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General settings (Android) - PIX4Dcapture

Choose one of the tabs below to get a full description of the different Settings of Pix4Dcapture.

Access: In the Home screen, tap Settings.
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
General

Drone

Selects the drone to fly. For more information: (Android, iOS) Which drones are supported by Pix4Dcapture.

Units

Selects between Metric or Imperial. The default selection depends on the geolocation of the device.

Sync automatically

Defines whether the mission is synchronized right after the flight, Checked (default), or manually by the user later, Unchecked. For more information: Synchronization and Upload / How to synchronize and upload a mission to the Pix4D Cloud.

Enable audio feedback

Defines whether the app emits signal tones, Checked, or is muted, Unchecked. Sounds are emitted when pictures are triggered, when the battery level drops down below 20%, etc.

About

Opens a sub-menu with information about the Privacy policy (Pix4D main site) and App version.

Maps

Save offline maps

Defines whether the base map is exported and save on the device when planning a mission, Checked (default), or not, Unchecked. For more information: Offline basemap and missions / How to operate flights without internet.

Street base map provider

Opens a pop-up to select and manage alternative providers for the street base map. Default is Mapbox / OpenStreetMap. For more information: Offline basemap and missions / How to operate flights without internet.

Satellite base map provider

Opens a pop-up to select and manage alternative providers for the satellite base map. Default is Mapbox. For more information: Offline basemap and missions / How to operate flights without internet.

Advanced

Enable advanced mode

Defines whether the advanced user mode is activated to plan and fly, Checked, or not, Unchecked. This mode allows more flexibility with the mission settings like flying higher than 150 m above ground level and to start a mission even if the home point is further than 150 m away from the flight. For more information: (Android, iOS) What is maximum distance to the flight?.

Root directory path

Defines the folder on the device (internal memory or SD card) where to store the app and mission files. The default path is /storage/emulated/0/Pix4D. This can be changed if needed (path is case sensitive).