The DJI Mavic 2 Pro is armed with a powerful, precise Hasselblad camera that shoots high-resolution stills and 4K video, both with a color range and contrast that go beyond what any other Mavic quadcopter can deliver.
If you’re looking for extremely sharp 20MP stills in a compact, consumer-priced drone, the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, its Hasselblad L1D-20c camera and a big 1-inch CMOS sensor are the way to go. Video capabilities include 4K ultra-high definition and Full High Definition (FHD), which enhances colors and contrast without editing on an HLG TV.
Like all Mavic quadcopters, the Mavic 2 Pro is portable, fast and maneuverable, with a half-hour maximum flight time. The DJI Mavic 2 drone also boasts longer range than any of its stable mates.
Mavic 2 Pro drone with 20MP Hasselblad features:
- Lightweight: Under 2 lb.
- Foldable: Body, propellers, remote controller
- Compact: 8.4 x 3.6 x 3.3 in. (folded); 16.7 x 9.5 x 3.3 in. (flight mode)
- Fast: 71 kph top speed
- Long-range: 5 kms
- Stabilized: 3 axis mechanical gimbal
- Versatile: JPEG, DNG (RAW)
- Capable of sharp imagery: 20MP stills; 4K, 2.7K or FHD video at 100Mbps
- Fully controllable: DJI Go 4 with built-in navigation programs
- Safe: Omni-directional obstacle avoidance, Return to Home
Mavic 2 Pro Drone: Sturdier, More Capable, Foldable Drones
Mavic 2 drones boast many improvements over the original Mavic Pro and Mavic Platinum, many of them subtle but effective.
Start with the aircraft. Both Mavic 2 drones have a sturdier build, noticeable the moment you unfold the arms and click them into place. They are more solidly built than the arms on earlier Mavic drones. The newest Mavics remain ultra-portable, with arms that fold against the body and propellers that fold against the arms.
The gimbal hangs from the nose of the aircraft as before, but it doesn’t extend as far below the body. That affords the gimbal and camera more protection on landing and during mishaps. The gimbal cover is one piece and easily removed/replaced.
Sensors are on every surface, not just some, to enable Omni-directional Obstacle Avoidance. (More on that below.) You’ll also find bright built-in LED lights on the bottom surface, which help fly and land in low-light situations, including indoors.
The motors are more powerful than on the original Mavic Pro, and the propellers are quieter than even the props designed for the Mavic Platinum.
The remote controller also folds, so it’s easy to carry in a pocket or purse. The joysticks unscrew for extra portability.
Hasselblad Camera
Your Mavic 2 Pro doesn’t have the technology needed to fly to the moon. But it’s equipped with a new camera from Hasselblad, the Swiss firm whose renowned precision cameras captured images of the moon landings. Trust in this: Your Mavic 2 Pro drone images will be out of this world.
Shoot in fully automatic mode or rely on an adjustable aperture, from f2.8 to f11.
Stills: The Hasselblad L1D-20c camera and a big 1-inch CMOS sensor on the Mavic 2 Pro drone combine to capture images with quality never before possible on a Mavic series quadcopter. Contrasts are better defined, and colors are richer. Still photos are recorded at 20MP. The 1-inch sensor has a million effective pixels, more than double the pixels on a Mavic Pro. Shoot in 3- or 5-shot-per-second bursts.
If you can’t decide between JPEG and RAW, save images in both formats simultaneously on a microSD card and achieve the results you desire in the editing room. DJI Mavic 2 pro drone has 8GB of internal memory and accepts a card with up to 128GB of storage. High Digital Range (HDR) ensures richer photos with greater contrast. The Hasselblad
Video: In addition to shooting 4K video, 2.7K video or FHD, the Hasselblad has 10-bit Dlog-M color for a higher dynamic range that results in more flexibility in grading. Play back your video on a 4K TV with HLG and grading isn’t even needed to experience the wider color range. See greater contrast along with more vivid colors and more natural tones—immediately. Dlog-M has billion-color capability.
New on Mavic 2 Pro: Hyperlapse
The Mavic 2 Pro drone is the first Mavic with Hyperlapse capabilities. The drone’s camera shoots quality aerial photos and automatically edits them together into a timelapse with a twist: The drone can move while shooting and not just hover. Pre Programmed modes help.
The Free setting lets you control the drone manually. Circle lets you draw a circle around your subject and follow that course after determining the interval of shots and the duration of the shoot. With Course Lock, select a point on the map, fly to it automatically and make adjustments you may want along the way. Using Waypoint, designate multiple points on the map, and the Mavic 2 pro flies to each, making a timelapse of each and of the whole flight.
If you’re concerned that you’re too low on power to complete the task, relax. OcuSync 2.0 warns you as you set the program if you won’t have enough power to take the shots and complete the flight.
Enhanced HDR
Mavic 2 Pro’s 4K video can be recorded in 10-bit HDR, or High Dynamic Range. This DJI software upgrade produces more vivid colors. See the results on an HLG TV, even without editing.
3-Axis Gimbal
DJI’s high-performance gimbals cancel out drone movement, mechanical vibrations and wind effects, and the Mavic 2 gimbal is no exception. Go into difficult situations with confidence that the 3-axis mechanical gimbal will provide stable, shake-free video, even though conditions prevent smooth flight.
Omnidirectional Obstacle Avoidance
The Mavic 2 Pro has 10 sensors, with some of them on every surface for advanced obstacle avoidance: front, back, top, bottom, and both sides. The Mavic 2 Pro thoroughly avoids obstacles while flying forward or backward by using the sensors and Advanced Pilot Assistance Systems. The drone doesn’t sense obstacles over a complete 360 degrees, and the right and left sensing operate only in ActiveTrack and Tripod modes. Still, the obstacle avoidance on the Mavic 2 Pro performs at a level you might expect only on much more expensive drones. And for low-light situations, including indoor flight when GPS is not in use, bright built-in LED lights assist downward sensors. The lights are visible during flight, even in daytime.
Powerful Video Transmission, Long Range
The Mavic 2 Pro’s live video transmission is beamed at 1080p from as far away as 5 miles, which is full range, using Ocusync 2.0. It delivers strong signals, avoiding interference with automatic switching between 2.4 and 5.8 GHz frequencies.
Complete Control, Pilot Aids
Mavic 2 provides the pilot with navigation and photography/videography aids to make flying and operating the drone easier.
First, there’s satellite positioning—GPS and GLONASS are recognized—so that you can send your drone back to a precise spot to resume a shoot. The Task Library allows you to save a shoot so that you can repeat it almost exactly—the route flown, the altitude, the drone movements and the photos/videos recorded.
The Advanced Pilot Assistance System augments obstacle avoidance when flying forward and backward. Once an object is sensed, the Mavic 2 flies over or around an object in its path without stopping.
Point of Interest, Tripod, Waypoint 2.0, Asteroid, Helix, Dronie and Boomerang enable the Mavic 2 Pro drone to perform preprogrammed flights and aerobatics while filming points designated onscreen by the pilot. ActiveTrack 2.0 allows the drone to lock on and follow subjects, now including fast-moving subjects, such as cars. It has trajectory assistance to help determine where the subject is heading, then follow it.
Mavic 2 Pro also has programs to shoot timelapse photography and hyperlapse, which allows the drone to move while shooting and automatically processing a timelapse sequence.
Battery, Charger
The Mavic 2 is powered by a DJI Mavic 2 Intelligent Flight Battery, with spares available from Drone Nerds. The battery delivers the longer flight time of Mavic 2 Pro drone and fits the new Mavic’s sleek body. It has four LEDs to indicate battery reserve, although the DJI Go 4 app also displays battery reserve onscreen.
DJI Go 4 Flight App
DJI Go 4 is downloadable online. The most capable flight system yet for a DJI consumer drone, DJI Go 4 operates without the need for a WiFi signal, making it more responsive.
In addition to packing all the special effects and pilot/photographer aids mentioned above, DJI Go 4 makes it hard to lose your Mavic 2—especially important with the extended 5-mile range. If Mavic 2 loses command signals, it automatically turns around and returns to a point within range. If battery reserve becomes critically low, it activates Return to Home, turning the drone around and retracing its safe route until it reaches its takeoff point, where it lands. There’s also a Find My Drone function in the highly unlikely event that the Mavic fails to return.
More info: https://www.dji.com/mavic-2
Mike –
I bought the Mavic 2 Pro, with the Fly More kit, this is an expensive drone, but once you fly this drone and review your footage, you will be glad you opened your wallet. I was especially interested in capturing good quality 4k video and the Mavic 2 Pro delivers! The drone is also a nimble flyer and QUIET as well. Love JWStuff, and once I saw they sold Mavic 2 Pro drones- that’s who I chose to buy from. Thank you JWStuff!
Rich –
I’m a professional photographer and filmmaker and I bought the DJI Mavic 2 Pro as my very first drone after more and more clients requested aerial photos and footage for projects. First off, I have to admit that it was a bit of a half day process getting started because of all the updates you had to complete before being actually ready to fly. It’s not something that you can fly right out of the box, which bummed me out a little, but not a big deal. That being said, once the updates were complete, I was off to the races. During my first flight, I was able to figure out must things (thanks in part to the mini tutorial that it gives you) and I was thankful for all the safety features that it comes with to keep drone noobies like me from trashing a R40k piece of gear on day one. As for images, the main reason for this purchase, the 1 sensor makes a big difference for RAW photos and I love how much flexibility I have to work with the files. Add to that, the great files you get when shooting in low light, this makes it a no brainer for me. All in all, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is serious about photo and video, without breaking the bank.
Rob –
This thing is loaded with features I have yet to explore. It has everything I wanted and more. There are two reasons I did not score it higher: 1. It literally has more capability than I think I will ever use but the only package with 4K 1 Sensor and the Flight Modes I wanted. 2. The Way Points feature needs work. My maiden flight crashed replaying a flight I manually steered through. My expectation was that it would literally replay my flight. Well there is a catch. It did not record altitude correctly, so replay did not duck under the tree as I did manually and it hit the tree in my back yard breaking two props. Note to self, spend more time testing Way points before you do anything intricate.
Dave –
Definitely an incredible tool (and let’s face it – toy!). Highly recommend it – though it is pricey.
John G. –
Top picture quality of any all in one drone. A pro machine with a pro controller in every way. Youd have to spend much much more to exceed the quality of this little monster.
Carr L. –
Lightweight, stable, smooth, great camera and features. I’ve owned every DJI drone since the original Phantom and this is by far the best of them all.
Jerry –
Very impressed with this equipment. Was able to get it working very quickly (perhaps helped by this not exactly being my first drone…)
Wayne B. –
My 8th(?) drone, and 3rd flying camera from DJI. The design improvements are astounding and geared for the traveling photographer. The folding arms, propellers, protective camera cover, controller, etc. are ideal for compact carry in the included soft case. (Don’t chuck the tags, as on one of them there is a tiny diagram as to how all the stuff fits into it.) Now instead of carrying a separate, large hard case on trips (DJI Phantom 4), I just pack the Mavic, batteries, controller, spare props, etc. it into the shoulder bag and put that into my ThinkTank carry-on with the rest of my cameras, lenses, etc. (The Hasselblad is nice too!)
Calvin –
Of all the pro-sumer drones being sold, bought this one for the camera. I desired cinematic aesthetics. So I needed to match the quality of a good lens with the intelligence of a software capable to give me manual controls over the camera. That’s when Hasselblad and DJI coupled perfectly. I’m not dissapointed. Since day one Id been taking breathtaking footage. I love this. Don’t forget the fly more combo. Very soon you realize that you need more air time.
Ferdi –
The drone is truly easy to handle and incredible everything you can do it
Albert –
I upgraded my Mavic pro tothe Mavic 2 pro. Differences justify the upgrade – Everything is better!! Nice product
Aaron –
I read some poor reviews from Mavic Pro owners who were disappointed in the Mavic 2 Pro. I own both and there is no comparison between the two in terms of image quality. The Mavic Pro Platinum was OK for video given the price point. The Mavic 2 Pro is awesome! Shooting Dlog-M in H.265 with 10 bit color is fantastic. There is some noticeable barrel distortion but that’s an easy fix in post. It flies well. Easy to control. Very responsive in sport mode when you need to get into position quickly and smooth as butter in tripod mode. I prefer it to Inspire 1 (with original X3 camera).