Why was I selling a perfectly good drone?
Well, I'm upgrading to the latest offering from the DJI factory.
The new drone comes in two versions. There is the Mavic Pro 2 and the Mavic Zoom 2, and both are far superior to the original one.
Camera House here in Coffs Harbour was sold out when I enquired, and they suggested I go online and purchase the drone and have it shipped to my home address, rather than the store.
By doing it this way I would jump the queue of people who were already waiting for stock to arrive. More importantly, a second price hike is imminent since the introduction of this drone in August, so I've also dogged another bullet.
I've chosen to go with the Mavic Pro with its larger image sensor after DJI teamed up with Hasselblad.
The Hasselblad camera has been around since 1941 and the Swedish design is well known around the world. The sensor is four times larger than the original one which of course lends itself to much higher quality and colour performance.
The larger sensor means an increased ISO setting from 3200 to 12800 and an increase in megapixels from 12 up to 20 will now produce even more stunning photos.
The original drone with its fixed aperture has now been replaced with an adjustable aperture of f/2.8-f/11 giving even more control for handling different light conditions.
There are many more differences between the old and new with features like an increase in colour profile from 16 million to over 1 billion colours. Hyperlapse is also another addition.
Another important feature is the introduction of omnidirectional obstacle sensing. Sensors are now positioned in the front, rear, sides and underneath, whereas the original only had forward sensing.
It now has 4K HDR support and the drone can be plugged directly into a 4K TV to view your footage with the correct colour tones and contrast.
Flight time from each battery, along with an 8 km transmission distance from the remote control device and speed have all been increased. Mind you I only ever fly within line of sight.
Top speed is now 72 kph in sports mode. It also features low noise flight technology making it much quieter than the original one.
I also purchased a Fly More Kit. It includes two sets of props, a car charger, two extra batteries and a charging hub that you can connect all the batteries too. Purchasing the kit instead of buying these items separately saves well over $400.00.
Unfortunately the price has also considerably increased with the introduction of this new drone and its added features.
