New DJI Keynote and Drones - Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom released

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:08

Keynote:

Promo Vid:

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:33

£1,099 ($1,249) for the Mavic 2 Zoom
£1,299 ($1,449) for the Mavic 2 Pro

https://store.dji.com/product/mavic-2

matthewwhitton · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:34

When is the release date please?

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:37

They haven't said in the keynote yet, but their online shop says delivery 3-5 working days after payment confirmation.

Logsi · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:40

UberTiger said:
They haven't said in the keynote yet, but their online shop says delivery 3-5 working days after payment confirmation.

Fly more kit for the 2 is another £279 with a RRP of £434 link

Also 3-5 days in receipt of payment.

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:41

Logsi said:
Fly more kit for the 2 is another £279 with a RRP of £434 link

Nice.

The new dolly zoom feature is pretty cool.

Logsi · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:43

Is there likely to be a Phantom release or has the Mavic killed off that line?

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:46

It looks like they have a 10% education discount program, I wonder if they'll add the new Mavic 2 considering the Inspire is also on there.

https://store.dji.com/education

They just announced a trade up program too, where you can trade in your old drone.

US Prices as follow:

$1,249 - Zoom
$1,449 - Pro

Available to order now and will ship right away.

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:47

They reckon there's over 100k commercial drone pilots in the US now.

Also they're hosting a conference called AirWorks in Texas for commercial drone pilots in October.

https://enterprise.dji.com/airworks

They announced a new hyperlapse mode too.

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:52

Promo vid has just been uploaded to YT

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:58

Oh man, it looks amazing.

It's a shame they haven't updated the googgles yet, they still look comically large and cumbersome.

Engineered to Amaze Video:

A Cosmic Voyage Video

matthewwhitton · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:59

Wonder how much I will get for my mavic pro to trade in? Available at the Apple store would be the easiest option.

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 16:00

Here's a review from We Talk UAV for the Pro Version

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 16:04

And a review for the Zoom version

RSR · 23 Aug 2018 at 16:29

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 16:37

I'm slightly conflicted between the two products. The Pro has a better camera and sensor, but the Zoom has better cinematic capability because of the Zoom and is £200 cheaper.

If you buy one you're still compromising in some aspect on the other.

Seems a shame they couldn't just release a single Mavic 2 Pro drone and integrate the zoom functionality.

billystanton · 23 Aug 2018 at 17:33

They are priced fairly well to be fair, my Air combo kit was just under £1k, so this isn't bad going!

Still not sure how much longer I can keep my Air, before lots of new rules come in and it becomes impossible to fly them anywhere of interest legally.

pioneer2000 · 23 Aug 2018 at 20:07

What is the deal with legislation coming through then? I'd be surprised if it can be properly policed either way.

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 20:37

It looks like iphonedo on YouTube managed to figure out a way to emulate the dolly zoom from the Zoom, but using hyperlapse footage from the Pro!

Jump to 9min 33secs as the placeholder is lost on the embed, or use the link below the vid

UberTiger · 23 Aug 2018 at 20:55

I just watched the full video from iPhonedo I linked in my previous post above, I think it's the best review yet, even more so than Kai's posted by @RSR, which is also very good, because it's Kai!

iPhondo's intro has incredible production value for a YouTube video!