Tutorial: DJI Mavic Pro // Waypoints

[@draxlerofficial2281]

Thank you Timothy! You made my first few flights easy. Please keep uploading informative videos like this. Cheers!

[@robertcalloway6685]

Your channel has been growing by leaps and bounds, I think, because you seem to be a really modest person. I hope the best continues for you.

[@williem114]

Tim congratulations excellent videos

[@TimothySunday]

+Willie Martinez thanks for the kind words!

[@michaelbruhl]

Your videos are the best. You have me out every day after work trying all the new functions and options I learned through your instructions!! Thanks Again!!!

[@TimothySunday]

+Michael Bruhl Thanks for the kind words, Michael. Happy flying!

[@StreetWyze]

Dude. love your tutorials. ordered my mavic pro and can't wait to try all these stuff your tutorials are showing.

[@coffeekramer6722]

Thank you sooo much for these tutorials on the different modes. exactly what I was looking for. keep them coming

[@jairusgallimore2267]

When doing waypoints does the gimbal adjust automatically to where it was when you set the waypoint?

[@altecodrone9211]

Timothy, at 10:09 you state that you would like the setting to remember the positioning of the gimbal which wasn't done in your testing. I've only just found out myself that the DJI GO 4 app *DOES* allow you to do that.... Sort of. Once you have set your waypoints and are initiating play back if you click on the gear icon in upper right (Settings) you have a few options as to how you want the drone to react. They are "Consistent with Record", "Consistent with Route" and "Free Mode". So, as long as you have the drone pointing to your point of interest at each location the "Consistent with Record" option will swing the drone around for you, essentially leaving the operator to do very little in order to record nice, smooth video shots.... except move the gimbal up and down, perhaps. Have yet to try this myself but plan to on next outing.

[@garrickmull]

Dont lose the gratitude about altitude your viewers have grown because of the respectful attitude you pose while educating us at your expense our pleasure ,Ill stay tuned to all and every video just because of the way you carry yourself .Thanks God bless.

[@TimothySunday]

Thanks for the kind words Garrick! Wouldn't be here without folks like you making this community great!

[@FlavioBos]

Finally... my favorite mavic pro channel. Thank you, greetings from Switzerland!

[@explorationcaptured8684]

Just got my Mavic and had to subscribe to you awesome channel. As a new flier your giving me confidence that I'll be able to get great shots. I think your in East Tennessee, maybe well run into one another. Thanks for the awesome info

[@davidchristmas5119]

Thanks Timothy after watching your video I went out and tried the waypoints for the first time they are great..thanks again

[@FranzKrachtus]

Your videos are really awesome. Your down-to-earth style is refreshing and I always come away learning something new. Just think about how many people you are helping here! I hope DJI will throw some products your way for doing these great tutorial. Not sure what type of personal sacrifice (time, money, etc.) you are making to bring us this content, but it is really appreciated.

[@TimothySunday]

Thanks for the kind words! Everything on the channel is done out of pocket and no sponsorships yet. I've reached out to DJI as I would love to continue with other models but I haven't heard anything back. I crashed my Mavic this week and I'm just trying to get a replacement right now but so far, haven't been able to get in touch with the right people at DJI that actually value this content enough to help me out. Glad it's helping out so many folks though! I'll be back up and running ASAP

[@hommagestudios]

Mate, loving your work down here in Sydney, Australia!

[@MisterWhitwood]

Awesome tutorial! I was wondering whether the drone can focus on an object, let's say a tree, and go different waypoints?

[@chrisbell8418]

Thanks for putting these out. I am a filmmaker and when something new comes out, it usually takes me forever to figure it out. Thanks for making it easy.

[@yenic5]

Hi Timothy, Ditto with below but this being said this was my first view. You are a friendly guy and all your instructions are flowing well without hesitations or pauses. Excellent delivery. It is so important to be a subject matter expert when delivering content. Don't leave out your thanks all together. If at the front end make them quick and if at the back end take as long as you take. Remember that at the movie theater some people never leave their seats until the end of the credits me included. Well done.

[@SuperdanTech]

I would like to see waypoints flights with the Litchi app.

[@Egyptian123]

Hey Tim - Love the channel and appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Your info has been extremely helpful! Quick question - when I press the C1 button, the RC doesn't seem to be recording waypoints when in waypoint mode. If I tap on my iPhone screen in the DJI Go app - no problem, the waypoint is recorded. Any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong with the C1 button? Is it a single press or a press and hold or a double press? Is their a way to check and see if the C1 button is properly set/programmed in the default mode to enable waypoint setting? Thanks in advance for your help/thoughts Tim. And please keep these videos coming!!!! JohnFort Lauderdale, FL

[@TimothySunday]

There is a setting to customize which C function button does what. have you checked that? Thanks for the kind words!

[@Egyptian123]

Thanks for the quick reply Tim. You are correct. But for the benefit of others that might be a little slow like me (ha, ha!) --- and for the benefit of the folks at the dji online tech support who couldn't quite explain this to me either ----- a more detailed answer is that you go the 3 dots in the upper right corner to get into the menu that gets you to the place where you can customize the C1 and C2 buttons. And then you can choose how you would like those buttons to function. There is no "waypoint" choice. You have to choose the "unidentified" option. That is what causes the C1 and C2 buttons to accept and delete waypoints respectively. Thanks again for your great videos! I hope this short follow-up is helpful to some of your other followers like me that might need a bit more direction. All the best! And please keep those videos coming!!!

[@beaproforever6677]

hi tim your videos are great. please can you explain me whats the big difference between tapfly, trace, spotlight and profile mode. thanks a lot and have a great weekend! regards from zurich switzerland, markus

[@JohnnyMacZero24]

Awesome work Tim! Jan 15th can't get here quick enough.....

[@dmkinney]

Your explanations of features are good. Tks.

[@steveruiz5259]

Tim great stuff what about a night light like a lume cube mounted freak out the UFO buffs keep up the good work

[@haroosudra4081]

Thanks 🙏 I am for sure now to get my Magic Pro for Christmas. Your videos are very helpful

[@DAAC86]

thx for all you advices helps alot just got my own Mavic so I have to learn it all

[@hkpianist]

Thanks for the instructions! keep up the good work!

[@bullet2954]

great videos. i haven't orderd my first drone yet, which will be the mavic, but watched all of your videos, to see what it can do. Thank you so much and all the best for you from germany

[@TimothySunday]

+Marco Dahmen thanks! When you order, use the links in my video descriptions. Those really help the channel out when you use them!

[@bullet2954]

Ok i will ;)

[@arphifteen]

Love your reviews

[@jailtonmatos1]

Bom dia amigo lindos vídeos vale muitos like jailton vídeo drone

[@ahorrigan_skerries]

Excellent series, thank you.

[@coreymagin]

I love the feature. Do you know if you can manually input GPS coordinates?

[@TimothySunday]

as of right now, the only way I know how to do that is using the 3rd party app called "Litchi". The DJI apps do not let you do that.

[@KhanGarth]

wouldnt be surprised if the app gets Google Maps API support in the future.

[@mgm5781]

Timothy, great video! Question: How do you set the distance to each way point? Example, imagine filming a golf course and let's say that on the first hole it's a "dog leg left" and that change of direction occurs 700 feet from the tee box. How do you set the first way point distance to 700 feet? Thx!!!

[@NotGovernor]

Constructive feedback: 45 - 60 seconds of welcomes and thank yous and fluff at the beginning of most videos makes your channel difficult to watch content back to back on. You don't need to thank the world at the beginning of every video. Maybe do it at the end if you want? Good content though. :-)

[@bmalady]

I happen to agree. I usually skip that part but I do appreciate the content.

[@RekimNZ]

Yep, I agree too, the actual video starts at 1:07 - Sometimes less is more.

[@MrGabbyboi]

Butt

[@ZenaBlazet]

Excruciating.

[@ZephyrNW]

Agreed, we are already here, get right to how to do the waypoint flight, we came here to learn that, not hear a minute of self pro and another few minutes of what we already know, that is, we want to use waypoint mode. Happy your channel is doing well, but you lost me subscribing cause you wont get to the meat of the vid.

[@StewartHines]

I just bought a mavic. Your videos have been really good. Thanks a lot. :)

[@4cuzhmsn]

Could you come out with a video comparing the active track feature to the follow me feature? Is there a way that the drone could follow yourself using either of these modes, while the controller is in a backpack or something? Say if your riding a bike and cannot use your hands for the controller?

[@german2610]

Great tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@OzzieTech]

Should have my Mavic any day now. Thank you for doing these Tutorials its really helping me understand what the Mavic can do before getting mine :)

[@coreymagin]

OzzieTech same here

[@ChadLittlefield]

Same mate, you are rocking it, Tim!

[@OzzieTech]

Not got mine us Aussies have been screwed by DJI sadly they can not say when I will have mine. They had promised mine by Christmas but that has not happened now they saying mid January sometime. Great product sadly bad supply though seams to be to us aussies as i know of people who have ordered theirs much later than me and they already getting theirs.

[@coreymagin]

Mid January is what Amazon estimated. They just revised that date to February 10. so sad!

[@mithai66]

Hey OzzieTech im from Victoria and i picked my mavic pro up last weekend. They are great.

[@shuttershooter]

I'd like to see indoor flying and video and comments on ease and difficulty going thru doorways. Flying over counters and tables.

[@r.v.e3361]

Good work Timothy. Thx a lot.

[@markathompson]

you have a lot of subscribers because your videos are very informative ...EXCELLENT JOB ....

[@FuzzFam]

That firmware update!! Happened to me twice in a row now when we go to fly. Great tip!!

[@zevdekoff9420]

can you do a review of the best gps trackers for the mavic? just in case ..

[@ixawan]

Your videos are very good 👍 From 🇫🇷

[@kevinpotter2645]

Hey Timothy I noticed when you had the map view on, that you could see each waypoint, my question is can you change the waypoints on the map (you know shift them onscreen with your finger if you didnt fly the waypoints as you would like?? Good work on the videos

[@MarcoCantieni]

Thanks for checking the waypoints for us. I didn't know that the waypoints in the DJI app goes smoothly now similar to the curved edged in the Litchi app. The success of your channel is mostly because of your charisma. Just continue to be yourself and all be getting much greater :-)

[@MerlinWorldDotCom]

So what you are saying is that we can't program it to adds the active track feature so that it keeps you in the center of the frame as it goes around the waypoints path?

[@MattNicassio]

4:00 can you set it up on a map at home??

[@shanemiller9371]

Would you be able to make a video on the settings/ program(s) you use to upload your drone footage to KZbin? Your videos are killer by the way, keep it up!

[@dgibbsfl]

Hi Timothy. I liked the feature being able to use C1 and C2 to add and remove waypoints. I took a look in my current GO4 system and adding and removing waypoints for C1 and C2 was not among the options. Is there a custom setting in there somewhere?

[@TimothySunday]

+Dave Gibbs I'm not sure. I'm using DJI Go not the 4.0 app.

[@wikidslippers]

Hay buddy, have really enjoyed watching the uploads as I am still waiting on my Mavic. I thing its going to get me in the air much quicker as I know what to do with it when it turns up... eventually! Keep up the good work.

[@ThomasFlenstad]

Thanks for making these videos!

[@annettjummrich8435]

Hi Tim, thanks so much for your videos. Amazing job. Thanks to you I've learning so much about my Mavic Pro. Jealous how much space you have for flying. I live in London and it's a nightmare to find a place to fly my drones. So many restrictions. Anyway, keep up the great work. Can't wait for the next video. Greetings from the UK, Annett 🇬🇧🙋🏻

[@peterhewitson71]

Cheers , new to using waypoints this was very helpful , Pete , Western Australia

[@matthoward5886]

I am waiting for my Mavic to arrive. I work at some remote places for my job and I want the mavic to pass the time and to be able to take shots of the construction site from balancing the site through completed construction. My question is…..can I set 1 waypoint at a specific altitude…say 150' directly over the site to grab a picture at the end of every work day? I would like this so I can record locations of underground electrical conduits, piping..ect for future reference should there be future additions. Also at these locations there is typically limited cell service and almost zero internet access. Can I still fly out there and set the waypoint with out any of these? Thanks and keep up the great videos!

[@TeddyD802]

I'd like to see a video about DJI care, what it covers, is it worth it

[@troberts1024]

Awesome video.......I went right outside and set it up flawlessly. Got all the way to "fly to start" and push apply and it says "Mission exceeds flight restrictions". Only 35M high and 450M total distance........75M from home?

[@VernNorrgard]

Hi, do you know if there is a way to upload waypoints as GPS coordinates? As opposed to having to fly the route first and record the points. Great series by the way, making my wait for shipment even more impatient! :-)

[@TimothySunday]

not in the DJI Go app that I'm aware. I think that feature is a part of their site survey app

[@vg5157]

Hey Tim we r missing your teaching where are you ?

[@TimothySunday]

+Fidelito in South Florida just been really busy with the holidays this week! I'll be back soon. No worries!

[@vg5157]

LOL,i know, everybody is off

[@sygmatheveronique7921]

Many thnaks for axplaination Tim. Very clear and usefull for me. I'm From France, I don't find more clear presentations in my native language on the net. My Mavic will be delivered tomorow, thank to you because I think I'm ready !

[@SeanE1978]

Great videos. very informative and watchable 😎👍

[@zatrapaz]

Tomothy, great Videos I enjoy really much and learn a lot to fly my DJI Mavic, but I get a failed to start Waypoints Mission, and I already did everything I can, and still getting the same message, Do you have any solution for it.?

[@edwardwester5968]

Wt up can you Control the gimbal while you are in way points Mode please let me now And your tutorial was great

[@ShitSquawk]

Hey bud Mavic finally came and thanks to your tutorials it was less nerve racking but did have question I have no complaints with it all but was wondering is there any tips other than sport mode that could help you conserve battery life I doubt there's much but any tips u could give this rookie would be great!!! Thanks bud love the channel

[@TimothySunday]

flying at slower speeds seem to help me some. and the colder weather I have noticed drains the battery even faster unfortunately.

[@sailorgary1]

Somewhere in this cluster of tutorials a guy said if you hook up an external charger to the side connection and your phone to the bottom usb connection, your controller will last longer instead of charging your phone while hooked to the controller hence short controller flight time.

[@cjellijay]

Timothy, what do you charge for a day of tutorial

[@philippemarland4031]

Hello Timothy, Why does the bird stop at the last waypoint? Why doesn't it come back to takeoff point?

[@TES-xc4eg]

this guy is my favorite, yo vids r da bomb

[@TimothySunday]

+Tate Shack aw shucks...thanks bro!

[@ldcam21]

Can you draw a circle for waypoints like on the phantom 4 pro

[@mrkringles]

Tim. Great videos. I will get my Mavic Pro in two days. I just subscribed to your channel. My first question is "will the Mavic Pro remember the altitude of the drone throughout the flight in Waypoints mode”? Thanks

[@TimothySunday]

+JohnBoy Walton yes it will

[@magaucher]

Hello Timothy. I'm a confused with regards to all the calibrations that are required, some videos show eg calibrations for Compass, Vision Sensors, IMU, And Controller. I understand the Compass calibration and why but not the others as to when the need to be done and how do I know when they need to be done. Thank you so much.

[@derekrowan11]

Hey, nice review, good for a novice like myself. You say the gimbal doesn't have memory of where it was at each waypoint when you set the WP, but is it possible to move the gimbal manually during the flight? Thanks.

[@TimothySunday]

+derekrowan11 yes, you have full control of the gimbal and camera during a mission

[@andyb789]

Great Channel, really learning at lot from you. My Mavic arrived a couple of weeks ago and it is awesome :) One thing I have noticed is that it continually asking me to calibrate. Is that normal? Also the calibrate doesn't always launch the calibration, it sometimes just does nothing, have you experienced that

[@johnbroman3660]

Timothy, can you set way points and then go back and run the way points in tripod mode?

[@TimothySunday]

That is a great question! I'm actually not sure. I would think so

[@ScreamingPatriot]

I can't figure out how to get to the menu to select these options

[@salvatorea5981]

Hey Tim! Awesome tutorials man... I was wondering, while using waypoints can you manually control the gimbal/yaw while staying on the automatic axis??

[@tmbassvid]

I use a ipad mini with cellular connection, if I am outside a cell zone is there a way to get the map in for a remote area while I am at home.

[@truenorth365]

Great episode! Still havent got my Mavic ;-( But all is well, videos like these ease the pain. Really hoping I get my hands on the Mavic about the end of january at least...I hope?! Thanks for sharing Timothy!

[@joshuameggers7162]

I just got my mavic and have only taken it up a couple times. Can I move the camera while the drone is stationary or just move the drone to change the angle?

[@ONIBABA10001]

what do you think of the litchi app? I know it has some issues since the recent patch (april 2017) . Great teaching videos, they are a valuable resource. Thank you

[@TimothySunday]

thanks! I haven't used the litchi app. Looks good though

[@ONIBABA10001]

did you do anything about button selections on the controller?

[@ginolevrini2555]

hey is there a feature that can also capture footage of an exact spot while also in the waypoints mode? for example, it just films a certain spot on the ground or down below while doing the waypoints, kind of like mixing point of interest and waypoints at the same time? thanks

[@cad1995]

I'm waiting on the video to start!!! I keep getting the weather!!

[@cad1995]

Forget it, I will watch someone else's video

[@TimothySunday]

But it was so cold! haha.

[@shawnstone4949]

Hey Timothy!!! Love your videos man!! Very informative and well done as always I just got my Mavic the day before thanksgiving... I got the alpine white from Apple. Very cool aircraft!!! I like it a lot better than my P3 4K.

[@shawnstone4949]

Haven't watched all your videos yet, but the ones I have watched have been extremely helpful!!!! Thanks so much!

[@TimothySunday]

You're welcome! Glad to be helpful!

[@JunaidKureshi]

i have two apps DJI Go and DJI Go 4, which app you use, both looks same, I just downloaded DJI Go 4, will try it later today

[@TimothySunday]

+Junaid Kureshi I use dji Go. Not the 4

[@Klot77]

I'm also using DJI GO 4 and I didn't even notice there is other option. What is the difference? Thanks for an answer.

[@JunaidKureshi]

sofar I have noticed that 4 App offers to turn off front LEDs

[@adventuresontheroadandywiley]

Great content of the videos keep up the good work.... I do agree with others about the video beginnings

[@timmasters4893]

can you adjust the camera while it is flying the way points?

[@TimothySunday]

Yes, you have full control of the gimbal while it flies between waypoints

[@Ghazan]

Not true my friend. You can only control forward backward tilt in flight, for left and right panning you need to move the copter left and right

[@1989cranston]

@Ghazan that is exactly what he said.. you have full control of the gimbal. turning left and right is with the drone itself but tilting downward and upward is purely with the gimbal. So, Very true my friend.​

[@Jowdai]

With this waypoints mode can you set the gimbal to look down/up at certain waypoint without touching the control during the flight ?

[@franks.3089]

Hey my friend, l like the way you make videos very clear and go straight to the point, l don't understand inglish very good bad l can understand you very well, keep goin

[@EM.Creative_]

Hey Timothy Sunday, how do you put an iPad in the remote of the DJI Mavic Pro?

[@TimothySunday]

I've got a video coming this week about that very thing

[@Nacra52]

slightly off topic, however how about some information on the camera. I hear it is a manual focus only? and it can be adjusted by touching the screen.? goods and bads of this and the expected future of this option (staying or improving to autofocus maybe). thanks

[@Nacra52]

so I found out it can do both. that said, isn't this is a new camera idea being small and using a non fixed focus. can this cause problems around moving objects? does the camera hunt in certain environments?

[@MiamiVRcom]

As a film maker, I have an idea to make several passes using the Waypoint feature, but pointing the camera (drone) in a different direction each time. So, one pass would be looking straight, another would be looking back. Do you think this would be possible with your experience with this?

[@TimothySunday]

Most definitely!

[@EM.Creative_]

Oh okay, thanks Timothy. I'll check it out when you post it

[@ShampooWow]

Awesome video! I like it

[@jimberentsen]

Great reviews Tim, I'm 69 years old and a NewBe to Quads and just got my Mavic on the 14th a couple days ago. I've had a Private Pilot license since I was 24 and in my wildest dreams I never thought I would be able to own something as fun and technically advanced as the Mavic. Ariel photography has been a passion all my life. I got lucky in 1980 when Mt St Helens started blowing out ash and flew down took a great photo then had it made into posters and made more than 10K in two months. I'm now starting all over as a beginner. Keep up your straight to the point informative clips.

[@andreagraham9981]

I'm really not sure of how to use this, however it is very suggestive of large grand shots.

[@fanatic4sports]

Thanks Timothy, got mine today, batteries charging. Can't wait for tomorrow

[@darkelf369]

Tim, loving the videos. Very informative. My question to you is this, as someone who has never flown a quad copter or drone, is this unit easy enough to begin with or would you recommend something else?

[@infographyst]

In "normal" mode, it's really easy to control even if it's your first one, it's really stable and slow if you take it slow.

[@darkelf369]

Elmidea Maldorhan thanks for the info. Didn't want to plunk down $1000 only to crash and burn.

[@brentgeibig4977]

Do you know if this works on the mavic air?

[@nssdesigns]

Is it possible to plot the waypoints by enlarging the map and adding dropping points there and adding altitude, saving the time of actually flying the circuit? I seem to have seem a video when the Phantom had this possibility using a mini iPad as screen...

[@TimothySunday]

I wish. But not as of yet. Although the Litchi app does offer this option.

[@nssdesigns]

Litchi app? I'll look into it... but I'm sure I saw a Phantom video where you could just plot your waypoints before hand but then that's the Phantom...

[@peterbeek9891]

Thanks! again a good Tutorial!

[@TabilismaFamily]

Great videos man

[@drrc5841]

Can you tell me how you get the S7 Edge to work with the Mavic? Mine will randomly freeze while I'm flying. I had to buy a phone just for the drone.

[@wdfinger1]

Do you have to physically fly to each waypoint to record it? Or were you selecting areas on your phone for it to fly to? Thanks.

[@TimothySunday]

For now you have to actually fly to each point. The Litchi app lets you program in points on your phone

[@JourneyingSoull]

Thank you I love KZbinrs who actually comment back !

[@TimothySunday]

You're very welcome. I've always tried to reply to every comment. It's getting harder as the channel grows but I still read every single one!