There are a couple you missed:I wish I had your previous experience and, I agree. I never would have bought the mini 3 had I known. Waypoint capability is an incredibly valuable feature once you've experienced it. This should be a warning to anyone else who is considering the purchase of a mini 3. I did a search to find that the only DJI drones with waypoint capability right now are:
- DJI Inspire 1.
- Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom.
- Mavic Pro.
- All Phantom 4 drones.
- All Phantom 3 drones.
I challenge the bold above. Strongly.Its called greed, this is why the "enterprise" models will get it and the others will not. DJI knows that waypoint missions is at the top of the list for most drone pilots and profit from bigger sales with the "enterprise" models.
Actually, every Bob's Drones model has fully autonomous way point capability.They'll release the SDK in a year or so. But yeah a drone with Pro in its name should be such! Enterprise is what they call it. Language barrier! LOL
No they won't.They'll release the SDK in a year or so. But yeah a drone with Pro in its name should be such! Enterprise is what they call it. Language barrier! LOL
One might consider the above self-centered and arrogant to expect so many people to subsidize a feature for you that they don't care about.I realize that people who don't use waypoints don't care, but that's a lame excuse.
The necessary hardware is already there, and so is almost all the necessary programming, and the software that isn't there would be a simple rewrite of code they've done a dozen times. What am I asking you to subsidize? The point remains, it was perfectly reasonable for the OP to expect a Mini 3 "Pro" to do waypoints, and perfectly understandable that he is furious that it doesn't.One might consider the above self-centered and arrogant to expect so many people to subsidize a feature for you that they don't care about.
There is always hope that DJI will come out with an SDK for the Mini 3. But it could be a long wait. It was 18 months before one was available for the Mini 2. But when it did become available a lot of 3rd party apps, like Litchi soon became avaiable.I really had planned to buy a Mini 3 Pro when it was supported in the SDK, but I won't buy one otherwise, so it seems I'll be looking elsewhere for my next drone.
I suspect we'll soon see a Mini 3 Enterprise. I believe a lot of European pros were looking to the Mini 3 Pro because of its weight, not its price point, and those pros will likely want to use tools like DroneDeploy for mapping, etc.There is always hope that DJI will come out with an SDK for the Mini 3. But it could be a long wait. It was 18 months before one was available for the Mini 2. But when it did become available a lot of 3rd party apps, like Litchi soon became avaiable.
While I currently have a Mini 2, a Mavic 2 Pro a Mini 3 and will eventually buy one of the Mavic 3 variants, I'm not selling my "legacy" models any time soon... at least my Mavic 2 as they have functionality the Mini 3 will not have for a long time, if ever.
DJI uses their "practical monopoly" to build margin by intentionally keeping BASIC features out of their lower margin products. As an example, the DJI RC controller, while it has a USB-c port will not allow the owner to connect to an external device like a phone or a tablet. Prevous controllers included not only one, but two ports that could be used. But for $1200 you can get the RC Pro which has HDMI out. The Mavic 3, until the refurbs or the M3 Classic was made available ALL their packages came with a (low end) RCN1 controller or the RC Pro wiith huge margins built in. While we'll never know why they made the Mavic 3 compatible with the DJI RC controller, I think the sales numbers at first told them that they could get another $300 if someone were to buy the DJI RC. Then later, only later, were any Mavic 3's available to purchase without a controller, at a lower cost. I guess I should be grateful that lower costs options are now available and that having a RCN1 and a DJI RC permits me to keep the cost down, no longer required to buy a duplicate controller in the DJI "kits".
I did tons of research. In the case of the Air 2, it was advertised that it would be included then after they released it they said it wasn't going to be. So what you're saying is not entirely true for some.For those that say it is a fair expectation to HAVE waypoints, why?
Just because some other drone has it and earlier drones had it why should a more modern one have it?
It boils down to .....you did not do the enough research and or got sucked in by the "I must have the latest thing" mindset.
It's not DJI's fault....... it is yours, do research BEFORE you buy.
If previous features must be continued then cars would still have provision for hand cranked starting and I would be able to start my car. They would also have full sized and full speed-rated spare-wheels/tires, how many of you are driving around in cars that have space saving spare-wheels rated at 50mph, or no spare-wheel at all and only cans of puncture repair chemicals?
Which reminds me of discovering that the Mini 1's camera system-on-a-chip has the object tracking used by ActiveTrack, but they only partially used it in some of the QuickShot modes.
Some other drones? Well, it's more like virtually all other GPS-drones since their invention, including those from DJI right up to the Mini 1, had both autonomous return-to-home and waypoints. Why should a "more modern one" have them? Because they're so danged useful! Someone had a pretty pessimistic estimate of how many people care, and I wouldn't bet on a number, but I would bet that a lot more people would use them if they knew how useful they are... and they were available! And then you figure out that the real reason they aren't supported is that DJI knows how useful they are...For those that say it is a fair expectation to HAVE waypoints, why?
Just because some other drone has it and earlier drones had it why should a more modern one have it?
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How so? That comment doesn't even make sense lol. They advertised it (Air 2) as it was going to have it. I said in my comment that I did a ton of research. They false advertised the Air 2.Your fault mate if it was so important to you, you should have checked
Where it was said it would be added to a drone then it is a fair complaint if it is not.I did tons of research. In the case of the Air 2, it was advertised that it would be included then after they released it they said it wasn't going to be. So what you're saying is not entirely true for some.
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