DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo with DJI Smart Controller - Drone Quadcopter UAV with 48MP Camera 4K Video 1/2"" CMOS Sensor 3-Axis Gimbal 34min Flight Time ActiveTrack 3.0, Gray

This drone is incredible. bought it as a birthday gift to myself, i've been using it for 8 months now and it has been flawless. small learning curve to get going for the first flight, but after the first time or two flying it takes only a minute to go from bag to flying in the air.the battery life is phenomenal, i typically only charge one or two batteries when i go to fly the drone, i never end up flying long enough to use all three batteries. the range isn't quite as good as advertised unless you're on a mountain and have clear line of sight between the controller and drone, but i've found i can still get up to a mile on average in the places i go (trees, buildings) before losing signal.this drone is impressively stable in the wind. i have flown it in some pretty strong wind gusts and even while in the process of landing it will correct for even a strong wind gust, i'm just blown away at how stable this drone is in the wind. i have flown it in the wind with other people around and they cannot believe how stable it is either. after showing my dad this drone once, my mom bought him one as an anniversary gift.the smart controller is 1,000% worth the money. I don't have to worry about attaching my phone to the controller or forcing my screen brightness up to max in the daylight, or my phone battery dying, or not being able to text while i'm flying (haha). With the smart controller I can ALWAYS see the screen clearly and easily, other people have been blown away by the clarity and stability of the video. Since i don't need my phone attached to the controller I can take pictures or record video of the drone from my phone while flying. I highly highly recommend getting the smart controllerthis makes flying pretty easy. i have only ever flown outside, but in 8 months of flying so far i haven't even had to replace a single propeller blade. this thing just works and works easily and amazingly. i love that it's small enough to take with me on day hikes or to put in my motorcycle bag to take up north

I am amazed by how far drone technology has come in the past few years. This dji drone is a capable and well built tool that has exceeded my expectations.Pros:Decent 4k video and stabilization. Not quite as good as an iPhone 12 or GoPro but pretty good.Very easy to use with the smart controller. The smart controller provides a very nice and intuitive experience.Feature rich and very nice drone effects. The quickshots are awesome and only take seconds.Good battery life and stable even in moderate winds (tested to ~15mph)Solid and well built! Very impressed with the build quality. This is not a toy.The drone performance is optimized for video and battery life, not speed or maneuverability.Cons:Tracking of anything but people or cars, is not great. Quickshots will often fail if tracking fails.Haven't had great luck with active track either but haven't used some of the more advanced features.It would be great if they had some gps or ir tags for difficult to track objectsHand takeoff and grabbing the drone out of the air would be nice. Landing not very useful when in a kayak...Aside from issues with optical tracking, this drone has exceeded all my expectations. This has become my go to videography tool. Small enough to take nearly anywhere with confidence inspiring flight performance. The fly more package is a nice addition that gives roughly 1.5 hours of flight.

Amazon told me to review "thickness, easy to learn, for beginners". That's a weird combination of things, but here we go:Nah.So this is a good drone for moderate skill levels. It's pretty fast, has a very long battery life, and takes fantastic images. I've been using drones since the Spark came out, about 4 or 5 years years now. I've flown a Phantom 3, Spark, Mavic Air, and now this. I've also flown FPV drones for a few years.Pro:- large propeller, "heavy" drone makes handling wind better- good sensor- digital megapixel rendering- smart modes for easier video shots- long battery life- computer assisted takeoff and landingCon:- too smart for its own good (similar with most DJI drones, let the operator operate)- can be hard to learn for a beginner- expensive to learn on- sensor not the best for low light (make up for this by using Smart Photo or AEB)I use this for taking artsy photos. I would use this for real estate too if anybody would hire me. You can't really attach LIDAR or anything to this drone so surveying wouldn't be an ideal use. I mostly enjoy that I can be in the air for 20-30 minutes at a time.

While it is not cheap if you get the smart controller, it is a high quality drone and the Smart controller is easy to use and simplifies everything and the start up times are greatly reduced by not having to hook up a phone and starting an app. The camera is excellent and the filters are good for shooting in different lighting conditions. I'm still learning all about the Air 2, having flown a Mavic Mini helped a lot. If you can afford the Smart controller, get it.

Getting it up and running was a challenge, because of the lack if intuitive functions... Past that (thanks to crossing video tutorials), it is great to use!

I've had a DJI drone in the past and it worked fine. It didn't have all the bells and whistles the Mavic Air has. Buying the Mavic with the DJI Smart Controller was a great move. The smart controller is the way to go.Pretty sure the Mavic will get a lot more airtime than my other drone.Works with a few contractor apps and that makes my life easier.Very Happy with our purchase.