much.

[@edwardfigura]

Keep us posted!

[@terliyimopmiyim9476]

Hey I did vision calibration and I tried today it's working without any problem. I hope it won't be again. I don't know why it happened but people are telling that it's cause of sun effect. Thanks for support.. @@edwardfigura

[@jamesedwards8085]

It keeps saying my are is not folded in when the plug is in the way how do I fix this. Have tried to do it many times

[@edwardfigura]

Thanks for your question, and as I mentioned in the video, DJI assistant can be very tricky. My suggestion is to plug it in, and walk away from your computer. Go distract yourself with something else for max 1 hour and then go back and check. Sometimes it just takes time to show that it’s connected even though it already is

[@jamesedwards8085]

@@edwardfigura It is connecting I can get through everything until the last part which is the left side side sensor will not calibrate the computer tells me that I must lower the arm but the arm is already lowered and it still will not work like I said before the little black screen that was on the bottom left corner of my computer that shows a little video as you are following the little green squares around is just black so it's not even picking that sensor up at all that's the problem and I have tried it at least seven times

[@timmarshall6366]

Can NOT download app on my Mac OS of 11.7.1. Any way to do this?

[@edwardfigura]

Did you end up figuring this out?

[@paintball6910]

Nope

[@edwardfigura]

@@paintball6910 make sure you download the correct software. The correct software works on all latest versions of OS.

[@vagueforeverentertainment7401]

I am following the same process and my battery is also 100% charged. But still it is not connecting. Please help me through this, it will be a great help sir...

[@edwardfigura]

Did you end up figuring this out?

[@LixKiwi]

Hi i have a problem fwd and bkwd unavailable can u pls help fix this problem

[@decur8]

How do you know it is time to calibrate the sensors?

[@edwardfigura]

I try to look for dirt particles on top of the cameras as well as poor performance on the app display. For example- sensor detecting object that aren’t there, and viceversa. DJI gives a warning sign on the top left corner “Recalibrate the vision system”.

[@thevascularguy]

Mine keeps getting stuck at 0% when calculating. what am i doing wrong?

[@nellus2272]

Hi, same to me, did you resolve?

[@edwardfigura]

Did you end up figuring this out?

[@thevascularguy]

@@edwardfigura unfortunately no I just flew it without calibrating

[@user-vy5mu3dk4w]

Hi I need help on my mavic 2 pro I have left vision sensor error but both show disabled in app and also my front ones show no errors but do not work even tho app shows front and back should work I tried calibration in asistant 2 app on pc and it couldn't pick the green box up please help its on latest software version

[@edwardfigura]

Did you end up figuring this out?

[@samehnegm2722]

did that hundred times still tells me calibration failed

[@jamesedwards8085]

When I am trying to calibrate the left sensor on the left side the green box does not come up on the screen also the little box in the lower left-hand corner that would show the video that’s coming from the sensor actually is not there that little screen is just black does anyone know what this is or how to fix it I’m wondering if there’s actually something wrong with the drone

[@edwardfigura]

Great question. And this is exactly why recalibrating the vision system is so crucial. It’s times like these that you realize you may need to contact DJI and get a new drone. It’s good to catch sensors not working the way you have instead of crashing it first!

[@jamesedwards8085]

I have a literally been messing with this for about an hour and a half and I have probably done it seven times and it just won't calibrate it takes forever on a lot of them just to get the sensor to move around the screen to match up with a little green squares it's almost like it locks up in the upper right hand corner and if I do make it through once I get to the very end one where I have to do the left side sensor that's a no go it just will not work at all and it keeps saying to make sure my arm is up which it is so I put it back down and flip it back up And yes a little screen on the lower left-hand corner of my computer is just black instead of showing the little rocks that it would be showing through the sensor screen or camera lens whatever you wanna call it

[@edwardfigura]

Your best bet is to contact DJI. However, I think there’s one more thing you can try doing. Try wiping your sensors with a safe material. Try to get rid of any dirt or interference with your sensors. Also make sure your battery is over 50% and make sure you are away from metallic surfaces

[@jamesedwards8085]

@@edwardfigura Yes it's probably best to contact them I will do that on Monday I did wipe the sensors I went thru two full batteries And I was at my kitchen table which there's not any metal near me unless the oven which is 25 feet away feel like taking the drone and throwing it in the trash so frustrating LOL I think I have another year on my warranty if it's a two year warranty I can't remember because I bought the drone a year ago December

[@edwardfigura]

@@jamesedwards8085 tell them exactly what you told me and they may assist you for free or for a discount since you aren’t at fault. Either way keep us all posted on what happens! Good luck :)

[@minhnhattran6082]

Do you know the error of not showing battery in mavic 2 pro?

[@edwardfigura]

That happened to me too. Have you had your drone for a long time? Sometimes old batteries will stop displaying the amount of charge left within the app.

[@alexes1378]

hii Edwar..i have big issue on matching the red quadro with the green one..what can i do?

[@edwardfigura]

Make sure there is nothing obstructing the vision sensors. (I.e. dirt, dust, or objects between your drone and the computer screen. Make sure you’re pointing the correct sensor at the square on the screen. Line it up well. Let me know if this helps!

[@toridici9826]

The calibration gets stuck at calculating @ 0%. Should I shut it frown or wait? It has been 20 min so far

[@RafaelFozzi]

Did yout find the answer for this ?

[@toridici9826]

Yes, I had the wrong software version installed.

[@Ulove619]

Sadly I see no red lines no nothing but black dots

[@noxus158]

I cant get the dots to show up

[@edwardfigura]

Hey, do you have the latest version of DJI Assistant?

[@noxus158]

@@edwardfigura I do. Everytime I get done with the dots now I was able to get the dots, now it won't finish the calibration what should I do. Everytime I get to the end nothing works

[@noxus158]

@@edwardfigura would really like some help please Ive been trying to fix this all day

[@edwardfigura]

Since your issue isn’t extremely specific, I can’t really give you an exact solution. However, I do invite you to read all the other comments below this video to see if I’ve answered someone with a similar issue to yours! Let me know if you succeed :)

[@samehnegm2722]

change the resolution

[@JonnyMagneto]

Been on 0% forever. Calibration information collected. Calibrating…

[@edwardfigura]

I know it’s very frustrating. Unfortunately, this is just one of the problems of the Mavic 2 Pro. Generations after the Mavic 2 don’t have this problem

[@alejandrofigueroa4476]

Oye viejo no le quitaste el protector de la cámara en la primera prendida del equipo..sólo por esa razón no me gustó tu vídeo

[@edwardfigura]

That stuff happens when you’ve been flying drones for over 9 years :)

[@noxus158]

The dude in the video isn't helpful for troubleshooting. For anyone else having problems getting the dots to appear and are having the same "enter window size" pop up box show, keep u unistalling your dji assistant application accordance to the drone you are using while also changing your resolution size for your monitor. I did a 1366 by 768 and I got it after a couple of tries so I could update my sensors I'd like my ❤️ now sir

[@edwardfigura]

😂