Greetings from Comox, Ron. After 8 years of flying drones, I have yet to see the Drone Police shaking a finger at me for being a few grams overweight. Enjoy your fun new hobby—you will find it to be quite addictive!
Mapping the area can be prepared using a waypoint in the DJI Fly apk or on the new Litchi Hub, which is automatic. I have prepared a mapping mission tutorial for inexperienced pilots. It is necessary to connect the mobile phone to the computer so...
I might wonder how accurate and repeatable the scale is, especially when subtracting the pepper grinder. Why not fold the arms and set the Mini 5 Pro upright? 1.2 grams is such a tiny difference—4/100 of an ounce.
There will be disagreement on this, but I'd say that filters for drones are all in the "nice to have" rather than "must have" category for almost all of us. If you don't know for sure that you need filters, you probably don't need filters. If you...