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DJI CrystalSky Buying Guide from Advexure

We've assisted many hundreds of pilots of all different experience and owners' levels. From Spark to high end enterprise platforms, DJI's new CrystalSky Monitor is loved by all. Unfortunately for Mavic owners, there are a lot of questions that come in the buying process and many that we are asked quite frequently. Our team here at Advexure wanted to create a buying guide to centralize some of those questions, answers, and additional information to reduce any confusion along the way.

We will continue to add information to this post and thread as we feel needed.

NOTE: As this is an Advexure Buying Guide we kindly ask out of courtesy and respect that members and other vendors refrain from posting DJI affiliate links and vendor links on this thread and discussion.

Factors to consider when choosing a CrystalSky for your Mavic

  • PORTABILITY – Remember the Mavic was designed around portability, while a larger display is nice, the 5.5" complements the Mavic's small footprint to maintain a "run and gun" setup that is easy to move around with. Some people really don't move around and travel with their Mavic, maybe they just fly in their backyard or a very local park, then you may want to look towards the 7.85" if portability isn't a primary concern to you.
  • BRIGHTNESS – iPhones currently top out at about 630 nit brightness while the newest iPads just around 500 nits. Your two options with CrystalSkys are already 1,000 nits and 2,000 nits (CS Ultra is 2,000). How comfortable are you with the brightness of the current device you are using? You can locate your device on this list and see the brightness in nits. Is double or even triple the brightness necessary and worthwhile to you?
  • MOUNTING – There's lots of discussion about mounting options for CrystalSky on the Mavic RC. We primarily work with two options, DJI's Mount for Mavic and the MavMount. Keep in mind the size of the Mavic RC and how that compares to a 5.5" display or a 7.85" display. A 7.85" is significantly larger than the RC's footprint. Think about weight distribution, with a display size that is larger than the footprint of the mounting and securing peripheral, weight is distributed farther from the center of gravity reducing perfect balance. MavMount does a great job of keeping the CrystalSky's weight right over the COG of the Mavic RC. On the otherhand, the DJI Mount puts all of the weight far below the RC and particularly with the 7.85" model, some report that it is awkward to hold. Therefore, our recommendation is the MavMount for 7.85" models or 5.5" models and DJI's Mount for 5.5" models.
Purchasing the DJI CrystalSky Monitor

Available Monitor/Display Models:
Available Mounting Brackets:
Cable Needed to Connect CS to Mavic RC if using MavMount:
**Charger Needed!** – Mavic Owners need a compatible charger for the Charging Hub
Should you have any questions locating the right components or understanding what you need with your CrystalSky please reach out to one of our experts and we will be happy to assist.
  • PM Advexure here on MavicPilots
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Live Chat at Advexure.com
  • Phone: (424) 317-4450
This thread is not focused on comparing CS to iPad but the worthwhile information for this discussion is that there is no comparison between with the CrystalSky and an iPad because CS units don't overheat! :cool: Check out this video by one of our clients in Las Vegas on a 118 degree day.


We hope all of the above information assists in your researching and purchasing process of a DJI CrystalSky.

Safe flying,
The Advexure Team
 
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DJI CrystalSky Buying Guide from Advexure

We've assisted many hundreds of pilots of all different experience and owners' levels. From Spark to high end enterprise platforms, DJI's new CrystalSky Monitor is loved by all. Unfortunately for Mavic owners, there are a lot of questions that come in the buying process and many that we are asked quite frequently. Our team here at Advexure wanted to create a buying guide to centralize some of those questions, answers, and additional information to reduce any confusion along the way.

We will continue to add information to this post and thread as we feel needed.

NOTE: As this is an Advexure Buying Guide we kindly ask out of courtesy and respect that members and other vendors refrain from posting DJI affiliate links and vendor links on this thread and discussion.

Factors to consider when choosing a CrystalSky for your Mavic

  • PORTABILITY – Remember the Mavic was designed around portability, while a larger display is nice, the 5.5" complements the Mavic's small footprint to maintain a "run and gun" setup that is easy to move around with. Some people really don't move around and travel with their Mavic, maybe they just fly in their backyard or a very local park, then you may want to look towards the 7.85" if portability isn't a primary concern to you.
  • BRIGHTNESS – iPhones currently top out at about 630 nit brightness while the newest iPads just around 500 nits. Your two options with CrystalSkys are already 1,000 nits and 2,000 nits (CS Ultra is 2,000). How comfortable are you with the brightness of the current device you are using? You can locate your device on this list and see the brightness in nits. Is double or even triple the brightness necessary and worthwhile to you?
  • MOUNTING – There's lots of discussion about mounting options for CrystalSky on the Mavic RC. We primarily work with two options, DJI's Mount for Mavic and the MavMount. Keep in mind the size of the Mavic RC and how that compares to a 5.5" display or a 7.85" display. A 7.85" is significantly larger than the RC's footprint. Think about weight distribution, with a display size that is larger than the footprint of the mounting and securing peripheral, weight is distributed farther from the center of gravity reducing perfect balance. MavMount does a great job of keeping the CrystalSky's weight right over the COG of the Mavic RC. On the otherhand, the DJI Mount puts all of the weight far below the RC and particularly with the 7.85" model, some report that it is awkward to hold. Therefore, our recommendation is the MavMount for 7.85" models or 5.5" models and DJI's Mount for 5.5" models.
Purchasing the DJI CrystalSky Monitor

Available Monitor/Display Models:
Available Mounting Brackets:
Cable Needed to Connect CS to Mavic RC if using MavMount:
**Charger Needed!** – Mavic Owners need a compatible charger for the Charging Hub
Should you have any questions locating the right components or understanding what you need with your CrystalSky please reach out to one of our experts and we will be happy to assist.
  • PM Advexure here on MavicPilots
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Live Chat at Advexure.com
  • Phone: (424) 317-4450
This thread is not focused on comparing CS to iPad but the worthwhile information for this discussion is that there is no comparison between with the CrystalSky and an iPad because CS units don't overheat! :cool: Check out this video by one of our clients in Las Vegas on a 118 degree day.


We hope all of the above information assists in your researching and purchasing process of a DJI CrystalSky.

Safe flying,
The Advexure Team

It's winter for many of us now.
What information do you have on low temperature performance?
 
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It's winter for many of us now.
What information do you have on low temperature performance?

Yes, good point.

Over Christmas myself and one of my colleagues were in WI operating dual operator with 2 CS Ultra on an I2. CS was only getting about 60 to 75 minutes of run time but performance was no issue. Air temps of about 4 degrees with wind chill of -15 or so. Blue bird days, no problem viewing CS Ultra. If I recall that temp would be below DJI’s spec’s operating temp (or very close to it).
 
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