- Today, we're checking out the Mini 2 by DJI.
This is the second version of this Mini drone,
and I love this so much because it is only 249 grams,
which makes it one of the smallest
and lightest drones that DJI has in their current lineup.
Here's two different versions that you can get.
You can get just the drone,
and then the Fly More Combo,
which comes with a controller,
extra batteries, and a case.
This is one of my favorite drones by DJI,
even though this is geared towards more
of the beginner drone flyers.
Even though I would consider myself a little more advanced,
I love this because it's so small, so compact.
The biggest difference between the Mini and the Mini 2,
is this one will now shoot in 4k.
I will be doing a flight demo later in this video,
but first we have to unbox it.
(knife clicks)
I'm gonna be unboxing the Fly More Combo,
and this one is for my sister, Jenna,
you can check out her channel,
I'll put a link in the description.
She also makes fun tech videos
and really fun vlogs as well.
So Jenna, this one's for you.
We are heading out on an adventure this weekend because,
when there's a new drone,
you gotta go somewhere outside of your house.
Because, when I covered the Mavic Air 2,
it was still in the middle of the pandemic,
I thought I would do a drone test in my house,
and I flew it into my curtains,
and I-
(video beeping)
I gotta turn obstacles avoidance off.
So we can fly free!
(drone whirring)
No!
(video beeping)
We're not gonna do that anymore.
A lot of these drones do have prop guards,
so if you do want to fly them in the house,
I recommend putting those on because
they're there for a reason.
If I would have had those prop guards on
my curtains would not have a huge hole in them. (laughs)
(wrapping crinkling)
Oh, hello. (gasps)
(box crinkling)
Oh, so this one comes in like a little carrying case.
This unboxing has turned into an unbagging.
(zip whirring)
(presenter sniffs)
I like this, they have everything
all like nicely packed for me.
I could've just took this already and gone on my trip.
Look at these little propellers.
They've got them in little individually wrapped
with little baggies.
This looks like something that you would eat,
like some candy, like a snack,
but they're not.
Controller. (gasps)
I think this is heavier than the drone.
This is definitely heavier than the drone.
Whoa, this has a cool little seatbelt.
Please use the propeller holder to protect the propel-
This is actually a really great idea.
So this is to hold the propellers in place,
and because this is so small,
I used to just throw this into
like my backpack or something,
and then the propellers would
just kinda be like free flowing.
But this is really a great idea,
I'm glad that they did this.
Battery compartment,
USB to charge, SD card slot,
super small, super, super compact.
Like, look at this, it's so little.
See what else we have in here?
(bag crinkling)
So here's everything that comes into Fly More kit,
you have your drone,
the drone propeller holder.
You have this multi battery charger,
which is so much easier to take out
than the last version. (chuckles)
USB-C cable, charger,
the new controller.
This was first released in the Mavic Air 2,
that came out a few months ago.
At first, I thought this controller
was a little bit too big,
but now that I've been using it
and flying with the Air 2 a lot,
I actually really like it.
I like it that this has joystick compartments already,
so you can put those there when you're not using it.
But when you are, you can take them out,
and you're ready to go.
Before I head out to fly,
I wanna show you guys the comparison between
the first Mavic Mini and the new Mavic Air 2
that just recently came out.
You guys, just got them right here.
Mavic Air 2 and Mavic Mini 1.
(presenter laughs)
Where did you go?
Mavic Mini One controller,
Mavic Mini 2 controller.
Obviously much larger in size,
you're gonna get a much longer battery life
with this larger one.
I also like being able to have
the phone connected above the controller,
whereas before this folded out, and it was below.
This is a very similar controller style
to a lot of the drones that DJI has.
So here's the previous battery charger.
I like they're able to get the batteries out easier,
because before, honestly,
like I actually could,
I can't do it.
Watch this, easy.
Thank you.
(drones clinking)
So they do look very similar,
this one seems it's a little bit thinner
and then it just have different colored propellers.
The new one has USB-C instead of micro USB,
that is good news.
Next up, Mavic Air 2.
This, I would say,
is one of my favorite drones so far,
because it still is small,
it's pretty compact, shoots 4k,
has very long battery life.
But, this little guy is even smaller,
does have increased battery life,
and now that this shoots 4k,
that's pretty much a game changer.
This was the drone that first introduced
this new controller style.
So it is actually, it's the same controller,
which is great news because I really
like the new controller.
But look at the battery size comparison. (chuckles)
The Mini 2 will get you about 31 minutes of flight time,
which is kind of mind blowing to think
of where DJI started, and where we are today.
And now we're like, oh, 31 minutes,
hmm, how will I ever survive?
- [Camera Man] They don't know
that we're going to Big Bear yet.
- They don't know? - No.
- We're going to Big Bear.
Bye, see you there. (laughs)
I didn't tell them where we were going?
- [Camera Man] I don't think so.
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- Other than being able to shoot in 4k,
the biggest upgrade to this is the fact
that they're now using OcuSync 2.0.
In the previous Mavic Mini, it used wifi,
so you could only fly up to four kilometers,
but with this, you can fly up to 10.
You can fly faster, further, higher,
and the battery life has been improved by one minute.
And you know what?
One minute is one minute of flight time
that you didn't have previously. (chuckles)
You're able to change the LED light on the front,
so obviously I changed it to pink.
I'm just excited to be able to shoot in 4k
and that they were able to squeeze that all
into still a weight of 249 grams.
It's so light.
Let's fly!
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So right now I'm gonna test out the zoom.
So there's a little button that says 1X.
Then I click 1X, this allows me to zoom in,
so that now takes you into 2X.
And I'm going to fly with the zoom on,
see what that looks like.
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One of my favorite things
about DJI is obviously the software,
and I love being able to take the quick shots.
You basically push a button and it flies for you,
and will get you a really cool shot
that you can instantly post to social media,
or just look at on your phone,
and enjoy it for your own personal benefit.
The four quick shots that you can do on here
is the Droniey, the Helix,
the Rocket, and the Circle.
So here's what all four of those look like.
Look at this little microphone,
I'm shooting this on the Pocket 2.
It's so cool.
(upbeat music)
♪ We're both lost at a day ♪
♪ Take it slow by yourself ♪
♪ Pretty much seen the love ♪
♪ On this heartbreak, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ I don't wanna hear your thoughts ♪
♪ You don't wanna feel my skin ♪
♪ Take slowly by yourself ♪
♪ You just wanna dream of sin ♪
♪ Sickness floating in our wings ♪
So I really love the Mavic Mini 2,
and I'm really excited for people
to actually get a chance to try this out.
This is a drone that is kind of geared towards beginners,
because it does use the DJI Fly App,
which is a more simplified version
of the app that is used in their higher end drones.
But it's so great because this is 4k.
Even if you aren't a beginner drone flyer,
this is so amazing 'cause of the size.
You could just throw it in your bag
and basically always have it with you.
And now that it shoots 4k,
the video quality is so much better compared
to the previous version,
that I cannot wait to take this with me places
that I normally wouldn't be able to take a drone,
because of the size.
I do wish that the controller was a little bit smaller,
but now that it is the OcuSync 2.0,
you're gonna have an improved video transmission,
you're gonna be able to fly further,
faster, longer.
So I think that this is a very significant upgrade.
One of the things that I said
in my original Maverick Mini review
is that I wish that this was 4k,
and now our wishes have been granted.
So I look forward to you guys checking this out.
I'll put a link in the description,
if you want to check out more information,
and again don't forget to subscribe,
and I will see you in my next video.
I love this little microphone.
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