John:
With all do respect I think you are wrong. Why push a mechanical switch when you can select a software switch. If the software switch fails, I can alway resort to the mechanical one. Is that not how RTH works on DJI Go? There is a big prominent button on the DJI Go App labeled "H". If that does not work, then I can always select the mechanical button on the front of the controller.
But let's get back to main topic on how the Litchi software functions. While I believe the Litchi application is a decent product and has lots of functionality missing in GS Pro, there are some areas where this program is deficient. Laurence Seberini (the self proclaimed Mr. Litchi) makes a big deal in his videos about how easy it is change waypoints and points of interest to get the correct view. What Mr. Seberini misses in his videos is framing. There is no way from looking at a satellite map to really understand how the video is going to appear in the field of view of the camera. To do this requires adjustments in the field.
Unfortunately, with the way the Litchi software is written you have to fly the mission before can make any changes. And, if you want to abort the mission, well you have rely on a mechanical switch so that you can make changes to waypoints.
In fact, many are suggesting a work around of uploading the mission to the web before beginning the mission so you can download it again and make modifications. What if there is no internet connection? There is no way to upload the mission to make a modifications? And, there is no way to cache a map in advance. I don't want to upload my missions to their hub. I need a local solution.
For all of Litchi's good points (and there are many) it comes across as software that is half-baked. For example, have you tried navigating through their list of video format selections. In DJI Go it is well organized. Litchi is just a list formats that does not appear to make any logical sense. And, that is just one of many issues I have with the Litchi application. The list can go on and on.
I can tell you this. When the folks at DJI get their act together on GS Pro, Litchi is the first application that I am going to delete.
Don Barar
With all do respect I think you are wrong. Why push a mechanical switch when you can select a software switch. If the software switch fails, I can alway resort to the mechanical one. Is that not how RTH works on DJI Go? There is a big prominent button on the DJI Go App labeled "H". If that does not work, then I can always select the mechanical button on the front of the controller.
But let's get back to main topic on how the Litchi software functions. While I believe the Litchi application is a decent product and has lots of functionality missing in GS Pro, there are some areas where this program is deficient. Laurence Seberini (the self proclaimed Mr. Litchi) makes a big deal in his videos about how easy it is change waypoints and points of interest to get the correct view. What Mr. Seberini misses in his videos is framing. There is no way from looking at a satellite map to really understand how the video is going to appear in the field of view of the camera. To do this requires adjustments in the field.
Unfortunately, with the way the Litchi software is written you have to fly the mission before can make any changes. And, if you want to abort the mission, well you have rely on a mechanical switch so that you can make changes to waypoints.
In fact, many are suggesting a work around of uploading the mission to the web before beginning the mission so you can download it again and make modifications. What if there is no internet connection? There is no way to upload the mission to make a modifications? And, there is no way to cache a map in advance. I don't want to upload my missions to their hub. I need a local solution.
For all of Litchi's good points (and there are many) it comes across as software that is half-baked. For example, have you tried navigating through their list of video format selections. In DJI Go it is well organized. Litchi is just a list formats that does not appear to make any logical sense. And, that is just one of many issues I have with the Litchi application. The list can go on and on.
I can tell you this. When the folks at DJI get their act together on GS Pro, Litchi is the first application that I am going to delete.
Don Barar