What can we expect from the DJI Mavic Standard?

Drone Manufacturer DJI will in all probability soon come with an entry-level version of the Mavic Pro on the market. Not entirely the drone DJI Mavic Standard will be called surprising and have lesser specifications. These new drone will also be offered for sale without a controller. The selling price of the basic model without transmitter would not more than $ 500.

Model M1S

On the FCC website there is in fact a photograph surfaced of a product label showing the designation M1S. On the Mavic Pro adorned with a similar label, but with the indication M1P.

Anyhow, the introduction of a DJI Mavic Standard (or just ‘Mavic’) is a logical continuation of that DJI. The Phantom 3 Standard was announced 6 months after the release of the Phantom 3 Professional and Advanced. At the end of this March, the Mavic will be turning 6 months old, so we can expect that a cheaper iteration will hit the market around that time.

If such a model were introduced, we would expect that its specification might be limited as follows:

• Camera resolution limited to 1080p/2.7K camera.
• Ocu Sync video transmission (same as the pro). That means the Mavic Standard will also be able to fly as far as 7km (4.3mi)
• Removal of obstacle avoidance sensors
• No remote controller
• Controlled only by the DJI Go 4 app
• $ 699 for the version with controller and only $ 449 for the Mavic Standard without remote.

Delivery Problems

Many retailers still have many orders are on backorder. These may put off potential buyers as such a specification would severly limit the functionality of the Mavic Standard.

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Meet Hover Camera Passport

The Hover Camera Passport, the Zero Zero Robotics’s first camera drone, is setting out to be an affordable option against the premium brands GoPro Karma and DJI Mavic Pro.

The Hover Camera Passport is described as ultra-lightweight and ultra-compact.Its folded dimensions is 182 x 132 x 33mm and it weighs only half a pound,while the DJI Mavic Pro is about 1.62 pounds heavy. The Hover Camera Passport is designed to fold up like a book when you’re not flying. There’s a slim “spine” that houses all the machine’s electronics, and a pair of enclosed propellers under the spine that swing out like pages.It’s perfect for the casual everyday flying camera drones shootout kind of thing.

On to its most important specs, the camera, the Hover Camera Passport sports a 13MP snapper that can shoot videos in 4K resolution. Of course, it comes with pretty cool features as well. It can lock onto an object and orbit around it or follow it around. The Hover Camera uses its front camera to lock onto a person (using face detection technology), and has a feature called ‘Orbit’ to film yourself autonomously as the drone circles around you, while a “360 Spin” feature allows you to shoot panoramic 360-degree videos, capturing footage of you in your chosen environment.

The Hover Camera Passport still does not match up to the big brands, though.It connects to an iOS device over direct Wi-Fi, which limits its range. The WiFi connection will drop when it gets about 60 feet away from you, and it’s just not meant to fly that high. The WiFi connection did drop once or twice on me, but this was before I even asked the company what the limit was – so it was definitely occurring when I was pushing past that 60 feet boundary. But of course Hover camera Passport isn’t a full-featured drone like DJI’s Inspire or Phantom. It’s meant to be more of a close-up camera or tripod – not a true aerial camera.

Even so, it can be rather useful inside homes, where bigger drones would not dare to fly. The inclusion of a flash also emphasizes that it is meant for close-up shots. It also has only about 10 minutes of battery life, so you need to always be armed with extra batteries if you plan to use it longer.

It should also be mentioned that it does not come with a remote, unlike the DJI Mavic Pro, which has a remote bundle option.

So will you go with the Hover Camera Passport at $599 or add $399 more to get the more powerful and feature-packed DJI Mavic Pro?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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