

Switching to ActiveTrack, where the Mavic identifies and tracks a moving subject, enables the side sensors. It has sensors in every direction, marking flight modes either forward, rear, upward, and downward sensors all active at any time stopping the drone in place if an obstacle is detected. In addition, the Mavic 2 Pro’s obstacle avoidance system is pretty dang awesome, to put it casually. DJI claims the drone pilots up to 31 minutes in air, but unless you want your sub $1,600 device in the drain, best to keep it up for just a tad shorter. My tested netted average was anywhere from 26-28 minutes to concrete flight time, that’s quite good and better than the recorded 23 minutes on the original Mavic Pro. The Mavic 2 Pro’s battery life is pretty superb for what you get, especially when compared to DJI’s predecessor. Cables are included for phones that use Lightning, micro USB, and USB-C ports. There are two clips that hold your device down in place, some are big enough to hold phablets. An annoying step, but worth it for quick access to steering your drone with ease. The thing is, like many other drones, you’ll need to take your phone out of its case if it’s deemed even remotely bulky to fit within the controller. The control is similar to what you might get from other Mavic models, as it’s gray with a short, changeable cable to connect with your smartphone that will mount below the controller (standard, there). So, please, always be aware of your surrounding legal requirements and abide by them properly so we can all have fun and pilot safely.

MAVIC 2 PRO VIDEO FORMAT REGISTRATION
The aircraft alone weighs at just 2 pounds, heavy enough to require a FAA registration when flying recreationally in the US. The unfolding process is super easy, you just have to swing the front arms out before the bottom ones, otherwise they’ll collide. It’s fully measured to 3.3 by 3.6 by 8.4 inches folded and roughly 3.3 by 9.5 by 12.7 inches with its arms extended. Its design takes inspiration from their original Mavic Pro, though a tad bigger all around. Finally, DJI’s 3 axis gimbal technology gives you the smoothest, most buttery footage, and we never complain about that. This drone has a 1 inch sensor to help capture those super high quality shots, and an adjustable aperture lens for more control of the light hitting the sensor. They co-engineered the camera with Hasselblad, a Swedish company known for their killer image quality, which means the picture you get is really unprecedented. The DJI Mavic 2 Pro is our favorite top of the line drone on the market.
