How to fly your DJI Drone Indoors: Mini 3 Pro & Other's

3 Steps to fly your DJI drone SAFELY indoors!
Step by step controller settings and tips + tricks
How to capture AMAZING indoor footage.
Flying drone inside in close quarters. How to change controller settings, use propeller guards, and Freewell Wide Angle Lens.
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[@Ian.A.Anderson]

Nice video man, I'm actually more scared flying indoors than in a city centre! But now and again it can be useful. I subscribed, thanks for sharing

[@beldavius]

Nice tips. Hadn't thought about the wide angle lens. One recommendation I would make to add a little more punch to your video would be to overcut some actual indoor flying footage that you shot into various places in the video, sort of like you did during the demonstration of the downward sensors over the island. If you had added a comparison shot of the normal lens view vs the wide angle lens view of the same room for example, it would give the video and your tips that much more impact.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

Thank you I appreciate the tip. I’ll do something cool like that in my next video 👍🏼👍🏼

[@joseangel4428]

Really useful, thanks!

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

thank you!

[@mansourduffani1181]

Thank you

[@samiiromaar]

I think if it's in sport mode the bottom sensor will ignore the island or sny other object..You just have to be really steady with the flight

[@DuranMediaSolutions]

Excellent video! Thank u

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

Thank you so much!

[@royalemomentsyt]

the obstacle avoidance sensor on the bottom IS off, it’s the visual positioning sensor that is on, this sensor is crucial because it keeps the drone in its place but it also has plays a role in landing, which is why it moves up when near a surface.

[@jma6828]

I think you can turn off the bottom sensors in sports mode

[@GaryLabandter]

Thx

[@weideworks]

Great and helpful video Adam.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

Thank you!

[@gerarddrapeau359]

Thanks for the information. I want to use my mini pro 3 in our church building to see areas that are too high to see from the floor like in the chapel and in the gymnasium.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

nice that would be cool. I hope you get to try it and good luck!

[@migsosba]

my friend, what prop guards are you using? are they lightweight? thanks

[@FoxFaderWorld]

Dji should have an indoor setting for these minis

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

right?! that would be very helpful.

[@droneoperator6648]

Thank brother for tech me

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

No problem! Happy to help!

[@WillWebberHomes]

Love your work. Thank you. By part number or manufacturer, which wide angle lens do you suggest for a DJI mini 3 pro? Seems to be too many choices and most of your audience wants to do the right thing. Thanks in advance.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

thank you. I use and recommend the Freewell Wide Angle Lens. Freewellgear.com

[@davidwingyinng]

Awesome video and pro tips. Shame the downward sensors can't be turned off so one must avoid / anticipate any inclinations / climb. Obstacle sensors are automatically disabled when prop guards are attached.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

thank you! and in the comments someone said you can use tape to cover the bottom sensor and that is a hack to turn it off. I haven’t tried it but I want to in the future.

[@thesearcher129]

I have seen the tape trick used in another video and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps.@@AerialMotionPhotography

[@gi-alit-inmobiliaria]

One question! How well does the drone perform in still photo indoor? Do you use these pictures for your clients? Are they a goo option or should I rather use a stand alone camera for this? Thank you and great vid)

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

hey man just saw your comment. in general the indoor photos are not very good but I have taken a couple unique shots like top down from the second story to show the living room or staircase. I always use auto bracketing and HDR merge in Lightroom and usually reduce the yellow about 50%

[@rafaelrivera9807]

Same thing happened to me. I was recording inside a house and all of a sudden it shot up straight to the ceiling. It can suddenly pick up signal and then lose it and go into RTH. It's happended with different types of drones, It's susceptible to interferences even from Wi-Fi in the house for building so turn that off as well. Always use prop guards. I have heard of people using painter's tape to cover the downward sensors, haven't tried it myself yet.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

😁

[@robbarmstrong8702]

Excellent Video! My Mini Pro 3 came in today and I’m REALLY looking forward to utilizing this beast! About to pick up a *WideAngle lens. Thanks for the tips! #RobbArmstrong

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

thank you have fun!!!

[@destinygodley]

great tips wish you showed a sample

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

thank you. I will if I make one a video like this again 👍🏼

[@destinygodley]

Cool thanks a lot. I did learn a ton 🙏🏿⚡️⚡️

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

@@destinygodley no problem. I did a video a couple years back with tips for flying indoors and example footage with the Mavic 2 Zoom. A lot of the tips still relate to newer drones today.

[@pittsburghbassists9885]

Good video, what are you running your Rode mic into? An interface and a Daw or into a zoom recorder?

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

I have it hooked up to the audio jack on my canon r6 m ii

[@joeskymalka836]

excellent. I just did not understand with 'wide angle lenses', Where do you install them, you didn't show it in the video

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

thank you. i don't think i showed the install of this video (sorry for the late reply I just saw this comment). the wide angle lens replaces the stock lens and twists on and off.

[@timcolton4680]

Sport Mode supposedly disables all sensors (no 1st hand experience) & Cover bottom sensors I heard 1000's of time from Mini 2 (again no 1st hand experience).

[@upliftcreations]

You're 100% correct. Same with quick shots regardless of speed. Both disable sensors

[@jaedan1234567890]

Put tape over the sensor

[@1EyeInTheSky]

Hey Adam how is the stability indoors with the mini drones? As long as I have been flying I have actually never flown my birds inside. Now I have a gig where I need to. I don't currently have the prop guards so I am hoping the stability is good enough that I can get away with it. I will be up high looking down at some concrete forms and sections. I am hoping I can handle any drift it might have.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

Hey they are actually very steady so you should be all good. Have fun and good luck 👍🏼

[@caesar5555]

Can we see a footage?

[@jamesshih99]

Hi, there is on RTH function becausr of no GPS when fly indoor , so do you really need to switch to " hover" from "RTH" for losing connection?

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

I do because one time I when I first started droning I was flying through my parents house while standing by the pool in the backyard and it lost signal and did a RTH and hit the ceiling 🤣

[@rafaelrivera9807]

Same thing happened to me. I was recording inside a house and all of a sudden it shot up straight to the ceiling. It can suddenly pick up signal and then lose it and go into RTH. It's happended with different types of drones, It's susceptible to interferences even from Wi-Fi in the house for building so turn that off as well. Always use prop guards

[@gumonthepants]

Where do we get those fluorescent colored prop blades and will they fit on the Mini 4 Pro?

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

masterairscrew.com is where I get them. they will fit both drones. i just ordered some new ones this morning.

[@rukozhopp]

I heared that electric tape can effectively turn off the bottom sensors

[@adragon3210]

hi, two things about your vid, first you do not change to cine mode through the gain and expo settings. they are to set how the drone reacts to the control sticks in the three different speed modes, you change to cine mode through the button slider between the control sticks. second, because the wide angle lens is heavy especially with a added nd filter, its best to add the actual nd filter once the drone is switched on and done its pre-flight start up otherwise the camera is to heavy for the gimble start up and you will get a gimble error

[@lewisclarke9910]

What sort of camera settings do you use with the filters on? Please

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

for indoor I mainly use auto settings and low number ND filters since there is usually less light than being outdoors. I made a video a couple videos back about ND filters and settings kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4vdhKR-lKZki8ksi=gVo3wIm1T0oUszzM

[@YuusufAkorede]

and not a single shot of your indoor flying experience or example, but thanks for the tips and knowledge

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

i have a video from a while back you can check out where I am flying inside kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaHGf6eFhcZmoJo

[@johnfraserYT]

what weight does the wide-angle & ND Filter add to the drone... I know 250 grams doesn't apply indoors.... but if I was to go wide outdoors on a sunny day I'd need them both... do you know the total weight of the drone after you put the Wide-angle and the ND filter on.??

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

I don’t have a scale but I remember watching a video when the drone first came out and it weighed less than 249g. the filters are not very heavy but I am not good at estimating weight.

[@johnfraserYT]

@@AerialMotionPhotography ok thanks..

[@kennethgooswit3697]

How do you put a ND on a wide angle lens, it does not fit

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

for the wide angle lens you can attach an ND filter. Only for the anamorphic lens will it let you stack them. I remember seeing another video where the guy a set of wide angle lenses with ND filters built in. hope this helps!

[@davefram4653]

I wonder if taping over the bottom sensors would fix the issue with low flying over objects.

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

that's what some people have said but I haven't tried it yet.. if you do let me know :)

[@gabrielalcalde]

Thank's!!! Has anyone told you that you look a lot like David Guetta? 😂

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

not yet. I googled him and I can see what you mean. someone in the comments told me I looked like Nicolas Cage’s teenage son who should be allowed to use the internet without a parent or something like that lol

[@FlorianoEsse]

Just cover the bottom sensor with a piece of dark tape, I used to do that on my mini 1 to fly in blind mode

[@SteveMartinUSA]

Return to home, flying inside? Ridiculous!

[@EricMuyser]

Would have be good to show how u take off.. lol dont ask

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

haha I recommend from the floor and not the hand or table. Otherwise you might crash into the ceiling lol.

[@EricMuyser]

@@AerialMotionPhotography I did from the floor and it went straight up 2.2m to battle my roof lol, and on a totally cleared area with nothing around it

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

@@EricMuyser ohh no! who won the battle??

[@EricMuyser]

@@AerialMotionPhotography Definitely not the props XD but not much damage, some white dust.. Still no idea how you actually take off inside

[@AerialMotionPhotography]

@@EricMuyser it’s the same way you take off outside.

[@2Bluzin]

Pro Tip: do some research before you ask others to figure it out for you. Everyone, even the some armature drone flyers know if you want to turn off the bottom sensor there is a very special tool to accomplish this. It's called black electrical tape. Ask you mom, I am sure she has some, it looks like her house.

[@jonesfotodirector]

Not real cool. Or charitable.

[@TheRealMartin]

No need to be such a dick.

[@JonWhitworth]

@@jonesfotodirectorAgree. A total armature comment