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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Croley" data-source="post: 40647" data-attributes="member: 3843"><p>HEAD TO HEAD TEST - DJI ACTIVE TRACT vs AUTOPILOT</p><p></p><p>AUTOPILOT - I set up a waypoint course that lead in a large arc down the street and behind some trees that line the street. Altitude was set to 110 feet to avoid the tree tops. I set the focus to "Subject" and the focus mode to "Operator" (that's me.) I was using my Iphone SE for a device. I engaged the mission and watched as the AC ascended to 110 feet and moved to the 1st point at the tip of the arc in the field. The AC started making its arc behind the trees and I started walking to the end of the street. The AC passed me up but I kept walking. When the AC reached the end of the arc, it started back and away on a larger arc and I kept walking another 50 feet or so. The AC moved away from me but kept the focus of the camera on me. I turned and walked back to the end of the street. By the time I arrived the AC was hovering in the final point with the camera on me all the time. RESULTS - The mission was completed as planned and the camera never failed to be focused on me.</p><p></p><p>DJI - I started the mission at the same point but since the DJI Go app has no waypoint mode, I chose Active Track, then Follow. I was hovering at 110 feet and carefully highlighted the green focus box on ME. I hit the go button and started walking down the street as before. The AC started to follow me but it was right behind me, not of to the side. I moved the "swing" button to the right so that the AC would swing over past the trees and view me from the side, the AC responded in that direction keeping the camera on me.....for a while. I kept walking. As soon a one of the tall trees was between me and the AC, the AC stopped tracking and just hovered in place. The camera focused on a seemingly random spot closer to the AC. I moved out into the open and refocused the target box on me and hit GO again. I started walking again and all was well for about 20 feet until another tree came in between and the AC stopped tracking. I aborted the mission and used the sticks to fly back to the start. Disappointed. A Fail.</p><p></p><p><strong>Conclusion... in this test Autopilot wins hands down! </strong> The trees were the big factor. Since DJI seems to track based on a visual image it could not manage flying behind the trees. These trees are tall, but you can see through them....they are not thick, dense trees.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]sh3nNadJ5oI[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Croley, post: 40647, member: 3843"] HEAD TO HEAD TEST - DJI ACTIVE TRACT vs AUTOPILOT AUTOPILOT - I set up a waypoint course that lead in a large arc down the street and behind some trees that line the street. Altitude was set to 110 feet to avoid the tree tops. I set the focus to "Subject" and the focus mode to "Operator" (that's me.) I was using my Iphone SE for a device. I engaged the mission and watched as the AC ascended to 110 feet and moved to the 1st point at the tip of the arc in the field. The AC started making its arc behind the trees and I started walking to the end of the street. The AC passed me up but I kept walking. When the AC reached the end of the arc, it started back and away on a larger arc and I kept walking another 50 feet or so. The AC moved away from me but kept the focus of the camera on me. I turned and walked back to the end of the street. By the time I arrived the AC was hovering in the final point with the camera on me all the time. RESULTS - The mission was completed as planned and the camera never failed to be focused on me. DJI - I started the mission at the same point but since the DJI Go app has no waypoint mode, I chose Active Track, then Follow. I was hovering at 110 feet and carefully highlighted the green focus box on ME. I hit the go button and started walking down the street as before. The AC started to follow me but it was right behind me, not of to the side. I moved the "swing" button to the right so that the AC would swing over past the trees and view me from the side, the AC responded in that direction keeping the camera on me.....for a while. I kept walking. As soon a one of the tall trees was between me and the AC, the AC stopped tracking and just hovered in place. The camera focused on a seemingly random spot closer to the AC. I moved out into the open and refocused the target box on me and hit GO again. I started walking again and all was well for about 20 feet until another tree came in between and the AC stopped tracking. I aborted the mission and used the sticks to fly back to the start. Disappointed. A Fail. [B]Conclusion... in this test Autopilot wins hands down! [/B] The trees were the big factor. Since DJI seems to track based on a visual image it could not manage flying behind the trees. These trees are tall, but you can see through them....they are not thick, dense trees. [MEDIA=youtube]sh3nNadJ5oI[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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