Mini 3 - Pano in vertical/portrait camera mode

badshah · Jul 14, 2022

Hello experts,
I was under the impression that the latest waves of firmware updates for the Mini 3 Pro + RC activated the ability to capture pano shots in vertical/portrait mode. My unit is up-to-date with the latest firmware but when I change camera to vertical mode and then try to select pano options, it says this isn't supported. Alternatively, I went into pano option (in landscape mode) and tried pressing the C2 button to flip the camera mode, but that didn't work either.

Am I missing some config/steps/hidden activation here or am I under the wrong impression that one can take panos in vertical mode? Comments awaited...

P.S.: I am aware that I can always take individual vertical shots and then stitch them but that's not the idea. BTW, I have already tried it before the last major f/w update came in (see here --> 200 MP Pano stitched after shooting in vertical mode)

MS Coast · Jul 14, 2022

As yet, there's no ability to use portrait mode in panoramas.

Eagle Eye 62 · Jul 14, 2022

MS Coast said:
As yet, there's no ability to use portrait mode in panoramas.

Except if you shoot manually and stich in desktop software that is. With a little practice the results will be better than letting the DJI software do it for you.

spbarber · Jul 14, 2022

Take a look at this video where he does it manually and stitches the photos together in post -

globetrotterdrone · Jul 14, 2022

Manually is the only way to go.
And if you have a bit of practice, it is certainly doable.

That said, I can only tell you from my experience, it is hard to do a 180 ° or even full 360 ° sphere at sunset/sunrise with moving objects and very little time frame to get it done. It's just way more repetitive in high quality to shoot automatically and certainly more comfortable.

I truly hope DJI will fix this soon and bring the full potential of the gimbal to its mean.