Is it worth owning a DJI Phantom 4 Pro in 2023?

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[bryanthompson]

I sold my Phantom 4 Pro + about a year ago and bought a Mavic 3. I love the Mavic 3 but I regretted selling my P4P+. So I ended up buying a P4P+ V2 about a month ago. Love it!

[raccofang]

Great video. Short, information. Hits all the main points for the thumbnail. Keep up the good work!

[txarchdroneguy]

I agree Stevie, my P4V2 is still one of my favorites; in fact i bought 3 more batteries6 weeks ago., for a total of 8.You cant go wrong with the adjustable aperture for photos, and the mechanical shutter for mapping and 3d modeling. There’s no drone better for the price and features.

[DragonUAV]

We’re only considering updating/upgrading now as the Mavic 3E finally has a mechanical shutter. Until this, the P4P was the camera king for photogrammetry/survey work. Still a solid workhorse 😎

[MrEddieNunez]

Billy Kyle in the house! Nice video bro. You nailed it! The p4p is a workhorse and highly recommend it to anyone looking to step up their game. It’s a pain to carry around, but if you can overcome that, it’s a beast.

[DAS-Videos]

P4P and P4P+ were DJI's flag ships before they got into the miniaturization phase. The only down side is that it is larger and harder to transport. I have the V1 also, most of the intelligent modes don't work reliably. Tripod mode works good, to orbit around something put it in tripod mode, hold the right stick all the way, and just work the yaw stick to keep the object dead center on the screen. And I recently found that 3rd party batteries work. So $80 vs $180 for a battery.

[peresidoreyi]

In nigeria we are afraid of p4 because most of our problem is the battery 🔋 it shout down when flying and it expensive to repair, so what can we do to avoid the battry shout down even when it is fully charged

[RecoveryoneDrone]

Don't know how I missed this, great job Stevie.

[DroneBum]

The Cadillac of camera drones!! I always wanted one.

[PhillyDroneLife]

Now I know why this is doing so well. Great job Stevie boy... I still have mine? Want to buy it.. I have like 5 batteries to go with as well.. lol.

[RonaldBrown]

You're right, this still a great drone at the very end of 2022. Mine is long gone, the new drones are smaller, lighter and fly longer, but otherwise there not much better than P4P. And I loved the fall footage you through in, you captured some beautiful colors. Great video, thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays.

[fearlessleader]

I have gone thru every drone from the p3 to the spark to the p4 to the anafi and all the up to the mav3 and inspire. The only keeper is my p4 pro. Love to fly it and incredible video and photos.😊😊😊😊

[airadaimagery]

Has DJI made the Phantom 4 pro remote ID compliant? Where’s the best place to buy new batteries for P4P?

[TimeFLYAlDiaz]

My P4PV2 is still doing work in 2023 for me . I will never sell it. I also have the M3E and your right simple features are not included in it... YET...but we all know DJI will add to the M3E in a matter of time. Great job! Stevy...epic fall footage and a nice tip at the end from the unibrow drone god

[Delfi]

4 pro says professional, serious equipment and dependability, , versus walking in with a smaller DJI version drone, , this is still #1

[toshivibe]

The biggest downside for me is a lack of hyperlapse mode which is something that could be easily done via firmware, however DJI doesn't seem to care, and they didn't update the firmware for almost 4 years. Since P4P is officially discontinued, I doubt there will be any updates on this.
Another big issue with p4p is gimbal, which is just very fragile by design, and needs to be fixed / replaced time after time.
Last but not least, this thing is so powerful, that it can be really challenging to get a smooth cinematic shots, even with tuning / calibrating gimbal and controller.
Personally, as much as I enjoyed flying this beast, I am seriously considering selling it for something like Mavic 3 pro.

[captraykelly]

Great video. Nice cameo by Billy too! I should have never sold my Phantom 4😢😢😢

[CarolinaAirshots]

Love those waterfalls. I would love to have one.

[eprohoda]

good morning~you did amazing, see u around!

[SniperUSMC]

Great video! No one else covers these things you mention. Also for another idea, if you haven't done so already. No one covers the apps that the newest drones can't use. Benefits of and apps available for different drones.