The DJI Mini 4K is a $299 drone geared toward newcomers

DJI’s newest product is one other Mini drone. It could seize 4K video at as much as 30 fps and 60 fps footage at 2.7K decision, with elevated video bitrates as much as 100Mbps, which ought to guarantee larger high quality video at each settings. Whereas these specs might not excite, possibly the value will.

To not be confused with the Mini Professional sequence, which is a number of hundred {dollars} extra, the $299 Mini 4K weighs lower than 249g, is foldable and requires no FAA registration.

The specs received’t transfer the Mini sequence ahead, however they cowl all of the necessities for newbie drone pilots, together with 2x digital zoom whereas recording in 4K, a 3-axis gimbal and electrical picture stabilization. DJI says it could actually transmit 1080p video as much as 10km away. There’s additionally level-5 wind resistance, as soon as once more, and it could actually fly for as much as 31 minutes (or as much as 93 minutes with DJI’s $449 Fly Extra bundle.)

The Mini 4K may also embody one-tap actions and options like helix, dronie and panoramic taking pictures assist. If you happen to’re a complete rookie, DJI’s companion app has flight tutorials and one-tap takeoff and touchdown.

Plenty of this can sound acquainted to anybody following DJI’s ever-growing drone over the past 10 years, but it surely’s in all probability not geared toward you — that is for newcomers. The Mini 4K is priced considerably lower than its Mini Professional iterations, and it’s really lower than the remainder of the Mini drones from DJI. It’s accessible to order now for $299 / £269.