Hello everyone, I'm about to buy my first drone and I cant decide between those 2 models mentioned above. I've watched all the videos on youtube and know all the specs and differences of those drones but still, it's a hard choice for me. Im located in Australia where the mini combo costs 800$, and air 2 combo is 1900$. Its a bigger price difference than in the U.S... For now I'm leaning more towards Air 2 for few reasons:
1. Video Signal - I dont want to be concerned about losing the connection few hundred meters away, I know MA2 will perform much better due to radio signal rather than Wi-Fi with the mini.
2. Windy conditions - I've seen videos and posts where people were describing their experiences with mavic mini and it's performance in the wind.
3. Photo and Video potential - Air 2 gives a lot more possibilities with it's features like point of interest etc, shooting RAW images and recording in 4k also gives me more field to work with in post production.
I guess my fear is that if I get the mini, I'll be disappointed with the quality and the limitation it has - which in result could put me off from pursuing drones as a hobby. What are your thoughts on this? Am I underestimating the mini?
I probably should also mention that I'd mostly fly with my drone on the weekend, as I'm working Mon - Sat, which leaves me only Sundays for longer trips outside the city. (+ flying around my area on weekdays). Thanks!
1. Video Signal - I dont want to be concerned about losing the connection few hundred meters away, I know MA2 will perform much better due to radio signal rather than Wi-Fi with the mini.
2. Windy conditions - I've seen videos and posts where people were describing their experiences with mavic mini and it's performance in the wind.
3. Photo and Video potential - Air 2 gives a lot more possibilities with it's features like point of interest etc, shooting RAW images and recording in 4k also gives me more field to work with in post production.
I guess my fear is that if I get the mini, I'll be disappointed with the quality and the limitation it has - which in result could put me off from pursuing drones as a hobby. What are your thoughts on this? Am I underestimating the mini?
I probably should also mention that I'd mostly fly with my drone on the weekend, as I'm working Mon - Sat, which leaves me only Sundays for longer trips outside the city. (+ flying around my area on weekdays). Thanks!
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