Top 10 Problems with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom

The new DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and Pro are our favorite drones. In fact, we'd say they are the best drones on the market right now. However, they have a few flaws. Here are the top ten things (12 actually) that we'd like to see DJI address with their Mavic 2 series.

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[broms]

My number 1 problem:

A wife that said no it's too expensive.

[Wooden-things]

I would never want to do work for you two, you would never be satisfied with any thing. I bet you send your steak back 2-3 times, and don't tip your waitress.

[thefilmpoets]

This reminds me of a saying, - "If someone tells you that their dog can sing, don't ask which song it knows"
Its a camera flying in the sky that can control itself. I have few complaints and am amazed every flight!

[KeystoneState]

I appreciate the review, but jeeesh. C'mon Divas. Take a pill

[LukeMaximoBell]

No camera lens is sharp at their tightest aperture. They are always sharpest somewhere in the middle. For the M2P it's about F4.

[BigAlSpeaks]

The fit on the legs you guys call "a rub" is actually a firm fit to prevent legs from unintentionally unfolding. Thank you for 2.7 vs 11 comment - have not tested that yet so now I will know what to expect.

[ScottFirmstone]

Manual says to hold drone upside down to put gimbal protector on..just sayin'.

[KOOLBROTHA]

You guys cried so much in this video I had to start bailing water in my office 🙄

[tobylaska]

FedEx delivery sucks i know i rather have UPS!!!

[themosthigh]

The lord is watching what you do with this technology. So have fun but becareful

[ejagger]

I upgraded from a Phantom 3 Advanced to a Mavic 2 Pro, and couldn't be happier. The Mavic is a joy to fly and film with, and with the Litchi app I can do all sorts of cool stuff with it. While you pointed out some gripes, none of the things you talk about out made me regret my purchase in the least. The only point you made that I can identify with as a gripe is the limited modes the side anti-collision sensors are used in, but I'm honestly still having too much fun with the thing to care. For those who might be interested, I picked up a "Beyondsky Upgraded Mavic 2 Shoulder Bag Carrying Case 4 Battery Storage Box for DJI Mavic 2 Zoom / 2 Pro" case on Amazon, and the Mavic 2 Pro fits it perfectly (without the gimbal guard, which I immediately tossed).

[petermilne]

All these negative comments towards your review is amazing - I am 60 - is this the norm for children today. Good review guys - better than 110% positive propaganda to just sell - sell - sell !!! As this was done 18 months ago - has then been updates that have rectified issues/minor flaws ??

[VistarCreative]

I can't believe you wasted our time complaining about your shipping...

[NeilImmortal]

I get the rubbing arms and the dumb gimbal cover but you guys should have known about Diffraction ;) which Is limited to about f5.6 on the 16mm sensor (or 1" type). The great thing about that camera is you can control the aperture.

[alexrothbard]

Speechless! Everything I’ve been trying to get you tubers to cover you guys covered it! I like how you said before everything that they are your favorite drones because I agree, they are fantastic. BUT, DJI needs to be called out on these quality control issues that can’t seem to improve over the years which is not fair to their loyal customers who have been spending thousands of dollars on their products for years. Couple things I will say. First, the rear gimbal roll motor actually gets scratched during flight by making contact with the plastic hooks on the gimbal bracket that secure the rubber dampeners. This shud have been picked up easily if they were to do proper testing and fixed simply by slightly moving that gimbal bracket or using different hook design with scratch resistant material(such as material used on the bottom of trick roller blades for grinding). Second, I got the pro and the zoom and got the fly more kit with both and it’s very weird but the bag I got with the pro version fit both my mavic 2’s just fine. However the bag I got with the zoom had the same issue where the drone simply did not fit without jamming it in the bag using way too much force. My conclusion is that all the bags they make are not exactly identical(very slight) but it’s already such a tight fit that even the slightest defect in the dimensions makes it not fit right so you may want to consider at least trying to return the bag for a new one because it may not seem like it but I think it’s actually manufacturer defect which again, should have been picked up with proper design and testing. I sent dji videos and pictures of the scratches on the rear gimbal and told them about the issue so at least they know about it. And the rear arms scraping didn’t bother me too much cuz I can just slightly push them away from the body when folding but the fact that they fold them before mass production and just say “oh well, good enough, too lazy to make design adjustments” really encapsulates the biggest problem with DJI, which is customer service and quality control which brings me to another point you made about the shipping. I too find it so rediculous that you can’t get their packages held or pre-signed because they don’t even consider how much of a pain it is to adjust your whole day around waiting for a package, especially when it’s a return product for something they didn’t do right, I agree it’s completely rediculous. Thank you for this video you guys, DJI needs to hear all this and hopefully they will realize a chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link, and their customer service and quality control is exactly that, a super weak link in their chain and it’s gone on for too long. It’s the small details that make all the difference.

[johndoyle]

Very subjective and picky, it is a great product, I love the bag, keep it small, I never carry the charger in the bag.
First adopters sort out the problems, and the next users get the benefits. First adopters love the challenge of breaking in a new design, and sort out the aftermarket for add ons, like gimbal protectors.
Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.

[EOtekk]

Actually you can pair the custom buttons to the obstacle avoidance because I literally have mine set to do that. Also, some of these complaints are incredibly stupid. The gimbal protector? Seriously? I genuinely believe somebody forced you to make this video and you had no material to come up with, so you complain about things that aren't even functionality based.

[Bartleyblades]

Some things I agree with that they said. Some I could care less about. The gimbal cover on mine was dislodged when I opened the box and also scratches on the gimbal from it. You’d think with all the removable stickers dji put on the drone they would spend the extra $.02 for some protection on the most important part of the drone. Especially for the price we have to pay!

[peterskennerton]

I'd like to see the panning control added to the options for the custom controls. You can move the camera up and down butnot left / right. It can be done via the smartphone App so add it to the options please.

[imagineeternity]

Unsubbed. (not that I ever subbed in the first place lol). But now definitely not. Complaining about FedEx shipping being 1 day late??? WTF? And blaming it on dji. IDIOTS!!!