How to download photos and videos from drone
Here, we will introduce procedure for downloading photos and videos taken with DJI drone from microSD card of DJI drone to smartphone via Wi-Fi using DJI Fly app.
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Two download methods
Quick Transfer mode
DJI Mini 2 offers "Quick Transfer mode" that allows you to transfer photos and videos stored in your drone directly to your mobile device over a Wi-Fi connection without going through a controller. If you use this, the transfer speed will be 20MB / s (Valid only in countries where 5.8GHz band radio waves are available. 2.4GHz band is used in Japan, transfer speed is limited to 6MB / s.) . It takes about 35 seconds at 4K, 15 seconds at 2.7K and about 12 seconds at 1080p to download a 1 minute long video.
However, in my environment, even if I used Quick Transfer mode with DJI Mini 2 in Japan, I could only download at about 2.5MB / s at most. On the other hand, with normal download, I was able to download at a speed of about 6MB / s. The software may not have been tuned yet.
- • The maximum download speed depends on the environment. It is valid only in countries where 5.8GHz band radio waves are available, requires a mobile device that supports the 5.8GHz band, and must have nothing to block the radio waves. If either of these conditions is not met, the 2.4GHz band will be used and its maximum transfer rate will be limited to 6MB / s.
- • Keep the device and drone away from Wi-Fi routers, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, etc. when using Quick Transfer mode to minimize the effects of the surrounding environment.
Normal download
For DJI Mavic Mini , or if you don't use "Quick Transfer mode", download speed of video file from drone to smartphone is about 1.5Mbps ~ 2.5Mbps. The video file size is about 700MB per minute at 4K, about 291MB per minute at 2.7K, and about 248MB at 1080p. Therefore, it takes about 5.8 minutes at 4K, about 2.4 minutes at 2.7K, and about 2 minutes at 1080p to download a 1 minute long video.
Normal download
Learn how to download photos and videos from your DJI drone's microSD card to your smartphone.
Launch DJI drone and controller, and connect to your smartphone.
Open "Album" menu from home screen of DJI Fly app.
Or open playback screen from camera view screen while operating DJI drone.
Then a list of media will be displayed.
Open the media list of "Aircraft" and select the video / photo you want to download to your smartphone.
Tap
icon at the bottom left of the screen.
A drone that supports "Trimmed Download (partial download)" such as DJI Mini 2 will have a screen like this.
If not, download will start immediately.
"Full Download" downloads the entire video as is. "Trimmed Download" cuts out a part of the video and downloads it. When the section you want to use is decided, "Trimmed Download" has a smaller amount of data, so you can download faster.
If you select "Trimmed Download", you will see a screen like this.
If you drag timeline at the bottom of the screen to the left or right and tap
icon, that will be the starting point for cutting.
Then drag timeline at the bottom of the screen left and right and tap
icon again, which will be the end point of the cutout.
To change cropping range, drag the left or right edge of the yellow frame to left or right.
Once you have decided on the cutout range, tap "Download" at the top right of the screen.
Then you will see a screen like this.
Select the resolution from original or 720p.
Tap "Download" to start downloading.
When the download is complete, you will see a screen like this.
By tapping the service icon below, you can post photos and videos to SNS, and send them to family and friends by email or message.
Tap
icon to post to the aerial photo sharing platform
SkyPixel.
Tap
icon to open the iOS sharing screen, where you can send to family or friends using AirDrop, email, message e.t.c.
An “Import” album is created in the
(Photo) app
and downloaded media will be stored here and album of DJI Fly app.
Quick Transfer mode (1): When smartphone is not connected to controller
This is a method to directly connect drone and smartphone, and download without using a controller. Available with DJI Mini 2 .
Turn on drone and wait for self-diagnosis test to finish.
After self-diagnosis test, Status Indicator flashes yellow quickly.
Press and hold Quick Transfer button (= Status Indicator) for about 2 seconds.
A beep sounds and drone switches to Quick Transfer mode.
Front LED and Status Indicator will flash blue.
After waiting for a while, you will hear two beeps next. When the front LED and status indicator blink blue slowly, mode switching is complete.
Turn
(ON)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on your smartphone and launch the DJI Fly app.
The first time you use Quick Transfer mode, you will see a screen like this. Tap "OK".
The screen looks like this.
Tap "Connect".
The screen looks like this.
Drone becomes a Wi-Fi access point. This is the permission to connect to it.
Tap "Connect".
If the connection is successful, you will see a screen like this.
Front LED and Status Indicator becomes solid blue.
Tap “View Album”.
If front LED keeps blinking blue slowly, connection has failed. Please turn off and on the power of drone and restart it. Immediately after restarting, it will be in Flight mode with OcuSync 2.0 connection.
If the connection is successful, a list of "Aircraft" media will be displayed.
After that, you can download photos and videos to your smartphone by following the same procedure as
Normal download
above.
icon at the top right of the screen turns yellow, indicating that you are in "Quick Transfer mode".
If you press and hold Quick Transfer button (= Status Indicator) again for about 2 seconds, a beep sounds and the quick transfer mode ends.
Status Indicator flashes yellow quickly.
Turn off the drone.
Quick Transfer mode (2): When smartphone is connected to controller
This is a method to download in Quick Transfer mode when smartphone is connected to controller, such as when flying a drone. Available with DJI Mini 2 .
Launch drone and controller, connect to your smartphone, and open "Albums" from DJI Fly app home screen.
Then tap
icon at the top right of the screen.
The screen looks like this.
Tap "Switch".
Drone beeps and switches to Quick Transfer mode. Front LED and Status Indicator will flash blue.
After waiting for a while, you will hear two beeps next. Mode switching is complete when front LED and Status Indicator blink blue slowly.
The screen looks like this.
Drone becomes a Wi-Fi access point. This is the permission to connect to it.
Tap "Connect".
If the connection is successful, you will see a screen like this.
Front LED and Status Indicator becomes solid blue.
Then a list of "Aircraft" media will be displayed.
After that, you can download photos and videos to your smartphone by following the same procedure as
Normal download
above.
icon at the top right of the screen turns yellow, indicating that you are in "Quick Transfer mode".
Switch from Quick Transfer mode to Flight mode
When in Quick Transfer mode, open "Albums" from DJI Fly app home screen.
Then tap
icon at the top right of the screen.
The screen looks like this.
Tap "Switch".
You will hear a beep and Quick Transfer mode will exit.
If switch is successful, you will see a screen like this.
After that, you can fly drone as usual.
