DJI RS4 Mini checklist
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2025.06.11  Checklist for taking a panorama using the DJI RS4 Mini gimbal + Sony ZV-E10 II (or a starting point for similar setups).

Mechanical/Camera setup

  1. Unfold/assemble tripod and extend column and legs as required.
  2. Attach DJI RS4 Mini gimbal to tripod (directly, or using QuickLinks).
  3. Adjust gimbal to working position:
    Unlock roll from Auto Lock, rotate so roll arm horizonal, re-apply Auto Lock.
    (May need to adjust roll slider, here, depending on camera/lens.)
  4. Add camera + lens (without lens cap but with hood) to gimbal (this assumes clamp plate is already on gimbal and Arca-Swiss plate is on camera); camera should be just short of vertical arm.
    Lock clamp lever (fully to left if long lens to avoid fouling Roll arm).
  5. Plug USB↔USB cable between camera and RS4 Mini USB-C socket (on rear of tilt arm).
  6. Extend and tilt screen to left as when balanced/setup.
  7. If using a zoom lens, set to desired length and adjust gimbal sliders to suit (see DJI RS4 Mini setup).

Gimbal and Camera power-on

  1. Turn on RS4 Mini gimbal (press and hold On/Off button (on right side) for 1+ seconds)
    → gimbal should beep, light screen and level; balance icon (top right of four) should be green.
  2. Turn on camera.
  3. Select USB Connect Mode screen: Remote Shoot (PC Remote); Set
  4. Check/set camera settings on screen:

    Camera mode A, set to F5.6 or one stop smaller than widest (to reduce vignetting).

    ISO AUTO; manually set if shake warning flashing (low light or long lens).

    Exposure compensation +/− 0.

    Shooting mode Single shot (no self-timer).

    Focus Area Wide (‘boxy cross’ icon).

    Focus mode MF (Manual Focus) – see below, using AF/MF toggle.

    White Balance Daylight (‘sun’ icon).

    D-Range Off.

    Creative Look ST.

    (Use Del button if set up for ZV-E10 II to change monitor brightness.)

Start app & set camera focus & exposure

  1. Open DJI Ronin app on phone; device name (DJI RS4 MINI-xxxxxx) should show blue in box at top shortly (if not tap ‘Connect’ and then on device name).
  2. Touch ‘Create’.
  3. Touch ‘Virtual joystick’, then use joystick to centre point of interest.
  4. Use MOVIE button (AF/MF Selector Toggle) to AF then toggle back to MF.
    (If a MF-only lens, focus manually using peaking etc.).
  5. Ensure app shutter button is white (if red, for video, switch using bottom-left icon).
  6. Tap White Button to take single shot (this records horizon and also measures exposure).
  7. Press camera AE Lock toggle button (according to camera setup – C1 if set up for ZV-E10 II) to lock exposure; ‘*’ at bottom right confirms.  NB This seems to need Focus Area Wide.

Take panorama

  1. Back to ‘Create’ screen’, then touch ‘Panorama’.
  2. Set panorama bounds: touch two opposite corners and for each corner use push mode or drag corner to approximate position (tap joystick icon to fine tune, tap icon again to hide joystick / see X×Y counts).
  3. Check/set the four settings (e.g., Sensor Type APS-C, Focal Length 60mm, Overlap 30%, Interval 2s.
  4. Press white button to start panorama imaging.

After capture, tap white button to repeat panorama (zoom change OK if Focal Length changed to match).

When done:

  1. Turn off  camera.
  2. Turn off  RS4 Mini: about a 1-sec press & release (gimbal should auto-lock and fold).
  3. Unplug USB↔USB cable from camera.
  4. Remove camera from gimbal, and pack.
  5. Remove gimbal from tripod and pack gimbal then tripod.
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This page was last edited on 2025-06-13 by mfc.