Sigmo
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There is another thread about this. I've lost a file this way myself.
As others have commented about: The power button on the Mini is NOT an actual power switch, and does not cut off power to the drone. Instead, this button acts as an I/O input point to the processor "requesting" it to shut itself down (actually, go into a low power mode). You can tell that this is the case in two ways.
First, the feel of this switch is that of a momentary-contact pushbutton. A momentary switch cannot be used as a true power switch, of course.
Second, to turn the Mini on or off, you must press once briefly, then press and hold. This is obviously being "read" by the processor and it must interpret this pattern of button presses to decide what action to take. A single press tells the Mini to display it's battery level.
Anyhow, the reason I make this point is to emphasize that it would only take a small code change by DJI to alter the sequence of events that happen when the Mini shuts itself down. Just have it stop recording and finalize the video file properly and THEN proceed with its usual shut-down routine.
Please, DJI. Do this for us. And while you're at it, if the mini is auto-landing due to low battery. Do the same thing. Stop recording, finalize the file properly, and then shut down. This is really an oversight in the programming that will be easy to fix, and will save a lot of problems for many customers. It's a very worthwhile "feature" to add.
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