Mini 2 - what quality camera is it?

[Buel]

Hi all,

Clumsily phrased question - a friend asked me what quality camera my drone has and I couldn't tell him....please can someone help? Is it quantified in megapixels?

 

[Starz]

Reading material.

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[AeroJ]

a friend asked me what quality camera my drone has

The great thing about nicely vague, diffuse questions like that is that your answers can be similarly nebulous !
I'd show him the footage and say 'that sort of quality' !

 

[MS Coast]

The manual is here:

https://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/DJI_Mini_4K/DJI_Mini_4K_User_Manual_v1.0_EN.pdf

 

[PHZ]

In concert with AeroJ’s response, I would reply in kind, “High”.

 

[Yorkshire_Pud]

“High”.

both literally and metaphorically lol.

 

[GFields]

Please stay on topic

 

[Scout Aerial]

It's really not bad. 4K video and 12 MP photos. Sometimes I prefer working with 12 MP photos. Due to the smaller file size, they're easier to transfer, store, and batch edit. And although I wouldn't use a Mini 2 for mapping, I suspect it would be faster to stitch the 12 MP photos if you choose to do so.

I had a job once where the client wanted a 4k video inspection of a property's landscaping. They requested I use the Mavic 2 Pro, but due to complications, I could only complete half of the job with the M2P. The second half was completed with my backup Mini 2 and the client couldn't tell the difference.

Serious photographers and videographers will be able to tell the difference. But for most recreational/hobbyist applications, it's pretty negligible.

 

[Buel]

It's really not bad. 4K video and 12 MP photos. Sometimes I prefer working with 12 MP photos. Due to the smaller file size, they're easier to transfer, store, and batch edit. And although I wouldn't use a Mini 2 for mapping, I suspect it would be faster to stitch the 12 MP photos if you choose to do so.

I had a job once where the client wanted a 4k video inspection of a property's landscaping. They requested I use the Mavic 2 Pro, but due to complications, I could only complete half of the job with the M2P. The second half was completed with my backup Mini 2 and the client couldn't tell the difference.

Serious photographers and videographers will be able to tell the difference. But for most recreational/hobbyist applications, it's pretty negligible.

Thanks for that, that is really helpful.