Thanks for the update!!! Your comment is EXACTLY what I came to the comments looking for!!! Just got the 4k mini, my very first drone, and saw this video for the mini 2 and thought, hey, wonder if this will work on my 4k since everyone is saying the mini 2 and the mini 4k are the same exact drone minus the 4k camera”. Thanks again and happy flying!!!
On the software side, there is no reason for not to add "active track" feature to mini and mini 2 (with a small update). But the company doesn't want to take responsibility for the crashes during active track due to lack of sensors. Great tip by the way.
Even the air 2s doesn't have sensors that detect left and right which seem to be most needed for active track. The Mavic 2 is the only one with that. I had forward obstacle sensing on my original Mavic and had to turn it off most of the time due to false alarms due to sun glare. I really wish the mini 2 had active track.
@@Zephxual that would make sense if it wasn't for the global new rules that basically limit everyone to buy a mini 2 unless they want to get a drone flying license
I think I got it… as a newbie, you’re not supposed to know about active tracking until you get everything else nailed down! 😁 You wouldn’t want us to get overwhelmed with all the features, would you? Seriously, I received my mini 2 today, and I’ve never flown a drone before. I feel like there’s a ton of stuff I need to learn already! 😂 Great tip, by the way. You make it look so easy.
I wish the Mini's had active track. I did however learn this method on my own, but the tips you suggested are sound and I agree with them. One other way I've found to follow me in my car is to use boomerang quickshot and simply lock on the car, drive (slowly) and just hold forward on the flight stick to keep the drone flying forward. It will inherently fly behind the object and stay locked on with no interference to break the lock. I did this for almost a mile, but it stopped because of home point distance fault.
I am a total beginner on this, your videos help a lot. Not a tech guy at all, old school. Thank you....... If it's man made i can figure it out with help like people like you.
Bought the mini 2 today not realizing it doesn't have active tracking or sensors. Bit pissed about it, should have jumped on RUclips in the shop and had a look. Thanks for this video.
Yeah it's sad it doesn't have it, I just assumed it would have it for sure. I'll try your way, hope it works for bikes. If it doesn't maybe id regret buying it
Большое спасибо за совет! У меня DJI Mini SE и мне тоже не хватает функции слежения, а твой способ позволяет хоть как-то выйти из этого положения. В ближайшее время обязательно попробую👍
Tried this over the weekend, tracking boats on a lake.. got some great shots and effects shooting boats that changed directions as the Mini 2 was trying to track a circle.
Good news! DJ I just told me they will be sending over the SDK to the litchi app folks. I then asked lychee when they thought they were going to have the software ready and they said beta version by mid-January! If it's like all the other versions, you're going to have waypoints and all the follow me modes! Woohoo
Thanks, because me and my wife are going to Puerto Rico, and you know walking on the beach stuff. This will work great for that situation..... Thanks 👍
Hello Matthew, I just bought and received my dji mini 2. Question; if I use the quick shot Dronie, set the drone in front of my Jetski, and I ride forward, will the drone have to keep pulling back in order to keep me in front of it and thereby would be tracking me backwards? I was thinking that that would be the same principle. Im not that experienced to try it and was wondering if you had... or would please!
Absolutely want active tracking--I understand the idea that active tracking can cause a crash if not careful, but many things we do with our drones can cause crashes. Thank you for the information -- Maybe DJI will listen to comments or maybe they could include a disclaimer in software update with explanation of pitfalls.
The two obvious reasons for DJI to not include AT in the Mini2 are 1) the drone has basically no obstacle avoidance and b) there have to be enough differentiators for their marketing department to work with to sell the bigger sister models. By and large though, the Mini2 is probably still the best bang for the buck when it comes to drones, and with the upcoming SDK it will be even better (I'm hoping for programmable GPS waypoints in the not so distant future...)
Thats great, and I do think with the tech of active tracking already being out there, im sure they could do a firmware update or something. Great video, will give it a try.
I just got the mini 2 and I discovered my cell phone is too old to load the Mini app (Galaxy S9+). Do you have a recommended Windoze small tablet to fly with? TIA
I have the Mini 3 Pro and I've had a lot of frustration getting Active Track to work. When I try to activate it, it tells me I can't have two subjects. Or, I get it to select the subject, and as soon as I move it loses the subject in seconds. Still working on it.
Interesting. Would love Active Tracking on the Mini 2 - that would make it truly great indeed. Quick question: Would the settings for gimbal (yaw/pitch/speed etc) affect the QuickShots using this method? Cheers, Al
hi i brought dji mavi mini 2 i am facing the problem of recording. while i am starting recording it's not recording not more than 0.10seconds how to get throw it and make it more recording time...
well I'm buying a mini2 soon.but to use active tracking I'm keeping my trusty mavic air for that.best of both worlds.longer range on mini 2 less interference in but up areas
There`s artistic merit to having the drone fly in the opposite direction. Start with a seaward facing shot. Start walking, and the drone will circle behind you quite quickly then follow you facing the land. Good if you want to reveal a feature as you are walking accross the front of it. A stately home perhaps...
While trying this hack out today Matt, it lost me a couple of times ( as expected , I was also walking thru some shadows etc which is great for confusing it ). On the final attempt something strange but cool happened, I was walking a little too slow so it started to go into the anticlockwise circle ( with the camera tracking me anticlockwise )as it passed over head, but i sped up slightly so then it went into a circle behind me , all while tracking me ( camera now tracking me CLOCKWISE) into the distance as i kept walking. Have you experienced this? Looked pretty cool.
Very cool! I bought my mini2 and for weeks I was searching for a video that give me these tricks! Thankyou! You win a like and one more sobscriber, Matthew! I´m from Brazil. All the best for you, man!
Never cared for active track, had it on the Spark, and the Mav Air, they both suffered crashes due to things the sensors didn’t detect. Never anything more than a few broken props and some superficial scratches. I’m not so sure the mini 2 would survive so in tact as it were. I bought the mini 2 for the occusync 2.0 and it’s fabulous !! It really comes down to what you intend to do with your drone I suppose. Some waypoints would be nice, but it will never happen other than using some other software, which I’m not going to ever try I don’t expect, not unless someone out there perfects some software to use without fear of a fly away or some type of failure due to glitchy software.
Bro, you can feel pretty well at ease imo, in using the Litchi software app for some of these features. When you are using Litchi there's no threat whatsoever if a fly away, being as the drone is always committed to the bind between the drone itself and the controller in your hands. Even if say for example, your phone has low performance specs and cannot keep up with the demand, worst that's going to happen is your connection on screen will suffer, or the feature you selected may not perform up to demand. You won't ever have a fly away or anything happening beyond the controller and your controlling it, ultimately being able to cancel or stop. Hope this is helpful, I use Litchi with the Mini 2 quite often and never had anything questionable to compromise the drones security or surroundings.
@@Roboticdoughbull3k , know anything about Dronelink? I will check out litchi, your the third person to say something similar , someone else recommended Dronelink, it seems I have already had it, I think I was just playing around with the mission planner one time, I have an original Evo, it has way points , sadly it crashed and tore the camera off, Autel robotics doesn’t have very good service. The drone flies perfectly, just no camera, what’s left of the gimbal even still works. My own fault, I was trying to do my neighbor a favor and was rushing, I forgot Evo rear sensors don’t stop the drone, just warns the operator, I hit the very top branches in a really tall oak tree. It took me two days to find it. Poor Evo. One day I will find someone with a broken one that has a good camera, I almost had one from eBay, I got outbid. Anyway, the mini 2 is a capable little drone, the flight time is awesome, some Master Air Screw props and you can barely hear it also. My favorite thing about it is the amount of time from drone in case to drone in air taking video or snapping pics. After that spark and that mav air, I was amazed at how quickly that mini will launch for you. I’m going to try the litchi, thanks for taking the time to respond. Edit; I think the flyaways are about always due to operator error, one thing I liked about the drone link, you can plan mission out on a computer, then run a simulation of what exactly how the flight will go.
Takes some practice, but for short "follow me" active track simulation it works ok. Still anxiously awaiting the SDK to drop later in the year and Litchi to pick it up and add "real" follow-me tracking like they did for the Mavic Mini.
I need advice. Can you please help me? I want the dji mini 2, but there are remours that the 3 will be available in a few months. Should I wait for the 3?
It depends. Do you want to start flying a drone now - if yes, the DJI Mini 2 is an amazing drone. If you can afford to wait an indefinite amount of time and are in no hurry to fly, then you can wait. I would buy the Mini 2!
I still don't get why they don't add a "Use at your own risk" type of active tracking. It could easily track cars, people etc out on fields, if set on a appropiate height and clear space (like a field).
Because they make enough money from their other major drones, to not have to compensate an 'un-needed risk' for the budget friendly customers. Its also not like without active track, this drone is utter trash. Its still top tier product.
brilliant ... at first , i thought you would do some programming or updating the firmware... but in fact its a simple but usefull method... brilliant... 👍
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2 years later, this hack works well for the mini 4k. Got some great shots with my senior dog walking, thank you ❤❤
Thanks for the update!!! Your comment is EXACTLY what I came to the comments looking for!!! Just got the 4k mini, my very first drone, and saw this video for the mini 2 and thought, hey, wonder if this will work on my 4k since everyone is saying the mini 2 and the mini 4k are the same exact drone minus the 4k camera”. Thanks again and happy flying!!!
On the software side, there is no reason for not to add "active track" feature to mini and mini 2 (with a small update). But the company doesn't want to take responsibility for the crashes during active track due to lack of sensors. Great tip by the way.
Yeah, I think you are right. A lack of sensors to prevent crashes could be the reason we don't see the feature added.
That plus the fact that they want that for the more expensive drones to have people buying more expensive.
Even the air 2s doesn't have sensors that detect left and right which seem to be most needed for active track. The Mavic 2 is the only one with that. I had forward obstacle sensing on my original Mavic and had to turn it off most of the time due to false alarms due to sun glare. I really wish the mini 2 had active track.
No they won't add active track because it'll just be a mavic air 2 which cost more
@@Zephxual that would make sense if it wasn't for the global new rules that basically limit everyone to buy a mini 2 unless they want to get a drone flying license
If you wear a colorful and high contrast clothing, will that help with the tracking?
I think I got it… as a newbie, you’re not supposed to know about active tracking until you get everything else nailed down! 😁
You wouldn’t want us to get overwhelmed with all the features, would you?
Seriously, I received my mini 2 today, and I’ve never flown a drone before. I feel like there’s a ton of stuff I need to learn already! 😂
Great tip, by the way. You make it look so easy.
Do you have to have an SD card inserted to use these camera features? They don't come up for me but I don't have an SD card I store to my phone
I wish the Mini's had active track. I did however learn this method on my own, but the tips you suggested are sound and I agree with them. One other way I've found to follow me in my car is to use boomerang quickshot and simply lock on the car, drive (slowly) and just hold forward on the flight stick to keep the drone flying forward. It will inherently fly behind the object and stay locked on with no interference to break the lock. I did this for almost a mile, but it stopped because of home point distance fault.
Could you not adjust the speed of the circle in 'settings' to match your speed, E.G. cycling slowly, or jogging?
I am a total beginner on this, your videos help a lot. Not a tech guy at all, old school. Thank you....... If it's man made i can figure it out with help like people like you.
I use Litchie Cue for my mini 2. Seems to work for the most part.
What is the best don that is able to circle around me, even when I am walking?
Please can you tell me?
Bought the mini 2 today not realizing it doesn't have active tracking or sensors. Bit pissed about it, should have jumped on RUclips in the shop and had a look. Thanks for this video.
Can we add a feature such as vehicle or person tracking with software for mini 2 se?
starts at 2:40
Thanks for the video, you're doing a good job.
Yeah it's sad it doesn't have it, I just assumed it would have it for sure. I'll try your way, hope it works for bikes. If it doesn't maybe id regret buying it
Нормально всё работает. Включаешь режим круг и идешь. Дрон тебя пытается облететь и летит сбоку от тебя.
Большое спасибо за совет!
У меня DJI Mini SE и мне тоже не хватает функции слежения, а твой способ позволяет хоть как-то выйти из этого положения. В ближайшее время обязательно попробую👍
Will it work for the mini SE?
Tried this over the weekend, tracking boats on a lake.. got some great shots and effects shooting boats that changed directions as the Mini 2 was trying to track a circle.
This is what I want to do! How fast was a boat able to go and still be tracked?
Thanks for the video. This is about the only feature I've been missing on my mini 2
Would there be a way that when you’re walking towards it, it would then start moving backwards filming?
Yes, really would have loved AT on the mini 2, to follow my motorbike …. May have to go up and get a mini 3 ? Cheers 😊
Is the mini 2 still worth buying,as it's a big jump in price for the 3 or 3 pro
Less is more - why didn’t I think of that as it seems so obvious now that you explained it?... Great tip!!
Mattew, your "lessons" and advice are great and very useful. Thanks!
I have both the DJI FPV and the Mini 2. I wish more than anything to have active tracking. I appreciate your support in seeking this feature.
Good news! DJ I just told me they will be sending over the SDK to the litchi app folks. I then asked lychee when they thought they were going to have the software ready and they said beta version by mid-January! If it's like all the other versions, you're going to have waypoints and all the follow me modes! Woohoo
Did this happen?
@@baqex7631 yeah for 3 weeks now
@@gregoireberne7310 so u can do the follow me?
@@gregoireberne7310 would love it just got my drone haven’t flown yet wanna try it in future
do you think there will be an update to add active track?
#1 reason I ditched my mini 2 after 2 days for a mini 3 pro
can the controller be your home point? if the dji mini 3 pro is on follow me do I knead to go back to the home point
Thanks, because me and my wife are going to Puerto Rico, and you know walking on the beach stuff. This will work great for that situation..... Thanks 👍
Hello Matthew, I just bought and received my dji mini 2. Question; if I use the quick shot Dronie, set the drone in front of my Jetski, and I ride forward, will the drone have to keep pulling back in order to keep me in front of it and thereby would be tracking me backwards? I was thinking that that would be the same principle. Im not that experienced to try it and was wondering if you had... or would please!
Question: What app are you using?
I’ll def try this! Too bad they couldn’t add to a software update
I love that we need to do this hack that clearly shows the mini 2 can active track with ease.
Absolutely want active tracking--I understand the idea that active tracking can cause a crash if not careful, but many things we do with our drones can cause crashes. Thank you for the information -- Maybe DJI will listen to comments or maybe they could include a disclaimer in software update with explanation of pitfalls.
The two obvious reasons for DJI to not include AT in the Mini2 are 1) the drone has basically no obstacle avoidance and b) there have to be enough differentiators for their marketing department to work with to sell the bigger sister models. By and large though, the Mini2 is probably still the best bang for the buck when it comes to drones, and with the upcoming SDK it will be even better (I'm hoping for programmable GPS waypoints in the not so distant future...)
Nah it’s all about money
Is it possible to make the drone camera follow me? Like the drone is stationary, but i walk around it, and it keeps me in frame?
Thank you for the tips. I will test it today!
Thats great, and I do think with the tech of active tracking already being out there, im sure they could do a firmware update or something. Great video, will give it a try.
I just got the mini 2 and I discovered my cell phone is too old to load the Mini app (Galaxy S9+). Do you have a recommended Windoze small tablet to fly with? TIA
Can you use it for mini1
Is the technology just withheld or is the mini 2 just not capable?
Should abort the circle at some moment. Will the file still be saved if the circle is not completed?
I've tried this even on my Mini SE. It does work even on that ultra low end model, but it is touchy. Still very cool though.
Are there any third party hacks that enable active track on a much better scale then the quick shots?
I have the Mini 3 Pro and I've had a lot of frustration getting Active Track to work. When I try to activate it, it tells me I can't have two subjects. Or, I get it to select the subject, and as soon as I move it loses the subject in seconds. Still working on it.
What would happen if you put the arrow to the right when the stone is on your left
You are Really Professional RUclipsr
Great tutorial 😂
Nice thanks buddy
Interesting. Would love Active Tracking on the Mini 2 - that would make it truly great indeed.
Quick question: Would the settings for gimbal (yaw/pitch/speed etc) affect the QuickShots using this method? Cheers,
Al
Good question! Let us know..
My old spark drone has an active tracking feature. What was DJI thinking. It defeats the purpose of the using this drone if there’s no active track.
Thanks mate, make sense. Will try that - drone’s couple of days until arrival. Raz
Thanks for the tip! Love your channel. I just bought my first DJI, a Mini 2 SE to learn on.
Genius hack, thank you
hi i brought dji mavi mini 2 i am facing the problem of recording. while i am starting recording it's not recording not more than 0.10seconds how to get throw it and make it more recording time...
well I'm buying a mini2 soon.but to use active tracking I'm keeping my trusty mavic air for that.best of both worlds.longer range on mini 2 less interference in but up areas
Actually I sold my Mavic air gone to good home in Rhyl .I have the mini / and Mavic air 2 now
Great advice and one of the best tutorial video channels I have seen. Please keep up the great work.
thats amazing, how does that work with mini 1
As usual OUTSTANDING tutorial. Whatta boy!
Whats a good affordable active tracking drone ?
I think it should have it on my first drone and I love it so far for the price I'll move up sooner
There`s artistic merit to having the drone fly in the opposite direction.
Start with a seaward facing shot. Start walking, and the drone will circle behind you quite quickly then follow you facing the land. Good if you want to reveal a feature as you are walking accross the front of it. A stately home perhaps...
Hello "The Drone Creative"! Thank you for showing us such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I'm looking forward to your next work! Have a nice day!
What's best way to retrieve after shot? RTH or manually
While trying this hack out today Matt, it lost me a couple of times ( as expected , I was also walking thru some shadows etc which is great for confusing it ). On the final attempt something strange but cool happened, I was walking a little too slow so it started to go into the anticlockwise circle ( with the camera tracking me anticlockwise )as it passed over head, but i sped up slightly so then it went into a circle behind me , all while tracking me ( camera now tracking me CLOCKWISE) into the distance as i kept walking. Have you experienced this? Looked pretty cool.
I've seen folks use Litchi to do active tracking on these
Isnt there a way they can update this?
Genius !!!! Awesome tip 😮
Hope it helps!
Thanks for the video,yes ,would be great if the DJI mini 2 had active track.
Thank you and yes it should have the tracking and the user can accept with the caveat that they accept responsibility due to the lack of sensors.
Very cool! I bought my mini2 and for weeks I was searching for a video that give me these tricks! Thankyou! You win a like and one more sobscriber, Matthew! I´m from Brazil. All the best for you, man!
TQ for the tips
It should , it would be a great update , even if DJI made a $5 software update to gain active track would be nice
nice bro. very clearly tutorial
Thank you!
Never cared for active track, had it on the Spark, and the Mav Air, they both suffered crashes due to things the sensors didn’t detect. Never anything more than a few broken props and some superficial scratches. I’m not so sure the mini 2 would survive so in tact as it were. I bought the mini 2 for the occusync 2.0 and it’s fabulous !! It really comes down to what you intend to do with your drone I suppose. Some waypoints would be nice, but it will never happen other than using some other software, which I’m not going to ever try I don’t expect, not unless someone out there perfects some software to use without fear of a fly away or some type of failure due to glitchy software.
Bro, you can feel pretty well at ease imo, in using the Litchi software app for some of these features. When you are using Litchi there's no threat whatsoever if a fly away, being as the drone is always committed to the bind between the drone itself and the controller in your hands. Even if say for example, your phone has low performance specs and cannot keep up with the demand, worst that's going to happen is your connection on screen will suffer, or the feature you selected may not perform up to demand. You won't ever have a fly away or anything happening beyond the controller and your controlling it, ultimately being able to cancel or stop. Hope this is helpful, I use Litchi with the Mini 2 quite often and never had anything questionable to compromise the drones security or surroundings.
@@Roboticdoughbull3k , know anything about Dronelink? I will check out litchi, your the third person to say something similar , someone else recommended Dronelink, it seems I have already had it, I think I was just playing around with the mission planner one time, I have an original Evo, it has way points , sadly it crashed and tore the camera off, Autel robotics doesn’t have very good service. The drone flies perfectly, just no camera, what’s left of the gimbal even still works. My own fault, I was trying to do my neighbor a favor and was rushing, I forgot Evo rear sensors don’t stop the drone, just warns the operator, I hit the very top branches in a really tall oak tree. It took me two days to find it. Poor Evo. One day I will find someone with a broken one that has a good camera, I almost had one from eBay, I got outbid. Anyway, the mini 2 is a capable little drone, the flight time is awesome, some Master Air Screw props and you can barely hear it also. My favorite thing about it is the amount of time from drone in case to drone in air taking video or snapping pics. After that spark and that mav air, I was amazed at how quickly that mini will launch for you. I’m going to try the litchi, thanks for taking the time to respond. Edit; I think the flyaways are about always due to operator error, one thing I liked about the drone link, you can plan mission out on a computer, then run a simulation of what exactly how the flight will go.
New Mini 2 owner and disappointed that it doesn't have "follow me". Thanks for this workaround.
Nice bro ❤❤❤
Takes some practice, but for short "follow me" active track simulation it works ok. Still anxiously awaiting the SDK to drop later in the year and Litchi to pick it up and add "real" follow-me tracking like they did for the Mavic Mini.
Is it still not out yet?
@@dexfoster7435 is out yet?
Is it not out yet?
@@dexfoster7435 Not yet. Have not heard anything from Litchi on any development yet for the Mini 2.
@@ingutedauksaite3814 Not yet. Have not heard anything from Litchi on any development yet for the Mini 2.
I need advice. Can you please help me? I want the dji mini 2, but there are remours that the 3 will be available in a few months. Should I wait for the 3?
It depends. Do you want to start flying a drone now - if yes, the DJI Mini 2 is an amazing drone. If you can afford to wait an indefinite amount of time and are in no hurry to fly, then you can wait. I would buy the Mini 2!
Thanks for your tips
Good video! I gonna try it
Thanks for taking the time to make this video! And I didn’t know David Lynch has a son!
thank you mate!!!!
Great video..it helped me started active track mode..😊
Hi from Pakistan. Thanks for these tips. Will try it.
Thanks for the advice. Will try that.
Thx for the tip !!
Iam gonna try it !!
I think you figured out how to kina cheat that feature.... Nice
Cool bro, I would try it on mine👍👍
I still don't get why they don't add a "Use at your own risk" type of active tracking.
It could easily track cars, people etc out on fields, if set on a appropiate height and clear space (like a field).
Because they make enough money from their other major drones, to not have to compensate an 'un-needed risk' for the budget friendly customers. Its also not like without active track, this drone is utter trash. Its still top tier product.
Battery durability
Great video? Can you do a rumor round up for the next dji mini release? I've been seeing tons of shit and would love to see a condensed version.
Application name for this mode
its the one feature that would really be of a benefit
This is genius. I was really missing active tracking in the Mini 2 but this basically make it work the same. Thanks for the tip!
Hope it helps! Thanks for watching.
Thank you very much, this video helped me a lot.😁
Wonder if the Mini 3 will have active track ?
thnx, man!
great reels!
brilliant ... at first , i thought you would do some programming or updating the firmware... but in fact its a simple but usefull method... brilliant... 👍