Brett Garamella here! I'm super pumped up to get you started with your Mavic 3!
so the first thing we got to do is unbox it now i have the cine edition right here
so we're going to start with the unboxing one thing i like to do is just use this little
swiss army knife opens up nice and easy first thing i like to do is to open it up
after opening it make sure you have all the parts and accessories
first thing you do is just you could unhinge the drone by just lifting that up bringing this off
okay charge all your batteries now if you have the charging hub you can put them in like this
and then all you need to do is connect the power bank and just plug it in right here
then plug this into an outlet so you can charge your batteries your controller and then also make
sure you charge your device fully for all your firmware updates so we're going to do that now
if you got the combo you have the charging hub which allows you to charge all three batteries
together if not leave the battery in the drone and charge via the usb c port in the back you'll see
the four battery lights moving sideways which lets you know it's charging note the smart controller
is set to sleep mode before its first charge now to charge the controller connect it via usbc cable
and charger then you're gonna download the dji fly app on your device whether you have
an android or apple device sometimes the dji fly app can be a little glitchy because it's a
relatively new app so i uninstall the dji fly app and delete it completely from my phone or tablet
then i reinstall it and therefore it's up to date and everything is running properly
so i recommend you do that next remove the storage cover which is basically a gimbal cover always
have the gimbal cover off when you turn on the drone when the drone is off make sure the gimbal
cover is on the drone and this will help maintain the integrity of the gimbal for a really long time
so i always recommend you have that cover on when you don't use it all right if you have the normal
dji mavic 3 you're gonna open up this cover right here and put in your micro sd card if
you have the cine version you don't need a memory card because it automatically stores the footage
on the drone's internal solid state drive now dji says the drone can hold up to 512 gigabytes i'd
recommend carrying two 256 gigabyte memory micro sd cards so you always have a backup just in case
also if you put all your footage on one memory card and your drone crashes then you'll lose all
your footage so i like to use two memory cards when possible and make sure you push the memory
card in all the way so it's secure i like to use a small swiss army knife to do this which i use
in all my shoots for many small things like this links to all this gear is in the video description
now sandisk extreme pro makes great micro sd cards and in the description below are my recommended
micro sd cards all right to turn the battery on you press it once and then you press it again
immediately and hold it down for a couple seconds and the battery will turn on you want to do the
same thing with the remote controller or smart controller if you have the cine version now before
we activate the drone and get into the dji fly app you have to make sure everything is linked your
drone and controllers should be linked together however if you crash your drone and get a new
drone or use a different controller or something like this you're gonna have to link them together
so i'm gonna show you how to link your controller to your drone right now and if you just bought
the dji mavic 3 you can skip this step and go on to the activation step which is in the next step
after this to link the aircraft with the remote controller first make sure the drone is powered on
to do this press the drone battery once and then a second time for three seconds then turn on your
controller by pressing it twice holding the power button for three seconds on the second press so
now your controller and drone are on if you have the non-cine version connect your controller to
your device with a cable then open the dji fly app look in the lower right hand corner of the dji fly
app home screen if it says connection guide that means you need to link the drone to the controller
press connection guide press mavic 3 then press pair in the app then hold the power button and
the drone battery for four seconds or long enough to hear a loud beeping sound followed by two small
beeping sounds when the led lights and your drone battery and controller stop moving from side to
side and are solid and your camera view and the app returns to normal your drone and controller
have been linked successfully all right so now it's time for activation so your controllers
turn on your drone's turned on if you have the cine version make sure the smart controller is
connected to the internet via wi-fi if you have the non-city mavic 3 make sure your device is
connected to wi-fi so i recommend you do this in your home or a place with a strong wi-fi
connection once you have that press on the dji fly app now in the dji fly app you'll see the
activate button press the activate button and then it's just self-explanatory continue on through the
app to activate your drone if you've already used a dji drone before you can just put in that email
and password and just go along with that but if you're completely new to dji drones then you have
to create that in the activation process so just use whatever email and password that you're going
to remember i would recommend you write that down so you don't lose it when you're done it'll say
activation successful and this will only take a minute or two to complete now one thing that's
really important is you get the dji insurance for your drone with a lot of things i don't recommend
you get the insurance but when it comes to drones you're definitely gonna want to get the insurance
okay not only will this give you a peace of mind when you fly but it will also save you a ton of
money if you crash your drone i got the two-year plan which covers me for three replacements
so dji care refresh two year plan offers three replacements in two years including two chances
to use flyway coverage flyweight coverage covers you if your drone goes missing during the flight
and you can't find it however flyway replacement coverage cannot be used if the account or device
was not bound before the flyway incident occurred but since i covered that earlier in this video
you'll have nothing to worry about when flying and when it comes to accidents like water damage
collisions or missing aircraft you can have your product replaced for a reasonable additional cost
for dji mavic 3 the first dji care refresh replacement fee is 159 the second replacement fee
is 199 and the third replacement is 229 if you use the replacement available for flyweight coverage
the replacement fee will be 739 one very important thing is after activation you only have 48 hours
to buy this dji insurance if you buy it after 48 hours it's a real pain dji will make you show
proof of this and this and you'll have to fly your drone and send them a video and it's very
complicated so to make things a lot easier just buy the insurance within two days after activation
so activate your drone then buy the insurance and you're all good one thing i like to do with all my
drones after i first get them after i activate my drone and then buy the insurance i turn
everything off the drone and controller and then also log out of the dji fly app exit out of that
and then once everything is turned off now turn on your drone and the controller and go
back into the dji flyout it's a good idea to do this because you could see a firmware update that
you need to do in the main screen of the dji fly app now if you need a firmware update it will say
update or firmware update press on that and then wait until it finishes doing a firmware update
do not turn off anything or exit the app during the firmware update just let it do its thing when
the firmware update is finished the controller and drone will remain powered on now before
doing your firmware update make sure everything is fully charged you don't want to go below 50
because then it will not complete the firmware update it also can mess things up so just to
keep everything good make sure everything is charged when you're doing your activation and
your firmware updates when your firmware update is complete i recommend turning everything off and
logging out of the app and then turning everything back on just to make sure there are not any more
updates all right now that your activation and your firmware is completed and your batteries
are charged we're ready to fly when carrying or traveling with the drone i highly recommend you
put the storage cover aka gimbal cover on the mavic 3 to maintain the integrity of the gimbal
and protect the lens put it on like this the great thing about this carrying bag is that also turns
into a backpack if you need more space i recommend you go in an area with a lot of open space don't
go close to buildings or trees or obstacles when you're first starting once you get good you can do
that but but just for your first couple of flights it's good to go into open space just to practice
and especially if you're a new drone pilot let's get into this so go find an open space away from
people and obstacles make sure you have a micro sd card in your drone if it's a normal mavic 3
and like i said earlier make sure you take off the storage cover before turning on the drone
the gimbal always needs to be turned off before you turn on the drone the propellers are pretty
easy to attach but if it's your first time it could be a little challenging one thing to note
is that there's two types of propellers just a normal gray propeller and then a gray propeller
with a white ring and what you want to do is match the gray with the gray and the drone
and then the white ring with the little white lines on the drone so the white with the white
and the gray with the gray then push the propeller down into the drone and then with
your other hand on the motor just turn the motor or you can hold the motor and turn the propeller
both ways work i always recommend that you make sure all four propellers are secure before takeoff
in a little bit i'm going to show you how to start your drone so you know if something's wrong with
the propellers when you start it so let's get on to the next step before takeoff now double check
just to make sure your battery is all the way in there nice and secure you don't want to lose your
battery when you're up in the air also press the battery once to make sure all four lights go on
which indicates that it's fully charged take out the two joysticks on the side and then screw them
into the left and right part of the controller so you have your joysticks there when you place your
drone down for takeoff then unfold the antennas and make sure they're facing up one very important
safety feature is to make sure the drone is facing away from you so the rear end or the back end of
the drone should be closest to you and the front of the drone should be facing away from you this
will also make it easier to play right away once you take off so to turn on the drone press the
battery once and you'll see the battery level but you press it twice and hold it on the second time
and the drone will turn on you do the same thing with the controller pressing it once
and then pressing it again holding it and the controller will turn on then press the dji fly
up on your smart controller or device let's just talk about basic flight features of this drone on
the controller you want to put it in normal mode for takeoff normal mode flies up to about 34 miles
per hour now if you put it in s mode that's sport mode which flies up to about 43 miles per hour
and then in c mode or city mode the drone flies to about 11 miles per hour so at takeoff always
use normal mode or end mode because the obstacle avoiding sensors and the gps are on which will
help you avoid hitting things when you get the drone in position to start recording before
takeoff there are a few necessary things to do i will go over the most necessary things but in my
dji drone pro course i show you all the settings in the app to get the most out of this drone
in the dji flyout press go fly then press the three dots in the upper right hand corner under
the safety tab set the max altitude and auto rth altitude to a height that is higher than all the
buildings or obstacles where you're gonna fly this will allow your drone to return to its takeoff
point without hitting anything if you press the return to home button also called the rth button
it's worth noting that the smart controller sticks come already calibrated but if not the
dji fly app will let you know with a red and white notification that pops up on the screen that says
rc calibration required in that case calibrate the controller sticks by pressing on the three dots
in the upper right hand corner press control then scroll down to rc calibration and press that then
press start push the control sticks and rotate the dial to their maximum range several times in
all directions if you have no notifications and your gps signal is good it's time for takeoff
now to start the propellers press the joysticks down and in at a 45 degree angle simultaneously
and the propellers will start once the propellers start you can see if any propellers are loose they
might come off so just make sure the propellers are fine before you do anything you don't have to
do anything just yet you can take your thumbs off the controller and just let the propellers turn
then you're going to want to press the left joystick up to make the drone go up in the air
after the drone takes off about four or five feet it will record the return to home point so you're
all set to go out and fly and you can then always press the return to home button and the drone will
return to you if you have flown dji drones before in normal mode or end mode it flies pretty much
exactly the same so on the left joystick if you press up the joint the drone will go up in the
air if you press down it will go down if you press left it will pan left if you press right it will
pan right now on to the right joystick if you move the control stick to the left the drone is
going to go left if you move it to the right it's going to go right if you move it up the drone is
going to the drone is going to go forward and if you move it down the drone's going to go backward
so once you're in the air if you're a complete beginner take the right joystick and press up
and that'll make the drone go forward and while you're pressing up you can take the left joystick
and either go left or right and now the drone will turn as you're going forward these are very basic
moves but the fundamentals are very important so make sure you practice them if you're a complete
beginner so you feel comfortable so you don't have to look at the joysticks and can do it intuitively
without thinking so when you're in normal mode if you want to stop the drone or make the drone break
and hover in place press the pause button and the rth button now let's talk about photography
and then video press the photo button halfway with your right index finger to auto focus
press it all the way down once to take a photo use your right index finger to press the record button
to start recording video press this button again to stop video recording use your left
index finger to adjust the gimbal pitch on the dial use your right index finger on the dial
to adjust the zoom turning it left and right to zoom in and out to review your photos and videos
press the little playback button here you'll see two tabs on the top that say aircraft and dji fly
the aircraft will be your highest resolution files and your dji fly will be your low resolution files
which i consider backups if anything happens to your memory card or solid-state drive i recommend
downloading your footage from your memory card or solid-state drive onto an external hard drive
when you get home to make the drone automatically come home press the rth button on the controller
or hold the rth button on the dji fly app screen the obstacle avoidance doesn't work in low light
or at night so i wouldn't recommend using the rth button when flying in low light personally i only
recommend using the rth button if it's absolutely necessary and i explained the best way to return
your drone home in my free dji drone webinar which you can watch by clicking on the link below in the
video description when landing the drone hold down the left control stick until the propellers stop
for the mavic 3 let me go over a few of the most important features let's start with autofocus by
default the mavic 3 will autofocus also called af and you can tap the af button to switch to mf
tap it again to go back to autofocus in manual focus or mf you drag your finger up and down
to adjust the focus let's talk about exposure using ae or auto exposure in auto settings using
af or auto focus mode tap the screen and a yellow box will appear showing you where the focus is
this is a small yellow sun icon next to this box which you can drag up and down with your finger to
adjust the exposure once you have the exposure the way you want it tap inside the box and the
exposure will stay locked as it is you can change this by tapping on another area of the screen or
adjusting the settings in the lower right hand corner of the dji fly app dji has a feature called
explore mode which allows you to use the second smaller camera allowing you to zoom in and out
you can enter this explore mode by tapping on the binoculars on the dji flyout screen you will then
see a 1x underneath the binoculars there are many ways to zoom in and out the first way is to press
the 1x button every time you press it you'll zoom from 1x to 2x to 4x to 7x to 14x to 28x you could
tap and hold this 1x button and drag your finger up and down to zoom in and out but i wouldn't use
this for a shot as it will not be smooth similarly you could pinch the screen with two fingers
and zoom in and out like you do on a smart device though i wouldn't recommend this way either
the next way is the way i do it first using the normal remote controller press the fn button and
the left dial simultaneously to zoom in and out on the rc pro smart controller i use the right
dial to zoom in and out alright if you found this video helpful i would appreciate it if you gave it
a thumbs up and share it with a friend if you want to take your drone skills to a whole nother level
consider trying out my dji drone pro video course which has more than 50 videos just like this one
showing you how to maximize your dji drone and fly like a professional filmmaker in that course
i also include many bonuses such as my preflight checklist to make sure you never forget anything
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drop i walk you through everything i know about dji drones and i've flown them all a link to that
course is in the video description i also have a free dji drone training video where i show you my
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viewers like you you can watch that free video by clicking right up here or in the link below
i appreciate you hanging out with me and wish you an amazing new adventure with your mavic 3.
I'm Brett Garamella, the drone pilot pro, and remember, fly like a pro!