SD Card Unavailable

[danny_2020]

Hello!

I am new to the Mavic Mini, and have only flown it 3 times. Because when I received Mavic Mini, it didn't come with an SD card, the micro SD card I have in the drone now, was the one from my previous drone, a Phantom 3 Standard. Every time I have flown the drone, a message comes up saying, SD Card Unavailable. I have heard about certain listed SD cards for the drone, and I was just wondering if I need to get a certain SD card for the drone, or if there is some sort of problem... I can plug the SD card into my computer with an adaptor, and it looks to be working fine, I have cleared the SD card, and formatted it from my computer, but the message still shows up. I have tried to format the SD card from the DJI Fly app, but it just says Cannot Format SD Card. I am positive that it can't be the drone, because I have had it for 5 days, and only flown it three times. I have also heard that the Mavic Mini uses relatively newer SD cards, so it could possibly be that my SD card is too old.
Any Ideas?

Thanks

 

[Tony McDrone]

Welcome to the forum and greetings from San Diego.

Your card may not be too old, but too slow. I would recommend trying any sized SanDisk Extreme Pro card. I hope this helps.

 

[DanMan32]

This needs to be in the Mini forum, not the Mavic Pro forum.

 

[Gagey52]

I concur tony mcdrone the speed of the card will impact performance
Regards

 

[Gagey52]

Danny2020, just noticed that you are anew member. Welcome to the forum from the NT.

 

[danny_2020]

Oops, sorry, didn't realize that it was under a Mavic pro discussion! Thank you for the suggestions, I'll be looking into a more faster SD card .

Yes, I am new to this forum, I am a new Mavic Pilot, but have been flying Phantom drones for three years, so thank you for the warm welcome! I am also very impressed by the mini camera, it is very impressive for such a small drone!

Thank you very much, and happy flying!!

 

[THE CYBORG]

Hi danny_202 Welcome to Mavic Pilots.
Try formatting the card in your PC as exFAT then put back in the drone.

 

[DanMan32]

I wouldn't think a slower card would be completely unrecognized. It should only give a warning.

I suggest getting a U3 certified SD such as SanDisk Extreme or Extreme Plus to be sure you don't have an issue with the drone that needs fixing or exchange.

 

[danny_2020]

Thanks, I have formatted my current SD card in exFAT, I will put it in my drone and let you know how it goes. If that doesn't work, I will look into buying a SanDisk Extreme Pro SD Card

Thanks to everyone!
Happy last 12 and 1/2 hours of 2020!

 

[danny_2020]

Oh, and also, when I take any pictures or videos with the drone, all of the pics and vids are moved to my phone gallery, and the SD card remains empty, is that normal?

 

[DanMan32]

No, SD should not be empty.
I suspect the video you do have is cache video, which would be highly compressed 720p or 1080p.
Photo might also be a "screen capture" rather than full resolution.

 

[danny_2020]

Okay, I have done an exFAT format from my PC and then put it into the drone, but the warning still comes up, I believe that it is the micro SD card that is causing the problem... I will be buying a SanDisk Extreme Pro Micro SD Card, which hopefully will resolve the problem

Thanks guys,
Happy New Year