![]() ![]() I’ve used drones multiple times at weddings, and know that you need definitely need at least 15 minutes battery life (the Spark had a worrying 16 mins). In my experience, 30 minutes is more than enough to get the shot you need in any situation. If you’re a videographer, you may need a faster drone to be able to keep up with the car you’re tracking, but we’re not videographers… which ties in to my comment on the image quality below.īefore we move on though, let me just reiterate how amazing it is that the Mavic Mini has such a long battery life. Why should a photographer be concerned with drone speed? Well, picture a situation where there’s an awesome sunset happening in the distance, and your best vantage point is a mile or two away – you need to step on it! I’m now able to have a drone… a frickin drone for Pete’s sake!! in my bag with me every single day, and not even notice its there! Tell me that’s not awesome, dammit!ĭue to the quietness and size of the Mini, you can use it comfortably inside a room.Īs mentioned above, I’ve had experience flying 4 DJI drones – the Phantom 4, the Spark, the Mavic Pro Platinum, and now the Mini.Īside from the big boy Phantom 4 that felt the snappiest of the lot, I couldn’t really tell all that much difference between the other 3 smaller drones.Īs for speed, the bigger drones are obviously a bit faster, but I found the Mavic Mini to be fast enough for my needs, with its 30 mph (48 kmh) top speed (compared to the Pro: 40 mph/65kph). So here we have the Mavic Mini, smaller and lighter than the Spark, and with a battery duration that’s on par with the Pro. The image quality was crap too… but then I lost it off the side of a mountain in Spain, so that was the end of that! I also owned the DJI Spark which was definitely much lighter (300g/10.58 oz), but also an annoying shape, since you can’t fold in the arms. The Mavic Pro Platinum I own is obviously lighter and smaller than the Phantom 4 I tested here for a week, but it’s not light by any means, and together with its controller, does take up a fair bit of space in a bag. I like to travel with one carry-on bag at all times, and my camera gear and clothing almost max-out my allowance already. My top criteria for traveling with a drone is size and weight. (Also check the Mavic Air 2 review, with a flight time of 34 minutes, at 570g (20.1 oz). The Mavic Pro 2 by way of comparison has a flight time of 31 minutes, but weighs a hefty 907g (31.99 oz). However, of course, when you get the Mavic Mini in the air, none of that should really matter, since its diminutive size, weight, and possibly even its slippery coating mean that it can fly for an impressive 30 minutes! Handling this thing is pretty dicey, to say the least. To top everything off, the body of the drone is coated in some kind of super-slippery surface (to aid with aerodynamics, perhaps?), giving it all the grip of a wet bar of soap. You can buy a separate ‘Propeller Holder’, but I feel it should have been included in the first place. To make matters worse, the feather-light propellers fall outside of the main body of the drone when you handle it, making it feel like you’re going to snap one off at any moment. I said “flimsy”, and this is the trade off for a super lightweight flying marvel – the Mavic Mini has all the damage resistance of a porcelain cup! This is clearly something you’ll need to be padding very well in your camera bag… Not only is it even smaller in real life than any image can accurately portray, it’s also much lighter than you expect – it’s hard, after all, to explain just how light 249g (8.7 oz) feels.Īn iPhone 11 Pro Max is slightly lighter, at 226g (7.97 oz), but here’s the thing – the Mavic Mini in all its flimsy plastic, actually feels even lighter than any smartphone. Obviously I was expecting it to be tiny… but OMG, if this thing isn’t the daintiest little butterfly of a drone I’ve ever seen!! I was so eager to get my hands on the Mavic Mini that I ordered this one from Amazon, just for the purposes of this review. ![]() To reduce size and weight, DJI had to go pretty bare-bones with the build of the drone itself. ![]()
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