Tracking with Active Track and Spotlight

The two main modes for tracking are active track and spotlight

When I'm tracking a subject and I can freely use the remote controller, I prefer to use spotlight

as it allows me to perform all sort of moves while the target is maintained in the center of the frame, for more dynamic results

I will very soon publish a specific video about the excellent spotlight

At the track is the right choice for autonomous tracking when we cannot control the flight of the drone, as the aircraft will move to maintain a constant distance to the target

Before starting our tracking section, a word of advice. With the Mini 3 I would not go tracking in the middle of obstacles, as I do here with the Mavic 3, because it lacks both lateral and upward sensors

therefore it will be dangerous, as you will see in my horrible crash later on

We can have a few lucky rides, but sooner or later a crash will happen

and I don't want to push you towards any accident. It is much wiser to choose a wide open area without obstacles or to keep the drone well above During the tracking it is possible to apply a smooth zoom up to 200 using the scroll wheel

of the controller to get closer to the action. But being a digital zoom there will be a loss

of resolution so this option is mainly for users who encode their footage in 1080p

The interface for tracking is not as sophisticated as the one of the Mavic 3 where we can set

8 different positions compared to the target. With a mini tree we have a choice between trace and parallel

Let's start with trace. With this option we can set a specific height and distance from the target and the aircraft

will follow at a constant distance from behind or in front. It is also possible to have the drone just above the target, with the camera pointing

down, for bird's eye tracking. In parallel mode the aircraft track the target from a side, at an angle slightly bigger than

90 degrees, to help the action of the sensors. Again it follows the movement of the target, maintaining a constant distance

You can see that the drone keeps track of the target very well and manages to anticipate

its position when it is covered by trees