Top 10 Problems with the Mavic Mini - What DJI got Wrong!

DJI's latest consumer drone is tiny, but what did they leave out?

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[kirbyvacuummadman]

Most of your complaints fall into the nitpicking category, the flexibility of the Mavic mini is a plus not a negative. The flexibility will help keep it from breaking unlike the Mavic air.

[gianclaudiocalderara]

I’m a pro cameraman . I’m use to work with the national French tv in Italy . We shot at hd format. That s the approved work flow. The Mavic mini is the best drone for us . Quick to use, almost invisible and without any restricting law. You bring home some shooting you couldn’t even think before .
Buonasera .

[kurtfirestone]

For the price, you can't beat it

[RedWingsninetyone]

They were trying to keep it under 250g so of course it's going to feel cheap. The flex is what makes it strong in a crash. This way they give in an impact rather than just break.

[i-rok]

I dont complain much about Dji mavic air mini. Hit like if you're on my side.

[rjamutube]

if they put everything you say the mavic mini will cost approximately $1, 500

[RCWeldingsgarage]

I'm happy with my DJI mavic mini. It's used for my welding jobs when I want to feature my railings. I didnt want to break the bank by buying an overly expensive drone. I just wanted something that I can write off on my business and enjoy from time to time with my kids as well. I think DJ I hit the mark with this drone. I can agree if they have had a couple extra features but then it would have made the drone heavier and then you'd have to get a drone license for it. I think the point of this DJI mavic mini is for guys like me. I'm not looking for anything serious and crazy but I want a brand name that I can trust at a good price!

[thegee]

Womp, womp, womp! What were you expecting at this price point and weight limitation. The Mini is a great drone. Were you expecting them to limit the sales of their other products by cramming all their features in the mini? It is to get more people flying and it does a great job. Stop the griping and stick with the higher end drones!

[Russianmafia]

Complains it feels flimsy, how can it feel strong but stay under 250g

[armandoferreira]

Thanks for the nice video. However, the point for this drone is that DJI wanted to replace the Spark having in mind three factors lower weight, lower price and easy to fly. The Mini checks all the boxes.


Some of the features that the Spark has and the Mini don't and are related with software I expect to be added on later firmware or app updates. Like other DJI products they have improved with firmware updates.


Of course, features that require hardware changes like obstacle avoidance will never been on the Mini.


The sensor of the Mini is capable of 4k but I believe that DJI restringed the speed on the Mini to 40 Mps that isn't capable of handling data of a 4k image, the Air has 100 Mps, in order to protect the Air market share. However, the 2.7k video is better than some lower end 4k video drones and this may be due to the new and better image processor of the Mini.


I bought the Mini as a travel drone to be under government red tape and in Portugal to be below the weight required for mandatory insurance.

[Sairus.]

I guess this what to expect from this price point .
As a Mavic Mini user its a really solid entry level drone with excellent value for money 👍👍

[jekjr]

I have flown a Mini for about a month and I absolutely love it. Two Thumbs up DJI.

[crocodile]

I think you're missing the overall picture here. It's functionality, features and quality versus price.

[jadowse]

Everything you ask for is a mavic air, buy a mavic air. This is purposefully light, under 250g means no obstacle avoidance, light weight construction, active track requires obstacle avoidance. This video is completely pointless.

[seaninlondon]

It struggled lifting and transporting military equipment, I found particularly troublesome on this 250g drone.

[joetia]

Really not problem at all it is only 249g in weight and 2.7 k with gimbal in fact is a good deal

[isatche]

I wouldn't call half of these things "problems". Also, the features that's been "missing" are the features of more expensive drones. Just the fact that people compare this 399$ drone to 1500$ ones tells me a lot about the quality.

[chadchadeith]

Dude why are complaining about a $300 to $400 dollar drone which is under 249 grams which is an amazing price and how is it fragile there’s no stickers aren’t holding the Mavic mini stop exaggerating.

[enchodus]

A stunning drone with a sweat camera, a beast, a super flier, the mavic mini after more than 400 km in 30 days!!!

[tweetybird]

Gee whiz, if having to fold the props to put it in case is a pain, what happens when you have to do laundry.