Mavic 2 Pro C1/C2 Buttons - Complete Tutorial

[@kevinzak4199]

Global Satellite/First Person View

[@51Drones]

AHHH!!! That's it! Thank you!!!!

[@gadgetguy9984]

"Close Tips" is used to dismiss the popup modal dialog box warnings without touching the screen to dismiss them! It will not prevent them, but it does get rid of them instantly, after clicking on the C1 button, if programmed into it. Use C2 to cycle the Landing Lights from Auto to On to Off (3 distinct settings) . Auto lets them turn on during landing at night which will blind you! Set them to Off, and use the C2 to turn them On to find the drone in the sky, and then turn them Off, once located, and make sure they aren't set to Auto.

[@a7wd]

Great compilation of all the C1/2 functions - now, how about a similar video for the 5-axis button (at the bottom right corner of the controller display.)

[@johnm.karian5295]

Have watched Russ’s content for 2 years - I can honestly say, I have ALWAYS learned - even though I I thought I was up on a subject/topic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences

[@stevehuddart1991]

“Close tips”. Is that not to stop the info bubbles popping up on the screen?

[@ryandoe11]

yeah, its legit exactly what it says. close the tips !!

[@JakeSloan]

Nice!! I use mine to turn the sensors off and on. And the other to focus. I might change it to A/E lock though. That’s a good idea

[@CDigata]

GS usually stands for 'ground station' which is basically waypoint missions map view

[@musicmachineplayer]

Very informative as a refresher course, I primarily use AEF/lock & Lighting, just to quickly mention the 5D customisations button on the screen can also be customised for exposures plus making the camera look down etc a very useful switch indeed.

[@jb10940]

Thanks for the info. I use the bottom light sometimes to find my drone. If I look down for a sec (at iPad screen) and can’t locate my drone in the sky right away I’ll turn on the light as it’s bright enough that even in the daytime you’ll locate it quickly.

[@stefanmerz3135]

hey thanks can you do a video on the little joystick button on the remote cause that is what i use to turn the camera all the way down and back up to the horizon

[@georgefenrich4119]

I think I have heard it called the 5 Ways switch. I too use it for my CAMERA DOWN / UP

[@MalikDixon]

Thank you, 51 Drones for the video. I have shared your video on the DJI forum. Much appreciated the video. Keep on teaching as I will keep on learning.

[@51Drones]

Thanks!

[@MalikDixon]

51 Drones No Thank you.

[@fisherus]

The landing light is used for many drop mechanisms to trigger it through the light sensor switch. If you are using for fishing to carry your line out great distance from shoreline.

[@joestewart1980]

Great Video! Just got my Mp2 a few days ago, I'm a photographer. For now I will use the C1 for center focus and the C2 for Camera controls.

[@allangosling6134]

Hi Russ thank you for the simplified tutorial. I have the smart controller and working my way through all the buttons. Had our mavic pro 2 and controller 6 months. Keep up the good work.

[@jeremyleon4827]

just found you. as a new user, you made it so easy to understand. I have the zoom and Im finding I am way over my head. thank you!

[@rayg1022able]

Hey Russ great video but can you a updated settings video flying over lakes and taking off and landing settings on your boat etc?

[@andrewwiley4208]

I've been researching this as well- so far the best tip I received was to change the lost signal default from "RTH" to "Hover" this way if you lose a signal you still have time to ge get to the drone before it lands in the middle of a lake LOL- if hadn't watched that video I would never have thought of that.

[@innerlocus]

The bottom light also helps you locate drone in low light conditions.

[@cayrick]

Russ, as usual, a great and badly needed video. Thanks!

[@loganrussell48]

Camera Down paired with Center AutoFocus so that you can press C1 to look down, then C2 to see if your landing pad is directly center. Then descend the drone directly on the landing spot.

[@SantaFe5811]

Great video! Very handy! I’ve just upgraded from my Mavic Air 1 to a Mavic 2 Zoom. The Australian drone laws require the drone to be in “line of sight at all times” which it gets hard to see at about 100’. But throwing that LED landing light on helps me see it about 150’ away! Kinda cool!

[@StanCook]

I use the camera up and down for setting up for a Pano series where I need to start it at a defined center. I have two jobs like this next week. Thanks, Russ. Another one for the 51 Drones file.

[@BarTendor]

Great job Russ... I was too recently was scouring KZbin looking for this info... loved you on Ken Herons show

[@deanjericevic8912]

Russ, I have found that setting the "5D" button to exposure to control manually your "EV" though the history of the the drone flight works great.

[@markkempton4579]

My directional pad came programmed for quick camera up/down, but maybe that's unique to the Smart Controller. Definitely use it every flight.

[@johndavis7257]

I use the auxiliary lighting as a way to find the drone if I lose track of it in the sky. Flashing it on/off helps if the drone is in front of a dark background like trees or a building. My other button is camera forward/down

[@fefabre]

Always love to see your videos

[@pitruckerstaeuropa878]

Nice tutorial .stay connected 13:08 ❤😊

[@c.richardphillips1542]

Very nice vid. There were a couple that I had not checked into and was definitely helpful. Also, I use the bottom LED to visually acquire the drone. Older eyes need a little help, especially at high alt :)

[@donovanw.2943]

Thanks for the very helpful info. I hadn't used these custom buttons yet.

[@DroneManMurphy]

Good tips and reminders Russ! I try to “fly” so much that I fail to play with these features enough to remember they’re there. Oh, and in regards to the FPV mode, try using it while filming sunsets from just above the treetops; it’ll make the footage EPIC and more like actual flying. 😊👍

[@DroneManMurphy]

I use the little Dpad button for my camera up down buttons and exposure (left to right). Which functions do you assign to that button? That might make a good video as well.

[@allangosling6134]

I have noticed on KZbin as newer equipment is being made, there are subtle difference in the different menus

[@DonJoyce]

Great tutorial!

[@IanB1015]

I just recently got my Mavic 2 pro after being a long time follower of yours. Today i got my smart controller as well! I also have been thinking about what to program my function button as, good video!

[@stefanmerz3135]

I just got the mavic 2 a month ago now i hear they are coming out with 2 new drones in the near future I'm so upset i should've waited a little longer hear they are coming out with mavic 2 pro plus ??? maybe you should return yours and get the new one in a month or so when it comes out.. either way the mavic 2 is an awesome drone

[@IanB1015]

@@stefanmerz3135 the rumor i saw was a mavic air 2 or a new spark. Definitely keeping my pro

[@stefanmerz3135]

Hey yes who knows with DJI I hope they don't come out with a plus version I will be upset I didn't wait but I love the pro either way great drone

[@AkaDaOne]

Close tips, maybe closes notifications or tips that may pop up on the screen

[@JohnHoneycombe]

Hi there I'm a new flyer, thank you for the tutorial on the custom buttons, very informative! I got caught out with buying a second hand Mavic Pro 2 and accidently clicked one of the buttons mid flight which gave me a full screen of the camera view but nothing else so I had to land through the camera. With only 10 mins of flight time was a challenge. Do you mind me asking once these custom buttons are pushed how do you revert back to normal? Cheers John

[@MRumfelt]

Close tips refers to the initial safety tips screen that pop up when initially link to the aircraft.

[@snapchatking1920]

Thanks for the great video, straight to the point. Keep up the great work, love watching your videos.

[@JennaCee]

Always learn something with your tutorials. Thank you.

[@samuelcarter9077]

Thank you so much man and big ups to Russel too 😊 Love from Ghana 💚

[@BommeltjeNL]

Thanks for the video. I have my C1 set to centre auto focus, my C2 to centre-weighted metering. I use the SD joystick for pointing the camera down and forward, left for metering/focussing and right for AE lock/unlock. Works great, although when flying I forget that SD right is the AE lock. Have to remember that somehow :) Btw. when flying I notice that when a setting is wrong during flying I just can't seem to find the menu setting to correct that. Pressure pressure haha :)

[@mz2redeye982]

Helpful & useful video mate. 👍

[@michaelgilbert4005]

Great tutorial Russ. Not sure if you are aware of this but the C1/C2 can be used for setting and clearing waypoints.

[@51Drones]

Yep!

[@frankward67]

Nice tutorial video.

[@HJFINCH-lp3ob]

Thanks for this tutorial! Very useful and informative

[@toddandjensadventures3005]

Subscribed , very helpful and to the point

[@DriveWithAndy]

I seem to have loft my custom buttons for the little black thumb 5D button?

[@richiebricker]

Gs/Fpv? Geographic or Google Station/ First Person View

[@richiebricker]

I mean like Kevin Zak said

[@WillEDC]

Always love your positive energy in your vids.

[@davidclark7167]

Russ, may have what amounts to a stupid question but interested to know if you wanted to use an iPad with your controller rather than you phone, it needed a cellular capable or whether you can use one just wifi capable. Gaining lots of great tips for your videos! Appreciate you doing them.

[@NextLevelDemo]

Wonderfull delivery of speech can you please let me know How I can find the home lock and course lock menu last six months I digged all the setting and mode but still I cant discover it in my smart controller not even iPhone DJI app please please help....

[@wahapete]

How do you change the left camera angle wheel on the Mavic Pro to clockwise is down instead of up? I just can't get use to the way it is.

[@enrique68]

Searched long and hard for that, too, when I first got my drone as intuitively it seems backwards to me. Unfortunately, the answer I got was that it isn’t possible to change the direction of the roll wheel. Took me months of practice before I was using it properly/intuitively. Wonder if it was created that way for people whose first language is Chinese who typically read in a different pattern (ie not left to right like English speakers) and might therefore have a different intuitive sense on controls, but I digress.

[@wahapete]

@@enrique68 Thanks, Not the answer I was hoping for, but somehow knew it was the answer I'd get.

[@SC515]

Thank you Russ, That also help with my smart controller! Good stuff.

[@JunaidKureshi]

Thanks for this video, you make very good content, i wanted to know if there is any possible way to change the functions of both front dials, they change aperture and gimbal pitch

[@omwdunkley]

Thanks for the tutorial. I was super excited as it said ‘complete’, but I think you missed something that I just accidentally found: certain flight modes (POI circle) overrides the c1 and c2 buttons - maybe other modes do too? Still looking for answers w.r.t. to that and like you said - there is no info really online about these buttons. Thanks again!

[@mindys7882]

Nice tutorial. Have you found any issues with operating range when using the C1 button to turn on/off the front led's? I have a mavic pro, and have noticed that mine doesn't seem to work outside of about 200 ft. Of course, I can't find anything regarding an operating range. Thought i'd ask. Thanks

[@LFLoTiTo]

About "Close Tips": the DJI Go app likes to communicate with the pilot during flight by putting large text messages (tips) on the screen blocking his view. Now at least we can clear them with C1 or C2 without taking our thumbs off the sticks.

[@tmoon1351]

Thanks really helpful video 👌🏻

[@tobeparedes]

what about a tutorial about the little stick on mavic 2 pro remote control. I have no clue how to use it.

[@RamonLerma]

Great video my friend!.

[@RunToTheHills999]

Hello, please do a video about how much can a mavic pro lift. And also include, maybe a comparison of normal propellers and low noise ones. I cannot find such a video comparing them. Thank you if you at least read this.

[@51Drones]

It can't lift very much. I do have a video on the low noise props. It was done a year ago around this time I think.

[@deanjericevic8912]

What is the value of clicking on the C1 button to lock the exposure over tapping on the AE image on the top right of the screen, Russ?

[@eugenejoseph6605]

Hi 51 Drones, pls make a review on the new DJI FPV Air Unit.

[@victorm316]

Thanks. Learned a couple of things today.

[@N9IWJ]

Russ I would think close tips is Tips are always popping up on the screen To give you ideas of what to do I would think close tips would be just stop all that garbage from popping up on the screen I'm glad you found it I did not know it was there I'd be glad to turn that stuff off

[@TheJackall66]

How are you moving camera on mavic? Is it possible to move gimbal around while flying?

[@BuddBieber]

Thank you, very informative!

[@MediaMike-fz7st]

Thank you Russ. Great video. Don't own a Mavic 2 but there is definitely some cross over that gave me ideas for my Spark

[@stefanmerz3135]

get a mavic 2 best drone ever the spark is great too they just went down to 329 in walmart for drone plus controller im going to buy my dad one for his bday .. i think its a good beginner drone ??? what do u think would you recomend the spark?

[@MediaMike-fz7st]

@@stefanmerz3135 by all means . I would definitely recommend the Spark. I've had a ball with it. As you said great beginner drone. Even though it is a entry level drone it has an incredible amount of features.

[@AkaDaOne]

Bottom light helps land the drone at night

[@stevenshackelford1937]

A+ = Your Tutorials!!

[@MarkH163]

Thanks for the tips, good to know.

[@7777russ]

Great video, now I have to figure out which options to pick for my C1/C2 buttons.

[@leonkessel9130]

close tips is to close all "tips" all open messages like High wind warning etc . so you dont have to take your finger off the stick

[@georgefenrich4119]

12:25 you said you put your C2 = camera DOWN...? I have my 5 way set to do that and my C2 is camera center Focus.

[@lucaslategan5179]

on the c1/c2 buttons the drone do not scroll up or down to the headlights on/off (i use it for a gannet bait release)

[@WayneEarls]

GS/FPV is Ground station view on a tablet or whatever.

[@jerryhays7041]

I just ordered a Mavic 2 Pro, but can't find the Waypoints 2.0 to use. Any suggestions?

[@dearfrenz1]

avoidance is very annoying because of sound "beep", I shut off when I am flying, I just turn on Apas. Apas is turn on I found out that the avoidance is working but no sound.

[@MikeMillerDrones]

When on the ground my c buttons work, but once i get airborne they do nothing. Is there a setting for this? Someone mentioned a goggle override. I do use the goggles, so i will test to see if this happens when not using them. But if you know of any setting it would help. Thanks

[@jamestremain8115]

Hi Russ. I was not sure of C1 and C2 buttons but now it makes sense. Also a question, what is the best way to get a smooth pan, or yaw movement? mine always turn out jerky, even in tripod mode. Thanks.

[@lonsnyder7665]

Adjust your expo settings kzbin.info/www/bejne/q32xnJyEjLpqb5I

[@stefanmerz3135]

practice

[@stefanmerz3135]

or lower the sensitivity in the app those settings can be customized to ur liking i have mine set real slow and the ramp up part starts half way through my stick movement seemed to help me out alot

[@jamestremain8115]

@@lonsnyder7665 Expo....of course. I use it to keep my RC Helis' manageable.

[@jamestremain8115]

@@stefanmerz3135 Thank you, practice does go a long way. Lower sensitivity also.

[@luisalbertocortes1643]

Good orientation Thanks 🤙🏽🏆🏆🏆🤩

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

thanks for the great info

[@trnddacr]

What about the D-pad, how do you use that in conjunction with the C buttons?

[@51Drones]

The 5D button can be customized as well. There are a few additional options on it. There are a few videos out there on it already. I may do one though.

[@trnddacr]

@@51Drones cool that would be nice. I love your vids. I would love to see your person preferences!

[@JKJK]

If the DJI gogles are used, the C1 and C2 buttonts are mapped to the goggles and the user settings are overwrited by the goggles.

[@MikeMillerDrones]

My buttons don't seem to work while in the air. I do use the goggles a lot so this might be the proble. Do you know how to enable them so the goggles don't effect it?

[@JKJK]

@@MikeMillerDrones The function of C1/C2 are mapped to the goggles hard buttons. It is switched automatically and can not be changed or blocked by a user. They are mapped to the hard buttons on the bottom. This is my experience with RE and M2P.

[@jamesstatham6099]

Another thing c or C is good for is a payload drop. That way you can see your payload drop

[@northwestmichigandroneimag456]

With all the changes in the laws and reviews that you post. I would think it would be nessary to somewhere on discription or on the video you should put he date the video was made or puplished. Just a thought. I really like your images and hope you continue thanks a bunch.

[@51Drones]

Every KZbin video has a "Published On. . . " right underneath the video on the left hand side. Look below the channel name. Thanks.

[@donboudreau5198]

Love thé vidéo,,,

[@pietroromeo9618]

Hey please help, I have Mavic pro2, I’m pretty sure I was able to use course lock outside of Hyperlapse mode, yet this feature seems to e missing or at least I can’t find it again. I’d like to continue in straight light last a poi, not in a circular motion. Also I remember a pop up appearing on the screen when flying in a straight line asking me to “lock course/speed-press c1” adjacent you come across this?

[@DaleF-tv6om]

"Close Tips" = closing the tips msgs that pop up during a flight. The tips are like a flight tutorial in mid-flight. You can turn them off in the settings so they dont pop up though. At least that's thats how my drone(s) were. DJI Minin3 pro / DJI Mavic 3 Pro

[@michaeldaquino481]

C1 for auxiliary lighting and C2 for auto focus.

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Hi Russ, great info. Your right, I’ve never come across anyone really talking about these two function buttons. Do you own a Smart Controller? I wonder if these are all the same choices with the SC? I just recently received my SC and so far that has been the best upgrade to my Mavic 2 Pro. Love the screen on it. I’ll, have to check that out the next time I’m out with it. Thx again for the very useful videos!

[@vcdroneGR]

In fact the center auto focus is not exactly on the center of the app live view screen just a little right to it. Have you realized that?

[@yourfathersmoustache6866]

Excellent info Russ, thanks muchly. I have a P4A with some slight differences in the selections but this was very helpful regardless the model.

[@squigglydigglyhead]

Nice

[@scottchapman6833]

I use my "C1" button to pause/return flying, this helps me to capture what I see on my screen while flying a waypoint mission.

[@gabrielthemessenger7454]

Hey Russ, could you do a tech review on the alien tech 2.4 and 5.8 signal boosting antenna? And how well they work on the m2p/m2z

[@gken0976]

GS = Gimbal Stabilised When switched to FPV the gimbal’s roll axis is locked.

[@51Drones]

It actually stands for Global Satellite I found out.

[@tim509]

Russ (and Russell), this was a great topic on an otherwise mysterious function. 1) I was thinking GS = Geo-Spacial (basically means map information) and FPV = First Person View. My GS is just a guess. 2) I always use manual mode for video because I want to keep the shutter speed set for the 180 degree rule. This means I manipulate the aperture with the right wheel, using the histogram for reference. I really like the idea of setting it to shutter priority and using AE lock (which I did not fully understand until now) to allow the camera to pick the f-stop, and toggle it off and on as needed to adjust for lighting changes. This way I could change it between clips, or in an unimportant part of the shot. 3) My current settings are: C-1 (left finger) = bring up camera settings; C-2 (right finger) = center auto focus; I use the little 5D mini-joystick for camera up and down, and I use it a lot! I like to know I'm exactly horizontal when determining the height of objects, especially when going above them to extend my AGL ceiling. I also use it for landing, like you. 4) Why do my comments always get so long? You're probably asking the same thing: "Oh great, that Tim guy again." Thanks for the informative video and all your hard work!

[@tazzthedoodle7861]

Russ is that cat hair all over your shirt?

[@51Drones]

😂😂😂😂

[@PeteJohnstone50]

Ground Station / First person view