DJI Pilot App – Expanded
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1. Low Battery Warning Flight Time par aK 00 00 Voltage Remaining Power Total Capacity Temperature 16 93 v 4092 mAH 4401 mah 31 i Battery Life Times Charged 100 0 4 23V 4 24V 4 23V 4 23V Time to Discharge 10 Days iF 100 This icon shows the current battery level Tap to view the battery information menu set the various battery warning thresholds and view the battery warning history 9 General Settings T e Tap this icon to view the General Settings page From this page you can set flight parameters reset the camera enable the quick view feature adjust the gimbal roll value and toggle the flight route display Units of Measurement Imperial Metric File Index Mode Reset Continuous Calibrate Map Coordinates For China Mainland Enable Amap For China Mainland Show Flight Route File Index Mode Reset each time you record on the SD card it will restart with 001 Continuous file numbering will continue with the next sequential number rather than starting over And here s another unannounced continuing page OTHER Clear Flight Route Cache locally when recording Auto Clean up Video Cache when Larger than 2GB Clear Video Cache Tutorial About Tapping on Tutorial seemingly does nothing but when you return to the main screen the screen where you see what the camera currently sees just about all the icons on the screen will have labels to help you identify ea2. hand corner you ll see the little picture with the mountain in it This is the histogram If you display this using that Show Histogram shown above it will help you identify the effect of the current exposure level and adjust accordingly Essentially you want the white shown in there to be relatively evenly spread horizontally Its a great tool and easy to learn how to use You can also select Show Grid overlay a grid on the camera display Anti Flicker hopefully self explanatory Quick Review on off Video Format choose between MP4 and MOV NTSC PAL Choose between the two Reset Camera Shutter o Tap this button to take a single photo Press and hold this button to select single shot triple shot or time lapsed shooting modes Record Tap once to start recording video then tap again to stop recording You can also press the Video Recording Button on the remote controller which has the same functionality lf you press and hold the shutter button you get a screen like this A IP GPS f Gull a E ISO 400 lian az 16 567 JPEG EA 4 O y i om s Y Ce CW Ff aian i f 5 Qoogle f y 0 0 F D 0 9 Fr v s 0 0 MPH H sS 0 0 mPH 3 9 F Starting in the upper part of the semi circle menu Single Shot the default setting HDR High Dynamic Range in theory this technique takes three pictures one slightly overexposed one slightly underexposed and one correctl
3. DJI Pilot App Expanded By Art Burke Leesburg FL June 6 2015 As this is not being created either from scratch or for profit have taken a few liberties A lot of what s here is what appears in the DJI Phantom 3 Professional user manual I ve introduced numerous screen shots so unfamiliar users can see what it is they re supposed to be seeing when they search for a specific menu There s also a lot of expand ing expounding i e a bit more detail on some of the items I m not that much of a photographer Consequently I ve not made much of an effort to expound too much on the camera settings My attempt is only to more adequately identify what the icons are the settings definition etc As many users have already found don t be surprised if you fire up your mobile device and cannot see some of these settings To see all the various settings you will probably need to have the controller the Phantom and the Pilot app all running Last but not least I m using an Android device specifically a Samsung Galaxy S5 a smart phone These screenshots are what see on my device If there s a significant difference in what you see on your device regardless of whether it s Apple or Android based my apologies Wee We Wea IMIN IM om mi Gl mi N GE RNE S WARN ere MAUENSEE ig no CAMERA DIRECTOR USER CENTER Version 1 1 0 Above is the opening screen for the Pilot app Tap CAMERA to enter the app T
4. ap DIRECTOR to edit video Tap STORE to shop Tap USER CENTER to view video photos or examine flight logs Before you ll actually see the main screen of the Pilot app you ll see a status screen that looks like this o Aircraft Status X ii n I A Overall Status Firmware Version is the latest diary WSourh fy f Aircraft Status Indicator Light Compass Normal Flight Mode P GPS Remote Controller Mode Mode 2 gt Aircraft Battery 94 Remote Controller Battery 96 Aircraft Status Compass Normal Flight Mode P GPS Remote Controller Mode Mode 2 gt Aircraft Battery 94 w Remote Controller Battery 96 Aircraft Battery Temperature 30 0 C Remaining SD Card Capacity 60673MB The two screenshots above unfortunately illustrate a minor problem with the Pilot app When you see the above page you only see part of it There s no indication there s more at the bottom but if you scroll down you ll see the remainder of the page as it s displayed here some of the items are informational but there are a few items that have changeable options Calibrate Compass Change Remote Controller Mode The Remote Controller Mode is generally Mode 2 in the U S left stick is climb descend and right stick is forward backward and left right There are options for Mode 1 Mode 3 and a custom mode Format SD card 1 Flight Mode Ler The text next to this icon indicates th
5. ch icon Tapping on About will identify the version of the Pilot app you re currently using as well as the current installed version of firmware 10 Camera Operation Bar Shutter and Recording Settings Cnt Tap to enter various camera value settings including color space for the recording resolution of the videos image size and so on A 3 P GPS el Safe to fly GPS ill u JPEG Image Format Image Size Video Size E Co T oE i x O OEN x a NI aai n More e en a a J O i A a m ia AiL Q Ogle z H 0 0 Fr D 2 8 FT v s0 0 MPH HS 0 0 mPH 3 9 FT As you can see above there are numerous options JPEG choose between JPEG RAW or JPEG RAW Image Size choose between 16 9 and 4 3 White Balance select AUTO Sunny Cloudy Incandescent Neon Custom Selecting Custom will provide a temperature slider to select Video Size choose between 1080 4K etc and frame rates Style permits user to adjust sharpness contrast and saturation Color choose between LOG None Vivid Art Film or B W Think of LOG as if it were RAW lots of options during processing Tapping the More button on the bottom generates yet another array of options P Atti coh all fo ll A Lo m4 a N j i Q00gle g 40 0 F D 21 5 FT v s 0 0 mH H s0 0 MPH 72 5 FT If you look at the above screenshot just to the right of the map view lower left
6. e current flight mode Tap to configure the MC Main Controller Settings These settings allow you to modify flight limits and set the gain values Pey MI EST ladlate E Maximum Altitude Distance Limit Beginner Mode Gain amp Expo Tuning Advanced Settings Sensors Here you can obviously make some changes Maximum Altitude anything between 10 and 500 meters Distance Limits Beginner Mode can be toggled on off Gain amp Expo Tuning Gain amp Expo Tuning Throttle up Rudder right Forward Right Throttle down Rudder left Backward Left The expo tuning can be used on several of the parameters controlling your Phantom Essentially this part allows a little stick movement without producing potentially disastrous effects i e giving the user a little play in the stick near the centered position And a continuing part of the Gain amp Expo Tuning menu ap Gain amp Expo Tuning Throttle down Rudder left Backward Left Sensitivity Attitude Brake Most of us will likely never have a need to change any of the above settings Even for non beginners gradual changes if at all are recommended The last item above Gain has another menu with options Gain Settings SEC omCElig Pitch Roll Yaw 4 Vertical advanced users should modify these settings Any changes will affect raft attitude and gain Make ad ments with extreme caution Like the previous menu with options w
7. e re recommended to leave be the same applies to these settings For the very experienced they re available The rest of us have them whether we can use them or not Advanced Settings still on the Gain amp Expo Setting menu a Advanced Settings Enable Multiple Flight Mode Enable IOC Reset IOC Failsafe Mode RC Signal Lost Return to Home Landing 5 Y Enter flight data mode CaArmat Aata ranardar The multiple flight mode and enabling IOC are options that provide for differing flight modes chosen on the Remote Controller with the P A F switch Failsafe Mode there are a few user options come home or land on low battery warning or critical battery warning And there s one last part of the screen we haven t seen yet Advanced Settings Failsafe Mode RC Signal Lost Return to Home Landing Enter flight data mode Format data recorder Turn on arm s LED light Enable Vision Positioning System JP RC Signal Lost user choice between RTH or Land Enter flight data mode user will be prompted to connect the appropriate USB cable to the front USB port of the aircraft This port is partially hidden by a rubberized flap on the front of the Phantom below the Phantom label User can download FLY DAT files These files are in a format not easily read by most users but they can be sent to DJI for analysis when requested The slider at the very bottom of this menu can be used to enable d
8. idding When the icon in the lower right is highlighted you re in manual mode If you tap that button again and the highlight goes away you re back in auto mode To stay in manual mode instead of tapping the icon again wipe the settings window far left off the screen from right to left you ll see the camera view again and stay in manual mode Confusing isn t it 11 Vision Positioning This icon shows the distance between the surface and the Vision Positioning System s sensors This item 11 actually belongs to the last item on the right in the telemetry display below i e the system thinks the Phantom is 1 2m in the air 12 Flight Telemetry H 39m p 10O89m vS 8 3m 5 HS 274 31 5 The Vision Positioning Status icon is highlighted when the Vision Positioning is in operation The following information is superimposed on the map view Flight attitude is indicated by the flight attitude icon 1 The red arrow shows which direction the aircraft is facing 2 Light blue and dark blue areas indicate pitch 3 The angle of the boundary between the light blue and dark blue areas indicates the roll angle 13 Map Display the flight path of the current flight Tap to switch from the Camera GUI to the Map GUI Q Safe to fly Mon GPS g ll E ull n E ISO400 1 12 5 az 16 567 JPEG Qoogle fi 40 0 Fr p 6 0 Fr v s0 0 mpH H s0 0mPH 35 4 FT ka The RTH Return to Home icon and the Aut
9. isable the VPS Many users who feel they re never going to fly inside have arbitrarily disabled this function In case you forgot about it the MC Settings menu has one last option at the very bottom MORE Distance Limit Beginner Mode Gain amp Expo Tuning Advanced Settings Sensors Reset All Settings Tap the line for Sensors and you ll see the following xB Sensors Gyroscope degr ee s x _0 00 y 001 z 0 00 Mod 001 Ac x 0 03 y _o o1 z 100 Mod t00 te Je b gt x 713 00 y 165 00 z 1231 00 Mod 143212 libration Check IMU IMU Advanced You can see if the self checking diagnostics are happy with your IMU or alternatively tapping on the IMU Advanced will allow you to calibrate the IMU 2 GPS Signal Strength mill This icon shows the current strength of GPS signals Green bars indicate adequate GPS strength 3 IOC Settings PA CL This icon displays the IOC setting when the aircraft has entered F mode Tap to view the IOC settings menu and select the desired IOC setting 4 System Status Sate to Fly GPS a see YE This icon indicates the current aircraft system status and GPS signal strength 5 Battery Level Indicator The battery level indicator provides a dynamic display of the battery level The colored zones on the battery level indicator represent the power levels needed to carry out different func
10. o Land icon are displayed along the left side of the above screenshot 14 Return to Home RTH F Initiate RTH home procedure Tap to have the aircraft return to the last recorded home point 15 Auto Takeoff Landing 2 So Tap to initiate auto takeoff or landing 16 Livestream a a Livestream icon indicates the current video feed is broadcasting live on YouTube Be sure the mobile data service is available on the mobile device 17 Back i Tap to return to the main GUI
11. tions 6 Remote Controller Signal D l This icon shows the strength of remote controller s signal N f RC Control Settings R aS Gimbal Wheel Speed RC Calibration Stick Mode i Reset Gimbal Yaw Ov Switch GS FPV You can customize the Cl and C2 buttons on the I back of the remote controller Linkina Remote Controllers Gimbal Wheel Speed tapping here will give you the option of altering the gimbal wheel speed anywhere between 0 and 100 A value of 100 moves it quite quickly and 20 moves it rather slowly Tapping the RC Calibration opens a dialog box with instructions on calibrating the remote controller Tapping Stick Mode shows settings for Modes 1 2 3 and custom mode 7 HD Video Link Signal Strength ah fab II This icon shows the strength of the HD video downlink connection between the aircraft and the remote controller Tapping on this icon will produce a screen that looks like TS Image Transmission Settings Channel Auto Rssi dBm oF N O 20 Channel Stable Quality Unstable Quality Current Channel Routinely the channel choice for the Lightbridge signal from the Phantom back to the controller and hence to your mobile device is set on Auto but the user has an option to check the custom button and choose what might look like another channel with no or less interference 8 Battery Level Aircraft Battery Critical Battery Warning
12. y exposed then marries the result into a single picture Reports from users appear mixed Burst Mode take 3 5 or 7 pictures consecutively AEB Auto exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 pictures Pictures range from underexposed to overexposed with the middle picture correctly exposed Processing is done by the user after downloading the photos Timer timed exposures with options varying from 5 to 30 seconds NOTE Whatever option is selected that option remains until changed or until power off Whatever option is set is controlled by either the shutter button in the Pilot app or the shutter button on the right hand corner of the remote controller Playback gt Tap to enter the playback page You can preview photos and videos as soon as they are captured Camera Settings _o _ a Tap to set ISO shutter and auto exposure values of the camera A IP GPS aall oP all ISO 400 JH o ai 16 567 JPEG F The highlighted icon in the extreme right hand corner is an icon that controls manual functions while shooting video On the extreme left hand side of the screen you ll see settings for ISO Shutter and EV Using the wheel on the right hand side of the remote controller you can alter these settings to help correct your exposure You can move between the selections by pressing on the wheel it doubles as a switch and or rotating the wheel to increase decrease the selection value DANGER WILL ROBINSON Just k
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