Great footage! The mini did an impressive job at keeping up with you. Does it have some sort of dynamic homepoint so it knows where you are vs where you took off from, or is that something you have to update manually?
No, the homepoint was way off when I flew the drone back to the boat even when we were just drifting. I just kept a good eye on the drone/boat the entire time and was prepared to tell the boat captain to turn around if I lost signal. But I didn't have to, it performed perfectly.
sorry, didn't mean to offend. When I bought my original Mini I was used to flying the Mavic 2 Pro so I was let down by it's performance.
I flew it all manually. I haven't had enough time to test the intelligent flight modes on the Mini 3 yet. Most of it was flown in Sport mode so I'm not even sure they are available at that speed.
No offence taken, I just think that it is a bit unfair that people 'slag the Mavic Mini off' (British phrasing) so readily now that 'better' models are available.
Great video. I am impressed with the color and the dynamic range. Oh, and it did a great job keeping up with the boat. I would like to buy one (like lotsa folks), but had to settle for a Mini 2 to take to Europe Next week. I am impressed with the Mini 2’s flight characteristics and handling, even in a brisk breeze. I thought the camera was pretty good, until I saw your footage.
Nope, just keep the boat in sight on my screen the entire time and hand no disconnect issues. Of course, if I would have had an unexpected disconnect I was ready to tell my Brother-in-Law to turn the boat around immediately so I could reconnect before it landed in the water.
hmmm.