The best non-professional drone you can buy, the Mavic Air takes flying cameras to new gadget heights

Incredibly portable, Very good video and stills quality, A cinch to fly

Battery life still quite restrictive, Quite noisy when nearby

Hard to crash, makes pretty video

Shakes in cold weather (Update: DJI fixed the issue)

An amazing amount of tech in a pocketable drone, the DJI Mavic Air is the best travel drone you're going to find right now.

The DJI Mavic Air's folding design makes it great for travel while its 4K-resolution camera and three-axis gimbal capture nice-looking photos and video. Automated shooting options and obstacle avoidance make it easy to get good results fast.

Flight time is typically between 15 to 18 minutes, so expect to buy extra batteries. Piloting by app can be frustrating, especially on smaller screens. Obstacle avoidance doesn't cover you from the sides or top.

A lot of people have been asking me … why would I want to buy the Mavic Air when I can just buy the Mavic Pro. While others have voice their concerns, and wondered why DJI would want to cannibalize its own consumer drone business, with many different drones (of similar function and features).

Compact and light-weight, Super easy to control, 4K recording, 3-axis gimbal, Smartcapture (hand gesture), 21 minutes flight time, Same coverage (range and distance) as Mavic Pro

Pricey

While not perfect, the Mavic Air is easily one of the most impressive drones to date. It's portable, powerful and packed with features. What's more, its batteries last far longer than the smaller Spark.

Portable design means it's easy to carry around, Full of features, Quick Shot modes are a highlight, Battery life is decent for a drone this size

ActiveTrack tracking didn't work reliably, Video was often oversaturated, Auto exposure slow to play catch-up, App menu system is still quite complex

As you can see from this review, my experience with the Mavic Air has been very positive. Just a week with the Mavic Air was enough to decide that I no longer need the Phantom 3 Pro (which I will be selling in the near future) and convince me to move down to something that is far more portable,...

Drones like the new DJI Mavic Air are the Marmite of the tech world. On the one hand, they’re a high-level demonstration of how amazing modern technology has become, combining miniaturisation with powerful processing and advancements in digital cameras in one incredible flying machine.

The DJI Mavic Air is an incredible drone: packed with features, easy to fly all wrapped up in a fantastically compact package

Super light and compact, Excellent video and decent photo quality, Flys superbly

Battery life not the best

Ever since DJI released their brand new Mavic Air model, it seems as though Spark and Mavic Pro went to the never-never-land . Their sales have been steadily dropping over the course of the last couple of months, all whilst DJI Mavic Air has been making quite the havoc out there.

A small drone with huge ambitions, the DJI Mavic Air packs 4K video recording, a three-axis gimbal, an upgraded obstacle avoidance system and onboard storage into a compact and foldable form factor that easily slips into a jacket pocket.

Incredible portability, 4K video at up to 100Mbps; 12MP HDR stills, Near-perfect obstacle avoidance, 8GB internal storage

Slightly jerky gimbal controls, Could have better range, Need multiple batteries for a great flying experience