The small and light DJI drone "MAVIC MINI" is the best option for many people: Product Review

If you try to reduce the number of products, reduce the functions, and reduce the price, you will often need a variety of compromises.But sometimes a wonderful product is born.One example is "Nintendo Switch Lite".

DJI did this with a new "Mavic mini".Almost all of the excellent functions on other large and expensive drones were packed in a palm -sized body.

Mavic mini, a foldable drone, exceeds the former small drone "SPARK" in almost everything.SPARK, on the other hand, had a lot of compromises to reduce the body (although it is 50g heavier than Mavic mini).

The only main function that was sacrificed to reduce weight and price in Mavic mini is shooting 4K videos.However, you can shoot 2.7K videos.This is enough for most people.This image quality is less than 250g (slightly heavier than mobile phones), and there is nothing to say.

The advantage is that it is small and lightweight and is not subject to regulation

Mavic mini is small, light, and very easy to carry.It is the perfect drone for traveling, as well as a long journey carrying hiking and backpacks.

The weight at the time of takeoff is 249g [edited note: Japanese specification is 199g], but this value has an important meaning in the drone world.According to the Federal Aviation Bureau (FAA), unmanned aircraft with a weight of £ 0.55 (250 g) need to be registered in the United States.The procedure is very simple, but Mavic mini makes it unnecessary.

[Note: Japanese specifications are not regulated in many places due to the weight of 199g, and in many places the Japan Aviation Law.The weight reduction reduces the flight time and is 18 minutes for 30 minutes in the US specification.

If you're thinking of walking with Mavic mini in a backpack and walking for a long time, don't forget that there is a 249g controller in almost the same size as a drone.It will be nearly 500g together with the body, and if you use a case, you will need that case.

And despite the extremely small size, this test has a battery capacity that could fly in about 26 minutes.However, flight time is easily affected by the wind and temperature.When tested in winter, the temperature was about 1.6 ° C to 15.6 ° C, so it may have been slightly shorter than the 30 -minute flight time [edition: 18 minutes in Japanese specification].Lithium batteries are vulnerable to cold.

Nevertheless, Mavic mini is one of the drones that has brought the best flight experience so far.The operation is agile and the reaction is fast.The new app "DJI Fly" is not as functional as other drones in DJI, but can be used enough.

The only dissatisfaction is that switching in three flight mode, a position mode, sports mode, and a new name "CINESMOOTH" mode, cannot be done with a controller like other models in the "Mavic" series.You need to use the app instead.

Be careful of the danger of being small and losing

As you can imagine, Mavic mini is not recommended for windy days because of its lightness.However, when tested on the day when the breeze blows, it showed surprisingly stability.It rarely rolled up when the gust blows.If anything, it tended to shake vertically, so if a gust blows, it will float.