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DJI has been a roll w/ updating their products this year. From the new Pocket, the new Ronin gimbals, and now an update to the Mavic Mini. Meet the DJI Mini 2 upping the ante of what it can do from last year.
First things first, DJI is ditching Wi-Fi and going proprietary w/ their OcuSync 2 wireless connection to offer up to 2.5times the range + stability. Next, it goes from 2.7K up to 4K@30fps at a 100Mbps bitrate along w/ the option for RAW photos + auto-exposure. Then we got new motors for faster acceleration & a faster top speed of 35.8 MPH from 29 MPH. This is made to hold up against 24 MPH gusts of winds and adds a minute of more battery life from 30 to 31 minutes.
There are also new one-tap preset available to get more creative w/ your shots.
- QuickShots: Pre-programmed movements and image capture modes.
- Dronie: flies backward and upward, with the camera tracking your subject. Set a height limit of 40, 60, 80, 100, or 120 ft.
- Helix: flies upward and away, spiraling around your subject. Set a height limit of 40, 60, 80, 100, or 120 ft.
- Rocket: flies straight up into the air with the camera pointing downward following your subject. Set a height limit of 40, 60, 80, 100, or 120 ft.
- Circle: will circle around your subject at a constant altitude and distance.
- Boomerang: flies a boomerang-like oval flight path around your subject, starting and stopping video in the same place.
- Panoramas: Capture a wider perspective with select pano modes.
- Sphere: automatically captures twenty-six images and stitches them together for a crystal-clear image.
- 180°: Captures seven photos for sweeping landscape images.
- Wide-Angle: Captures a wide 3×3 image consisting of nine images.
- Image modes: Different photo modes for different scenarios.
- AEB Triple Shot: Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) takes three images of varying exposure and merges them for a vivid image. This can be edited further to bring out a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image in post-processing.
- Timed Shots: Give yourself a few extra seconds before taking that photo with timed shots.
Outside of the new stuff, you got the same size of 249 grams that you don’t have to register w/ the FAA, the same 12MP 1/2.3inch sensor, and takes advantage of the same controller from the Mavic Air 2. All of this for $449 or $599 for the Fly More Combo w/ 3 extra batteries, a charging hub, & carrying case.
The DJI Mini 2 is out now and ready to hit the skies. Are you grabbing one?
