Calibration of the aircraft is irrelevant here. The button you are pressing isnt a 'lock', it switches to center the display on either the drone or the controller. When it is jerky, its because its centered on the controller and showing where that is pointed. When it is rock solid, its because its centered on the drone. So the compass in the drone is fine. Its the compass in the RC2 controller that is too sensitive and jumps around alot. There is some reference on the internet to calibrating the compass in the controller but there is no menu option to do that which I can find. Its always been like this, even in older firmware. The people who 'dont have a problem' will presumably be the people who have the compass centered on the drone, rather than the controller, or people using another controller that uses the compass in their phone (which seems to work better than the one in the RC2). Your compass has been doing this for a while, see here: ruclips.net/video/7p7PSHOn_hU/видео.html two months ago The compare to here from 6 months ago: ruclips.net/video/LC3GWHIsG0c/видео.html The difference is that in this older video you have the compass centered on the drone, in the newer ones which are jerky, its centered on the controller.
Funny that my drones from several updates back don't exhibit this behavior you speak of. I've not updated anything on them for a few months now. My fixed wing rc planes have been enjoying the time out side.
@@robbrigham5926I agree with you. Page 96 of the latest edition of the mini 4 pro manual states: Locked to North North is locked on the map with North pointing upward in the map view. Tap to switch from Lock to North to the remote controller orientation where the map rotates when the remote controller changes the orientation.
I haven't done any of these recent updates to the DJI RC 2, and don't ever remember seeing a jerky compass. But now you have me curious, I will check it out today. Great video, and thanks for sharing Shawn.
Thank you Ron and to be honest I never really look at the compass until someone watching my videos a while back told me it was jumping all over the place. Hopefully yours is okay - good luck.
You noticed it too, didn't you? I uploaded a video on my channel two days ago, precisely talking about this topic. Thank goodness I'm not the only one who has this problem. Thanks for giving it visibility, best regards.
Hi Shaun, according to page 96 of the latest edition of the mini 4 pro manual the icon you clicked on is Locked to North. This centres the compass on the drone not the controller. Locked to North North is locked on the map with North pointing upward in the map view. Tap to switch from Lock to North to the remote controller orientation where the map rotates when the remote controller changes the orientation.
In the normal camera view mode pull down the screen twice, hit the gear top right corner, then you'll see third from top "Compass"... there you can calibrate the controllers compass...
I tried this but it just says its been done and doesnt actually do it. Apparently this will only allow a recalibration if it thinks there is currently an error. Reading online found the following: "When the compass status is normal, after tapping “Start Calibration,” a warning stating “Calibration is successful”/"Calibration Succeeded" is immediately displayed, and no calibration action is required. If there is a compass error that needs calibration, a calibration prompt will appear on the DJI RC. At this point, please follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the compass." I actually dont think its calibration that is the issue - the compass is pointing in the right direction, it just seems too sensitive and therefore jittery. Like it just needs some software to smooth it out.
The accelerometer in the controller is more sensitive when in one mode versus the other because it is using 360° input from the controller. This results in a more detailed (sensitive) output on the screen You can test this by setting your controller on a flat solidly stationary surface and then switch between the two compass settings. Once you lift the controller off of surface you will see the difference due to the accelerometer input from the controller will react.
@@shaunthedrone as a retired micro robotics engineer from the aerospace industry I’m familiar with this technology. Most of my 30 years at JPL was dedicated to this tech and implementation in the aircraft and aerospace industries.
Back to the drawing board. Haha. I’m not gonna set my controller to the older update version, man because like you I don’t know how to do that. lol. I think what I was saying was I didn’t have this issue with the 1.12.8 fly app but then again I may have mistyped something. Shocker. lol. We got quite a list of suggestions on our video so I’m gonna go try them out and see if one of them fixes this problem. I honestly don’t have much faith that’ll it’s gonna help but it’s worth a shot, eh?
Maybe I'm being picky but when you started the compass calibration, it displayed a diagram showing that you're supposed to rotate the drone about its vertical axis, but what you did was revolve the drone around YOU while YOU were rotating about your own vertical axis. Not strictly the same thing. Does it make a difference? I don't know. But it looks and feels different to me.
Without North locked the RC2 becomes a compass of sorts such that when it is moved the North indicator remains pointing to North, but in order to do so the compass icon appears to move. I've never noticed this before and I wonder if "North up" / "Track up" is a new feature. Very, very handy to have both options, but I'd need to fly and see exactly which one is better for me.
The orange lines you are, seeing is the sensors telling you that’s The drone close to objects that’s like a radar for your sensors what they’re seeing you can turn that feature off
Ok just tried my Mini 4 Pro. App Version 1.13.5 RC Firmware 02.02.0000 App Static Safety Data 01.00.01.33 what ever that is 😅 The gimbal does wiggle a bit. At the take off and at max height and distance. Hit the return to home button and it landed spot on. Everything worked perfectly. I am in Southern California. 😀🐾🐈⬛👍
@robbrigham5926 I have also tested this with the dji rc controller and dji rc pro and definitely forces a compass calibration using the magnetic otherwise you will find it will just say compass calibration completed when it hasn't done anything
Maybe there is to much metal where you are at which is preventing you from properly caliberating the compass. Try caliberating in an area where there is less metal it should work.
DJI are offering a trade in deal and I have a couple of DJI drones, a mini 3 pro and a mini 2. Should I trade them for the coupons and buy a Mini 4 pro ? I have the three battery charger and three batteries for the Mini 3 pro so I could keep the charger and two batteries as one battery must be included in the trade in. I believe the mini 3 batteries will work in the Mini 4 pro. Is the mini 4 pro stable and reliable ?
I would - all round obstacle avoidance is the key here, unless that isnt relevant to you. The 3 batteries didnt initially work in the 4 but I believe they can now be firmware updated to work now. However, a 3pro battery in the 4pro will make it over 250g - so depends if that matters to you.
Sounds like a great deal from DJI. There is a vast difference between the Mini 3 Pro and the Mini 4 Pro and with any newish drone on the market there are always a problem sometimes with updates but I would still go for the Mini 4 Pro. The batteries will fit but here in the EU, they will take you over the 250grams, they are slightly heavier. Wish you luck.
@@tomn8trjust checked mine on a digital scale. The Mini 3 and 4 batteries are the same weight - 77gm, so using either will not cause the 4 to go over the 250 limit. There’s a Plus version that’s a little heavier. It’s meant to give longer flight time but cost more
Just a quick video on the jerky compass that many of us still have. Trying to resolve this problem with a compass calibrate - did it solve it?
Calibration of the aircraft is irrelevant here. The button you are pressing isnt a 'lock', it switches to center the display on either the drone or the controller. When it is jerky, its because its centered on the controller and showing where that is pointed. When it is rock solid, its because its centered on the drone. So the compass in the drone is fine. Its the compass in the RC2 controller that is too sensitive and jumps around alot. There is some reference on the internet to calibrating the compass in the controller but there is no menu option to do that which I can find. Its always been like this, even in older firmware. The people who 'dont have a problem' will presumably be the people who have the compass centered on the drone, rather than the controller, or people using another controller that uses the compass in their phone (which seems to work better than the one in the RC2).
Your compass has been doing this for a while, see here: ruclips.net/video/7p7PSHOn_hU/видео.html two months ago The compare to here from 6 months ago: ruclips.net/video/LC3GWHIsG0c/видео.html The difference is that in this older video you have the compass centered on the drone, in the newer ones which are jerky, its centered on the controller.
Funny that my drones from several updates back don't exhibit this behavior you speak of. I've not updated anything on them for a few months now. My fixed wing rc planes have been enjoying the time out side.
@@aloeisthestuff9622 Do you have the compass display centered on the drone or the controller? And are you using the RC2 controller or a phone?
@@robbrigham5926I agree with you. Page 96 of the latest edition of the mini 4 pro manual states:
Locked to North
North is locked on the map with North pointing upward in the map view. Tap to switch from Lock to North to the remote controller orientation where the map rotates when the remote controller changes the orientation.
Many thanks for your comment and I'll check out the links. Many thanks for watching.
My mini 4 has done this since day 1. Bought it 2 weeks after initial release.
I haven't done any of these recent updates to the DJI RC 2, and don't ever remember seeing a jerky compass. But now you have me curious, I will check it out today. Great video, and thanks for sharing Shawn.
Thank you Ron and to be honest I never really look at the compass until someone watching my videos a while back told me it was jumping all over the place. Hopefully yours is okay - good luck.
You noticed it too, didn't you? I uploaded a video on my channel two days ago, precisely talking about this topic. Thank goodness I'm not the only one who has this problem. Thanks for giving it visibility, best regards.
Lets hope it gets sorted - thanks for your comment.
Thankfully, I've backed off my drones for a while. Been flying fixed wings lately and DJI has not screwed them up at all!
Many thanks for watching.
Hi Shaun, according to page 96 of the latest edition of the mini 4 pro manual the icon you clicked on is Locked to North. This centres the compass on the drone not the controller.
Locked to North
North is locked on the map with North pointing upward in the map view. Tap to switch from Lock to North to the remote controller orientation where the map rotates when the remote controller changes the orientation.
Many thanks for your help, I was looking at the DJI RC2 manual and could find nothing helpful in it. Many thanks for watching.
In the normal camera view mode pull down the screen twice, hit the gear top right corner, then you'll see third from top "Compass"... there you can calibrate the controllers compass...
I tried this but it just says its been done and doesnt actually do it. Apparently this will only allow a recalibration if it thinks there is currently an error. Reading online found the following: "When the compass status is normal, after tapping “Start Calibration,” a warning stating “Calibration is successful”/"Calibration Succeeded" is immediately displayed, and no calibration action is required. If there is a compass error that needs calibration, a calibration prompt will appear on the DJI RC. At this point, please follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the compass." I actually dont think its calibration that is the issue - the compass is pointing in the right direction, it just seems too sensitive and therefore jittery. Like it just needs some software to smooth it out.
Many thanks for watching.
@@shaunthedrone Many thanks for your work that entertains us!
@@RoLo173 thank you
@@shaunthedrone You're welcome! Best regards, Rolf
The accelerometer in the controller is more sensitive when in one mode versus the other because it is using 360° input from the controller. This results in a more detailed (sensitive) output on the screen You can test this by setting your controller on a flat solidly stationary surface and then switch between the two compass settings. Once you lift the controller off of surface you will see the difference due to the accelerometer input from the controller will react.
Many thanks for your help and I will give it a go. Many thanks for watching.
@@shaunthedrone as a retired micro robotics engineer from the aerospace industry I’m familiar with this technology. Most of my 30 years at JPL was dedicated to this tech and implementation in the aircraft and aerospace industries.
Back to the drawing board. Haha. I’m not gonna set my controller to the older update version, man because like you I don’t know how to do that. lol. I think what I was saying was I didn’t have this issue with the 1.12.8 fly app but then again I may have mistyped something. Shocker. lol. We got quite a list of suggestions on our video so I’m gonna go try them out and see if one of them fixes this problem. I honestly don’t have much faith that’ll it’s gonna help but it’s worth a shot, eh?
Top man Kev, wish you luck and look forward to your out come, sure got a lot of interest with this compass :)
Maybe I'm being picky but when you started the compass calibration, it displayed a diagram showing that you're supposed to rotate the drone about its vertical axis, but what you did was revolve the drone around YOU while YOU were rotating about your own vertical axis. Not strictly the same thing. Does it make a difference? I don't know. But it looks and feels different to me.
Without North locked the RC2 becomes a compass of sorts such that when it is moved the North indicator remains pointing to North, but in order to do so the compass icon appears to move. I've never noticed this before and I wonder if "North up" / "Track up" is a new feature. Very, very handy to have both options, but I'd need to fly and see exactly which one is better for me.
Many thanks for your comment and thanks for watching.
I've just checked my RC 2, and have no compass jittering, thankfully.
Good to know Rob, many thanks for watching.
according to the arrow, you have to turn anti clockwise, not like you did clockwise....;
Many thanks for watching.
The orange lines you are, seeing is the sensors telling you that’s The drone close to objects that’s like a radar for your sensors what they’re seeing you can turn that feature off
Many thanks for the info Michael and thanks for your help.
As soon as the sun comes up here I will try my mp4 and have a look at the compass. Also will confirm what fly app I am on. 😀👍👏🐈⬛🐾🍻
Ok just tried my Mini 4 Pro. App Version 1.13.5 RC Firmware 02.02.0000
App Static Safety Data 01.00.01.33 what ever that is 😅
The gimbal does wiggle a bit.
At the take off and at max height and distance. Hit the return to home button and it landed spot on. Everything worked perfectly.
I am in Southern California. 😀🐾🐈⬛👍
Many thanks for watching Chris.
Good to know everything is okay Chris and thanks for getting back to me.
Several guy's have been having the same compass issues
Many thanks for your comment and thanks for watching.
Hey! I don‘t have this jerkey compass! All updates installed but re-calibrated the compass on drone and RC2….
Good to know Mich, many thanks for watching.
To recalibrate the dji rc2 compass to do a force compass calibration wave a magnet in front of the controller
I read that this will allow you to do it but am a little nervous to try...!
Many thanks for watching Harry.
@robbrigham5926 I have also tested this with the dji rc controller and dji rc pro and definitely forces a compass calibration using the magnetic otherwise you will find it will just say compass calibration completed when it hasn't done anything
Have you tried calibrating the controller (compass on the controller) not the drone?
I will try tomorrow, many thanks for watching.
Maybe there is to much metal where you are at which is preventing you from properly caliberating the compass. Try caliberating in an area where there is less metal it should work.
Many thanks for your comment and next time I'm out flying on location, I will try again. Many thanks for watching.
DJI are offering a trade in deal and I have a couple of DJI drones, a mini 3 pro and a mini 2. Should I trade them for the coupons and buy a Mini 4 pro ? I have the three battery charger and three batteries for the Mini 3 pro so I could keep the charger and two batteries as one battery must be included in the trade in. I believe the mini 3 batteries will work in the Mini 4 pro. Is the mini 4 pro stable and reliable ?
I would - all round obstacle avoidance is the key here, unless that isnt relevant to you. The 3 batteries didnt initially work in the 4 but I believe they can now be firmware updated to work now. However, a 3pro battery in the 4pro will make it over 250g - so depends if that matters to you.
If you use the MP3 batteries in the M4P, it will be slightly over 249g and RID will activate.
Sounds like a great deal from DJI. There is a vast difference between the Mini 3 Pro and the Mini 4 Pro and with any newish drone on the market there are always a problem sometimes with updates but I would still go for the Mini 4 Pro. The batteries will fit but here in the EU, they will take you over the 250grams, they are slightly heavier. Wish you luck.
@@tomn8trjust checked mine on a digital scale. The Mini 3 and 4 batteries are the same weight - 77gm, so using either will not cause the 4 to go over the 250 limit. There’s a Plus version that’s a little heavier. It’s meant to give longer flight time but cost more
@@psoon04286 That is good to know! I guess what I heard on other videos concerning the MP3 batteries is inaccurate. Thanks!
Is it cos your hands are shaking from doing the compose calibration 😂
Nice one Gary :) I shake all over :) Many thanks for watching.