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    Mini Mini 2 Meets Spark

    During one flight, I had another Mavic Air 2 flyer who was determined to be in my Air 2's face the entire time. Everywhere I moved, they'd move and stay in front of the camera and far too close for comfort. I even landed and started over, and they came back and stalked me. I burned my entire...
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    Confusion on Mavic Air 2 12 vs 48 Megapixel count for low light video

    For video, unless you’ve zoomed, you’re using the nearly full sensor at the resolution you’re recording and the drone “bins” the pixels appropriately to create the single images per frame. Likewise for photos, both 12MP and 48MP modes use the full sensor and all of the light collecting nodes...
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    Purchase Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo w/Smart Controller or Stock Controller (Also add DJI Care as well?)?

    Up to you on the Smart Controller. Lots of people think it's worth it, many people don't. I'm fine using my phone as the screen, relatively to the price point of the smart controller. Regarding DJI Refresh, I bought it on my first DJI, but not since, largely because I got a Personal Articles...
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    Upgrade from Mini

    To directly answer your question... 1. The MA2 will have better wind handling than the Mini (and likely than the Mini2). 2. The MA2 will have better range than the Mini (similar to the Mini2). 3. The MA2 has a *slightly* larger sensor that can resolve 48MP photos, but that won't make much...