The ever-popular Mini 3 Sequence (Commonplace and Professional), continues to be the go-to drone for a lot of new and seasoned drone house owners, outside fans, and journey vloggers.
With its small dimension and weight the Mini 3 Sequence is arguably among the best drones to deliver nearly anyplace one is allowed to fly.
This text and the included YouTube video will focus on why a Mini 3 proprietor might need to join the Mini 3 to a pc and function a step-by-step information strolling by way of connecting the DJI Mini 3 to a Home windows-based pc or a Mac.
Why Join the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional to a Pc?
Though many Mini 3 house owners might by no means have an instantaneous want to attach their Mini 3 to a pc, there are two fundamental the reason why somebody would need to accomplish that, these are:
- To entry the DJI Assistant 2 (Shopper Drones Sequence) software program
- To switch movies and/or pictures to a pc
DJI Assistant 2 Software program (Shopper Drone Sequence)
As talked about, there are fairly a couple of Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional house owners that might want to join the Mini 3 to their computer systems to entry options and utilities discovered throughout the DJI Assistant 2 (Shopper Drone Sequence) software program.
The DJI Assistant 2 (Shopper Drone Sequence) software program is used to:
- Calibrate the Mini 3s imaginative and prescient sensors
- Entry Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional flight knowledge
- Replace the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional firmware
- Roll-back firmware variations (when this feature is on the market)
As soon as the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional is related to both your Home windows PC or Mac, it is possible for you to to make use of the DJI Assistant 2 (Shopper Drone Sequence) software program to carry out the aforementioned capabilities.
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Shortly, we shall be strolling by way of connecting the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional to a pc.
Switch Pictures and Movies
The Mini 3 and Mini 3 Professional are identified to take excellent footage and movies. Each variations of the Mini 3 are in a position to shoot in 4k. The Mini 3 shoots as much as 30 fps (frames per second) in 4k whereas the Mini 3 Professional can shoot as much as 60 fps in 4k.
The query on many new Mini 3 house owners’ minds is “How do I entry all of this content material”?
SD CARD READERS
The quickest methodology to entry the content material (footage and movies) on a Mini 3s exterior SD card is thru the usage of an SD card reader.
An SD card reader lets you take away the SD card from the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional, insert the cardboard into the reader, plug the reader into a pc, after which view and edit the knowledge straight from inside a listing in your pc.
That is the quickest, most handy solution to entry the info as there isn’t a step of getting to activate the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional or probably having it overheat whereas accessing the info because of forgetting to show it off after retrieving stated knowledge.
Straight Connecting to a Pc (PC or Mac)
Though there are other ways to entry pictures and movies from the Mini 3 line as talked about, it nonetheless could be essential to straight join the Mini 3 Professional to a pc, reminiscent of when saving media on to the interior 1.2 GB storage discovered on board the Mini 3 Professional.
Notice: Whereas the Mini 3 Professional has 1.2 GB of inner storage, the Mini 3 has no inner storage.
To attach your Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional to a PC or Mac:
You’ll want a USB to USB-C cable. They’re available on Amazon, though we advise a DJI-branded one, additionally on Amazon. When you’ve got bought any of the Mini 3/Professional flymore combos, this USB to USB-C cable is included.
STEP 1: Join the Mini 3 USB to USB-C cable to your PC or Mac. You’ll need to plug the USB aspect into an empty USB slot in your pc.
STEP 2: Whereas the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional is off, plug the USB-C finish into the Mini 3.
If connecting the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional to a pc to entry footage and video:
STEP 3: Unfold the Mini 3s legs and arms. Take away the gimbal cowl after which activate the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional by urgent the ability button as soon as, then holding the ability button. Your pc, whether or not Home windows PC or Mac, ought to acknowledge the Mini 3 storage.
Notice: Though not a requirement, as a security precaution, it’s prompt that the propellers be faraway from the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional previous to connecting it to a PC or Mac and turning it on.
If utilizing a Mac, the Mini 3 Professionals inner drive will create a shortcut on the desktop, which it is possible for you to to double-click and entry by way of Mac Finder. When you’ve got an SD card within the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional, this may also be created as a shortcut on the desktop.
If utilizing a Home windows PC, you’ll have to entry the info on the Mini 3s SD card or the Mini 3 Professionals inner storage and SD card by way of both Home windows or File Explorer, relying on which model of Home windows you’re working.
If connecting the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional to a pc to work with the DJI Assistant 2 (Shopper Drone Sequence) software program:
STEP 3: Launch the DJI Assistant 2 software program
STEP 4: Unfold the Mini 3s legs and arms. Take away the gimbal cowl after which activate the Mini 3 / Mini 3 Professional by urgent the ability button as soon as, then holding the ability button. Your pc, whether or not Home windows PC or Mac, ought to acknowledge the Mini 3 storage as nicely.
STEP 5: The DJI Assistant 2 software program will then transition to a display screen that reveals your explicit Mini 3 Mannequin. Merely select your mannequin and the software program will information you from there.
