DJI - Mavic Pro Quadcopter with Remote Controller - Gray

I've wanted to buy a drone forever. No reason, really, just seemed cool. I had a pile of cheap gyro-helicopters and universally crashed them on the first flight. Needless to say, my fear of immediately crashing a $1000 drone was what held me back. When the Mavic was released, I decided to give it a try. It was less $ than previous DJIs and was touted as "easy to fly." I couldn't agree more. My Mavic arrived a few days ago after ordering in October. DJI apparently had a big problem keeping up with the demand. In the meantime I watched 7 million youtube videos and got even more excited. The build quality is equivalent to an apple product. High-end materials, everything just works. Being petrified of crashing, I read and re-read the manuals before flight. It was totally unnecessary, because the Mavic flies itself. Not completely true - I'm glad I read the manual because it gave me a little confidence, but I was still nervous. My first flight was inside my office. I had NEVER flown a "real" quadcopter before, and I was able to guide it around corners, into my colleague's office (sorry Mike), and even up a stairway. The controls are intuitive and seem to respond just as you intend - if you mash the forward, the Mavic rips forward; if you finesse, it crawls. The Mavic is much quieter than I expected. I have seen some Phantoms around, and they sound like weedwhackers. The mavic is a lower hum. Still not sneaky-quiet, but not as offensive as I expected. I could see using this in a crowd (don't because it's dangerous) without people really noticing. The video quality is really good. I have not uploaded anything to my computer for editing, but for a novice I was impressed by the sharpness and color saturation. I am a camera geek so I was a little suspicious of DJI's claims, but my initial take is that the camera is really, really good for the size. I have flown the Mavic 3 times in past day, and tried out the active track, which worked once, didn't work the other time. On that, however, I was standing on icy snow with my back to the bright sun, so the camera was definitely getting blinded. when I tried it in better light it was much easier. The app download was a little confusing - the Apple App store has two versions of DJI GO (3 and 4). Get 4. It works well, and easily. The most recent Mavic user manual from DJI says to get 4, otherwise I would not have known. Again, I have literally never used anything like this, and I was able to get the app synced to the controller/drone and up and running in no time. Overall, this is an absolute must if you're like me and have been holding out or on the fence. I can't wait to bring it along on vacations, or even just in the back yard. My wife has never touched an RC anything and was able to take off, zip around the house, and land with ease. Highly recommended!

Having been able to use a model provided by DJI for testing I believe that this is by far the best drone for people who travel or play outdoor sports and need something they can toss into their backpack and go. The camera does a great job with 4K most people should probably shoot in 1080P at 120 fps if they want to get some really cool shots they can edit into slow shots. Compared to the Karma by GoPro, this is a far superior flying platform with tons more advanced features but the GoPro Hero 5 is a much superior camera.

I was able to buy a bundle pack on 11/18. This is my first drone, so I was a little apprehensive about flying it, but it has a beginner mode that is very helpful to build confidence before letting it get to far away. After running through one battery (20 mins) I felt ready to take off Begging Mode. The Mavic is so easy to fly, the hardest part is just getting familiar with all the features. I have flown mine almost every day and typically go through all 3 batteries. I get 20+ minutes of flight time with each battery, but have still ordered 2 more, so I can have one in the drone and 4 charging on the 4 port charging hub. The 4k video is insane, it is nearly impossible to take a bad video. Tripod feature slows down the drown so you get cinematic shots. I have let a couple friends who have all flown other drones and they can't wait to get their own!

I own a Mavic pro, and while it's an amazing drone, MANY customers including myself are having gimbal errors that require sending it back to DJI for repair. Unlike ALL other drone companies, they don't sell replacement parts for you to fix it yourself. I sent mine back 3 weeks ago, and dealing with DJI customer service has been a nightmare. I still have no idea how long it will take to get it back. On top of that, they have billed me over $300 for a repair that I should not have to pay anything for. I recommend waiting a while for the kinks to be worked out of this product.

Soo unlike virtually every other review you will see/read out there, this is a REAL review by someone that actually PAID full price for this product. DJI is known for paying for FAKE reviews and sending all the Video Blog reviewers free product to get fake video blog reviews. You can tell those reviews and Blogs because they will never say anything bad about DJI or the product, Infact everything DJI makes is a gift from the gods above. That said... This is the first DJI product I have ever owned and quite possibly the last. Let me start by saying this is an AWESOME drone. It is extremely stable, the controller is by far superior to all other DJI controllers and the product quality is very well built. HOWEVER, there are a few things you should know.. 1. The DJI App as of 3/18/2017 works flawlessly with Apple iphone/ipad products, but crashes and has reliability problems with Android products. 2. The DJI CARE insurance is a rip off. Buy State Farm "Personal Articles Policy" for ~$60/year. (State Farm just send you a check and you buy a new/replacement drone) Which brings me to #3. 3. If you have to send your drone in for service, weather it be under the DJI CARE or warrenty, you will NOT get your drone back! They will send you a refurb and often times those have other problems. Which will mean you have to send it back and wait weeks to get yet another refurb. 4. You HAVE to send your drone back to DJI for repair, they won't sell or send you parts. 5. DJI's customer service sucks, not sometimes, always. I wrote this review to try and give those that are thinking of spending their hard earned money on a drone the REAL problems that you wont hear about anywhere on the Web. I could tell you all the GREAT things about this product, but you can read that in other reviews, forums and YouTube reviews. Unfortunitly, there is not another product on the market, that even comes close to the features or quality of this drone. So for that reason, i would reccemond this product..

Wow! Small in size, nimble... way better than my phantom 3 pro. The battery lasts much longer than my p3p. the handling is soooo much better too. I can't believe what this quad can do in its size! 0-60mph in about 3 secongs??? geez. Long range video without video artifacts (unlike lightbridge at over 1200 feet). This quad is highly recommended if you like to fly for fun. Just don't forget to touch the screen to focus

This is my second drone. I travel a lot, so it's small size and portability are a must for me. The flight range is unbelievable. Flies 4 miles easily!

Owned the Bebop 2 and Phantom 4 and the Mavic Pro combines the best features of both drones. Highly recommended.