DJI Mavic PRO Review – Best Folding Quadcopter

Drone photography and videography is quite famous now. Almost every photographer or cinematographer owns a drone. DJI is a trendy name in the drone market. It is a dominant company. The latest drone manufactured by DJI is the best available in the market. So, it is a trustable and prominent brand.

DJI Mavic PRO Review is one of the best drones that the company offers. It is a folding quadcopter drone, which is very easy to fly and is very compact and portable. It is famous for its aerial shots, which are literally amazing. Here we will talk about DJI Mavic Pro. And after reading the article, you will know if Mavic Pro is a perfect buy for you or not.

Our Verdict

The DJI Mavic PRO is the most portable drone you can find in the market with all the features you can ever expect. The price of the drone is worth all the features; it is priced right. It is an affordable drone with an included camera. The extended features, like gesture mode, TapFly mode, make it even special. It can be easily controlled by anyone who doesn’t have well technical knowledge. The image quality is impressive, and there aren’t any sacrifices made to keep the size small and portable. The folding arms are a cherry on the cake. The fantastic photos and videos you get are worth the price.

Hence, if you are looking for a drone with good battery life and gives amazing video quality, this is just perfect for you. You get impressive image and video content in the air. It is believed to be one of the best drones present with all the advanced safety features. The safety features save the device from any collision. Accurate GPS makes it even better for you.

Design

DJI Mavic PRO is one of the most portable drones you will ever get to see. Because of its small size, you can carry it in a large purse or even in any pocket of your backpack. It can slip inside most of the water bottle holders.

You might think that the quality might be compromised due to the small size, but you will be surprised here. The metal drone has a perfect fit and finish. It has controlling options beyond your expectations. Moreover, you don’t need any tools to work with this drone.

This drone is available in just one colour. This grey colour drone comes folded inside the box. You might even wonder where they are hiding the drone because of its small size. After some quick maneuvers, your drone will be ready for the first flight. All you need to do is fold out the front legs From the sides, fold the front legs out, fold the rear legs from below.

It is easy to locate the landing gear.  You will find it at the base of the front legs and the fuselage near the rear leg. The clearances are limited. So, it is recommended to use a flat and stable surface to take off and land on. To remove the battery, locate the buttons present on either side of the battery. Then pinch the buttons and pull up. This way, the battery will come out easily.

A 3-axis gimbal with a 12AP, 4K camera is present in the front of the drone. The plastic dome keeps the drone safe. You can remove it if you think it is disturbing your images. There are sensors present above the camera. These sensors provide obstacle identification and avoidance. They prevent the drone from any damage or collision.

The DJI Mavic Pro is like a computer system packed inside an aircraft. There are many autonomous flight modes along with self landing capabilities in this drone.

This drone is no toy. It has its own cooling fan, which keeps the electronics at the required temperature. Not only the fans but also the remote control does the same. This is a very professional drone.

At last, just below the front propellers, you will find red LED lights. Also, there is a large light near the fuselage. The red light flashes various colours according to the status of the drone.

Flight

4 flight characteristics make the DJI Mavic Pro an amazing drone. You don’t have to worry about the takeoff and landing of the drone. Its intelligence inside it makes it efficient to manage it all by itself. All you have to do is click the take-off and land buttons on the mobile app. Even in the manual setting, the drone takes over so that you get a soft landing. Next, this drone has the ability to hover while being impressively stable. Unlike other drones, it can stay in one place without getting crashed. Unless you move it or it runs out of battery, it is going to stay there.

The tripod mode. Really slows thing down. This mode keeps the movements of the drone as steady as possible. It helps you in capturing the most stable videos. The reduced flight sensitivity makes it an ideal way to learn how to fly.

The last which makes this drone amazing is the return to home feature. Unlike other drones, Mavic Pro is very precise and accurate about this feature. It efficiently utilizes its dual GPS modules to put a precise mark. Then, thanks to the proximity sensor and the camera recording of the drone. It brings the precision down to within inches. The accurate GPS lands you almost exactly at the place you took off from.

Despite these features, the Mavic Pro has several flight modes. These modes will surely make your journey amazing. This drone has the ability to fly at 40 MPH ground speed. It can fly at the speed of 16.4ft/s while travelling vertically. The other flight mode of the drone is called “Trace.” It will either lead you from the front, follow you from the back. Or it will keep you in focus and keep circling you.

In the Profile mode, the drone captures your block-breaking exploits. Initially, it recognized your side, and it then flies along sideways to capture the view. The last mode is Spotlight. It is believed to be the most fun out of all the modes. It should be used while doing object focused videography.

The main idea is to be flexible with the angle of the object. By keeping the camera pointed at the object, you control the flight. The drone will keep the camera locked to the target. In this mode, you get to handle the flight of the drone. And no matter where you or the target go, the camera will stay fixed at the target.

The Gesture control feature allows other people to take pictures with your drone. But don’t worry, you won’t have to hand over your remote. All you have to do is wave at the drone. This feature accepts gestures and captures pictures. In the TapFly flight mode, you have to pick any location on the smartphone display.

Then the drone will automatically navigate you to that particular location. Here you get to control the camera. Hence, The DJI Mavic Pro is very predictable when it comes to taking off or landing. While taking off, the drone will enter a hover after going up to 4 feet high. While landing, it will come down to about 3 feet, then it will stop. Meanwhile, using a joystick or automated landing mode, you can bring it down to the ground.

Camera Quality

DJI Mavic PRO is believed that choosing a small means of sacrificing the camera’s quality, flight range, and many more features. The DJI Mavic Pro will surely change that aspect of mind. It is a very portable camera with a small size, yet image delivery is as good as drones double their size. There is nothing compromised in this drone. It has an efficient battery life, amazing flight range, and autonomous intelligence. It is basically like shifting from the PC era to the age of laptops. It is an everyday device, and no other drone has such technology.

This drone comes with two camera options. For this product, the company has collaborated with Hasselblad. The main deal was to build a camera that comes with a one-inch sensor. The image sensor of the Mavic Pro is four times larger than that of Mavic Zoom. Mavic Pro’s camera works much better in low light. The max ISO can stay between 3200 to 12800.

It can also shoot RAW videos. The footage will initially look flat and grey. But after a final cut, it looks incredibly professional. The camera of the DJI Mavic Pro can record a 4K video at 30fps. Also, 1080p footage at 96 fps is amazing and can be used as a live stream to Facebook or youtube.

The three-axis gimbal produces sharp results. The gimbal can turn the camera at 90-degrees. This is helpful while capturing portraits or tall buildings. But the gimbal of this drone is non-removable. So, you can not take off the camera to experience a non-airborne adventure.

Built Quality

Going to a smaller device means cutting down the features, but it is quite the opposite in this drone. It has features of DJI’s larger drones. It has built-in obstacle avoidance. It can also track the subject automatically. It has self-piloted return landings and takeoffs.

It can achieve a speed of 40mps in its sport mode. The sport mode is a flight mode where you can fly the drone at the maximum speed for a sporty experience. It is specifically designed to give you a steady experience during flight. It is the perfect choice if you are interested in aerial photography.

Battery

DJI Mavic PRO has enough battery capacity to fly for 30 minutes max. The time can become a little less when the speed is over 40mph when it is in the air. It is easy to remove the battery of the drone. All you have to do is locate the buttons on either side of the battery. Once you find them, pinch them together and pull up. This way, the battery will come out itself.

You get an AC Power cable for the charger along with the charger in the box. It takes about 60 to 80 minutes to charge the Mavic Pro battery, which can work for about 30 minutes.

Storage

The DJI Mavic PRO doesn’t have any internal storage. It has an internal SD card that is used to store flight data. All the other photos and videos are supposed to be stored in the external memory card. They are cached on the device you will be using to fly. The captured images or videos will remain on the SD card until the SD card is formatted. Or you delete the files from it. You get a 16GB memory card along with the drone.

What Comes Inside The Box?

You get the following accessories along with the box:-

• 1 x Aircraft
• Remote Controller
• 2 x DJI Intelligent Flight Batteries
• 16 GB MicroSD Card
• 3 x 8330 Quick Release Folding Propellers for Mavic Drone
• Gimbal Clamp
• Charger
• AC Power Cable for Charger
• Micro-USB Cable
• RC Cable for Mavic Controller (Lightning)
• RC Cable for Mavic Controller (Reverse Micro-USB)
• 2 x RC Cable Slider

Pros And Cons

FAQs

Final Thoughts

As said before, going smaller means chopping most of the features away. But, it is the very opposite of this drone. It offers the best features, even the ones which are present in the drones twice their size. It is highly portable and has tons of features at the same time. It has all the features that are available in DJI’s larger drones.

If anything, it’s only the speed that might have been effective with the small size. Yet, you can fly it at 40mph. The battery lasts for 30 minutes, which is quite efficient when compared to other models. It is best known for steady flights, which other drones often fail to perform.

The DJI Mavic PRO mobile app helps the users by following an easy setting pattern for all the features. It is connected through Wi-Fi. It offers everything starting from intuitive controls to a wide range of movements. The takeoff and landing are very easy because of the autonomous system. Hence, it is an ideal buy if you want a portable drone that can do everything literally.