DJI Mini 4 Pro Precision Landing Tested: Expectations vs Reality!

[@SimonsDrones]

Hey everyone! 🚁 A big THANK YOU for tuning in and watching. I had a blast testing the DJI Mini 4 Pro's precision landing feature. How about you? Have you tried this feature out for yourself? Amazon Links: 🔥 DJI Mini 4 Pro ➡ geni.us/ZaXzJM 🔥Follow me AMAZON ➡ www.amazon.com/shop/simonthefuzz (Commissions Earned) ✨ Don't forget to like and subscribe for more drone adventures. Happy flying!

[@RobertLewis85]

I didn't know you had a drone channel. Awesome video

[@paddykelly5562]

Can you do a retest please? But this time, after take-off (hovering at about 1.2 metres) face the camera down and then fly straight up and hold at about 7 meters for a few seconds, put your camera back to normal and continue with the test. I think this could make a big difference, I might be wrong but I am very interested in knowing the results before I proceed to purchase 🧐

[@SimonsDrones]

Sure, I might do at some point. It does scan the terrain on take-off for the precision landing, but I don't know if it uses the camera to do so. In the manual, it does not say you need to reposition the camera to face the ground on take-off.

[@slimhim]

The camera has absolutely nothing to do with it’s landing. It’s based on GPS and it’s sensors. You can place tape over the drone camera and try it if you don’t believe me.

[@7777russ]

Nice video. You did not put the drone on the exact center of the pad for your second test (time 03:22). I use a larger folding pad (3.3 feet) for my launches and my drone always lands on the pad. grass is not good for the props.

[@Ad_Alta]

I think you took off a bit quick in tests 2 and 3, in the first test you let it hover for longer at about 10m. The icon might go white but giving it a stable image to 'remember' by hovering for a few seconds seems a logical step. Thanks for the video!

[@culpepper7665]

It’s updating home point as you’re taking off. Gotta wait til it updates home point then take off

[@yoquese335]

When the drone take off it always shift a little, so when it take the base image of the ground, it have already moved a little from the take off possition.

[@eadjh98]

Nice interesting test Simon, first one was brilliant and the other two still not to bad either! Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@SimonsDrones]

You're welcome and thanks :)

[@sptrader6316]

I've never seen where DJI advertises precision landing for the Mini4 pro. I think its accuracy is limited by GPS accuracy, about 1 meter.

[@SimonsDrones]

Nope it is more than GPS, it scans the terrain and remembers it. You can read about it in the manual.

[@10fantic]

Yea bruh it’s in the manual….. it uses the bottom sensors to scan the take off point and remembers visually where it took off.

[@TylerMarletteNY]

does the air 3 have this feature?

[@grossi46]

Which icon do you mean that shows you if precision landing is activated buddy ?

[@SKid_Athor]

No, that icon beside the satellite icon is for indicating a saved home point, front/back sensores are on, left/right sensoring is on and up/down sensors are on. There is no indicator for precision landing. And: Manual says you have to go up above 7 meters and dont use anything else than up direction. It easily happens to turn it with left stick, switching off prec landing without notice leading to use gps only, which is the reason for the second and third test not hitting the center. You'll need to be very precise when going up.

[@CarlosCorrea-uj2vx]

Very gool. To me If I'm coming from Mini 2 or even Mini 3 this is not a deal breaker at all. In fact this is a very welcome improvement over older mini models.

[@PearTreePictures1950]

Thanks for this

[@RobertLewis85]

Does using the landing pad help the drone to focus its landing area, or is it simply to help you (the user) collect the drone? I'm guessing the drone uses the circle and the H of the landing pad to help calibrate. Awesome technology, thanks for the precision landing tests Simon!!

[@helloiamjoshie]

It’s best for using on grassy or sandy areas to protect the drone but doesn’t necessarily guide the drone back to it.

[@quidnunc01]

I'm not really into drones but it's interesting seeing where the current consumer tech for it is at

[@Rob-BC]

The drone updated the home point just as you rocketed. I have a strong feeling that that's what caused the inaccuracy.

[@IslandDigital]

Not related question. Does the larger capacity battery fit into the smaller battery hub That’s included in the fly more pack ? Does it also allow the larger battery to draw power from the other batteries to charge one fully faster ? Thanks. Great job w your videos

[@hOttOddYfAiLz]

The battery cases for both sizes are the same. I wondered the same thing but the exterior portion of both cases are the same size.

[@weseehowcommiegoogleis3770]

I just cant understand where the rising to 9~10 meters part comes in. If you auto/manual launch and are 1~2 meters up the GPS will lock in the same and you'd have less drift induced up and till that point. If I'm wrong I'd welcome being shown in the manual where it states this thing has a down camera or any of the thing many people spew.

[@aearly841]

Yes, I thought the hover point was too high. Is it not the case that the drone tilts the camera down and takes a reference photo of the location it took off from? Disclaimer: I’m not a drone owner, but about to purchase the mini 4 pro

[@LetoDK]

@@aearly841 no, it doesn't take a photo. It only uses GPS, and DJI have never claimed that it has any sort of "precision landing" system...

[@SimonsDrones]

You're totally mistaken. The DJI Mini 4 Pro DOES have a new Precision Landing system, that scans the terrain on take-off which is more than just GPS based. DJI have advertised it, and it is in the manual lol.

[@uptowndisco2]

DJI went backwards for a while with precision landing , my older Phantom P4 pro has it as did the first Mavic Pro , why they dropped it for a while even though the drones are now using higher spec chips , strange @@SimonsDrones

[@zimmy1958]

Nice thanks. subed

[@KB_Lincolnshire_Photography]

I'm.on the fence but every video I see makes me want one and I have a mini 2 and 3 pro

[@LetoDK]

What are you talking about? There is no "precision landing" system. The home point is set automatically from GPS when you take off.

[@SimonsDrones]

Precision Landing is a new feature for the Mini 4 Pro :) It is more than GPS. It scans the terrain and remembers it on landing.

[@SteinarHauge]

Read the manual, mini 4 pro have precision landing.

[@DaveTaylor-g1y]

@@SimonsDrones Hi Simon. The icon that you refer to going from red to white is to indicate that obstacle avoidance is active (when white). It is red when on the ground as obstacle avoidance doesn't kick in until it has taken off. Great video btw.

[@tommeeke2587]

The mini 4 pro does not have precision landing so you were testing normal gps return to home.

[@SimonsDrones]

Actually it does. It uses the bottom sensors to scan the take off point.