DJI Waypoints 2.0 - In-Depth Tutorial Part 2 - One Setting Makes All the Difference!
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- Опубликовано: 20 мар 2019
- This video explains how to set up a Waypoint 2.0 mission while in flight. I plan to use Waypoints 2.0 and my Mavic 2 Pro for a 18 to 24 month project to document a construction build. I discovered some issues with it, and I need your suggestions! I love the mode, but maybe there's something better.
Watch Part 1 here: • DJI Waypoints 2.0 In-D...
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Very interesting. I'm rather new to droning and have just begun the discovery phase of Videography. I find your vlogs to be very informative and at a level that even me as a beginner can integrate into my learning. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Russ. Heading out to fly a piece of real estate this morning and got this notification that you posted. Appreciate the trail and error videos.
Very good info.
Using a POI would ensure a smother circle. But with a changing structure while under construction it would hard to find your center point week after week . But if you’re somewhat close I don’t think it would matter.
In any event this is the best explanation of waypoint 2 I’ve seen.
Thanks man.
Hey Russ, when you are setting up the waypoints, try using a protractor that has different size circles on it as a template to draw a perfect circle and get a perfect radius for the point of interest at each waypoint. I’m not sure if it would be better to use arc or polyline, but having a more accurate circle might keep the camera’s perspective consistent on the POI. Thanks for the videos. Always something new to learn.
Thank you again! These are marvelous tools for me. You really do an excellent job while keeping it interesting.
Thanks for publishing. I love the detailed discussion. I just tried Waypoints 2.0 from my Mavic Pro 2.0 with Smart controller. The embedded tutorial runs to fast to understand and it can't be paused. I headed straight for the internet and ran into your video which gave me exactly what I was looking for. Yeah!
Nice video! One thing though you didn't set the arc radius. Once you've chosen arc go back to each wapoint and set the arc turning radius. This will help to get smoother video from point to point. The larger the turning radius the smoother it will be. Its the last input on the lower bar where altitude and speed are. It shown on way point 2 and so on because no arc is needed for way point 1.
Nope. Tried it this morning. You don't have the ability to change the arc turning radius. The last input is the POI.
@@51Drones After all is set up go to waypoint #2 and its there on the bar on the lower part of screen, the last input (turning radius), remember not waypoint #1. I just checked it on my mavic 2 pro on a waypoint mission I set up a few weeks ago. I am able to change the radius with a point of interest at each waypoint
@@51Drones Take a look at this ruclips.net/video/pox18asRtfQ/видео.html at 3 minute mark. Remember waypoint #2 and so on the first and last waypoint wont have this option just all the other waypoints will.
OOOOHHHHH! I was only checking the first! Thanks!
@@51Drones Thank you!!! You've helped me in so many ways. To be honest I also didn't see it until after a few weeks . I still think waypoints 2.0 can use a few tweaks to the firmware to get smoother video.
Good Job, these video's are a couple of your best. I don't get to fly my Mavic that much and this type of video help me so that I don't have to figure it out all the time.
Another great video Russ!!
Got a FREE TRICK for u:
ON the Mavic 2 u can short press on/off button when return to home. And then you dont have to listen to the anoing sound. Dont know if this trick works on other dji series. But it would been interesting to know.
Keep up the good work.
Very cool project. Really interested to see how well the shots lineup over time.
Good video Russ. Keep the knowledge coming.
Very nice. Have not tried waypoints but will now.
As with your Part 1: lots of useful stuff here. Many thanks.
Hi Russ. I've Been using waypoints missions to film winter shots that I am now using again to film the same shots in spring. The idea being to show winter turning into summer with flying over trees as an example. But I've noticed that you don't really get the same shot and it's not as accurate as I hoped it would be. Iam having to dissolved cuts into each other to hind how far the footage is out. Hopefully dji can make the GPS more accurate soon.
Very helpful video thanks
Great info in this video!
Thank you, awesome video
Amazing 👌 thanks for the tutorial
Litchi is worth the investment IMO. The ability to edit them on a PC is a huge time saver. It is nice to see that DJI is adding in these types of features. But alas, I have the Mavic Pro Platinum so it's a moot point anyway.
Your videos are really informative and your style really gets the point across in a very real, straight forward manner. I was thinking POV would be much smoother before I got towards the end where you mention it yourself. I think waypoints work better for more linear type of missions.
Agreed
Best wishes 4 your project !
Thank you so much for this video, Ross - I learned a lot. Hmmm, I'm a little disappointed without having played with it my self much yet. I was hoping WP2 could produce more fluid smooth video then that. Hope reading the comments from others will solve that. Please do a follow up video, if you figure it out ;-)
Great videos Russ... thank you.. and btw.... when Return to Home is activated, simply press the remote power button one time and it will silence the annoying beep.... saw this on Dylan Young’s channel. Verified... it’s works beautifully
Saw that too! Thanks!
Useful and nice sharing, Thanks,
That is going to look good when you get it done. 👍
Good info Russ. Thanks. 👍🏻
Wish DJI had Waypoints for the Mavic Air...not sure why they don't. Good information review Russell!
Is there still no way to set waypoints data for the mavic air like this ?
Try out Litchi. You can make several missions on your computer first. Even if the map show only a field. Then just go and try them out and correct the waypoints.
Just learned this myself and loving it! After you press "Return To Home", press the RC power button just ONCE. The the beeping sound is silenced as the Mavic is returning home!!! Finally some peace and quiet!
Sang Lee thanks for the tip 👍
Hey Use you way points within point of interest. use 1 or 2 waypoints if you have to use 2. one from starting point and 2 at the center to set your point of interest location and height. then write down your radius distance and speed for that mission. You'll always start from the same center point and height.
Great video and raises many interesting points. I have a similar project to do for a client to show the progress of a construction site over a period of 8 months, filmed every 1 or 2 weeks. I'm very interested in what your final video will look like and how you intend to edit it. I want to go to my client with a proposal. I'm thinking a POI type film of several circuits blending from week to week to show the project from start to finish. Any advice on how best to achieve this would be most appreciated.
very interesting, thanks
I have been watching your videos for about 3 months, they are great. I knew that I was able to set way points I just didn't know that I could use it in that manner. Thanks for this tutorial it is great.
Well done. Thanks!
Good video thank you
Maybe you can create a two-point mission - 1 is your take off spot and 2 is the center of your POI. Set it to hover after completing mission, then switch over to POI with the same settings each time. By running the mission to point 2 then switching flight mode you would kind of guarantee the same center for the POI.
Excellent Idea!
Thank you very much👍🏻👏👏👏
Great Video! Now I need to go play with waypoints this weekend. I noticed at around 8:40 right before you sped it up, the red icon for your drone is following that faint blueish line which isn't a smooth arch from point to point. That must be the actual flight path and seems to correspond to the jerky camera movement you pointed out between 2 & 3, 3 to 4 and then again from 9 to 10 and 11 to 12. Another comment mentioned playing with the arc settings but I didn't see them. This project is very similar to one I will be doing in the near future so I want to figure out before constructions starts.
great video
So I’m curious to know if you ever tried toe POI and whether you got a more fluid cinematic video?
Thanks for the tutorial, I always enjoy them and take something from them to make me better.
Awesome. Thank you:)
how about fly out to centre , hit way point at this point and save. Each time you fly out, use this way point , hover, select POI mode, back up to your radius, height and set tilt. Bang!
Great Video 51
Thank you for this video! Is there a way to designate a POI in flight from the camera view? I am finding touching the map to be too imprecise for some missions.
Thank you for the videos! I'm disappointed I never noticed this or the POI IFMs. I've only known about the Quick Shots. For a year I've wondered how others fly so smoothly in one direction while keeping the camera on a object in another direction. 🤦
Great video, this is exactly what I was looking for in a project that I am working on at the minute and has given me some great ideas on how I can proceed. I've subscribed and hit that notification bell and look forward to seeing how this series works out over the next 18 months. Question, how are you going to merge the footage over the next 18 months to create the final video?
Ha! I'm not entirely sure yet! But I'm thinking a series of fades as I circle around. I will experiment. Getting the raw footage is my priority right now.
Hi Russ, I am a Real Estate photographer using a Mavic 2 Pro. I shoot stills only and feel that Waypoints will help me considerably. I have researched quite a bit and have not found what I am looking for. It is this: I would like to set missions from home, drive to the jobs, launch and shoot the home using waypoints, significantly speeding up my workflow. Unfortunately, most of my jobs are 10 to 30 miles away from home. I called DJI today and was fairly disappointed in the answer given by support. It took me several minutes to relay what I wanted the tech to understand. He kept telling me that I could only set waypoints by holding the drone over my head, (yes really). Eventually, he said it wasn't possible. I had to download GS Pro and pay for Waypoints through that site to do what I had in mind. I told him I knew it could be done using Litchi, but he was not helpful after that. I hope I am clear in my explanation. Do you or anyone have a suggestion for me? Thanks, Russ for all you do to help us here. I love your videos.
Great video thanks
What will be the setting for C1 button to use for waypoint
please let me know
i just got a mavic 2 with smart control
Hi. I noticed a discrepancy in the app, @5:40 when adjusting POI height there’s a H next to the number of ft, (I assume h to be height from ground) where as on the bar below, it shows altitude so, when planning waypoint height And POI height offsite at home, do you set POI taking into consideration it’s Altitude (height from sea-level) or its height H height from ground relative from where the aircraft took off from? Thanks.
Just watching this now. Great video. Thanks! Never needed waypoints.
To answer your 18month project, could you set a POI as 3 Waypoints at 150, 180, 210.....and then simply pull back 1500ft, 30o camera tilt and fly at your designated speed?
Great video, thank you. I went out to try this way of setting the waypoints as you showed and this is what happened. I could set the waypoints by flying to each one and clicking C1. Then I would click the GO button and it would bring up the Task Check page where I set the Cruising Speed and Arc, then I clicked Start. The drone flew back to the first waypoint like it should, but then just hovered. It hovered at the first waypoint and never moved. Also the camera didn't start recording. I tried several times with no luck. Any ideas why this would be? I'm flying the Mavic 2 Pro
Nice Video! Would be very good to know how it worked out. Do you have finished this project, or did you change your approach on how you do it ?
Thanks!
Can you maybe edit the waypoints offline now that you have them safed? And zoom in on a point and see if it is misaligned or not a smooth curve
Can you set a waypoint # 1 directly over the project and then drop your poi at that waypoint, so it uses that same exact position each time? Then create the arc with your 50+ waypoints. Start the mission with it focused on the poi, but not until the drone reaches waypoint # 2.
Thanks for showing how to with Waypoints. I'd say with this type of mission, POI would be much easier, faster and smoother.
That's what I started doing. Shooting in 4k, and then I can crop as needed for the final product.
Is it possible to save a POI though? Flying 'circles' with Waypoint 2.0 seems like a waste of time but if you want to fly the same path over and over during a year or more to watch the changes then isn't it the only way?
Yeah, wish you could save a POI flight with all settings for repeat flights.
Is there anyway to have the camera set to take pics during waypoints like you would in drone deploy ? I just found out I cant run most mapping apps on my smart controller so might have to purchase a stock rc. Thanks
There is a communication tower visible from 10:25 to 11:17. I cannot tell how close the flight path is to the tower.
Look at a sectional chart for information on the tower. You could also fly the mission without the POI to see how far away the tower is.
Can a task be made on a PC and dumped to the DJI Smart Controller?
Is there any way to do this without being connected to the Mavic 2 Pro?
hi 51 Drones i am new to drones and getting a DJI MAVIC PRO tomorrow Can i do that with the DJI Mavic Pro too?
thanks
Wolfgang
Hi Russ. Thanks for the helpful videos!!👍. Quick hint. When the RTH beeps start, tap the controller power button quick it will turn off the beeping. The screen will still show returning info. *** Does not work with New Smart Controller. ***.
Also can not copy or move Waypoint Missions from older controller to the New Smart Controller. You looked good doing your settings. A little practice works. Also DJI doing fine tune Waypoint update will help. Thanks Ken
I created a new flight plan yesterday with 8 waypoints, flying around one building/POI. I did not set an elevation for the POI, which may explain what happened in my resulting video. But, when I watched the video later, the building, which was supposed to be the POI, was not, for many of the waypoints. And, I don't think it was ever centered in any of the waypoint positions. I am not sure what other adjustments to make, except I am going to elevate the POI to about 15 feet and see what difference that might make. BTW, the POI is not centered in the rough 360 degree circle that the waypoints make. They are at varying elevations and distances from the building.
Is there still no update to set manual points for the mavic air ? (no C1 button on the air controller)
What was the final route on how you are going about doing this ?
Very nice video. Can you do A video on Center Point, and using diffrent center points like square and cross or narrow cross. Does it change anything of your video?
Does waypoints 2.0 allow you to set camera angle as well as location while flying, like Lichi does? I need to setup missions where the drone will fly from one waypoint to the next while gradually changing the camera angle to the next waypoint.
I noticed in your video when setting waypoints manually the arrow is already pointing in the direction you want it to. I'm curious if you would need to mark a POI at all. As long as you know what your aiming at anyway. Just a thought.
This doesn't work for the spark and I would really love this feature on the Spark!
Did we ever find a solution to smoothing out the camera direction changes? I think I'll test combining setting up positions manually but setting a camera POI ...maybe that allows the drone to adjust camera continuously..
I can't seem to get the satellite map to come on screen. I push the satellite map button and it just shows regular map. Any help on this?
5:37 What does the point of interest height do? you've set all the height of your waypoints but the middle one you've set to 51, could you please explain this to me? i would really appreciate it, thanks for your awesome tutorials!
Is this possible with the Air 2 S Drone? I noticed on my control apparatus that there are no buttons on the back side!!! I assume I would need to upgrade my control apparatus! If so, what would you suggest and approximates costs??? Thanks
Hi guys, I’m interested to know what you use to create the final product? Do you use video or still shots? Also, what software would you use to create a time lapse so 12 months of construction could be viewed over 2 minutes.
Hi Russ, another great (2-part) tutorial, thanks! You think you were late to the party two years ago .. I'm just here, haha!
Q. I'm using the DJI SC and I want to create a waypoint route at home but the screen is a bit small. It might be a silly question but I'm assuming that my finished task is saved on the device that it's created on i.e. if I use my larger tablet to create my task, I'll need to fly the task with the tablet or, if I create my task south my SC, I'll need to fly the task with my SC?
(I guess this is where Litchi still has the edge on Waypoints 2.0 in that I can logon on my laptop, create a task, then open the Litchi app on my SC once at the site) .. if that makes sense!
Russ, I think I would consider using the Litchi app for this, as it gives you the ability to create an orbit mission, then fly the exact same orbit again and again. I generally like to use the DJI app, but find this functionality a really great option for flying the exact same orbit over and over without having to fly over and set my point of orbit on each flight. Hope this helps you. I really enjoy your channel. Take care.
excuse me, do you mean using the orbit mode instead of the mission mode in Litchi? can u save the mission and fly it automatically later ?
nc leung Yes, you can create an orbit in orbit mode, save it, then recall the saved mission.
@@stephenwoodburn2970 thx so much, i did not realize u can save the mission before! that's a life saver!
@@levleung2000 No problem. I have the Mavic Pro, and never understood why DJI did not have this feature. It is a real time saver when you are planning to go to an area with a point of interest that you want to film. I am doing a similar project to the one Russ described and it has been a real time saver. Glad it helped.
Set a single waypoint with the desired altitude and orientation and execute the mission with the route setting set to "Return to First Waypoint" and then once it's at that first location, inititate the POI. I haven't tested this, but it's a thought.
Great idea Philip. You'll still need to identify the centre point exactly before running a POI on every mission though I think????
If choosing Point of Interest mode, would it be helpful to set up a Waypoints, single item location to insure you are always at the same center for the exact location for Poi t of Interest each time?
Nice 2-parter Russ. It has given me a couple of ideas already to pre-plan for. Question for you....have you (or can you) do an “Altitude to Gimbal setting” for the best view? Example....at 200 feet is a good setting at -3 deg or -10? Maybe the tube could show them both?
I think it depends on what your focus is. I may do a follow up, as I have gotten a lot of great questions. Thanks!
Hi , would that also work with the mini 3 pro? I can’t get it to do waypoints in video mode
Hi. How do you configure C1 to set the waypoint or is this a built-in function when in waypoint mode.
Is there a way to setup the waypoints offline..meaning, without having to turn on the drone at all? Thank you for your videos
So Russ, I only have a P4P & MA but, as a lot of commenters have said you should check out Litchi. The waypoint missions are hard to beat and for $20-25 it's a great deal.
I may do that. Another commenter told me how to fix this mission using waypoints 2.0, but maybe I should do a comparison video.
Hello sir i would like to ask can u still manually control and change the gimbal and make some roll changes when conducting the way point?
Yes!
Did you customize your C1 Britton for setting each way point or is C1 a default when in the waypoints mode during set up? Thx
C1 is default for setting Waypoints when you are in Waypoints mode
@@philsmith5400 Is this the same for the mavic air by using the custom button ? (no C1 button on the air)
what's the name of the music in the background? and thanks in advance!
I wonder if someone could clarify something for me: is the camera always pointing ahead (ie the drone is effectively flying in a sideways curve) or is the camera gimbal also able to pan in a curve during a waypoints move? Hope the question makes sense
I find the maps that you need to use on the controller through the Go4 App really poor in comparison to Google Maps which I’ve used previously when using Litchi with a different drone. I’m now upgraded to the Zoom with Smart controller and this is my biggest complaint so far. Is there a way I can get Google Maps on the Smart controller so I can use this when doing waypoints etc?
Or is the only way to do this by using Litchi again?
Awesome tutorial Russ
Does the drone auto set the shutter speed
I noticed it change 1/160 1/240
You were doing 2.7k/30fps so that caught my attention
I have been using litchi for years now and the first thing I noticed when waypoints 2.0 was released was the instability! Litchi really has dji beat ! I hope dji can fix this in the next update also when using litchi the drone does not need to be powered on when making the flight plan VERY CONVENIENT and doesn’t drain the drones battery 🔋! And I think you can draw the mission on the map FAST AND EFFICIENT! I assume you are aware of most of this but maybe someone will find this helpful!
I tried the Litchi waypoint circling a building. It also showed a certain degree of drifting although less obvious than the DJI waypoint 2.0, is there anyway improving the smoothness in Litchi waypoint missions?
by the time I have seen this, you probably have it figured out and done. why on use the circle or orbit and set the distance as far away as you can. if you can while doing this, set way points along the way.
So is this behind the ease of use of Yuneec H curved cable cam?
Great video but if I were doing this I would have used POI and by coming back to the same spot and setting the POI, altitude, radius and speed I had previously used I think you would have gotten a buttery smooth result with less effort. The key of course is documenting those settings to reuse as I don't think there is an other way to save them. Don't forget camera pitch setting!
But how would you know the exact location as the app doesn't show any longitude or latitude settings?
Great Question @@GiovonniFareed I would agree with you on the exact location issue but if you get it close and your altitude and distance out from the center of the subject is recorded it is simple to replicate. here is a similar video I did and I actually did adjust the altitude a couple times but the end result is really hard to beat and incredibly simple to fly.
ruclips.net/video/evecHes3ZUE/видео.html
anyone know if this Waypoints app works with the new mavic 2.0?
Hey Russ, I have a question about setting a fee for a job like this. With multiple flights over a period of time, Do you charge one fee or a fee for every time you come out to shoot the property? Thanks, Mike
Does the Mavic 2 zoom and Pro not have a setting for discharging the battery after a certain number of days?
Nope. They auto-discharge now. I want to say it's 5 days, but not certain.
I wonder, can you revise a saved mission, adding waypoints to it?
And you’re asking some good questions with the variables.
I wonder if you use the Litchi app, how would that compare?
I may have to get Litchi. That seems to be the common them here in the comments!
Could you just use two points, one to start and then the other next to it, side by side. Then set in arc mode. Wouldn't it then have to follow all the way around the point of interest in one smooth arc until it got back around to the other point?
I don't think so, because it would need a waypoint on the opposite side to tell it where to go. And how would it know how far to arc? Good idea though. I might give it a try.
I believe the lines between the waypoints is a straight line and you had the camera at waypoint one in that direction and you were right about having the other points aim at the same place. That is where the mini adjustment came from. If you set the point of interest and set distance from and clockwise or counterclockwise is should be smooth. In other words, I don't think you need waypoints for a perfect circle around the plant. Waypoints would be better for an irregular shape property or plant.
I missed a setting that will help smooth things out. I'll have to wait a while to try it again though, as there was a large fire at the site this weekend!
@@51Drones But Russ, since you are just doing a circle you can just use the POI app and it will be a perfect circle around the plant.
With the new POI for the Mavic Pro 2, you don't even need to fly over the plant first.
@@StanCook is there a way to save the POI mission and repeat it?
@@apexaerialimaging7593 No I don't believe there is. It is easy to do a POI so I don't see a need to save it once you have a video done. It would be easy to come back to the same place and just do it again in just a few steps.
Hi Russ When you used the C1 button did you have to define the C1 button so you can set waypoints manualy or is it a default setting requiring no action other than push the but ton
That is the default
Hi. Does it need to be connected to the internet.
Hi Russ, my drone use, at least at the moment, is for still photography. Video might come in time but, I'm looking to shoot stills. I'll be flying later this afternoon and plan to try using waypoints for a project I'm working on. Today's flight will be mostly a "training" flight for me. I haven't delved into all of the waypoint setting options yet but, would I be correct in my assumption that the camera can be set to simply take a photo at each waypoint and then move on to the next? Thanks again for all of your informative postings. 51Drones is far and away the best, most informative drone site here in RUclips. Alan
Yep! You can set it to take a photo. Thanks for the kind words!