Materials have been circulating in the Internet to show that Mavic 2 is going to have a 1” CMOS camera from Hasselblad, and also another version that has a smaller sensor but with 2x optical zoom.
certainly hope DJI will keep the price tag to be below US$1499
July 18 will be the day we all will be waiting for. Stores in the US did not restock their Mavic Pro series, getting ready for the version 2. (DJI has postpone the event for unknown reason, some say is to create more hype and anticipation, while some feel that they may be experiencing some technical issues which need more time to rectify.)
From the internet, there are leaks about 2 versions, the Mavic 2 and the Mavic 2 Enterprise.
Mavic 2 (both version) now feature an interchangeable gimbal where it can be removed to fit onto a hand grip like a scaled down OSMO. Will the camera come with a 1” sensor is still unknown.
The Mavic 2 Enterprise now can attach additional modules on top of the drone to allow the drone to have additional functionalities for industrial use which requires user to travel to remote areas.
Looks like DJI has further enhanced their Phantom series camera system with interchangeable lens. I wonder what focal length will it come with?
Updates: Released Video from DJI…. the all new Mavic Air…. Do note that it does not have 4k60fps.
I guess, many around the world could not wait for DJI to announce their latest addition to the family. DJI will be announcing the Mavic Air in a few hour’s time with details of the new drone and also more sample video footages.
At the moment, these are the key features:
Will this kill off their sale for Spark or Mavic Pro? So now the only advantage of Mavic Pro is longer flight time and may be higher max speed. Will you buy this new Mavic Air?
Photo leaks found from Internet:
DJI has yet released another teaser. This time should be for an update on Mavic Pro as it “Unfolds”. Rumours mentioned that there is a chance that it may be a Mavic “Air”, where it is lighter and smaller than the Mavic Pro, but with the same features. Other rumour mentioned that it may be a Mavic Pro II where it features a 1″ camera sensor and a rear obstacle avoidance sensor. Hopefully, they continue to share the same batteries so that I can use my Mavic Pro batteries on the new Mavic Pro.
Whatever it may be, I am very excited to see what DJI is going to offer this time, and which boundaries are being pushed by them. We will know the answer on the 23rd of Jan 2018 at 10am EST.
Had the opportunity to fly in Harbin, China in a -26 to -31 degree environment. I had the gimbal frozen once during flight and have to fly back to free it. It could be due to some moisture(melted snow) that gets into the gimbal and freeze up instantly when I took it out of the bag.
The Mavic Pro handles the cold well (no noticeable reduction in flight time) , but not my hand and phone. My iPhone 7 plus shuts down after about 10min with 100% charge. Have to auto RTH once as I lose FPV connection. My fingers becomes numb and later extreme pain, risking frost bite.
Anyway, all is well and my fingers are intact and Mavic Pro is safe.
Enjoy the flight.
Had the Inspire 2 for a while, and today I have decided to test out just how usable is the active tracking. I have used it to track another smaller drone, the DJI Mavic Pro. Turns out the active tracking was not bad, so I up the game by making it do point of interest at the same time.
The inspire 2 was actually too powerful or something, I realise it tends to chase and get too close then stop then chase again, looks like a yo yo effect. However, I get it to do the POI, this effect is not visible any more. Mavic Pro was a bit challenging to track as it is small, and it easily get lost if the back ground do not provide enough contrast. But overall the Inspire 2 did well, and I can see many potential to use this feature.
Had and the privilege to video 2 of my friends flying their planes. Please pardon at 0:56 caption should read “Ron is ready to launch his Traveler.”
Enjoy the video. Inspire 1 motor reports motor overloaded a few times. But overall, for plane chasing Inspire 1 and 2 will perform much better than Mavic.
DJI introduced the Zenmuse X7 gimbal with DL mount. Current they have created the 16mm, 24mm, 35mm and 50mm prime lenses for this mount. Sounds really exciting, but lacks real world test at this moment. Low light photography has always been a challenge for aerial. With this new introduction, we are going to see a whole new world open up for photographer and film makers, taking their imagination and creativity sky high.
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With a price tag of US$2699 excluding lens and each lens averaging a price tag of US$1299 or a complete set with 4 lenses at US$4299, a worthy upgrade from the x5s? Personally, I will hold back the investment for the new mount to mature a little more.
What could it be this time round? DJI just refreshed the Mavic Pro to Platinum, Phantom 4 has been upgraded to Phantom 4 Pro together with the Inspire 2 (but a while back).
So could it be:
Personally, what I do hope for, is for DJI to build in the Phantom 4 pro camera into the Mavic Pro form factor. That will open up a whole possibilities for indoor aerial video and also for photographers to bring an UAV to very remote areas to capture high quality low light images.
Stay tuned to my latest update on 11th October 2017.
