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  • Page 2: We Are Parrot. Welcome To The Team

    ANAFI Ai to the air, to make the most of your first 32-minute flight. The prerequisites on the following pages, will not take up 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: About Anafi Ai Documentation

    ANAFI Ai repair and maintenance tutorials available on Youtube channel Read the Flight Safety Guide provided with the ANAFI Ai to have complementary information about safety, operational limitations, for use and maintenance of the drone. Always verify that you are using the latest version of the User Guide on parrot.com/en/support/anafi-ai.

  • Page 4: Prerequisites

    1. Wake up the batteries of your ANAFI Ai and Skycontroller 4. Charge the batteries using the enclosed USB-C to USB-C cables. The batteries’ LEDs start to flash, indicating that they are awake. Let them charge while you read.
  • Page 5 A prompt appears on your screen, which invites you to allow the communication between your device and the controller. 3. Tap Allow to run FreeFlight 7. Note: If the prompt does not appear on your screen when you connect your device to your Skycontroller 4, tap the app icon to launch FreeFlight 7 manually.
  • Page 6 Skycontroller 4 update in progress 5. Proceed with the drone update. Tap Software from the ANAFI Ai page to launch the update. Tap Install all V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...
  • Page 7 Update complete. 6. Follow the onscreen instructions to perform calibrations if required. For more information, refer to the “Calibrations” section. All systems are ready for flight. V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents We are Parrot. Welcome to the team ....................... 2 Using this guide ..............................2 About ANAFI Ai documentation ......................... 3 Prerequisites ..............................4 Foreword ................................13 About ANAFI Ai ............................. 13 ANAFI Ai ecosystem ............................. 13 Overhead power lines and pylons ....................... 13 Radiation Fields ............................
  • Page 9 LED Status indicator color codes ........................21 Top ................................22 Bottom ................................. 22 Right Side ..............................22 Pairing ANAFI Ai to a Parrot Skycontroller 4 ....................23 HDMI video sharing ............................23 GPS receiver compatibility ........................... 23 4G Connectivity ..............................24 Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card ....................
  • Page 10 Returning home: Smart RTH ..........................45 Low battery Smart RTH ..........................45 Ecosystem link loss Smart RTH ........................46 Pilot Smart RTH ............................47 Landing ................................48 Hand landing ..............................48 Smart LiPo Battery ............................51 Battery removal ............................51 Battery installation ............................
  • Page 11 Taking photos ............................... 65 Creating Panoramas ............................. 67 About media Metadata ..........................69 Gimbal tilt and zoom controls .......................... 70 Gimbal tilt control ............................70 Zoom control ..............................70 Advanced imaging ............................74 Exposure value (EV)............................74 Shutter speed (s) ............................74 ISO value (ISO) ..............................
  • Page 12 Drone end of service life ..........................115 Appendix 1: Operational Checklist ......................... 116 Update & calibration ..........................116 Parrot Skycontroller 4 & Anafi Ai OFF ......................116 Parrot Skycontroller 4 & Anafi Ai ON ......................116 Before Take-off ............................117 After Take-off .............................

  • Page 13: Foreword

    Foreword About ANAFI Ai ANAFI Ai was designed and optimized to fly as is. Parrot strongly discourages the use of any addon or accessory which could be mounted on, or attached to ANAFI Ai (feet extensions, buoys, hulls, etc.). Accessories impose extra weight on the drone and its motors. Electronic accessories may interfere with the drones’...

  • Page 14: 4K Video Formats

    ANAFI Ai smart batteries ANAFI Ai and the Parrot Skycontroller 4 batteries enter a wintering mode when not in use for ten consecutive days. You must wake the batteries up and charge them completely before you fly ANAFI Ai for the first time.

  • Page 15: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer 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: 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 notice...

  • Page 16: Technical Specifications

    Technical 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 ...
  • Page 17 WEIGHT AND BALANCE  Weight: 898 g / 1.98 lb Center of gravity: Drone center of gravity V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 18: Package Contents

    Package contents Your ANAFI Ai pack contains: 1 ANAFI Ai drone 1 Parrot Skycontroller 4 1 smart battery, preinstalled on ANAFI Ai 1 hard case 1 worldwide compatible USB-PD fast charger 2 long USB-C to USB-C cables for charging and pairing...

  • Page 19: Presentation Of Anafi Ai

    Presentation of ANAFI Ai Ready to store or carry F oldable arms and propellers Gimbal protection 4 G cover Right LED Ready to fly Stereo obstacle avoidance cameras Charge level LED indicators 180 tilt 4K camera gimbal ° Smart battery...

  • Page 20: Bottom View

    LED luminosity increases with the drone’s height over its take-off point, up to 5 meters. Assistance white lights turn on in low light conditions, when ANAFI Ai is flying between 0.25 and 5.9 meters above ground.

  • Page 21: Presentation Of Parrot Skycontroller 4

    Take - off /Landing Sliding handles LED Status indicator color codes When the Parrot Skycontroller 4 is powered on, the LED status provides an instant visual indication: Flashing green: Skycontroller 4 update in progress Alternating light blue and dark blue:...

  • Page 22: Top

    Gimbal tilt trigger Zoom trigger Optics reset Media recording Neck strap loops Bottom USB - C charging port Micro - HDMI port Charging status LED Right Side USB - C device connection port Spare control stick storage (2 one on opposite side) V7.5.0.0 –...

  • Page 23: Pairing Anafi Ai To A Parrot Skycontroller 4

    6. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 4 and ANAFI Ai. The controller shows a steady dark blue LED. 7. Verify that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 activates the drone’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete.

  • Page 24: 4G Connectivity

    Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card You can find the nano SIM card slot of ANAFI Ai on the right-hand 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 with the connectors turned to the back of the drone.

  • Page 25: Activating The Nano Sim Card

    Note: Parrot recommends that you create a Parrot.Cloud account, however it is not mandatory to activate ANAFI Ai’s 4G functions. To activate the nano SIM card, power on the full ANAFI Ai ecosystem (drone, Skycontroller 4, device). Access the ANAFI Ai page of the dashboard. The Cellular access tile shows SIM locked.
  • Page 26 If applicable, tap Enter PIN to access the SIM card PIN interface. SIM card PIN interface Enter your PIN and tap Ok to confirm. The interface closes after approximately 3 seconds, and the 4G protocols are activated: Cellular access connected V7.5.0.0 –...
  • Page 27 Tap the Cellular access tile again to check the corresponding interface, displayed in figure 15. Note: If you select Reset SIM from this interface and then confirm, the drone reboots with a SIM locked status. Cellular access interface V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 28: Data Sharing And User Accounts

    From the FreeFlight 7 dashboard, tap Log in to access data sharing and account options. FreeFlight 7 dashboard By default, on first launch and as the ecosystem is free from all links to Parrot or partners accounts, FreeFlight 7 forwards anonymous software data to our servers, which helps Parrot improve its products.

  • Page 29: Private Mode (Zero Data)

    Tap Data sharing: FreeFlight 7 data sharing and user accounts The Manage flight data sharing screen opens: Manage Flight data sharing interface Private mode (zero data) From the Manage flight data sharing page, tap Private mode. FreeFlight 7 warns you that confirming this choice deletes all flight data from your device.

  • Page 30: Parrot.cloud Account & Full Sharing

    Important: If you activate Private mode, you limit your ability to receive technical support, warranty, or both from Parrot Support. Although the ecosystem produces data to enable a safe flight, none of the data is saved after you power off the ecosystem.

  • Page 31: Pix4D Account - 3 Offered Photogrammetry Models For New Users

    Manage flight data sharing - Full sharing Important: If you tap Clear all data, you delete all your data from your device (and from the Cloud, if you decide so). This is useful for multi-operators drones. PIX4D account – 3 offered photogrammetry models for new users Existing PIX4D users can link their account to their drone and start programming photogrammetry missions directly from FreeFlight 7 and 4G upload to PIX4D.

  • Page 32: Obstacle Avoidance

    OA activated, degraded operation Red: OA activated, but inoperative In the following screenshot, the OA shield is green. Parrot strongly recommends deactivating the OA whenever the icon is NOT green. A green shield indicates that Obstacle avoidance is activated and operating optimally.

  • Page 33: Obstacle Avoidance And Manual Piloting

    If you see a Stereo camera failure notification associated with a red OA shield, deactivate the OA immediately, land your drone as soon as possible and reboot all systems (drone, controller, app) before attempting another OA activation. You may have to recalibrate the Obstacle avoidance system before you can activate OA again. For more information, refer to the “Calibrations / Obstacle avoidance”...

  • Page 34: Obstacle Avoidance And Automated Flights

    When you fly the drone in a direction where the OA cannot detect obstacles (directly sideways or sideways and toward the back), a notification appears on your screen: Obstacle avoidance blind spot Face the drone in the direction of travel to avoid getting this notification. Obstacle avoidance and automated flights During automated flights, the drone manages its trajectory to keep the OA fully functional.

  • Page 35: Calibrations

    Calibrations This section presents the calibration procedures available to the Anafi Ai and the Skycontroller 4 Skycontroller 4 calibration 1 Skycontroller calibration option is available. 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 (for example, if you change from one continent to another).

  • Page 36: Gimbal Calibration

    • Obstacle Detection Gimbal calibration Position ANAFI Ai on a perfectly flat and level surface. In the Calibration menu, tap the Gimbal tile to perform a gimbal calibration. The gimbal calibration is more precise than the quick calibration which occurs when ANAFI Ai is powered on.

  • Page 37: Correct Horizon Calibration (Exceptional Procedure)

    Important: You must not perform the horizon calibration unless it appears necessary, for example, after a crash. This is different to the magnetometer calibration of ANAFI Ai or the Parrot Skycontroller 4, which you must perform periodically, Position ANAFI Ai on a perfectly flat and level surface, exactly perpendicular to any pattern containing straight lines you can use as horizon references.

  • Page 38: Magnetometer Calibration

    Magnetometer calibration In the Calibration menu, tap the Magnetometer tile to perform a magnetometer calibration. Tap Start on the Magnetometer calibration screen to begin the calibration. Drone Magnetometer calibration screen Follow the on-screen instructions to perform a calibration for: • AXE Z (YAW) •...

  • Page 39: Obstacle Avoidance Calibration

    • Optimal calibration (up to 120m) – Use this option whenever possible. This calibration provides the highest quality calibration. Tap either the Quick calibration, or Optimal calibration tile to select it. ANAFI Ai takes off, reaches the selected height, performs a full 360° rotation and descends.
  • Page 40 Obstacle avoidance calibration in progress FreeFlight 7 prompts you to land the drone to complete the calibration. Obstacle avoidance calibration successful Drone landed, Obstacle avoidance calibration sequence complete V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 41: Pre-Flight Reminders

    Do not fly ANAFI Ai over urban areas or over restricted airspaces such as airports, train stations, power plants, national reserves, etc. Do not fly ANAFI Ai in the fog, snow, hail, or in a wind exceeding 15 m/s (50 km/h). Do not fly the ANAFI Ai during salt spray, thunderstorm, sandstorm, bird flocks.

  • Page 42: Getting Started

    11. Stay at least 2 m (6 ft) clear from the drone and press takeoff. Note: As a safeguard measure, ANAFI Ai is programmed to cut its motors instantly in case of impact on one of its propeller blades. Always control your drone carefully.

  • Page 43: Taking Off

    Taking 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 takeoff on your Parrot Skycontroller 4.

  • Page 44: Flying

    Flying Skycontroller controls Note: You can modify ANAFI Ai’s controls through the SETTINGS menu of FreeFlight 7. For more information, refer to the “Settings/ Controls” section. V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 45: Returning Home: Smart Rth

    Returning home: Smart RTH To use the return home feature, ANAFI Ai must set a home point. This is achieved with the first GPS fix of the drone. Tip: Ensure that the drone GPS icon is green before you take-off:...

  • Page 46: Ecosystem Link Loss Smart Rth

    Ecosystem link loss Smart RTH If the Wi-Fi signal is weak, or there is significant interference, ANAFI Ai switches seamlessly between Wi-Fi and 4G to avoid a complete connection loss between the elements of the ecosystem. Wi-Fi is about to break up, due to powerline interferences...

  • Page 47: Pilot Smart Rth

    Pilot Smart RTH When you select Pilot advanced RTH mode, ANAFI Ai returns to the GPS position of the device used to control the drone at the exact moment an RTH procedure is activated, whether the drone is linked to a Parrot Skycontroller 4 or not.

  • Page 48: Landing

    Do not attempt a hand landing in wind strong enough to make ANAFI Ai fight to hold its hovering position. Drone GPS synchronization is mandatory for a successful hand landing. ANAFI Ai recognizes your hand when it hovers more than 100 cm (3 ft) above your open hand, with your arm extended.
  • Page 49 Press Home on your Skycontroller 4: 1. If necessary, ANAFI Ai rotates to align perfectly with your hand. ANAFI Ai rotates to align with the pilots hand Handland interface, hand detected Drone ailgned, handland in progress V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...
  • Page 50 Note: During a landing procedure, if the ANAFI Ai is still flying at more than 100 cm (3 ft) from your hand, you can extend your arm under the drone, with your hand open. ANAFI Ai recognizes your hand and proceeds with the hand landing described above.

  • Page 51: Smart Lipo Battery

    Smart LiPo Battery ANAFI Ai’s smart LiPo battery is preinstalled on the drone. You can charge it when installed on ANAFI Ai, or not. Battery removal To remove the smart battery from the drone, unfold the drone’s arms, press the push-button located under the battery and disengage it from the drone.

  • Page 52: Battery Care And Safety

    When your battery is not installed on ANAFI Ai, you can check its charge level at any time by pressing the battery Power button: 1 steady LED lights up: battery is between 0 and 25% charged 2 steady LEDs light up:...

  • Page 53: Battery State Of Health

    Important: the boundary conditions to store the battery are: • a temperature from -20°C to 35°C; • a relative humidity lower than 75% (rh); Note: ANAFI USA’s smart battery can only charge in ambient temperatures between +10°C and +45°C. Flying time is reduced if you use ANAFI USA in temperatures approaching 0°C.

  • Page 54: Media Retrieval

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

  • Page 55: Freeflight 7 Gallery

    FreeFlight 7 Gallery You can manage your media and download them directly from ANAFI Ai to your device with the FreeFlight 7. The Gallery also lets you: • preview videos and photos, without downloading them to your device;...

  • Page 56: Introducing Freeflight 7

    Introducing FreeFlight 7 The HUD (heads-up display) interface of FreeFlight 7 enables you to access all the features of ANAFI Ai, from your device’s screen. Presentation of the HUD FreeFlight 7 HUD interface 1. Drone horizontal distance relative to pilot 11.

  • Page 57: Hud Slider Management

    Bracketing Burst Note: When both GPS icons are green, as seen in the presentation screenshot, 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 58: Settings

    Settings Settings to access the Quick, Controls, and Advanced tabs. Quick The Quick tab is selected by default. There are 6 tiles displayed: Map, Obstacle avoidance, Audio, Geocage, Lossless zoom only, and Auto-record. Tap the Map tile to toggle between the map view and the 3D view. Tap the Obstacle avoidance, Audio, Geocage, Lossless zoom only, and Auto-record tiles to activate or deactivate the setting.

  • Page 59: Advanced Settings

    Default values (DV) are displayed in bold characters or highlighted on screenshots. Presets The Presets settings allow you to adapt the flight behavior of ANAFI Ai for each mode (Film and Sport). Use each slider to fix your values. Camera tilt speed 1°/s to 180°/s (DV: 10°/s for FILM;...

  • Page 60: Interface

    Interface For each item, Map type or Measurement system, tap an option to select it. Advanced tab interface settings You can add a grid overlay to the streaming view. 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: Height: 100 m (configurable from 1 m to 150 m)

  • Page 61: Rth

    Geocage limit reached Through RTH settings, you define the behavior of your drone when the RTH feature is activated. The Hovering slider is set at 2m, and it is configurable between 1m and 10m. The RTH minimum height is set at 50m, and it is configurable between 20m and 100m.

  • Page 62: Connection

    Sign pictures 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. When this feature is activated, a .sig file is recorded simultaneously with each picture taken.

  • Page 63: Developer

    Tap PASSWORD to define the Wi-Fi key shared by ANAFI Ai and the Skycontroller 4. Parrot defines a unique random password for each ANAFI Ai and Skycontroller 4 package, but Parrot highly recommends you define your own password. Your password must be robust: 10 characters long or more and using at least 3 types of characters among uppercase, lowercase, digits, and special characters.

  • Page 64: Videos, Photos And Panoramas

    Making videos By default, ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 are set to start recording a video as soon as ANAFI Ai takes off. Depending on your filming objectives, ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 offer multiple settings, from full auto to manual professional options.

  • Page 65: Taking Photos

    Video fps menu, 1080p 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. It shows the time since the video started (main timer, top) and remaining filming time (small timer, bottom).
  • Page 66 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 67: Creating Panoramas

    For this reason, Parrot recommends you always frame the main subject of the intended panorama before pressing the shutter button. Note: ANAFI Ai will not enable you to proceed with a panorama if the drone is short on power (capturing a 360 Panorama takes ANAFI Ai 85 seconds).
  • Page 68 When you are happy with 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 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 69: About Media Metadata

    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. Finally, select the panorama you want to generate from your Local gallery: FreeFlight 7 displays the following screen.

  • Page 70: Gimbal Tilt And Zoom Controls

    Gimbal tilt control ANAFI Ai’s gimbal tilt control is activated through the left trigger of Parrot Skycontroller 4. It is available in all video and photo modes, and in all manual piloting modes.
  • Page 71 1080p 4x max lossless zoom ANAFI Ai presents no lossless zoom capabilities for pictures. The zoom is deactivated by design in WIDE formats (JPEG and DNG+JPEG), and it has an impact on the resolution of the pictures in JPEG RECT format.
  • Page 72 The 1080p video mode offers the best resolution for direct observation, even out of the lossless zoom envelope. 1080p 1x zoom 1080p 6x max zoom You can find below the zoom level correlation table depending on each photo and video mode: Mode Media format Lossless zoom off...
  • Page 73 Bracketing JPEG RECT Up to x6 Unavailable JPEG WIDE Unavailable Unavailable DNG+JPEG RECT Up to x6 Unavailable DNG+JPEG WIDE Unavailable Unavailable JPEG RECT Up to x6 Unavailable Burst JPEG WIDE Unavailable Unavailable V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 74: Advanced Imaging

    Advanced imaging ANAFI Ai is set to deliver high quality and balanced 4K videos and 48MP photos, out of the box. However, there are multiple pro-imaging settings. This section is designed to help you exploit the manual settings. The Exposure value (EV) is the only setting accessible in the Auto mode, from the Imaging box menu of the HUD.

  • Page 75: Iso Value (Iso)

    1/15 second for the photo mode. Note: 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 76: Lock Ae

    Lock AE FreeFlight 7 offers the possibility to lock the general exposure of a view, to fine-tune the framing of a shot and keep the desired exposure. To access this function, tap the Imaging settings box of the HUD. V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...

  • Page 77: Lock Ae Touch

    The icon turns into a Closed lock on a yellow background. A yellow 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 78: 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 tap the soft shutter button of the HUD) to start filming in HDR or to take an HDR photo.

  • Page 79: P-Log

    If you activate (or deactivate) HDR any ongoing video recording is halted. A new recording with the new setting starts after 5 seconds. ANAFI Ai features 2 HDR options: HDR-8 and HDR-10. HDR-10 is only available through H265 video encoding. For more information, refer to the “Advanced settings/Recording” section.

  • Page 80: Missions: Piloting

    Tap a mission to select it. Each Mission is associated with a specific behavior, which this section and the following describe. The Piloting Mission is ANAFI Ai’s default Mission. It enables you to pilot the drone and fully control its camera tilt and zoom.

  • Page 81: Missions: Photogrammetry

    PIX4D, which became a Parrot Group company in 2012. ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 utilizes PIX4D technologies which enables existing PIX4D users to seamlessly link their drone to their PIX4D account. New users can use ANAFI Ai to discover PIX4D photogrammetry services, through three offered mapping missions.

  • Page 82: Double Grid

    Tab box to select Image Parameters: Resolution 12MP / 48MP Exposure -3.0 to +3/0 EV (DV: 0.0 EV) White balance Auto / Sunny / Cloudy Tap box to select Flight Parameters: 4G upload Yes / No Obstacle avoidance Yes / No Final RTH Yes / No RTH on data link loss...

  • Page 83: Orbit

    Tap box to select Flight Parameters: 4G upload Yes / No Obstacle avoidance Yes / No Final RTH Yes / No RTH on data link loss Yes / No Altitude From 5 m (DV: 50 m) Camera tilt -90° to 0.0° (DV: -70°) Front overlap 20.0% to 90.0% (DV: 80.0%) Side overlap...

  • Page 84: 1-Click

    Tap box to select Flight Parameters: 4G upload Yes / No Obstacle avoidance Yes / No Final RTH Yes / No RTH on data link loss Yes / No Altitude From 5 m (DV: 50 m) Number of photos 18 to 90 Camera tilt -90% to 0.0°...

  • Page 85: About Pix4D Suite Compatibility

    Note: If the mission starting point is 50km away, or further, an alert message appears: First waypoint too far away. About PIX4D suite compatibility ANAFI Ai is compatible with the PIX4D software suite, including Pix4Dmapper, Pix4Dinspect, Pix4Dmatic, and Pix4Dcloud. To learn more on how to optimize the processing of the images, please read PIX4D SOFTWARE TUNING FOR ANAFI Ai documentation.

  • Page 86: Missions: Flight Plan

    Tap the MISSIONS icon in the left bottom corner of the HUD of FreeFlight 7 to access Missions options. Tap Flight Plan to select this mission. The map of your surroundings opens full screen. If you are not connected to ANAFI Ai, the minimized live view is black: New Flight Plan interface Tap New Flight Plan, then edit and confirm the name of your project to start.

  • Page 87: Flight Plan: Creating Poi

    It is isolated and its area also offers a good take-off point for the flight. Slide the selector left or right to define the height of the POI. This is the point ANAFI Ai’s camera will aim at when filming the POI.

  • Page 88: Flight Plan: Creating And Managing Waypoints (Wp)

    3 POIs set Flight Plan: creating and managing waypoints (WP) Zoom to the area of the first POI, that of the tallest lighthouse. The flight starts and finishes at this point. First Waypoint set Tap a point on the screen to create a WP. The WP interface opens. Slide the selectors left or right to define the height of flight over take-off point at the WP, and to set the camera angle.
  • Page 89 Direction of camera changed Tap a point on the screen to create a new WP. By default, the new WP is set at the same altitude and camera angle as the previous WP. The camera points in the direction of the flight which brought the drone to the new WP.
  • Page 90 WP number 2 ALTITUDE changed POI selected and WP number 2 linked First lighthouse inspection programming is complete V7.5.0.0 – published on February 03, 2023...
  • Page 91 #16 in a straight line implies flying too close to houses. This gives the opportunity to check the Segment interface. Tap a segment to activate the Segment interface. You can modify the speed of ANAFI Ai for any flight segment (from 0.5 m/s to 12 m/s by 0.5 m/s increments – default value: 5 m/s).
  • Page 92 Segment interface activated Tap the +plus on the middle of the segment to create a new WP there. By default, the altitude of the new WP considers flight level change between the previous WP and the next WP. Tap and slide the new WP to move it away from the village. New Waypoint created Tap and slide any Waypoint to move it V7.5.0.0 –...

  • Page 93: Flight Plan: Image Parameters

    Creating a temporary POI can be a useful aid for framing. The following screenshots show a constant -5.0° camera angle which maintains a nice framing on the village, provided WP #17 is moved away from the POI. The camera angle adapts in real time as you move a POI-linked WP.
  • Page 94 Flight Plan complete Tap the Image parameters box to open the corresponding interface. Image parameters interface Select your settings. Flight Plan Image parameters are as follows (default values in bold). Video: Resolutions 4K or 1080p Framerate 30 fps (24 to 30 fps for 4K / 24 to 60 fps for 1080p) Exposure -3.0 EV to +3.0 EV (DV: 0.0 EV) White Balance...

  • Page 95: Flight Plan: Flight Parameters

    Flight parameters interface Flight Plan: execution Close FreeFlight 7, go to your take-off area, set up ANAFI Ai for the flight with your Parrot Skycontroller 4 and your device. Tap the MISSIONS icon in the bottom-left corner of the HUD of FreeFlight 7 to access missions options.

  • Page 96: Flight Plan: Import

    Activate and monitor every Flight Plan with extreme care. Always check your drone’s route is safe, always retain visual contact with ANAFI Ai, and always be ready to stop the Flight Plan (tap the STOP box of the HUD or reclaim commands of the drone) in case a danger arises.

  • Page 97: Missions: Cameraman

    Tap a potential target to select it, or draw a rectangle with your finger on the screen of your device, around the object or subject you want ANAFI Ai to follow. When your target is locked, it appears highlighted in green, as in the next screenshots, where a moving vehicle was selected.
  • Page 98 To end the following of your target, tap STOP (white square on red background) in the bottom right-hand corner of the HUD. When no target is selected, or when the following of the target has been ended by the pilot, ANAFI Ai’s behavior is similar to that of the Piloting mission.

  • Page 99: Missions: Vehicle

    To activate this feature, you must have a double GPS fix (drone and device). Parrot recommends initiating Vehicle mission flights from a distinctive take-off platform such as a black and white landing pad. You can download and print the Parrot landing pad here. The minimum size is 70cm x 70cm.

  • Page 100: Vehicle Navigation Safety

    Always activate and monitor Vehicle missions with great care. It is easy to get disoriented when controlling a moving vector from another moving vector. Note: When the tracking is active, the default behavior of ANAFI Ai is to track and follow the vehicle. It does not hover without commands from the pilot.

  • Page 101: Returning To Vehicle

    Tap the green PLAY button, as seen in the previous screenshot, to restore tracking. Returning to vehicle The Returning to vehicle (RTV) feature returns ANAFI Ai to the vehicle from which it took off, and which hosts the Skycontroller 4.
  • Page 102 Returning to vehicle activated 2. ANAFI Ai catches up with the vehicle based on its GPS position, then begins to descend to scan for it visually. When the drone reaches 30m above the vehicle, the drone’s main camera turns to the ground to locate it.

  • Page 103: Vehicle Landing Safety

    Vehicle missions consume more battery power. Increase the safety margins on your battery readings. If you normally land with 20% battery power remaining, aim for 30 %. The landing sequence of a Vehicle mission implies the activation of a landing zone search by ANAFI Ai. This search can: •...
  • Page 104 Precise landing activated This is ANAFI Ai’s final approach signal. From there it descends steadily, around 1 m/s, from 8 m height to its landing point. • Stabilize the direction of your vehicle and maintain the vehicle at a constant speed below 25 km/h (15.5 mph).

  • Page 105: Missions: Touch & Fly

    Touch & Fly: Waypoint The Waypoint (WP) Touch & Fly mode enables you to fly ANAFI Ai to any point on the map. Tap Touch & Fly from the PILOTING MODE box menu. The map of your surroundings opens full screen. The live image captured by ANAFI Ai is minimized in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

  • Page 106: Touch & Fly: Poi

    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 POI ALTITUDE.
  • Page 107 Push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the right, ANAFI Ai circles around the POI counterclockwise. When the Touch & Fly POI mode is activated, ANAFI Ai manages the gimbal tilt to keep the POI in the frame. Therefore, the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 is deactivated in this mode. However, you can still control the zoom, with the right trigger.

  • Page 108: Flight Logs And Projects Management

    Flight logs and projects management If you have not activated the zero data mode of the ANAFI Ai ecosystem, FreeFlight 7 keeps your Flight logs and lets you easily manage your Projects (Flight Plans and Photogrammetry), from the dashboard. This section describes the corresponding interfaces.

  • Page 109: Projects

    Individual FLIGHT LOG Tap a flight to open it. From this screen, you can: • Tap Edit to edit the name of the flight, • Check the time, date, and details of the flight, • Tap Share flight to share through all iOS sharing options, •...
  • Page 110 The app displays saved Flight Plans first. If no Flight Plan has been programmed, the list is empty the first time you access the interface. Tap New to create a new project in the Flight Plan mission interface. Tap a project to select it, the following options appear or activate: •...

  • Page 111: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    (walls, tree branches, etc.) can cause damage which may not be visible. For safety, ANAFI Ai is programmed to cut its motors instantly in case of impact to one of its propeller blades. Always control your drone carefully.

  • Page 112: Rebooting All Systems

    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, ensure that you back up all your Drone memory FreeFlight 7 media before resetting ANAFI Ai.

  • Page 113: Resetting The Skycontroller 4

    To ensure that the ANAFI Ai is completely switched-off, remove the battery from the body of the drone (Ensure that the drone is safely landed on the ground, without any running propeller). Resetting the Skycontroller 4 Resetting the Skycontroller 4 reverts the controller back to its latest firmware update. It cleans all logs and credentials, and restores the original ecosystem’s Wi-Fi SSID and password.

  • Page 114: Recover Anafi Ai

    Did you already manage to connect your drone in 4G? When you tap Send, you must accept to share your data with Parrot. The App then helps you to create a ticket for our technical team. Parrot will contact you to solve your problem.

  • Page 115: Drone End Of Service Life

    The propeller blades and the carry box are made of plastic, they can be disposed of in a recycle bin. All the electronical devices (ANAFI Ai, Parrot Skycontroller 4, smart battery) must be returned to a collection point (e.g. stores, recycling center) to be recycled. It is indicated by the following logos:...

  • Page 116: Appendix 1: Operational Checklist

    Device battery ..................OK, charged MicroSD card ................... inserted, with sufficient memory Parrot Skycontroller 4 & Anafi Ai ON Parrot Skycontroller 4 ................flashing light to dark blue LED Anafi Ai ....................ON, gimbal OK Device ...................... ON, Wi-Fi OFF Device / C2 link ..................

  • Page 117: Before Take-Off

    Check propellers ..................intact, free, screws tightened Battery ....................intact, OFF Lens cap ....................ON Anafi Ai’s battery ..................Disengaged, stored Micro SD card ..................Stored away Cables ...................... Stored away If you have feedback or comments about the v7.5.0.0 of this guide, please reach out to: technical.writer@parrot.com...

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