DJI has cherry-picked all the best features and stuffed them into the Mavic Air.

Dedicated joystick controller; Gimbal stabilized 4K camera; Robust obstacle avoidance; Plentiful intelligent flight modes

Touchy camera controls; unless you're in Cinematic mode

DJI's Mavic Pro made waves for its portability: It was the first drone to have arms that folded against its body, making it supercompact. Since it launched, many others have fielded knockoffs with a similar design, but it looks like only DJI can knock the Mavic Pro off its perch as our favorite...

Very easy to fly; Great photos and video; Innovative gesture controls; autonomous flight modes; Object avoidance

Hard to switch between camera modes in app

When DJI revealed the Mavic Pro in late 2016 , it ended up being a turning point for the company. DJI was already the dominant name in consumer drones thanks to the Phantom series , but the Mavic Pro was cheaper, smaller and downright meaner-looking.

Incredibly portable; Excellent battery life for size; Solid camera performance

Shorter range than Mavic Pro; Minor connection quirks

Thanks to DJI, we'll be taking a quick look at their latest consumer drone – the Mavic Air. This ultraportable drone is compact, light-weight, foldable and offers 4K recording at 30fps. In terms of placement, it sits

Compact and light-weight; Super easy to control; 4K recording; 3-axis gimbal; Smartcapture (hand gesture; 21 minutes flight time; Same coverage (range and distance) as Mavic Pro

Pricey

I did I whole bunch of research on this Drone and others for comparative analysis. I was first looking at the Mavic Pro, but decided to go with the Mavic Air based on the camera capabilities, compact design, and overall flexibility. I'm glad I made the Mavic Air choice.

Excellent 4k Camera Awesome in Sport mode Has all the bells and whistles in taking great shot; follow and pan mode etc. Compact design Camera Gimble smoothness features Great Obstacle avoidance Autonomous features

I wish it were quieter

DJI's commitment to innovation comes through in the company's latest consumer drone: the Mavic Air is the near-perfect love child of the very successful Mavic Pro and the compact and user-friendly Spark .

Incredible portability, 4K video at up to 100Mbps; 12MP HDR stills, Near-perfect obstacle avoidance, 8GB internal storage

Slightly jerky gimbal controls; Could have better range; Need multiple batteries for a great flying experience

A mechanical masterpiece. If your just getting into drones, get this one, no doubt about it. Construction is of the highest order, everything feels solid to the touch. Compact too, when folded, about the same length as a iPhone 6,7 or 8 plus.

A true 4K cinematic experience from one of the best drone manufacturers. I compared others but decided that on performance versus compactness this was the only one to have. The combo is well worth having due to the 3 batteries and charger giving over an hour of total flying time.

Love this!! I have had a drone before, the Phantom 4 so I've had some experience flying with DJI's products and this is no exception. A small & light drone that is crazy smart. I've recently taken this to the beach for the maiden flight and threw it into sport mode and no trouble at all following...

I bought this for my husband for Christmas. He has had many hours of pleasure from it. Easy to use and has produced some wonderful footage of our home and favourite places to visit.