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Parrot ANAFI Ai User Manual

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  • Page 2: E Are Arrot Elcome To The Team

    The indispensable prerequisites, on the next pages, will not occupy more than 5 minutes of your time: ANAFI Ai requires the FreeFlight 7 app to fly, and to make sure your drone and controller are fully up to date with the latest features.

  • Page 3: Prerequisites

    REREQUISITES You want to put ANAFI Ai to work as soon as possible, so do we. Refer to the enclosed Super Quick Start Guide (SQSG) if you need illustrated guidance to get these quick prerequisites out of the way. 1. Wake up the batteries of your ANAFI Ai and Skycontroller 4. Charge the batteries using the enclosed USB-C to USB-C cables.
  • Page 4 If the prompt does not appear on your screen when you connect your device to your Skycontroller 4, launch FreeFlight 7 manually, as any other app. FreeFlight 7 Update screen 4. Follow onscreen instructions to update your ecosystem. Tap “Software” from the Skycontroller 4 page to launch the update Skycontroller 4 update in progress...
  • Page 5 Tap “Software” from the A N AF I A i page to launch the update Tap “Install all” Update complete 5. Follow onscreen instructions to carry out calibrations if required – refer to the “Calibrations” section of this guide for further information. 6.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Front ............................. 16 LED status indicator color codes..................16 Top ............................17 Bottom ..........................17 Right Side ..........................18 Pairing ANAFI Ai to a Parrot Skycontroller 4 ..............18 HDMI video sharing ......................18 4G C ......................... 19 ONNECTIVITY About 4G connectivity ......................19 Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card................
  • Page 7 4G flying..........................22 ........................23 BSTACLE AVOIDANCE Obstacle avoidance and manual piloting ................23 Obstacle avoidance and automated flights ................ 24 Obstacle avoidance: screenshots ..................25 ..........................26 CALIBRATIONS Skycontroller 4 calibration....................26 Gimbal calibration ........................ 27 Horizon calibration (exceptional procedure) ..............28 Magnetometer calibration ....................
  • Page 8 FreeFlight 7 Gallery ......................42 MicroSD card formatting ..................... 42 7 ......................43 NTRODUCING LIGHT Presentation of the HUD...................... 44 HUD Slider Management ..................... 45 ............................. 47 ETTINGS Quick ............................. 47 Controls ..........................47 ........................48 DVANCED ETTINGS Behaviour ..........................48 Interface ..........................
  • Page 9 Grid ........................... 80 Double grid ........................80 Orbit ..........................81 1-Click..........................81 ........................83 ROUBLESHOOTING Rebooting all systems ......................83 Reinstalling FreeFlight 7....................... 83 Resetting ANAFI Ai ......................83 Resetting the Skycontroller 4 ....................84 Resetting the smart battery (reminder) ................84...

  • Page 10: Foreword

    About the smart batteries As you will find out by reading this guide, the batteries of both ANAFI Ai and the Parrot Skycontroller 4 are smart enough to enter a wintering mode when you are not using them for ten days in a row.

  • Page 11: About Hdmi

    Parrot strongly recommends that you use your Parrot.Cloud account (or create one if ANAFI Ai is your first Parrot drone) to let Parrot store your ANAFI Ai flight data. Sharing your data, even anonymously, benefits the community, as it enables us to improve our products.

  • Page 12: Disclaimer

    ISCLAIMER 1. ANAFI Ai IS NOT A TOY and should not be used or handled by a person under the age of 18 years. 2. Using ANAFI Ai carries no particular health requirement. 3. BEFORE USING ANAFI Ai: (A) CAREFULLY READ the user manual and all information and documentation available on www.parrot.com, which is susceptible to be updated at any time and without prior...

  • Page 13: Technical Specifications

    ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS DRONE SKYCONTROLLER 4 - Size folded: 304 x 130 x 118 mm - Size without terminal: 238 x 147 x 55 mm - Size unfolded: 320 x 440 x 118 mm - Maximum size: 315 x 147 x 55 mm - Weight: 898 g / 1.98 lb - Weight: 606 g / 1.34 lb - Ready to fly in 60 seconds...

  • Page 14: Package Contents

    ACKAGE CONTENTS Your ANAFI Ai pack contains: ANAFI Ai drone 1 Parrot Skycontroller 4 1 smart battery, preinstalled on ANAFI Ai 1 hard case 1 international USB-PD fast charger 2 long USB-C to USB-C cables for charge and pairing 2 short USB cables (1 lightning and 1 USB-C) for connection to devices...

  • Page 15: Presentation Of Anafi Ai

    ANAFI Ai RESENTATION OF Ready to store or carry Foldable arms and propellers Ready to fly Stereo obstacle avoidance cameras Charge level LED indicators 180° tilt 4K camera gimbal Smart battery USB-C charging port Power button...

  • Page 16: Presentation Of Parrot Skycontroller

    Status indicator LED Take-off/Landing Sliding handles LED status indicator color codes When the Parrot Skycontroller 4 is powered on, its LED status indicator gives you an instant visual indication: Flashing green: Skycontroller 4 update in progress; Connecting to ANAFI Ai;...

  • Page 17: Top

    Gimbal tilt trigger Zoom trigger Optics reset Media recording Neck strap loops Bottom USB-C charging port HDMI port Charging status LED...

  • Page 18: Right Side

    4. Plug the drone to one of the USB-C ports of the controller (side or bottom) with an USB-C to USB-C cable. 5. The LED of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 flashes briefly in green: it is acknowledging ANAFI Ai. 6. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 4 and ANAFI Ai (steady dark blue LED on the controller): check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 activates the drone’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete.

  • Page 19: Connectivity

    Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card The nano SIM card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the right side of the drone, under the “4G” cover. To install the nano SIM card, lift the cover open and insert the nano SIM card straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone –...
  • Page 20 Drone page: SIM locked Tap the “Cellular access” tile to access the interface shown in the following screenshot. Connection status interface Tap “Enter PIN” to access the “SIM card PIN” interface.
  • Page 21 “SIM card PIN” interface Enter your PIN and tap “Ok” to confirm. The interface closes and after a few seconds, the 4G protocols are activated as in the following screenshot. “Cellular access”: connected Tap the “Cellular access” tile again to check the connection status interface, displayed in the following screenshot.

  • Page 22: 4G Flying

    Note that although creating a Parrot.Cloud account is always recommended, it is not mandatory to activate ANAFI Ai’s 4G functions. 4G flying When the nano SIM card has been activated, each time the ecosystem is powered on (or each time it connects to a 4G network), FreeFlight 7 confirms the availability of 4G with the popup shown on the following screenshot.

  • Page 23: Obstacle Avoidance

    OA activated, degraded operation red: OA activated, but inoperative In the following screenshot, the OA icon is green. Parrot strongly recommends deactivating the OA whenever the icon is NOT green. OA activated and operating optimally Obstacle avoidance and manual piloting The OA is designed to help the pilot, not to replace his control over the drone.

  • Page 24: Obstacle Avoidance And Automated Flights

    “Drone blind” notification Face the drone in the direction of the motion to avoid getting this notification. Obstacle avoidance and automated flights During automated flights, the drone manages its trajectory to keep the OA fully functional. However, users must carefully plan and monitor their automated flights in the following conditions, as the OA might not work optimally.

  • Page 25: Obstacle Avoidance: Screenshots

    The following screenshots illustrate situations where the OA should be deactivated to avoid piloting errors. Orange shield, GPS downgraded: Parrot recommends deactivating the OA. Red shield: deactivate the OA immediately. If you see the “stereo camera failure” as in the latest screenshot, land your drone as soon...

  • Page 26: Calibrations

    CALIBRATIONS This section presents the calibration procedures required by the ecosystem: one procedure for the Skycontroller 4’s magnetometer and four procedures for ANAFI Ai’s systems: Gimbal calibration Horizon calibration Magnetometer calibration Obstacle avoidance calibration Skycontroller 4 calibration FreeFlight 7 may require you to calibrate the magnetometer of your Skycontroller 4 if it has been exposed to a strong magnetic field or if your flying conditions change radically –...

  • Page 27: Gimbal Calibration

    A N A F I A i calibration menu Use the first option to perform a gimbal calibration, that is more precise than the quick calibration which occurs when ANAFI Ai is powered on. Both the main camera and the stereo camera gimbals are calibrated successively.

  • Page 28: Horizon Calibration (Exceptional Procedure)

    If you notice a tilted horizon on all your videos and photos, and if this tilt is always on the same side, access horizon calibration to make your horizon perfectly straight again. This feature is accessible from the ANAFI Ai page on the FreeFlight 7 dashboard (or from the ANAFI Ai box of the HUD).
  • Page 29 Magnetometer calibration screen Calibrating the Z axis Calibrating the Y axis...

  • Page 30: Obstacle Avoidance

    Optimal calibration (120 meters) option provides the best quality calibration, and must be favored whenever possible. Tap an option to select it: ANAFI Ai takes off, reaches the selected height, performs a 360 (full rotation) and descends.
  • Page 31 Calibration in progress When prompted by FreeFlight 7, land the drone to complete the calibration. Calibration successful confirmation Drone landed, calibration sequence complete...

  • Page 32: Pre - Flight Reminders

    • Make sure ANAFI Ai’s battery is securely installed on the drone’s body. • Make sure ANAFI Ai’s lenses are clean – if you need to clean them, do it before you power the drone on: hold the gimbals between two fingers so that you do not pressure their mechanisms when you clean the lens, and gently wipe the lens with a microfiber cloth.

  • Page 33: Getting Started

    Parrot recommends you always fly ANAFI Ai with Parrot Skycontroller 4 and a device, for the best flight experience. 6. FreeFlight 7 runs automatically on your device and connects to ANAFI Ai and to Parrot Skycontroller 4. 7. Check for controller and drone software updates.

  • Page 34: Taking Off

    AKING OFF Ground take-off Position ANAFI Ai on a flat, even, and clear surface. Power it on, move at least 2 m (6 ft) away from ANAFI Ai and check that the surroundings of the drone are absolutely clear. Press the button on your Parrot Skycontroller 4.

  • Page 35: Flying

    Reverse Turn right Move to the right Turn left Move to the left Note that you can modify ANAFI Ai’s controls through the SETTINGS menu of FreeFlight 7. Refer to the “SETTINGS/ Controls” section of this guide for additional information.

  • Page 36: Returning Home

    Smart RTH mode. If you feel confident you can bring ANAFI Ai back to its take-off point or if you wish to land it at a different location, you can cancel the Smart RTH directly from the alert pop-up.

  • Page 37: Pilot Rth

    The hand landing feature is deactivated in Cameraman mode: revert to Manual flight before attempting a hand landing. Fly ANAFI Ai between 100 cm (3 ft) and 150 cm (5 ft) directly above your open right hand, arm extended. Press the...

  • Page 38: Smart L I P O Battery

    Battery installation To install the smart battery back on the drone, unfold the arms of ANAFI Ai, slide the battery firmly into the drone until you feel and hear the battery clicking into the body of the drone.

  • Page 39: Battery Care And Safety

    Ideally, when not in use for a prolonged period, batteries should be stored half-charged. When not in use for 10 days, ANAFI Ai’s smart battery discharges itself, if required, to 65 % charge, over a 48h period. In other words, after a maximum of 12 days without use, this smart battery enters hibernation with a charge level which never exceeds 65 %.
  • Page 40 Finally, note that ANAFI Ai’s smart battery will only allow charge in ambient temperatures between +10 °C and +45 °C, and that using ANAFI Ai in temperatures approaching 0 °C will reduce its flying time. To minimize this slight drop in the smart battery’s capacity, keep your battery as warm as possible before starting a flight in a cold environment: be aware that if the temperature of the core of the battery drops below 5 °C, it will not power the drone.

  • Page 41: Media Retrieval

    Installing and retrieving the microSD card The micro SD card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the left side of the drone, under the “SD” cover. To install the micro SD card, lift the cover open and insert the micro SD card straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone.

  • Page 42: Freeflight 7 Gallery

    If your computer has no USB-C port, you can use a USB-A to USB-C cable to connect ANAFI Ai to your computer. Power ANAFI Ai on. ANAFI Ai mounts as any other external drive: copy your media from the DCIM/100MEDIA directory to your computer’s hard drive.

  • Page 43: Introducing Free Flight

    LIGHT The HUD (head-up display) interface of FreeFlight 7 is the companion to ANAFI Ai. It enables you to access all the features of ANAFI Ai, from the screen of your device, at the touch of your thumbs. This section explores FreeFlight 7 functions, starting with a presentation of HUD...

  • Page 44: Presentation Of The Hud

    Presentation of the HUD 1. Drone horizontal distance relative to pilot 11. Zoom factor 2. Drone vertical distance relative to take-off 12. Gimbal tilt point 3. Drone speed 13. Piloting modes/Missions 4. To dashboard 14. Drone speed mode (Film/Sport) 5. Notifications & alerts zone 15.

  • Page 45: Hud Slider Management

    Note that both GPS icons are green, on the presentation screenshot. This means that the device and ANAFI Ai are both synchronized to enough GPS, Glonass and Galileo satellites to optimize the stability of the drone, especially at higher altitudes.
  • Page 46 Slider: more map Keep sliding it toward the left and hold the position for a second to maximize the map (or 3D view) and minimize the video feed into a small rectangular window, top left of the interface. Slider: video feed minimized Tap the video window to revert to default.

  • Page 47: Settings

    For each item, tap to toggle (Map or 3D view) or activate and highlight – as Auto-record on the following screenshot. Quick settings Note that ANAFI Ai records on the video the ambient sound when the Audio toggle is activated. Controls Controls settings manage the way your controller behaves.

  • Page 48: Advanced Settings

    For each item, the default value (DV) is displayed in bold characters or highlighted on screenshots. Behaviour The Behaviour settings allow you to adapt the flight behavior of ANAFI Ai for each mode (“Film”and “Sport”). Use each slider to fix your values.

  • Page 49: Interface

    Interface For each item, Map type or Measurement system, tap an option to select it. Interface settings Tap “RESET INTERFACE SETTINGS” on the bottom of the page to reset to default. Geocage The Geocage is activated (“On”) by default, with the following values: o Height: 30 m (configurable from 1 m to 150 m) o Distance: 100 m (configurable from 10 m to 4 km) Tap “Off”...

  • Page 50: Rth

    The Geocage limit is reached Through RTH settings, you define the behavior of your drone when the RTH feature is activated.. The following screenshot displays the default values of the menu. The Hovering slider is set at 2 m and it is configurable between 1 m and 10 m. The RTH minimum height is set at 30 m and it is configurable between 20 m and 100 m.
  • Page 51 EV settings, or both. About Picture signatures: this feature allows authentication and proof of integrity of files produced by ANAFI Ai (to serve as evidence, for example), but it can increase the achievable time interval between photos in Timelapse and GPS-lapse modes.

  • Page 52: Connection

    Connection Connection settings let you manage your 4G connection, change your ANAFI Ai’s Wi-Fi network name, password & band, and broadcast your DRI. The following screenshots highlight default values for each item. Connection settings: Cellular data Connection settings: Wi-Fi...
  • Page 53 About Direct Remote Identification (DRI): the DRI system makes your drone locally broadcast information about itself for regulatory compliance (where applicable). Tap “RESET WI-FI PREFERENCES” on the bottom of the page to reset to default. FreeFlight 7 must be connected to ANAFI Ai for this button to appear.

  • Page 54: Videos , Photos And Panoramas

    By default, ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 are set to start recording a video as soon as ANAFI Ai takes off. This literally means all you have to do, to start filming, is to fly ANAFI Ai into the sky.
  • Page 55 When you are happy with your settings and your framing, press the hard shutter button on the right of Parrot Skycontroller 4 (or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming. The round soft shutter button of the HUD turns into a square and displays a double timer: time since the video started (main timer, top) and remaining filming time (small timer, bottom).

  • Page 56: Taking Photos

    Taking photos To access the photo options of ANAFI Ai tap the “Mode” box in the bottom bar of the HUD. Six photo modes are available on ANAFI Ai: Photo (single shot), Timelapse, GPS Lapse, Panorama (4 formats), Bracketing and Burst.
  • Page 57 Photo options When you are happy with your settings and your framing, press the hard shutter button on the right of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 (or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to take a photo. In “Photo” mode, the screen flashes in black and white to confirm a picture has been taken.

  • Page 58: Creating Panoramas

    10 meters (30 ft) radius around ANAFI Ai. Bear in mind ANAFI Ai locks the exposure (refer to the “AE Lock ” section of this guide for additional information on exposure locking) of the frame with which you start your panorama.
  • Page 59 Parrot Skycontroller 4 (or tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to begin the Panorama capture. ANAFI Ai starts taking pictures and the bottom of the HUD displays a progress bar which fills with green as the capture unfolds.
  • Page 60 “Delete” to delete them. Select its tab on the left to access the FreeFlight 7 Phone Gallery, which contains only the media you have downloaded from ANAFI Ai’s microSD card. Local (device) Memory displaying a Panorama Finally, select the panorama you want to generate from your Local gallery: FreeFlight 7 displays the following screen.
  • Page 61 Panorama generation page Tap “Generate Panorama” to create the panorama (or browse the individual pictures with the slider on the right). When the panorama creation is complete, FreeFlight 7 adds the result at the top of the corresponding photo folder.

  • Page 62: Gimbal Tilt And Zoom Controls

    IMBAL TILT AND ZOOM CONTROLS ANAFI Ai features a controllable gimbal (180° tilt range, from nadir to zenith) and a 6x zoom. This section presents these features and the way to activate them. Gimbal tilt control ANAFI Ai’s gimbal tilt control is activated through the left trigger of Parrot Skycontroller 4.
  • Page 63 WIDE formats (JPEG and DNG+JPEG), and it has an impact on the resolution of the pictures in JPEG RECT format. By contrast, ANAFI Ai offers impressive lossless zoom capabilities for 4K (2x) and 1080p (4x) videos.
  • Page 64 1080p 1x zoom 1080p 6x (max) zoom...

  • Page 65: Advanced Imaging

    It can also be used for slow shots, up to 1/15 second for the photo mode. Note that ANAFI Ai can shoot pictures and videos when it is not flying. You can even hold it in your hand and use it as a premium stabilized 4K video and photo camera.

  • Page 66: Iso Value (Iso)

    By default, in Auto mode, ANAFI Ai constantly adapts its ISO and shutter speed values to the scene it is filming. Setting an ISO value for a whole shot or series of shot, however, is very useful to professional filming.
  • Page 67 Cloudy WB Shaded WB WB 2 000 K WB 10 000 K...

  • Page 68: Lock Ae

    “Lock AE” box appears in the Notifications & Alert zone, below the top bar of the HUD. Move ANAFI Ai around or tilt its gimbal to change the frame: the exposure settings remain as they were when you activated the function.
  • Page 69 Exposure is locked in the shadow: shutter speed is set at 1/200 s and the image is overexposed...

  • Page 70: Hdr

    Select “HDR On”: a HDR notice appears in black inside a yellow box, at the center of the top of the HUD. Press the hard shutter button on your Parrot Skycontroller 4 (or the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming in HDR or to take an HDR photo.

  • Page 71: Missions

    Piloting The Piloting mission is ANAFI Ai’s default mode. It enables you to pilot the drone and fully control its camera tilt and zoom. When you release the commands in Manual flight mode, ANAFI Ai stays in position, hovering.
  • Page 72 Cameraman: target selected Fly ANAFI Ai around your target. The drone keeps your target at the center of the frame. Therefore, if you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the left, ANAFI Ai circles around your target clockwise.
  • Page 73 ANAFI Ai, and always be ready to stop the following (tap the “STOP button” of your HUD) in case a danger or any sort of unexpected obstacle arises.

  • Page 74: Touch & Fly: Waypoint

    Single tap a point on the map to select a destination for ANAFI Ai: this point is marked as a black circle with a green border. Use the sliders on the right of the screen to set the drone’s altitude and speed.

  • Page 75: Touch & Fly: Poi

    ANAFI Ai is minimized in the top right corner of your screen. Long press a point on the map to create a POI for ANAFI Ai: this point is marked as a green square with a white border. Use the slider on the right of the screen to set the altitude of the POI.

  • Page 76: Flight Plan

    Tap Flight Plan from the “PILOTING MODE” box menu. The map of your surroundings opens full screen. If you are not connected to ANAFI Ai, the minimized live view is black, as on the screenshots that follow. Find your next dream flying spot on the map.
  • Page 77 The tip of the peninsula is a POI: we want ANAFI Ai to focus on it while it flies around it. Tap it and hold your finger on the screen to add the POI. It appears as a green square diamond while it is selected.

  • Page 78: Vehicle

    Tap on “Done” button to finalize your flight plan. All you have to do now is to close FreeFlight 7, to get to your flying spot, to prepare ANAFI Ai, your Parrot Skycontroller 4 and your device for the flight.

  • Page 79: Photogrammetry

    The ASPRS was created in 1934, but the field of photogrammetry has since greatly benefited of the emergence of flying cameras such as Parrot drones. One of the leaders of the field is Pix4D, which became a Parrot Group company in 2012.

  • Page 80: Grid

    Grid Simple grid photogrammetry flights are useful to create 2D maps. Simple grids can be precisely adapted to any shape, to match the borders of a field or a coastline, for example. Follow these steps to program and launch a simple grid mapping flight. Tap the map to create a square grid.

  • Page 81: Orbit

    FreeFlight 7: Double photogrammetry Orbit Orbit photogrammetry flights are useful to model an isolated building or structure in 3D. Follow these steps to program and launch a Circular mapping flight. Tap the map to create a square flight area. Tap and slide the square to position the object you want to map at the center of the flight area.
  • Page 82 The box turns green. If asked, select the building height. Select your RTH option (Yes or No) Select your 4G upload option (Yes or No) Tap “Done” when ready. Tap “Play” to launch the flight. FreeFlight 7: 1-Click photogrammetry...

  • Page 83: Troubleshooting

    Resetting ANAFI Ai Resetting ANAFI Ai reverts the drone back to its latest firmware update: it cleans all media, logs and credentials from the drone. For this reason, remember to back up all your “Drone memory” FreeFlight 7 media before resetting ANAFI Ai.

  • Page 84: Resetting The Skycontroller 4

    If the behavior of your battery is not consistent with the elements contained in the “SMART LIPO BATTERY” section of this guide, and if you cannot get it to power your ANAFI Ai, you must reset your battery: plug it to a power source with one of the enclosed cables, then keep the battery’s power button pressed for 15 seconds (regardless of the behavior of the LEDs),...

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