DJI Mavic Air 2 - How to Use Active Track 3.0 - Tutorial - Parallel Mode is King - 4k

[@AaronHahnStudios]

Thank you. Finally found a upload where some one actually shows you what you want to see & know. Well done for taking the time to do this.

[@ukaszstozek8071]

Spot on mate. Simply demonstrated. I watched probably 20 videos previously just to confirm the active tracking was actually a thing, and how it worked. Here, everything is explained and demonstrated as it should be, great job.

[@uosocal]

Thanks.

[@paullockhart5696]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Thought I had it down pat but it would not work. Came home viewed your instructions again and realized I was in tripod mode. Went out immediately and followed your instructions and bang it worked perfect. Keep doing what you’re doing. Again thanks.

[@uosocal]

I've done that a couple of times.

[@TB66]

Just bought my drone, learning so much from you, thank you. Tony, Australia.

[@MeasuredLight]

Oh man, thanks so much for this video! I am a hiker in Australia just starting out my channel and I just got a Mavic Air 2 to help improve my video quality. The Active track is the biggest thing I want to use. Your video was so easy to understand and has really helped me get my head around it! I came across your video just by looking for Active Track videos, but now you've gained another follower :) Thanks again! :)

[@uosocal]

Super cool man. Good luck with the channel.

[@kawi_queen]

Great video I've had this drone for probably a year and still didn't even know I could do any of this with it. Super excited to go outside and mess with the settings definitely subscribing very educational.

[@stevewaller6303]

Wow! That last roundabout was fantastic! It's that sideways flight that comes with the "Parallel" mode that will eventually get you (I hope not). You did a great job of testing it man, you had me on the edge of my seat a couple of times round those poles and trees! I have not had the time yet to use the tracking very much yet on my Air 2, but this will give me some confidence to try.

[@uosocal]

Those light poles came close.

[@damienc7303]

I've had this drone for two years and I never tried the active track when walking with trees around like you did... That's impressive. I need to try that. 😁

[@mrcpaceo]

Thank you for making this video! There was so much good information in here. I was on the edge of my seat when your MA2 almost crashed into that pole. I was using active track and had something similar happen..Except my did not register these tiny tree branches and crashed right into them. I’m from the Midwest and dream of having awesome places to fly like you do. Great content. Happy flying!

[@uosocal]

Thank you so much. I saw that pole coming and kind of closed my eyes while I was driving. Good thing no other car were around. Tiny branches are the worst. Come Autumn, the tiny branch crashes will go up.

[@alloneword154]

Nice to see you didn’t edit out the fails.

[@uosocal]

Just trying to be as honest as possible.

[@flyineyeaerialfpv5592]

"Don't tell me that DJI....Just do it!" That had me lmao😆

[@BobDiaz123]

Next test, put the drone well above anything it might hit, go into Sports Mode, and have a friend drive.

[@S0RELOSER]

Yeah im trying to figure out the capability of this drone with FocusTrack. What is the top speed it can follow me on a motorcycle? With & without obstacle avoidance. And what do all the modes mean? Spotlight? Trace?

[@davidwhitlock5625]

@@S0RELOSER I did that, top speed is only 40 mph. You have to do it in a city where you go slower

[@johncher]

Thanks for the very clear explanation. I understand much better the process of doing active tracking. Keep up the good work.

[@trevorwhat]

Great tutorial. Big thanks for putting this together. .

[@Dimnis]

Thank you so much for this video, my boyfriend is going to love this

[@originalfallinggirl]

Thanks! I bought this drone based on your recommendation so I could record myself zipping around in my Prius. So today I did what you did and got the drone to lock onto me as I was sitting in my Prius. I drove to get some cigs and left the drone in the air as I walked into Circle K. When I came out the drone was still there. So then I decided to zip around the city waving at friends. When I got home the drone was nowhere to be seen. You cost me almost $2k. I’m devastated.

[@uosocal]

That's not great. If you weren't monitoring the drone, the battery got to low to keep following you. It should have returned to its home point automatically. Did you go back and look where you originally launched it?

[@RayBrennanrookwoodproductions]

In trace mode, the clue is in the action, "Trace" the drone wants to trace the movemnets of your car, "copy" wheres as parrellel mode its only tracking the target, and not trying to copy the movements or route of the tracing..

[@PLEASUREDISE]

That is important info right there thank you

[@jj8526]

Thank you for this video.. Just like you I occasionally(or did) have difficulty locking on while using Active track. As your video clearly shows, you have to form a proper box around the subject and then you'll see either little man or little vehicle at bottom of green square.. Happy out now, Thank you..👏👏

[@elmono3939]

Very cool. These tests are very helpful. Thank you for sharing !

[@JohnMerryman]

Great explanation on using Active Track. Appreciate the effort.

[@krazyklaas1531]

Good tip about putting the drone in parallel. I have a lot of problems with tracking on my bike. It is poorly recognised. It knows people and cars. Motorbikes don't. I'm going to try it in parallel mode. Thanks. And I'll be in touch. Greetings krazyklaas.

[@TheDogadobo]

Great video... Nice to see the test done in suburbia.

[@sydoniejandoc-gonzalez6955]

Learned something new. thank so much. i hope more subscribers and views for your awesome tutorial.

[@briancummings4912]

More tips passed on thanks 👍. At times my Air2 will not recognise me on the motorcycle with the black box popping up the same as you. If I stand away from the bike , draw the box around me, get back on and stand up as I ride away, it follows me consistently. Flying in open fields I’m getting the drone up to 20mph and 30 mph in sport but I can only do that in short bursts as the fields aren’t big enough. I need to go out an find some trails to test again 🤞

[@uosocal]

Sometimes it's just quirky.

[@briancummings4912]

What do you think of this? I don’t get the icon at the base of the green box, my firmware is up to dated. But I did it though my iPhone via the app, it’s still temperamental and unreliable. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKPLi3ugaKhji7M

[@uosocal]

I am looking into it. I message back soon.

[@MohAwad-mw2oz]

good video..now i know my drone even better..thank you..keep doing the good job

[@michellesmith6678]

Very helpful and comprehensive. Thank you.

[@philipdido7741]

I suspect that the parallel mode is faster because the colllision sensors aren't pointed in the direction of travel, so it isn't being as cautious. No collision sensors on the sides. Be careful!

[@hackman88]

There is no obstacle detection bar at the top of the screen. I'm guessing it's not doing any obstacle avoidance in parallel tracking.

[@gqcwby]

Great info on the tracking. I had thought parallel mode would have the drone be going parallel with the object as it did towards the end of the video. However the only issue would be is that the sides of the drone does not have the obstacle sensors and can crash into a light pole or higher tree

[@uosocal]

Parallel mode is more light angular mode. I think that way the front sensors can still see most of the objects in front. Even though my Mavic 2 Zoom did pretty much the same thing in Parallel mode.

[@thefullmonte1902]

Nice.. great to see how it performs in real life!

[@aerialoklahoma3799]

I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for sharing it. I am starting to get into the DJI quick shots and extra features so I appreciated this. It was informative.

[@dannie3117]

Very good demonstration and information. My Air2 is on order and looking forward to applying some of this information. I fish offshore and want to use it to track my boat

[@uosocal]

That will look really cool.

[@uosocal]

Depends on the flight mode.

[@900XP]

I guess you can operate in sport mode over the water because there are no obstacles to avoid

[@uosocal]

Birds every once in awhile

[@mdg_collections]

I have the same drone and it tracks better in parallel mode because the profile of your vehicle in this case is a larger image for the drone to see and lock on to while following.

[@VisionCommunications]

Good stuff! I must say, you are much more brave than I am to trust active track to not crash a $1000 drone.

[@uosocal]

It scared me a couple of times, but I have insurance.

[@thecorporategypsy]

That was excellent and explained so much. Thank you!

[@brianbathgate4944]

Excellent video man! Great work. Looking fwd to seeing your mtb parallel test! Think Ill be using trace to film climbs and parallel for descents :)

[@OverlandGearGuy]

Very helpful, appreciate the video, keep them coming

[@uosocal]

Thanks, will do!

[@2timothy477]

Thank you so much, so informative. Excellent! Steven.

[@jvictortorreblanca]

Thanks for the tips, Im considering this drone for my ski videos

[@uosocal]

Are you going to use it for tracking yourself? I'm currently using the skydio 2. It is light years ahead of dji for autonomous tracking. I've posted a couple of videos so far on it.

[@jvictortorreblanca]

@@uosocal thanks for the info, I will check it out. Yes, I intend to record my friends and I while skiing 👍

[@uosocal]

The Skydio has been amazing on my mtb.

[@ivanmoncada9122]

excelente prueba, ahoera mas conrtento al poder saber que lo puedo utilizar en mis paseos en moto¡¡ gracias

[@kenbitar9897]

Really good clip. Thanks!

[@banzaibob6569]

Excellent video and very educational!!

[@anthonycorrea547]

Great video! I just bought a new Mavic!

[@mattludlow9297]

Good stuff. Thanks for the insight

[@Tyty74628]

Very informative. Thank you sir.

[@ibkfin]

I fly The Great Park too. awesome area to play

[@jajuajr5056]

Hi,was Watching you flying the DJI mavic at the park.My little advice is for you to fly a drone over everything like 350ft to 400 ft hi over Everything. The drone is meant to track you anywhere so if you fly it higher 300 to 400 ft' in the sky then your drone we be OK for good. I love your video and am going to buy one too. Be careful out there bro. Thanks Prince

[@KylanHurt]

I had a lot less luck with parallel mode. I specifically think curves cause the unit some issues. I really hope they try to improve the parallel mode though, because it makes for amazing shots!

[@uosocal]

Definitely

[@PLEASUREDISE]

Thanks for the information i just purchased this one for my channel. Hope to get some great shots for everyone.

[@lizarddronedude3617]

Thanks mate really interesting I have done all the quickshots on my Air2 now onto this my biggest problem is my fingers lack a bit of something that interact with the touchscreen I have tried several times to start active track but my fingers just do not seem to initiate a box will try again later this week.

[@TicTac-g7m]

If you use a screen protector you may need to adjust your "touch sensitivity" Just a thought.

[@lizarddronedude3617]

@@TicTac-g7m Thanks dude I later found out that you have to switch subject tracking on first in settings duh!

[@TicTac-g7m]

@@lizarddronedude3617 Ok. Thanks!

[@proemech]

My take is that you leave the camera field of view quicker when you are in parallel mode. When the drone is directly behind you ... you just get smaller. Harder to detect movement.

[@uosocal]

The field of view is different as well.

[@tomasovicivan]

I think to by DJI Mavic 2 is it best options in class.. don't need professional.. but also won't to make great video.. Also looking program for processing data.. thx in advance

[@YourDrawerness]

That walk through the woods was interesting. Was curious as to how good that will do. I want to take my drone disc golfing and I like how it’s going to follow and avoid trees extremely well. Just wish the active tracking could track a disc.. Idk why it can’t, especially if it’s a bright color completely different than the contrast of the grass and trees..

[@uosocal]

It should do a good job following you, but the disc would be moving too fast.

[@rayhayden]

Excellent demonstration... Thanks for posting! Dropping a LIKE on your video, watching and Supporting!

[@uosocal]

Thanks

[@troyd1986]

Reason the drone tracks faster in parallel mode is I’m sure probably because when it’s seeing your car on the side it’s more surface area for camera to lock onto to follow as opposed to just the back of your car. Also top speed in normal mode is limited to about 20 or 22 mph

[@MrLhealex121]

Thank you. AWESOME keep up the good work

[@canadianfox3099]

Great video man,

[@vadimfuks463]

Good job, very interesting for me as new owner of mavic air 2. I owned yuneec 500 4k , there is huge difference. I am so excited 😁

[@HabibRobert]

Love this content. Love the analyzing of the "why's" this or that. Great explanation of all the details. I do have a question you didn't mention in the video: When it following you and it "loses you", does it stay in place hovering? Does it return to home?

[@uosocal]

It will stop and hover until you regain control, or rth when battery gets low.

[@tanahhuat1757]

Awesome tips Sir

[@danieltschitsch6893]

Man you are brave! When the air 2 is tracing in parallel mode don‘t you worry about those missing sensors on the side??? Especially in that area with all those lightposts! 😬

[@uosocal]

There were a couple of cringing moments.

[@nwcic]

Really nice vid. Appreciate it very much, getting one today and it's like a got a training lesson.

[@uosocal]

Thanks. They are a lot of fun.

[@jacktoddy9783]

Fascinating video.

[@MVMTV4Videos]

Rally cool I love the Air 2. ell done Thumbs up.

[@LukeMegBiking]

Great video, thank you. We just got the Mavic Air 2 for our MTB adventures, and this video was super helpful :-). We have subbed

[@pruncas9]

Hi,very nice video!

[@lupe1489]

great video, got nervous around those light poles

[@uosocal]

It came really close a couple of times.

[@briancummings4912]

No need, it’s better than you think. The tighter the trail, the slower you have to go and it doesn’t like sharp terns. I’ll give it a try in parallel on open ground and see if that makes a difference kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2K1kpiajpiVosk

[@ChrisGangai]

I’ve followed motorcycles at 30 mph! Push that thing harder! 🤘

[@uosocal]

I've done a couple vids chasing my truck up to 43mph.

[@symcardnel1741]

Excellent vid n info... thanks! I'm looking to get a Mini 2 (no self-tracking or obstacle avoidance ) or Mavic Air 2... I think. Stupid question... so you can NOT set a minimum altitude of say 40' or 50' while you're doing 'testing' like this? Maybe such a distance automatically negates the ability to track?

[@uosocal]

After you lock on to your subject, you can raise the drone to that height. Once it starts flying, it could go anywhere.

[@sniperlife4966]

Great video! Very detailed!

[@pepman1044]

Great vid man!!

[@alimobader-mac1426]

Thank you for the clear and demonstrative video. Q: Can we update the " Home Point "in mavic air 2 to another point far from the taking off point ? so if we were driving like you, for example. Could we land it on the round-about, far from the taking off point? thank you

[@uosocal]

I don't think so. You can change the remote to an active home point, so it will land near wherever the remote has moved to.

[@alimobader-mac1426]

@@uosocal Hello and thank you for the reply. I tried something and it worked so far. Basically, when I reach the max distance "restricted to 500m in Dubai" i change the home point to set it at the remote, and i keep doing that every 500m unfortunately. This might be a work-around that dynamic home point in the Mavic Air 2. thank again man. cheers

[@VietCakes]

Where is that option

[@TheAussieRepairGuy]

I've read there is a sport mode on these to allow faster flying.

[@mahmoudbamarni3803]

thanks for this information

[@danmontoya1102]

Great information. Thank You Great information. Thank You.

[@luisvaliente1241]

Good info. I got a question, I'm new with my mavic air 2, so how do I cancel or exit tracking mode once I'm done? Can you tell us or post a quick video about it? Thanks

[@uosocal]

Just touch the "X" at the top of the green box around your subject.

[@Rossco84]

Oh jebus I got nervous watching this. Especially when the drone lost you at the roundabout and almost smacked into the light pole because it doesn’t have side sensors. The sensors most of the time are great but if I were doing something like this I would be setting the drone height above those light poles. I have the DJI refresh, but don’t want to have to use it haha

[@uosocal]

It did come close.

[@cristiancartin1996]

Thank you for this amazing video , a lot of util information

[@luisvaliente1241]

Thank you very much for your quick reply. Let's keep droning!

[@et3rnalchaos237]

Can you set a height parameter for follow mode ? Like 45 feet or more and stay that height while tracking ?

[@janindurajapaksha5465]

If there are no obstacles it will stay on the height you leave it on

[@tango165]

Good stuff, thanks for making this.

[@uosocal]

Thank you.

[@adamczucz9993]

woow nice man.... time 10:20 cca when you started driving, it was look like in GTA game :D :D :-)

[@BeKindv2024]

I already know about the quality, performance and features of the Mavic Air 2 build, photography quality, and the DJI Fly app. But have not taken off due to not mastering the flight parameters like?

[@swedeinla]

excellent video. New subscriber. How high off the ground can you use active track?

[@uosocal]

I've never tested tovan actual height. I've probably been as high as 100 feet during a Spotlight Track.

[@dawidr6559]

You should open up your props so centrifugal force isn't needed to open them. It causes stress on them

[@gedheaton1415]

Great vid mate, wow 15-40 holy sht that's a lot of lamp posts (UK ) that Mavic is well on it's way to re-hab !!!. Thanks for that,well helpful, be safe mate.

[@aaroncamp411]

Good stuff. Had my Mavic for 5 years and just got into off-roading last year. You mentioned that ND filters are not recommended in tracking mode due to shady spots, but what if I’m taking it to a place with little or no shade? Example Anza or Johnson Valley?

[@uosocal]

Should be great.

[@MrRene1968]

How about fly a little higher than the light posts, and use the zoom in option? Cool!

[@uosocal]

Already making that video. Will be out soon.

[@rayblackman6456]

Great video!..... Is it possible to set a minimum altitude to avoid collision and put in sports mode?

[@uosocal]

Not really. Once you start moving, the drone will move all over.

[@skwestle7872]

Great review

[@johnfarrell7121]

When the drone lost you when you were going too fast does it stop and hover at that point? Do you have to stop the truck and manually fly the drone closer to the truck and restart the tracking mode?

[@uosocal]

Yes. The drone will either hover or return to home when it loses the subject.

[@stevepaxton5261]

Hi, Nice informative video. Along with your vehicle tracking, have you any experience with tracking a SXS out in the Desert or at the Dunes? I am curious if it would follow at a decent speed. Or with a Dirt bike in the Desert as well? Any luck with any of that?

[@uosocal]

I haven't tracked anything like that. I've done a bunch of mtb trails. The problem I think with desert riding is the speed and going up and over dunes. Wide open and flat areas would be great.

[@stevepaxton5261]

@@uosocal Cool! Thanks for your quick response. REALLY intrigued by the fact a drone can follow me. But... I'm an offroad usage nut. So, I want it to follow me on my dirt bike and Rzr. I may pull the trigger and purchase the Mavic Air 2 very soon if I get a bit more comfortable with my goal. I appreciate your insights and video help.

[@kathymcpartland5148]

14:36 just had the courage to take out my drone the other day 😂 thanks a mill can't wait to track myself on a hike ..how are you drawing the green box with your finger on the screen ? Thanks for showing us this ..really clear 😊& helpful

[@uosocal]

You can only do it when the drone is airborne. Just use your finger directly on your screen

[@joga9195]

Thanks buddy this videos are great I'm definitely subscribing to your channel

[@uosocal]

Thank you. I've done a bunch of vids on the MA2. I am doing another Active Track Vid in sport mode, coming soon.

[@halbogard8735]

The video is helpful to show how the drone can track the pilot in possession of the controller, but will active track follow a person or an animal not attached to the controller?

[@uosocal]

Definitely. The drone locks onto a subject, not the remote.

[@raafsports1728]

Thank you so much for this video it is really helpful. I am interested in programming the drone myself in the parallel mode; therefore, could you or anyone please give me any hints on how to start or where can I find some available python codes which I can download and check myself how it's programmed ? and then try to do program it again. Thank you all in advance.

[@uosocal]

Not sure what python codes are, but good luck.

[@Evilker]

17:30 You can turn the phone off, without problems. Atleast for Android phones. The activetrack will still follow. When mountainbiking, I can start activetrack. Turn phone off.. put remote with phone (screen off) into back back and start biking. Perhaps an update since your video. Tx for the video btw.

[@uosocal]

That is definitely an update. Glad to see DJI are still improving their product. Thanks

[@vadimfuks463]

Hi. I but bicycle 🚲 mount for controller, works great

[@miamicyclist01]

Great video but I have a question about the Active Track. If you were to go into follow me mode and if you were to imagine you were in the center of a clock, will it only track at the 12, 6 3 and 9 o'clock positions, or can you program it to follow at any angle like 1 o'clock or 8 o'clock postion? Thanks.

[@uosocal]

Thanks. Once you start moving, the drone will move around wherever it wants. It won't stay in any one spot.

[@VroomsWithAView]

Nice vid. There’s a moment where you show the drone “looking through the trees” to continue tracking your truck. Curious as to how likely (or unlikely) it would mistake your black truck for another black truck right behind yours, thus the drone track the wrong vehicle ? Again nice vid !

[@uosocal]

It happens sometimes. The video I shot in the desert, it locked onto a parked car.

[@Pete_1986]

Very helpful, but it would have been good if you had explained exactly what is meant by 'Trace' and 'Parallel'.

[@simon916sps]

Great video - heading out now to try 'parallel' mode!! A quick question, if you're tracking something and the gradient changes, does the drone adjust and stay at a fixed height above the object?

[@uosocal]

The drone will follow uphill and downhill, but the height will vary.