Is there a DJI that allows tracking a subject with 1 camera and recording something else from the Gimbal cam?

[DroningOnTop]

I'm looking for a solution that would allow (specifically) for the drone to follow a boat, but for the gimbal camera to record something else. It sounds like Spotlight Pro on the Inspire series might do it, but wasn't sure if anything in the Mavic range did, or the Matrice series?

Thanks!

 

[slup]

Yeah... you maneuver the drone manually

But no... no such automated function exist, at least in the Mavic series.

 

[GFields]

As @slup stated, there is no automated feature available on the Mavic series.

 

[DroningOnTop]

Much appreciated, I figured it was a longshot at the price points, but figured I would try and find out. While I'd love to sit there and fly the drone manually, this would be for hours a day so looking for a more automated solution. Will check the Inspire and Matrice series more.

 

[AMann]

Couldn’t one use the return to home mode (preset as return to controller) as long as the controller is in the boat?

 

[Meta4]

Couldn’t one use the return to home mode (preset as return to controller) as long as the controller is in the boat?

There is no "return to controller".
You are thinking of resetting the home point to the location of the controller.
But that just changes the homepoint to the current location of the controler.
It does not continue to track the controller.

 

[AMann]

There is no "return to controller".
You are thinking of resetting the home point to the location of the controller.
But that just changes the homepoint to the current location of the controler.
It does not continue to track the controller.

Oh thanks for the correction. I never used that mode before. So it sets the return point where the controller is (or was) when you enable the return function?

If so, I’m glad it didn’t try it while on a boat, because I thought it would track the controller. Oops!

 

[Felix le Chat]

I'm looking for a solution that would allow (specifically) for the drone to follow a boat, but for the gimbal camera to record something else. It sounds like Spotlight Pro on the Inspire series might do it, but wasn't sure if anything in the Mavic range did, or the Matrice series?

Thanks!

Inspire 2.

 

[smbishop]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but with the Maven app and a Mini 2, you can set the drone to follow the controller. I haven't used it in a long time, but I don't think the drone has to be pointed at the controller, so in theory, you could use the gimbal camera to record anything you want...

 

[Droning on and on...]

Yes, this can be done with a DJI model that supports Litchi, and using the "Magic Leash" feature.

Probably the best drone for this would be the Air 2S because of the large range of the vertical axis (side to side) of the gimbal.

You will need an additional smartphone running Magic Leash, and internet service.