DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo

I went out with the DJI Mini 2, what a light thing. To get to the location where I was going to test it, I took a short walk through a nature reserve. During that walk, I didn't notice I was dragging a drone. The connection of the drone was good, I had no problems. For the difficult lighting conditions in which I took the shots, I am satisfied with the image quality. I filmed in the middle of the day with bright sunlight. Suitable travel companion The DJI Mini 2 lives up to its name. The model is so mini that it fits exactly on my hand. I tested the Fly More Combo version and like that it comes with a bag. I easily took everything with me and there was even room for personal items, such as a smartphone or wallet. The weight is so light that I hardly noticed that the bag was hanging over my shoulder. Detailed video images I simply paired my phone with the remote and drone. The app explained step by step what I had to do for this. As soon as my smartphone was connected to the drone and remote control, I saw on my screen what the camera was filming. I went to film on a sunny day, but the results were not disappointing. The camera captured the details of the nature reserve well. I noticed that the videos are stable, the image stabilization does its job well. Drone is clearly visible in the sky Despite its small size, I found the drone highly visible in the sky. This is very important, because you have to keep the drone in sight according to European regulations. I noticed that the drone suffered from gusts faster due to its low weight. I also got an occasional warning in the app that the wind was blowing too hard. With a heavier drone you will be less affected by this. I also had to watch out for trees in the area with this drone. This drone has no obstacle detection. Stable connection The drone and remote control use OcuSync connection. This means that they automatically switch between 2 different bandwidths, so that you hardly suffer from interference. They choose the bandwidth that has the best connection: 2.4 or 5.8 GHz. I also noticed this while flying, I had no interference whatsoever while flying.

My first real drone. I am very pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to drive the Mini 2. Have you ever had such a toy helicopter in the past, and you spend 80% of the time keeping that thing under control against the slightest breath of wind. Not so with the Mini 2. It hangs rock solid in the air and you can keep yourself busy moving it to the right position and orientation to make a nice aerial photo (or movie) without any stress. That goes very smoothly and with more than 25 minutes of flight time (theoretically 31) you have more than enough time for this. The live video transfer to the smartphone is also super fast, with almost imperceptible delay and in sufficiently high resolution, so that you can also see very well where you are flying to. Best to buy the Fly More Combi. Then you have 2 extra batteries, an 18W adapter for the socket (not included in the basic package!), a charging station with space for the 3 batteries to charge them outside the drone (that charging station can also serve as a heavy duty power bank), spare blades and screws and finally a handy carrying bag. I also recommend buying a micro-SD card (check the online manual for which types are compatible) to be able to film in 4K or Full-HD and to take photos with 12 MP. Without that card you can also film and take photos, but those are in fact screenshots of the live view on your smartphone, so 720p video and 1280x720 pixel photos. Transfer from the memory card to the smartphone is possible via a direct WiFi connection and the remote control at 20 MByte/s, but you can also take the card from the drone and insert it directly into a card reader in your PC. The organization of the files is like in a digital camera (DCIM folder). Flight information such as altitude, speed, distance to starting point, ... are encoded as a subtitle track in the mp4 movies. In your video player you decide whether or not to show it.

With the Mavic Mini, DJI has focused on the consumer: with its weight of just under 250 grams, the drone is seen as a 'toy' in many countries and the registration rules are much more flexible. Please note that the general flight rules do apply! To arrive at that weight, concessions have been made: - No 4K camera - No obstacle detection - Limited smart fly modes Despite these concessions, the best possible drone has been developed for this price! It flies like a charm: surprisingly stable, when you consider that there are only 249 grams in the air. The 2.7K video is more than adequate for me as a consumer and the quality of both photo and video is more than excellent! Perfect price-quality ratio and for anyone who does not fly professionally, this is actually the only choice.