![[images/Antigravity A1 Beginners Guide and Best Settings.webp]] # Antigravity A1 Beginner's Guide & Best Settings [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGjgsSLIzsc) · MountMedia · 2026-02-02 · 30:58 ## Outline - **00:00 Intro** – A simple, chaptered tutorial for the intuitive but unfamiliar A1; ends with the flight simulator. Sponsored by Antigravity. - **00:40 Components and charging** – Three devices: the drone, Vision goggles, and Grip controller; charge all three first. His Infinity Bundle adds batteries and a hub that charges three in a row. Batteries insert label-up from the back; tap to see charge LEDs, squeeze the side buttons to remove. The goggles run off a separate neck-worn battery to save weight. ![[images/Antigravity A1 Beginners Guide and Best Settings-t0045.webp]] - **01:40 The drone** – Unfold rear/lower arms first. Two lenses (top and bottom) are stitched into 360. The lower lens is the weak point, so use a landing pad and always extend the landing gear manually before setting it down; lens covers are user-replaceable. Vision sensors front and bottom only, no rear avoidance, and it can't fly backwards. 20 GB internal storage plus a microSD slot (use V30/A2, e.g. Lexar). One power button: short press, then press and hold 2 s. - **03:41 Vision goggles** – Two internal screens with diopter knobs and slidable IPD; a first-run fitting procedure. About 30 GB internal storage, data port, and an SD slot for screen recordings and playback of any video. Volume buttons on the right, home/link and see-through button on the left. Always unfold the antennas. An outer screen shows the flight view to bystanders, or an animation (two-finger swipe). ![[images/Antigravity A1 Beginners Guide and Best Settings-t0400.webp]] - **05:52 Grip controller** – Power button, throttle trigger, menu button, photo and video record buttons, 360 dial (heading/recenter), brake/return-to-home button, flight slider for motors and takeoff, two custom buttons (C1/C2), and a Normal/Sport/Cine mode toggle. Sport disables obstacle avoidance; watch for bumping the toggle by accident. - **07:08 Activate and update** – Pair via the Antigravity app (iOS App Store or website), connect goggles to home Wi-Fi, and run the firmware update; progress shows on the goggles' outer screen. - **07:48 Menu operation** – Look around freely in any mode. Short-press menu for a pointer beam; select with the trigger; press the dial to recenter; hold trigger to scroll. - **08:41 Flight interface** – Battery and remaining flight time (bottom left), storage, altitude/distance/speed (right; 120 m default cap), mode letter, controller and video signal strength, GNSS, avoidance and landing light icons, camera settings (8K30), recording timer, and a color-coded status bar. A flight-direction preview appears when looking away; a mini map shows the drone triangle, home point, and your gaze beam, and the home point turns red when you face away and weaken the signal. ![[images/Antigravity A1 Beginners Guide and Best Settings-t0900.webp]] - **10:59 Shortcuts menu** – Hold menu and point to pick: obstacle avoidance on/off, Free Motion vs FPV mode, camera settings, playback, screen recording, and virtual cockpit. - **11:57 Flying (Free Motion)** – Set it level on a pad, landing gear down, view from behind; power up all three, unfold antennas. Double-press see-through to check surroundings. Wait for GNSS. Flight slider: two quick ups starts motors, hold 2 s to take off to about 1.2 m; climb to at least 6 m before moving for precise auto landing. Steer with the navigation dot like a mouse pointer and squeeze the trigger; release to stop, tap brake to hover, dial to rotate. Range up to 10 km in ideal conditions; signal loss triggers return-to-home. Hold brake for manual RTH. Land manually over a pad in the open, standing back so you're not seen as an obstacle. ![[images/Antigravity A1 Beginners Guide and Best Settings-t1340.webp]] - **16:54 FPV mode** – Flies like an airplane: rotate the controller to bank and pitch while accelerating. More fun; Free Motion is easier for precise targets. Cockpit overlays available. - **17:54 Best settings** – Video is default; press-and-hold the photo button to switch to photos. Avoid 100 fps slow motion (4K only). Shoot 8K, and he prefers 30 fps over 24/25 because there are no ND filters and low frame rates look choppy; 60 fps drops to 5.2K. Set EV to -0.3 or -0.7 to protect highlights, auto white balance, auto exposure. In advanced settings, choose storage location, set bit rate to High, consider sharpness -1 for a cinematic look, and add contrast in post. Overexposure warning, HDR photo, burst, and RAW photos are available. - **21:27 Main menu** – Map and recordings to replay in the goggles. Return-to-home behavior on signal loss (keep RTH), RTH altitude, max altitude (120 m; up to 400 m possible). Virtual cockpits (dragons, a broom, airplane, spaceship), custom button assignment (landing lights, landing gear, see-through), outer-screen animations, defog, brightness and volume, plus safety, camera, flight control, and general settings. - **23:50 Intelligent flight modes** – Deep Track (hold C1, frame a subject; optional orbit; hold C2 to cancel). Sky Genie preset moves, his favorites Orbit and the Antigravity line; useful since manual orbits are hard. Sky Path waypoints: C1 to add, C2 to delete, hold C1 to save; adjustable speed and smoothness, routes saved for reuse. - **26:04 Transferring files** – SD card, USB to a computer (drone powered on), or the Antigravity app album from drone storage or SD card; the goggles don't need to be on. - **26:57 Reframing** – Pick aspect ratio (9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 2.35:1); swipe to look, pinch for FOV; Mega/Linear/Narrow presets and Dewarp (he recommends it). Preset view directions, trim the clip, pilot's-view option, an AI auto-reframe, keyframes, preset movements, real-time Record reframing, a scene editor with tracking, and auto edit with music. Export as flat video at 4K and max bit rate, watermark off. He prefers the Studio desktop app for reframing. ![[images/Antigravity A1 Beginners Guide and Best Settings-t2700.webp]] - **30:07 Flight simulator** – A recent update added a simulator in the goggles to practice Free Motion and FPV with the controller at home. Closing pitch: A1 on sale for a limited time with a free landing pad through his link; more A1 tutorials coming. ## Things mentioned ### Drone and hardware - **Antigravity A1** – 360 drone with top and bottom lenses, 8K 360 video, 20 GB internal storage, front and downward obstacle sensing. - **Antigravity Vision goggles** – headset with two screens, about 30 GB storage, SD slot, outer display, see-through camera, separate battery. - **Antigravity Grip controller** – motion controller with trigger, dial, flight slider, C1/C2 buttons, and mode toggle. - **Infinity Bundle** – extra batteries plus three-battery charging hub. - **Landing pad and lens replacement kit** – recommended to protect the lower lens. - **Lexar microSD card** – example of a fast V30/A2 card. ### Software and features - **Antigravity app (iOS)** – activation, firmware updates, album, and mobile reframing with AI reframe, keyframes, and auto edit. - **Antigravity Studio (desktop)** – his preferred reframing tool. - **Free Motion and FPV modes**, **Normal/Sport/Cine**, **Return to Home**, **see-through**, **screen recording**, **virtual cockpit**. - **Deep Track, Sky Genie, Sky Path** – intelligent flight modes. - **Flight simulator** – added in a firmware update. - **Recommended settings** – 8K 30 fps, EV -0.3 to -0.7, auto WB, high bit rate, sharpness -1. ### Announcements and purchase options - **Antigravity A1 affiliate link** – description offers 20% off plus free landing pad and double lens kit; in the video he cites a limited-time 15% discount with a free landing pad. - **Musicbed** – music licensing (14-day free trial link). ## Bios - **MountMedia** – YouTube creator focused on Insta360, DJI, Antigravity, and other 360 and action cameras, publishing comparisons, tutorials, buyer's guides, and deal videos; contact at [email protected], also on Instagram and TikTok as mountmedia_channel. - **Antigravity** – drone brand incubated by Insta360 that makes the A1 360 drone; sponsor of this video.