Anyone not having Mavic Pro issues?

dronefreak2020 · May 10, 2020

assamfishhead said:
Am probably one of the first ones to own the Mavic Pro and there had been no problems whatsoever - just made sure that the flying conditions are good before taking off and have a pre-flight routine in place. Its when you take unnecessary risks that the drone (oh...I really HATE that word!!!) develops "issues". Having said that I have managed to fly the Pro to a distance of nearly 9.8 kms (to and fro over water!) without any modifications - that, I must admit, was a BIG risk! Practice makes perfect. I believe there is no bad aircraft, just bad operators...unless you are really, really unlucky and received a dud Mavic Pro out of the box!!!

Thinking about buying a mp this summer can you tell me if I can use my Samsung tablet either than a phone.

Cymruflyer · May 10, 2020

dronefreak2020 said:
Thinking about buying a mp this summer can you tell me if I can use my Samsung tablet either than a phone.

There is a huge list of appropriate and good and excellent phones or tablets, somewhere on this forum in the archives. Wish I could point you to it. The iPhones and tablets always seemed to give less problems though, with the old Mavic Pro. How bright is your tablet, hopefully at least 500 NITS?

hermitdog · May 10, 2020

I agree entirely that that Mavic Pro is an excellent drone. I've owned two of them (I've also had a Mavic 2 Zoom), and I don't think you can do better for the money. There are a lot of used Mavic Pro's for sale on eBay for right around $600. I have no "issues" whatsoever with the MP.

dronefreak2020 · May 10, 2020

Cymruflyer said:
There is a huge list of appropriate and good and excellent phones or tablets, somewhere on this forum in the archives. Wish I could point you to it. The iPhones and tablets always seemed to give less problems though, with the old Mavic Pro. How bright is your tablet, hopefully at least 500 NITS?

It is bright it's only 3 months old

Cymruflyer · May 10, 2020

Well everything to owners seems bright. I thought my iPhone 6 was bright until I was on a mountain in the Alps of Austria a few summers back, and I could not even see the screen. Then I got the SC and THAT was bright, my iPhone was dark in comparison. So it depends on how many NITS the screen is, also everything looks bright indoors or on cloudy days, it is when you are in a bright area in mid day sun on a cloudless day, that all those NITS make a difference.

I have the M2P now but had a MP for just over a year and never had a single problem with it, other than the gimbal motor burning out for absolutely no reason, about 2 weeks after I bought it and one week before going back to Britain for a holiday. So no time to wait for a free repair under warranty, which would have taken 6-8 weeks. Therefore I had to fork out a lot of money for a replacement gimbal/camera plus the replacement labor. That I was not happy about. Other than that, it worked flawlessly, as does my M2P. Amazing machines for the money.

sea157 · May 10, 2020

dronefreak2020 said:
Thinking about buying a mp this summer can you tell me if I can use my Samsung tablet either than a phone.

That is what I use, a Samsung tablet.

dronefreak2020 · May 10, 2020

sea157 said:
That is what I use, a Samsung tablet.

Does it seem to work ok and is it bright enough ? I have a shield on my tablet for flying the drone

dirkclod · May 10, 2020

Cymruflyer said:
There is a huge list of appropriate and good and excellent phones or tablets, somewhere on this forum in the archives.

Is in msingers signature. Best Tablets and Phones for DJI GO & DJI Fly (Updated Daily) | Phantom Help

Wilbur · May 10, 2020

Been flying the Pro for almost 3 yrs. I have gained a lot of confidence in the bird. Very forgiving and just a joy to fly. I use a Huwai M5 10.8" screen. Old eyes need a lot of help. Great tablet for flying.

dronefreak2020 · May 10, 2020

Wilbur said:
Been flying the Pro for almost 3 yrs. I have gained a lot of confidence in the bird. Very forgiving and just a joy to fly. I use a Huwai M5 10.8" screen. Old eyes need a lot of help. Great tablet for flying.

Sounds good I cant wait to get mine .

Irvine · May 11, 2020

dronefreak2020 said:
Thinking about buying a mp this summer can you tell me if I can use my Samsung tablet either than a phone.

Hi there I have mavic platinum and use a mini ipad 2 also on my Spark, recently on my new mavic mini works great on all my drones.

dronefreak2020 · May 11, 2020

Irvine said:
Hi there I have mavic platinum and use a mini ipad 2 also on my Spark, recently on my new mavic mini works great on all my drones.

Yes I think an ipad or tablet will work fine. Is there a big difference in the camera on the mp than on the other dji drones like the 3 4k have a 4k cam just wondering how much difference there is between the two

Cymruflyer · May 11, 2020

dronefreak2020 said:
Yes I think an ipad or tablet will work fine. Is there a big difference in the camera on the mp than on the other dji drones like the 3 4k have a 4k cam just wondering how much difference there is between the two

Several DJI drones have 4K cameras but the cameras themselves are different. Some also have different size sensors, generally the larger the sensor, the high the camera's image quality.

dronefreak2020 · May 11, 2020

Cymruflyer said:
Several DJI drones have 4K cameras but the cameras themselves are different. Some also have different size sensors, generally the larger the sensor, the high the camera's image quality.

Yes I'm wanting to know if the mavic pro has a better cam than the phantom 3 4k.

Cymruflyer · May 11, 2020

dronefreak2020 said:
Yes I'm wanting to know if the mavic pro has a better cam than the phantom 3 4k.

Can't you pull up the specs on each camera and compare?

dronefreak2020 · May 11, 2020

Cymruflyer said:
Can't you pull up the specs on each camera and compare?

Yes I will try that . I know both have a 4k cam but I think the mavic pro has a much better cam and more options but will try comparing the two. Thanks

Irvine · May 11, 2020

Not much has got quiter moter and range is better

dronefreak2020 · May 11, 2020

Irvine said:
Not much has got quiter moter and range is better

Yes the mavic pro has it all over on the phantom 3 4k when it comes to control range the mavic pro is 7 km big difference. still checking on the cams for the pair of them.

Origme · May 11, 2020

dirkclod said:
You don't say what issues you have had but had mine for 2 years and on my second one ( first I trashed my own fault )
and now have the M2P and love them both .

No issues with my MP as of now other than I like flying my 2 better .
Welcome to the forum.
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

Thinking about getting the mavic air soon! Shoot in RAW and better quality streams and photos for sure

Irvine · May 11, 2020

I own the main platinum, spark, and now the main mini. Should have enough saved next month for the mavic air 2.

Selling the spark combo with loads of extras if anyone is interested.

Anyone not having Mavic Pro issues?

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