DJI Mavic 3 Waypoints Tutorial - The Best Flight Mode is Here!

The DJI Mavic 3 series FINALLY has Waypoints, and it makes this pro-sumer drone close to pro than ever before! This video is a complete tutorial on how to conduct a waypoint mission with the Mavic 3.
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[@51Drones]

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[@richard8031]

All I want for Christmas is.... Waypoints for my Mini 3 pro...!!!! Merry Christmas to ALL.!!!!!

[@davykelly1857]

Happy Christmas 🎅

[@rycwe]

Thanks for the video I'm still getting familiar with way points. I did something crazy with way points, but I probably won't do it again. I flew 5 miles, no signal, took a pic of my subject, and waited nervously for the drone to come back and it came back thank god

[@MicheleBloodphd]

Thank you for these incredibly useful tutorials. They're helping me gain confidence!

[@clayton9309]

Great video as always! As a sidenote, on a job site today, using white points for the first time… I would hit save an exit, and it wouldn’t. I thought, perhaps I was missing a step. So I watched your video again. No, didn’t miss a step. However, it still would not save… That is, until, I turned on my Wi-Fi hotspot connected my controller to the Internet. I found this to be a fascinating situation. Happy and safe flying.

[@bobbarnes]

Hi Russ, great video. Just an FYI, when planning a waypoint mission remotely, you do NOT have to power on the drone. You can plan it using the remote only.

[@contrerasoj]

How do you do that?

[@bobbarnes]

@@contrerasoj 1. Start up your remote 2. Tap "Connection Guide" in the lower right-hand corner 3.Tap "Camera view" on the upper right-hand screen 4. The screen will show as if the drone is in flight but there will be no camera image (screen is black). 5. Tap on the map (lower left) 6. Manually zoom into the area where you want to plan your mission. 7. Tap the waypoint icon and plan your mission. 8. save the mission. I hope this helps

[@bobbarnes]

@@rodrigoardilha6959 I have a Mavic 3 Cine. Any Mavic 3 will have waypoints. However, you have to be running firmware version V01.00.1000 (Dec 9, 2022) or later and also have DJI Fly v1.9.0 or later.

[@BlairAir]

RUSS: The new Manual dropped for Mavic 3, we got v1.8 on 11-5 with Cruise Control and Night Mode, now V2.0 User Manual with Waypoints details. It answered my question about Zoom "Auto" setting. I can zoom from 1x to 3x as slow as the battery lasts if I want. Did 2 waypoints like this a kilometer apart, zooming soooo slooow! Lol. Also, automated Dolly Zooms. So freaking awesome 👌 👏 👍 FYI offline mission planning doesn't require the drone to be powered up, just save it and it uploads to Aircraft when you fly it. 😉

[@michaelantcliff5906]

Thanks for this advice about the latest Mavic 3 manual. I too was wondering about some of the more subtle points of the Waypoints operation. But regardless, waypoints is a brilliant addition to the Mavic 3. Thanks also for your input on the zoom function

[@davelanders2887]

Russ do an auto dolly zoom video please

[@OldLadyAngler]

I sure wish there was a way to build the flight plan on the computer and transfer it to the remote later.

[@BlairAir]

I love waypoints, and have been deep diving into complex missions. One thing I am not super clear on is "Auto" for camera zoom... the app states "Auto calculated based on previous and next waypoints" -which seems to indicate a slow zoom to whatever setting, then slowly back to what it was previously, over time from the waypoint before to the one after. TIP: Stay organized. If you are setting speed, set it for all waypoints on the mission, it's easy to start jumping around changing this, then that, then the other. Don't do that, at least not on a complex mission, else I guarantee you will end up with a mess. Russ is 100% right... This is the single best thing DJI has done at least since Mavic 3 release!

[@Leonardokite]

Thanks for the update on a really cool feature Russ. Let's hope they bring it to even more drones.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Very nice. Thanls for this. :)

[@g3orgeK.]

on signal lost, if you set it to continue, you can have the drone fly behind an object that you know it will loose signal

[@chrisalexander2478]

So, basically Litchi. I cant believe they havent already done that years ago. Thanks for the video.

[@rexj848]

This was so helpful! Thank you for posting this tutorial!

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Tutorial Video On Waypoints. Thank You Russ.

[@227giorgio]

ok cool now setting one up before getting there is awsome

[@deanfordcreative]

Thanks Russ. In the field working on a Waypoint mission. I’m looking to edit a mission by adding a WP in between two WPs. Thanks for all your hard work and videos.

[@peterjb49]

I remember when you showcased the hospital when there was hardly any structures! I was following you when I bought my first drone, the M2P in September 2018.

[@BradenENelson]

I LOVE this. Thank u for making such an in-depth tutorial, gonna be using this information tomorrow at my shoot!

[@christianjonszies]

I know, I'm late... 😄Great Tutorial 👍 and guess what... I'll try to work with waypoints in the future, too!

[@toastyplebeians7381]

Great tutorial, thank you! I'm surprised more people aren't talking about waypoints, what a huge feature to now finally have!

[@CharlesUibel]

makinig the map off site is the best thing about this.

[@Appalachianhillbilly24639]

Going to Thailand in February I will be using waypoints on the temples and the villages. So happy they are using waypoints again. Nice video keep up good work

[@ephjay6t87]

This is the info I needed most.

[@michaelpoczynek]

Very interesting. Can't wait until I get my Mavic 3 Pro. Have a great day! 😀

[@SimoneS86]

Thank you. Very clear explaination

[@gilbertguerin9080]

Nice overview. We shall just hope that the waypoints are soon available to the Mini 3 pro. Been doing for years with Litchi and p3p, p4p. Mini 1. Or at least that dji releases the sdk so Litchi can be used at last for that matter. Why call it 'pro' if it can not emulate what we have been doing for years with older drones. Dji makes nice drones, but these software intended limitations are such a pain...

[@yajnagaurangadas1599]

Thanks bro for a video. Was playing today with my pro 3...well...was practicing near a tree these way points...turned off obstacle avoidance...I did nice way points around a tree...wasn't following exactly same route I put on waypoints and stopped not going through some branches even having enough room to go through

[@ALECDRAY]

great video

[@benaven1786]

With the Air 3 now released yes it has waypoints and eager now to try it on mine ..been using litchi waypoint on my old mini 1

[@JeremyTVOK]

Great tutorial. I just bought a Mavic 3 to replace my Phantom 4 so I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to more great information. Thank you!

[@SC515]

Great video and I used the information today to get a great sunset. Thanks for the work you do.

[@artzamora7918]

Good video, I have a mavic 2 pro and I've used the waypoints and I thought it was included with all the mavic drones. Thanks for the tutorial

[@KarlBlessing]

Love how you have estimated 28 minutes left with less than 75% :P Definitely one of the benefits of having that longer flight times to have functions like this.

[@51Drones]

Yes!

[@RonaldBrown59]

It was nice to see Waypoints arrive to Mavic 3 with the latest round of firmware updates. And good tutorial on how to get started with Waypoints. Thanks for sharing Russ.

[@dizzy8224]

Great video! I went out and used them last week but didn't know how to use them! Thanks!

[@costica1234]

Hi Russ! Thanks again for this wonderful video. Coincidence or not, but today I’ve just used waypoints on my 3-week old baby, the standard Mavic 3. It makes this awesome drone even more awesome. Greetings from Romania and keep up the amazing work! 😎

[@Tow69er]

Great Video young man. I really enjoy Waypoints, my issue is I have "OLD MAN EYEs" and can't see the screen, which is why I have used Litichi for years. I create missions in my desktop and load them via phone or tablet into the Mavic seamlessly.

[@joeamericauavfordav1096]

Great information and great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Naesman1167]

This is by far the most powerful add on for this drone and really should have been there day one. But it's finally here and with that the value of the M3 doubles.. Now if we could just get the mobile SDK released!

[@Skytography]

Really Amazing video and really have learned a lot

[@vonheise]

I bought two different size EcoFlow power stations during black Friday to carry in my camper, and to have for backup at home. They can also be used for a safety power outage battery backup for a computer and router etc. I want to video the downtown skyline but I don't really feel safe, and would like to set my waypoints at home, then go near the area and fly the "mission". As I was writing my question, you answered it, now I just have to do it! Thank you... There is no such thing as something an app can't do if it is programable. Someone coded the original app, and they can modify it if they have the skill or knowledge and time. The Mavic 3 was released as an unfinished drone to beat Christmas sales, or another brand. It has been built over time quite well. I am glad they didn't wait until now to release it, because I have had a lot of fun with it, and made some nice videos. I just got the Mini 3 Pro to play with indoors and as a stealth drone when people are around.

[@CoffeeWalksandWhatever]

Thanks for sharing, have a great week

[@MarcosMolina5]

Thank you so much for such a great video

[@pugsan]

You and your channel are concise and loaded with valuable content. I had given up on waypoints for my Mavic 3 and didn't realize they had arrived until your channel notified me. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and may your New Year be better than the last few.

[@travelwithwes]

super helpful video thanks for sharing!

[@NICKs_HIGHTECH]

Nice video. When do it offline You dont need to have the drone powered on.

[@51Drones]

Yes, sorry I misspoke when I stated that.

[@dronevideos8215]

Excellent video Russ, but honestly, wouldn't you rather save time and enjoy the comfort of pre-planning these missions in the comfort of your own home using Dronelink or Litchi, instead of standing out there in the cold and wasting battery time flying to the way points to set them?

[@walpt]

Way Points are great. I use Litchi. Great software.

[@ak-gi3eu]

they must add a rule of third + waypoints + pan tilt method .where in every part of grid should change according to way points. for example waypoint rule of third 1 should be left heavy and first grid 1x 9 object tracking ,2 nd way point rule of third should be center grid 5x9 object tracking . another feature is depth of field tracking .

[@georgekelly1948]

Well done, Russ. Like others, I wish waypoints and cruise were available for M3P. I do find that SkyGrid works pretty well on my Mini 2 as a free mapping device.

[@JoseArrom]

I think they just added them to Mini3P, or use Litchi or Map Pilot Pro, etc.

[@freeforester1717]

@@JoseArrom Is there any way of confirming this, please? The reason I ask is that I bought a M3Pro about three weeks ago, and following the hype surrounding the launch of the update, coupled with my understanding of the desire ability of the function I went online and bought the lifetime option from the dji store, only to realise later that it was (then) actually only for the Mavic 3’s and not as yet available for the mini 3 pro. Any link or info gratefully appreciated, thank you, and have a great and hopefully flyable Christmas!

[@ImRedDOG]

Thank You!

[@edvard.piper.sweden]

Great tutorials, as always:)

[@LtRyanPYT]

Thanks for this. Just upgraded to the M3 and was struggling to find a use case for this. Essentially(what I'm gathering) is for hyperlapse video, or videos that require a seamless transition from day to night, for example? I don't see myself integrating it as I only fly manually, but good to know!

[@DavidSkok1]

Great tutorial! Thank you.

[@matheusvillela_]

Tks for the tutorial!

[@PaulAndrewKennedy]

Thanks, great walk thru…

[@frogmandave1]

I want waypoints for my new Mini 3 Pro!

[@joekapitany8084]

Okay no disrespect intended, because I try to continually learn. But I'm like a 55-year-old guy been flying DJI drones for about six or seven years now. So I might be a little bit behind on comprehension, LOL but the tutorial here was a little bit hard to follow. I'll keep trying to learn and I appreciate videos like this don't get me wrong, thanks a lot man. Hopefully someday very soon I can use my DJI mini 3 pro for stuff like this

[@jamesruse5895]

You mentioned you used waypoints with your Mavic 2 Pro. Did you ever use Litchi for your missions? If so, I would be interested in your comparison to using the Mavic 3 onboard waypoint function and that of Litchi. I have an M2P currently and I use Litchi all the time. I love it and have had zero issues with compatibility. I'm hesitating to upgrade because Litchi does not work with the Mavic 3 product line. Thanks, your channel is great!

[@VintageSlots]

I just started using DJI waypoints. Litchi is much better for what I need to do.

[@Fluterra]

Can you make it just fly while you control the camera manually, similar to the Inspire 3 “3D Dolly”?

[@HerewardDundasTaylor]

Great video thanks. I want to video the main block of the main street in our small mountains town. However the top of the block on the main street is about 30 meters higher than the other end of the block on the lower end of the main street about 400 meters away. I want the drone to follow the contour of the street, not drop instantly at different weigh points. Weight Point1 & 2 could be either end of the street, but how to have the drone loose attitude smoothly and consistantly in the flight between WP1&2?

[@markkempton4579]

I tried to use this on my M2P last winter, but the POI I wanted to highlight (lighthouse) is not on the map b/c it's out in the water, and the map only shows land. Did not know there was a satellite view. I'd prefer if we could do this on a PC ahead of time at home due to the screen size, but that's the old man in me.

[@BradLMN]

That looks like it be a very useful tool for route planning & help a flight be more efficient. One could only hope they make it available across the board. If not it may be time to upgrade from the mini 2 to one that has that function. 😎

[@rkdbaj]

Mini 2 does waypoint missions on the litchi app & other apps i think. However i taped the bottom sensors & flew "blind" (on the dji app) & now mini 2 doesn't work at all. Don't think i'll cover the sensors on mini 3 pro. The sphere stitching errors are bad enough. Don't need the drone to error out completely!

[@riverbankfisher]

With the SDK for this drone now due for imminent release, I am eager to find out whether Litchi will be able to make the Mini 3 capable of completing waypoint missions even if the signal connection with the RC controller is lost. Also, being able to create waypoint missions at home on a desktop computer is way more convenient than creating the waypoints while flying the mission as DJI forces users to do. Here's hoping 51 Drones does a Litchi waypoint review for the Mini 3 when that time finally comes and the SDK is released.

[@JWard2]

Did the SDK ever come for the mavick 3?

[@riverbankfisher]

@@JWard2 If your interest in the Mavic 3 SDK has to do with the drone's ability to complete waypoint missions with full autonomy AFTER loss of RC signal connectivity to the drone operator, then I can affirm that the Mavic 3 can be programmed to fly such missions using DJI's native waypoint flight planning feature. Mission completion in the event of RC signal loss IS now, at long last, an available selectable option when DJI's waypoint flight planner is used. This is a very welcome development indeed. While DJI's waypoint planning capability for the Mavic 3 pales in comparison to the versatile, affordable, and intuitive Litchi Mission Hub flight planner that is preferred by discerning, cost-conscious drone operators, those of us who ARE legally permitted to launch long-range drone missions are in hog heaven already, regardless of whether or not DJI deems it worthwhile to publish an SDK for the Mavic 3 in the foreseeable future.

[@Jumpy66]

I think that the reason are the local restrictions and flight with sight contact. In the early drone Version, the most have the Waypoint Option. I‘m from Germany. For the Tourism itˋs the point, to make Waypoint Routes for POI. Like gpx files for walking. I‘ll hope they push ist. We have here a lot of restrictions in Nature Area with POI. I give this Ideas to the government, so I’ll hope it changes anything in the future. But they need for all laws al long time.

[@DorkyThorpy]

Thanks man. Great video. If I wanted to video a length of beach, looking for plastic, could I set waypoints at home and then have drone fly beach? Without actually walking there. I would be parked 1 mile inland I should think. From saftey point of view I am talking wilderness location. Thanks

[@4WLEX]

Hi there, thank you for another fantastic and instructional video. Can I ask you: why you don’t start from point 3? So you’re already there, saving battery. The POI on waypoint it’s genius! Love that feature

[@rocketgrass]

I use waypoints as well and this video is great. Help! How do you video shoot a building or structure and have the Mavic 3 pro just auto fly in a circle around the structure? The owner's manual is very vague. Thanks!

[@kenta5185]

Great job Russ. I have MINI 3 PRO and need Waypoints like the MAVIC 3. Any predictions?

[@jesusrangelb.1944]

soon we are going to map with mavic 3 series

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Waypoints.... Using waypoints and losing the radio contact made You pull back. I just saw a video where the guy turned obstacle avoiding off, and tested RTH. The system turned on (!) obstacle avoiding and went back, regardless of cine, normal or sports mode. This was verified by the symbol on the control. Very clever. I think about waypoints beyond the radio range. You know a lot about the system. This ought to be possible to test in a drone safe manner. Being a newbie I got this idea: Set up waypoints in a near area, circle, rectangle, whatever feels safe and start the waypointing flight. Then turn of the controller...... Will the drone continue its waypoint flying like requested? Will it return at the end of the list? It ought to be possible to test in a safe manner. Any thoughts from knowing guys?

[@johnandrews9312]

sweeeet!

[@CrashCartwright]

I would like this for my older Air 2, but my guess is it requires side-facing obstacle avoidance sensors for safety reasons, so I doubt it will be released for any drones that do not have them. I could be wrong though, that did happen once 🙂.

[@BardhokNdoji]

Taking the shortest route to go to way point one to start the mission can be an issue if you are running this on the evening with low visibility and no obstetrical avoidance.

[@Kana7782]

How many different waypoint missions can you save and how long can they be saved for? And how many waypoints can be saved within a mission? I need to cover a construction site with 7 different missions, once a week for a year

[@ArsenHosepyan-]

Hi, first of all, thanks for an amazing explanation, nevertheless I have a question. I wonder whether the Obstacle Avoidance function is working on the Waypoint mission or if I must turn it on manually whenever I fly with Waypoint? Thanks in advance

[@koolkiwikat]

the only reason I kept my 3DR solos....was cable cam......Ive just sold them....lets go DJI!

[@pslaathaug]

Was that Ken Heron's fire truck I saw?

[@chrishendersonre]

Hello- I hav enjoyed your productions so much. The variety you offer is great. Plus, I spent a few months in Minnesota last year, so selfishly, I always find it enjoyable watching your backdrops! My interest in this message is to see if you would consider making a video on the waypoints setting for the RC Pro remote when using the new Mavic 3 Enterprise drone. There are many video options for the waypoints setting used in the Mavic 3 Classic and Cine models but nothing on the Enterprise series. Unfortunately, the waypoints shown in the remote for the E series does not match the look on the standard Mavic 3 models…i.e. no squiggly icon on the flight view screen, nothing showing POI settings and other features you are showing in this waypoints video. I see how to use it on the 3 Enterprise with the RC Pro remote, but it’s not near as convenient or understandable as you display here. Maybe it is not possible to use waypoints as fluidly with the E series as it is with the standard models. I do hope this is not the case. Thanks so much for your time here, even if only to tell me I am out of luck. Chris

[@jcarleabc]

Looks like Minot ND.

[@LanceCadena]

Great video....at the 8:46 mark you say you can hover over the POI and select that place. Is it the c1 button once you get to that spot. that is great if you can actually do that. NOW Christmas has come early adding both of those features (waypoints and c1 button POI) I don' think you tell us how to select POI flying over subject. Cheers.

[@51Drones]

Yes, that is correct, the C1 button will set the coordinates of your current position/altitude.

[@gcarmichael]

just needs to be able to navigate using elevation above ground and allow creating flights on a pc as Litchi does.

[@Eddietherocker]

I was just using this feature and it's great, wonder if they'll ever allow litchi on this new system.

[@dreamytravels1]

Really excellent video, thank you! One question: if for instance waypoint 1 is at 100 feet. Waypoint 2 is at 200. Will it smoothly move from 100 to 200 on the way between the 2 waypoints or will it reach waypoint 2 and then only move from 100 to 200 feet?

[@9shanandale]

Can you share saved waypoint paths ?

[@acrodow0384]

Great content. Is this level of granularity settings of Waypoints only available on Mavic 3. I don't see these option on my Air 2S ( not available on Air 2S ?

[@DarkStoneCastle]

Is there a limit on how low of altitude you can set a waypoint. I set a waypoint at about 6 ft high (above ground) and the Mavic 3 had a problem with that. I even tried it with obstacle avoidance off and same problem. When I changed the altitude of the waypoint to around 15 feet, it was ok with that. 6 feet? I can’t do a waypoint at 6 feet high? What!?

[@JC-tx1pd]

Mavic 3 and Mavic Mini 3 Pro: What is the minimum and maximum distance rule for the Active Trak range operation. And if it follows a car, the control needs to be in that car, or what is the maximum distance of the controller from the aircraft? Thanks for your reply.

[@wolfiemedia]

Do you need an SD card in the remote for this, or just the drone? Thanks 🙏🏻

[@contrerasoj]

One thing I just noticed is that you can’t set the drone to take a photo at the waypoint and then apply to all. I was able to apply to all speed and elevation but not take a photo.

[@Malbre]

So it caught up with Skydio 2+ :)

[@51Drones]

The Mavic 2 actually had this before Skydio. 😁

[@KarlBlessing]

I wonder if you did this same waypoint once a week for next couple months if you could timelapse its construction...

[@BoReynolds]

RUSS......How do I do a perfect shot AROUND my parked car? Is it Waypoints? POI? Which? Bo

[@harrisongould9460]

I just checked to see if this was available of the Mini3 Pro and Air2S and the answer is YES and YES...YEAH. 1/2/23

[@dronesmithaerialphotograph1129]

First off. How did you get yours to read FEET and MPH?

[@john55709]

Do you think it is possible to include a lens change as part of a waypoint mission on the Mavic 3 Pro?

[@howardprince8996]

Oh man great job thank you so much. Do you have a video on Drone Deploy if so please let me know I need to see it please

[@51Drones]

No, but I need to. Billy Kyle has some.

[@thedenthero7399]

Does the Florine have to be on for the waypoint creation

[@Manihsi]

Hi Russ! Is it safe to using waypoints at night time around bridge & towers? Thanks