DJI Mavic Air
Excuse the pun, but drone photography is taking off! DJI's Mavic Air is one of the more popular models for drone photography, and for a few very good reasons.
Fold It Up, Carry It Away
One of the great advantages of the Mavic Air is its foldability and portability. The drone is described as "ultraportable" drone which can be folded up and put into a backpack, or even a large pocket.
Portable But Panoramic
Dramatic panoramas are easier than ever to create. The Mavic Air can stitch together 25 photos in eight seconds to make super-sharp 32 MP Sphere panoramas.
Smooth And Clear Images
The 3-Axis Gimbal & 4K Camera offers a vibration range reduced to a minuscule 0.005°. In other words, shaky and blurry shots are a thing of the past. The 4K camera can record at 30 fps, capture HD video at 120 fps, and take 12-mp still shots.
Safer And Better Flying
All that photographic wizardry is at risk if flight safety is compromised. The Mavic Air is equipped with sensor systems and other technologies that greatly enhance its flying capabilities. These include Advanced Pilot Assistance Systems, which help the drone bypass obstacles in front of and behind it.
Connectivity Reaches New Heights
The Mavic Air has enhanced Wi-Fi video transmission to maintain a better signal and connectivity. This new transmission system gives you a 720p live view from up to 4km away.
A newer model DJI Mavic Air 2 was released in April 2020.
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This drunker is cruel to basically everything it does. It follows you, you can control it with your hand, it's shooting 4k and it has a lot of security systems that will make it foolproof to fly. Why not full pot Because my flew away. Yep, it's just stuck.
DJI Mavic Air
The Mavic Pro showed us that small drones can be just as capable as larger ones. The Mavic Air aims to take things one step further, putting a powerful aircraft and 4K camera into a form factor you can slide into a large pocket.- Very small
- High bit-rate 4K UHD video
- HDR and Panorama still capture
- Raw and JPG support
- Asteroid video shot
- Good obstacle avoidance
- Automated flight modes
- Doesn't support USB charging
- No 4K DCI video
- Panorama stitching needs some work
- Real-world flight limited to about 18 minutes
DJI Mavic Air Review
The Mavic Air is DJI's smallest, most portable drone, and is just as full-featured as its larger siblings. DJI's first real effort to sell drones to the masses wasn't as rousing a success as you'd expect from the company, which has dominated the marketplace in terms of quality and sales since consumer drones have become a thing. The Spark, released last year, was hamstrung by really short battery life and a control interface that needed some refinement to be ready for mass consumption. The Mavic Air ($919) is what the Spark should have been—foldable, with a 4K camera, and a battery that keeps the drone flying longer. It packs a lot of tech into a small package, including some panoramic photo and video tricks, and is a great option if you don't want to spend $1,149 on our Editors' Choice, the DJI Mavic Pro Platinum. Design The Mavic Air ($499.00 at Drone Nerds) is the smallest drone that DJI makes. Like the Mavic Pro series it folds for storage and transport. When folded it measures 1.9 by 3.3 by 6.6 inches (HWD), small enough to fit into most jacket pockets, and it weighs a little bit ...- Very small
- High bit-rate 4K UHD video
- HDR and Panorama still capture
- Raw and JPG support
- Asteroid video shot
- Good obstacle avoidance
- Automated flight modes
- Doesn't support USB charging
- No 4K DCI video
- Panorama stitching needs some work
- Real-world flight limited to about 18 minutes
DJI Mavic Air review: portable photographer
One part Mavic Pro, one part Spark, all delicious- Great compact design
- Clever obstacle avoidance system
- Fun autonomous features
- Average image quality
- Short battery life is limiting
- Wi-Fi connection can be flaky
DJI Mavic Air
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
DJI Mavic Air review: A folding 4K mini drone that's close to perfect
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 is an easy-to-fly drone that shoots great 4K video, packed into an impossibly small package.- 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.
DJI's Mavic Air is a testament to the company's innovation. With pretty much no other big player in the game, it could have eased off the gas on features, but the Mavic Air comes packed with sensors, a high quality camera, onboard storage and flies like a dream.
- Incredibly portable
- Excellent battery life for size
- Solid camera performance
- Shorter range than Mavic Pro
- Minor connection quirks
DJI Mavic Air Review
DJI has cherry-picked all the best features and stuffed them into the Mavic Air.- Dedicated joystick controller
- Gimbal stabilized 4K camera
- Robust obstacle avoidance
- Plentiful intelligent flight modes
- Touchy camera controls
- unless you're in Cinematic mode
