DJI Mavic 2 Pro - Drone Quadcopter UAV with Hasselblad Camera 3-Axis Gimbal HDR 4K Video Adjustable Aperture 20MP 1" CMOS Sensor, up to 48mph, Gray

4.0 out of 5 stars

By DucaTT - Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2018

Very easy to control even for a beginner

This is only a review of how easy this drone is to fly even for a total beginner. I did however prepare myself prior to opening up the box by watching videos/tutorials of what 1st timers should do prior to flight and they helped immensely. The different flight modes, such as beginner, will allow you to familiarize yourself with the controls until you get more comfortable. Things such as auto takeoff, landing, return to home and all the obstacle avoidance sensors greatly help until you get more flight time. There is also a pause button that once pressed acts as "emergency braking" and will stop the unit, even out of some automated flight modes, and just hover. It's up to the individual whether to spend $1,500.00 for your 1st drone but if you do this unit certainly has lots of precaution settings to help you along.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By David Hawkins - Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

The best drone I ever owned

I have owned the Phantom 2, Phantom 3, Phantom 4 Pro, Mavic 1 Pro. Now I own the Mavic 2 Pro. It beats them all. Best Quality for photos I have ever seen. I do more photography then video and this drone does it best. This is my 2nd DJI Mavic 2 Pro. You wont be disappointed with this drone's video and photo quality.

1.0 out of 5 stars

By The Badboy - Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2020

Remote Disconnect Errors From First Power On, Sending Drone Flying Off in All Directions

Let me tell you something, for a $1500 drone… Quality control is crap. If I thought this was a isolated incident... I would’ve sent it back and got a second, but reading the forums… This happens to too many people with some workarounds, unfortunately they didn’t work for me. Making me think that the controller was bad from the factory. Which, the second it disconnected, sent it off flying in random directions and had it crash once. The scary part was, there was no rhyme or reason. I would disconnect the cable on my phone reconnect it... then it would just connect seconds or minutes later. For a company who is touted as being one of the premier drone manufacturers, their quality control is just terrible. If the drone cost two or $300, I could forgive it. But when you were paying a premium price for a premium drone, you don’t expect amateur issues. Not to mention, I was lucky if I can get it to fly a half mile without video disconnect. No matter which way I turn the antennae’s or where I flew it. Not to mention, the video quality even with the 1 inch sensor was worse than that of a half inch sensor at 4K... and considering that they had the forethought to put the 1 inch sensor on this drone, how is it that the older Evo has 60 frames per second but this drone does not? Then I also had an issue of getting statically lines in the video when I moved the drone forward. I have no clue what caused it, but it was obviously not only disconnecting from the remote, it was also getting interference from the main CPU to the video chip. So, instead of returning it and getting a second, which I didn’t know it would work or not. I decided to go with an Autel Evo. Which has been a dream do not only fly, but the video quality is second to none even at night. And was much a higher quality than the Mavic 2 Pro. What I found out after doing some research is that the Mavic in fact, does not use all of it sensor in the high-quality mode, therefore you aren’t getting the benefit of the 1 inch sensor to give you that extra light. Which is why the video quality at night looks so horrible.Yes, you can clean it up and post which I’m going to guess is what the decent looking videos from it do. But I wasn’t going to pay so much for a drone that basically required me to do surgery after the fact. Which the Evo does not. I can post videos directly from the drone and they look incredible, with very vibrant colors and sharp incredible imagery. Making me salivate over the prospect of the Evo 2 and it’s 8K/24w/ 48 Megapixel still camera and it’s 6K 1” camera, which are interchangeable. The cool thing about Autel... they are from Washington state, it’s a small company with 14 employees and you can call and talk to anyone of them that you want. Which means, fast, efficient American customer service. Not to mention, they listen to fans of their drones and implement features because of them. Evo 2 should be available in mid to the end of March & I can’t wait!

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Jenn D - Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018

Best Birthday Gift ever

My husband loves his drone!! He does wish the battery life lasted longer (but I just purchased another battery for Christmas, hoping that helps remedy the situation!) . He would also like to zoom in a little more, but other than that loves it so much! We use it for our real estate business and for taking overhead shots of our land.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By sjmphoto com - Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2019

Absolutely amazing.

Absolutely amazing piece of tech. I want to marry this thing. I love it. amazing photo quality. Great build. Great range. Just stunning.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By A.J Galecki - Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020

The DRONE we need, but don't deserve.

I'm not exactly sure what year the guys from DJI are from, but its not the 2010's or 2020's. The technology they are creating, and innovating, with really no other competition, is mind boggling. The only explanation is they are from the distant future and DJI created a time machine, probably what the Mavic Pro 5 is going to come with, and they are currently in our dimension to "wow" us. Seriously, though. I have owned some drones in the past from DJI but the Mavic Pro 2 is something special. I paid roughy $1499 for mine, although the price seems to fluctuate these days due to changing tariffs. I would say if you work in the professional photo or video realm, this piece of tech is worth every penny and more. In fact, if I were to lose or break mine and had to buy a new one, and they were now selling for $2,500... I'd still buy it. Thats how much I value this piece of equipment. Work I've done with my drone includes wedding films, YouTube videos, landscape photos for canvas prints, land surveillance, dolphin watching (and Manta-ray watching, yes Id fly it out from the beach shoreline and you can see these awesome animals in their habitat), self filming (using the built in tracking), and general photography and videography from viewpoints otherwise inaccessible. The thing about drones that some people overlook, is they arent just for video, flying over awesome landscapes to get cool video. These things basically give you range and POV that was previously impossible for creators. I included a shot I took of a protest at Jackson Square in New Orleans, this shot would've been impossible without a helicopter 10 years ago. The 1" sensor on this drones camera is noting short of incredible. Some Full Frame users (such as myself, I shoot with an a7iii) will scuff at such a "small" sensor which is honestly silly. Its still much larger than your phone or a GoPros sensor, and it does an incredible job with image quality, both video and photo. Low light, this is the best drone ive ever used as well. Although generally the best time to fly for me is sunrise and sunset. Its when the Earth is most beautiful, and this drone captures every square inch of beauty. This thing apparently can go around 5 miles from the controller!? Ive never even taken it a full mile away (ive gotten close though). I cant imagine going that far, although if the situation called for it, I would. With that said, ive had exactly ZERO issues with losing connectivity. Ive never once had any scares (with the exception of a mamma bird trying to attack it once when I was close to a nest unbeknown to me). The last thing Ill say about this drone that just makes me gush is the portability. When you open the box and get familiar with it, its like these guys just refined every possible thing. The controller breaks down so intuitively and folds up, the drone gets small enough to the size of a DSLR footprint, so it fits in most of my camera bags easily. I never go to a shoot without this thing. My essentials for any shoot is my camera body, my 24-70, and my drone. Its that simple, this is an essential piece of kit to me, and I cannot say enough good things about it. I dont even have anything negative to say. I won't say the battery life is bad, 30 minutes of flight time is plenty if you plan your shots out and dont just fly aimlessly. Bring an extra battery if you're going on a trip somewhere remote. I'm sure the new Mavic Air 2 is amazing as well, and idk what the Mavic Pro 3 is going to bring because this drone, by almost all my criteria, is near perfect.