Thanks!

yep amazing summary...

Thats an awesome idea!

Whoa whoa whoa explain this more...this sounds so cool!

Link to your dolly zoom? Would love to see it

This is a great video, I recently got my first drone capable of waypoints so still learning them. Thanks for the awesome video, sub’d!

Hey dude, mind elaborating on how you do this?

awesome and glad to hear it helped!!

You’re welcome!

great ways to use it!

You bet!

You're welcome

awesome

agreed!!

Agreed and I wish they would add the option to the mini series.

You're welcome!

agreed!!

I haven’t used mine in a while. I actually just gave it to a friend because they’ll actually use it lol.

@@JakeSloan yeah I'm thinking of sending mine to my brother. It's just a dust collector. I remember you getting some pretty damn amazing shots on the skydio!

You bet!

Thank you

Thank you! Cheers!

you'll but much happier working with the drone in this way! gives you a lot more flexibility in framing and telling a story in a shot

Thanks

Glad it was helpful!

That will be interesting!

Thank you so much Steve!!

me too!

absolutely perfect case of how to use it!

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome and I agree it was mind blowing!

LOL yeah yeah yeah, I blame this on a lack of sleep and extreme cold lol

Thanks

Good question! Curious about this myself.

by cinematic mode do you mean moving slowly? You set the speed you want the drone to move at when you set the way point and fly from one to the next (it will repeat your gimbal movement speed as well) and yes you need to be as smooth as possible between waypoints because it is going to try and copy all your movements exactly! it's also important to make sure there are no obstacles since it will just stop if it detects them

Great to hear!

awesome

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks!

I'm still rocking the original mini, but I just ordered a used Air 2s fly more combo for $750 on Amazon. Hopefully it works!

Awesome, I hadn't either until a few weeks ago when I wanted a specific shot and couldn't get it any other way lol

awesome!

thanks!

I think you can use way points with the Mini 3 using the litchi app

Glad it was helpful!

awesome

waypoints don't have to keep subject in center either ;)

edited :) @@JakeSloan Love the channel BTW.

yeah it's actually pretty awesome

Nice

it can give some really cool results for sure and I feel like im just scratching the surface

thanks! and I agree lol

Thank you very much!

Go for it! you can get some really cool shots!

I wish they would bring it to the Air 2s, I wonder if some of the third party apps make it possible? like litchi etc

@@JakeSloan I know for sure that maven has it and I would say Litchi has something similar, but the DJI Fly app have way nicer camera controls.

I can't remember if the mavic pro has waypoints but if it does then yes absolutely

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you very much!

My pleasure!

Lol it’s hard to get good exposure in places like this. SO much light bouncing around

Glad you enjoyed it

HAHAHAHAHAHHA awesome!

You're welcome!

Thanks! Will do!

Thank you! I hope you can get one soon

My pleasure!

awesome!

My pleasure!

agreed

agreed!!

this will not but the drone does have some tracking modes but I would not trust any drone to track surfers safely on it's own

@@JakeSloan Okay, Thanks for the feedback!

Oh bummer. I was going to check if my Air 2S was able to do this...crap. I wonder if mini 3 pro does? (Thinking of adding to collection for travel)

@@Clickumentary mini 3 pro has waypoints but on hyper lapse

yeah I realized that after I made this, I wonder if third party apps like Litchi would allow it?

​@@JakeSloan litchi has waypoints. I'll have to play with them.

My pleasure

Thank you!

great way to use it! I couldn't remember if the mini 3 had waypoints or not but if it does then definitely do it!

ONLY Mavic 3 has Waypoints of the current drones. Last one to have them was Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom

​@@JakeSloan Mini 3/3Pro only has Hyperlapse Waypoints, unfortunately 😕 maybe they will put them on the Pro... but I think it's a Mavic 3 thing more likely. Up-sell incentive!

@@BlairAir yep only available in Hyperlapse mode on the mini 3 Pro. Oh well lol 😂 Maybe when the Mavic 4 comes I will upgrade lol 😂

I think the Mavic 3 Classic is excellent!

Thank you!

Agreed!!

@@JakeSloan ps what's the name of the music track you use for the videos at the end? Love it!

Thank you!

maybe they did have that feature in the original mavic pro but not since

The fact DJI doesn't add follow-me (GPS) is just absurd. They are basically crippling their products. I may be wrong but my theory is obstacle avoidance only works with optical tracking. And since they believe their costumers are too stupid to use the sensors in their head they were born with DJI can't give any warranty. My $135 drone (LYZRC L109 Pro) does it perfectly so there is no reason a $1000 can't. It has nothing to do with the hardware. Litchi and Maven are proof of that. The point is that follow-me not only can result in better, more steady shots in many situations compared to active-track, and is often more reliable, the feature is also there to keep the drone with you when you are not filming. Like for example when you have to watch where you are walking or riding a bicycle. You then use the sticks for fly-by's etc and let loose of the sticks in between shots. If you use active-track is may lose you behind trees etc. Or just crash into a tree because in active-track mode you often can't set distance and height and the drone does its own thing. GPS follow-me should be on any drone. Clearly the people at DJI, Autel, Hubsan, Fimi don't ride bikes. If they were they would very soon find out it it is more practical than active-track. Don't get me wrong. Active-track is great! DJI Mini 3 Pro does a fantastic job. But why why why not have follow-me as well? Now consumers crash it trying to use things like circle me to have it track them. It's not any safer. On the contrary.

thank you!

Thanks for the sub and that video is coming!

yeah they didn't have any active track in the mini 2 due to lack of obstacle avoidance sensors, you can use an app like Litchi to do a lot more with the drone though!

@@JakeSloan sweet

You’re welcome

you're welcome, the mini 3 doesnt have waypoints unfortunately but I do have a video coming next week about creative ways to use active track!

@@JakeSloan After I sent you my message I went searching on KZfaq and it seems the Mini 3 Pro, which I have , does have waypoints via some functions, at least according to some recent posters. I’m not at home so I can’t verify, but hopefully this is true as I do like the method you used. The Mavic 3 is on my radar for next year if I grow into this drone. Thanks for your reply and if I do find it has waypoints I’ll let you know.

Thank you

All my music is from artlist

Thanks Terry!!

so long as you fly with smooth motions between each way point the drone records everything you do from gimbal position changes to heading changes and then flies through them at the speed you set. If you make jerky movements those will also be recorded and flown that way

@@JakeSloan cheers! I'll give it a go

Thanks Lyn!!

I have had the issue once in a while that obstacle avoidance would cause it to stop

yes they are and thanks!

The best way to do this is keep the sticks off the controller(you can still control it just using your thumbs on then remote gimbals where the stick would normally go) and attach the controller to a lanyard. then tuck the remote into a pocket while you make your run, but be cautious, obstacle avoidance isnt 100% and occasionally the drone may loose you tracking so you will need to be able to stop quickly and get the drone back to where you want it. Also be away most drones can only track up to certain speeds which you would easily be able to go faster than on skis downhill

@@JakeSloan Thanks for the great answer! Putting the controller in a pocket sounds reasonable. As long as the drone doesn't automatically land back up where I started skiing, I think this could work! Like you said in the video, the automatic tracking sounds like it wouldn't be super reliable, so I probably wouldn't use that a ton. Waypoints or even a completely static shot would work for me. The value for me is in being able to have an angle I wouldn't otherwise be able to get without having to have a friend climb a different mountain or something.

Thanks!

yeah they do on the Mavic 2 series

Thanks!

This is deep in the Talkeetna Mountains

Glad it was helpful!

either or will work but for low light (like this was pre sunrise) 30 allowed for better exposure with a lower iso

I do not

Thanks!!

thats correct

I can’t remember if that’s possible or not either

@@JakeSloan I don’t think it is, but I will try today and let you know. Otherwise do you think it just using the map option to select waypoints would work just as well? I’m not sure in those sorts of regions like where you were shooting this video, it would suffice.

Thanks this is about 70 miles back in the Talkeetna mountains. very cool spot but only accessible by helicopter in then winter

@@JakeSloan Thanks a bunch, I watch lots of your video and found them really useful and inspiring ! Do you know if there is 1 drone model following the remote instead of "smart" active track ? Thx

usually about 2.5mph

it does exactly what you do so you do need to make all your movements smooth as you are setting the waypoints etc

Glad you think so!

not really that I know of

@@JakeSloan aww :( but thanks for answering!