Was the Upgrade to the DJI Mini 4 worth it?

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[gfinklea]

Thanks for the video. I love my Mini 3 Pro and was considering upgrading to something with more bells and whistles, but this video made me come back to reality. Maybe I just have more growing to go.

[evdabbler]

Great real-life review. It says a lot if features are unused after all that time. Thumbs up for your behind the scenes channel, it deserves more subs!

[SpeedsterIG]

Same as you, I had the M3P and thought "wough, great update" and bought the M4P. I kept the M3P and will keep both drones for the future. The M3P for me is the work horse you throw into all situations even if there are obstacles, just go for it and fly with some caution. The M4P now is the backup drone for the M3P with a tiny bit better image quality (it is really not noticable imo). The big plus of the M4P is the vertical speed that has almost doubled (+80%) which is a BIG advantage for me. The M3P is too slow vertically. The M4P does the job much better, it feels much faster and dynamic.
Forget the 360° sensors as a selling point, they are far from perfect in reality. A Mavic 3 or Air 3 where the sensors are more vertically mounted are way better in terms of obstacle detection. The M4P still has some problems with that.

All in all: if you have the M3P, there's almost no need to upgrade. If vertical speed is important to you, go for the M4P.

[Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay]

I think it's worth it for cruise control alone, even if you don't use waypoints or Quickshots / Mastershots. Additive cruise control is the single biggest thing you can do to improve smoothness and consistency of footage.

[davannaleah]

I've been flying for over 9 years, started with the very simple $40 drones where you had to do everything to fly it. I've had a mini 2 now for 2 years and never crashed it. The sensors are a great idea for beginners but can give a false sense of security where there are small branches or electric wires. I've been thinking of going to the mini 4 because of the follow me and waypoints but have hesitated as I'm just a recreational flyer and don't make any income from it. I love flying in interesting places and now trust the telemetry enough to fly in places I previously thought that I never would. I'll wait to the mini 5 come out, hopefully later this year 2024 and see what features it has and if the price of mini 4 drops. Good video from you to get your opinions, thanks.

[FireBosspilot]

I agree with what he says, I bought my drone to fly it, not interested in autonomy, and the mini 3 has the best length flying time. The extended battery gives 51 minutes fly time.

[laylajets]

It’s nice to relate to someone who flies like I do. I also am a very cautious flyer and can relate to a lot of the points that you make on this video. Thank you!🙏

[DYT-jxjp]

Thks for sharing your thoughts on this. Now that you will have more time to film, it will be interesting if you find some of the features you are not using currently to be more useful/valuable in the future.

I enjoy your main (English, don't know German but subscribed to that channel too :-) channel videos and the ones here behind the scenes. Thks for your efforts and wish you the best in the future as you adjust to your new "routine"!

BTW, thks for the give away effort. I didn't respond since I'm not in Europe at this time and do not have a vehicle to use the items in.