DJI Mavic 3 Pro Setup and Settings for Cinematic Footage

These are the best settings and setup I have found for the way I work with the DJI Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Pro. I walk you through the app and show you how I have setup photo and video modes as well as the custom buttons that can be programed. I also walk you through the advanced safety settings and how I have the RC pro setup to work with the Mavic 3 Pro. I also give you some tips on how to expose and shoot videos and photos for the best results.

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00:00 Intro
00:58 Screen walk through
03:37 Camera settings
06:56 Main Menu: Safety
07:05 Obstacle Avoidance options
07:44 Return to Home options
10:38 Airsense options
11:20 Main Menu: Control
12:03 Stick Mode
12:15 Button Customization
12:43 Gain and Expo Tuning
14:51 Main Menu: Camera
15:09 Video Subtitles
15:55 Histogram
16:15 Peaking Levels
16:35 Overexposure warning
17:15 USB Mode
18:11 Cache Recording
18:45 Main Menu: Transmission
19:30 Main Menu: About
20:01 Outro

[papermelon]

Genuinely helpful man, thank you! I appreciate you meticulously breaking every little control down. Being totally new and needing to get things running asap for a shoot, this was a crucial rundown.

[AerialAg]

I just received my Mavic 3 Pro yesterday and this was a big help.. thanks !

[WeatherForce]

This was by far the best how too video every. Thanks Jake.

[mrmws]

Wow. you are the best introducer on the internet for everyone who know nothing in details with their drone. Keep it up. Nice video. Really interesting and enjoying.

[Southside.q]

New pilot, DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine. Thank you, Sir, for your selfless service. Liked, Subscribed. Was wondering if you currently have, or will have in the future, a video overviewing how one might color grade D-log footage. Thanks again.

[michaelpoczynek]

THANKS so so much, Jake! I just got the Mavic 3 Pro yesterday, and I am doing my first flight today and this was very helpful and to the point. Enjoy the summer! Cheers. 😀

[GunnyBB]

One of THE best video's out there on the control!! You've kept me from throwing it at a wall. DJI really needs to step up their user manuals. Thank you!!

[BrisWiz]

I was especially interested to hear/see what Gain & Expo settings you use. This was great to see. What I hoped you'd mention was the fact that when in 7x, the Yaw and Tilt max speeds for example are dumbed right down for good reason, but I find no way of adjusting these max speeds while in 7x. Am I missing something? One thing that just came to mind (which I haven't checked out yet) was whether or not the Gain & Expo settings page is dependant on which camera lense you currently have selected, but I'm guessing it doesn't.

[chuckschillingvideos]

I'm putting my preflight checklists for my drones now and this video has given me an excellent start.

[Garylhairston]

I needed a clear tutorial on the RC controller and your explanation was as very helpful. I feel a lot more confident in the use of it. For now, I will be using mostly Auto mode.

[seanwatkins]

Great video!! Just purchased the Mavic 3 Pro Cine and your video definitely helped me, I'm coming from the DJI FPV so this is a huge difference. Thanks again!!

[timelinetravel]

Great video, thank you so much for the good information. This will help me a lot to shoot better video.

[TonyStagge]

Thanks Jake. This was very helpful! I've been away from DJI for 3-4 years and needed to get familiar again. In fact back then the Fly app had just come out, and I was disappointed about the features we lost from the Go4 app. It looks like Fly has come a long way. I feel much more familiar after viewing your vid a few times.

[ChampsX]

I do livestream for television and the liveview isn't entirely clean. It will display the homepoint icon, the green RTH path and the drone shadow icon. However, these can each be turned off in the AR settings under the safety tab. This issue might not have existed at the time the video was recorded but became an issue after a few software updates.

I've watched this particular video several times and as I gain experience flying the M3 Pro, I'm able to add more of the info nuggets you've shared to my flights.

[CaminoAir]

Just a point about the obstacle avoidance icons (in the Fly App screen). I don't know if the M3 Pro has this issue, but the M3 did (and possibly still does). As low light conditions begin to set in, a very brief alert appears in the Fly App advising that obstacle avoidance is no longer available (insufficient ambient light). This is so brief that you have to be looking at the screen when it appears. Otherwise, you have to notice the obstacle avoidance icons have changed to red. I don't know why an audible alert sound couldn't have been included.

[wolfsteelbuildings]

Awesome Video Jake! Thanks for breaking down every detail! Very Useful for sure! keep up the amazing work!. you just gained a fan and a sub!

[rick-ross]

Excellent video! This has been extremely helpful.

[Discover-Ireland]

Bought the 3 about 3 months ago only flew it 4 times so far
Great info thanks and new subscriber here 👍

[gremmy]

Excellent video Jake ! Thanks so much.

[RonaldBrown]

Nice setup, thanks for sharing your settings.