Answering Questions About the DJI Mavic Mini

DJI has col­lect­ed sta­tis­tics of the most pop­u­lar ques­tions about the Mav­ic Mini quad­copter and is ready to pro­vide detailed answers to some of them. We hope that this arti­cle will add use­ful knowl­edge to you.

In Octo­ber 2019, Mav­ic Mini, a new ultra-com­pact drone for dai­ly flights, entered the hob­by drone mar­ket. The nov­el­ty cre­at­ed a con­sid­er­able res­o­nance in the quad­copter user com­mu­ni­ty and a lot of rea­sons for ques­tions, for exam­ple, about the func­tion­al­i­ty and future fate of pre­vi­ous­ly released suc­cess­ful mod­els. This arti­cle high­lights the most fre­quent­ly asked ques­tions and pro­vides the most com­plete answers. Let’s start!

Is my Mavic Air or Spark obsolete with the introduction of the Mavic Mini?

Each of our prod­ucts has its own unique fea­tures and ben­e­fits. Spark remains a great drone for begin­ners who are not famil­iar with the basics of radio con­trol and aer­i­al pho­tog­ra­phy. The Mav­ic Mini is a step up for any­one look­ing for the most com­pact and light­weight quad­copter with high flight per­for­mance and cam­era capa­bil­i­ties. Mav­ic Air has many auto­mat­ed and intel­li­gent fea­tures, as well as a for­ward-fac­ing obsta­cle detec­tion sen­sor. We sug­gest you choose a drone based on your own needs and lev­el of expe­ri­ence.

Which drone is right for me: Mavic Mini or Mavic Air?

Mav­ic Mini and Mav­ic Air have sim­i­lar 12MP 1/2.3” CMOS cam­eras, how­ev­er Mav­ic Mini shoots 2.7K video while Mav­ic Air is capa­ble of shoot­ing 4K, both at 30fps. Both drones are well-suit­ed for trav­el­ers who need small foot­prints on their list of require­ments.

Oth­er drone dif­fer­ences include size, flight time, and ease of use. The Mav­ic Mini is small­er and weighs less than 250 grams, which is impor­tant under Russ­ian law — the drone won’t have to be reg­is­tered. The Mav­ic Mini is con­trolled using the new DJI Fly app, which is aimed pri­mar­i­ly at users whose cre­ativ­i­ty is asso­ci­at­ed with fast video shoot­ing and social net­work­ing. And final­ly, its flight time reach­es 30 min­utes. Mav­ic Air impress­es with its many smart fea­tures and max­i­mum automa­tion modes.

Does the Mavic Mini have the same flight rules and restrictions as other drones?

Yes. How­ev­er, the mass of 249 grams allows you to legal­ly not reg­is­ter the drone and not reg­is­ter it in many coun­tries, for exam­ple, in Rus­sia.

The con­cept of flight safe­ty is close­ly relat­ed to pub­lic and nation­al secu­ri­ty, which every Mav­ic Mini user should keep in mind, sober­ly assess­ing their own respon­si­bil­i­ty and strict­ly observ­ing local restric­tions. Remem­ber: the absence of the need for reg­is­tra­tion does not can­cel the rules for the use of air­space, pho­tog­ra­phy and video film­ing.

How high can the Mavic Mini go?

By default, the ceil­ing of the quad­copter is 120m, how­ev­er, in the DJI Fly app set­tings, you can increase the flight alti­tude to 500m. The max­i­mum height at which the drone can fly is 3000m, but be sure that you do not vio­late the rules and laws by fly­ing high, they may vary by coun­try and region! We strong­ly rec­om­mend that you famil­iar­ize your­self with all local reg­u­la­tions and restrict­ed areas before fly­ing for the first time. Secu­ri­ty nev­er fails!

Mavic Mini can really fly 30 minutes?

Yes. The flight time reach­es 30 min­utes at a con­stant speed of 14 km/h and calm weath­er. With its light weight and 2400 mAh bat­tery, Mav­ic Mini can stay in the air longer than the aver­age drone of a sim­i­lar size.

Mavic Mini is very light. Can he fight the wind?

The Mav­ic Mini is small and light, but you won’t notice it from its behav­ior in winds up to 8 m/s, the drone will fly well and hov­er con­fi­dent­ly.

Does Mavic Mini have optical sensors?

The Mav­ic Mini has a sin­gle down-fac­ing sen­sor whose main func­tion is to improve sta­bi­liza­tion and alti­tude hold, espe­cial­ly when fly­ing indoors. Also, this sen­sor allows you to effec­tive­ly detect obsta­cles locat­ed below. The Mav­ic Mini does not have sen­sors point­ing in oth­er direc­tions, and there­fore we rec­om­mend using the orig­i­nal pro­peller guards, which reli­ably pro­tect the air­craft from being hit in any direc­tion.

How does Mavic Mini transmit video?

Mav­ic Mini uses extend­ed range Wi-Fi video trans­mis­sion to help you main­tain con­fi­dent eye con­tact with the air­craft and frame beau­ti­ful shots.

Can I use the Mavic Mini battery for other Mavic series quadcopters?

No. The intel­li­gent bat­tery is designed specif­i­cal­ly for Mav­ic Mini and is not com­pat­i­ble with oth­er drones, radio sys­tems, and ground equip­ment. Always be sure you are using the cor­rect com­po­nents.

Does the Mavic Mini have Pano, Timelapse, and Digital Zoom?

No. Mav­ic Mini only has sin­gle shot and timed pho­to modes. How­ev­er, if you want to try some­thing new and inter­est­ing — we rec­om­mend using one of the four spe­cial Quick­Shot modes!

Does Mavic Mini support ActiveTrack and other smart modes?

Mav­ic Mini has four Quick­Shot modes for cap­tur­ing cre­ative enter­tain­ment videos: Rock­et, Cir­cle, Dronie, and Helix, Active­Track is not avail­able.

What is the quality of the image taken with the Mavic Mini?

Mav­ic Mini has a 12MP 1/2.3” CMOS sen­sor cam­era and can shoot video in 2.7K qual­i­ty. The drone cam­era has enough options for users who want to cre­ate amaz­ing con­tent.

Can Mavic Mini shoot video in RAW? Can I manually adjust the exposure?

Mav­ic Mini does­n’t sup­port RAW for­mat, auto expo­sure mode is the only one avail­able for shoot­ing videos. How­ev­er, you can choose between man­u­al and auto­mat­ic mode when tak­ing pho­tos, which will help with spe­cif­ic tasks such as shoot­ing at night.

How fast is the Mavic Mini?

The speed of the drone depends on the select­ed flight mode: Sport, Posi­tion, or CineS­mooth. The max­i­mum lev­el flight speed is 13 m/s in Sport mode. Be care­ful — trust me, it’s real­ly fast! Engage Sport mode only after you have mas­tered the con­trols in oth­er modes.

Is the DJI Fly app already available? Where can I download it?

We launched the DJI Fly app on Novem­ber 11, 2019. You can down­load it from APP Store, Play Store, or direct link.

Does the DJI Fly app work with drones other than the Mavic Mini?

At the moment, the app is exclu­sive­ly for Mav­ic Mini, but it is planned to be used for oth­er drones in the future. Fol­low the news!

Does Mavic Mini work with DJI Googles glasses?

Mav­ic Mini is not com­pat­i­ble with DJI Gog­gles.

Are there any accessories for Mavic Mini?

Yes! DJI has sev­er­al inter­est­ing and use­ful acces­sories that will be avail­able in our store in the near future.

Will the weight of the quadcopter exceed 250 grams when installing an SD card?

Do not wor­ry! When using man­u­fac­tur­er-rec­om­mend­ed mem­o­ry cards, your Mav­ic Mini will weigh no more than 250 grams.

Now that there are no ques­tions left, it’s time to order Mav­ic Mini and dis­cov­er a world of fun and new pos­si­bil­i­ties!

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