DJI Mini 4 Pro | Is Activeshots AUTO any good?

[@abdullahalahmadi695]

Thank you very much. I was confused, btw the old framework and the new one I hope you that you in good health

[@amoktimeflies]

Thankyou for your comment and thanks for watching! Yeh - I think they rushed some of the new features out that time and didn’t really check the consistency of their naming conventions…🖖

[@user-tw8mf3ev9x]

Beautiful countryside thanx for sharing,appears ppl are very active in your location,walkers galore

[@amoktimeflies]

Thanks for watching! Yes, it’s a favourite spot for a lot of ramblers 😁🖖

[@LAP1050]

Good job with feature test👍 Just subscribed.

[@amoktimeflies]

Thanks for watching and many thanks for the sub - welcome to the channel!

[@UKBUBBLERS]

I tried mine out yesterday and found it quite boring. I think doing it manual is so much better unless dji update, so it does full circles and other stuff rather than just hold and Helix. Thanks for sharing 😁👌👍 🇬🇧

[@amoktimeflies]

Cheers Bubblers - yeh - I quite like it for some 'hands free' creativity, but I agree - I was kindof expecting it to be a bit like 'mastershots on the move' TFW & Happy New Year!

[@Piratepoilet]

The landing pad is better than a pair of sox 🚁👍

[@amoktimeflies]

Or the old pizza box lid that I *was* using! 😂 😂 😂 I generally tend to hand launch and land, but it has come in really handy for my Avata 2! 🖖

[@iansantanabr]

Very good video! I'm looking forward to the arrival of my mini 4. The customs of my country has had it for 63 days.

[@amoktimeflies]

Oh no! Sorry to hear about the delay, but it will be worth it in the end - well done for taking the plunge! Thanks for watching and have a happy new year! 👍

[@iansantanabr]

@@amoktimeflies Happy new year !!! 😍

[@shaunthedrone]

Great video on DJI latest update Active Track Auto. It does love using Helix a lot but fun. Been to this location a few times in my old crop circle days. Many thanks for sharing the info and Happy New Year 2024 - like from me

[@amoktimeflies]

Thanks Tarquin! 😉🤣 And a Happy New Year to you and yours as well! Your support and encouragement this year for this 'YouToobNoob' is always much appreciated ❤️👍👍🫡

[@oliviaglass137]

what a nice christmas present!

[@amoktimeflies]

Thankyou Olivia - yes it was from my adorable daughter who has been a great source of support and encouragement with my KZbin journey this year! ❤️😉

[@timothystravels8492]

Great vid, useful to see what auto does if left alone for a while...😊

[@amoktimeflies]

Thankyou Timothy - yeh - it ain’t gonna suddenly give you a cinematic epic, but it’s still quite useful… TFW!

[@TradLib]

Just got one of these as my first drone, gonna try and use it to up my music video production game and I found this video very helpful. This looks perfect for my needs since I have to actually play in my videos and thus can't operate the drone at the same time. I already have tonnes of ideas! New sub, greetings from Ireland and a fellow Trek fan! 🖖

[@amoktimeflies]

Great! Brilliant choice! You might also want to check out the waypoint feature for your filming as that can be preprogramed and slightly more predictable - you can still make yourself the point of interest with that too... Thanks for the sub and good luck with the vid, buddy! LL&P 🖖

[@TradLib]

@@amoktimeflies Thanks for the tip, I'll check that out next! Been researching this stuff all day, might as well keep at it! 😁 P&LL.

[@chriscapune7873]

Wow!!! That works very very well!!! Great video 😀👍 🐈‍⬛🐾🐈🐾👏👏👏👏🍻

[@amoktimeflies]

Cheers Chris - On reflection I was kindof hoping it would be a little more 'dynamic' - more like mastershots, but tracking at the same time. That said, it's still pretty good for some hands free changes of shot though!. Thankyou for the support and encouragement of this 'YouToob Noob' this year - it's genuinely appreciated. Have a most excellent New Years and all the best for 2024! 🥳🍻

[@chriscapune7873]

@@amoktimeflies thank you!!! I have a KZbin channel so I appreciate all the work you’ve put into your channel and videos 😀👏🐈‍⬛🐾

[@user-tw8mf3ev9x]

Agreed,might be the best novice video ive seen,step by step every function is demonstrated and explained in detail,well done

[@amoktimeflies]

@user-tw8mf3ev9x thanks so much 👍🖖

[@kinocchio]

There should be an option to automatically update homepoint to controller.

[@amoktimeflies]

Good point and 100% agree! Would be especially useful for people filming from moving vehicles and most especially boats. Possibly an option to switch on updating the home point every 'x' seconds (as I suspect it drains a tiny bit of battery doing it). So every 120 seconds for walking, 10 seconds for vehicles and 2 seconds for boats.... something like that... Couldn't be too difficult 'cos remote ID basically does that already with both the aircraft and controller in the later DJI drone systems (just not necessarily switched on depending on the territory). Thanks for watching!

[@RWProo22]

great video

[@amoktimeflies]

Many Thanks for watching! 😁

[@stevietvbateman8412]

Great video where were you flying ?

[@amoktimeflies]

Thankyou! This is at Bratton Fort and the White Horse just south of Westbury, Wiltshire UK. (New vid filmed at the bottom of that hill later today!)

[@stehume]

Nice video, as its now 2024 whats the law on the mini4, i want one to pretty much do what you hqve just done on my hikes, country side/moorland etc. could you explain about about the sound, how did you sync it to the video. you got a new sub thank many thanks

[@amoktimeflies]

Thankyou for your questions 😊 Hopefully this link should work : kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4amfaigfLVkmpI If not just check my channel for the video entitled 'Buying a DJI Drone? : 5 ESSENTIAL things you MUST know first…' and that should get you well on your way! As far as the sound is concerned - that 'clapping' that you may have seen is how it's done in post. I sync the 'peaks' in the audio with my hands clapping. Most film-makers do this with clapperboards, and a lot of youtubers use this trick - I just sometimes keep it in 'cos it makes me laugh 🤣 Thanks for the sub and happy flying!

[@Swaggerlot]

Presumably 'proxies' means proximity or close up.

[@amoktimeflies]

Yeh - I was thinking the same while I was editing. I suspect ‘proximity’ didn’t fit in that little box so someone at Dji shortened it without knowing that that word has a very different meaning… TFW!

[@Swaggerlot]

@@amoktimeflies Its a nice little tool nonetheless. makes my old Phantom3 look archaic.

[@Domainelebostonnais]

hello I'm switching from mini2 to mini4 pro, which I find excellent. With the mini2 I could directly download onto my iPad pro (via a hub) in the Photo App the photos and videos that I captured on the mini2's SD card. Now with the mini 4 pro only photos appear in the Photo app, videos are invisible!!! I tried in h264 and h265 same thing. (knowing that I am able to read files via the iPad File app!) An idea? THANKS.

[@amoktimeflies]

If you download the DJI fly app to your iPad you *should* be able to then connect directly to your mini 4 pro using that and then download your clips. TBH I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work… let me know how you get on… TFW!

[@BDX55]

I read somewhere that in the UK you don’t need VLOS if using a follow mode and the drone is no more than 50m away from you. Do you know if that is correct?

[@amoktimeflies]

You are 100% correct! In fact I mention it in my latest video, shortly before an unfortunate mishap! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJCklpmPbc94oNU

[@FWMCBigFoot]

I have a Mini 4 as well. My first drone and I'm still quite the novice. How did you add your voice to the drone video? Thanks.

[@amoktimeflies]

Hi and thanks for watching! I recorded my voice using a DJI Mic 2 then synced it up to the drone footage in the edit. Coincidentally, one of my more recent videos shows how I do it! How To Sync Drone Footage With Audio : EASY Method! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWbThYd_hpeYlZY

[@FWMCBigFoot]

@@amoktimeflies thank you. I'm going to watch that video right now.

[@nicholsonjay4724]

Some of these features are added so that people can make videos on how they work.

[@amoktimeflies]

I’m sure you’re right! It keeps creators like me busy, and gives DJI free advertising!😉😁 TFW!

[@peterevans2278]

So the 'Update Home Point' to the RC is not dynamic ?

[@amoktimeflies]

Correct - it’s a bit of a PITA and I’ve always thought it would be good to have that mode as a firmware update in the future. Thanks for watching!

[@peterevans2278]

Exactly; it seems to me that, in that mode, all the RC needs to do is send a signal to the drone every second to say "this is where I am now." It's not as if the battery in the RC is going to get eaten up. Let's hope the facility appears soon!

[@pp2trancos]

Es un buen modo para bajar el pavo de navidad HO HO HO 🎅🤶

[@amoktimeflies]

¡Efectivamente y todas las salchichas! ¡Gracias por mirar y que tengas un feliz año nuevo! 🥳🍻🥂🪅🎊

[@Statewidecarpet]

My mini3 pro with rc is now saying activeshots and it doesn’t work. Activetrack is gone. What am I doing wrong?? I’m new at this. Thanks.

[@amoktimeflies]

Hello Carpet - thanks for watching and sorry to hear you're having problems. I've just checked with my Mini 3 Pro and with the latest firmware DJI has changed the terminology from Activetrack to Activeshots (and they even sometimes call it 'Smartshots' which is confusing!). I was able to get it to work just as usual in manual or parallel mode, but f it was the mode where it dynamically changes the shot that you were after then I'm afraid that isn't available on the Mini 3 Pro. You can still select your subject on the screen, select Activeshots and then select 'manual' or 'parallel' then hit 'Go' and that should work, Do be careful with Parallel as the mini 3 pro doesn't have sideways obstacle avoidance which is also why it doesn't do the 360 mode. If the options for manual or parallel aren't coming up, then there may be an issue with your drone or controller and you'd need to contact DJI for a repair or replacement. Oh - and possibly have a check in the menu just incase Safety->Disable sideways flight is switched on as that will prevent paralell tracking as well. Hope you manage to sort it out - best of luck! 🤞🖖 Amok

[@Statewidecarpet]

When I hit activeshots it doesn’t switchover to that it just stays on poi

[@amoktimeflies]

Ah - OK - you're definitely selecting a person or vehicle? When you select it should show an icon of a person or a car. You could also try switching on subject scanning shown here : forum.dji.com/thread-265344-1-1.html This automatically detect subjects it can follow and puts a green + sign on them. Hit the + and you should be able to track them. Also when you make your selection double check nothing is already selected - if there is something already selected you'll see a green cross which you have to hit to deselect first (this always gets me as well!)

[@Statewidecarpet]

I will try it again. I was trying to have it track me. I didn’t see an icon of a person or car. I’ll hopefully try it later today. Thank you.

[@Statewidecarpet]

It did say something about it couldn’t do it in the current settings.

[@Piratepoilet]

The landing pad is better than a pair of sox 🚁👍

[@amoktimeflies]

You can say that again! 🖖(Oh, you did! 😂)