it good to see at least some 1 still keep posting videos for spark. Thumbs up

@Adrianhvlogs

5 жыл бұрын

For sure!

@whatsup7202

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Spark is a keeper. Very tight drone and very decent camera.

Steve Coutts I am so glad to have found and subscribed to your channel. A wide majority of videos on KZread relating to the DJI Spark are "high level" reviews whereas you bring it down to offer a common sense laymen’s approach of everyday challenges faced with flying and how to avoid pitfalls. I particularly like your hands on experiences along with accessories suggestions and detailed approach to improving our overall experience in flying. Looking forward to your future vids as you are a natural with sincere emotion..

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Doug, I appreciate that! 😀

thank you for the vid and info. will start trying palm launch and land due to dust dirt debris. and the pause/stop button thank you

Great stuff! I'm forwarding this to a friend who recently purchased a DJI Spark. Many thanks.

One of the more useful spark videos I have watched. Good quality content 😁

Thanks , I've had my Spark for 4 yrs now and just learned more. The OTG cable for communication. Recently I've had a problem with interference at a certain location. And the "grab 90 degree" to turn off. I've grabbed and double click to turn off a few times . . . going to be handy knowledge. Thanks again.

@SteveCoutts

2 жыл бұрын

That's great! So happy to hear you picked up a few new tricks. Happy flying! PS I LOVE hearing about folks still flying the Spark. Cheers!

Steve you are one of the few ones still are producing videos about this amazing gadget. Thanks 4 not leaves us alone in the battle of drones

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! For sure! 👍

Very useful advice! I've been flying a Spark since last year, but did not know about the pause button. I was once on a sidewalk and had the drone in tracking mode. After it tracked me for about 1 mile, the battery went low, so it decided to return to home. When it ascended, it hit a tree. It almost fell, recovered and did the same hitting the tree twice. I finally somehow managed to take it down safely.

I am so glad I am not the only one with a spark!!! Thank you for all your videos that help us spark owners out!!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! Sooooooo many Spark owners out there! 😀

Not new to DJI products just got a spark and you are right I learnt one thing ..did not know about the 90° shut off :) thanks

@SteveCoutts

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Happy to hear you learned a new trick and always love hearing from folks flying Sparks. Happy, safe flying! 👍

Good tips. I programmed the function button to "take off" & "land". One push & it will take off from your hand or land on your hand.

@Distrax

4 жыл бұрын

good tip, thanks man

Steve I love your Channel! I have been watching it for months now under my old channel. You have helped me so much get to know my DJI Spark. Thank you so much for all the information and tips and tricks. Hopefully one day my footage will be somewhere near yours. Keep up the amazing work man.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! 👍😀

I don't own a drone and have never flown a drone, but have done a LOT of video watching on the DJI Spark recently. Your short video is really excellent and informative. Thank you!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching!

@Steve Coutts I just bought a spark and have been researching guides and tips, and your channel is amazing, I came across you on the DJI forums too! Thanks for keeping the Spark community so fresh and alive 😁 There’s amazing resources here for us beginners 😄

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Good to hear the videos have been helpful! 😀👍

Excellent, thanks for continuing to upload videos of the dji spark. Greetings from Argentina

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks for watching! 👍

I had my first flight a few days ago, tried gesture mode without my phone. It took off nicely, but seems to get confused about palm control and landing. Luckily I remembered your tip on the emergency shutoff, worked like a charm. Thank you so much!

@SteveCoutts

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear you remember the trick. Cheers and happy flying!

Top stuff, cheers chap 👍😃 had my Spark about 8 months now and am still amazed at what it can do

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

I love my Spark!

Awesome as always! Thanks for keeping up with the Spark!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

You bet! Love my Spark!

Excellent info. Thanks. I considered myself very familiar with my Sparky, then here you come with all your sparkly knowledge. No really, thanks a bunch. I'm now a new subby!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it was helpful. 😀

Thanks for all of the informative videos. Please keep up the good work. I am a beginner drone flyer and owner. I love my spark.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

You bet Ronn! Thanks for watching! PS I love my Spark too! 😀

Excellent info Steve. Thanks, from a seasoned Vet. Thumbs Up!

Thanks a lot for the tips! they have been very useful, specially the landing on the palm, which is some time a little bit problematic to me. 👍🏻

@whatsup7202

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I still need to try that.

Great video---I just ordered one of these Spark drones in lava red...it will be here Friday. Thanks for the video!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, lava red - awesome! Have fun and take it slow and keep it close until you get the hang of it. Good luck! 👍

@JP1970

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Coutts thank you, sir!!!

good vid thx... saw the three of you heading towards the river yesterday... didn’t have time to stop and say “hi”... next time 😀

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Next time. 😀

Definitely absolutely right! I got rid of my spark couple of times and I can’t help it I’ve got to have it still for the size there’s really no out there in the market that can actually perform just like the spark!😎👍

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, tough to beat the Spark on a number of points. 👍

Ah, great tips! Thanks Steve - love your videos and your dedication to the Spark!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bunch! Love my Spark, we've been through a lot together - haha! 😀

Whenever I launch my spark I do palm launching, but what makes it way easier is just press de power button twice, then look at the camera and It will launch itself, and hover at a few feet. Then I grab my remote and get going. Way easier because you don't have to hassle with the remote in one hand, holding the spark in the other! Great video by the way!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

That's a great tip! I never thought of that one. I will definitely try it out. Thanks! 👍

Hey love your channel watch it all the time. Also a Spark owner and love it. I just wanted to point out you definitely get more distance using the OTG cable I have noticed. Less interference.

@krul23

5 жыл бұрын

yeah i was surprised when he said that the Otg cable doesnt improve flight distance, it really does.

Cheers Steve, great video and much appreciated tips.

My son received this as a birthday gift years ago and we just recently pulled it out and your videos are quite helpful in figuring out all of the things that this does. Thank you so much for your awesome videos. Liked and sub'ed.

@SteveCoutts

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I'm a big fan of the Spark although I don't fly it too often any more. It's a great drone and a very good one to start with especially because it's pretty tough. I made a video for new drone fliers, which you may want to have a look at - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pnmdt5aKe8_acZc.html. Mistakes can be costly with a drone, so a bit of knowledge can go a long way. Best of luck with the Spark and thanks for the comment and sub. Cheers!

Hello Steve, keep making this great video’s with information about the Spark!👍👍👍

Man, some great info here, thanks !

Have the spark for over an year and never knew about the pause button feature properly! Kudos! 👌🏻

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Pause is incredibly useful. 😀

awesome! Thank you for sharing!

Nice to see new Spark videos, I did not know about the palm land without gesture mode. I found using an OTG cable is a problem if you knock it and it loses connection momentary, then it is better to rather go for WiFi.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Hey, one new thing - awesome! My OTG cable has been rock solid for me. Good to know about bumping it loose though, I did not consider that. Thanks.

Good to know things! Thanks man!

I didn't know you can always launch and land from your hand without being in gesture mode. Thanks for the tips.

My finding recently was that the OTG cable actually caused my pixel 2 to drain faster. Maybe since the last app update it will be fixed. Im not holding my breath. I bought the cable for just as you suggest to have rock solid connection.

Great tips! Thanks!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 👍

You make quality videos! Thank You

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate that! 😀

Thanks for the tips ... didn't know a couple of them

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching. 😀

Great video, Never knew the pause button one, will be testing it out tomorrow.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

The pause button is my BFF. 😀

Learned a couple of things, thanks Steve.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 👍

cool tips Steve, thanks

Thanks Steve, great stuff!

@SteveCoutts

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! That's a pretty old video now - haha - glad you found it useful. Happy, safe flying! Cheers!

Another great content from you.. thanks for the videos.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😀

It’s been a while since you posted much of a video was waiting to see some more of your videos and while the spark is great and I know you love it should think and consider the mavic air as well since it is small and is quite like the spark but keep up with the great videos 👍🏼

Nice and very informative video for a drone newbie like me.keep up the good works and God bless Steve.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching!

good to see no time wasted !

Danke! - > geliked und abonniert 👍 Die Spark ist auch heute noch sehr gut. Sie ist stabil und zuverlässig... Wie ein kleiner Traktor. Deine Videos helfen mir viel, du machst eine ausgezeichnete Arbeit. Viele Grüsse aus der Schweiz

@SteveCoutts

Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank fürs Abonnieren und für die netten Worte. Ich hatte meinen Spark eine Weile nicht benutzt, aber ich habe ihn vor ungefähr einer Woche herausgenommen, um ein kurzes Video zu drehen - kzread.info-MMtrr8OXRI. Ich wurde schnell daran erinnert, dass es immer noch eine gute, leistungsfähige Drohne ist. Wie Sie sagen, ein kleiner Traktor. Ein gut gebautes, zuverlässiges Arbeitstier, das Sie nie im Stich lässt. Grüße aus British Columbia, Kanada.

good video. Thank you Steve

@SteveCoutts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thank you for watching! Cheers!

I love my sparks it's been 1 year..that pause button I didn't kno did all that thank you!!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Pause is my best friend. 😀

Fantastic vid.

That was great thanks heaps stay safe see ya

The "emergency stop in your face" shot is by far my favorite Spark video segment.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yep. 😀

Great things to know , keep up the great work!

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching!

Great tips for a new brand Spark/ drone owner like me : ) thank you

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

at least one thing you said... Well the very first one indeed.. thanks...

Thank you for this great video! 👍

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks I need to fly my spark more. Also buy the prop guards bro!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! I have prop guards but rarely use them, except for indoor flights, then I have them on almost 100% of the time. 😀

Good information, maybe this drone is the one for me.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was the one for me. 😀

Woooow I didn't know about the first tip. That's so cool! I'll try it today or tomorrow 😅

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! One new thing! 😀

Everything was knew :-) thanks for the video

Great Video 👍🏿 Loved it

Awesome video thank you Steve i am proud owner of spark the best Full HD drone ever

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching! The Spark is definitely one of the best! 👍

good info Steve,, thanks !! If you're ever interested in "finding a lost drone / battery" let me know,,, a very simple trick.

More great advice Steve ✌

Great info

@SteveCoutts

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's a pretty old video now - haha. Thanks for watching and the comment. Cheers!

My wife got me a dji spark for xmas. I cant wait. I have the DJI phantom 3 standard and I love it. I wanted a mavick but I felt it was to much for what I need it for. Cant wait to open my new toy

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Haha! Have fun! It's a great little drone. Love my Spark! 👍

Hello excellent tricks thank you for your advices I have a question, you can't turn off the back lights or front lights of the spark like on the Mavic air or phantom 4? During flight

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

As far as I know, shutting off the lights is not possible. Perhaps someone else will comment if there is a way. 😀

Great tips Steve, cheers my friend.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BIGDRONEFLYER77RC

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveCoutts your welcome Steve.

Great topics! Thanks!...;)

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Tnx for the info brother

@SteveCoutts

3 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Great vid 👍

cheers. very useful

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and glad it was useful! 😀

I didn't know about the panic button! Thanks 🙂

@SteveCoutts

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! It's my favourite button! 😀

@TheTMax

3 жыл бұрын

@@SteveCoutts I could have saved two drones😑😅

Love your videos

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😃

Incredibly Helpful

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it was useful. 👍

@prantanudas5994

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveCoutts 👍👍

@prantanudas5994

5 жыл бұрын

@@SteveCoutts 👍👍

Great vid

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Fantastic!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Otg cable is backwards units charging your phone and its makes The drone go further on Android

Nice Steve!

Thanks Steve. 👍🏼 Definitely got few tips today. I thought OTG cable doesn’t work anymore.

@SterremanWillie

5 жыл бұрын

The OTG cable was a problem before since you lost parts of the telemetry like the battery level, etc. but has now been fixed with a firmware update.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

OTG was a bit on again/off again for Android but mostly 100% for iOS from the beginning. As Willie added a recent firmware update put it "on again" for Android.

nice tips sir 😇

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great tricks. By the way- Unfortunally 2 axis gimbal in spark discourages me from use it anymore eh

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wonder how I will feel after some 3-axis goodness. We will see...

The pause button is a revalation, my new best friend. Thank you

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yeah, totally it's my BFF too! 😀

Great thanks.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 👍

Can you please help me with regards to firmware and dji go app version.. keep hearing that the new version is giving problems flying. What is the safe version and firmware for flying. Tha k you

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I am on the latest app and firmware version and have not had any issues. I am running on iOS though, not sure what mobile OS you are running. My app updates are set to happen automatically and anytime I the app prompts me to upgrade the firmware, I do. I haven't ever had an issue following that protocol. There is always risk anytime you install a new version so, if your experience hasn't been good, then turn off automatic updates on your app and wait a week or two before installing a new firmware. Good luck! 😀

I've bought myself a DJI Spark! Hoping I don't crash the drone while capturing awesome footage!

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Happy flying and safe landings!

@basails45

5 жыл бұрын

You'll crash, but it's surprisingly tough.

@anzaeria

5 жыл бұрын

Grab a $40 Syma quadcopter. Fully manual with no automation. It might be more challenging to fly initially but it will develop your manual flying skills, make you a better pilot and give you quicker reflexes too. Plus they're light weight and so can withstand many hard crashes. If you can get reasonably good at flying the cheap Syma, you'll be an ace pilot with the Spark and significantly reduce your chances of crashing it. I believe the Spark, like the Mavic, has a fatal design flaw for beginners. And that is no user-selectable Atti mode. If the GPS on the Spark malfunctions, it automatically switches to Atti mode. The problem is that people who are completely new to drones have no manual flying skills and no previous experience with Atti mode. And yet Atti mode is forced upon them by the Spark when the GPS gives up. In such instances, newbies are often overwhelmed and panic and crash or experience a flyaway. However, if you get reasonably decent at flying a cheap manual Syma, you'll be able to handle Atti mode on the Spark just fine and resume control.

@josefchamera

5 жыл бұрын

anzaeria sounds really awesome! I haven’t crashed my drone yet (Flown for 3 hours now) but this could prove worthy for a drone project at my high school!

@flaneurfilms1940

5 жыл бұрын

I crashed my first spark moving sideways into a wall in the apartment. The frame broke.

Cool tips :)

Ya what he said last keep you hands back I was going to turn it side ways and it hit my fingers a cut me up pretty good

@SteveCoutts

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes! Yeah, they will do some good damage. Knock on wood my drones haven't taken a chunk out of me yet! Cheers!

Will be using the pause button more often now. Cheers 😊✈️👍

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

It's my best friend when flying. Saved me a few times. 👍

@Georgewrigley

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Coutts I bet. Will be looking forward to more footage from you buddy cheers 🍻

@ournarrowboatadventure8458

5 жыл бұрын

Shame I didn't use it before i hit a tree over a canal in the UK and lost my drone ☹ at least I have my new one now.

@Georgewrigley

5 жыл бұрын

Our narrowboat adventure oh no 😱. I’d have been gutted. Glad you got a new one buddy 😊👍✈️

@ournarrowboatadventure8458

5 жыл бұрын

@@Georgewrigley I was very gutted ☹ when we travel past that part of the canal I still think there is a £400 drone sat at the bottom 😫

What if the phone is not otg capable?

Thanks for tips... new... just to hard to find tips for spark because more new drone like mavic air n pro . I hope u consistend in dji spark for tips, video n other for spar. I is new spark... i always like u video... i want to share video spark soon... thanks b4... Salam from Indonesia..(sorry for bad english :-))

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the the comment and thanks for watching! I have plenty of Spark videos and there will be more to come. 😀👍

Hi, will prop guards lessen flight time at all?

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

My "non-scientific" testing put it at about 10-15% less flight time but mileage will vary. I did a video on them - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKV2lLiwirvNYpM.html. 😃

Hey Steve, thx for the video. When I plug in my OTG cable, it charges my phone for 1-2 seconds then my phone no longer recognizes it. Do I still have a connection being made from controller to remote, or must I physically be able to see my phone charging to know the connection is being made?

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! If you turn off WiFi on your phone and make a connection using the OTG cable, you'll know immediately if you have a connection via the cable or not.

I find hovering in front of me and pushing the Autoland with my palm under the Drone a really simple and comfortable way to land.

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm about 50-50 between auto landing and pulling down on the left joystick. I don't really have a preference. 😀

How to install FCC mode to iphone? Please help me

@SteveCoutts

4 жыл бұрын

That is probably a good question for the DJI forums - forum.dji.com

any idea which OTG cable that works on an Nexus phone?

@SteveCoutts

5 жыл бұрын

The one I listed in the description will likely work. It's generic. Seems to be a popular option and it's cheap. 😀

Thankyou!