Japan to expand drone rules down to 100g.

[DavidT_ NZ]

Not really, none of the <250g drones perform well enough for anything but hobby use. Camera/sensors are tiny and the output is too poor to use for anything over social media.
They dont tolerate wind well.
And smaller/lighter means harder to see so VLOS becomes smaller (the new EASA regs peg the smaller drones at a defined 150m range for example).

Ultimately a better system is to provide a registration and maybe insurance scheme for people who want to use bigger, more capable drones responsibly.

There are some excellent YT postings from the new (249g ?) Mavic Mini 2. Not just a toy.

 

[Cymru]

There are some excellent YT postings from the new (249g ?) Mavic Mini 2. Not just a toy.

It is if you're after image quality. Its fine for social media.
Its not fine for serious photo or video work. Simply hasnt got the dynamic range or other things needed to produce a useful image compared to the others.
YT is social media. Its not high quality.