DJI Phantom 4 Pro: Worth Buying in 2024? I Need Advice

Is the DJI Phantom 4 Pro worth buying in 2024? Guys, I need your help with this decision.

In today's video we are facing an opportunity head on with a once in a lifetime chance (at least for me). I have a buddy who owns a DJI Phantom 4 Pro and he let me borrow it for a test flight. The opportunity is, I have another buddy who's in another state, and he also owns a DJI Phantom 4 Pro that he wants to sell. Well, he's giving us first dibs on the DJI Phantom 4 Pro purchase so we figured why not borrow this drone and see if we think it's worth it?

So we 'kidnapped" this Phantom 4 Pro and headed to West Virginia to visit family and try the drone out for its maiden voyage. Stick around and see how this really goes...

One last thing, I truly need some advice on whether we should go ahead with the purchase of the DJI Phantom 4 Pro or if you all think it's a thing of the past. I can think of all kinds of tests we could try out for future videos, but I'm not 100% sold yet. This flight may change that though.

As always, we want to thank everyone for watching and taking the time to comment. We always appreciate your support and kind words. We hope you have a great week and God bless!

Kevin and Kristi

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[melomaniakjm]

That lady looks so pleased to be there.

[DmanDrones]

$400 ! Grab it right now ! Great drone, been looking for one myself but prices are way higher on ebay. And you get an ipad, hard to beat the pricing. I still fly my old Phantom 3 standard and it still works great ! Have a blessed day my friends !

[SJMDronesMedia]

It’s a great drone and still has 1 of the best cameras on any DJI drone, you won’t regret buying, great for flying in open countryside.

[Rstpete]

Love the new formats you are doing. I recently purchased a Phantom 3 Standard. Love it. It makes you more hands on with the flying. No down sensors. You have to control speed especially landing. Keep the great videos coming.

[dougcooper]

Congratulations Kevin and Kristi on your maiden voyage flying the Phantom 4 Pro. It sounds like a really good deal on what your friend is offering you. When I can, I want to purchase a Phantom 4 Pro v2. Great verse. Have a wonderful and blessed week.
Thank you.

[YappyBeeman]

The metal from the truck is a MAJOR issue for that drone. I have the 3 Pro and it interferes with mine just the same. Can't explain why technically but basically it interferes with its gps around metal. Get away from the truck and lift off and you will be amazed how good they still are to fly and enjoy. Just don't forget to add a remote ID module on the one you buy ( 3 doesn't have it so I assume the 4 may not) Safe travels.

[Adam_Neeworth]

I got a hardly used Phantom 4 Pro couple months ago for £400 off Facebook Marketplace. Came with 2 batteries both in good health. Its definitely worth it especially for the camera and the features it has!

[fredmunson]

The one problem with the Phantom 4 was as you observed that the props get in the videos. Other than that, the Phantom 4 is a beast of a drone. The Phantom series did not like to bring around a lot of metal.

[clocksurfer]

We recently acquired a wrecked P4P with vey few hours on it. Parts are beginning to become difficult to find, but we managed to get it back in service by replacing the entire gimbal/camera assembly. The controller had developed a somewhat common charging problem, so we ended up re-flowing the soldered connections of the battery charging/management chip in the GL300F controller. The controller charging function still isn't perfect, but it basically works.) We've spent kind of a lot on this, but it's a good drone for mapping and cargo lifting/dropping. It definitely seems more sensitive to EMI than, say, an Air 2S.

[jeffcowie]

I've made a ton of money with this drone, in mapping, modeling and cinematography. Never lets me down and the footage is gorgeous once you get some ND filters

[khanhminh]

Can an expert give instructions on camera parameter settings? My Phantom 4's image is not good.

[dronelandingzone]

I just picked up a Phantom 4 Pro+ V2 last week. I love it!

[nobby-green]

I enjoyed flying mine when I had it but there wasn’t much else about at the time. My honest opinion would be put the rest to and buy the Air 3. You certainly wouldn’t regret that and still on offer 😜

[bryanyoutubechannel]

Whether or not to buy a P4P depends on what you want to do with it. I get a lot done still with a Spark but need to up my game now and since I'm bootstrapping I'd grab that deal sight unseen and get it asap, no delay, day after day. Battery condition can be an issue and if they are "dead" consider spending $180-$200 for OEM batteries or, try the infamous "reset" of the dead batteries. After market batteries are cheaper but reviews lend more towards "be advised". The P4P mechanical shutter is sought after for mapping, at least 2D as a starter. Remote ID modules are coming down on price so that's not going to be to bad of a hit there.

[norsehabanero]

I flew an older work one and ithad issues and tried to take off after it landed I had to bring it back and grab the landing gear it was going rogue on me

[Drone.vision]

Awesome brother, still a great drone that one, it is huge, the controller looks massive too haha! He flies well, eggwash, eggnogg haha! 😂🤣 is he on enhanced wifi or ocusync ? I think you should buy it Kev especially with the item pad, seems like a great deal! Think you are right too about the precision landing and the truck! I bet the VLOS is awesome though with the size of him! Great to see you both out and having fun and a laugh! Have a great week brother 🙂, great video as always 👏👌👍

[iplayntraffic]

Was my first drone I bought really enjoyed mine and still have it

[joeamericauavfordav]

THere isa reason DJI still sells it. It is a kind of heavy lift drone. I loved my Phantom 3 and always wanted a Phantom 4. I opted for the Air 2S instead just for portability. THey are great quads. For 400.00 you should gofor it.

[randymorgan-droneovermichigan]

Hey Kevin! 400.00 is a honey of a deal. I would take advantage of that. "Egburt" would be the go to drone on those windy days.

[mb]

Call it Erik from Phantom of the Opera. Eggbert is pretty good too.