As I was going to say and Herr @ Hauptmann beat me too it, while your skill as a pilot will take you a long way, if you're never flown a drone before, piloting a drone is more like playing a video game than piloting a fixed wing aircraft from the pilot's seat in the bird itself. It takes some practice to get things to be 2nd nature, especially when you have the aircraft facing you and the stick moves seem counterintuitive at first because almost everything is backwards. And then there is getting used to the quirks of the drone itself, now the stick controls behave. But like any other aircraft it is a matter of practice and familiarity. But you already know that.
As you seem to have some very specific ideas as to what you want to do with your drone, I don't think anyone can tell you what to buy.
I was faced with a similar situation not long ago and chose the 2 Pro. The way I saw it was that the advantage of the Zoom was that you could zoom. However the advantage of the 2 Pro is that it is better in lower light situations and the various video modes, leaning toward more of a cinema application. Also they have a few different features which I don't remember off hand. Obviously there is a cost difference of a few hundred $. The 2 Pro offers DLog-M and HDR and HLG 10 bit as well as a max ISO of 6400. As you can see below the zoom isn't featured as having some of those options. In spite of the zoom having a smaller sensor and fewer "effective" megapixels it still takes excellent images.
You know, as I see the new features rolling out on the
Mavic Air 2, I think in many ways it gives the
Mavic 2 Zoom a run for its money. I know the
MA2 isn't yet supported by some automated flight programs like Litchi and whereas the
Mavic 2 is supported by almost everything. This may not check the boxes for your application, but for $1000 with everything you need in the kit I think it's the best drone on the market for the money.
Sensor | 1” CMOS
Effective Pixels: 20 million |
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Lens | FOV: about 77°
35 mm Format Equivalent: 28 mm
Aperture: f/2.8–f/11
Shooting Range: 1 m to ∞ |
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ISO Range | Video:
100-6400
Photo:
100-3200 (auto)
100-12800 (manual) |
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Shutter Speed | Electronic Shutter: 8–1/8000s |
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Still Image Size | 5472×3648 |
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Still Photography Modes | Single shot
Burst shooting: 3/5 frames
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 bracketed frames at 0.7 EV Bias
Interval (JPEG: 2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60s RAW:5/7/10/15/20/30/60s) |
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Video Resolution | 4K: 3840×2160 24/25/30p
2.7K: 2688x1512 24/25/30/48/50/60p
FHD: 1920×1080 24/25/30/48/50/60/120p |
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Max Video Bitrate | 100Mbps |
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Color Mode | Dlog-M (10bit), support HDR video (HLG 10bit) |
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Supported File System | FAT32 (≤ 32 GB)
exFAT (> 32 GB) |
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Photo Format | JPEG / DNG (RAW) |
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Video Format | MP4 / MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265) |
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Aircraft
Takeoff Weight | Mavic 2 Pro: 907 g
Mavic 2 Zoom: 905g |
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Dimensions | Folded:
214×91×84 mm (length×width×height)
Unfolded:
322×242×84 mm (length×width×height) |
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Diagonal Distance | 354 mm |
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Max Ascent Speed | 5 m/s (S-mode)
4 m/s (P-mode) |
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Max Descent Speed | 3 m/s (S-mode)
3 m/s (P-mode) |
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Max Speed (near sea level, no wind) | 72 kph (S-mode) |
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Maximum Takeoff Altitude | 6000 m |
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Max Flight Time (no wind) | 31 minutes (at a consistent 25 kph) |
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Max Hovering Time (no wind) | 29 minutes |
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Max Flight Distance (no wind) | 18 km (at a consistent 50 kph) |
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Max Wind Speed Resistance | 29–38 kph |
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Max Tilt Angle | 35° (S-mode, with remote controller) 25° (P-mode) |
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Max Angular Velocity | 200°/s |
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Operating Temperature Range | -10°C to 40°C |
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Operating Frequency | 2.400 - 2.483 GHz
5.725 - 5.850 GHz |
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Transmission Power (EIRP) | 2.400 - 2.483 GHz
FCC:≤26 dBm
CE:≤20 dBm
SRRC:≤20 dBm
MIC:≤20 dBm
5.725-5.850 GHz
FCC:≤26 dBm
CE:≤14 dBm
SRRC:≤26 dBm |
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GNSS | GPS+GLONASS |
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Hovering Accuracy Range | Vertical:
± 0.1 m (when vision positioning is active)
± 0.5 m (with GPS positioning)
Horizontal:
± 0.3 m (when vision positioning is active)
± 1.5 m (with GPS positioning) |
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Internal Storage | 8 GB |
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Sensing System
Sensing System | Omnidirectional Obstacle Sensing1 |
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Forward | Precision Measurement Range: 0.5 - 20 m
Detectable Range: 20 - 40 m
Effective Sensing Speed: ≤ 14m/s
FOV: Horizontal: 40°, Vertical: 70° |
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Backward | Precision Measurement Range: 0.5 - 16 m
Detectable Range: 16 - 32 m
Effective Sensing Speed: ≤ 12m/s
FOV: Horizontal: 60°, Vertical: 77° |
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Upward | Precision Measurement Range: 0.1 - 8 m |
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Downward | Precision Measurement Range: 0.5 - 11 m
Detectable Range: 11 - 22 m |
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Sides | Precision Measurement Range: 0.5 - 10 m
Effective Sensing Speed: ≤ 8m/s
FOV: Horizontal: 80°, Vertical: 65° |
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Operating Environment | Forward, Backward and Sides:
Surface with clear pattern and adequate lighting (lux > 15)
Upward:
Detects diffuse reflective surfaces (>20%) (walls, trees, people, etc.)
Downward:
Surface with clear pattern and adequate lighting (lux > 15)
Detects diffuse reflective surfaces (>20%) (walls, trees, people, etc.) |
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Charger
Input | 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz, 1.8A |
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Output | Main: 17.6 V ⎓ 3.41 A
or 17.0 V ⎓ 3.53 A USB: 5 V⎓2 A |
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Voltage | 17.6 ± 0.1 V |
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Rated Power | 60 W |
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APP
Video Transmission System | OcuSync 2.0 |
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Name | DJI GO 4 |
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Live View Quality | Remote Controller:
720p@30fps / 1080p@30fps
DJI Goggles:
720p@30fps / 1080p@30fps DJI Goggles RE:
720p@30fps / 1080p@30fps |
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Latency (depending on environmental conditions and mobile device) | 120 - 130 ms |
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Max Live View Bitrate | 40Mbps |
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Sensor | 1/2.3" CMOS
Effective Pixels: 12 million |
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Lens | FOV: about 83° (24 mm); about 48° (48 mm)
35 mm Format Equivalent: 24-48 mm
Aperture: f/2.8 (24 mm)–f/3.8 (48 mm)
Shooting Range: 0.5 m to ∞ |
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ISO Range | Video:
100-3200
Photo:
100-1600 (auto)
100-3200 (manual) |
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Shutter Speed | Electronic Shutter: 8–1/8000s |
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Still Image Size | 4000×3000 |
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Still Photography Modes | Single shot
Burst shooting: 3/5/7 frames
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 bracketed frames at 0.7 EV Bias
Interval (JPEG: 2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60s RAW:5/7/10/15/20/30/60s) |
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Video Resolution | 4K: 3840×2160 24/25/30p
2.7K: 2688×1512 24/25/30/48/50/60p
FHD: 1920×1080 24/25/30/48/50/60/120p |
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Max Video Bitrate | 100Mbps |
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Color Mode | D-Cinelike |
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Supported File System | FAT32 (≤ 32 GB)
exFAT (> 32 GB) |
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Photo Format | JPEG / DNG (RAW) |
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Video Format | MP4 / MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265) |
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