DJI Mini 2 SE: searching for a lost animal
Supported through card analysis: you fly, the app looks for the animal in your footage.
The app cannot fly the DJI Mini 2 SE, because DJI does not offer its developer kit for this model. You can still search with it: fly the pattern yourself, record, and let the app analyse the card.
What you get with the DJI Mini 2 SE
| Flown by the app | No developer kit |
|---|---|
| Memory card analysis | Yes |
| Photos placed on the map | Probably (unconfirmed) |
| Videos placed on the map | Unconfirmed |
| Weight | 249 g |
| Flight time (maker's figure) | 31 min |
| Ground per battery at 25 m (estimate) | about 19 ha (47 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.
At 25 m, one battery of the DJI Mini 2 SE covers 19 hectares, about 47 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 Mini 2 SE needs operator registration in Europe and the UK because it has a camera.
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