Revolutianary Device for Extreme Filming

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DJI is looking to keep its drones flying higher than the competition with its newest model, the Mavic Pro. This tiny drone fits in the palm of your hand, but includes also a mounted 4K camera, up to 27 minutes of flight time, 5 cameras to monitor its position, and comes with gesture controls, letting you control the Mavic Pro just by waving your hands. The Mavic Pro is available for preorder, and will be available, according to yahoo, by mid-October starting at $749.

In person, it’s impressive just how compact the Mavic Pro is. Sizing at about 1/3 the size of a piece of paper, weighing 1.6 pounds, and roughly tall as a bottle of water. Its four rotor arms retract for transportation, as do its four landing legs. Its camera, mounted on a 3-axis stabilizer, has a 12-MP sensor (1/2-3 CMOS, f/2.2), can shoot 4K video at up to 30 fps, as well as other still image formats.

Its size will make it well suited for those who want to take a drone, say, backpacking or skiing, and don’t want to carry around a bulky case. Smartly, DJI also includes a clear plastic protective cover for the camera, to keep it from getting damaged while in your bag.

The device also comes with a remote control that’s not much larger than something you’d get with a gaming console. Like the drone itself, the controller’s antennas extend, along with two arms that hold a smartphone, for you to get a live view from the drone’s camera. Using Wi-Fi, the controller can stream a 1080p signal from up to 7 kilometers away. The controller has a nice, solid feel, and little rubber grips kept an iPhone from falling out. In addition to the joysticks, there are several buttons on the front of the controller that let you start and stop recordings, as well as adjust the camera angle.

The pricier Phantom 4 touts a better camera, but with a more affordable price tag and the ability to fold up on the go, the Mavic Pro is an attractive option for amateur drone enthusiasts.

According to DJI’s website, the drone’s compact size hides a high degree of complexity that makes it one of the company’s most sophisticated flying cameras ever. An all-new transmission system with a 4.3mi (7km – unobstructed, free of interference, when FCC compliant) range, 5 vision sensors, and an advanced camera, are easy to operate and control.

When flying indoors or lining up a photo, and a slower flight mode is required, the user just has to flip on Tripod Mode and every move the Mavic makes becomes precise and slow.

The Mavic has two of each key sensor. If one goes wrong, the other kicks in to take its place. With forward and downward vision sensors, the Mavic can hover precisely indoors or in places without GPS.

According to fox17online.com, the news comes just one week after GoPro announced its own lightweight, foldable drone. GoPro’s Karma is billed as an “amateur-friendly” drone with propellers that fold inward, so it can fit in a bag. However, GoPro’s drone doesn’t come with a camera — you’ll need to buy one separately.

While the Mavic Pro has clear similarities to GoPro’s affordable option, this isn’t the first time the two companies have flown into each other’s territory. DJI recently launched a self-stabilizing handheld camera called “Osmo.” Meanwhile, GoPro launched a similar selfie stick product just last week.