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Makesureallpropellersareingoodconditionbeforeeachight.DONOTuseaged,chipped,or
brokenpropellers.
Stayawayfromtherotatingpropellersandmotorstoavoidinjuries.
Placetheaircraftcorrectlywhenstoring.Itisrecommendedtouseapropellerholdertofixthe
propellers.DONOTsqueezeorbendthepropellersduringtransportationorstorage.
Makesurethemotorsaremountedsecurelyandrotatingsmoothly.Landtheaircraftimmediatelyifa
motorisstuckandunabletorotatefreely.
DONOTattempttomodifythestructureofthemotors.
DONOTtouchorletyourhandsorbodycomeincontactwiththemotorsafterightastheymaybe
hot.
DONOTblockanyoftheventilationholesonthemotorsorthebodyoftheaircraft.
MakesuretheESCssoundnormalwhenpoweredon.
Intelligent Flight Battery
TheDJIMini2IntelligentFlightBatteryisa7.7V,2250mAhbatterywithsmartcharginganddischarging
functionality.
Battery Features
1. BalancedCharging:duringcharging,thevoltagesofthebatterycellsareautomaticallybalanced.
2. Auto-DischargingFunction:topreventswelling,thebatteryautomaticallydischargestoapprox.96%
ofthebatterylevelwhenitisidleforoneday,andautomaticallydischargestoapprox.72%ofthe
batterylevelwhenitisidleforninedays.Itisnormaltofeelmoderateheatbeingemittedfromthe
batteryduringthedischargingprocess.
3. OverchargeProtection:thebatterystopschargingautomaticallyoncefullycharged.
4. TemperatureDetection:Topreventdamage,thebatteryonlychargeswhenthetemperatureis
between5°and40°C(41°and104°F).Chargingstopsautomaticallyifthetemperatureofthe
batteryexceeds50°C(122°F)duringthechargingprocess.
5. OvercurrentProtection:thebatterystopschargingifanexcesscurrentisdetected.
6. Over-dischargeProtection:dischargingstopsautomaticallytopreventexcessdischargewhenthe
batteryisnotinightuse.Over-dischargeprotectionisnotenabledwhenthebatteryisinightuse.
7. ShortCircuitProtection:thepowersupplyisautomaticallycutifashortcircuitisdetected.
8. BatteryCellDamageProtection:DJIFlydisplaysawarningpromptwhenadamagedbatterycellis
detected.
9. HibernationMode:ifthebatterycellvoltageislowerthan3.0Vorthebatterylevelislessthan10%,
thebatteryentersHibernationmodetopreventover-discharge.Chargethebatterytowakeitfrom
hibernation.
10.Communication:informationaboutthevoltage,capacity,andcurrentofthebatteryistransmittedto
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RefertotheDJIMini2DisclaimerandSafetyGuidelinesandthestickersonthebatterybeforeuse.
Userstakefullresponsibilityforallusageandoperations.
SpecicationsoftheIntelligentFlightBatteryfortheJapaneseversionaredierent.Refertothe
Specicationssectionformoreinformation.Thebatteryfeaturesarethesameforallversionsofthe
DJIMini2IntelligentFlightBattery.
Using the Battery
Checking Battery Level
Pressthepowerbuttononcetocheckthebatterylevel.
LED1
LED2
LED3
LED4
BatteryLevelLEDs PowerButton
Thebatterylevelindicatorsdisplaythepowerleveloftheflightbatteryduringchargingand
discharging.Thestatusesoftheindicatoraredenedasfollows:
 LEDison. LEDisashing.  LEDiso.
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 BatteryLevel
batterylevel> 88%
75%< batterylevel≤ 88%
63%< batterylevel≤75%
50%< batterylevel≤63%
38%< batterylevel≤50%
25%< batterylevel≤38%
13%< batterylevel≤25%
0%< batterylevel≤13%
Powering On/O
Pressthepowerbuttononce,thenpressagain,andholdfortwosecondstopowerthebatteryonor
o.ThebatterylevelLEDsdisplaythebatterylevelwhentheaircraftispoweredon.
PressthepowerbuttononceandthefourbatterylevelLEDswillblinkforthreeseconds.IfLED3and4
blinksimultaneouslywithoutpressingthepowerbutton,thisindicatesthebatteryisabnormal.Insertthe
IntelligentFlightBatteryagainandmakesurethatitissecurelymounted.
Low Temperature Notice
1. Batterycapacityissignicantlyreducedwhenyinginlow-temperatureenvironmentsof0°to5°C(32°

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Charging the Battery
FullychargetheIntelligentFlightBatterybeforeusingforthersttime.
1. ConnecttheUSBchargertoanACpowersupply(100-240V,50/60Hz).Useapoweradapterif
necessary.
2. AttachtheaircrafttotheUSBcharger.
3. ThebatterylevelLEDsdisplaythecurrentbatterylevelduringcharging.
4. TheIntelligentFlightBatteryisfullychargedwhenallthebatterylevelLEDsareon.DetachtheUSB
chargerwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.
Incoldenvironments,insertthebatteryintothebatterycompartmentandturnontheaircraftto
warmupbeforetakingo.
Thebatterycannotbechargediftheaircraftispoweredonandtheaircraftcannotbepoweredon
duringcharging.
DONOTchargeanIntelligentFlightBatteryimmediatelyafterightasthetemperaturemaybetoo
high.Waituntilitcoolsdowntoroomtemperaturebeforechargingagain.
Thechargerstopschargingthebatteryifthebatterycelltemperatureisnotwithintheoperating
rangeof5°to40°C(41°to104°F).Theidealchargingtemperatureis22°to28°C(71.6°to82.4°F).
TheBatteryChargingHub(notincluded)canchargeuptothreebatteries.VisittheocialDJIOnline
StoreformoreinformationabouttheBatteryChargingHub.
Fullychargethebatteryatleastonceeverythreemonthstomaintainbatteryhealth.
Ifthermwarehasbeenupdatedtov1.1.0.0orabove,itisrecommendedtouseaQC2.0orPD2.0
USBchargertocharge.DJIdoesnottakeanyresponsibilityfordamagecausedbyusingacharger
thatdoesnotthatmeetthespeciedrequirements.
WhenusingtheDJI18WUSBcharger,thechargingtimeisapproximately1hourand22minutes.
ItisrecommendedtodischargetheIntelligentFlightBatteriesto30%orlowerduringtransport or
storage.Thiscanbedonebyyingtheaircraftoutdoorsuntilthebatterylevelislessthan30%.
to41°F).Itisrecommendedtohovertheaircraftinplaceforawhiletoheatthebattery.Makesureto
fullychargethebatterybeforetakeo.
2. Toensuretheoptimalperformanceofthebattery,keepthebatterytemperatureabove20°C(68°F).
3. Thereducedbatterycapacityinlow-temperatureenvironmentsreducesthewindspeedresistance
performanceoftheaircraft.Flywithcaution.
4. Flywithextracautionathighsealevels.

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Battery Protection Mechanisms
ThebatteryLEDindicatorscandisplaybatteryprotectionnoticationstriggeredbyabnormalcharging
conditions.
Ifthechargingtemperatureprotectionisenabled,thebatterywillresumechargingoncethetemperature
hasreturnedtowithintheallowablerange.Ifoneoftheotherbatteryprotectionmechanismsactivate,
inordertoresumecharging,itisnecessarytopressthebuttontopowerothebattery,unplugthe
charger,andthenplugitinagain.Ifthechargingtemperatureisabnormal,waitforthecharging
temperaturetoreturntonormalandthebatterywillautomaticallyresumechargingwithouttheneedto
unplugandplugthechargeragain.
Installing/Removing the Battery
InstalltheIntelligentFlightBatteryintheaircraftbeforeuse.Insertthebatteryinthebatterycompartment
andsecurethebatteryclamp.Aclickingsoundindicatesthebatteryisfullyengaged.Makesurethat
thebatteryisfullyinsertedandthebatterycoverissecureinplace.
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Battery Level
0%< batterylevel≤50%
50%< batterylevel≤75%
75%< batterylevel< 100%
Fullycharged
Thetablebelowshowsthebatterylevelduringcharging.
TheblinkingfrequencyofthebatterylevelLEDswillbedierentwhenusingdierentUSBchargers.If
thechargingspeedisfast,thebatterylevelLEDswillblinkquickly.Ifthechargingspeedisextremely
slow,thebatterylevelLEDswillblinkslowly(onceeverytwoseconds).Itisrecommendedtochange
theUSB-CcableorUSBcharger.
Ifthebatteryisnotcorrectlyinsertedintotheaircraft,LED3and4blinksimultaneously.Insertthe
IntelligentFlightBatteryagainandmakesurethatitissecurelymounted.
ThefourLEDsblinksimultaneouslytoindicatethebatteryisdamaged.
Battery Protection Mechanisms
LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Blinking Pattern Battery Protection Item
LED2blinkstwicepersecond Overcurrentdetected
LED2blinksthreetimesper
second Shortcircuitdetected
LED3blinkstwicepersecond Overchargedetected
LED3blinksthreetimesper
second Over-voltagechargerdetected
LED4blinkstwicepersecond Chargingtemperatureistoolow
LED4blinksthreetimesper
second
Chargingtemperatureistoo
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-90°
0°
20°
DONOTdetachthebatterywhentheaircraftispoweringon.
Makesurethatthebatteryismountedrmly.
Gimbal and Camera
Gimbal Prole
The3-axisgimbalofDJIMini2providesstabilizationforthecamera,allowingyoutocaptureclear
andstableimagesandvideo.Thecontroltiltrangeis-90°to+20°.Thedefaultcontroltiltrange
is-90˚to0˚,andthetiltrangecanbeextendedto-90˚to+20˚byenabling“AllowUpwardGimbal
Rotation”inDJIFly.
Pressthebatteryclampanddetachthebatteryfromthebatterycompartmenttoremoveit.
Usethegimbaldialontheremotecontrollertocontrolthetiltofthecamera.Alternatively,enterthe
cameraviewinDJIFly.Pressthescreenuntilacircleappearsanddragthecircleupanddownto
controlthetiltofthecamera.
Gimbal Operation Modes
Twogimbaloperationmodesareavailable.SwitchbetweentheoperationmodesinDJIFly.
FollowMode:theanglebetweentheorientationofthegimbalandaircraftfrontremainsconstantatalltimes.
FPVMode:thegimbalsynchronizeswiththemovementoftheaircrafttoprovidearst-personying
experience.
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Camera Prole
DJIMini2usesa1/2.3"CMOSsensorcamera,whichcanshootupto4Kvideoand12MPphotos,
andsupportsshootingmodessuchasSingle,AEB,TimedShot,andPanorama.
TheapertureofthecameraisF2.8andcanshootat1mtoinnity.
Makesurethetemperatureandhumidityissuitableforthecameraduringusageandstorage.
Usealenscleansertocleanthelenstoavoiddamage.
DONOTblockanyventilationholesonthecameraastheheatgeneratedmaydamagethedevice
andhurttheuser.
Storing Photos and Videos
DJIMini2supportstheuseofamicroSDcardtostoreyourphotosandvideos.AUHS-ISpeedGrade
3ratingorabovemicroSDcardisrequiredduetothefastreadandwritespeedsnecessaryforhigh-
resolutionvideodata.RefertotheSpecificationssectionformoreinformationaboutrecommended
microSDcards.
Withouta microSDcardinserted,userscanstillcapturesinglephotosorrecord720pnormalvideos.
Thelewillbedirectlystoredonthemobiledevice.
DonotremovethemicroSDcardfromtheaircraftwhileitispoweredon.Otherwise,themicroSD
cardmaybedamaged.
Toensurethestabilityofthecamerasystem,singlevideorecordingsarelimitedto30minutes.
Checkcamerasettingsbeforeusetomakesurethecongurationsarecorrect.
Beforeshootingimportantphotosorvideos,shootafewimagestotestthecamera is operating
correctly.
PhotosorvideoscannotbetransmittedfromthemicroSDcardintheaircraftusingDJIFlyifthe
aircraftispoweredo.
Makesureto power otheaircraftcorrectly.Otherwise,thecameraparameters will notbesaved
andanyrecordedvideosmaybedamaged.DJIisnotresponsibleforanyfailureofanimageorvideo
toberecordedorhavingbeenrecordedinawaythatisnotmachine-readable.
Makesuretherearenostickersorobjectsonthegimbalbeforetakingo.Whentheaircraftispowered
on,DONOTtaporknockthegimbal.Takeofromopenandatgroundinordertoprotectthegimbal.
Precisionelementsinthegimbalmaybedamagedinacollisionorimpact,whichmaycausethe
gimbaltofunctionabnormally.
Avoidgettingdustorsandonthegimbal,especiallyinthegimbalmotors.
Agimbalmotorerrormayoccurinthefollowingsituations:a.Theaircraftisonunevengroundorthe
gimbalisobstructed.b.Thegimbalexperiencesexcessiveexternalforce,suchasduringacollision.
DONOTapplyexternalforcetothegimbalafterthegimbalispoweredon.DONOTaddanyextra
payloadtothegimbalasthismaycausethegimbaltofunctionabnormallyorevenleadtopermanent
motordamage.
Makesuretoremovethegimbalprotectorbeforepoweringontheaircraft.Also,makesuretomount
thegimbalprotectorwhentheaircraftisnotinuse.
Flyinginheavyfogorcloudsmaymakethegimbalwet,leadingtotemporaryfailure.Thegimbal
recoversfullfunctionalityonceitisdry.

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Remote Controller
This section describes the features
of the remote controller and includes
instructions for controlling the aircraft
and the camera.

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Remote Controller Profile
DJIMini2comesequippedwiththeDJIRC-N1remotecontroller,whichboastsDJI’slong-rangeOcuSync
2.0transmissiontechnology,offeringamaximumtransmissionrangeof6mi(10km)and720pwhen
displayingvideofromtheaircrafttoDJIFlyonyourmobiledevice.Easilycontroltheaircraftandcamera
usingtheonboardbuttons.Thedetachablecontrolsticksmaketheremotecontrollereasiertostore.
Inawide-openareawithnoelectromagneticinterference,OcuSync2.0smoothlytransmitsvideolinks
atupto720p.Theremotecontrollerworksatboth2.4GHzand5.8GHz,andwillautomaticallyselect
thebesttransmissionchannel.
OcuSync2.0reduceslatencytoapprox.200msbyimprovingthecameraperformancethroughthe
videodecodingalgorithmandthewirelesslink.
Thebuilt-inbatteryhasa capacityof5200mAhandamaximumruntime of6hours.Theremote
controllerchargesthemobiledevicewithachargingabilityof500mA@5V.Theremotecontroller
automaticallychargesAndroiddevices.ForiOSdevices,firstmakesurethatchargingisenabledin
DJIFly.ChargingforiOSdevicesisdisabledbydefaultandneedstobeenabledeachtimetheremote
controllerispoweredon.
ComplianceVersion:Theremotecontrolleriscompliantwithlocalregulations.
ControlStickMode:Thecontrolstickmodedeterminesthefunctionofeachcontrolstickmovement.
Threepre-programmedmodes(Mode1,Mode2,andMode3)areavailableandcustommodescan
beconguredinDJIFly.ThedefaultmodeisMode2.
Using the Remote Controller
Powering On/O
Pressthepowerbuttononcetocheckthecurrentbatterylevel.Ifthebatterylevelistoolow,recharge
beforeuse.
Pressonce,thenpressagainandholdtopowertheremotecontrolleronoro.
Charging the Battery
UseaUSB-CcabletoconnecttheUSBchargertotheUSB-Cportoftheremotecontroller.Ittakes
approx.fourhourstofullychargetheremotecontroller.
Controlling the Gimbal and Camera
1. Shutter/RecordButton:pressoncetotakeaphotoortostartorstoprecording.
2. Photo/VideoToggle:pressoncetoswitchbetweenphotoandvideomode.

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Controlling the Aircraft
Thecontrolstickscontroltheorientation(pan),forward/backwardmovement(pitch),altitude(throttle),
andleft/rightmovement(roll)oftheaircraft.Thecontrolstickmodedeterminesthefunctionofeach
controlstickmovement.
GimbalDial
CustomizableButton
Shutter/RecordButton
Photo/VideoToggle
3. GimbalDial:usetocontrolthetiltofthegimbal.
4. Pressandholdthecustomizablebuttoninordertobeabletousethegimbaldialtoadjustthezoom
invideomode.
Right StickLeft Stick
Turn RightTurn Left
Up
Down
RightLeft
Up
Down
Turn RightTurn Left
RightLeft
Forward
Backward
Left Stick Right Stick
Forward
Backward
Right Stick
Up
Down
Forward
Backward
Left Stick
Turn RightTurn Left
RightLeft
Mode1
Mode2
Mode3

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Threepreprogrammedmodes(Mode1,Mode2,andMode3)areavailableandcustommodescanbe
conguredinDJIFly.ThedefaultmodeisMode2.Thegurebelowexplainshowtouseeachcontrol
stick,usingMode2asanexample.
StickNeutral/CenterPoint:Controlsticksareinthecenterposition.
Movingthecontrolstick:Thecontrolstickispushedawayfromthecenterposition.
Remote Controller
(Mode 2)
Aircraft
( Indicates Nose Direction) Remarks
ThrottleStick:Movingtheleftstickupordown
changesthealtitudeoftheaircraft.
Pushthestickuptoascendanddownto
descend.Themorethestickispushedaway
fromthecenterposition,thefastertheaircraft
willchangealtitude.
Pushthestickgentlytopreventsuddenand
unexpectedchangesinaltitude.
YawStick:Movingtheleftsticktotheleftor
rightcontrolstheorientationoftheaircraft.
Pushthesticklefttorotatetheaircraftcounter-
clockwiseandrighttorotatetheaircraft
clockwise.
Themorethestickispushedaway fromthe
centerposition,thefastertheaircraftwill
rotate.
PitchStick:Movingtherightstickupanddown
changesthepitchoftheaircraft.
Pushthestickuptoyforwardanddowntoy
backward.
Themorethestickispushedaway fromthe
centerposition,thefastertheaircraftwillmove.
RollStick:Movingtherightsticktotheleftor
rightchangestherolloftheaircraft.
Pushthesticklefttoyleftandrighttoyright.
Themorethestickispushedaway fromthe
centerposition,thefastertheaircraftwillmove.