DJI MAVIC AIR: How Active Track Really Works!

Here's all the details on how Active Track really works on the new DJI Mavic Air. Does it follow properly? And with both the remote and the phone? Also, what features are missing compared to the Spark and Mavic Pro? I dive into the catches around features like follow-me and dynamic home point updating, plus, plenty of sample footage. Enjoy!

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[nanakeyks]

Dude, your review is super detailed which most people are missing out on. 10/10. Still waiting for DJI to release a drone I can take skiing.

[hiflyerqwc]

watched this way back when I got my Air. You did a super job but alas my memory's not so hot so I had to come back today...many thanks for a great job on your part!

[Dcrainmaker]

Hi All! Hope you enjoy the first video in the Mavic Air series. Note that I did about a dozen Active Track tests, so while there was some unexplainable gimbal twitch on one test run (the first long test you watch), you see the rest of the video snippets (before and after), are just fine. It's unclear why that single run had wonkiness, but it's not something I've seen on any other test runs. Like anything else I test, I show the good, the bad, and the ugly. Far too many people on YouTube try and sugarcoat things and pretend oddities don't exist. As noted, the vast majority of the time it's great, but sometimes it's just not perfect.

[CAPTAINDRONE]

Thanks for the informative review. A lot of reviewers who are popular DJI fan boys tend to just say "this drone even cures glaucoma and hair loss!", so nice to see an honest, informative video. I think you also unknowingly demonstrated how fragile the gimbal is because your video was showing some serious gimbal twitch issues.

[RichardSlater]

Give this person a medal. The type of reviews I like.... Honest.

[RobertStanfordCambridgeUK]

Loved the honest review, there is a lot of hype out there and its good to get a factual review.

[brucecava]

That was an absolutely fantastic description of how to use active track and its limitations. You are a very good teacher.

[peterrod]

thank you usually when DJI sends a a drone for testing and reviews is sort of bias favoring the company. yours was on point.

[kylebard]

Thanks for the detailed examples of active track. Saved me hours of painful trial and error.

[thellteller]

it´s a painstikingly presented job, congratulations! it helped us a lot. keep smiling and be happy.

[robertl.]

Very thorough presentation. Simply amazing how you can think, talk, adjust your settings and ride your bike... at the same time! Great job and thanks for the very useful information!

[jasonschronicles]

On the home point setting screen, try hitting the button with the person as opposed to the one with the compass hour. This sets the home point to the location of the controller as opposed to the takeoff point. From DJI's instructions:
Home Point
Home Point setting with the arrow = this sets the current position of the drone as the home point.
Home Point setting with the little guy = this sets the home point to the location of the controller.
This is handy if you are controlling the drone from a moving object like a boat or car.

[tonyhetherington]

Fantastic video - thank you. I'm a keen cyclist, just bought a Mavic Air and was googling the best way to do such shots. Saw the title and hadn't realised it was you! (have been following your website for ages). Really detailed, really useful; thanks.

[bikeequality]

Thank you for another good video.Ive had the drone for some time but never used this feature... this was very helpful!

[ksmackvolleyball]

Great video!
The best tests are done in real world conditions where the average person will be trying to use the quad to record themselves.

For me personally, I do alot of running and biking so buying the Mavic Air would include the activity you did in this video.
Its great to see the potential results you'll get before buying the product.
Its nice to know what you CAN do, as well as what you CAN'T do with it.

Good job!

[VennyAlub]

Just ordered my Mavic Air. Plan to take it on my bikepacking trip across Nebraska. Thanks for the indepth review!

[StusReviewsUK]

Great video! Just what I was looking for 👍

[renatocorpaci]

Thank you guy, Your video is still useful. We tried all day long yesterday to use “active track” profiling and spotlight on a motorcycle, with no results. It simply did not recognize the motorcycle as a target, but we did not try drawing a box around it. Now that I have seen your highly informative video, I will try it, also wearing a reflective vest. It might work. Who knows?

[Tjack]

Excellent video. Well shot and produced and very detailed. Thank you for this.

[jeffford]

Incredibly informative video. Explained everything I'd want to know about Active Track 👍