DJI rolled out the new Mavic Pro a few months ago and it’s currently one of the hottest new drones on the market, so I wanted to give you my review of it after having it for a few months. There are way too many features for me to cover here and there are many that I am still learning about, but I’ll cover the basics in hopes that this will help any of you who are considering a Mavic as your first or next drone.
If you’d like to get a Mavic of your own, here’s a Bag *This is what Mark uses for his Landing Gear Stick Extra Propellers Here are a few highlights (see a longer written review at I’ll be adding more content there soon…
// SIZE & SPECS
Let’s talk about the “biggest feature” first - the size!
* The Mavic is less than 8” long and 3 1/4” wide and 3 1/4” tall when folded up
* When unfold it’s just over 13” diagonally
* It weighs in at just over 1 1/2 pounds with the props on and battery in
// CONTROLLER
I really love the way the controller is made. It looks and feels a lot like a gaming controller and is very comfortable to hold. The sticks feel quite natural and are very responsive.
First thing to know is that it connects to your phone or tablet and you use the DJI Go app to see what the camera sees as well as to change all kinds of settings on the Mavic. You don’t have to use your phone if you don’t want to because it has a wifi mode that allows you to fly without the controller - but to be honest, since I can get set up and in the air in 60 seconds using my phone connected to the controller, I have never wanted to fly without it.
You can use your iPhone or Android phone to connect to the controller using the included cables. If you have a slim case on your phone, you can leave it on, but thicker cases will have to be removed to allow your phone to fit.
To connect the controller to your phone, all you do is open up the two bottom arms, plug the cable into your phone, and squeeze the two arms together, allowing your phone to fit snugly into the slots in the arms. It took me a little practice, but now I can connect in just a few seconds.
// BUTTONS ON THE CONTROLLER
* At the top left of the controller is a “Return to Home” button.
* Next to the left stick is a pause button that you can press when in certain modes to have it stop and hover.
* At the bottom right of the controller screen is a 5 direction button that you can customize to do things like zoom in and out, change to the map view, and more.
* Then there are two shoulder buttons with the left one used to start/stop recording and the right to take a photo.
* Below each of those are dials that allow you to move the gimbal up and down and to control the exposure settings of the camera.
* Finally, lower down on the back side are two buttons called C1 and C2. These can be customized to do things like center auto focus, playback video, and more.
// DJI GO APP
The DJI Go app allows you to see what the camera sees while you’re flying and provides all kinds of other useful data and controls. You can see how much battery you have left, how high you are, how far away from your launch point you are, how many more minutes of flight you have, how many satellites you’re connected to, how much space you have left on your SD card, camera settings, and much, much more.
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