Back into flying after 6 year pause. Couple of questions about Mini 4 Pro

[ShonnyRotten]

My drone used to be first Mavic pro.And since then I haven't had any other drone, so couple of things are a bit confusing to me on Mini 4 Pro, so I want to ask the community to guide me:

1. When recording the video during flight, the blinking green lights on the drone turn off, so if it's a bit dark, it is hard to maintain a LOS. Is there any solution to this?
2. Original propeller holder by the DJI is terrible and it's very clumsy to put it on. Is there a good alternative you can suggest, that's easier to put on?
3. What is the point of having an SD card on the RC2?
4. On Mavic Pro i could assign the changing of exposure to the dial. I can't find that option on Mini 4 Pro. It's not possible?
5. I was doing an active track, paralel, just walking, and at some moment, drone refused to go above 20 meters. It gave me the message "Maximum Altitude Reached". I checked, the altitude was sset to 120m. No specific altitude for active track was available. I am not sure what it can be. Couple of things I recall: I had a side obstacle avoidance a minute before. Battery was going low, around 15-20%. And also the zone was a grey zone, which says fly with caution, but after I took off again later with a new battery, i had no issues exceeding 20m altitude. What could have it been?

 

[Luckyguy9]

All good questions!
1) I haven't seen the green lights go out during recording. Mine don't
2) Agreed, the original propeller holder IS terrible, BUT the gimbal cover is much better than previous models. A thick rubber band does the trick, although since I use a hard case, I don't use a propeller guard at all.
3) You can save your videos to the RC2 controller so you can store a lot of videos on there. They are not the same high def as the ones in the drone on that SD card but you can save a lot there.
4) I can't answer that.
5) I believe because you battery was so low and almost at the point of automatic RTH, it wouldn't let you climb to altitude, saving whatever battery was left for RTH.
I hope this helps. I'm sure others will add information. Enjoy you return to droning!!

 

[ShonnyRotten]

All good questions!
1) I haven't seen the green lights go out during recording. Mine don't
2) Agreed, the original propeller holder IS terrible, BUT the gimbal cover is much better than previous models. A thick rubber band does the trick, although since I use a hard case, I don't use a propeller guard at all.
3) You can save your videos to the RC2 controller so you can store a lot of videos on there. They are not the same high def as the ones in the drone on that SD card but you can save a lot there.
4) I can't answer that.
5) I believe because you battery was so low and almost at the point of automatic RTH, it wouldn't let you climb to altitude, saving whatever battery was left for RTH.
I hope this helps. I'm sure others will add information. Enjoy you return to droning!!

Wow thanks a lot! All is clear!

1) Which firmware is yours running? Mine is final and the green blinking lights def turn off when recording is on.

 

[Luckyguy9]

Aircraft Firmware 01.00.0300 Says that the latest.
I just took out my drone, set it on the desk, started it up and green lights are on. SON OF A GUN... WHEN I RECORD VIDEO, THE GREEN LIGHTS GO OUT!

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!! MAYBE WE NEED A NEW THREAD JUST FOR THIS PROBLEM?

 

[MS Coast]

Regarding the 20 m altitude limit, it may be that you aren't signed into your DJI account on your phone/controller.

An SD card in the controller is very useful on that day when you realize the card for your drone is back home in the computer.

 

[Meta4]

What is the point of having an SD card on the RC2?

There's really no point

On Mavic Pro i could assign the changing of exposure to the dial. I can't find that option on Mini 4 Pro. It's not possible?

It's not possible on any drones that use DJI Fly.

 

[Droning on and on...]

You can save screen recordings to the SD card in the RC2.

 

[Droning on and on...]

#4: Adjusting EV is one of the options for customization of C1/C2 + right dial.

 

[NoBozos]

1. Original propeller holder by the DJI is terrible and it's very clumsy to put it on. Is there a good alternative you can suggest, that's easier to put on?

It takes me forever to get that thing on. I don't have one for the m4p, but I do have a Sunnylife for my Air 2s, and would guess Sunnylife's would be nice. The Air 2s one is well designed and takes 1/2 a second. The DJI Mini 4 one takes me what feels like 5 minutes.

Mini 4 Pro Prop Holder Propeller Fixator Stabilizer with Bottom Cover Protector For DJI Mini 4 Pro Drone​