Is the DJI Flip the First GREAT Lightweight Drone?

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After a decade long hiatus from reviewing drones, the new DJI Flip piqued Jordan Drake and Chris Niccolls’ interest so much they decided to give it a shot. Weighing in at 249grams and with 4K/60P, D-Log profile, and a bunch of automated modes, it might be the perfect drone for most creators. How does it actually perform in the field though? We have thoughts.

0:00 - Intro
3:36 - Size and Design
4:14 - The Camera
5:08 - Controls
6:19 - Object Tracking
6:49 - Photography
7:42 - Automated Modes
10:28 - Audio Recording
11:16 - Battery life
11:51 - Video Quality
12:38 - Photo Quality
13:16 - Who is it for?

[LiamMarskog]

Correction suggestion, the profile is D-Log M and not D-Log. D-Log is proper LOG while D-Log M is a flat rec709 profile so there's a very big difference between the two.

[Blackbirddc]

I've never wanted a drone because the cost of them versus the number of times I would actually use one just doesn't even out. As the prices keep coming down and the simplicity of using one keeps going up I'm finding myself more interested.

[ColinGallacher]

A good sensible chuckle at that indoor footage.

[alhOOOO]

"UAV photography has really been taking off" - nice work, Chris

[darkstepwarrior]

love the 'tripod mode'shots you made at the end, this can give a lot of possibilties.

[AnotherOtherMan]

It looks like a good intro into their system which is something they've been lacking overall.

The only thing I think that could make this a bit better is being able to change out the sensor module out fairly easily for some SAR related tasks, considering you can be often in the middle of nowhere or have very harsh terrain under the forest canopy.

That audio could be used to sync with a hidden throat mic (if there's one that has usable audio for video)

[kefkafloyd]

The filtered audio is absolutely terrible in that scenario. It's good for a sync track but boy does it hurt to listen to it.

[AleksandrPapeko]

Very cool! I have a DJI Mini 3 Pro. It's an incredible drone.

[villLe]

Pls include the reviewed item into the title. Much kinder to the viewer. Like this: The First GREAT Lightweight Drone? - DJI Flip Review!

[dmacnet]

It's important to note that in the U.S., to use this drone for commercial purposes (Part 107 flight) you will need to add a remote ID module, raising its weight above 250g. Not an issue in Canada.

[flasheaux]

Excellent review. Drone usage hasn't been a huge need for me in the work I do but I've been itching to add one to shoot life on the lake at my summer cottage or recreational sports events I cover. This one looks like a great fit and you guys have convinced me now is the time to buy. DJI! Buy these guys a coffee, eh? Good day.

[MAP-Designs]

Woah I didn't think you guys would take my comment to heart about making Jordan grumpy! Two videos later and he's out in cold watching Chris fly fish!

[funtaril]

Maybe dynamic range and noise performance from that small sensor isn't the best, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see that the footage doesn't have that signature unnatural overprocessed look of modern phones. It's very usable.

[gregelgie]

Leave it to Chris to work in fishing into a video. :). I can’t wait for this tech to hit the Neo 2.

[opxreal]

Its always a treat to get a Jordan hosted video. You and Chris are great. And I'm often watching videos that are totally irrelevant to me, thanks to your abilities! Often a fun time.

[alexgpanda]

The drone cleaned the audio more than you guys did for the other clips..

[wangamore]

I just bought this drone not long ago, I used it once to take some fly fishing footage for my titok channel, unexpectly, the video gained at least 3 times more popularity than the fishing videos I've taken by phone and 360 action camera...its a great product for fishing vloggers, but, you still have to be extremely careful to fly it above water, and for its size it is still not compact enough to fit in any waders' pockets.

[justwideman]

Regulations in the USA are the same with the FAA regardless of weight and really limit creators here unless we have the pro drone school and permissions

[barashkaz]

Review some more drones now :P
Re feedback on this video: audio in your office sounds crackly a bit and missing a lot of treble. The audio out in the wild had the drone wining a bit (I suspect more expensive drones are quieter). Video shots look great to my eyes over youtube .. so no complaints there. Thank you for the 48 vs 12 actual quality compression, it's good to know.

[richpence]

Since this is basically a Pocket 3, it would be killer if they could just put a tripod socket on it and let you record without flying