The light-weight Mini 3 line, with its small footprint and agile dealing with, is among the extra enjoyable GPS digital camera drones to fly.
Whereas the Mini 3 is a enjoyable drone to fly, some new to drones could really feel barely intimidated when attempting to know and be taught the map and radar features on the preliminary flight.
This text and the included YouTube video will act as a tutorial discussing the assorted facets of the map and radar and will assist new Mini 3 homeowners perceive and use each instruments within the DJI Fly app.
The Map
Whenever you first go into reside view, you’ll see a map within the decrease left-hand nook of the display screen.
For many, it’s an actual illustration of the encompassing space. Whereas for some, it seems like a tiny 1×1 icon, merely faucet the icon to get it into map view.
Map Symbols
As soon as in map view, you’ll see these numerous symbols:
Blue Arrow – exhibits the route of the drone. If you happen to flip the drone in any route, you’ll see this represented onscreen.
Blue Dot – represents the present place of the Distant Controller. As a result of the RC is being held, wherever you progress, this blue dot will transfer, so long as the RC is in-hand.
Yellow Circle with H – represents the house level the place the GPS sign locked in and the Mini 3 took off from.
The blue dot and yellow circle will usually be pretty shut collectively until you might be strolling or biking away across the basic space, after which you’ll see a rise in distance between the blue circle and the H.
In Flight
For this part, we’ll take a look at the map in its expanded mode. To get into this mode, which primarily swaps the reside view display screen with the map, faucet the map and it’ll go into an expanded map view.
As you fly the Mini 3 out far, you’ll see a blue line. If you happen to start to maneuver the drone, on this occasion, sideways, you’ll start to note there at the moment are two creating strains. The blue line is the trail of the drone and the reddish line is the trail straight again to the house level (yellow circle with the H).
That is particularly helpful in case you lose sight of the Mini 3 and need assistance figuring out the direct path again to the house level.
Whereas in the usual smaller view you’ll be able to faucet the tiny – or + to vary the zoom view of the map.
The Radar
Radar view is an fascinating device, because it removes the map and brings you right into a view that exhibits the place, orientation, and degree of the Mini 3 with none form of map knowledge.
To get into the radar view, you should be in the usual map view. In case you are at present within the expanded map view, to get again into the usual map view faucet on the reside view display screen. As soon as in regular view, on the underside proper of the map display screen, press the small circle with an arrow in the course of it.
Like with map view, the next symbols apply:
- Blue Dot
- Blue Arrow
- Yellow Circle with the H
Along with these symbols, you’ll additionally see the 4 compass instructions: North, South, East, and West.
One thing which may stand out is the half-blueish-green semicircle on the underside of the radar. That is the horizon degree. When the Mini 3 is maneuvering and even hovering in wind, you’ll see this space transfer based mostly on the pitch of the drone.
Due to the compact setup of the radar display screen, you’ll at all times know the Mini 3s route, residence level, and placement of the RC.
To Learn the Radar
Studying the radar will not be as advanced as it would initially appear.
In the usual view, the drone operator (you) is within the heart of the display screen and the drone rotates round you.
If you end up behind the drone and it’s going through out, the blue arrow (representing the Mini 3) will likely be on the prime of the radar display screen. As you bodily flip away from the Mini 3, let’s say left, you’ll see that arrow is on the appropriate of the display screen and vice versa as you proceed to show.
If you happen to flip all the best way round, the blue arrow will likely be on the backside, exhibiting that it’s now behind you.
If you happen to’d like, you’ll be able to change the view to have the Mini 3 within the heart of the display screen. To do that faucet on the little arrow on the highest left of the radar display screen.
Now the house level and RC are proven in relation to the Mini 3. Most operators disregard this specific possibility and use the usual radar view beforehand talked about.
TO RETURN HOME
Though there are not any strains to information the Mini 3 again to you, getting again to the house level is sort of easy if the Mini 3 is ever out of your line of sight.
To return residence manually, whereas within the radar normal view, merely flip the drone round in order that the arrow faces you and proceed to fly in the direction of the blue dot or residence level. That’s it. Good and easy.
Whether or not in Map view or the Radar Map, when you have an understanding of what the assorted symbols imply, it is best to at all times be capable of navigate again to your own home place.