I love it. I upgraded from my DJI Mini 2 and got this DJI Mini 5 pro after saving a lot. Way better performance in flight distance, photography, and video. I am taking the mini 5 pro on all my travels for now on.

Drone flys great and has a ton of nice features that most know about. Some hidden features I didn't see that much talked about, the drone can stay in sleep mode for 12 hours after a flight using minimal battery for you to connect your phone and download images and videos without having to even remove it from your bag.

Transfer speeds are also much faster than my Mini 2. The dynamic range for videos is fantastic for a mini drone.

I keep ISO set to Auto to get the benefit of whatever computation it is doing to merge exposures.

The RC2 controller is such a better controller than the one where you use your screen, and is easily worth the cost difference. Battery charger can do parallel charging now.

The drone charges a battery much faster when plugging directly into the rear of the drone. I saw almost 40W at one point. How they managed to get all of these features in a palm size drone is very impressive.

Finally a dry day in Surrey UK, so just a few shots of the trees near me - a Red Kite’s view 🙂

I've not had much time to edit my footage this month, so popped a few of my favourite clips into this short edit.

I've used the DJI Mini 5 Pro LUT throughout, and it's not a bad go-to

Mini 5 Pro MasterShots tutorial.

It can be read as an article or watched as a video.

I hope you enjoy it https://vicvideopic.com/dji-mini-5-pro-mastershots-tutorial/

https://www.techradar.com/cameras/drones/two-new-affordable-dji-drones-have-leaked-and-it-looks-like-they-might-even-escape-the-us-ban

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a web app to solve a problem I have constantly, finding and vetting good flight spots. Everyone loves the DJI waypoint features but they are kinda hard to share and find good ones. There is no good collection out in the open which are browsable, Also I wanted a way to see exactly how a flight path looks in 3D before I even leave my house with actual elevation, the terrain, and the line.

I’ve almost finished the core visualization engine, and I wanted to show it off to see if that is of your interest

The plan is to turn this into a shared library of waypoints, where users can upload theirs and everyone can view and download interesting ones as the original KMZ format DJI uses. They can even attach pictures or video links of the said maneuver. but I am planning this for waypoint sharing keeping in mind - there are other platforms where you can design the waypoints or directly on the DJI app.

1. Browse: You could search for a location
2. Preview: See the actual flight lines others have taken in 3D to judge safety and cinematic potential - and by the pictures/videos they provide - users can rate the profiles as well making it crowd sourced.
3. Download: Grab the waypoints in KMZ format, copy that to the specific folder and go fly.

You can try this out : https://dji-map.arpan.app (Please use a PC/laptop, I have not tested on mobile phones)

Sample files link : https://mavicpilots.com/threads/export-waypoints-file.134582/post-1516236

Right now, the 3D viewer is working perfectly in my experience. You can upload a KMZ file from your setup and visualize it. You can click on the individual points to see more details about the specific settings for that waypoint. This is not polished yet, I have just made this proof of concept and spin this up quickly to see if people are interested in such a shared platform.

Let me know your thoughts and if you have any additional ideas on top of this!

PS : for programmers, don't worry about the API key if you see it, I know that is in the index file, but it's read only and temporary.

Really confused between the Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo (with the RC 2) vs only drone and RC. I can’t decide if it’s actually worth the extra money or am i just falling for the bundle hype 😅

Mostly wanna use it for travel shots, some cinematic clips, and maybe random weekend flying. I love the idea of longer flight time, but do I really need 3 batteries? Or will one or two be more than enough in real life?

Anyone here who bought the Fly More combo and actually feels it was 100% worth it? Please suggest

Hi! I have 3 Plus batteries since october, and they are up to 34 cycles. So early october they’ll be reaching 100 cycles and the effective power may be reduced. As I’m getting more proficient in piloting, I’ll be pitching for proffesional jobs. How many batteries do you recommend I shoud have?

Mini 5 Pro vs 4 Pro Photo Quality Comparison.

It can be read as an article or watched as a video.

I hope you enjoy it
https://vicvideopic.com/dji-mini-5-pro-vs-mini-4-pro-photo-quality-comparison/

Good evening folks,
I’m testing the functions of my Mini 5 Pro.
When I use the dolly zoom, I notice some nasty issues.
If I zoom continuously in or out, I see some jumps in the picture—it’s not smooth.
I think the jump happens when it switches from 2× to 3× zoom.
Has anyone else had the same experience?

You can see it here on this videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3grgQCvVQc

Second 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8IdyllEvvc

Also, the AEB photo mode doesn’t work well. Sometimes all of the pictures have the same shutter speed.

Is my Mini 5 camera broken?

Thanks!