raven swe Posted at 7-4 14:16
then be happy with what you have and quit begging for more features that the more expensive drones have, that have had more time and expense put into then for free.

...freaggin'well said indeed!

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-4 09:44
Opposing views have nothing to do with being fan boys.  It's having been around long enough to understand how these things go.  I understand it is disappointing to have your dreams dashed.

BTW, people voting 'No' aren't voting against Activetrack.   They are voting no because either they don't use it & the feature is unimportant to them, or because they acknowledge it isn't likely to happen.

DJWacko Posted at 7-4 02:46
No one likes you .......... mummy’s boy

We are fortunate to express ourselves...Let it be...peace

We are good people...and, we do whatever has to be done...oui...yes in french....hmmm

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-5 06:25
Speaking of brave trolls...

The thread *IS* on topic.  Discussion & debate is the whole point of a forum.  If you're not into the discussion, cast your vote & move on.  Don't jump in as a Level 1 dweeb & start dictating what should be discussed!

is name calling and personal attacks a debate on the original topic? You are right debate is part of a forum but when it gets into petty arguments with nothing to do woith the topic then it stops being a debate wouldn't you agree?

Yours, level 1 Dweeb

fansc16e75b6 Posted at 7-5 11:05
is name calling and personal attacks a debate on the original topic? You are right debate is part of a forum but when it gets into petty arguments with nothing to do woith the topic then it stops being a debate wouldn't you agree?

Yours, level 1 Dweeb

You can start casting/writing how matters should be discussed as a level 1 or level 2 as you are not an old cuck. We have old cucks here and we are highly in need of different perspectives. You can go on as much as you want.he read it its gonna creep his dreams

I’m willing to pay $50 for the feature.

I will hold the mini until winter, if active track doesn't show up i'll upgrade to air. It would be very hard on the budget but stil, DJI makes awesome drones.

2 more days for the SDK. Keep tight lads. Ak göt kara göt ortaya çıkacak.

I sign

Floki Chan AKA. EZpawn Posted at 7-10 13:33
2 more days for the SDK. Keep tight lads. Ak göt kara göt ortaya çıkacak.

2 more days for the SDK.
And you know that how??
Oh that's right you know all about development-test-qa-prod-live-feedback-hotfix phases.
I guess it was ready last week then.
https://forum.dji.com/thread-220165-1-1.html?pbc=mF6h4ZTt

Labroides Posted at 7-13 17:04
2 more days for the SDK.
And you know that how??
Oh that's right you know all about development-test-qa-prod-live-feedback-hotfix phases.

hahahaha my comment haunted your dreams. Thats enough for you cuck

DJI's forum isn't the only place to get News of DJI's doings. I've been following the github thread Here and this is where it was confirmed about the SDK coming in July. Skip forward to Now July and the SDK Roadmap was updated with a EST release of the 12th but as confirmed by Micheal on the Github they ran into bugs and pushed the release back to the end of the month. I'd expect anywhere between the 19th - 26th we should see the release, In the meantime as I said above if you have a DJI Developer account you can follow the road map as the bugs are crossed off.

playtime1 Posted at 6-2 18:28
You won't be  the last people always want something for nothing. And if it's that important you should have bought a drone that had it. Don't buy bottom of the line and expect all the bells and whistles.

Some people like myself buy the mini not because it is cheap or bottom of the line etc but because it is under 250 grams, it would be nice to have some form of active track on the mini

I would add that personally if there is one day an active track (I cross my fingers) I would automatically put the propeller protections.

playtime1 Posted at 6-2 18:28
You won't be  the last people always want something for nothing. And if it's that important you should have bought a drone that had it. Don't buy bottom of the line and expect all the bells and whistles.

what condescension and wickedness in your words. Don't think only of you sir. Not everyone can afford a Mavic 2 Zoom. Especially since the Spark (which was also the low end) was equipped with it. And that the mavic mini was supposed to be his worthy successor.
So we have the right to ask the question and also to claim an active track on the mini. Peace

ABeardedItalian Posted at 7-15 16:20
DJI's forum isn't the only place to get News of DJI's doings. I've been following the github thread Here and this is where it was confirmed about the SDK coming in July. Skip forward to Now July and the SDK Roadmap was updated with a EST release of the 12th but as confirmed by Micheal on the Github they ran into bugs and pushed the release back to the end of the month. I'd expect anywhere between the 19th - 26th we should see the release, In the meantime as I said above if you have a DJI Developer account you can follow the road map as the bugs are crossed off.

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DJI updated the roadmap, new EST July 30th:

ABeardedItalian Posted at 7-17 07:12
DJI updated the roadmap, new EST July 30th: [view_image]

good news but will have to wait a few more weeks before the developers can do something right.
But I keep saying that it's a dji to do something and not developers lambdas, we still bought this little drone and paid for a third-party application with its flaws it tempts me average. I'd rather stay on the official app.
it would be nice if dji took into account the requests and opinions of their customers
And that I'm pretty sure that with this feature on the mini, sales would increase

VanzPix Posted at 7-21 04:22
good news but will have to wait a few more weeks before the developers can do something right.
But I keep saying that it's a dji to do something and not developers lambdas, we still bought this little drone and paid for a third-party application with its flaws it tempts me average. I'd rather stay on the official app.
it would be nice if dji took into account the requests and opinions of their customers

“it would be nice if dji took into account the requests and opinions of their customers “


They do, they put what people are asking for into bigger drones just like all tech companies.

I think it's a hardware issue?

22340179 Posted at 6-2 17:40
My advice is if it is a feature you want then you should probably buy a drone that supports it. Even if they added it to the mini it wouldn't be very good and solely software based. There are no forward sensors on the mini.

it has to have sensors otherwise it can fly into you.

hallmark007 Posted at 7-22 13:39
“it would be nice if dji took into account the requests and opinions of their customers “

But I still have a hard time understanding, the Spark was equipped without having obstacle sensors, the Mavic Mini should not be his successor? or is it a step backwards?  I'm very happy with the Mavic Mini but me and other bcp we find it a pity not to have an active track or something equivalent. I'm not a developer and far from being a specialist but I think it's doable.
And let's not forget that many of us don't necessarily have the means. I dream of having an air2 or Mavic 2 Zoom but unfortunately I could never afford it.

VanzPix Posted at 7-22 17:10
But I still have a hard time understanding, the Spark was equipped without having obstacle sensors, the Mavic Mini should not be his successor? or is it a step backwards?  I'm very happy with the Mavic Mini but me and other bcp we find it a pity not to have an active track or something equivalent. I'm not a developer and far from being a specialist but I think it's doable.
And let's not forget that many of us don't necessarily have the means. I dream of having an air2 or Mavic 2 Zoom but unfortunately I could never afford it.

Moneylessness is sometimes a wealth to see the world with new eyesThe small Mini may not have "all" features,
it is now fine in its price range.

VanzPix Posted at 7-22 17:10
But I still have a hard time understanding, the Spark was equipped without having obstacle sensors, the Mavic Mini should not be his successor? or is it a step backwards?  I'm very happy with the Mavic Mini but me and other bcp we find it a pity not to have an active track or something equivalent. I'm not a developer and far from being a specialist but I think it's doable.
And let's not forget that many of us don't necessarily have the means. I dream of having an air2 or Mavic 2 Zoom but unfortunately I could never afford it.

Spark cost almost twice the price of mini almost 3 years previous, so not sure mini was exact replacement for spark, it does have lot longer flying time and 2.7k which are upgrades to spark so maybe to keep mini at such a low price there were checks and balances, I do think perhaps when sdk is released you will see third party apps offer some more extras for mini, I don’t believe one of them will be AT but waypoints might be possible and a much better option to IMO, third party apps never offered waypoints for spark because it had insufficent battery life so again it’s swings and roundabouts.

One day I’m sure you will be able to upgrade and I’m certain you’ll expect that the upgrade will give you all those things you’re missing on your mini.

Ralle Posted at 7-22 23:28
Moneylessness is sometimes a wealth to see the world with new eyesThe small Mini may not have "all" features,
it is now fine in its price range.

I quite agree the mini is a very good drone and I do not regret my purchase

hallmark007 Posted at 7-23 01:03
Spark cost almost twice the price of mini almost 3 years previous, so not sure mini was exact replacement for spark, it does have lot longer flying time and 2.7k which are upgrades to spark so maybe to keep mini at such a low price there were checks and balances, I do think perhaps when sdk is released you will see third party apps offer some more extras for mini, I don’t believe one of them will be AT but waypoints might be possible and a much better option to IMO, third party apps never offered waypoints for spark because it had insufficent battery life so again it’s swings and roundabouts.

One day I’m sure you will be able to upgrade and I’m certain you’ll expect that the upgrade will give you all those things you’re missing on your mini.

I confess I say that it is his successor because on dji.com the Spark that is no longer on the market sends you back on the purchase link of the mini so I surely made a hasty conclusion. But hey who does not try anything has nothing ;)

VanzPix Posted at 7-22 17:10
But I still have a hard time understanding, the Spark was equipped without having obstacle sensors, the Mavic Mini should not be his successor? or is it a step backwards?  I'm very happy with the Mavic Mini but me and other bcp we find it a pity not to have an active track or something equivalent. I'm not a developer and far from being a specialist but I think it's doable.
And let's not forget that many of us don't necessarily have the means. I dream of having an air2 or Mavic 2 Zoom but unfortunately I could never afford it.

Whilst extremely basic (speed reduced to around 5MPH when enabled) the Spark did have forward facing OA built into it. The Spark was a very unique drone that was kind of revolutionary at its release in 2017 due to the new smart capture technology and thus the ability to guide the drone in flight with hand gestures.

Whilst we look back on that feature as a gimmick today, it was all the craze three years ago. I personally would not consider the Mavic Mini a successor to the Spark. If anything that would have been the original Mavic Air and those two unique designs seem to be put to bed now as the entire Mavic line up takes on a similar, progressive design. The Mini is basically an entry level Mavic and vastly superior in many ways to the Spark but the Spark did have obstacle avoidance.

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-27 05:11
As has been pointed out, the Spark was considerably more expensive than the Mini.  The Spark did offer obstacle avoidance at low speed, as well as introducing many innovative & novel features at the time of its release.   The Mini was never advertised as a successor to the Spark, but rather as a lightweight, low-cost, entry to the Mavic lineup.

The features & specifications of the Mini were readily advertised when it launched.  The internet is replete with reviews detailing the Mini's capabilities & performance.  Alas, Activetrack was not on the list.  Neither was a 4K, 60 fps camera.  Having purchased a Mini being aware of its limitations, insisting features be provided after the fact makes little sense.  If these were features absolutely essential to the buyer, they should have chosen another model.

I really don't want to engage again in a pointless exchange of posts without any meaning, but it is at least strange that some of you, reply to any post where people ask to add some features to the Mini, like you protect DJi for some reason.
Personally I am satisfied with the drone as it is and I suspect there are technical reasons behind the absense of these features (possibly not enough processing power) than anything else.
But the argument that the Mini doesn't have certain functions due to lack of sensors is weak, because as you can see from the below video, drone with sensors can crash even with a simple circle, if it is done without care. Also I cannot understand the argument you get what you pay for. This is quite sunbective because in my books £450 for a drone is not a bargain.

ThalisGr Posted at 7-27 05:48
I really don't want to engage again in a pointless exchange of posts without any meaning, but it is at least strange that some of you, reply to any post where people ask to add some features to the Mini, like you protect DJi for some reason.
Personally I am satisfied with the drone as it is and I suspect there are technical reasons behind the absense of these features (possibly not enough processing power) than anything else.
But the argument that the Mini doesn't have certain functions due to lack of sensors is weak, because as you can see from the below video, drone with sensors can crash even with a simple circle, if it is done without care. Also I cannot understand the argument you get what you pay for. This is quite sunbective because in my books £450 for a drone is not a bargain.

The MA2 does not have a side sensor..

ThalisGr Posted at 7-27 05:48
I really don't want to engage again in a pointless exchange of posts without any meaning, but it is at least strange that some of you, reply to any post where people ask to add some features to the Mini, like you protect DJi for some reason.
Personally I am satisfied with the drone as it is and I suspect there are technical reasons behind the absense of these features (possibly not enough processing power) than anything else.
But the argument that the Mini doesn't have certain functions due to lack of sensors is weak, because as you can see from the below video, drone with sensors can crash even with a simple circle, if it is done without care. Also I cannot understand the argument you get what you pay for. This is quite sunbective because in my books £450 for a drone is not a bargain.

Sunbective? Whatever! The MA2 does not have side sensors. You don't understand what 'you get what you pay for' means?

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-27 07:17
I'm not defending DJI, nor do I feel the lack of obstacle avoidance on the Mini has much to do with DJI's decision not to offer Activetrack.  I believe the Mini suffers enough rookie crash mistakes as it is, without adding in crashes caused by ill-advised usage scenarios of new pilots & Activetrack combined.

My point is, if you bought a Pinto, it doesn't make sense to complain later that it doesn't have a V8, leather seats, the trunk is too small, & insist Ford provide all those things now.  The arguments made before requesting Activetrack are being repeated by new participants to the thread.  Thus, responses get repeated as well.

Agreed - there is absolutely nothing wrong in asking a question or testing ones luck in wanting something that was never advertised in the first place as long as we accept the answer and the decision made. You don't buy a Fiat then complain that the Ferrari next door is faster - you get what you pay for in life.

This is a post about adding at and it can be done easy.
You don't need sensors at all ,cheap Chinese have active track and also can just track the remote.
If you don't want it or care about it p off as it's not a post of......buy a diff drone or your opinion.
It would be good if they added it , I would expect a successor to have at least the same stats at least.

ThalisGr Posted at 7-27 05:48
I really don't want to engage again in a pointless exchange of posts without any meaning, but it is at least strange that some of you, reply to any post where people ask to add some features to the Mini, like you protect DJi for some reason.
Personally I am satisfied with the drone as it is and I suspect there are technical reasons behind the absense of these features (possibly not enough processing power) than anything else.
But the argument that the Mini doesn't have certain functions due to lack of sensors is weak, because as you can see from the below video, drone with sensors can crash even with a simple circle, if it is done without care. Also I cannot understand the argument you get what you pay for. This is quite sunbective because in my books £450 for a drone is not a bargain.

I think if I posted for something and somebody in answer explained it wouldn’t happen and why, I would appreciate the reply as it might save time flogging a dead horse. So it’s not people not wanting something to happen, it’s those who have previously experienced similar and while you say it’s a poor excuse that craft has no sensors, you should realize that no dji craft had AT before it had sensors and no dji craft has AT without sensors. It has also been said by 2 dji reps on this forum the reason no AT will be coming to mini is because it has no sensors. I personally believe you need just a modicum of savvy to take all that reasoning in and in turn will save yourself a lot of time and agony wishing for something you will not get with this drone. So don’t be so dismissive of those who speak from experience trying to help and save you and others time.

ThalisGr Posted at 7-27 05:48
I really don't want to engage again in a pointless exchange of posts without any meaning, but it is at least strange that some of you, reply to any post where people ask to add some features to the Mini, like you protect DJi for some reason.
Personally I am satisfied with the drone as it is and I suspect there are technical reasons behind the absense of these features (possibly not enough processing power) than anything else.
But the argument that the Mini doesn't have certain functions due to lack of sensors is weak, because as you can see from the below video, drone with sensors can crash even with a simple circle, if it is done without care. Also I cannot understand the argument you get what you pay for. This is quite sunbective because in my books £450 for a drone is not a bargain.

AT will surely be considered by 3rd party devs and maybe implemented...can't wait for the cry-babies to complain about crashes...lol

All hail Litchi

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-27 16:09
On a positive note, the Mavic Mini SDK was released today.  Hopefully Litchi support will be coming soon, & Activetrack aficionados will have Track & Follow capabilities.

Mavic Mini SDK Released!

Litchi will support everything except waypoints, waypoints is nearly everything that’s worthwhile with litchi, I’m disappointed as I’m sure you will be yourself.

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-28 14:01
Wow.  Why would they not support waypoints?  Where did you hear this?

On the screenshot sent by ABeardedItalian :/

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-28 14:01
Wow.  Why would they not support waypoints?  Where did you hear this?

They state they will not support waypoints and orbits "initially".   So we'll have to see where it goes.

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-28 14:01
Wow.  Why would they not support waypoints?  Where did you hear this?

I was looking forward to way points myself, I asked over on github so maybe one of the Dev's can answer why support was left out, I'm hoping it's something like support wasn't ready and at a later time we will see it.

As far as Litchi, I'm happy enough with Focus mode and Spotlight tracking, using the RTH feature to do manual focus track shots, this makes things a lot more seamless.

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-28 14:01
Wow.  Why would they not support waypoints?  Where did you hear this?

Post 516......

Dirty Bird Posted at 7-29 05:12
That renders the wait for the Mini SDK a colossal waste of time for me.  WTF would DJI not provide Waypoint & Orbit support?

It’s strange I’ve never seen this before, was actually looking forward to see how the mini worked with litchi, I wonder will this follow with Air2 .