DJI Mavic Pro Quadcopter review

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The Mavic Pro is the smallest camera-equipped quadcopter in DJI’s drone line-up.

The Chinese company is best known for its Phantom range of affordable, easy-to-fly drones, and the Mavic Pro is designed to offer many of the same benefits. So you get decent flight time, long-range remote control, a live video feed of the drone’s viewpoint beamed to your smartphone, and stable 4K video recording – but in a more easily portable package.

Priced at £1,099, the Mavic Pro weighs just 743g and, when folded down, measures only 83 x 83 x 198mm – more than compact enough to slip into a small bag. It comes with a battery delivering around 27 minutes of flight per charge, plus it has a top speed of some 40mph, a 12MP camera mounted on a 3-axis gimbal, and a compact remote control that works in tandem with your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet.

Aircraft

Folded	H83mm x W83mm x L198mm
Diagonal Size (Propellers Excluded)	335 mm
Weight (Battery & Propellers Included)	1.62 lbs (734 g) (exclude gimbal cover) 1.64 lbs (743 g) (include gimbal cover)
Max Ascent Speed	16.4 ft/s (5 m/s) in Sport mode
Max Descent Speed	9.8 ft/s (3 m/s)
Max Speed	40 mph (65 kph) in Sport mode without wind
Max Service Ceiling Above Sea Level	16404 feet (5000 m)
Max Flight Time	27 minutes (0 wind at a consistent 15.5 mph (25 kph))
Max Hovering Time	24 minutes (0 wind)
Overall Flight Time	21 minutes ( In normal flight, 15% remaining battery level )
Max Flight Distance	8 mi (13 km, 0 wind)
Operating Temperature Range	32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
Satellite Positioning Systems	GPS / GLONASS
Hover Accuracy Range	Vertical: +/- 0.1 m (when Vision Positioning is active) or +/-0.5 m Horizontal: +/- 0.3 m (when Vision Positioning is active) or +/-1.5 m

 

Camera

Sensor	1/2.3” (CMOS), Effective pixels:12.35 M (Total pixels:12.71M)
Lens	FOV 78.8° 28 mm (35 mm format equivalent) f/2.2 Distortion < 1.5% Focus from 0.5 m to ∞
ISO Range	100-3200 (video) 100-1600 (photo)
Electronic Shutter Speed	8s -1/8000s
Image Size	4000×3000
Still Photography Modes	Single shot Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frames Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 bracketed frames at 0.7 EV Bias Interval
Video Recording Modes	C4K: 4096×2160 24p 4K: 3840×2160 24/25/30p 2.7K: 2720x1530 24/25/30p FHD: 1920×1080 24/25/30/48/50/60/96p HD: 1280×720 24/25/30/48/50/60/120p
Max Video Bitrate	60 Mbps
Supported File Systems	FAT32 ( ≤ 32 GB ); exFAT ( > 32 GB )
Photo	JPEG, DNG
Video	MP4, MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
Supported SD Cards	Micro SD™ Max capacity: 64 GB. Class 10 or UHS-1 rating required
Operating Temperature Range	32° to 104° F ( 0° to 40° C )