No compass-direction for DJI Mini Pro 5, Mini PRO 3 - even in older versions of PTGUI: what ist going on?

[CW E]

Hi all!

I have a huge riddle since months: 

In short: 

There is no compass directions in my panoramas made from DJI-MINI 5 PRO. But it worked in the past with the MINI 3 PRO. 

Up until today I thought, it is an unresolved problem with the DJI-MINI-5-PRO. 

But I KNOW, it has worked somehow at least for the DJI Mini 3 PRO in the past with version 13.??? (I cannot remember the release-version). 

When I open one of this older panos where the compass-direction had been recognized (ALL from DJI MINI 3 PRO) - every version of PTGUI mentioned says clearly: 

"No orientation was found in the EXIF-data"

So far as I can remember, this was not the case in the past. At least, the compass-direction of the panoramas where more or less OK. Which is not the case now (with Mini 5 PRO). 

What I cannot remember is, wether there was the same message "No orientation was found in the EXIF-data" there or not. Because it simple worked. 

After several tests today I can say: there is no compass direction at all now (at least "No orientation was found in the EXIF-data":

- Not for Mini 3 PRO

- Not for MINI 5 PRO

- NOT in PTGUI 13.9 for both drones

- NOT in PTGUI 13.5 for both drones

- NOT in PTGUI 13.0 for both drones

- NOT in PTGUI 12.27 for both drones

Is this a specific problem with the MINI 5 PRO? Should there be something other than "No orientation was found in the EXIF-data"?

Further informations: 

- MAC Mini M1, 16 GB

- RAW-files from the drones, mostly corrected in DXO and exported as corrected RAW-files. 

Since I work with the MINI 5 PRO, I have to invest hours to correct the compass direction in my panos which I use then in PANO2VR. Sometimes it is not even possible to correct them by hand due to lack of visual orientation points. 

I have to say this cost me lots of hours until now. Which was, as mentioned, not the case with the MINI 3 PRO in the past. I had to correct some of the PANOS in a 10°-range. But now pano-driections are completely random. 

Any kind of help is very welcome!

[PTGui Support]

Hi,

It's true, DJI does not embed a GPS compass direction in the metadata.

It only embeds a 'flight yaw degree' proprietary field. This somewhat
corresponds to the compass direction but it can deviate quite a bit from
true north, so PTGui does not treat it as a compass angle.

Kind regards,

Joost Nieuwenhuijse
www.ptgui.com

On 7/12/26 10:25, CW E wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I have a huge riddle since months:
>
> In short:

> *There is no compass directions in my panoramas made from DJI-MINI 5
> PRO.* But it worked in the past with the *MINI 3 PRO.*

>
> Up until today I thought, it is an unresolved problem with the DJI-
> MINI-5-PRO.
>
> But I KNOW, it has worked somehow at least for the DJI Mini 3 PRO in the
> past with version 13.??? (I cannot remember the release-version).
> When I open one of this older panos where the compass-direction had been
> recognized (ALL from DJI MINI 3 PRO) - every version of PTGUI mentioned
> says clearly:
>

> *"No orientation was found in the EXIF-data"*
> *
> *

> So far as I can remember, this was not the case in the past. At least,
> the compass-direction of the panoramas where more or less OK. Which is
> not the case now (with Mini 5 PRO).

> *What I cannot remember* is, wether there was the same message *"No
> orientation was found in the EXIF-data" *there or not. Because it simple

> worked.
>
> After several tests today I can say: there is no compass direction at
> all now (at least "No orientation was found in the EXIF-data":
> - Not for Mini 3 PRO
> - Not for MINI 5 PRO
> - NOT in PTGUI 13.9 for both drones
> - NOT in PTGUI 13.5 for both drones
> - NOT in PTGUI 13.0 for both drones
> - NOT in PTGUI 12.27 for both drones
>
>
> Is this a specific problem with the MINI 5 PRO? Should there be

> something other than *"No orientation was found in the EXIF-data"**?*

>
> Further informations:
> - MAC Mini M1, 16 GB
> - RAW-files from the drones, mostly corrected in DXO and exported as
> corrected RAW-files.
>
> Since I work with the MINI 5 PRO, I have to invest hours to correct the
> compass direction in my panos which I use then in PANO2VR. Sometimes it
> is not even possible to correct them by hand due to lack of visual
> orientation points.
> I have to say this cost me lots of hours until now. Which was, as
> mentioned, not the case with the MINI 3 PRO in the past. I had to
> correct some of the PANOS in a 10°-range. But now pano-driections are
> completely random.
>
> Any kind of help is very welcome!
>
>
>
>
>

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