Both drones have three modes – S, Sport, is the fastest, with a medium option (N or P) better suited for everyday flying, and a Cinematography mode which drops speed to levels which would suit moviemakers. Luckily for this comparison, DJI are reasonably consistent. For example, try as it might, a drone without GPS or altitude sensors will have a much harder task of maintaining a level hover, but if those features are available you still need the developer to have chosen to make use of them! The flight characteristics of a drone are important, but difficult to summarize solely in charts of meters per second because the way quadcopters feel in the pilot’s hands depends a great deal on how the device interprets input from the control, which, in turn, depends both on the quality of the software in the drone and the hardware it has available to it. DJI Mini 2 v Mavic Mini: Speed & Maneuverability It’s a pity that DJI’s patent battle woes mean the new version repeats the screw-on propellors but the centripetal force folding actually works just fine and both Minis have a screwdriver in the box, so it is rarely an issue (though in both cases it’s also an argument in favour of a case with good pockets, which might be seen as nudge in the direction of the Fly More kit). There’s no getting round the fact of front legs opening first and closing last though. In design terms, the folding process is – after a couple of goes getting used to the sequence – pretty straightforward and forgiving. Other visual changes are the addition of a 4K logo on the front of the 3-axis gimbal, and the aforementioned disappearance of the word ‘Mavic’ from the arm (don’t worry though, there is a ‘2’ if you need to brag). There is a new light on the front, which can adopt a wide range of hues. We also know both devices use a good number of the same accessories, which begs the question “Have the sizes changed, or the person rounding the measurements?”.Ī closer examination reveals a few changes to the airframe. Some of the measurements seem to be 1mm different to their counterparts, but the crucial take-off weight remains the same (the drone itself is an even more slight 242g). Not a lot of variance between the Mini 2 and its predecessor when it comes to the design. Of course we live in an age of online grumbling, and there were areas of legitimate concern about the Mavic Mini’s features too, but in truth these mostly came from people who didn’t understand the economics of drone design. The Mavic Mini brought a 3-axis gimbal, excellent video, 12-megapixel stills, 30 minutes of flight time and a ‘real’ radio control for a reasonably accessible price point. That’s why the DJI Mavic Mini already had something to prove back in 2019, which it did with aplomb. Users were also less excited by the ‘Jedi mode’ gesture controls which YouTube influencers discussed at length than they were irritated by the fact that the remote control was an optional paid-for extra. That drone went to what might be seen in retrospect as a little too much effort to flag itself as an entry level, ‘easy-to-use’ and ‘fun-to-fly’ product, but at 300g came along when it was starting to become clear that it’d be overweight for regulators who were looking to make pilots register drones weighing over 0.55lbs or 250g. If you’ll forgive a brief history lesson, the product DJI had put out for that market before was the DJI Spark. It wasn’t the first time they’d reached out to mainstream consumers, but it definitely seemed the most completely successful presentation of a product which could be an aspirational Christmas gift or a useful creative’s accessory. The 2019 Mavic Mini represented a marked change for DJI.
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