DJI Mini 4 Pro Drone questions

[stumblinhorse]

The new controllers have a screen. No phone needed. That is what I have. Works great.

You have to login to get your settings, but then you turn off Wi-Fi to fly and you are good to go not sharing…

And yes every YouTube video being drone is an exaggeration. But I see them quite often.

If the Chinese want info, they use TikTok..

 

[buckeyefarmer]

DJI keeps a low resolution on your phone without you doing any transfer, it’s not just on the SD card. This is my last flight, I didn’t download it to the phone, but it records the video you watch as you fly
It keeps logs, it uploads logs.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

I have a DJI Mavic 3, use an old tablet to run it, which in bright sunlight makes it difficult to see the image. I hate the fact that I have to log in to my DJI account to fly the drone more than 30ft high and 50ft away from me. To me, that is saying that DJI is recording/monitoring my use. I'm looking for a different drone manufacturer to use. Maybe I am just being paranoid. The other issue is that I bought the DJI M3 drone when it first came out. I bought the one year extended coverage, I crashed it 14 months later. DJI wouldn't cover the damage under the extended warranty. Which I expected, but what I didn't expect was a note saying that the drone was obsolete and no longer supported!!

Is that just for bigger one? I have a mini and don’t log into anything

 

[plowhog]

The worst, most dangerous of all spyware is social media where people voluntarily give out information.

Years ago Facebook famously did the 10-year challenge. Post a photo of you 10 years ago, and also a current one.

Massive haul of personally identifying information-- given voluntarily.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Years ago Facebook famously did the 10-year challenge. Post a photo of you 10 years ago, and also a current one.

Massive haul of personally identifying information-- given voluntarily.

used for aging software....

 

[IXLR8]

Is that just for bigger one? I have a mini and don’t log into anything

The Mavic 3 is the only one I have had, so I don't know about any others. Maybe it is time for me to look into the mini. The 3 also has geofencing so I can't get too close to the nearby airport.

 

[stumblinhorse]

Is that just for bigger one? I have a mini and don’t log into anything

The mini does have to have a “recent” log in. Otherwise it only allows it to go a 50 feet or so. You will never notice if you use it often. I think the login will expire if not powered up every so often.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

The mini does have to have a “recent” log in. Otherwise it only allows it to go a 50 feet or so. You will never notice if you use it often. I think the login will expire if not powered up every so often.

I wonder what “recent” is? I forget about it and fly it maybe every 2-3 months a couple times then forget about it again.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I wonder what “recent” is? I forget about it and fly it maybe every 2-3 months a couple times then forget about it again.

when I recently flew, I had to log in or it restricted my height and distance. Also restricts height to about 20 ft until it gets GPS fix. One of the logs shows the path of your flight on a map, which is kind of cool. You have to dig around to find it, I always forget where it is.
Some of the files appear to be written in chinese.

 

[stumblinhorse]

I wonder what “recent” is? I forget about it and fly it maybe every 2-3 months a couple times then forget about it again.

I think no battery power is recent. I pull my batteries for storage. I have to log in often.