Are you looking for the perfect drone for aerial photos and videos? With all the details, Autel Robotics Evo Lite+ is an excellent alternative to DJI. Read my full review of the DJI Mini 3 Pro here. The DJI Air 2S is the latest in the DJI Mavic Air line, combining the best of both worlds of the Mavic Pro and the Spark. It's about the size of a Spark in flight, but folds up like the Mavic Pro to make it even smaller.
It has the clever gesture control of the Spark, but it also has the 4K video of the Mavic Pro. It also has excellent safety features with a collision prevention sensor on the front and rear. We believe that the best drone for most people is the DJI Mini 3 Pro. It has a truly impressive skill set for such a small drone, with a fantastic camera and an ability to avoid obstacles in three directions.
However, if you're looking for the best cheap drone, we recommend that you take a look at the Ryze Tello, which we value very positively for buyers on a tight budget. And, if you're a professional pilot with a lot of money, the DJI Mavic 3 is a difficult tool to beat, as its dual-camera setup sets a new benchmark for the image quality of a consumer drone. The DJI Mini 3 Pro is the most powerful compact drone and, in our book, the best you can buy. It has a higher price, but it's a big improvement over the Mini 2 (see below), if you can justify the additional cost. For that price, you get a far superior camera, sensors to avoid obstacles, and a range of features that you would normally only find on larger drones.
Like the Mavic Mini, it includes a wide selection of QuickShot modes suitable for beginners, in which the drone performs pre-programmed movements. But it also offers more to lovers of professional photography, thanks to its raw photo capture and 4K video with an improved bitrate of 100 Mbps. While it's still a good drone, it's worth keeping in mind that rumors about a possible DJI Mini 3 are still circulating. If you're looking for the most powerful compact drone that exists, then look no further than the DJI Mavic 3.This airpower has a double camera that combines a large 20 MP Four Thirds sensor with a practical 162 mm telephoto lens. The Mavic 3 includes all of this in a package suitable for backpacks that we were surprised to discover is somewhat lighter than the Mavic 2 Pro model on which it is based. It's no longer the newest drone in the DJI range, and it recently lost its number one spot to the DJI Mini 3 Pro mentioned above, but the Air 2S is still an excellent choice if image quality is more important to you than size.
This drone has the same 20 MP and 1 inch sensor as found in the old Mavic 2 Pro, giving it greater light collection powers than the Mini 3 Pro and a compact and foldable design. It's a combination that we loved in our review, making it our best choice for amateurs and professionals who really need a larger sensor. The ability to record 5.4 K videos at 30 fps offers additional creative flexibility and supports a useful digital zoom option (even if we only recommend using it with a 2-fold zoom). Add its ability to record 1080p at 120 fps and an impressive high ISO performance, and you have yourself an amazing multipurpose flying machine that surpasses its mid-range rivals. But those on tighter budgets should consider the Mavic Air 2.Professional drone videographers might think twice about its lack of 10-bit video and D-Log profile, while its omission of side sensors to avoid obstacles is unfortunate. But in every other way, our review found that Autel Robotics Evo Lite+ is an impressively versatile flying camera equipment. For its price, its 20 MP sensor is probably one of the best cameras available on any drone today, giving even more competition to DJI Air 2S.
The Mavic Air 2 was formerly our number one drone but has since been overshadowed by both DJI Air 2S (see number one) and Autel Evo Lite+ (above). But don't rule it out as an option; after all, our review calls it “the sweet spot”: an all-terrain drone. It's more affordable than Air 2S and might fit your needs better if you don't need its larger 1-inch sensor. The DJI Mini 3 Pro is still our best choice in drones under 250 g weight limit but Autel Evo Nano+ isn't far behind either. Our tests found that its sensor outperforms even DJI Mini 2 especially in low-light situations and can withstand windy conditions well for such small drones. Like Mini 2 there's unfortunately no topic tracking or API support to make it compatible with third-party apps.
But otherwise Evo Nano+ is great compact drone especially if you need one that doesn't exceed 250 g weight limit which can affect where you fly it in many regions. That said its application is incredibly simple offering simple way to pilot Tello with on-screen dual-lever configuration responding in rewarding way with theoretical range of 100 m.
