Are you on the hunt for a drone that shoots 1080P but you don’t want to spend a fortune? Take a look at the brand new DJI Spark drone that was just released! This drone fits in the palm of your hand, shoots high resolution video and costs $499.99!

“Meet Spark, DJI’s first ever mini drone. Signature technologies, new gesture control, and unbelievable portability make your aerials more fun and intuitive than ever before. With five different colors, there’s a Spark for everyone.”

The DJI Spark Drone is a compact and affordable drone that is packed with technology that is pretty amazing. The Spark features Quick Launch with FaceAware, Simple Control Hand Gestures, TapFly direction and ActiveTrack that tracks objects and follows.

The DJI Spark Drone is available in 5 different colors; black, white, yellow, red and blue, and comes with a 2-axis mechanical gimbal that has a 12 megapixel camera that can shoot 1080P video and high resolution photos. The camera has an f/2.6 wide angle lens with a 25mm equivalent focal length and a 1/2.3″ sensor to give you great colors and light sensitivity to record high quality.

You can get a 16 minute maximum flight time with a top speed of 31 miles per hour and a 1.2 mile range. This drone has the Flight Autonomy System with 3D sensing, dual-band GPS, high-precision inertial measurements and 24 computing cones to help detect objects and avoid them, as well as allow it to safely land, even in the palm of your hand.

The DJI Spark Drone is available now for $499 with just the drone. The Spark Fly More Combo Kit which is $699 and includes the propeller guards, Quick Release folding propellers, extra battery, case, Spark Battery charging hub and the Spark controller. Note, both options come with FREE SHIPPING when ordered from DJI. It is also available on Amazon.

The Spark Fly More Combo comes with a controller, but can also be controlled from the DJI GO 4 app on its own.

You can learn more about the Spark Drone on the DJI Website. This drone officially ships out June 15th, 2017!

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Last week we got a look at the GoPro Karma which was designed to be an affordable, compact and easy to use drone that most consumers could afford. Today, DJI announced their new Mavic Pro drone that is very similar to what the Karma has to offer! The DJI Mavic Pro is another really good option if you’re considering picking up a drone to film with. Let’s take a closer look.

To start off, you will notice the DJI Mavic Pro is much smaller than their other drones that are currently available. This drone folds down to about the size of a bigger water bottle. It features folding arms (similar to the GoPro Karma) and a smaller gimbal to accommodate for the smaller size of the drone.

The Mavic Pro has a number of interesting features that really make this little guy stand out, as well. For example, the drone features DJI’s new OcuSync transmission system which gives you up to 4.3 miles of range, paired up with its battery life of up to 27 minutes (in optimal conditions). It also communicates with up to 20 satellites to make it so it not only can navigate better, but make it so it can land exactly where it took off with the quick tap of the button. If you’re worried you might run into something, lucky for you it comes with FlightAutonomy so it can detect obstacles and avoid it up 49 feet and up to 22 miles per hour in speed. Oh, and the Mavic Pro has a top speed of 40 miles per hour.

You can make things easier by having the drone set to follow you or any object of your choice, along with telling it just how to shoot the shot without the need for the person or object having a sensor, which is pretty impressive. It has three settings, Trace, Profile and Spotlight.
Trace – Follow behind or in front of your subject or circle as it moves.
Profile – Fly alongside your subject
Spotlight – Keep the camera trained on your subject while you fly almost any direction.

– Want to take a photo of yourself? It has Gesture mode that will take a photo when you make a certain movement.

– Worried about going to low? The Level Headed feature allows the camera to constantly fly at a set height above the ground, so if you’re going up hills or a decline, it will keep a steady height.

Another feature to help you focus more on flying and less on the what if’s is that DJI has included this drone with TWO of every sensor so if one fails, it will switch to the second ensuring that you can maintain everything without issue.

The camera mounted to the Mavic Pro films in full 4K up to 30 frames per second, paired with the 3-axis mechanical stabilization to give you some buttery smooth shots, so you should have some clean film to work with!

The Mavic Pro comes with a remote control that allows you to do everything from fly, target items and set up different settings you want for your flight. If you don’t want to use the remote, you can also pair the drone up with your phone over WiFi to fly as well. What’s even cooler is you can also pick up a VR headset that will allow you to see things first person from the perspective of the drone as it is happening.

The Mavic Pro is available directly from DJI’s website or through AMAZON for $999.00

… That includes the aircraft, battery, remote control, propellers, charge, power cable, a 16GB Micro SD Memory card, USB cable, RC Cables, RC Cable Slider and manuals.

Check out more photos and details about the Mavic Pro here — DJI WEBSITE.

Also available on Amazon!

Check out just what this drone is capable of below…