DJI Mini 4 Pro vs The Gauntlet (Autonomous Tracking Test)

[@KevLaj]

Very impressive in the tricky tests. 99% of users will never try to do what you have shown us and so the avoidance capabilities in play are likely to be more than sufficient for most flyers.

[@BlownMacTruck]

Lol. I don't think you know many drone users then. Skydio (RIP) users put their units through things like this gauntlet pretty much every time they launch.

[@cirkuscederstrom]

The thanos of drone obstacle avoidance testing. Impressive how you could continue to fly after the tree crashes!

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks!

[@swooshjj]

yes,, thoses things are surprisingly strong

[@Roboticdoughbull3k]

​@@swooshjjactually they're literally the complete opposite, it was a lucky crash Jake.

[@caseyeberle7998]

​@@Roboticdoughbull3klucky 4 crashes?

[@isaacinmon4086]

Depends what you hit. A tree with leaves and a bush underneath wont break it. But run in to a wall 4 feet above the ground at like 2 mph... busted..... but you cant really blame dji because these are made to stay under 250 grams which is quite difficult. You wamt something that can crash hard and be fine get there new fpv​@caseyeberle7998

[@DamienDavidO]

lol you are legit the only reviewer I wanted to watch for the active track. Really like how you go about explaining how they function and how it’s come along from all the other drones.

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks!!!

[@halp_meh]

same

[@DamienDavidO]

I had contemplated on the skydio but they made the decision for me when the announced that they were going away from consumer drones.

[@dronetheworld4k67]

11:30 when it crashed and hit a tree was it on sport mode or normal mode ?????

[@rotary65]

It's absolutely remarkable that DJI has evolved their camera drones that much in only a few short years. When professionals were discussing the DJI mini when it first came out, no one imagined it would become this good. It wasn't even considered possible. The mini 4 pro represents an incredible technological achievement.

[@PandaBearShenyu]

in just a few years it's already gotten here, imagine another 5 years at this pace bruh, we'll get self flying drones before self driving cars

[@gavinstuart6704]

@@PandaBearShenyu i think itll reach its peak soon. A bit like smartphones first arrived every upgrade was huge, now its tiny incremental upgrades. I think the drones are still quite early in its development stage, but i 5 years down the line it will be tough to continually have such huge leaps

[@kavorka8855]

the cameras on dji drones are American, I think you meant the software

[@bilibiliism]

@@kavorka8855 no one mentioned nationality

[@kavorka8855]

@@bilibiliism just a wrong thread 😬

[@ididitfinallythankyou]

The best review of Mini 4 Pro so far. I'm still impressed with it's obstacle avoidance performance. Now, I just have to save some bucks to buy.

[@zawaprz]

I'm not impressed at all seeing how poorly it did with avoiding.. he was lucky.. I may not be, so on hold my decision to buy it.

[@rdubs1705]

Hey just a suggestion, but there are retailers offering 0% financing 12 monthly payments (for the flymore package) . So like 100 bucks a month, no interest for a year. Great deal for this amazing tech if you ask me!

[@90whatever]

@@rdubs1705As a general rule unless you’re buying a house or a car it isn’t a good financially savvy move to buy something you can’t purchase outright…That means you need to look at your budget closer. You are either over extended or can’t afford it. Good info to know to make financially good choices.

[@1_amIcy]

I started shitting bricks at 4:08. The obstacle avoidance is honestly more impressive than I thought it would be

[@r00kiet80]

Just got lucky in that instance

[@damorgman]

@@r00kiet80 Yes, one thing confirmed, treeless branches are still our enemy and here comes fall with all these new drones.

[@UngerTime]

Lots of videos showcasing lutz, music, and other stuff...this is the practicality of the drone I want to see. Excellent video. Thank you.

[@ottosun12]

Tracking test was awesome. Was very impressed with the Mini 4 performance, as well as durability. Look forward to seeing your wind test.

[@DetectingMyrtleBeach]

Excellent demo. Thanks. I have the original DJI mini without active track. I think this has convinced me to upgrade.

[@itsthehumor95]

Haven't watched you in a few years but anytime I am looking for a new drone, I stop in to see how you're doing. Thanks for being so consistent and always so thorough.

[@psoon04286]

OMG! This sent shivers up my spine as I can still recall clearly when I tried something similar with my Mini 3 Pro. One required a climb up a tall conifer to retrieve it and the other resulted in 7 of the blades shattered!😖

[@bsaleem97]

Well done! Pretty impressive tracking. These small drones have come a long way since the DJI Spark 😄

[@SW-Video]

I'd say this is more than an incremental improvement over the Mini 3 Pro. Excellent for what you used it for here. Yeah, those little leafless branches are the bane of even the best OA. Thin power and phone lines too.

[@dannyhendy]

My mini 3 pro never hits branches like that in those lighting conditions. Let's see if the fish eye sensors compromise forward obstacle avoidance a little.

[@GetUrOwnHandle]

To be very honest, I actually have footage from my Mini 3 Pro tracking me on my scooter, flying at top speed just above thin power lines in Sicily. It's scary looking back at the footage. But I gotta say, the Mini 3 Pro consistently handled the thin power lines well during my journey. At the same time, let's give DJI alittle more time to iron out all the kinks as this is a brand new drone and has a slightly different layout of the sensors to the Air3 & Mavic

[@skyeblackledge2068]

Yup even in manual mode I was following a river with my mini 3 and I narrowly misses a powerline in a section that was not in my line of site was very lucky could barely see it on the inflight cam feed

[@ClearMindMediax]

Best active track test. Thanks for putting it through the ringer for us.

[@epicbucketlist]

This must be one of the most impressive tests I've ever seen. Great work, DC Rainmaker. It handled itself well despite the extreme tests you put on the little guy. I am surprised the Mini 3 Pro did better in obstacle avoidance scenarios. However, nothing beats Skydio2! Too bad they left the consumer market. -EBL

[@yud0000]

Dji whooped their asses and donald could not get a grasp at dji.. however there are some oncoming issues with dji law in the future do your research

[@5740902]

Mini 4 pro you meant

[@dnugros412]

No, thats true the forward avoidance is better on pro 3

[@BlownMacTruck]

The loss of the Skydio has set obstacle avoidance capable drones back multiple generations. It's depressing.

[@edittide9842]

Great review Ray. No punches pulled😂 would love a review of the DJI care too! I think finally we have a Skydio beater. I figured the 3 might be good enough but didn’t go for it. I’m now ordering the mini Pro 4. Not even waiting for the famous wind test around the light house 😊 DJI can thank you for this sale👍

[@brudermax7]

From what i've seen watching a lot of reviews, if you activate the low to the ground mode, with your tree gauntlet, it works drop down low (less limbs at base of trees than top) and performance tracking should be a lot smoother

[@isaacharvey451]

My dad had a Staaker drone that used a wristband to both follow objects and record audio- e.g. the audio became part of the footage by default. It didn't have object sensing capabilities, and long story short, it crashed into a tree as he was recording a video. It's nice to see advancements in the general industry- even if not every drone has every advantage(yet?).

[@KamiL1Bojar]

Best dji active track reviews on youtube

[@uberacx]

Super impressive. I just got the Mini 4 over my Mini 3. I am not a big fan of autonomous flying due to lack of confidence in it but I feel like now is the perfect time to put some trust into the Mini 4. Incredible test Ray. Thank you.

[@gusmontano]

WOW! That Active Tracking is amazing!!

[@DMProductions]

What a great location to test out active track 360 ! Jealous of this location! Nice video DC !

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks man - much appreciated!

[@pksteffen]

That’s so much better and pretty amazing. I need to upgrade for sure. The skinny branches without leaves are hard for a pilot with FPV goggles to see even with digital, so no surprise there but as you say, its response to that situation was odd. Don’t go up! 😂

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great testing Ray, no one puts them through the torture like you do. And I was pretty impressed with how well it performed, and how durable it was after the crashes. Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

[@ralfbecker2178]

Ein sehr interessantes Video, vielen Dank dafür. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, das die Mini 4 pro mit soviel Risiko so gut fliegt. Wie diese zwischen den Bäumen kreisend geflogen ist, ist genial, auch der Parallel Flug hinter den Bäumen, einfach genial.

[@stewartrowley1]

Well done, only you can show us how these machines really work. And you do it with a smile on your face. DJI are getting there. Cheers.

[@TyronPowell]

Some crazy active tracking! Definitely going to purchase this!

[@Roboticdoughbull3k]

... "Some crazy active track, definitely going to purchase this even though Dji knew exactly what they were up to when they released the 3 Pro without the side avoidance"... Congrats Jake, you did see the crash eh? Dji love's you guy's more $ than brains.

[@im.infurness]

​@@Roboticdoughbull3k bro why are you mad?

[@hipsterbm5134]

i love the way he encourages the drone

[@adhancock79]

This is legit the most entertaining youtube video that I have watched in a very long time. I love it!

[@DirtyBird]

Quite a test. I am truly surprised it survived all of those crashes without breaking.

[@dennismarzan5770]

this is best review for active track out there, complete with challenging the drone and crashing

[@MrWarwickJones]

Loved your video and presentation style. I will say, when you were using the 3D map at round 5:20 that was a perfect opportunity for a quick VoiceOver introducing the 3D map feature rather than text alluding to something upcoming. Plenty of empty spaces, and you are demonstrating a perfect use case for this feature.

[@VaioletteWestover]

My mind was blown when it basically flew THROUGH multiple trees back to back in what felt like a move that took is milimeters from the branches. This technology is insane.

[@johnhwang8881]

I love the way you talked to your drone, it made me feel an emotional connection to it 😅 I was actually cheering for the drone. Excellent review!!

[@cheeheifoo9282]

This is easily the most informative and entertaining video you've ever done!

[@carlthewinner]

I have been waiting for this video as soon as they announced it ahahha. Love your testing! Thanks!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@erik.swartz]

Very few people will use it as you test it (which is appreciated), so this seems like a solid effort from DJI

[@BlownMacTruck]

Uh what? Do you ever watch videos from Skydio users?

[@JustinNaff]

GREAT videos!!! I've been contemplating a Mini 4 for a while and your videos on it have me sold.

[@AndreiAkaFox]

Wow, that backflip and quick recovery by the drone at 13:37 was totally impressive! I had my heart in my mouth for a moment there, but the way the drone regained its balance was simply amazing! Unfortunately, the drone fell off after that.

[@thaovi2849]

Man, great upgrades from the previous mini’s. Good job DJI. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@bobwhitewo3b]

Thanks Ray. Another very nice product review. I always look forward to your DJI drone reviews. Enjoy the nice weather.

[@bennywallis1527]

Such a Drone Dad.. Great job lil buddy. HAHA.. I've loved your videos for so long. Always having some comedic quality to them all. Even the dreaded Strava debacle.. As a Dji spark owner ( also thanks to you ) I find this pretty exciting to witness the future of drones that are available to many typically standard people and not the movie type drones that are ridiculous in price.. Thank you and what a fun video to watch..

[@jimi_sendrix]

After seeing the Mini 4 released yesterday I was more excited to see your video of it than of the actual device release itself 😂

[@codyrayl6629]

"Ohhhhhhhh Naaaaayyyyhhhh!" Very impressed with the improvements DJI has made!

[@simonrabone]

Thanks Ray - this is the review and the drone I was waiting for !

[@MrSmartDan]

Just took delivery of the mini 4 pro fly more combo today, all set up and charged, I can't wait to fly it when the weather is right, I did have a Parrot Bebop 2 so coming to this drone us a massive step up

[@django1364]

WOW very impressive. I love the bobbing and weaving between the trees. DJI you getting good at this tracking and avoidance mode

[@RGBeanie]

Thanks for doing these tests. I wanted good tracking for slow motorcycle shots and for walks

[@justyouraveragelurker]

This is really one hell of a stress test for the obstacle avoidance. Quite impressive that it survive multiple hits from trees. im pretty sure i wont try to push the obstacle avoidance sensor to it limits but its good to know that even on these very tricky situations, You can rely on it sensor to actually do it job.

[@yoshuachuachannel6103]

i felt it, how intense when POI mode activated... this content was great... cant wait for your others...

[@KarlDeckerPresents]

Great Job Man, Balls out for sure, LOL. I'll be getting one. One thing I would love to see, a more erratically moving subject. The bike on an improved path is so smooth. I like to shot stuff like boulder hopping along a knife edge ridge and my past experience has always been a real "jumpy shot" so I have not been doing it. . . maybe these new features will help. Being in a gnarly situation to start with makes using POI on a stationary land mark for that shot more distracting than I would like. . . and difficult. Ray, please come visit sometime, I've just put up a summer's worth of epic mountain climbs in a very climatic format, I promise you enjoy them. May be able to give you some ideas as well. . .

[@piotrszybicki]

I love how you cheer the drone.

[@thegrumpymuso5418]

Just taken delivery of my 4 Pro. Off to Scotland tomorrow and once the storms have finished will be putting the little drone through its paces in the Galloway forest. Like you the first thing was to sign up to care refresh. Had my Mini 2 for nearly three years and never crashed it. Just hope all of the protection on the 4 Pro doesn't induce complacency.

[@KoenMiseur]

Man that was amazing especially for such a little drone!

[@Yababy_Farva]

I'm sold. Good job

[@tronziebit]

I was wating for this torture test...thank you. Next, light house wind torture...😎🌪️

[@iainhmunro]

Overall I think it passed your test which I think would be more extreme than most users would do. Pretty impressed. It was funny, I was actually ducking at a couple of points in the video - lol.

[@pete1927]

Probably the best demo I have seen… well done and you seem to have bonded 😂

[@vandalpaulius]

That's the best ad for this drone ever - my poor 1st gen Mavic Pro wouldn't survive 2 seconds of this

[@jasonshortphd]

Holy cow, I would have never even tried some of those scenarios. But good to see it handled it well. And I love how you encouraged the drone “ Well done little guy”!

[@BeautifulNorfolk]

Really nicely tested, thanks! And the Mini 4 Pro does a pretty good job!

[@sk7262]

dude your my #1 tester goto for new electronics! thorough tests and honest! many thanks!

[@ExploringBritainandBeyond]

You are a brave man to try this 😅 ive only tried the active tracking once so far and must say it did well at avoiding the trees.

[@SubaStar24]

thats crazy....havent been following dji for a year or so after the mini 3 pro and now they already have a mini 4 pro?! wow

[@TexRobNC]

Wow, a name I haven't seen in a while. I'm pretty sure the first video I saw of you was about a Kickstarter heartrate monitor watch from over a decade ago. That thing is in a desk drawer around here somewhere.

[@danmontoya1102]

Best tracking DJI drone so far, I think I’ll purchase one. I’ll never put it into the situations you did during this test thou, Always wait for your reviews. Thank You.

[@mrmohantyexperiments]

Best mini 4 pro demo in all internet

[@MichaelGustavson]

watching this thinking how relaxing it must be biking on that beautiful dedicated infrastructure and then I see you're in amsterdam, which of course because that's where this type of beautiful infrastucture exists

[@taiwoonine]

Amazing tests ! Big fan of your videos :)

[@TheTMax]

This drone performed super well and I'm definitely upgrading from my Mavic Air 2 to this one! Those 3.5 years of living in China paid off and I could read the Chinese on the menu... Just wanted to share that small personal victory😁

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Defo the toy for summer 2024. Super test also Ray! Iv been waiting with anticipation!

[@thecorporategypsy]

Been waiting for your review

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks!!!

[@thecorporategypsy]

@@Dcrainmaker it was a good review and looking forward to the other reviews of yours that are coming

[@misiakufal]

@@Dcrainmaker comparing to Skydio's tracking, do you think it's still a long way to go? And now since Skydio is out of consumer market I hope DJI will put more effort to fill that gap :)

[@AlexanderHichez]

You are the BEST!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I just got mine yesterday!!!! 💪🏻

[@OrangeBlossom4x4]

What a freaking amazing video. I just ordered this drone and I’m excited

[@SkyTouch08]

Appreciate the test bro. The mini 4 pro is really impressive

[@AngryAnt0]

The new active track looks amazing (in perfect conditions)! I love the mini 3 pro, I've taken it to countless weddings over the summer and finally crashed it a week or so ago (pretty big one, had to have the care refresh replacement) and honestly even then I wasn't mad at the tracking, more just my stupidity about flying in low light conditions. I'm fully with you on the forward sensors, not once have I had my drone hit anything front on, its always been at the side or clipping the edge from behind. Considering how they started off, they have come such a long way, I'm honestly surprised that more people don't pick the mini's up compared to the bigger air/mavics.

[@carstenheinrichs8225]

I always love your Active Track Tests! Thx!

[@mq3868]

Great video Ray. I always love watching your drone gauntlet testing, while informative as always, there's the added bonus of a certain degree of suspense around if the drone will make it or where it'll crash into a tree. 😂

[@51Drones]

Well done Ray!

[@kennethhamburger9859]

Best review of the mini 4pro yet

[@DaveStern2]

Ray - stunning test. So awesome thank you. Super impressed with the software out of the box. Thanks for all you do.

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks!!!

[@reddawn87]

It flew THROUGH the tree??? What on earth, I'm sold man

[@sepuliveTV]

Now I can decide which drone to buy. thanks for sharing 👍

[@JvKintheUSA]

Just bought one. Good to see you in my old country gallivanting around 😂

[@fanb0y777]

Great review, it answered all my questions. I am getting one. thanks!

[@ernestsill2853]

I already order my 😊

[@CarlosParadaP]

I'm just impressed of the audio quality, even though you have the DJI mic super close to your neck we don't hear any weird friction noises !!

[@Dcrainmaker]

Thanks! I use the DJI Mic to record the audio, but it's paired with a Rode Lav amzn.to/3PusbWJ - I also had a secondary DJI Mic without a lav (which you can see), but that was just a backup audio source, the Lav is what's used in the video and came out better and what I use for all my wind/riding tests as well.

[@sidneimarques]

I got the confirmation you were in the Netherlands when I heard "Ohh neee" 😅 Thank you for the video

[@christianlewisphotography6910]

That’s a great little drone and a brilliant test.

[@laStar972chuck]

Amazing value and clear concrete examples and cases you provided with this video ! And the fact that it's the same location every time reallymake these tests reliable thru time Love the encouragements at little drony, really enhanced tone of video😊😂 Like a proud dad cheering on his child to try a risky backfill that might break his legs😂😮😮 Such a simple setup and yet such an effective video. Wow !❤❤

[@ERone43]

Great vid. I ordered one. It’ll be here in 2 days. My first drone. Can’t wait!😊

[@martinXY]

You're very encouraging. You'll make a great soccer coach for the kids.

[@tombullen-g8v]

This is the most anxiety inducing video I've seen in along time

[@suffies9659]

most awaiting review on drone tracking and wind test

[@adrianglessner5979]

Nice work dooder. Really impressive for such a small drone.

[@BlairAir]

"This is the Mini I know and... KERPLUNK! Ahh well. Impressed the hell out me up till that moment!

[@Somanybeats]

I was not expecting a crash video lol. Thanks for the upload

[@bubba6richards729]

Excellent video. You can use active track in sport mode and the obstacle avoidance does work. 😎👍🏼. You are my goto for drone info. Thanks

[@Damonjohntalks]

👌 👏 Awesome video

[@vladivanovich]

First time viewer and I have to admit I like your backlog of videos and testing. Definitely a new subscriber!!

[@n0t_fast]

Just bought it, it my first drone, I’m very exited, it’s so cool