DJI Mavic Mini: searching for a lost animal
Fully supported: the app flies the DJI Mavic Mini and analyses its card.
The app flies the DJI Mavic Mini on iPhone. It plans the route, flies it with you on the controller, shows the live video and runs the AI on it as you fly.
What you get with the DJI Mavic Mini
| Flown by the app | Yes, on iPhone |
|---|---|
| Memory card analysis | Yes |
| Photos placed on the map | Yes, every photo carries its position |
| Videos placed on the map | Yes (.SRT subtitles) |
| Weight | 249 g |
| Flight time (maker's figure) | 30 min |
| Ground per battery at 25 m (estimate) | about 18 ha (44 acres) |
Suggested search settings
- Height: 20 to 25 m above the ground. Higher than that, a dog becomes a few pixels in the video and is easy to miss.
- Camera: pointing straight down or at 60° for open ground; 45° helps to see under the edge of trees.
- Video: 4K or 2.7K if the drone has it, at the highest bit rate. Every frame is analysed.
- Subtitles: turn on video subtitles (.SRT) in the camera settings, so every detection lands on the map.
At 25 m, one battery of the DJI Mavic Mini covers 18 hectares, about 44 acres, in parallel lines. That assumes 20 % overlap between lines, 5 m/s and two thirds of the battery, keeping a reserve for wind and the way back. Thick cover or a hillside means more lines and less ground.
Before you fly
Check the rules where you are: drone laws by country. Even under 250 g, the DJI Mavic Mini needs operator registration in Europe and the UK because it has a camera.
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