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The need to tap to focus on the Mavik rather than AF as in the P4 Pro and the P4 Pro features a full one inch CMOS sensor with 20-megapixels in RAW, and can shoot video at up to 4K 4096 x 2160 in 24/25/30p at 100Mbps.Better still, let the student be the teacher. You have done alot of research, can you share what you found?
Also, the extra obstacle avoidance sensors would be nice to have, the mavic is sometimes hard to fly when circling things or panning past them, it would be nice to have sensors on the sides and back
I'm used to carrying lots of really heavy camera gear so P4P weight is no concern, most of my footage locations would enable the use of my 4X4 vehicle to get close
If you have the means, I would buy both; they will compliment each other.The need to tap to focus on the Mavik rather than AF as in the P4 Pro and the P4 Pro features a full one inch CMOS sensor with 20-megapixels in RAW, and can shoot video at up to 4K 4096 x 2160 in 24/25/30p at 100Mbps.
The Mavic has a narrower field of view, and it also has weaker low-light performance.
Maybe I should buy both and judge hands on ? I am sure they are both excellent but the P4 Pro would appear to have better video quality which is what is important to me
This only works in some modes though.Since you have never flown a drone before, the 5 direction obstacle avoidance on the P4P is going to help you stay out of trouble. The mavic has only forward obstacle avoidance.
Here is another thread about the comparisons:
Mavic Pro or Phantom 4 Pro
FYI, the P4P can only avoid obstacles on all sides (not downward). The side sensors are only used to avoid obstacles when flying in beginner/tripod mode. When comparing it to the Mavic, most people are only gaining the reverse obstacle avoidance. And that really isn't that useful for everyday flying.
Right on -- I'm sure lots of people fly in beginner mode as they are learning. Once you leave that mode though (which most everyone does), you're back to what I noted above.Considering the fact that the OP has never flown a drone before, I think he will be flying in beginner and tripod mode until he is comfortable flying in a different mode.
I will second that I'm not particularly convinced about the p4p video being THAT much better, it's still only a 1" sensor and personally I'm very happy with the quality I'm getting from the mavic, I consider myself quite picky but possibly more experienced videographers might disagree. I think it produces great video.
One thing about the P4P which is really nice though is the adjustable aperture so you can fit a "roughly correct" ND filter with something like f/5.6 set, then as the light changes you can keep the shutter angle at 180° by varying the aperture. With the mavic you're stuck at f/2.2 so you either would have to use higher ISOs which isn't great on a tiny sensor, or let the shutter speed vary.