DJI MAVIC 2 SECRETS: Hidden Features DJI Didn't Tell You

[@brettgaramella]

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[@discoverellenville9239]

Just do any cropping you want in post off the FOV version, if you're shooting at 4k then just set up a 1080 sequence in Premiere and you have tons of latitude for cropping and stretching

[@BitSmythe]

"Skip the intro"; cool. "What's going on, guys?", NOT so much! Good video.

[@rolandbouchat7462]

the camera panning actually works but the back left remote button does not recenter the gymbal on mine...Do you have a special setting on your remote?....There are the C buttons but there is no setting that recenter ONLY the camera without aiming totally down first before recentering...YOU cannot use this while filming obviously unless you want to shoot your feet...how did you get this setting to directly recenter?

[@cuuppaajoe]

Hey man thanks as always. But at min 4:10 you mention fov is higher quality. Everywhere else I’m seeing online says HQ is higher quality. Just mentioning. But like you said, they’re both amazing.

[@cuuppaajoe]

Thanks Brett I appreciate the research! I will then. Love your videos!

[@pjorgerod522]

Hi Brett, this is increadle information. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Do you know how much weight can 2 Pro lift? I want a drone for fishing. Regards, Paul

[@petsuppliesalive9292]

Hi my name is Roger , I have a DJI Mavric 2 Pro with a smart controller , which is missing Camera video coding and Video Size/Video Format menus found under the orange record button on the home screen. Do I need to change any settings for this to appear. Can someone please assist Regards Roger

[@gn8525]

Hi, I just got my mavic 2 zoom delivered today and after all updates I cant workout how to activate that camera pan feature from your video. Helllpppp!!!!!

[@dougkoontz1752]

Does the digital cropping in the second also magnify still photos?

[@investigation1016]

Thanks so much... This is my first drone (mavic 2 pro) and I am so happy you posted this. I can't wait to see more of your tutorials.

[@juanm.4861]

Hi, question when moving the camera to the sides, when pressing the button C1 it does not return to its place of origin, as I configure it?

[@SpencerRusso17]

Juan M. The button is customizable so you can’t put it on that setting

[@jameslyons158]

I think you have to stop recording to switch Modes on the pro, with the zoom you can zoom while recording

[@Get2ItTV]

Love my mavic zoom, trying to get make some good footage. Thanks for the tips

[@STEELCITYDRONEPILOT]

Check my channel dude! I use a zoom 👍🏻

[@300Roxas300]

Is there anyway you can hook up an oculus quest to the Mavic 2 pro?

[@greysky65]

How can I tell when my Mavic 2 pro battery is fully charged ?

[@Joshua9613]

Serious question. Why would you need to move the camera horizontally as opposed to just rotating the drone?

[@andrewallan6802]

Wouldn’t it be safer to remove the propellers when you’ve got the aircraft powered on inside?

[@sompompir]

Not only does C1 not do what it did in this video, but when I went to settings none of the options available does that. O_o

[@johnbfishback7391]

Thx, helped alot better than rotating the drone, however, you mention that the 'C1' button on the bottom will return the gimble to straight forward but I thought 'C1' was a customized button that has to be programmed thru settings. Clarify please.

[@letsrollout7307]

Sweet😀😀👏 have you ever experience the black screen issue??? And do you know how to factory reset these mavic 2. Unlike the mavic pro. It doesn't offer you the factory reset option. Please if you can. Hope you would help. 👏👏👍👍👍

[@Justin_Martin]

Dji Mavic 2 Pro and Dji Mavic 2 Zoom secrets is awesome! Wonderful

[@MVMTV4Videos]

I don't have a lot of drones or the expensive controllers. I'm Working on it. TY very informative, Thumbs up well done

[@ThePolymath1]

Regarding the Pro’s version... DJI did release this information. They Full FOV setting is the downsampled 5.x video crushed into a UHD resolution. The HQ setting is utilizing full pixel readout. (No binning). It’s also not a Hasselblad camera. It’s a Sony sensor DJI glass leveraging Hasselblad’s 10bit color science. Aloha

[@drewarmstrong4325]

DJI can call it Hasselblad... even though it is the same sensor as the Sony RX100 Mark 5 as all Hasselblad sensors are from Sony... AND... Sony bought Hasselblad outright about 2 years back. The lenses for my Inspire 2 are made by Fuji actually...

[@patrickborlagu5000]

You can use this settings *DroneUsers. club*

[@kadmow]

@@drewarmstrong4325 : Check the details, DJI Directly own a large stake in Hasselblad. Ventizz (Private Equity Co.) used to own 100% of it. (Hasselblad: Colab with Sony since 2012) (Not sure who made my I2 Kit Lens, I thought it was a Panasonic?? - my Zoom Lens is a Panasonic Pancake Lens.)

[@JennGrover]

It would be nice if Litchi could allow you to pre-program gimbal movements like they do on the Osmo.

[@dbickers]

OK Brett, 2 questions, 1) I never thought about the zoom because it could zoom I guess. I'm thinking of the over all quality of the video because I'm going to take it to my editor to zoom and pan as needed. Am I missing something. You always loose something on a digital zoom so unless it is an optical zoom where you are filling the sensor without loosing pixels. 2) I asked you a question in another video that I had not received a response yet but I was thinking about waiting for the Mavic 3 or not. I'm also deciding my best controller. Phone, pad, glasses, goggles or their high end controller. I've had issues with my phone plug staying connected so that makes me nervous. Any suggestions? I also have a laptop with wifi.

[@ClayArnall]

you missed the biggest advantage of the 4K HQ - it's 10 bit instead of 8 bit. That's giving a lot more color information for advanced color grading. And also, it's the FOV that is downsampled to 4K. The HQ is 1:1 pixel mapping with no downsample, which is why it's cropped.

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Cool mate thanks!

[@luiscarrillo8178]

Just got my pro 2 today

[@bruceee2660]

I suggest u make some photos or video to explain the difference of HQ mode and VOP mode. btw thanks at all.

[@dhansel4835]

Here is a couple of suggestions I would like DJI to incorporate. 1. In the "P" mode have ALL collision sensors turn on or make it in the menu what collision sensors you can activate. This would keep you from flying sideways in a tree. 2. I would like to swap the settings in "LEFT" gimbal dial so I would rotate it to the "right" to point the camera down and rotate it "LEFT" to bring the camera back up.

[@RedNeckSurgeyTech]

How are your sales? Nice video, thanks!

[@TelemetryOverlay]

I know you've realised already, but just to be precise... HQ is not a digital zoom, but real 4K taken from the center of the sensor, about 39mm (not 56). Full FOV is about 5.4K downsized to 4K, hopefully without line skipping. If image processing is properly done, both formats are pretty good, although only HQ takes advantage of 10bit h265 if I'm not wrong.

[@TelemetryOverlay]

@@brettgaramella Didn't know that. Thanks

[@jonathansardinas3848]

Thanks brotha I'm super pumped.. I will try in the morning

[@JasonPutt]

thank's for heads up, still decided what drone buy. 4 of my top five, actualy my top 4 are dji, 5 is bebop2 but only cause of skycontroller black, dji should have put hdmi on mavic's and spark. but as old school film photographer i should tell you FOV is not FULL OV, It is Fiel Of View or you viewing angle, hence 28mm and 40mm 28mm being wide angle, and 35-50 being human eye frontal view depending on person.

[@mikeshevlin]

Thanks for video. On the original mavic you can zoom by squeezing the screen out and back in. Can you do that with the 2 pro?

[@lilypoetri2302]

can you use remote control or at least assign customize button to pan camera left or right?

[@mauricevieren]

Nice Video! I saw it on KZbin! Am I right that you can costumize the button on the backsite ?

[@ViperX176X]

so you have 48 mm max focal length on the zoom and 39,2mm on the pro? what about the quality? could you show a 100% crop or 1000% crop on both drones with max "zoom"?

[@ExpressiveImagery]

Good one for finding these features out. I don’t have a Mavic yet, but I would of thought that the ability to move the camera would be fundamentally a feature of the remote - or maybe I’m thinking of an Inspire with dual controllers?

[@hotelphotography]

Hi Brett, great video! Is there a vertical camera setting on the photo mode with the Mavic 2? The Mavic pro had a vertical setting which was great for real estate photography while shooting buildings.

[@hotelphotography]

@@brettgaramella Photographing tall buildings for real estate was a must. Wish I'd known this before buying it....!

[@christianochoa8608]

Thanks for the videos. My question is will I have problems using a galaxy tab s4 with the drones or did I need an ipad? Thanks

[@christianochoa8608]

@@brettgaramella thank you very much

[@hrhkenneth428]

excellent presentation. we all learned something, thank you

[@danreynolds8028]

Great tips Brett! Just got a Mavic 2 Pro myself and am glad I did after months of debating which one to get. Thanks for posting this. Looking forward to more. Subscribed!

[@fyzobaba]

I have been debating which one to buy btw zoom and magic 2pro too.so u think the magic 2 pro is better?

[@live4christ297]

I got my pro a few days ago and didn't even know the gimbal could do the panning thing! Thanks for the info.

[@live4christ297]

Brett Garamella Can you assign that gimbal movement to the right wheel?

[@darrentaylor4707]

Hey Brett in the drop-down menu which one do I select thanks

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

The 4K HQ isn't downsampled. It's a 1:1 pixel readout. The 4K Full FOV is downsampled from 5.2k to 4k. The pro is the way to go! If you additionally crop the 4K HQ footage 115% you get an equal focal length to the Zoom and equal or better quality.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Awesome! I'm guessing the HQ will be SLIGHTLY sharper, but will have a little worse low light performance. Still even after cropping the sensor it's still a bigger size than the one of the zoom.

[@LukeMaximoBell1]

Yeh, I think the Mavic 2 Pro is impressively close to the Inspire 2 considering the size and price difference.

[@slabcharger7162]

Even with the zoom at full zoom? No chance

[@Dashcam_istanbul]

Cropped means uses middle section of the sensor and then upscale it. Hence the zoom.

[@belly247able]

Thinking of selling my pro. I just want to know if the 2 and 1 use the same battery. Thanks

[@SergiyZavarykin]

You don't know what you are talking about when it comes to 4K Fov and HQ. HQ is cropped to full pixel read-out and you get best true 1to1 pixel quality. While FOV is full matrix read-out and downsampling to 4k like a consumer 1000megapixel cameras do to get 4k.

[@calebbyers]

My mavic 1 pro can digitally zoom up to 2x by pushing the 5D button on the controller left and right... Do you know of there is any difference between that and what you described?

[@MrMorontica]

Hi Brett, help me out with this, please!After lateral panning, how do you reset the gimbal straight forward on one click?I see you do it by pressing C1. But, the only option to this, (camera forward/down), has 2 steps, : pointing down and, then.....another click to straight forward. How come I see you do it by directly straight foraward by just pressing one time?🤷‍♂️

[@jaredtansley3236]

Bro that was awesome!!! Just yesterday. "I was like, surly they can make the gimbal move from side to side".

[@strokerdvd57]

The panning worked as described but when hitting the C1 button to return to horizontal, the camera goes to 90 degrees down. Then I have to press the C1 again for the camera to go horizontal. Did I miss something?

[@randydehne8866]

In your menu you can program your c1 and C2 buttons to do what you want them to do.

[@DeddyJingga]

Just curious. How do you get Ready To Go on Gps when your drone indoor? Thank you

[@brutalteam3795]

tsym for pointing out the range shooting in the hasselblad one ty for real :)

[@jonathandusza764]

So is the zoom on the pro optical? It seems like it which is awesome

[@chrisl6263]

I don't use 4k so how can you zoom then? I tend to stick around 1080 or 1440ish.

[@JollyPhoenix]

hi there! such a nice info, is any hints as I can't make it at iPhone 7Plus but iPad worked!

[@JollyPhoenix]

Thanks Brett, (1) All the firmware of the drone, iPhone suppose 2b update, (2) yes, same cable, (3) I use the USB port on the controller....dun know y its dosent work for my iPhone.... Anyway, really thanks for your reply...

[@phillipbrock797]

You an increase the zoom on a mavic 2zoom from a48 mm to 96 mm only on video mode

[@JonLloyd65]

Good to know - Thanks Brett. I have the original Mavic Pro and the Mavic Air but I think I may have to invest in the Mavic 2 Pro. Butt-in? Haha. Thanks!

[@hayypapi4281]

Is this only for iPad or phone too

[@anaskhaja891]

Hi can you make a video about dolly zoom with the mavic pro 2. It it has zoom then are able to shoot with the hasalblade in mavic 2 or not? thanks

[@yelesaycholak5847]

I got the zoom and I’m excited to try to move the gimbal left and right

[@darrentaylor4707]

Hi I can't the button on the back of controller c1 or c2 to make the sensor to go back to the middle/center after using the screen to move the sensor, any idea on how to make this work cheers

[@Primo_extracts]

Thank u. Never knew. I luv my pro even more now.

[@georgevdp50]

Thanks for this vid. I asked the seller if it was possible to move the cam to the right and left. He said it was not possible :-)

[@feelsand_LLC]

can i also do it with smart controller? or only applicable to those using the APP from their phones?

[@brianwhitehouse8735]

Brilliant !!! Thanks Brett , new subscriber now !! Love it when normal people blow the big guys out the water X got a zoom

[@vracan]

does the pro have this crop HQ zoomlike feature for photo too or is it just for video?

[@CPAICEO]

That ability to zoom with the Mavic 2 Pro is an important feature. I bought the Zoom the other day, because of that. Had I known about being able to do that with the Pro, it would have been worth the little extra $ for the Pro version. Great selling point that they should capitalize on.

[@mowax74]

Croping an image and focal length are two complete different stories. So this guy speaks a lot of non sense for a couple of clicks.

[@Zeppy007]

Great video! Seems like I can only pan the camera with the blue button when the drone is not flying! Have you tried panning in the air?

[@Zeppy007]

Brett Garamella Yes Brett everything else works normal! When I press the iPad mini screen it focuses the camera no blue dot. Any thoughts? Thanks again bro 👍🏼

[@Zeppy007]

I tried that but no luck! Hmmmm :-(

[@Zeppy007]

Brett, Good news bro :-) Reinstalled DJI GO4 and I am good to go! Woo-Hoo Thanks again dude!

[@DungarooTV]

This finger-panning trick is awesome makes spanning more smoother - especially with the Smart Controller.

[@speedball10169]

Question: On the Pro, can you adjust the speed in tripod mode like you can on the Inspire 2 or no?

[@speedball10169]

Gotcha, thanks

Thanks, i was looking for a way to move the gimbal sideways. Do you know if it's possible to configure customizable buttons in the controller to do this horizontal pan?

[@Ferdigrapher]

HQ is not downsampled. Its a 1:1 crop of the sensor. Therefore the quality is slightly better.

[@Ferdigrapher]

Brett Garamella yes, it’s very hard to spot a quality difference.

[@MrVandype]

Thanks for this video. It helped me in taking a choice of what Mavic 2 I will buy now.

[@MrVandype]

Brett Garamella since I’m living in the Netherlands it’s better for me to use AliExpress. It’s the cheapest way for me. But thanks for all. In case I have questions I will ask you

[@bblando65]

can you recommend a drone for those of us who dont own a smart phone or a "pad/tablet"?...I want to get into drones, but I dont want or need a smart phone or a pad/tablet....

[@kadmow]

Or you can get the DJI crystal sky monitor.. (It is a tablet with additional real buttons and 2 card slots - it uses batteries from the Cendence controller.) NB. Not cheap, but still less than a new iphone.

[@sundu21]

Where do I get the long cable from ?

[@camerachris]

Hey Brother, not looking to hack on your list of "secrets" but the features you are discussing weren't pointed out because they aren't new. And for anybody whom have used any of the DJI Osmo products know about the finger pan and tilt feature. Also, the C1 and C2 bu'ens are programmable, as is the five point joy stick. Resetting the gimbal to centre is a programmable option to whichever bu'en you choose. Both of these features as well as the resolution cropping were all available from the first Mavic on through.

[@oscarruiz6541]

I think the reason why DJI did not mention that zoom feature on the mavic 2 pro is because they would not sale as many mavics 2 zoom as that is the strong key salling feature of the drone. Like you sayd, now that you know of then the pro version is in your thoughts... by the way!! I love your spanish accent 😀😀

[@bradcollins5078]

If the mavic 2 had full obstacle avoidance & waterproof it would be the ultimate drone

[@MrScottyRaw]

Well it active track someone with the camera facing 90deg?

[@EOtekk]

The zoom also records a "sharper" image because of the focal length. In most shooting scenarios, the zoom will give you a better image overall. The Pro is only beneficial for lower light scenes. The HDR ability is also a bit gimmicky. A lot of reviewers have been disappointed with the Pro's performance in relation to the pricing above the zoom.

[@travails3829]

The 4K HQ is the higher quality option. This likely has to do with the downsampling from the full width of the sensor using pixel binning.

[@travails3829]

The difference will probably show up first in areas with nearly horizontal lines, as either moire or flickering. Agree that it is in many cases subtle.

[@LEXPIX]

Great tips, thanks for sharing. The panning gimball feature is awesome.

[@russellschundler6559]

From what I understand, the Pro in HQ mode only crops the captured image giving you a different framing. It is not a mechanical zoom and does not change the depth of field. On the other hand, the zoom ratio on the Zoom, in my opinion, does not justify it’s lower megapixel resolution. You can do creative zooming and “Ken Burns” effects in post processing of a high resolution Pro image.

[@russellschundler6559]

Brett Garamella Good points. BTW ... in good light, where the subject is not too close to the lens, I couldn’t differentiate my Mavic Air footage from my P4P on small computer 27” screens. Here’s my video that is mostly done with an Air. vimeo.com/280662563

[@hayypapi4281]

Can you make a video of how to set it up because I’m new and idk what do or how to install everything 🙏🏼🤙😩🤔

[@Alex_DS]

4:10 but DJI say that 4k HQ has a better quality, than fov. So who is right?)

[@nbdiscover]

I´m a little bit sad about my last fligth with the zoom. Im not quick enough to get home before the rain comes. 40 sec rain flight. Can i be sure about the safety of my drone? I have dried the drone outside. After that it run 40 minutes without flying just to keep the ventilator running. It all works well. Are there any experiences? Do i have to check it by DJI? Don´t know. Thank you.

[@nbdiscover]

Yes i have the Care

[@nbdiscover]

Yes no Problem

[@Heiko_Kanzler]

Thanks for the finger panning tipp!

[@eitanfine1469]

Hi please send me a link on how to change to 56 ml on the mav 2 ie how to zoom the mav 2

[@45under]

With the 4k HQ vs full FOV. The HQ stands for High Quality, it is 1:1 pixel true 4k it is higher quality than full FOV because you don’t get the Moiré issues anywhere as much, along with the other issues to get with downsampling the full 5k to 4k that the drone has to do when in full FOV. 4k HQ is a ‘native’ resolution 4k full FOV is a processed 5k image. Note: I’m not 100% sure if it’s a processed image on if they are doing the cheap old trick of skipping pixels out when recording the image. Which is an even worse way to get 4k off a 5k sensor but takes little to no CPU power.

[@F.W.Danley]

Brett Garamella and most people watch videos on monitors that can’t tell the difference in 8 bit or 10 bit.

[@MrKuba105000]

Please make a comparison of Zoom's 48mm and Pro's HQ mode to see differences in FOV and quality. I'm considering which of these drones to buy - I want the most zoomed image possible, but the image quality also plays a big role for me.

[@MrKuba105000]

I'm a trainspotter :D Bigger zoom gives this nice flat perspective and shots look much more cinematic. I've been using Phantom 3P for 3 years and what I was missing the most was some longer lens / zoom on a drone. So when I heard about the Mavics 2, I was decided to buy Zoom version. However then discovering the HQ mode on the Pro made my choice much harder...

[@MrKuba105000]

Not really. In Pro the real focal length doesn't change, so the depth of field also stays the same, you only get a crop of this image. So in HQ mode DoF is equivalent to shooting with 1" sensor and f/4. It still will be shallower than 1/2.3" sensor and f/3.8, but it doesn't matter for me. I don't think you really need the shallow DoF in most drone shots and with Pro I would probably set aperture higher in most cases to have more in focus. The only things that matter for me are: 1) how big is the difference in IQ and color-gradability (in practice, not theory) 2) what is the difference in FOV of HQ mode and 48mm - I know it's not going to be huge, but those extra milimeters still matter for me. I would go for Pro only if an image after cropping in post to ~48mm is still noticeably better than Zoom's one. On the other hand I would still miss the possibility of changing focal length in shots. I'm rather leaning towards Zoom, but I will wait for the comparisons and more tests before final decision.

[@moveback7913]

Of course the zoom has better zoom lol

[@Jmaurophoto]

I bought the Zoom, but I am returning it and have already ordered the Pro. The Zoom takes really good video, but without having the ability to manually adjust camera settings (ISO, f/stop/shutter speed), the photo quality can be compromised, especially in low light areas because the camera will automatically go to a higher IS to maintain a good exposure. This results in fairly grainy photos. For what I use the drone for (video, but primarily still photos), the Pro will be a better drone for me (I hope).

[@roadbiker1]

@@brettgaramella Thanks for the quick reply! I took it out for another test flight and found that you are right on. When I changed the mode to manual I had much better control of exposure settings and got much better results by changing the ISO to 100 (vs 800). In Lightroom, you can use the detail control to reduce noise. You lose a little sharpness, but you can add it back and get pretty nice results if you do it right. I do like the ability to zoom, but I am really looking forward to the Pro version and compare the differences. Who knows? I may end up sending back the Pro and keeping the Zoom. I'll also be comparing the results to my Phantom 4 Pro, which also has a 1" sensor. At this point I still think I'm more inclined to the Pro rather than the Zoom. The Pro arrives tomorrow, so I will be making some more evaluations as soon as I get it. Thanks!

[@larrycole1991]

I've shot manually with my Zoom.... I think. Now I'm gonna go check! Lol

[@minerdad02]

Would love to buy the maverick pro and smart controller,but shipping to Canada,with the exchange hurts the pocket,so I have to give up that dream

[@ManjitSingh-kr6mi]

Dji mavic 2 secrets is awesome 💕👑

[@carlosread5887]

Wow! Thanks for the tip! As you mentioned, it is similar to what you can achieve with the Inspire. Will have to fly using a co-pilot, though, until I can master this.

[@bobanderegg3817]

Secret no 1. What button on the dji smart controller returns the gimbal to front ?? I cant make it center on mine.

[@hayypapi4281]

You recommend me to buy the 128g and I did bought it but does the drone handle up with that I saw another video that it says the 64g is the right one or 😐

[@hayypapi4281]

Brett Garamella oh ok and if you fly out of your house like going far do you need WiFi or data to use it or no

[@stabbincabbincowbboy3770]

Hell Yeahhh ... I just Got the Zoom .. it’s On Now -Thanks 👍🏻🤠🇺🇸

[@brettgaramella]

Awesome, glad to hear it!