DJI Mini 2: Is It Good For Photographers?

The DJI Mini 2 is a significantly better drone for photographers than its predecessor, the original Mavic Mini.

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[danieltube]

A comparison with the Air2 would be great. Would be interesting to see what the real world differences between 12MP and 48MP are. But nevertheless, I ordered the Mini 2, will be my first drone. Was also interested in the Air2, but space in the Lowepro 450 is limited. Tripod, DSLM + lenses..

[calvinatdrifterstudio]

This drone is for people taking pictures for fun, or exploring. I just got one and it's really great

[sanfo]

Two important things reviewers never mention for some reason. 1) how loud and annoying is the noise compared to other drones 2) how far away can you fly it from the operator and be legal; that is, how far away can you keep the drone in visual contact. The smaller the drone the closer it must be. My visual limit for a larger Phantom is about 1200 ft and I imagine the Mini would be maybe a third of that. It would be nice to know since that is very important legally. It's one of the real downsides of a smaller drone.

[cuuppaajoe]

Just picked this up this drone. Unbelievable what that tiny thing can do. Truly changed my flying experience all together and I did not expect that. Thank you for supplying the raw format photos. It helped me decide to pick this baby up. 👍

[guitarplayer]

Thanks for getting your excellent Mini 2 reviews out so quickly, and especially for sharing the raw files for practice and comparison.

[TheGroundBelow]

Hi Billy,
When I first started to think about getting a drone in lockdown earlier this year I watched a load of your videos, I started with the Spark and quickly took some qualifications and upgraded to the Zoom, most of this journey for me is self taught through your videos. You give really good insights for people like myself and you’re definitely in my opinion one of the top channels to subscribe to. It would be good to get some detailed editing videos for people like myself, 5 months in to owning a drone, so as I start to master the photography and videography that can I learn from you how to the package it all together. Keep up the good work👍
Jason (UK)

[nitch]

Billy thanks for the review and sharing the files. Its great to be able to see the image quality before purchasing one. I look forward to seeing more of your reviews.

[gabrielestrada]

This was the video I was looking for super straight forward and your even letting me download photos play around in Lightroom you’re the man!!!

[mikola_k]

Hey, not usually write the comments on Youtube, but I really want to say big thank you for the DNG files that you shared with us, great video tho, keep it up!

[timelesscreations]

I think if you're going to take more professional pictures you should at least invest in the DJI mavic Air 2. A lot more megapixels and dynamic range. And that's what we need. This is still a fun ass little drone though

[Sidecontrol]

At 100% the images you allowed us to download look great in Photoshop, great amount of detail too.

[TGrowdenPhotography]

Only thing holding me back is the price down here in Australia. Old one is $599 Australian ($799 Fly More) and new one is $749 and $949 for Fly more kit.

[paracordparadisear]

Thanks for sharing those files! Great to see the actual image quality before buying and not just specs! Any new drones you come across and review it would be helpful to have similar files from them to compare to if you ever get the chance!

[OPechal]

thanks for this video and for the raw photos! I use the first Mini for travelling, hiking, climbing etc. and love it for the size (more than for the weight), but was missing the raw so bad and was waiting for some photography review and raw files from the mini 2 before upgrading (cause on the other hand I am disappointed by the huge controller and the bulky bag instead of the great case)

[Retset]

Mine has just arrived. Not yet flown but I was bummed out when you said the AEB is only +/- 0.7. An image like the one you kindly supplied, with the sunset sky needs a lot more +/- than 0.7 AEB to pull off. No quibbles with the sunny pictures, which are excellent but I like to shoot in HDR situations. Now thinking of returning it and keeping my Mavic Pro which can, at least, do +/- 1.4 stops via it's 5 shot bracket (I'm only changing for portability on walks) EDIT: Maybe I can just use manual mode and take a few photos in quick succession!

[jburddrone]

Nice raw photos Billy. So far I like my Mini 2. Also impressed by the way it handles strong winds.

[hostiaya]

I think after two weeks of using it that the fotos are ok, they are not mind-blowing for sure but shotting in raw they can do the job,
you can't ask much more to this little drone

[victorluc]

Thanks for the review Billy! Does the Panorama mode shoot RAW?

[SplitPhotography]

Photo examples in the downloads are really small. only 960x720
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[o.aldenproductions.]

Thanks for sharing your photos. I opened them up in Lightroom and could play around with some of my favorite presets....the files are smaller than I would like but it is possible to play up colors in the going to see what Topaz AI can do for them....I don't think the quality is very good for making prints 🤔 the dynamic range is rather limited....but I'm going to be way closer to my subject so I'm excited to see how my photos come out👌🤞