Tracking & Obstacle Avoidance - DJI Mini 4 PRO vs DJI Mini 3 PRO

DJI Mini 4 Pro vs DJI Mini 3 Pro, which drone has thr beat obstacle avoidance? Lets thest the traching and obstacle avoidance of this both drones while running a forest trail.

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[MK-Creator]

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[sweaver]

In my opinion you were mostly running (trotting?) when testing the mini 4. However when you were testing the mini 3 you were (slowly even) walking. Then as soon as you finally sped up even a little it crashed.

[MariooDisco]

It's amazing and scary at the same time. It will be a piece of cake to shot my videos with mini 4 pro I am planning to buy in the place of my good old Phantom 4 (full of scratches but still fully capable after several ground hits). From the other side, I can only imagine how much more advanced this technology is in the military field . In a very near dystopian future no one will be able to escape an armed police drone (to be prosecuted for owning things and being happy ;-) anymore, even in a dense forest area

[andrewwright]

It seems that you slowed down with each area the mini 4 pro had issues when you flew the mini 3. This changed the variables and makes any conclusions speculative. Thanks for video…very interesting.

[Fishandchips]

When i got my mini 4 pro on release the tracking and obstacle avoidance was great, however since the last few updates its got worse and worse, doing crazy aggressive manovers that it didnt do before and yesterday it climbed wildly as it swung right and ended up in a tall tree when it should have been tracking from the front.... Im adamant DJI have done something to the firmware.. in fact its since they added support so you can see what the sensors are showing on that firmware update

[polepole]

Great video. Definitely pushed the limits! Kudos for doing what I and many others wouldn’t dare. I wonder if DJI should program the drone to keep track of where you (the subject) passes to have the drone take the same path instead of the « shortest path » thru trees when you take a sharp turn. Should be easy for the processor to remember the last 30 seconds positions of the subject it is tracking, and go thru the same way.

[phfen]

Thanks for the harsh test ! You've been running for us ! It is known that the Mini 4 pro can performs badly with small branches because it may not see them and therefore not avoid them. What annoys me is that in a number of occurrences, the Obstacles avoidance system does detect the leaves or small branches (as can be seen on the screen), but the drone ignores it, continues on its course and then crashes. I have experimented the same myself a few time with a clear detection of obstacles apparently ignored by the drone. It is particularly true when the drones flies backwards.

[Piratepoilet]

In tight spots like that try turning off the downward sensor it might get you through the tight spots help just be very careful and remember to turn them back on 🏴‍☠️🚁

[Mountaintoptractor]

Hi DC I do forrestry work on my property, felling and thinning trees to promote growth for the larger trees (extremely overgrown) I have zero drone experience and want something to follow me with obstacle avoidance. Say $1, 200 budget+/- most important is obstacle avoidance, as it is possible trees might be falling toward the drone. As strange as it might sound the camera on any drone is good enough, im more concerned about obstacle avoidance.

[paulthomas]

The Mini 3Pro is a Fantastic flyer. 💯%
Thanks, Mats.
Happy Flying!

[dragonseggs]

Okay just watched a second video and now subscribed. Awesome content showing obstacle avoidance. I was laughing and out of breath myself, watching you run on that trail!

[herbmayer]

Wow! Excellent video and I am exhausted just watching you

[Mountaintoptractor]

Im seeking a drone to follow me filming youtube videos riding on a tractor in the forrest, doing work firewood, traveling back and forth, etc . Which would you reccomend?

[scottrock]

From what I can tell! They added wide angle
lens on the sensors.
So now more coverage, but less accurate.!!! Yes, I bought one 2 month ago. I don't do much tracking. But I still love it.!!! It does seem to drift a little bit compared to my old mini one?? I saw other complaints about this issue.???

[rishidesai]

so is saving 100-200 $ and going for mini 3 pro worth it as me being an absolute novice drone pilot cuz crashes slaps my wallet and heart hard so what do u think buying 4 or 3 ?? pls reply asap wanna buy in 2-3 days :)

[leviconnelly]

Awesome video!!! Thank you for creating and sharing!

[MaximoJoshua]

I have 3 thoughts,

Maybe the mini 3 pro having more of the sensor area pointing forward and backward make it better at tracking people from behind. Obviously tracking in parallel mode would have ended really quickly for the mini 3 pro.

Second, I don't really think that it is necessarily possible to read too much into results, since I think its some sort of AI Machine Vision algorithm. As you mentioned, it could get lucky or unlucky.

Third, which drone could still fly at the end of the tests? I might be tempted to call that one the winner. All of these tests were doing something the manufacturer specifically says its not supposed to do, so in general, any performance is pretty good IMO. 

There is something to be said for a false sense of security, as well. I never rely 100% on those sensors, as you also recommend. However, maybe I will hang on to my mini 3 pro for a little while longer. I am curious how the Air 3 would do in the same test though.

[caesar]

HUGE difference between them. 3 pro always broadcasts the remote ID while 4 pro doesnt when its under 250gr

[Stefan_Boerjesson]

Have Yoy checked the night mode camera option.... ? I used that option not long ago....

[Raatatosk]

Maybe this has already been mentioned, I don't read all the comments.

I am not convinced that either one is better than the other. In this test it might seem so though.
I have some reservations to the two tests not being equal. The two drones did not get equal possibilities for detection and reaction.

Both drones have a reaction time for correction of path when following you. In your test with the Mini 3 Pro you did not run away as much from the drone as with the Mini 4 Pro, you stopped more at the places where you had problems with the M4P, therefore giving the M3P more time to stop and correct it's path to follow you. When you run with the M4P you take curves where the M4P tries to follow you and then needs to cross through the forest, so to say, instead of being on the running track path. With the M3P you stop at these curves and let the M3P follow more on the running track path. This could be one major difference in why the M4P had more run ins with branches and stuff, it had to cross through the forest more to keep on being right behind you.

Another issue could be that since the M3P only has forward sensors it doesn't need to calculate as many parameters as the M4P and therefore has a cleaner mathematical process for avoidance.

Ultimately, it could also be a combination of both my theories giving the M3P better results.