You asked for it! What do you think? Personally when filming I never go this far and when I have been filming with the Mini 3 Pro the signal has been awesome! Mini 3 Pro Link click.dji.com/ALI_z80OMgXsq_hzL6dT8g?pm=link
I found it useful, but I have had issues under 500m if standing closed to high trees or tree lines I cant move away from. Even in open areas where a line of trees will kill the signal if not going higher. I normally work in the 5-15m height, when filming atletes on bikes, runners ans so on. Going 1500m away is not really something useful, maybe in the mountains.
so I'm just curious about... why does the signal to the controller matter for quality of content if you are using a micro sd to record everything on the drone? I didn't think that recorded quality was dependent on signal strength in any way whatsoever. Just asking.
What's good about DJI drones, apart from the signal strength which some peoeple may say are questionable, is how safe they are even if you can't really see them. I've flown drones "dangerously" over the years but I've never lost one due to loss of control. Knowing how to use RTH has done wonders and has saved me thousands of dollars as these things can literally fly by themselves back to you. Who care how far they can fly if they can't come back, amirite?
Yes, the RTH is solid. I will say though the first time I flew my Mini Pro 3 (my first drone ever) out of range my heart rate about doubled until it came back into range on its own.
@@mxtafsa I have FCC and I and everyone else I know who have the M3P, get 7-8 km with standard battery (you can find dozens of youtube videos above 7km)... I´ll try 9-10km when the 47min battery arrives, many people got that already.
The reason to have a mini is in my view, to allow you to get closer and fly in urban areas. So a test that flys over the hieght of any other wifi signal is pointless.
@@DMProductions Yes mate, it literally extends the range to like 6000 meters almost, it's crazy. CE mode is so so limited for us EU users. it's horrible. You can only use the hack with RC-N1 controller though, as it is just a modded version of the DJI FLY app. It's really good though, I highly recommend you check it out.
Great video! It's true that going that far is in most cases useless but as a consumer I can also be disappointed since the capability of this drone is not as advertised from DJI.
Honestly speaking achiving this kind of performance tells us how far we have progressed as humans in the trchnology. Think its that tiny and still u get the video with that little remote ans drone. Scientifically speaking its very hard to maintain. So, i would say this drone can easily do what is advertised in the forests where there is no wifis and giant mobile sim towers.
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DJI used to only advertise range capabilities etc. in the FCC (U.S.) system, which does allow for 8-10km range. Whereas the EU has way more stricter guidelines in their CE system, which only allows for around 2-3km range. You can notice that they started to advertise what the range is in FCC, CE etc. for the new Avata drone, because I guess people complained that the way they used to advertise this stuff wasn't quite fair and transparent.
What the problem is .. because of weak signal I can’t take my mini 3 beyond a small hill when it descends out of direct line of signal . So maybe you don’t need 10 miles but with this which is possible on the North American and Canadian drones FCC , where as we get a weaker signal in Europe . I was really disappointed and if I knew before buying my mini 3 , I may not have bothered . Since it’s no extra distance than the mini 2 . Sometimes I’d like to get footage of inaccessible places that the advertised distance is needed to get the drone to these isolated spots . So yes in my view we need a stronger signal .
I think DJI should make it clear in the advertising that if you fly your mini 3 or any other dji drones with supposed up to 10 miles or what ever , But fly in England and your very lucky to get 1500 m with a useable signal with out lag. Also where I live in on my estate I’m lucky to get just 300 m with all the interference . I don’t understand what the different laws are as if you have a spotter you can legally fly as far as you want . Well that’s how I understand it .
@@NavdeepSingh-bt2cc wow your very lucky , where are you flying as in England and everywhere apart from North America and Canada like me you will get around 1600 m in an environment with virtually no interference . Flying in a forest the signal will have to penetrate through trees , from my experience you’d get no where near the advertised range
Range is bad,when you fly low the signal is not good. If Dji didn't said it would fly 8 km in CE ,there would not be a problem . What you are telling here is not correct. You Just want a good relationship with DJI for future drones. If you are one of the first to test the DJI Avata then I know I'am right 😏 Is not all about views and money.
Same, one of my biggest disappointments with this drone after upgrading from the Mini 2. I do love it overall, but the long distance signal is pretty poor compared.
No one really flies that far anyway. I'm not worried, but in the urban scenario I guess flying higher can give you a little bit more range. For wide open spaces I don't really have an answer except "VLOS". The fact that these drones can exceed 2km is already a wonder all its own so I guess I would already be happy with that and not push the "short range" button repeatedly.
They advertise this drone to fly 10km. It should be able to do it or we all get our money back for false advertise. We not getting even half of whats advertise. They need to change their advertising to match real world flight. Not some make up numbers to get ppl to buy their expensive drones.
worst range test video, a straight line is not boring, its about getting the continous shot, the epic long range and high altitude, you didint even get to 300 meters, its not about the cinematics or the closeups, its about testing the limits of the drone and the rush you get when you are squeezing the last droop of battery.
It's still crap in town, unless you fire up fcc. Nothing but before the end of the warranty, write that you want to return the product to them because of the breach of the contract.
I think if you in Europe and some other countries you locked to CE. Where I am is FCC although RC controller sometimes switches to CE for some reason. 3-4km is average in urban for me with still strong signal and full bars did push it on one occasion to 6km could go even further but had to come back nearly lost drone as battery depleted so fast (plus one) FCC really makes difference in signal stability and strength
I ran mine out to 6400m in normal mode at 117m height on the Canadian prairies with zero obstructions. This was with the small capacity battery. I could have possibly gone a bit farther but the low battery warning came on. Made it back with three minutes left of flying time. I was using the rc controller.
this is because your drone is in the FCC mode and you are not use the crappy CE signal mode in Europe that's way worse than FCC signal used in Canada and US. specially with this new RC with screen and no external antenna that's make the signal strange even worse. what dji thinking when they designing this crap😄
Darren, such a great video! I was so tense when I got the same warning, you have made it perfect clear that we must never try to fly beyond the safety limits. Thanks a lot, for the advice. By the way Antalya should give the golden key of the city and appoint you as the honorary ambassador 🇹🇷🇬🇧
So please be honest folks… It's not a question of "what's enough for me" or "it's boring to fly in one direction". Please take a closer look at your mini packaging, what DJI has printed on it in big letters: 8km CE, 12km FCC. Therefore the standard argument of the law-abiding RUclipsrs and DJI-fanboys with the legal situation and the mandatory line of sight is formally correct but basically outrageous in this case: If DJI promises these ranges and advertises this product with these exorbitantly high numbers, then it must at least partially correspond to reality. Like every other drone they released in the past was able to achieve the advertised range and in some cases even exceeded it. The Mini 3 has been proven to reach only a tiny fraction of the advertised value. And please: even if you don't fly 8km away, it's completely logical that the signal strength would be much better over short distances if the advertised range would be actually achieved, right?
I've had the original Mini, got 5km on that, mini 2, 5km no issues and great pictures and video. Sold those for this mini 3. Pictures and video great, range terrible. I love exploring with my mini, never had an issues with the previous versions, and based on those reputations, I bought this one. Brother you're making excuses for this drone, and I'm not sure if it's biased excuses. 10km advertised. Not even close. I am not confident flying this drone even 1km away.
I totally agree with you about cinematic video's yet it eould be nice to have a bit more range. My proximity to the Canadian rocky mountains makes you realize that distance is relative, big open spaces and distance becomes an issue. While range isn't always important the strength and stability of the signal is so it depends on where and what you like to document in your video.
Amazing video bro, and as you said it’s so boring to fly from A to B and taking the drone so far is not so comfortable. For me a range between 400-1000m is decent 👌 to get these cinematic shots 🔥
Great video. I have done some impromptu range tests and got about 1,100 meters with mild obstructions and just over 2 km from a nice viewpoint in the mountains. I'm still impressed by how good this drone is for the price.
It depends on what one is filming going long distance whether it's boring or not. Personally I fly in an area where there all allot of small islands so I enjoy going long distance to capture it all all...but...to each their own. Farthest I've flown the Mini 3 is 5km over a river over these islands (FCC version) as here in Canada we are allowed with sub 250g drones and great reception. Full bars all the way. Cheers
Please don’t take this the wrong way I really appreciate your hard work and testing but for me a u.k user I’m more interested in how badly the range is affect in built up area or country side because a lot of users say it’s very poor and as someone that wants to purchase one 300 -500metres just won’t cut the mustard 👍
Hi mate, I tried a distance test last week on my beach in North Wales (over 2 1/2 miles long) I managed to get 2077 meters and got laggie, I was on a cliff and took the drone down so it was about 30meters from sea level. At least I know the safe range... As you said in your video, there's no point in flying it this far. Best to keep it close for the better quality shots. Great video as always... I do have an issue and like to contact you personally.. Is this possible please.
hey men! just sum advice, if u can look at your home point from the drones camera, u are doing it good. if u cant see urself from the drones camera, u are flying too low ur . u wanna make sure nothing is interupting ur rc signal. my range went from
I made some nice footage 1500 m away and it's really all the distance I need. Perfect drone! You may have an estimate on how close you can fly to an active volcano? I'm on iceland atm 😅
I heard about mini 3 range is not really good with this new RC with internal antenna. My friend also test mini 3 with standard RC and the range is way better than this new RC. I stick to my standard RC for now because the range is way better.
Hello, first of all I clarify that I am a follower of your channel and I like your videos. On this occasion, I strongly disagree that it is "boring" to fly in a straight line from one point to another. In any case it is "your personal opinion", it is not a truth to affirm. Personally, I really like the "long range" to take the drone to the limit of its possibilities, but this requires a special technique that very few people manage to master. The "long range" is another category and you can't mix the one that flies over close objects with the one that performs "long range", they are very different techniques. Other concepts are necessary for such practice., therefore, something that has to be planned, studied, understood, known to react in an emergency, etc. cannot be boring (in my humble opinion). Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
@@djidroneadventures4059 I have modified some words, but not the concept. The most important thing is always the concept (of course the forms or manners are too), but the idea is what should be discussed above all. Thanks for the corrections, I would like to discuss the concept anyway.
@@WildernessLVR I have modified some words, but not the concept. The most important thing is always the concept (of course the forms or manners are too), but the idea is what should be discussed above all. Thanks for the corrections, I would like to discuss the concept anyway.
Yes if you go that rode and want maximum have to plan carefully and watch out for flying conditions such as wind being one of them and so on. Is perfectly fine to disagree. But in my opinion most of creators like photographers are after creating amazing content/art but off course nothing wrong going extreme and pushing boundaries of your drone.
I'm curious as to when it went out of visual range?? Still visible after 1000 meters?? Couldn't imagine flying much further than that for what I do, so it looks good for my needs!!
I find I lose sight of it at around 1500 feet or so (500m) at around a couple hundred feet up. That's heading away and watching it the whole time. Usually can't see it until much closer coming back. It's pretty hard to spot if you don't know where to look.
I love the footage people get with their drones but, personally, I like my drone too much to take chances with it. I stop at around 1500 meters (a little less than a mile). I may not get those spectacular far off island shots, but I'm happy with the views I wouldn't be able to get without it. Thanks for sharing!
It’s really just varies as when I launched it from my house. If I went to the direction when the front of my home was facing I would get to 6250m before the connection drops. While if I go to the direction behind my home I can barely get over 1000m. I’m curious if the mini 2 is the same way and if it is I wouldn’t be complaining.
Now you can double your investment and get the Dji RC Pro for the Mini 3 Pro. You'll get a much more powerful unit with (6) antennas for greater range, a 1080 screen with HD output, Way Points and a lot of other features.
Thanks for another great video 👍. I have a Mavic 3 with a RC-N1 and the range & connection are brill. I added a Mini 3 Pro with an RC and the range sucks. I'm in an open rural location and it's struggling to stay connected. Do you know anyone who has tried using a RC-N1 with the Mini 3? Oh, and would the Mavic 3 have similar issues if it's paired with a RC?
It´s just like Mini2. That´s an average range for CE, like 2-3km for most people... FCC we can get 7-9 km... I get 8km and have to return due to battery. With the 47min battery I´m sure I could get 10km.... but who needs more than 2 km in real life?
@@smanzoli HI, I'm afraid that's simply incorrect. The mini 2 in CE mode can easily achieve 4km and still have a solid link. In fact with the mini 2 the only reason to not keep going is battery life. The mini 3 in CE mode running supposedly the same control link can only do half that. (With a few exceptions on youtube)
DJI: You get 12km range in perfect conditions. ME: I am in the middle of nowhere on flat land with absolutely no Wi-Fi, cell towers, not a cloud in the sky, no buildings, no trees, nothing. 1500 M range. 😒 *FAKE NEWS*
Hey I was wondering if you could do a video on the Dji Mini 3 pro with the D-cinelike 10 bit mode at night? I haven’t seen anyone make this video on the 10bit update yet
From my experience flying it alongside my brother's Air 2S. My mini 3 performs exactly like my brothers 2S. So maybe mine doesn't have a range issue? I do know both drones struggle in urban areas if I'm flying below 100m height after 600m distance
So the company lied? It says it has a 12km (7.4 miles) transmission radius, you're barely hitting one mile without extreme lag. Fuck this company and their bullshit lies.
What's the point of the test if everybody's circumstances are different? What does it matter how far the range is, It's out of sight flying which is illegal? Videos like this just show authorities the average drone guy will not adhere to the rules which F's it up for the rest of us. Nice going. May the authorities find you.
I am intending to buy a DJI 3 Drone. As I paraglide as a hobby can I get a wrist control for my drone as with airdog ? the simple device that you can change the height and circle around you.
If the feed on your controller is laggy, I'd imagine the feed that is actually being recorded onto the SD card in the drone is perfectly fine 4k60FPS. So the footage is still usable but operating the drone might have some lag.
I haven't had any range problems from day 1 luckily, been able to go without any signal drop outs over 2.5km in urban areas. I really only go further to film sailing events off shore. Thanks for the video it is a awesome drone. Also I like your solution to hold the props the good old elastic band! I bought one of those fancy prop holders and works great.
this is because of FCC mode of your RC. the CE RC models are really bad range especially in areas with lot of buildings and mountians and trees. you must hack it to FCC mode if you want to use it without problems.
I flew my mini 3 to some wind turbines in the sea on holiday 3 miles had no problems but there was no interference but I totally agree with you it gets bloody boring lol but overall its a brilliant drone and like you say how far do you need to go because you want the quality feedback. As usual Darren great video I take it you'll be grabin the new dji avatar 😁👍👌 🇬🇧
thank you mate, yes the drone is awesome and I managed to capture some great footage with it, I never to a-b flying in the straight line but I did get some great use of all this drones features ! Glad you enjoying it too !
Great vid! Excellent range - think to get further distance might need N1 controller or a controller with external antenna… curious what software you using for video editing?
@@lucienhikingdroneflying2543 some people like myself enjoy pushing the limits of this tech. Amazing the transmission distance. I wire my.controller to accept any external antenna I choose and the addition of amps to see how much further the range can be increased. That's what I enjoy. Makes no shit to me what you think about that
I seen the Turkish flag and I was actually planning on going there soon to Istanbul when I buy my own Dji Mini 3 Pro I wanted to ask do you need any special permission to allow you to take the mini drone with you to Turkey? Any advice will be a massive help thanks in advance
Especially if you want to see a lot of unsophisticated and rude Russians, it's pretty much the only place they are somewhat welcome or at least their money are welcome
For me it's not so much that i won't use it's max range often. But it's the advertisement. Still, on DJI's site, they're claiming 12km. Even in absolute perfect conditions, it doesn't perform anywhere near that.
That's stupid indeed. Was in Belgium last week. Stood on a hill, 0 interference from buildings etc. Brought the drone up to 120 meters, and got 3.4 km far before losing signal. Its still pretty far, but nowhere near the advertised distance
Thank you so much for giving such great explanation on what to look at and explaining what is happening. I am looking to purchase my first drone and you videos have been so much help to me. I am thinking that the DJI Mini 3 Pro is going to be the purchase I make.
Thank you for your informative content. Always looking forward to your new posts😀 I am lucky to be on FCC and with RC on my M3P I am getting 3-4km range (urban) with still strong signal but for safety reasons I remain in that range as once I pushed it 6km away and nearly did not get it back due to battery depleting very fast. I did few range tests but not flying long distances unless taking photos/videos of locations with difficult access. I find that by using RC-N1 controller I am getting 10-15% more range.
@@tonykuvthe drone is automatically switches to CE mod or FCC mode dipending on your location..when you are in US, CANADA your drone will be on FCC mode then if you are in a CE country like EU and other your drone gonna be in CE mode..but there's is a hack to lock your drone in FCC mode...
That's great, that means if I climbed to the top of Twin Peaks with my controller, but forgot my drone at home in Glen Park (San Francisco), I can call the wife and have her put the drone on the balcony and fly it to myself.
I use my drone for different property surveillance. Range is very important. The mini3 was a great disappointment compared to the mini2 in the range department. Have absolutely no issues with range with the mini2 even when I'm flying from inside my house. The mini3 has absolutely no range from inside my house and is completely useless for what I need it for.
Mini 2 user here, I hacked the drone to FCC mode and can easily go 6-8km and back with a modded battery pack. Range will be around 2-3 bars but never a signal loss when I keep pointing the RC to the Drone.
I see where you coming form. But for property surveillance there are much better drones than the mini3 though. Mini 3 is mostly for the ease of access due to its light weight what means a lot less restrictions then the heavier drones. Restrictions you don't have if you are flying over private property and/or if you have permission form the property owner you are doing the surveillance for. Personally, for surveilance I'd go for the Air2s or Mavic 3
Apologies if I missed it in the video, but is part of this due to reduced radio power in the non-US models? I'm seeing videos here in the US with people easily reaching the 3 mile, (about 4,800 meters) distance, and I frequently go two miles (about 3200 meters) with few issues.
Great video. And as you say, what’s the point? Not forgetting that we’re supposed to have the drone in sight all the time; I know I’m old, but I fail to see how anyone can see that tiny drone with the naked eye from that sort of range.
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You asked for it! What do you think? Personally when filming I never go this far and when I have been filming with the Mini 3 Pro the signal has been awesome! Mini 3 Pro Link click.dji.com/ALI_z80OMgXsq_hzL6dT8g?pm=link
Thank you 🙏 signal has been great
Love this drone
I found it useful, but I have had issues under 500m if standing closed to high trees or tree lines I cant move away from. Even in open areas where a line of trees will kill the signal if not going higher. I normally work in the 5-15m height, when filming atletes on bikes, runners ans so on. Going 1500m away is not really something useful, maybe in the mountains.
Antalya
so I'm just curious about... why does the signal to the controller matter for quality of content if you are using a micro sd to record everything on the drone? I didn't think that recorded quality was dependent on signal strength in any way whatsoever. Just asking.
What's good about DJI drones, apart from the signal strength which some peoeple may say are questionable, is how safe they are even if you can't really see them. I've flown drones "dangerously" over the years but I've never lost one due to loss of control. Knowing how to use RTH has done wonders and has saved me thousands of dollars as these things can literally fly by themselves back to you. Who care how far they can fly if they can't come back, amirite?
I agree. I am a beginner and learning. Lost 2 so far but they were like 30 dollars each, just learning muscle memory.
They dont have to RTH since they dont go far anyway!
Yes, the RTH is solid. I will say though the first time I flew my Mini Pro 3 (my first drone ever) out of range my heart rate about doubled until it came back into range on its own.
Great video by the way and lot of good advice cheers
Glad you enjoyed it thank you
If you live in an FCC country you’ll get the full 10km range. In a CE country you’ll get 1km or 2km on a good day in the countryside.
Lol
False I have fcc and I haven’t gotten more than 2km ever
@@mxtafsa great
Live in a CE country and got 3.4 km 😁
@@mxtafsa I have FCC and I and everyone else I know who have the M3P, get 7-8 km with standard battery (you can find dozens of youtube videos above 7km)... I´ll try 9-10km when the 47min battery arrives, many people got that already.
I thought it was supposed to be up to 12km range?
The reason to have a mini is in my view, to allow you to get closer and fly in urban areas. So a test that flys over the hieght of any other wifi signal is pointless.
this is crazy, mine starts to cut out around the 300 meter mark, I must have a lot of interference
Get the FCC hacked app, no more signal issues, runs like a dream ;)
Have you had improvement?
@@DMProductions Yes mate, it literally extends the range to like 6000 meters almost, it's crazy. CE mode is so so limited for us EU users. it's horrible.
You can only use the hack with RC-N1 controller though, as it is just a modded version of the DJI FLY app. It's really good though, I highly recommend you check it out.
Great video! It's true that going that far is in most cases useless but as a consumer I can also be disappointed since the capability of this drone is not as advertised from DJI.
Honestly speaking achiving this kind of performance tells us how far we have progressed as humans in the trchnology. Think its that tiny and still u get the video with that little remote ans drone. Scientifically speaking its very hard to maintain. So, i would say this drone can easily do what is advertised in the forests where there is no wifis and giant mobile sim towers.
DJI used to only advertise range capabilities etc. in the FCC (U.S.) system, which does allow for 8-10km range. Whereas the EU has way more stricter guidelines in their CE system, which only allows for around 2-3km range. You can notice that they started to advertise what the range is in FCC, CE etc. for the new Avata drone, because I guess people complained that the way they used to advertise this stuff wasn't quite fair and transparent.
What the problem is .. because of weak signal I can’t take my mini 3 beyond a small hill when it descends out of direct line of signal . So maybe you don’t need 10 miles but with this which is possible on the North American and Canadian drones FCC , where as we get a weaker signal in Europe . I was really disappointed and if I knew before buying my mini 3 , I may not have bothered . Since it’s no extra distance than the mini 2 .
Sometimes I’d like to get footage of inaccessible places that the advertised distance is needed to get the drone to these isolated spots . So yes in my view we need a stronger signal .
I think DJI should make it clear in the advertising that if you fly your mini 3 or any other dji drones with supposed up to 10 miles or what ever , But fly in England and your very lucky to get 1500 m with a useable signal with out lag. Also where I live in on my estate I’m lucky to get just 300 m with all the interference .
I don’t understand what the different laws are as if you have a spotter you can legally fly as far as you want . Well that’s how I understand it .
@@NavdeepSingh-bt2cc wow your very lucky , where are you flying as in England and everywhere apart from North America and Canada like me you will get around 1600 m in an environment with virtually no interference . Flying in a forest the signal will have to penetrate through trees , from my experience you’d get no where near the advertised range
Range is bad,when you fly low the signal is not good.
If Dji didn't said it would fly 8 km in CE ,there would not be a problem .
What you are telling here is not correct.
You Just want a good relationship with DJI for future drones.
If you are one of the first to test the DJI Avata then I know I'am right 😏
Is not all about views and money.
Agreed
That´s an average range for CE... FCC we can get 7-9 km
I can easily go 2500m in a open field but in the trees I can't even go 600m without disconnecting
Same, one of my biggest disappointments with this drone after upgrading from the Mini 2. I do love it overall, but the long distance signal is pretty poor compared.
Saaaaame!
No one really flies that far anyway. I'm not worried, but in the urban scenario I guess flying higher can give you a little bit more range. For wide open spaces I don't really have an answer except "VLOS". The fact that these drones can exceed 2km is already a wonder all its own so I guess I would already be happy with that and not push the "short range" button repeatedly.
These will go 6 plus miles
They advertise this drone to fly 10km. It should be able to do it or we all get our money back for false advertise. We not getting even half of whats advertise. They need to change their advertising to match real world flight. Not some make up numbers to get ppl to buy their expensive drones.
worst range test video, a straight line is not boring, its about getting the continous shot, the epic long range and high altitude, you didint even get to 300 meters, its not about the cinematics or the closeups, its about testing the limits of the drone and the rush you get when you are squeezing the last droop of battery.
It's still crap in town, unless you fire up fcc.
Nothing but before the end of the warranty, write that you want to return the product to them because of the breach of the contract.
No where near 10 miles as advertised by DJI. A lot of us want to go far that's why we shelled out over $1,000 bucks
I think if you in Europe and some other countries you locked to CE. Where I am is FCC although RC controller sometimes switches to CE for some reason. 3-4km is average in urban for me with still strong signal and full bars did push it on one occasion to 6km could go even further but had to come back nearly lost drone as battery depleted so fast (plus one)
FCC really makes difference in signal stability and strength
I ran mine out to 6400m in normal mode at 117m height on the Canadian prairies with zero obstructions. This was with the small capacity battery. I could have possibly gone a bit farther but the low battery warning came on. Made it back with three minutes left of flying time. I was using the rc controller.
Oh cool that’s good to know I just ordered one and plan to fly here around Alberta for my fishing videos!
this is because your drone is in the FCC mode and you are not use the crappy CE signal mode in Europe that's way worse than FCC signal used in Canada and US. specially with this new RC with screen and no external antenna that's make the signal strange even worse. what dji thinking when they designing this crap😄
I was in Belgium last week and got 3400 meters (11154 feet), before losing signal 😁 Pretty far, but definitely not the 10 km they're advertising with.
CE mode?
Darren, such a great video!
I was so tense when I got the same warning, you have made it perfect clear that we must never try to fly beyond the safety limits.
Thanks a lot, for the advice.
By the way Antalya should give the golden key of the city and appoint you as the honorary ambassador 🇹🇷🇬🇧
Idk about you guys but flying 2+ k's away with a remote control flying camera is pretty bloody amazing! Especially considering the size of the thing
It really is brilliant
So please be honest folks… It's not a question of "what's enough for me" or "it's boring to fly in one direction". Please take a closer look at your mini packaging, what DJI has printed on it in big letters: 8km CE, 12km FCC.
Therefore the standard argument of the law-abiding RUclipsrs and DJI-fanboys with the legal situation and the mandatory line of sight is formally correct but basically outrageous in this case: If DJI promises these ranges and advertises this product with these exorbitantly high numbers, then it must at least partially correspond to reality. Like every other drone they released in the past was able to achieve the advertised range and in some cases even exceeded it.
The Mini 3 has been proven to reach only a tiny fraction of the advertised value. And please: even if you don't fly 8km away, it's completely logical that the signal strength would be much better over short distances if the advertised range would be actually achieved, right?
I've had the original Mini, got 5km on that, mini 2, 5km no issues and great pictures and video. Sold those for this mini 3. Pictures and video great, range terrible. I love exploring with my mini, never had an issues with the previous versions, and based on those reputations, I bought this one. Brother you're making excuses for this drone, and I'm not sure if it's biased excuses. 10km advertised. Not even close. I am not confident flying this drone even 1km away.
I totally agree with you about cinematic video's yet it eould be nice to have a bit more range. My proximity to the Canadian rocky mountains makes you realize that distance is relative, big open spaces and distance becomes an issue. While range isn't always important the strength and stability of the signal is so it depends on where and what you like to document in your video.
Oooo been waiting for this !
haha indeed!
Amazing video bro, and as you said it’s so boring to fly from A to B and taking the drone so far is not so comfortable. For me a range between 400-1000m is decent 👌 to get these cinematic shots 🔥
Thank you bro I completely agree with you
I guess it's hit and miss. I just seen a video and the guy went 27,000 feet. 5 miles. No interruption on his feed.
I thought this was all put to bed…. Going back over old points i feel .
Great video. I have done some impromptu range tests and got about 1,100 meters with mild obstructions and just over 2 km from a nice viewpoint in the mountains. I'm still impressed by how good this drone is for the price.
me too the drone and its features works perfectly and I got some great footage with it
I was just in Mexico and where I was flying I could go around 4000m but when I fly it where I live I can only go 800m
It depends on what one is filming going long distance whether it's boring or not. Personally I fly in an area where there all allot of small islands so I enjoy going long distance to capture it all all...but...to each their own. Farthest I've flown the Mini 3 is 5km over a river over these islands (FCC version) as here in Canada we are allowed with sub 250g drones and great reception. Full bars all the way. Cheers
I think Hidden antennas in the RC and Visible Antenna on the Mini2 RC clearly make a difference.
1700meters is when it gets bad for me as well. Is it a hardware problem or would it get fixed through firmware updates
Please don’t take this the wrong way I really appreciate your hard work and testing but for me a u.k user I’m more interested in how badly the range is affect in built up area or country side because a lot of users say it’s very poor and as someone that wants to purchase one 300 -500metres just won’t cut the mustard 👍
My highest range on Mini 3 Pro was 5km (120m height)
Hi mate, I tried a distance test last week on my beach in North Wales (over 2 1/2 miles long) I managed to get 2077 meters and got laggie, I was on a cliff and took the drone down so it was about 30meters from sea level. At least I know the safe range... As you said in your video, there's no point in flying it this far. Best to keep it close for the better quality shots. Great video as always... I do have an issue and like to contact you personally.. Is this possible please.
instagram is prob the best way :-)
hey men! just sum advice, if u can look at your home point from the drones camera, u are doing it good. if u cant see urself from the drones camera, u are flying too low ur . u wanna make sure nothing is interupting ur rc signal. my range went from
I made some nice footage 1500 m away and it's really all the distance I need. Perfect drone! You may have an estimate on how close you can fly to an active volcano? I'm on iceland atm 😅
Ooo that would be sick! If in doubt use the 2x zoom!
I heard about mini 3 range is not really good with this new RC with internal antenna. My friend also test mini 3 with standard RC and the range is way better than this new RC. I stick to my standard RC for now because the range is way better.
A really helpful video mate, it is always good to see real world test to get actual figures not the lab results.
Keep up the good work 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you 🤜
Hello, first of all I clarify that I am a follower of your channel and I like your videos. On this occasion, I strongly disagree that it is "boring" to fly in a straight line from one point to another. In any case it is "your personal opinion", it is not a truth to affirm. Personally, I really like the "long range" to take the drone to the limit of its possibilities, but this requires a special technique that very few people manage to master. The "long range" is another category and you can't mix the one that flies over close objects with the one that performs "long range", they are very different techniques. Other concepts are necessary for such practice., therefore, something that has to be planned, studied, understood, known to react in an emergency, etc. cannot be boring (in my humble opinion). Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
How very rude
@@djidroneadventures4059 Agreed, very rude in deed! Even I who sometimes criticise someone's point of view make sure that I have manners on doing so.
@@djidroneadventures4059 I have modified some words, but not the concept. The most important thing is always the concept (of course the forms or manners are too), but the idea is what should be discussed above all. Thanks for the corrections, I would like to discuss the concept anyway.
@@WildernessLVR I have modified some words, but not the concept. The most important thing is always the concept (of course the forms or manners are too), but the idea is what should be discussed above all. Thanks for the corrections, I would like to discuss the concept anyway.
Yes if you go that rode and want maximum have to plan carefully and watch out for flying conditions such as wind being one of them and so on. Is perfectly fine to disagree. But in my opinion most of creators like photographers are after creating amazing content/art but off course nothing wrong going extreme and pushing boundaries of your drone.
I'm curious as to when it went out of visual range?? Still visible after 1000 meters?? Couldn't imagine flying much further than that for what I do, so it looks good for my needs!!
I find I lose sight of it at around 1500 feet or so (500m) at around a couple hundred feet up. That's heading away and watching it the whole time. Usually can't see it until much closer coming back. It's pretty hard to spot if you don't know where to look.
I love the footage people get with their drones but, personally, I like my drone too much to take chances with it. I stop at around 1500 meters (a little less than a mile). I may not get those spectacular far off island shots, but I'm happy with the views I wouldn't be able to get without it.
Thanks for sharing!
It’s really just varies as when I launched it from my house. If I went to the direction when the front of my home was facing I would get to 6250m before the connection drops. While if I go to the direction behind my home I can barely get over 1000m. I’m curious if the mini 2 is the same way and if it is I wouldn’t be complaining.
Footage/pictures aren't captured locally on the SD card? Choppy footage just on RC screen, or I am wrong?
Now you can double your investment and get the Dji RC Pro for the Mini 3 Pro. You'll get a much more powerful unit with (6) antennas for greater range, a 1080 screen with HD output, Way Points and a lot of other features.
Thanks for another great video 👍. I have a Mavic 3 with a RC-N1 and the range & connection are brill. I added a Mini 3 Pro with an RC and the range sucks. I'm in an open rural location and it's struggling to stay connected. Do you know anyone who has tried using a RC-N1 with the Mini 3? Oh, and would the Mavic 3 have similar issues if it's paired with a RC?
Very disappointed with the mini 3 range……..
It´s just like Mini2. That´s an average range for CE, like 2-3km for most people... FCC we can get 7-9 km... I get 8km and have to return due to battery. With the 47min battery I´m sure I could get 10km.... but who needs more than 2 km in real life?
@@smanzoli HI, I'm afraid that's simply incorrect.
The mini 2 in CE mode can easily achieve 4km and still have a solid link.
In fact with the mini 2 the only reason to not keep going is battery life.
The mini 3 in CE mode running supposedly the same control link can only do half that. (With a few exceptions on youtube)
My mini 2 goes crazy far no issue ever!
I can fly 10 kilometer with this drone in the countryside, but in the city it will fallout at 1.5 maybe
DJI: You get 12km range in perfect conditions.
ME: I am in the middle of nowhere on flat land with absolutely no Wi-Fi, cell towers, not a cloud in the sky, no buildings, no trees, nothing. 1500 M range. 😒
*FAKE NEWS*
Hey I was wondering if you could do a video on the Dji Mini 3 pro with the D-cinelike 10 bit mode at night?
I haven’t seen anyone make this video on the 10bit update yet
From my experience flying it alongside my brother's Air 2S. My mini 3 performs exactly like my brothers 2S. So maybe mine doesn't have a range issue? I do know both drones struggle in urban areas if I'm flying below 100m height after 600m distance
So the company lied? It says it has a 12km (7.4 miles) transmission radius, you're barely hitting one mile without extreme lag. Fuck this company and their bullshit lies.
Checking my flight log on my mini 3 pro's controller, i've got 9200 meters and a couple of 6500 meters.
Fantastic video, the signal has been great for me, I never go far either I find it pointless
Good to hear!!
What's the point of the test if everybody's circumstances are different? What does it matter how far the range is, It's out of sight flying which is illegal? Videos like this just show authorities the average drone guy will not adhere to the rules which F's it up for the rest of us. Nice going. May the authorities find you.
I'm pretty sure someone will find a way to use fcc mode instead of ce in europe, fcc mode surely has lower dropouts?
I am intending to buy a DJI 3 Drone. As I paraglide as a hobby can I get a wrist control for my drone as with airdog ? the simple device that you can change the height and circle around you.
Does this drone have FCC and EC mode? Did you use auto or manual select channels.
damn CE sucks compared to FCC. this dude got 10km on the mini 3
Well, after see this, I think my mini 3 pro may have some problem, because at 300mt it starts to loose the signal...
What about at the start of the video giving the key info about where you are? Without knowing the operating mode anything else is useless!
But U hit the water and there fried. But DJI not correct this problem .cos they no every one like to fly over water.that how they make more money
I tried 4,000 meters one way.Good connection quality.
If the feed on your controller is laggy, I'd imagine the feed that is actually being recorded onto the SD card in the drone is perfectly fine 4k60FPS. So the footage is still usable but operating the drone might have some lag.
I haven't had any range problems from day 1 luckily, been able to go without any signal drop outs over 2.5km in urban areas. I really only go further to film sailing events off shore. Thanks for the video it is a awesome drone. Also I like your solution to hold the props the good old elastic band! I bought one of those fancy prop holders and works great.
yes any work fine, I forgot mine so had to go retro lol
this is because of FCC mode of your RC. the CE RC models are really bad range especially in areas with lot of buildings and mountians and trees. you must hack it to FCC mode if you want to use it without problems.
Worth pointing out that you probably aren't on the full FCC transmit power.
I flew my mini 3 to some wind turbines in the sea on holiday 3 miles had no problems but there was no interference but I totally agree with you it gets bloody boring lol but overall its a brilliant drone and like you say how far do you need to go because you want the quality feedback. As usual Darren great video I take it you'll be grabin the new dji avatar 😁👍👌 🇬🇧
thank you mate, yes the drone is awesome and I managed to capture some great footage with it, I never to a-b flying in the straight line but I did get some great use of all this drones features ! Glad you enjoying it too !
Why does DJI even say 12km range? So stupid. 2km is fine. Say so.
So why they say they can go 10 kilo 2 kilo max . And U hit the water all over. Fried
none of this information is really relevant to me as I tried to stick within the rules of keeping the drone in "line of sight " 👍
Dude on here in the mountains, got 6 miles away ! Depends on interference
Great vid! Excellent range - think to get further distance might need N1 controller or a controller with external antenna…
curious what software you using for video editing?
hey I use Final Cut Pro to edit, however super interested in this new editor thats just launched from artlist tinyurl.com/5cywtvdc
Make no sense to fly so far
@@lucienhikingdroneflying2543 some people like myself enjoy pushing the limits of this tech. Amazing the transmission distance. I wire my.controller to accept any external antenna I choose and the addition of amps to see how much further the range can be increased. That's what I enjoy. Makes no shit to me what you think about that
I seen the Turkish flag and I was actually planning on going there soon to Istanbul when I buy my own Dji Mini 3 Pro
I wanted to ask do you need any special permission to allow you to take the mini drone with you to Turkey?
Any advice will be a massive help thanks in advance
Especially if you want to see a lot of unsophisticated and rude Russians, it's pretty much the only place they are somewhat welcome or at least their money are welcome
Great video , where is this location ?
Turkey 😊
Sorry I didn’t watch the whole video how far can I fly this in the uk distance wise?
For me it's not so much that i won't use it's max range often. But it's the advertisement. Still, on DJI's site, they're claiming 12km. Even in absolute perfect conditions, it doesn't perform anywhere near that.
That's stupid indeed. Was in Belgium last week. Stood on a hill, 0 interference from buildings etc. Brought the drone up to 120 meters, and got 3.4 km far before losing signal. Its still pretty far, but nowhere near the advertised distance
crazy that google says this thing can go 7.5 miles HAHHAHAAH yeah no..
Great review. but i still love my mini2
Good to hear
Thanks for doing this ! Cannot wait to see more
More to come!
Capability of this drone is not as advertised from DJI.
i agree i try the range test and it go to 1700 m without modification on the drone or the rc
Thank you so much for giving such great explanation on what to look at and explaining what is happening. I am looking to purchase my first drone and you videos have been so much help to me. I am thinking that the DJI Mini 3 Pro is going to be the purchase I make.
with my mini 2 i got 6km... today i ordered the mini 3 and selled my mini 2 :(
hmm with my dji mini 2 i get easy 7 km before i losst signal , this is lame for a new model
Thank you for your informative content. Always looking forward to your new posts😀
I am lucky to be on FCC and with RC on my M3P I am getting 3-4km range (urban) with still strong signal but for safety reasons I remain in that range as once I pushed it 6km away and nearly did not get it back due to battery depleting very fast.
I did few range tests but not flying long distances unless taking photos/videos of locations with difficult access.
I find that by using RC-N1 controller I am getting 10-15% more range.
nice one FCC certainly has a stronger signal
I knew a guy that did 6kms on the extended battery and returned with near 50 percent battery life. Was done in sport mode and averaged 60kph
Good day, I just have a question. How do you know if your model is FCC or CE ? Thanks
@@tonykuvthe drone is automatically switches to CE mod or FCC mode dipending on your location..when you are in US, CANADA your drone will be on FCC mode then if you are in a CE country like EU and other your drone gonna be in CE mode..but there's is a hack to lock your drone in FCC mode...
hmm, 2k vs advertised 12k doesn't seem fair play to me.
That's great, that means if I climbed to the top of Twin Peaks with my controller, but forgot my drone at home in Glen Park (San Francisco), I can call the wife and have her put the drone on the balcony and fly it to myself.
But,but, but I need to fly it to the other side of the world,that's what drones are for ,right?.
haha hell yes
I use my drone for different property surveillance. Range is very important. The mini3 was a great disappointment compared to the mini2 in the range department. Have absolutely no issues with range with the mini2 even when I'm flying from inside my house. The mini3 has absolutely no range from inside my house and is completely useless for what I need it for.
spying neighbours? you naughty
I find it really sensitive to transmission signal issues. You’re not alone.
Mini 2 user here, I hacked the drone to FCC mode and can easily go 6-8km and back with a modded battery pack.
Range will be around 2-3 bars but never a signal loss when I keep pointing the RC to the Drone.
I see where you coming form. But for property surveillance there are much better drones than the mini3 though. Mini 3 is mostly for the ease of access due to its light weight what means a lot less restrictions then the heavier drones. Restrictions you don't have if you are flying over private property and/or if you have permission form the property owner you are doing the surveillance for.
Personally, for surveilance I'd go for the Air2s or Mavic 3
are you in fcc mode?
so the question is, will DJI make this better range with a firmware update or am I still better off going with the mini 2?
The answer is, DJI lock people from UK onto a weak signal. So unless that changes like in America I'm done buying any of their products
I like seeing that you are rocking the Good Old Rubber Band !!!
Retro ! Lol
Sorry, which location is this? Are you in ce or fcc?
can you turn the lights on drone for night time flight
Great informative video and looking forward to your holiday snaps 😉👍
cheers mate
Bro this is a long distance😨more then enough
not bad beats my Mini se👍👍😎😎
Apologies if I missed it in the video, but is part of this due to reduced radio power in the non-US models? I'm seeing videos here in the US with people easily reaching the 3 mile, (about 4,800 meters) distance, and I frequently go two miles (about 3200 meters) with few issues.
Great video. And as you say, what’s the point? Not forgetting that we’re supposed to have the drone in sight all the time; I know I’m old, but I fail to see how anyone can see that tiny drone with the naked eye from that sort of range.
Very informative, where was the location?