DJI Mini 3 Pro Intelligent Flight Modes (ActiveTrack, Spotlight, & Point of Interest)

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The Mini 3 Pro is the first mini drone from DJI to get intelligent flight features like ActiveTrack, Spotlight, and Point of Interest!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Intelligent Flight Modes Overview
00:48 - ActiveTrack
03:59 - Spotlight
05:48 - Squarespace Ad Spot
06:55 - Point of Interest
08:09 - Subject Scanning
08:42 - Outro
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[@Photowayfarer7]

I am new to drones. I have been watching videos, applying what I've learned and I have to say, your videos are the best. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. You are making a huge difference for us.

[@Kristopher342]

Billy, you always have super informative uploads the speed you deliver your information is an endorsement of your insatiable knowledge.

[@mikewazowski2040]

Thanks for the tutorial! It’s amazing we now have these intelligent features on a mini drone. Mini 3 Pro elevates the mini series.

[@darrenjohnston7817]

As always, I look forward to your videos, and always for good reason! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@nubianbynature722]

Great tutorial! I’ll be using pretty much everything you discussed. Thanks a million BK

[@doodieman4009]

Taking notes! You always bring out quality info. Impressed with Mini 3 Pro’s capabilities.

[@bminnemann]

Probably the first tutorial video on KZbin that I did not needed to speed up the reproduction. Thank you

[@DennisSchmitz]

The spot light feature is exactly what I was looking for in a drone, acts like its own camera operator.

[@architektura204]

thank you, exactly the information I was looking for. All makes sense now. You really explain particulars very well.

[@MVMTV4Videos]

Well done thumbs up. Fully watched and enjoyed. TY for sharing

[@uasflightservicesllc3552]

Thanks Billy for the info, I learn new tricks every-time I watch your videos

[@dhoser9296]

Thanks for explaining this. I was trying to use the POI like the Spotlight but every time I touched the right joy stick for horizontal movement it would drop out, plus I wasn't aware that you could change the orbital speed and also use the vertical joystick, now that's a game changer for quality video.

[@AZGeek520]

Thanks, Billy. Good stuff. I haven't tried Active Track yet because I live in an area with lots of elevation changes. My assumption is, with obstacle avoidance set to Bypass, the Mini 3 Pro should change elevation and continue to track when the subject is going up in elevation, but likely not changing elevation when the subject is descending. My drone is too new for me to test that out just yet. 😂

[@stephenalemagno9417]

Great video…been looking for one like this

[@andy_louie83]

Best video on the topic yet!!! Thanks dude

[@mikemihay]

Thank you for this tutorial!

[@KardosoMedia]

Great video Billy

[@VincentMartinFree]

Very good information as always Billy 👌

[@kensword]

Nice and concise. Thank you.

[@ALTN8NRG]

Great video! Spotlight gets the shots!

[@lynsmith1096]

Another good video Billy.

[@Bobbycleff]

Good attitude and informative , thanks Billy

[@RonaldBrown59]

It's great to see the Intelligent Flight Modes arrive on a Mini drone, this is really a break though for DJI. And nice demo on how to use these features. Thanks for sharing Billy.

[@janpretorius7408]

thanks for the great video. i just want to ask if you will make a comparison video with the air 2s and the mini 3 pro? keep up the with the great videos!!

[@SD-zx1uh]

Didn’t know about the spotlight feature or how to use it so thanks for the tip looks awesome for freestyle filming!!!!!!!

[@fireislandmavic5939]

fantastic! thank you for showing us

[@randymilton-ploof5071]

Explained so well ! Thanks

[@Wrrdsmith]

This was very informative. I'll be picking up my drone today thanks to this video.

[@sabrejacson]

Nice, thanks for the informative video. Have you ever tried the spotlight feature in very close range to the subject? Wondering if you've experimented with that, because the video I am hoping to capture would be within a few feet ideally. Thanks again!

[@global.projects]

Good, no nonsense tutorial, thanks Billy.

[@bobfiore8]

Dang my new drone can do all that?!? Another great video Billy!

[@tessgriggsvlogs6326]

Thank you for the info and sharing this great video good job.👏👏

[@billykyle]

You’re welcome!

[@sjrider]

This was really helpful!

[@user-bs6mw1do9x]

Super helpful. Thanks

[@sylvaindemeulenaere]

Thnx for explaining this for me because I was really struggling. (:

[@gaetanproductions]

great video thanks for the tips !

[@Cassius..]

Very helpful thank you.

[@ihymns]

Excellent!

[@carolinaaerialvisuals]

Another great video man! Btw did you get new rims?

[@ontheroadaustralia-soleman1911]

Thanks Billy

[@lettochfilms]

Absolutely brilliant. Just the right level of info and at the right pace. Thank you. Hugely valuable.

[@user-ny3en4ht5e]

Excellent video! I know how to turn on the active tracking. When I finished, I had trouble to turn this feature off to allow me to switch to other features. Can you help please?

[@logophile]

Thank you.

[@glhrmett]

👏👏👏 Thank you

[@danman32]

Phantom 3 had a follow me mode that was GPS based. The drone followed your remote GPS coordinates obtained from the mobile device attached to the remote. M1 I believe had both GPS based Follow Me and optical based Active Track.

[@robertbdrone6835]

About to fly my drone today, so I am brushing up on your video

[@CambodiaNatureReserves]

Now I am using Mini 3 Pro RC drone to shot my beautiful country. I love it :)

[@MattysRCWorld]

HEY, look at my Tesla!!!!! Hahaha....great job broski! Very well explained! 👏🏼 👊🏼🤘🏼

[@aviihmch87]

Is there a way to do active tracking such that drone is upright on top and gimbal tilted down? When I set it upright it still goes back and tracks in tilted angle.

[@yinshantang]

Looks like the Mini 3 pro parallel is really parallel as Mavic 2.The parallel of AIR 2S always ends up following instead of parallel. Superb review, Billy👍

[@JpAiMpEeSr]

Thanks for the vid, can you use active tracking with the DJI mini 3 pro and the RCN - 1 controller?

[@voosuave7816]

esse drone e muito bom.

[@henryroif8537]

Thanks for the info, it is really good, got a question though, (I am new to drones) soon I will be in the Peruvian Andean mountains at almost 4000 mts agl riding in a horse, these places are very isolated and might not have a GPS or satellites available (I will only know when I get there) can I still use that function?, also since I will be riding a horse in inclined terrain I want to be able to take off and land in my hand...for which I have to disable the protection sensors...is that possible?, THANKS

[@davidkay3789]

Billy to activate spotlight do you start recording before putting a box around the subject?

[@princesfpvdrones]

Just did a review on the DJI mini 3 Pro and agree with all you say, but your review is better presented then mine..because you have a one wheel..lol..

[@sumubridals]

Sooo cool

[@ramonsahi5802]

What video format can I choose to keep the tracking mood active I would like to go with the 1080p

[@ALERZMOTOVLOG]

Hi good day If active track mode is there needed a wifi or data thanks in advanced

[@HJBProductionsLLC]

Helps if you can do a walkthrough on how to use the flight modes. I just drew a line on a subject to track and got a message that tracking is not possible with my current flight mode. So there are limitations...

[@pwidmayer]

Great stuff. So now I have to sell the original mini and buy this mini 3. Plus the RC being compatible with other DJI drones sees like a reasonable investment. I have used the smart modes in the Mavic Pro 2. They work but this looks like it is better.

[@dogzillamonster]

What automatic flight modes will maintain height automatically? My lake (and the interesting birds on it) is surrounded by very tall trees. Also, if I point to a floating goose as the POI, how can I tell the GPS of the bird? M3P.

[@PeshyBoomin_AllLightNoShade]

Awesome video 😎. Please share on how to download screen recordings from the RC to phone or laptop/Macbook . GodBless

[@chez372]

You should add an annotation about the error you made when talking about parralel active track; You say obstical avoidance is turned off in trace mode, when you probably meant parralel since that's what you were talking about and obviously trace mode does have obstical avoidance.

[@Joe-GMY]

Yeah, thx a lot for that ! Regarding the POI option, can it also be operated with obstacle avoidance? In your sample I noticed that the obstacle avoidance sensor was off (red) .

[@flipnap2112]

seems to me that any flight characteristics that involve the drone flying sideways technically cant use obstacle avoidance as it has no side sensors, which is a bummer. I wouldve paid an extra hundred or so for it

[@elisma3537]

do you can use track mode in Vertical? when the drone its en parallel mode do you can use th left jes. ? thanks

[@DakMinnMark]

When using trace mode what settings for obstacle avoidance are you using?

[@DarkStoneCastle]

Just need to be able to do all this in 4K60 and my life would be complete.

[@PaperRouteGaming]

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[@PaperRouteGaming]

I’m sure a firmware update will add it eventually

[@masterpogi4582]

sir, that follow mode app is already in you drone? or do I need to install that app?

[@DaveKingMusic]

Is there a way to orbit an object shooting straight down circling the object at a desired distance from it?

[@SERB98]

Does anyone know of a method to improve the Active Track/Trace/Follow Me mode? When on a Motorcycle I can't ride at more than maybe 15 miles an hour before the Drone loses me. Is there a color, shape, contrast that it has an easier time following?

[@batchboy999]

I got in love with Skydio's keyframe feature, but had to sell it coz of family health emergency, so I'm hoping for a mini 3 in my future and already emailed dji that I hope they add this feature. With all of its feature it seems no reason they can't program this in.

[@UncleJims]

I have a mini 3 pro, but I can't get it into the active track. Is there somewhere I need to go in the setup to make it work?

[@Drone_All]

hey Billy, what editing app do you use in your videos?

[@paulrandig]

Using spotlight: If I move the drone only sideways - does it circle around the object keeping the distance?

[@jonisoma5726]

….spectacular

[@andyl8u]

The whole time I tried to do activetrack and it keep saying I can't turn it on with the current recording format. I had to google it a bit and found out it won't work anything higher on 4k 30fps.

[@dave20thmay]

Hi Billy. I can't find out why the subject scanning button won't toggle. Tried all the things I can think of, but still, it seems ghosted out.

[@TexasDrones]

Mine too...

[@pstrand84]

“Subject Scanning” is greyed out on mine. Any idea why this would be?

[@seanrandall9214]

Great video. I'm a newbie as six years ago I lost 2 drones and said I would never have another. BUT...this mini pro 3 is amazing... My question is, I haven't used master shots yet because I don't know how much airspace I actually need to execute it. I recently flew around a wide river, but was reluctant to try master shots because of trees on both sides. Any thoughts?

[@richjay1565]

You need a lot of space for master shot in my experience. I've only used that function once and you have to keep your eye on the drone and hands close to controls as I'm not quite sure what it's going to do next. It was good though.

[@mustlovedogs272]

Is there an app that will do waypoint missions for the dji mini 3 pro ?

[@Brandon-Sapp]

@2:34 you say that the Trace ActiveTrack does not have obstacle avoidance. You mean parallel correct?

[@Rider_Dan]

I wanna use this for my motorbike content? Would it keep up at slow speeds?

[@Seekay92]

I cannot turn on subject scan. So I don't have active track. How to fix that

[@miamiexplorer6451]

What city are you shooting over in this video?

[@nsvaluto48328]

So in active track obstacle avoidness is shut off?

[@briandolson2941]

In POI mode, will it track a moving target?

[@chrisvan9430]

Thanks for the info but I can't get it to work. When I draw the box around me, a video begins to play showing me how to do active track, then nothing

[@JCVideo600]

When I use my finger to draw a box around the subject. It keeps switching to focus mode. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong?

[@chriswedgworth]

Thanks Billy I really need to get out and use spot light mode

[@chriswedgworth]

OMG how much do I have to send you 🤥

[@unmatchedperspicacitymafiaboss]

It’s a scam lad

[@chriswedgworth]

@@unmatchedperspicacitymafiaboss that’s why I asked how much 🤪

[@matthewblanton7790]

What’s the top speed of follow me Mode? Looking for 25mph too speed for ATV riding.

[@chitgoks]

Weird. I actually tried spotlight and it never moved as the speedboat was moving away. It just moved its camera to track where the speedboat is at but once it started moving away, nothing happened. It just kept stationary, did not follow it.

[@Jonny2won]

2:30. How does it avoid objects when tracking in ActiveTrack Trace if Obstacle Avoidance turne off by itself? I am a bit confused. Thank you!

[@christinebrobst5372]

At about 2:35 did you say that object avoidance is turned off in the trace mode? Thanks

[@Jonny2won]

@@christinebrobst5372 Yes. That’s what he said. I’m confused 😅

[@Andre-rc7lp]

I think OA is turned off in parallel mode. I had to rewind that part myself

[@sammysanders9966]

I feel like a dum ass but: Do you need to activate something in the settings before you can make that green square selection. Or how do you make that selection.

[@FLYANDRIDE15]

I have the new Mavic 3 and I am getting the following and cannot activate any of these modes. " Unable to use FocusTrack in current recording format". I am trying to use active track and it does not let me and this message shows up on my controller. I am sure I am doing something wrong but hoping you can help. Thank you.

[@ghislaincarignan3860]

It's probably limited to max 4k 30fps and you're in 40k 60fps. At least that's the case with the mini 3 pro.

[@mechanickiwi4116]

So it doesn't have home or course lock like the older dji drones?

[@SHADOWBLACKs650]

No wonder Textron is suing DJ. I this is military grade stuff with points of interest and active tracking excellent video by the way..

[@georgespogacich3066]

Is active track only for people? It seems like active track will track me but not my car. It keeps saying function unavailable and only for people. So is "Spotlight" for cars and not "active track"?

[@dylanthelan547]

Hey guys . Is there anyone on here that could help me get the active track working on my Dji mini 3 pro. For some reason I can’t even seem to get the green box to pop up to highlight a subject. Is there something in the settings I’m missing out on? Thanks Dylan

[@Alkiel]

did u figure it out as yet ?

[@Krazy7mx]

Do you need to be on 4k 30fps for this to work I can't do it 4k.69fps

[@RealEstateRay_]

my Mini pro 3 doesn't allow me to track in vertical...What am I doing wrong ??