Sample Images from the DJI Mavic Pro

Mavic Pro is DJI’s first personal drone designed to be taken just about anywhere, small enough to toss in a bag and easy enough to launch quickly whenever the time and place are right. Its unique folding design compresses the entire drone to the size of a water bottle, and its intuitive interface can be controlled by a smartphone – making it easy to take aerial selfies or stream live video from the sky.

The Mavic Pro‘s camera is a new design, smaller than the 4K unit used by the Phantom 4, but matching it in video modes and bit rate (60Mbps). Its field of view is slightly narrower, closer to a 25mm full-frame lens than the wider 20mm optic on the larger Phantom. Landscapes won’t appear quite as wide, but you still get solid coverage for aerial video.

The camera is also the first I’ve seen attached to a drone that supports focus adjustment. Most are fixed focus designs that capture everything from a certain distance to infinity in crisp detail.

The Mavic Pro supports 4K DCI recording at 24fps, the more common 16:9 4K UHD format at 24 or 30fps, 1080p at standard frame rates up to 60fps, as well as at 96fps for smooth slow-motion playback, and 720p at the standard rates up to 60fps, with 120 and 180fps available for a more extreme slow-motion effect. Video is silent—not a bad thing, as the only audio you get from an aerial camera is propeller and wind noise.

The 4K footage captured by the Mavic Pro is just as crisp and detailed as that from the Phantom 4. The lens doesn’t show any noticeable barrel distortion, and video is steadied by a 3-axis gimbal.

Photos are captured at 12MP resolution in JPG or Raw DNG format. Image quality is what you expect from a point-and-shoot camera, which is typical for most drones. If you want to get more than that, you’ll need to go with a copter with a Micro Four Thirds camera, like the DJI Inspire 1 Pro ($1,999). Still shooters will appreciate the new Tripod mode, which slows the maximum speed considerably, making it easier to make very precise adjustments to the drone’s position so you can set up the perfect shot.

 

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