When we choose a custom wifi channel should i choose a channel which shows green or a channel which shows no activity or color bar at all on the graph ? Ofcourse we shouldn't choose ones with red bars that's understood.
You should choose the channel with the least interference. Ideally the channel with no activity. Green indicates a decent signal with limited interference.
When your on the EXP screen actually move the joystick and you will see how making the changes impacts the joystick.. the dot will move and follow the line and you will see / feel how much movement you have to do in order for dot to start moving.. super handy to see it while you test the movements.. also helps you see which of the 3 is adjusting what for sure..
Thanks for a very informative video. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind. Firstly at 0:51 the gimbal screen banner shows configurations 1 2 and 3 and my new mavic defaulted to Configeration 3, as is yours. Is this really just a facility to try three different setting arrangements of the gimbal so you can then choose one before each flight? If that was the case I wondered why it didn't default to configeration 1 out of the box. Secondly in relation to the histogram and the overexposure markings, in reality do you change settings midflight? I am a novice but seem to have too much to concentrate on without getting in to particular camera settings. Does this come with experience?
Thank you very much for your support and your comment :) I believe that those configurations allow you to try different settings. I believe that you should set your drone up near a nice area so that you can adjust camera settings before you take off. I adjust camera settings after I have taken off sometimes, I believe that comes with time though :)
great tips! do you have one for when your mavic air refuses to pair with your controller? XD that happened when I was trying to turn it on to change some settings to the suggested ones.
Oh no 😔 I don’t! 😂 I do recommend turning on the controller first and then the drone (in that order). I have had some issues where it doesn’t pair sometimes, turn them off and on again. Alternatively, unpair and then re-pair the controller and the drone again (search RUclips for a tutorial).
I had the same issue - I had to change the USB settings on my phone , the controller was charging my phone, and it refused to pair, drove me nuts. Also have controller and drone within 50cm of each other.
Just picked up a Mavic air as my second drone I'm new to the hobby been doing it for 2 months now and I've been watching lots of your videos mainly on the mini se as that was my first drone but thanks for all the tips
Quick question. I know on the Phantoms it may be different but when you come down to land and your lets say 3 feet off the ground you pull the stick down and it lands and the props stop. If you are at a 100 feet and pull the left stick all the way down the props wont stop will they?? Doesn't it sense if it is near the ground?? Sometimes I want to come down faster but am afraid to try it??
The props will not stop if you are at 100 feet and you hold the left stick down. It only goes into the landing sequence when it recognises the ground and then you hold the stick down.
Spent loads of time there heading to Stradbroke Island. Had massive troubles in Finland connecting the remote to the phone and missed some epic shots but got it sorted eventually. Loving the size and image quality.
Good tips. A question if I may. I've been reading and watching a few posts on the Mavic air/pro producing undesirable images. One point was that when you used sharpness at 0 or below, the Mavic would introduce in-camera noise reduction which would cause problems for parts of the image. Have you noticed this at all?
There are a few different ND filters out there. I believe that you might need to adjust the settings slightly to account for the addition of the filter. Thanks for watching :)
That is weird. I wonder if that has something to do with your phone or the controller. You could try to connect your drone to your computer and use DJI’s software to calibrate everything. Maybe try reinstalling the app. Also test your GPS through other apps.
Question, I have a DJI mavic air and use it with Android, do you think that's a issue with my gimble when moving around? Seems like when I move around with 4k 30fps or 1080p with 30fps or 60fps it's still laggy 🙄🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ so do you think my drone would work better with iPhone or doesn't matter just the settings? But I think it's stupid that the drone even has the high quality settings if it's not even gonna film buttery smooth 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
It might have something to do with your shutter speed. If you are recording in 30fps then your shutter needs to be 60, 120 or any other increments of 30 otherwise it will be “laggy”.
The drone uses wi-fi technology to communicate between the controller and the drone. You plug your phone into the controller and then everything works seemlessly.
Sorry buddy, try watching the video a few times and taking some notes. I definitely tried to cram a lot into this video and I went through it fast. If you are looking for some specific settings or features then don’t hesitate to ask me, I can point you in the right direction.
My brother I'm telling you this drone videos are doing fantastic you're pushing the envelope and you're giving people some good experiences in tips and tricks I have use their drones I think people of that the most because tips and tricks who doesn't want to learn something new you know what I'm saying love the video it was smooth like butter.
Its old hat now I guess, but I wanted to know how to stop the very fast rotating actions on the Drone. of course I can see its me just whacking over the stick, but I'm rather hoping the suggestion in here for using cinematic setting will fix this. Shame you cant have the drone default to this setting, looks like you can only enter that once actually flying (from Normal to cinematic that is) Great vid
My mavic air seems to keep running into calibration error on every start up. I have tried every method, manually calibrating it, restarting the unit etc but no avail. I have sent a note to Mavic Air support 3 days ago but so far no reply. Any suggestion.
That must be frustrating. I hope that you have heard back from DJI, I would recommend downgrading the software to an older version. Alternatively, have recent updates fixed the problem?
Just found you very good tips and very straight forward to understand. Thanks for this mate as soon as I get home I’m going to dial in the settings you suggested. Just got My Mavic Air last week. Regards DW from Ryan’s Way.
I've just uploaded some raw footage to my channel but in some parts the left side of the screen has black lines/artefacts. Anyone have any ideas what cause this kind of thing? I'm using D-Cinelike
This could be due to the shutter speed that you were using when you were recording. The shutter speed needs to be a multiple of the FPS that you are using. So 30fps, you can use the shutter speed 60/90/120/150 etc. This should fix your black lines/artefacts issue.
thank for the tipps they are great, but your choosen Settings do look very pale and like the style of my very old motorola with with i did my first fotos back in ~2005 :D but i will try this D-cinematic, hoping it will have better contrast then shown here :P
Can anyone tell my why I get some pictures from my mavic air completely blurry. And then I get some that aren't to bad not great, but clear, that you can see what it is.
Awesome content....I was waiting to get an Inspire or the new Mavic for Real Estate shoots but this little guy will work just as well.....it's less intrusive and fulfils all needs including inside shots. I'm sure noise reduction blades will come in the future
I'm really glad that you enjoyed my video. This little guy will be PERFECT for Real Estate shoots. It is less intrusive and it will fulfil all of your needs. They should offer noise reduction blades in the future, that seems to be DJI's trend at the moment.
My opinion is that DJI should make their camera better. I've flown with a Gopro Hero 4 previous to owning the air and I just turned protune on -- AND THATS IT. I didn't have to monkey with any of these settings, and that is one of my biggest disappointments with this drone. They've made the drone easy to fly -- make the camera easy too. For example if you use these settings at sunrise or sunset you'll only be able to fly in one direction. If you fly with the sun anywhere in your shot you'll have to stop -- readjust the settings -- because it will overexpose.
Thank you so much for checking out my video. Congratulations on your first drone, the Mavic Air is amazing. It opens up a whole new creative world for filmmakers. Thanks for the amazing comment :D
Hello Dan, my Air keeps giving me no image transmission whenever I fly the drone, please any tip, as I am just tired of this thing already, for over one month now I haven't had any amazing area shots. SOS
You need to go to your wifi settings and choose the channel with the least interference. Fly the drone for a bit and then land to change the channel again if you still experience interference. Familiarise yourself with the wifi settings, that is the golden tip.
I really enjoyed exploring the Mavic Air's menu. I'm glad that you enjoyed this, I hope that this video can help new Mavic Air owners. Thanks for supporting me :D
your shutter is a bit high, also use Auto exposure for Low hanging sun especially if you are panning round... Use manual for normal day light or when you are not looking near the suns direction...
🤣 I try to get my point across as fast as possible without filler. People don’t have long attention spans and I find people prefer my no filler approach to reviews. Thanks for the suggestion though, I will slow down as I am going through menus and explaining things.
Does the Air introduce noise reduction below a +1 setting in the sharpness value? Anything below a +1 on the mavic pro introduces a HORRIBLE noise reduction that makes trees look like a water color mushy mess. It's terrible and dji has never fixed it.
I noticed that with the Mavic Pro as well. I momentarily tested the sharpness value at +1 the other day with the Mavic Air and it did introduce some noise. It didn't seem to be as bad as the Mavic Pro but it was still there. I might have to do a few more tests. That is why I play it safe by changing the style values to -1,-1,-1. Thanks for watching, great question. I will change the sharpness value next time and see how that goes.
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Thanks Dan - just got my Mavic Air and these tips will really help :) look forward seeing next update from your channel
Great, thank you Amanda! I'm glad that you gained something from my video! How is your Mavic Air going? Thank you for watching.
5years later, this video is till useful. thanks
I’m glad! Thanks for watching 🤩
When we choose a custom wifi channel should i choose a channel which shows green or a channel which shows no activity or color bar at all on the graph ? Ofcourse we shouldn't choose ones with red bars that's understood.
You should choose the channel with the least interference. Ideally the channel with no activity. Green indicates a decent signal with limited interference.
Hey thanks a lot Dan !
When your on the EXP screen actually move the joystick and you will see how making the changes impacts the joystick.. the dot will move and follow the line and you will see / feel how much movement you have to do in order for dot to start moving.. super handy to see it while you test the movements.. also helps you see which of the 3 is adjusting what for sure..
That is a fantastic point, thank you for pointing that out. I hope that you enjoyed my video, there is always something new to learn with DJI drones.
How do you meter a shot i e spot metering average metering the such
You need to choose the auto settings and then tap on the yellow circle icon next to AFC/MF.
Thanks for a very informative video. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind. Firstly at 0:51 the gimbal screen banner shows configurations 1 2 and 3 and my new mavic defaulted to Configeration 3, as is yours. Is this really just a facility to try three different setting arrangements of the gimbal so you can then choose one before each flight? If that was the case I wondered why it didn't default to configeration 1 out of the box. Secondly in relation to the histogram and the overexposure markings, in reality do you change settings midflight? I am a novice but seem to have too much to concentrate on without getting in to particular camera settings. Does this come with experience?
Thank you very much for your support and your comment :) I believe that those configurations allow you to try different settings. I believe that you should set your drone up near a nice area so that you can adjust camera settings before you take off. I adjust camera settings after I have taken off sometimes, I believe that comes with time though :)
Thank you, that is helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to reply.
great tips! do you have one for when your mavic air refuses to pair with your controller? XD that happened when I was trying to turn it on to change some settings to the suggested ones.
Oh no 😔 I don’t! 😂 I do recommend turning on the controller first and then the drone (in that order). I have had some issues where it doesn’t pair sometimes, turn them off and on again. Alternatively, unpair and then re-pair the controller and the drone again (search RUclips for a tutorial).
I had the same issue - I had to change the USB settings on my phone , the controller was charging my phone, and it refused to pair, drove me nuts. Also have controller and drone within 50cm of each other.
@@dallasstorey thanks, I ended up using an older phone I had and don't have problems. Appreciate it!
Just picked up a Mavic air as my second drone I'm new to the hobby been doing it for 2 months now and I've been watching lots of your videos mainly on the mini se as that was my first drone but thanks for all the tips
Awesome, I’m glad to hear that. Thank you for the support ⭐️
Quick question. I know on the Phantoms it may be different but when you come down to land and your lets say 3 feet off the ground you pull the stick down and it lands and the props stop.
If you are at a 100 feet and pull the left stick all the way down the props wont stop will they?? Doesn't it sense if it is near the ground?? Sometimes I want to come down faster but am afraid to try it??
The props will not stop if you are at 100 feet and you hold the left stick down. It only goes into the landing sequence when it recognises the ground and then you hold the stick down.
Was this at Raby Bay boat ramp? Cheers for the tips just got an Air last week 👌
Thanks for watching Daniel, this was the Cleveland boat ramp near the lighthouse. How is your Air going? Are you loving it? :D
Spent loads of time there heading to Stradbroke Island. Had massive troubles in Finland connecting the remote to the phone and missed some epic shots but got it sorted eventually. Loving the size and image quality.
Really helpful vid!
Awesome! Thank you for watching, I appreciate the support 🤩
Good tips. A question if I may. I've been reading and watching a few posts on the Mavic air/pro producing undesirable images. One point was that when you used sharpness at 0 or below, the Mavic would introduce in-camera noise reduction which would cause problems for parts of the image. Have you noticed this at all?
Hello Paul, thank you for checking out my video. I have not experienced that or even heard of that before :/
How did you get rid of the zebra black and white lines
Just disable the over exposure warning in the settings if you want to remove the zebra patterns.
Curious.... would these settings be the same if I used a ND filter? Thanks... great video
There are a few different ND filters out there. I believe that you might need to adjust the settings slightly to account for the addition of the filter. Thanks for watching :)
Hey can you do a video on the air on night footage?
I would love to but that is against the law in Australia. I don’t want to post a video of me breaking the law. Sorry.
@@DansTubeTV I understand
Thank you man!
No worries! Thanks for watching 😁
my mavic air will be should be at my door step tomorrow just trying to get a head start on all the advice i can get your video was very helpful thanks
Awesome, I'm glad that you enjoyed my video ✔️ How is your Mavic Air going? Did you get a chance to use the settings that I showcased in this video?
I have a problem that I sometimes loose the google map background. Anybody know a fix for it? Or what causes me to loose the map view?
That is weird. I wonder if that has something to do with your phone or the controller. You could try to connect your drone to your computer and use DJI’s software to calibrate everything. Maybe try reinstalling the app. Also test your GPS through other apps.
Absolute quality video.
Absolute quality comment.
Question, I have a DJI mavic air and use it with Android, do you think that's a issue with my gimble when moving around? Seems like when I move around with 4k 30fps or 1080p with 30fps or 60fps it's still laggy 🙄🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️ so do you think my drone would work better with iPhone or doesn't matter just the settings? But I think it's stupid that the drone even has the high quality settings if it's not even gonna film buttery smooth 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
It might have something to do with your shutter speed. If you are recording in 30fps then your shutter needs to be 60, 120 or any other increments of 30 otherwise it will be “laggy”.
So, I will have to have WiFi for my drone to fly?
If so, what will I need to shoot somewhere without WiFi normally?
The drone uses wi-fi technology to communicate between the controller and the drone. You plug your phone into the controller and then everything works seemlessly.
Great video. Thank you for all your tips!
I’m glad that my tips have helped people. Thanks for watching 😃 check out some of my other drone videos if you get a chance 😏
Great
Thank you for watching!
Gr8 vid, but a bit fast and furious for me to take in? Any chance of a little slower pace, the content is superb?
Sorry buddy, try watching the video a few times and taking some notes. I definitely tried to cram a lot into this video and I went through it fast. If you are looking for some specific settings or features then don’t hesitate to ask me, I can point you in the right direction.
Thanks i try this. The Mavic Air is my first drone. And i learn more for take greats vids and pic for my vacation
I’m glad that this video has helped you 😁 I’m sure that you will capture some awesome pictures and videos!
My brother I'm telling you this drone videos are doing fantastic you're pushing the envelope and you're giving people some good experiences in tips and tricks I have use their drones I think people of that the most because tips and tricks who doesn't want to learn something new you know what I'm saying love the video it was smooth like butter.
Thanks bro! I'm trying to offer some valuable content to my audience 😍✔️
DansTube.TV I feel you make the stuff you want to see and help other in the process
Great stuff, thanks for the great tips.
Have a great day!
Awesome! Thank you for watching, I'm glad that you gained something useful from this video! Keep up the awesome work with your channel ✔️
@@DansTubeTV Much appreciated Dan, love the channel name btw. Have a great day, and be safe out there!
Nice guide
Thank you 😊 I’m glad that this video helped. I will be creating a similar video for the Mavic Pro soon as well.
I would like to see range test in 2.4G vs 5.8G
That is a great idea 💡 I will look into doing that!
Thank you for your tips and suggestions, very good video.
You use filters?
Thanks
Thanks for the support. I have started using ND filters recently. Since this video, I have adjusted my sharpness to +1 or 0 instead of -1.
Some good tips here, thank you.
Thank you very much for watching Iain, I'm glad that you found the video helpful.
Its old hat now I guess, but I wanted to know how to stop the very fast rotating actions on the Drone. of course I can see its me just whacking over the stick, but I'm rather hoping the suggestion in here for using cinematic setting will fix this. Shame you cant have the drone default to this setting, looks like you can only enter that once actually flying (from Normal to cinematic that is)
Great vid
Yes, cinematic mode is great for smoother movements. I guess that you’ll just have to switch it into that mode when you take off ✈️
Hugely useful tips, thanks a lot man! :)
I’m really glad that you found this useful. Thank you for the support 🤩
How can I get some
Get some? What are you asking? Watch the video for the tips and the settings.
Great tips! Thank you!
I’m glad that my video was helpful, thanks for watching!
My mavic air seems to keep running into calibration error on every start up. I have tried every method, manually calibrating it, restarting the unit etc but no avail. I have sent a note to Mavic Air support 3 days ago but so far no reply. Any suggestion.
That must be frustrating. I hope that you have heard back from DJI, I would recommend downgrading the software to an older version. Alternatively, have recent updates fixed the problem?
Excellent video. Cheers!
Thank you so much 😊 I appreciate your support.
Just found you very good tips and very straight forward to understand. Thanks for this mate as soon as I get home I’m going to dial in the settings you suggested. Just got My Mavic Air last week. Regards DW from Ryan’s Way.
Thank you so much! I’m glad that this video was helpful, I appreciate your support. Let me know how you go with these settings! ⚙️
This was fantastic!
Thank you so much :) I'm glad that this video has helped so many people!
Thanks Dan. Very helpful
Thank you so much Adam :D I'm glad that this video could help!
I've just uploaded some raw footage to my channel but in some parts the left side of the screen has black lines/artefacts. Anyone have any ideas what cause this kind of thing? I'm using D-Cinelike
This could be due to the shutter speed that you were using when you were recording. The shutter speed needs to be a multiple of the FPS that you are using. So 30fps, you can use the shutter speed 60/90/120/150 etc. This should fix your black lines/artefacts issue.
thx for the tipps, very helpfull!
I’m glad that this was helpful! Thank you for watching 🤩
Best drone ever
I love this little drone!
DansTube.TV just ordered mine and I can't wait to finally play with a proper high spec drone
I’m sure that you will love it 🚁
Hey great vid, anyone know how to turn the battery low warning beep after it starts going off? Or if its possible?
I don’t know if you can. I have just got my battery warning set to 25% and then I fly straight back.
Thank you for a great and informing video. A lot of good pointers.
Thank you David :) that is very nice of you to say! I'm glad that this video helped you :D
thank for the tipps they are great, but your choosen Settings do look very pale and like the style of my very old motorola with with i did my first fotos back in ~2005 :D but i will try this D-cinematic, hoping it will have better contrast then shown here :P
Yes, these settings were definitely out of wack. I would suggest using manual settings.
Great job. Thank you for all this man. 👍🏼
Thank you so much for watching :) I'm glad that this video was helpful!
great thanks
That's fine :D thanks for watching!
Can anyone tell my why I get some pictures from my mavic air completely blurry. And then I get some that aren't to bad not great, but clear, that you can see what it is.
That is really odd, I haven’t had this happen to me. Maybe make sure that the lens is clean and also update the drone to the latest firmware?
Some great advice mate. Love the start of the video
That slow motion clip looks great mate, your GH5 is the king ;) thanks for helping!
The slow Motion from your Mavic Air is very impressive as well. We should do some more slow motion vids together sometime.
Awesome content....I was waiting to get an Inspire or the new Mavic for Real Estate shoots but this little guy will work just as well.....it's less intrusive and fulfils all needs including inside shots. I'm sure noise reduction blades will come in the future
I'm really glad that you enjoyed my video. This little guy will be PERFECT for Real Estate shoots. It is less intrusive and it will fulfil all of your needs. They should offer noise reduction blades in the future, that seems to be DJI's trend at the moment.
My opinion is that DJI should make their camera better. I've flown with a Gopro Hero 4 previous to owning the air and I just turned protune on -- AND THATS IT. I didn't have to monkey with any of these settings, and that is one of my biggest disappointments with this drone. They've made the drone easy to fly -- make the camera easy too. For example if you use these settings at sunrise or sunset you'll only be able to fly in one direction. If you fly with the sun anywhere in your shot you'll have to stop -- readjust the settings -- because it will overexpose.
Hey thanks a lot for this video man! The Mavic Air is my first drone ever, I really love it as a filmmaker! This drone is amazing!
Thank you so much for checking out my video. Congratulations on your first drone, the Mavic Air is amazing. It opens up a whole new creative world for filmmakers. Thanks for the amazing comment :D
Just got my Mavic Air and love it! So much fun. Get the ND polarized filters makes a huge difference.
Hello Dan,
my Air keeps giving me no image transmission whenever I fly the drone, please any tip, as I am just tired of this thing already, for over one month now I haven't had any amazing area shots. SOS
You need to go to your wifi settings and choose the channel with the least interference. Fly the drone for a bit and then land to change the channel again if you still experience interference. Familiarise yourself with the wifi settings, that is the golden tip.
Thank you
Thank you for watching James xD
I dont have d-cinelike
You should be able to find it in your colour profile settings. Make sure that you have updated the Mavic and the app.
@@DansTubeTV yeah i have it i did research you gotta put your drone in video mode hit the video button then go to settings and its their
Great tutorial by the way! Thanks you bro! 👍
I really enjoyed exploring the Mavic Air's menu. I'm glad that you enjoyed this, I hope that this video can help new Mavic Air owners. Thanks for supporting me :D
you said nothing about the ANTI FLICKER?????? !!!
No? I didn’t know anything about the anti flicker, are there known issues on this drone?
your shutter is a bit high, also use Auto exposure for Low hanging sun especially if you are panning round... Use manual for normal day light or when you are not looking near the suns direction...
Great, thank you for the recommendation! 📷
That's amazing
Thanks mate, you are awesome!
Great video, just slow down a bit, your like billy wiz going through the menus
🤣 I try to get my point across as fast as possible without filler. People don’t have long attention spans and I find people prefer my no filler approach to reviews. Thanks for the suggestion though, I will slow down as I am going through menus and explaining things.
Enjoy the straight to the point type video
Good video. Your histogram info was not correct.
Thank you. It wasn't correct? Tell me about histograms then, what information is correct?
Yes it was!
Only 11 channels showing there, naughty boy ;)
Why's that naughty? That is all I had available to me.
Does the Air introduce noise reduction below a +1 setting in the sharpness value? Anything below a +1 on the mavic pro introduces a HORRIBLE noise reduction that makes trees look like a water color mushy mess. It's terrible and dji has never fixed it.
I noticed that with the Mavic Pro as well. I momentarily tested the sharpness value at +1 the other day with the Mavic Air and it did introduce some noise. It didn't seem to be as bad as the Mavic Pro but it was still there. I might have to do a few more tests. That is why I play it safe by changing the style values to -1,-1,-1. Thanks for watching, great question. I will change the sharpness value next time and see how that goes.
I have a link in the description to Amazon or just type Mavic Air into google.
Wow cool geeky Dan
Thanks bro :) #geekingaround
Awesome and spot-on advise mate! great video
Thank you very much mate :) I appreciate your support! It was great doing the drone course together, I hope that everything is going well for you :D
Ive got a tip for you - Publish in 4K
I've got a fact for you, I have terrible internet in Australia. It would take too long, by all means upload your content in 4K though :D
Geeky
Please don't say "click" when you are tapping on your phone. Only a mouse can click. You're "tapping" say that instead
Matt Jackson maybe he meant fapping
No worries Matt 😅
To much talk!
Too*
Very helpful! Thanks brother
I'm glad that you found my video helpful! Thank you so much for watching 🤩