The DJI Mavic Air is an easy-to-fly drone that shoots great 4K video, packed into an impossibly small package.

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 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

DJI's commitment to innovation comes through in the company's latest consumer drone: the Mavic Air is the near-perfect love child of the very successful Mavic Pro and the compact and user-friendly Spark .

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

DJI's Mavic Pro made waves for its portability: It was the first drone to have arms that folded against its body, making it supercompact. Since it launched, many others have fielded knockoffs with a similar design, but it looks like only DJI can knock the Mavic Pro off its perch as our favorite...

Very easy to fly; Great photos and video; Innovative gesture controls; autonomous flight modes; Object avoidance

Hard to switch between camera modes in app

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,...

This is the smallest 4k drone we have ever flown. Buy it if you need a tiny but capable drone. Don't buy it if you're looking for a low light monster.

Sitting in between the beginner-friendly and the more premium , the Mavic Air is the Chinese company's mid-range, mini 4K drone. The Mavic Air is is smaller than the Mavic 2 range, but still manages to pack in 4K video recording at 30fps and a range of handy, automated flying modes called...

Incredibly compact and convenient to carry around; Easy to fly with intelligent flight modes; Great video quality; HDR and panoramic still images; Includes built-in storage

Need to opt for the Fly More Combo to get the most out of it; Switching between control methods can be fiddly

Incredibly compact and convenient to carry around; Easy to fly with intelligent flight modes; Great video quality; HDR and panoramic still images; Includes built-in storage;

Need to opt for the Fly More Combo to get the most out of it; Switching between control methods can be fiddly;

When DJI releases a new drone it's a big deal. And the Mavic Air is no different. But it's not that big. The foldable drone is actually surprisingly small but it can still shoot incredible video and capture incredible stills like its big brothers.

Sleek design; small and foldable; 3-axis gimbal; internal memory; excellent controller; QuickShots to capture amazing video

Expensive