How to take videos and photos with DJI Mini 2 Quick Shot/panoramic photo

Here, we introduce How to take videos and photos with DJI Mini 2. Click here for more information on DJI Mini 2.

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Taking a video / photo

Each time you press

button on the top right of the front of the controller, you can switch between photo mode and video mode.
Also, the button on the upper right of the controller is the shutter / record button. In video mode, each time you press the button, video recording starts and ends. In photo mode, each time you press it, a photo is taken.
You can also switch between photo mode and video mode on the DJI Fly app screen (see below).
To protect the camera system, the maximum continuous shooting time for a single video is 30 minutes.

Switch video format

Tap the icon above the shutter button of the DJI Fly app. A menu like this will appear. Tap “Photo” to switch to photo shooting mode, and tap "Video" to switch to video mode. Then select the shooting method, resolution, and frame rate from this menu.
First, select the resolution from "4K", "2.7K", and "1080P", and then select the frame rate on the left. You can choose up to 30fps for 4K, and up to 60fps for 2.7K and 1080P.
* For 48/50/60fps shooting at 2.7k, necessary to upgrade to firmware version 01.02.0100.

Switch photo format

If you tap "Photo" on the screen above, you will see a screen like this. You can select "single", "AEB", or "Timed Shot".
“Single” takes one photo each time you press the shutter.
“AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing)” takes three pictures in a row with proper exposure, -0.67 under, and +0.67 over each time you press the shutter.
In “Timed Shot”, when you press the shutter once, photo is taken continuously every specified number of seconds. Press the shutter button again to stop shooting. You can shoot in Jpg format at the shortest every 3 seconds, and in Jpg + RAW format at the shortest every 5 seconds.

In photography mode, tap

(Settings) icon at the top right of DJI Fly app screen and select [Camera] menu to display this screen. You can select shooting method (jpg format only or jpg and RAW (DNG) format at the same time) and switch aspect ratio of the photo (4: 3 or 16: 9). This setting does not affect the video aspect ratio.

Change camera direction

Below the video recording button is the gimbal dial. Tilt it to the left or right to change the camera angle. The rotation speed of the camera changes depending on the tilt angle. Or press and hold the camera view screen of the DJI Fly app to display the scale as shown in the figure. Drag the circle up or down here to change the camera angle.
By tapping

(Settings) icon at the top right of the screen in the DJI Fly app, and enabling [Control]-[Gimbal]-[Advanced]-[Allow Upward Gimbal Rotation], the gimbal can tilt range of -90° to +20°. The default control range is -90° to 0°.

Zoom up / down

You can zoom when shooting by holding down the customizable button labeled “Fn” on the top left of the front of the controller and tilting the gimbal dial at the same time. This method results in stepless zoom. Alternatively, you can switch zoom magnification by tapping

icon displayed to the left of the shutter button in DJI Fly app. This method is a step-by-step zoom switch to 2x, 3x, 4x directly. Zoom method is digital zoom for all resolutions and magnifications. It does not support optical zoom.

Zoom magnification
Video resolution	Digital zoom
4K	Max. 2x
2.7K	Max. 3x
FHD	Max. 4x
photos	Max. 2x

* To zoom in on photos, need to upgrade to firmware version 01.02.0100.

Format of video / photo taken

See DJI Mini 2 specifications page to know about format of video / photo taken.

DJI Mini 2 specifications

Retrieve videos and photos taken

See Enjoy photos and videos taken with DJI drone / How to use DJI Mimo function page for retrieve videos and photos.

Enjoy photos and videos taken with DJI drone / How to use DJI Mimo function

How to use Quick Shot

With Quick Shot, you can shoot a dramatic video clip of about 15 seconds with one touch. If you find stunning views while traveling, or if your family or friends get together, try quick shots.
(Quick shots are taken in FHD / 1080p regardless of video settings.)

Make sure the battery is fully charged and the GPS signal is well received. Also make sure that there are no buildings, people, animals or other obstacles around.
If the GPS signal mark displayed on the upper right of the DJI Fly app is not white, Quick Shot cannot be used.

Take off the DJI Mini 2 and move it to the shooting start position. Hover at least 2m (7ft) above the ground. Then point the DJI Mini 2 camera at the subject. Get closer between the subject and the drone within 50m (164ft) or less.

Tap the icon above the shutter button of the DJI Fly app. Then, a menu like this will be displayed, so select “Quick Shot”.

Select the shooting mode from “Dronie”, “Rocket”, “Circle”, “Helix”, “Boomerangand” then select the distance or altitude.
When you start Quick Shot for the first time, an explanation video will be displayed. Tap the

icon to close it.
For details on the operation of “Dronie”, “Rocket”, “Circle”, “Helix”, “Boomerangand” mode, see DJI Mini 2 knowledge .

DJI Mini 2 knowledge

On the screen of the DJI Fly app, tap the

mark displayed on the subject you want to shoot, or drag the box surrounding the subject to position it. Tap the green “Start” button to start recording.

When shooting is complete, the drone returns to its original position.
During quick shot shooting, press the pause / RTH button on the controller or tap the

icon displayed on the DJI Fly app screen to stop quick shot shooting. The drone hovers on the spot.

• Do not use quick shots when the subject is not directly visible.
• If the subject and the surrounding scenery are similar in color, it may not work properly.
• Do not specify fast-moving or flying objects as subjects.
• Do not use quick shots in extremely dark (< 300 lux) or bright (> 10,000 lux) locations.
• Do not use quick shots in places where GPS signals are weak, such as near buildings.

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How to take panoramic photos

With DJI Mini 2, you can take three types of panoramic photos: "Sphere", "180 °", and "Wide-angle" with a single touch.

Make sure the battery is fully charged and the GPS signal is well received. Also, make sure there are no buildings, people, animals or other obstacles around you.
You cannot take a panoramic photo unless the GPS signal mark displayed on the upper right of the DJI Fly app is white.

Take off the DJI Mini 2 and move it to the shooting start position. Hover at least 2m (7ft) above the ground. Then point the DJI Mini 2 camera at the subject.

Tap the icon above the shutter button in the DJI Fly app. Then, a menu like this will be displayed. Select "Pano" and then select "Sphere", "180 °", or "Wide-angle".
For more information about Sphere, 180 °, and Wide-angle modes, see DJI Mini 2 Knowledge .

DJI Mini 2 knowledge

Then tap the green "Start" button to start shooting. Seven to 26 2000 x 1500 (3 million) pixel photos are taken and stitched together on the DJI Fly app to create a single photo. When the shooting is over, the drone will return to its original posture.

For example, if you select "Sphere", you can get a picture like this. This photo is also called "Planet". The scenery around about 360 ° is contained in one photo. (Gimbal does not point directly above, so zenith area is complemented by surrounding image).
Photos before compositing are stored in the folder named by the number under "PANORAMA" folder of microSD card inserted in the drone.
Composited photos will be stored in an album named "Import" created in

(Photos) app on the iPhone.
Even if you specify RAW format shooting, the format of the panoramic photo will be jpg.

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"Sphere" photos look different when opened from the "Albums" in the DJI Fly app.

Panorama photos have an icon at the bottom left. When you tap a photo taken in "Sphere" mode ...

It will be displayed like this. You can automatically correct the image quality by tapping the "Magic Wand" mark at the bottom right.

You can move the viewpoint around by tapping the screen once and then dragging it. You can see any direction in 360 °. This can only be done with photos taken in "Sphere" mode.