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Color: Meadow Green
Style: Fly More Combo
Features
- Intelligent Flight ModesSmart, reliable, and incredibly intuitiveQuickShotVideos with a Tap
- High-Performance CameraAmazing images and stabilized videoMechanical Gimbal StabilizationShake-Free Shots
- Flight PerformanceAwesome potential, immersive experiencesPowerful Propulsion Speed and Precision Control
- Flight SafetyWorry-free flight in the palm of your hand ; Propeller guards are recommended when using these functions.
- 2-Axis Stabilized Gimbal Camera
Description
Spark is a mini drone that features all of DJI's signature technologies, allowing you to seize the moment whenever you feel inspired. With intelligent flight control options, a mechanical gimbal, and a camera with incredible image quality, Spark empowers you to push your creative boundaries. Quick Launch With Face Aware, Spark lifts off from your hand by recognizing your face.[1] It takes off and hovers in place within seconds of powering on. Simple Control Take amazing aerial photos using just hand gestures, without a remote controller or mobile device.[1] Create with Ease Intelligent Flight Modes and intuitive controls help you create cinematic aerial videos with just a few taps. Edit and Share The DJI GO 4 app features automatic editing templates and an array of filters. Quickly edit videos and share them straight to social media.
Brand: DJI
Model Name: Spark
Special Feature: Lightweight
Age Range (Description): Adult
Color: Meadow Green
Video Capture Resolution: 1080p
Connectivity Technology: Wi-Fi technology
Included Components: Aircraft body, Charger, Manual, Micro USB Cable, Propeller Guard, Remote Controller, Shoulder Bag, Storage Box, Two-Way Charging Hub, extra Intelligent Battery, extra Propellers See more
Skill Level: Intermediate
Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
Special Features: Lightweight
Video Capture Resolution: 1080p
Connectivity Technology: Wi-Fi technology
Skill Level: Intermediate
Video Capture Format: HD
Remote Control Technology: Bluetooth
Control Type: control
Maximum Range: 2 km
Wireless Communication Technology: Wi-Fi
Battery Cell Composition: Lithium Ion
Supported Image Format: JPEG
Video Output Resolution: 1080p
Optical Sensor Technology: CMOS
Media Type: SDXC
Color: Meadow Green
Material: Plastic
Brand Name: DJI
Model Name: Spark
Age Range Description: Adult
Included Components: Aircraft body, Charger, Manual, Micro USB Cable, Propeller Guard, Remote Controller, Shoulder Bag, Storage Box, Two-Way Charging Hub, extra Intelligent Battery, extra Propellers
Number of Items: 1
UPC: 190021295520
Global Trade Identification Number: 20
Manufacturer: DJI Europe B.V.
Model Number: CP.PT.000903
Part Number: CP.PT.000903
Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
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Color: Lava Red
Style: Fly More Combo
First and foremost, since I have bought this product, the listing has changed to include an "18G" sd card, which is neither pictured, nor something I have ever seen before. It goes from 16 to 32 from what I've ever seen in my life. FISHY... Now, onto the actual product review. This little drone is an absolute joy. I have a Hubsan 501s that I purchased from Amazon as well 2 years back to learn how to fly a drone before jumping into the more expensive range. I mention this so I can make a comparison and accentuate how great the spark is. My 501s is the second I bought, because at 70ft a gust of wind blew it away and I never saw it again. No drone is 100% safe from flyaways, but this of course was a massive letdown when I contacted the company's facebook reps and got left on "read." While the 501 also uses GPS, it is nowhere near as stable as the spark's. The spark can hang where you leave it extremely well, even up to a certain point when the wind is intense. I'd almost trust it to take a picture more steadily than an actual person holding a camera; it's that solid. The bundle I bought included the spark, 2 batteries, the battery charge hub and cables which allows for 3 batteries to be charged at once, a shoulder bag, a styrofoam case for the spark, prop guards, and a set of extra props. If you buy all these things separately, you will spend way more than if you buy a fly more combo. I recommend purchasing a third battery, maybe even a fourth. I believe the drone can be operated solely with the remote, but you won't be able to see what the camera sees, of course. The expected setup for your drone is to have either a phone or a tablet hooked up to it either via wifi or an otg cable (get the cable, seriously it's about 7 bucks and makes it so much easier) but you can fly it with a phone only as well. Again, the optimal setup is controller + phone. Wifi has a more limited range so visibility of the camera on screen might get a drop much more quickly than a cable connection from the remote to the phone will. The wifi setup is a little odd, but completely useable. For me with a cable, the startup procedure goes: turn on the remote, turn on the spark, wait a few seconds, then plug the controller cable into the phone. It'll open the dji go app (required for use with a phone or controller+phone setup) and it's typically smooth sailing from there. If it doesn't immediately work, unplugging and replugging usually gets it to work. It's important to remember the conditions of operation, that is, the weather when flying your device. A cloudy day might cause interference. I personally flew my spark up on a day where fog was absolutely intense, I'm talking you can't see past 3 or 4 cars in front of you, and it got up to 100ft before the signal lost stability. At that point my heart started to race because it wasn't responding, and I thought, "there goes $500 bucks" but then suddenly the voice on the phone says, "landing" and I just watched with my jaw on the floor as the spark brought itself down. At about 20ft I was able to take control of the craft and land it manually, but it was fantastic that almost as quickly as I lost control, it sent the drone into a landing. Lesson learned, don't fly without clear skies, or mostly clear skies. Battery life depends on how hard you push the drone. I typically get from 12-15 mins from a battery. There is a sport mode on the drone which is meant more for fast flying in order to get you to the spot you want to shoot video or pictures of, not for taking pictures or videos although you can still do it in sport mode. Charging is done either with the hub or directly with a usb cable connected to the drone, but that method is much slower. SOMETHING TO REMEMBER: I forget the reason why, but these batteries need a short cooldown period before you charge them. I tried to charge immediately after use and got a red light on the hub, which is an error message. I thought it was a defect, but it is not. Give the batteries 5-10 mins to cool off then you can charge them. The camera itself is very nice in my opinion. Though it is limited to 1080p and 30fps, I'm only ever really watching the footage on a phone, so it's more than fine for me. It isn't meant for big cinematic videos, but you can still get great shots. The gimbal is only 2 axis, not 3, so that is something to keep in mind as well. This is DJI's beginner drone, and it shows, but that is in no way a negative for the spark. It lacks the camera features, the battery life, and in some people's opinion, the portability of one of its bigger siblings like the pro which can fold up. However, for the price and what you do get straight out of the box, you're way better off getting this in order to learn to fly a drone than getting one of the cheaper alternatives that you might have more difficulty controlling due to inferior GPS or quality of the build. I spent over $500 on my 2 hubsans, and after using the spark, the one I have left is permanently grounded. It feels loose and less maneuverable, and I don't see a reason to go back to it. I could have spent that money on a spark from the beginning and gotten a better experience out of it, so think carefully about choosing to go with something cheaper. The drone does include gesture controls and some preset flight modes, but I have not used these yet so I won't comment on them. I prefer to have full control of the drone and can do anything these modes can do manually, so I don't see myself using them later on either. All in all, it's a great product. There's a learning curve at the start, but there's hundreds of tutorial videos on youtube to help with that. Good luck and fly safe!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019 by Vicente G.
Color: Sunrise Yellow
Style: Fly More Combo
I fly Inspires, Phantoms and recently a Mavik 2 Pro at work, but I always thought it would be nice to have my own machine. Wasn't willing to cough up a thousand dollars and up for one. "Ah, I probably wouldn't use it much anyway." Sound familiar? When I saw the spark I thought it would be worth a shot even though it probably wasn't "as good" as the big ones so I got myself one for Christmas. I am very happy I did. I am thrilled by the fact that a $450 (fly more bundle at Amazon's holiday price) had a lot of the same features as the big boys. It may not shoot in 4k or have a three axis camera gimbal or have the same flight time, but I don't need it to. I just wanted to have a drone for fun, and fun it is!!! So far, I have flown this sUAS 81,029 feet (a little over 15 miles) and have never had any issues with it, I would fly more but the temps have been arctic up here. The app did crash once on me while linked to the controller by wifi and when I restarted the app my phone would not reconnect to the controller. The spark was over a thousand feet out and while I had line of sight, that's a pretty tiny thing to be able to tell where it's facing at that kind of range. With no telemetry at all available I just pushed return to home on the controller and it came straight back and landed itself. Phew. Yesterday the temp hit 41 so I played hookie and went flying. I got in 7 flights with my 4 batteries, recharging with the 3 bay DJI charger hooked to a Bioenno BPP120 power pack. I used an OTG cable (has prevented any more disconnects between my phone and the controller) a landing pad, folding signal boosters on the controller antennas and a Nanuk 915 hard case. It was a great day to fly. Over a frozen lake, I easily flew to a horizontal distance of 6,754 feet at an altitude of 35 feet. Never had any signal breakup. A clear day over a frozen lake with perfect line of sight is certainly ideal conditions, but I do believe that the signal boosters helped. I have never gotten that far out with no signal loss without them. There is a lot of heated debate about whether or not these signal boosters work, but for $9, what do you have to lose. I think they help. By the way, if you fly in the cold like I have been doing, keep the spare batteries in your coat until you are ready to use them or better yet, I have a pair of heated Milwaukee Tools gloves. These make great Spark battery warmers. Here are my suggestions for what you should get for a complete drone package: Spark fly more combo. (Yellow of course, who could want any other color?) 2 extra batteries (for a total of 4). Nanuk 915 hard case (Yellow of course, who could want any other color?) Landing pad (you can see mine in the photo, there are tons of them on the market). Camera gimbal protector (I got the FS Labs one) Landing gear (FS labs again. Haven't used them yet because I use a landing pad). Folding parabolic range extenders (I got the Amazon's Choice marked ones.) Micro USB to Lightning OTG cable. (I got one from RCstyle and like it. Some say it extends range, don't know how it could do that but it provides a rock solid connection to the controller). Micro USB to female USB so you can use an Android phone with the controller. Get the DJI refresh insurance for $60 bucks or so. They will replace up to two wrecked Sparks for a year for, I think, about $60 per occurrence. If you are new to flying or like to push your luck, you will probably need this. A couple of over the top items if you really get into it: Bioenno BPP120 power pack to recharge in the field. I've heard the Smatree one is good too, but not as versatile. A phone/tablet holder by MavMount (Mavmount 3.0) This is more pricey than most because it is extremely well made professional hardware made in the US. It's worth it!!! There you have it. I really like this little drone. It has surprising range and capabilities, is surprisingly tough and is a ton of fun. Its the toy that didn't exist when we were kids, indulge yourself now! Happy flying.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019 by Siegfried
Color: Sunrise Yellow
Style: Fly More Combo
It's tiny and awesome. I've only had it a few days and it's great fun. It's very easy to fly and it starts off in beginner mode to make it even easier. If you are worried about crashing, just take your hands off the controls and it stops and just hovers waiting for input. It even has sensors in it to stop you crashing into things. The build quality is very good and doesn't feel flimsy. The propellors fold over and help with storage. This is a fun drone and it's very capable of excellent video that you will be happy with. The battery life is about 15 minutes, which is actually not bad considering the size. You can turn on sports mode and it flies faster at just over 50kph and can go up to 120m. The sensors that stop you from crashing the drone work from the front and from below. However, these can only prevent that at low speeds, not a 50kph, obviously. The video quality is fantastic and although it is only 1080p, the quality is excellent. This is also thanks to the superb gimbal which keeps the camera rock steady. It's so good, that when you fly in sports mode and do a quick flare stop, the gimbal manages to keep the camera pointing at the same place. When you check your video later, you will hardly notice that an extreme stop was performed. The gimbal can only go from front facing through to ground facing. I think there is about 10 settings in-between. Also thanks to the gimbal, when you review the video later, almost every frame is a useable photo unless you are going very fast. There is a micro SD card slot, so this is handy to take out afterwards and download video. Charging the battery is done through the Spark with a common micro USB charging cable. If you get the wall charger, you can charge 3 batteries at a time. The DJI Go app can also control this, but when you use the remote controller, your phone connects by wifi to the controller, and the controller connects by wifi to the Spark. I'm using an iPhone 7 and this does cause a little latency and stutters. If you connect the phone directly to the Spark, this is not really a problem. Going to a nice wide open space also helps remove other interference, along with closing apps, putting in airplane mode (also prevents calls while in flight) and enabling just wifi. If it's still a problem for you, restarting the device before flight will help. I have the OTG cable but I find airplane mode and wifi only with the controllers is working great. I haven't really used much of the gestures yet, but I have been launching from my hand (palm) and landing on my hand 50/50. It's very "handy" when at the beach. There is a side of me that kind of wishes I bought the Mavic Pro and perhaps I will in the future. For now this is great fun and easy to store compared to a Phantom. If you have the money, perhaps you should go for the Mavic Pro to save from the feeling of should have got. If you are unsure of a bigger commitment and want a really fun and feature packed drone, then the Spark is the one. TIP: Get the Flymore bundle. I bought the flymore bundle which comes with the controller, extra battery, wall charger, shoulder bag, propellor guards and spare propellors. This bundle is worth it and the controller is pre configured to connect to the Spark when you get it. Also, the Spark batteries are not that expensive in the scheme of things. Get some spares and then your fun lasts much longer. It's a solid DJI product and if you look after it, you will be able to sell it on. You can even purchase the DJI refresh program from DJI that will replace with up to 2 Sparks in the first 12 months of ownership if you accidentally crash it, even water damage. You need to buy this addon and associate with the Spark before it is activated (first use / connection through the app). I think that is a good safety net. Thing is, the Spark must be recovered to be sent back for repair and replace.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017 by NeutronLaser
Color: Alpine White
Style: Fly More Combo
TLDR: Do NOT fly under bridges. Look, it's really cool. It's a ton of fun to fly, people in the park are always interested in how it works, it's got lots of really neat features, the video quality is pretty good, and generally it works really well. All of that said, I had my drone for three weeks before I lost it. Today, I decided it would be cool to do a low-altitude water-skimming shot under a bridge. Everything was looking great until the drone got halfway through the bridge when the signal cut out completely. After a few seconds of signal loss, the drone is supposed to automatically return to the home point (the place where it took off from), but before it tries to navigate back to that point, it ascends to a specified height in order to clear obstacles. This does not work well when it is under a bridge. I watched in horror as my drone tried to save itself from being lost by flying up and crashing into the ceiling of the bridge, losing total control, and dropping helplessly into the river below. The splash that it made into the water was cringe inducing. The feeling you get when $400 crashes into the water never to be recovered is very painful. The moral of this story is that you have to be pretty careful about how and where you fly your drone. My guess is that the metal in the construction of the bridge caused the signal to get messed up, which ultimately caused the drone to meet its untimely demise. You need to constantly be thinking about what will happen if everything fails. How will the drone try to return home? Will it encounter problems along the way? Do you *really* need to fly under the bridge? Is the resulting shot worth the risk of losing the drone? Luckily there were no kayakers in the area at the time so no one got hurt, but it could have easily been very a painful injury for someone. Learn from me and my mistakes. Don't fly your drone under or through things unless you COMPLETELY disable the RTH on signal loss feature. I consider this a fault of my own and not the drone's, which is why I am still giving it a 4 star review. It's generally a cool device and a lot of fun to play with. I already bought a new one to replace the one that I lost this morning. Good luck and be safe out there.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2018 by Troy Swanson
Color: Sunrise Yellow
Style: Fly More Combo
** Full disclosure - no one has given me any equipment or freebies to do this review. All equipment I own and purchased myself. ** DJI did a nice job on this smaller quad. Flies well with Controller and not bad with the phone alone - though not as well with the controller. A couple of things you should be aware of and frustrated me when I got it: 1) Controller wifi password is DIFFERENT and on the back of the CONTROLLER - not to be confused with the wifi password on the drone (under battery) which is different. 2) The drone has to be switched between phone only and controller modes with the power button. 3) As usual manuals really aren't very clear. I ended up watching a few youtube videos to get me going right & quick. 4) Just assume there is a new release of the software/firmware when you open the box. Go ahead and connect everything together and apply it. 5) Assume your going to need to practice ( a while) to get the hand gesture features to work. Its not trivial, but once you get it down they work about 80% of the time. Good enough for a quick selfie. Quality of photos is very good and on par with my Iphone 6s or better. Video is great too - prefer 4k but will live until DJI does a firmware upgrade on these to 4k. Love that they put Sport Mode as a switch! That is a blast and works surprisingly well (Phantom 1 days in equivalent of "sport mode" was just plain scary.. DJI has made this extremely useful now. ) Compared to Dobby and S4 Quads - hands down no question DJI is 200% better and more stable. BETTER PRODUCT, BETTER COMPONENTS ETC..I tried both of the others out and they just don't fly well and they require constant tuning while flying. DJI - no such issues. Lastly - but a good one - THANKS DJI for the BAG (fly more package) not only is it designed to fit the Spark but it ALSO fits the Mavic! Seriously a great detail and one I will personally use a lot. I don't take both at the same time so the bag is a great feature FUTURE ITEMS: 1) 4k video firmware - should be easy to do and won't compete with Mavic. 2) Still think DJI should have a LOUD audible ping every 10 seconds if it is powered on for over 10 mins but not connected to controller or phone. This would be a HUGE HIT for those who have lost a drone and are attempting to find it. No hardware needed, just use the speaker - crank it to full and ping noise every 10 seconds until the battery dies or something connects. You could also do a disable of this feature too. Probably get a month of pings! More than long enough to find your lost toy... I've got (or had and lost..) every consumer quad DJI has built. Phantoms 1-4 (pro) Vision, Mavic and now the Spark. Why would I own the Spark? Its really about use cases; I wanted something small (tiny) with a great camera that I can take photos/videos while traveling. Mavic is close - but it is big unfolded and it garners a lot of attention where as the Spark is pretty discrete. I can take that out and fly it and not get a bunch of attention. The Mavic I use for distance - especially out on the ice (lake freezes over) or out in the field. Phantom 4 doesn't get much air time these days though arguably a better camera than the Mavic. I use the 4 for when I want pro quality shots. Similar story w/ my 2 with a Gimbal and Gopro. I still have my Phantom 1 which I use as a trainer for my kids and as well for my friends who want to try a DJI out before they buy. I've tried just about every quad manufacturer and returned them all.. DJI is just a better quad maker. They leverage their Professional equipment (Remember DJI's been a pro Quad company MANY years before ever selling a consumer drone.) and put it into their consumer lines - just can't beat that.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017 by Max Bellum
Color: Lava Red
Style: Fly More Combo
When it works its pretty good, but it doesn't work often. I bought this in anticipation of using it to capture some of my little sisters wedding which was outdoors. So a few days before I started to try everything out. I experienced a few glitches but overall it seemed to work. Then come wedding day and it pretty much just failed me outright. First the app would not recognize that I was connected to the wifi of the controller. I tried over and over to get it to work, restarting the controller, my phone (Google Pixel 2) and the app. Nothing worked, the app just wouldn't let me go. So I reset the wifi connections and tried connecting my phone directly to the quad. That worked, and I squeaked in 5 minutes of footage before the battery was done (wasted tons of time playing with trying to get it connected). I switched out the battery, the wifi reconnected but then the app once again failed to allow me to fly, prompting me over and over to connect to a wifi signal I was already connected to. So in the end I missed all the important parts of the wedding and this thing is going back. So despite the few pros listed below none of them mean anything if your required to use an app that is junk... Here are the pros: Fit and finish are excellent Feels like a premium product The tech it packs is quite amazing Love the small size Here are the Cons: Wifi signal is terrible, it will drop and/or get so bad the picture freezes often App randomly crashes, good thing altitude hold works because your stuck scrambling to restart the app When the app does work you are bombarded with pop up warnings constantly, very annoying You are forced to look at ads for other DJI products almost every time you launch the app Many times even though your connected to the wifi of the remote or even the quad itself, the app doesn't think you are and you cant fly Overall this was a very frustrating device, because on paper its awesome, in their marketing its awesome, in reality it feels like a beta product. I paid a premium price for this device because I didn't want to have to tinker with things to get them to work, and that just wasn't the case. The fact that its so expensive and potentially an amazing device makes even more frustrating that the core piece of the puzzle sucks so badly.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017 by Benjamin
Color: Alpine White
Style: Fly More Combo
I had previously purchased a "toy" drone for my husband to use, it was only like $150 and he said it was really hard to fly. He has been wanting a real drone, but they are all fairly expensive and kinda big. So when he saw a preview video for DJI's Spark - he was all over it! The Drone: The drone by itself retails for $500, so this Fly More Combo from DJI is absolutely worth it! You get a bunch of accessories you would/should buy anyways and save about $150! You can definitely use the drone without the remote, but having the remote gives you the distance - up to about 1.25 miles. You get about half that distance without the remote (just using your phone). The drone is very small, just about the size of your smartphone, maybe even smaller! It is very light, weighing less than a pound, but the motor is very powerful AND stable! It has a 1080p camera, which is very clear and takes pretty good video. The gimbal is only 2 axis so it is a little limited in terms of what directions you can point the camera, but you have to keep in mind that this drone isn't necessarily made for professional videos. This is a consumer friendly drone - easy enough for the everyday person to use and figure out. If you need a 4K camera, you shouldn't be looking at this drone. Flying: This is the perfect drone for 1st timers. I had never flown my husband's toy drone because it always looked like he had such a hard time flying it. We went to a DJI demo event at the Micro Center store near us and I got to fly the Spark and it was SUPER easy! You can fly the drone 3 ways: 1) Gesture mode using only your hands to control it, 2) Using the DJI app on your smartphone, 3) Using the remote controller (with your smartphone connected to it). It is small enough that you can launch it directly from your hand or the floor. You can also land it and catch it with your hand. In Gesture mode, you turn on the drone, then double tap the button on the back of the drone, wait for the motors to start running and when you feel it has enough lift, you give it a little toss in the air and it will start flying. Then you take a step back and put your hand out with your arm straight to let it find you. Once the front lights turn green, that means it has found you and will follow your hand gestures. You can wave it away to send it about 10-20 ft in the air, give it a minute to track you again and then you can give it a gesture to take a photo! How awesome is that?? No more having to ask people to take photos for you! (That's really the real reason I wanted this drone - so I can have a personal photographer when we go on vacation! LOL!) If you don't have the remote controller, you can still fly the drone with just your smartphone - the app has virtual joysticks on the screen for you to control it. However, I definitely recommend getting the controller because I think it's easier to control and you get longer distance. The DJI GO 4 App: The DJI app is actually pretty cool too! I haven't used it much, but my husband has been playing around with it. There are different Quick Shots that you can do like Rocket, Dronie, Circle and Helix which will give you some professional looking shots. It also has Active Track where you can select your target (yourself or anyone else) and the drone will follow them as they move. After you are done recording, it will automatically create videos for you from your footage and include music. You can also edit the videos yourself, which my husband tells me is very easy. I've attached a video of my husband's first test flight video. Testing it out and playing with the app to create the video. Be careful, you may get a little dizzy! LOL! Enjoy!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017 by Liz
Color: Alpine White
Style: Fly More Combo
This drone is by no means going to be like a Phantom, Inspire, or even a Mavic. It has a lower battery life than other DJI drones, it shoots in 1080p 30fps, has only two-axis gimbal, might (?) have otg support if your phone is compatible and you download a certain version of the app. Its not what you would consider to be a drone that anyone would use professionally and would be used more to make vlogs or selfies. Thats what I thought. Now I know better. I will put this out there, no I am not paid to write this review, (though if DJI is interested in having me review some of their products, I am down), nor am I a fanboy of this company as the only product I have really heavliy used is this one. I love this drone for what it is. It might not be the most professional, but it is a good step up. It provides a lot of features for every type of user. It's fast when you just want to have fun. It takes some really impressive videos and photos, with the "Tiny planet" option being my favorite to use. Its stable to a substantial amount of wind, though don't hand launch as it might cause it to crash. This was amazing as I was able to fly up a vertical rock face in about 15-20 mph winds with gusts close to 25 and snap a few photos of my buddies. Thats insane for such a small drone. All of these features are getting me hooked to the point I am considering grabbing a Mavic air in addition because of its 4k capabilities. DJI does make mistakes sometimes, with one of my complaints being the wifi connection as it doesnt seem to allow me to change channels manually or even see the levels of interference. Occusync and OTG on board the Mavic pro would have made this more stable and DJI claims they are currently trying to get it to work, but we dont know how long that will take. The app is somewhat of a limitiing factor in this equeation as it tends to be more of a problem than the acutal drone itself. With that all being said, is it perfect? not really. Would it be a good beginner drone for those interested in photography, videography or drones in general? By all means, I would say yes. Just understand what your getting with the amount your spending and you'll be pretty happy with this drone.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2018 by Professional Just Some Guy