When Go Pro has barely sipped the skies with its Karma drone for a week, its rival DJI has come up with its riposte in the form of Mavic Pro.
Unveiled on Tuesday, Mavic Pro is an “ultra-portable” personal camera drone that can be folded up into “roughly the size of a water bottle”, according to DJI.
It has...
- Visual navigation system using 12-MP CMOS sensor [as does the Karma]
- 3-axis gimbal for image stabilisation [as does the Karma]
- -90° to +30° range of motion and can rotate in all directions [whereas the Karma's gimbal can only tilt up and down between -90° and 0°]
Watching the new >@DJIGlobal Mavic Pro fly. >pic.twitter.com/S8zFdxvx75
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) >September 27, 2016
- 4.3-mile (7-km) range [whereas the Karma has a 0.62-mile (1-km) range]
- 27-minute flight time [whereas the Karma has a 20-minute flight time]
- Weight of 734 grams [whereas the Karma weighs 1.006 kg]
- Built-in high-res 4k camera on the front [whereas the Karma needs you to attach a separate Go Pro camera, which adds to the weight]
Just ordered that DJI Mavic Pro. Can't wait to get her. The videos are gonna be INSANE with her! >pic.twitter.com/a2vscD7Ejd
— VroomVroomDana (@VroomVroomDana) >September 28, 2016
- Foldable propellers, and compact size of 83 x 83 x 198 mm [whereas the Karma folds down to 89.9×224.3×356.2mm]
- Top speed of 65 kph [whereas the Karma can't go faster than 56.3 kph]
- Remote controller with LCD screen display that can be paired up with a smartphone for 1080p video feed [whereas the Karma has a 720p touchscreen]
- Obstacle avoidance, object tracking, ‘Follow Me’ [whereas the Karma has none of these features]
- Cost of $749 for the drone and camera, $1,000 for drone + remote controller [whereas the Karma costs $799 for drone+controller. But you will need a camera, obviously, and that takes the cost up to $1,200]
One of my favorite frills that I don't think we mentioned: The Mavic Pro sticks pull off for added portability. >pic.twitter.com/1ACTtjJw1M
— Brendan Schulman (@dronelaws) >September 28, 2016
Go Pro's stocks plummeted by over 6% on Tuesday after the DJI stole its thunder.
