Mavic Air 2 now works with DJI Goggles after SC update

[InvisibleName]

Mavic Air 2 now works with DJI Goggles White and Black with SC

I have just finished upgrading one of my Smart Controllers to the new firmware. No issues doing the update though it did take some time to go up from 1%. Using DJI Assistant 2 on an iMac Pro. Note that you are required to power down the SC and on again before you can Link (Bind) to the Air 2...

forum.dji.com

 

[N1tram]

Do you need the SC for the goggles to work, or do the goggles work also with the default RC?

 

[InvisibleName]

Do you need the SC for the goggles to work, or do the goggles work also with the default RC?

No, they don’t work with the default RC. THE SC has an HDMI port that you can plug the goggles into, the RC doesn’t

 

[N1tram]

No, they don’t work with the default RC. THE SC has an HDMI port that you can plug the goggles into, the RC doesn’t

That makes sense, but how do they work with other drones? Would be a huge investment having to buy the SC in order to use the goggles?

 

[Pushkur]

No, they don’t work with the default RC. THE SC has an HDMI port that you can plug the goggles into, the RC doesn’t

Doesn't that mean you don't have Gimbal head track,or flight track ?
Mini with Litchi beta can do head track etc with VR goggles ?

 

[Claretcass]

That’s correct, you do not have full FPV control of the drone as you simply use the original dji goggles as a “viewer” for the flight.
The smart controller provides power through the HDMI/USB-C ports allowing any connected HDMI or USB-C screen to view what the camera sees.
Dji have no plans to update the original goggles to allow FPV.
I use my goggles to allow anyone to view the flight while i view the screen and fly on the smart controller. The plus being that the original goggled are “self powered” by their own battery and do not drain the battery on the smart controller.

 

[mavic2noclue]

Are there any plans to allow any other brand of vr headsets to work with the Air2? Keen to get a headset for other uses but was holding off to see if any will be compatible?

 

[Tony McDrone]

Are there any plans to allow any other brand of vr headsets to work with the Air2? Keen to get a headset for other uses but was holding off to see if any will be compatible?

You’ll need to wait for Litchi to work with the Air 2, supposedly very soon. Once that happens you’d have the ability to fly in vr mode on their app. Neither DJI Go 4 or DJI Fly App has the ability to fly in vr mode.

 

[N1tram]

Are there any plans to allow any other brand of vr headsets to work with the Air2? Keen to get a headset for other uses but was holding off to see if any will be compatible?

VR Box type goggles won't work until third party apps inorporate dji SDK for the fly app to support VR split screen. But until then I am using a similar type of goggles which have a different approach. They just use one single lense which provides 4X the resolution of a mobile VR headset. The clarity and sharpness of the screen is really awesome (on an iphone 7) and way better than dji goggles.

I cannot recommend that MovieMask/MagiMask highly enough for that fpv purpose with MA2. It costs 99 USD which admittedly is too much for what it is, but it is way cheaper than those 500 USD dji goggles, plus for MA2 to work you need a 500 USD Smart Controller in addtion! And then you can only view the footage, no gimbal control or in-goggles navigation etc.... One thing I have to warn you about MovieMask, it takes like forever to be delivered - mine arrived 4 weeks after the order, I complained and got a 50% refund, which is not bad at all ;-)

 

[WizardEyes]

So, what goggles should I buy to fly my MA2?

 

[N1tram]

So, what goggles should I buy to fly my MA2?

MovieMask or MagiMask in conjunction with the DroneVR app!

 

[Bradley4100]

All of this is so confusing. I have the Mavic Air 2 and I also purchased the DJI White Goggles. So is everyone saying you cant use the control that comes with the Mavic Air 2 with the goggles? The controller that you attached your iPhone too?