DJI Mini 2 vs DJI Tello

Essentially the VPN was hiding my identity and then causing restrictions. Something so simple but nobody had stated anywhere that flying with VPN’s would be so problematic

Same rules apply to Mini/2 and Tello as the larger Air 2 and Mavic 2s, don't fly over people or cars, don't fly over 400 ft, you must maintain line of sight and that means you or a spotter can see your drone without a telescope or binoculars, no flying into no fly zones or some other controller air spaces, FAA has B4UFly app so you can check the air spaces around you and see where you can and can't fly, night flight requires lights show you position and the orientation of drone for you and anitcollision lights visible for 3 miles for manned aircraft. and you can't make money off your drone directly or indirectly without getting a part 107 licence and registering your drone.

The controller lasts a while. One thing to be careful about is the program drains your phone battery quickly. I have an iPhone 13 and I lose 10%-15% during a 20 minute flight session. The controller does have built-in phone charging

It has plenty of lift for my purposes and has survived a couple of crashes with no adverse consequences. It is well enough behaved to use in the house. It would be nice if you could tip the camera some in its mount as it was a little tricky getting a good view of the gutters with the camera heading straight forward, but I succeeded! I gather the cameras with the ability to rotate them are on much bigger and more expensive drones.

Usually you have a guaranteed flight time of about 25 minutes depending on how much sport mode you're using, how much wind there is, and what you do w...

Buy more batteries and a case for it. The batteries run the drone for about 10 minutes or so, and they need to cool after a flight before they can be recharged. So I have three batteries giving me a total of roughly 30 minutes flight time. You will need a decent case for it because the thing is tiny and doesn't fold up, so it would be utterly destroyed by tossing it in your backpack unprotected

Battery life is improved, too. The Mini 2's motors are upgraded to be both more powerful and power efficient, pushing the rated battery life from 30 to 31 minutes. It's a modest bump, and still shy of the 34-minute rating you get with the pricier DJI Mavic Air 2, a drone that's best-in-class when it comes to flight time.

The battery length is great, however in fast mode it really sucks it up. My biggest CON is when there is any disturbance, the video stream gets choppy and since it saves your video to the app as it streams, the actual saved video can be choppy when reviewing it. Also, but it is to be expected for this price range, this drone doesn't like windy conditions. #sweepstakes

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This is a solid and easy-flying little drone. Pros: Pricey, but a good build quality. Nice, but not great camera. Good (about 10 minute) flight time, with easy to swap-out batteries

I’m not a fan of gatekeeping any hobby, especially when the bar for entry is as simple as going to Best Buy for DJI. You mentioned price, and while it may seem expensive for a hobby, a DJI Mini 2 is as much as a current generation game console. So I don’t really consider that valid. And while your concern for crashing is a very legitimate one, I can also buy a Peg Perego Polaris for $400, which my four year old can drive off into traffic if I wasn’t careful

Not only did the price suite my budget, I know that if there was any problem with my purchase. I could either get a refund or an exchange just by visiting my local Walmart!!! How much better can that be!!! I will be keeping what was sold to me because there are no problem with my orders. Too many times did I purchase from other sites that a return had to be made. Here, I can trust the seller

The camera on the Mini 2 blows my Canon EOS 70D *Out-of-the-Water* as far a picture/video quality having the ability to record in 4K at 30 fps and 4x zoom telephoto. The DjI app is feature ladened where you can edit and upload your videos or images directly to social media while out in the field, one button *Return to Home* function using GPS, video transmission up to 6.2 miles (10km) using DJI'a OcuSync 2.0 and so much more

I am returning this drone due to the defective camera. Hopefully the next one will work. After printing the return label I realized it was not prepaid. I emailed DJI about this and they sent a pre-paid Fedex label for return

One thing you should keep in mind is where you want to show your photos and in which format and size. Personally, I probably wouldn’t make large prints out of most of these photos, but I’d post almost all of them on my Instagram grid. And if you’re still not satisfied with the JPGs, you can always edit the RAW files separately and see how far you can push it in post.

I want to just move on, accept that I can barely afford this as is- but I can’t get over the range factor and I haven’t even flown it yet. After seeing the Tello’s range fail horribly- I’m afraid I won’t be satisfied with my new $400 friend.