Waypoints - Camera not aimed to next waypoint
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DCSmith
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This morning I ran three short test flights with 4 waypoints. Everything worked as I expected EXCEPT for the direction the camera was pointing. I had no POIs, so I expected the camera would be pointing toward the next waypoint. The attached picture is an example of the flight path.

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Check to see which waypoint flight mode you were in -- I'm guessing you were in one that doesn't point the camera towards the waypoint.
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Waypoints 2.0 is different than what we got in the original Mavic Pro -- check this out: https://www.mavichelp.com/Tips/f ... ith-waypoints-20.44
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Ex Machina Posted at 8-12 10:33
Waypoints 2.0 is different than what we got in the original Mavic Pro -- check this out: https://www.mavichelp.com/Tips/fly-automated-missions-with-waypoints-20.44

I had previously found that site and it provided more detail on some of the global options.

The "All Waypoint Direction" seems to default to "Custom Route". I tried my first waypoint flight and the drone/camera did not point to the next waypoint. It almost looked like it was following a POI, which I did not have in my task.

If I want the drone/camera to point to the next waypoint all the time, I am assuming the "Route " should be selected for this option instead of "Custom Route". Correct?
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DCSmith Posted at 8-12 11:17
I had previously found that site and it provided more detail on some of the global options.

The "All Waypoint Direction" seems to default to "Custom Route". I tried my first waypoint flight and the drone/camera did not point to the next waypoint. It almost looked like it was following a POI, which I did not have in my task.

That's the way to looks to me, too -- we have different names for this in the original Mavic Pro.
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Here's another question.  Will obstacle avoidance still be in effect?  If so and the drone encounters an obstacle, what will it do?

See attached image of a task I'm planning.  The graph below the picture shows the elevation profile of the first leg of the task.

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