The new DJI Mini 4 has some very impressive features. It has inherited a lot of the features that used to be only be on the Mavic and Air series of drone. Great review Shawn, you covered everything I could think of. And it's great that still uses the same batteries from the Mini 3 series. Thanks for sharing.
Shawn...this is hands-down one of THE BEST demo videos I've watched on RUclips...and I've watched MANY. I was seriously considering purchasing the Mini 4 Pro based upon a lot of research I've done, and you sealed the deal for me with this video. I just ordered one including the 2-year DJI Care Refresh policy. Thanks very much for doing such a professional job!
When I woke up this morning I never imagined I would order a Mini 4 today and be putting my fantastic 3 up for sale but this new drone has the only 2 things I want extra, 360 obstacle avoidance and better signal.
Thank you for the review Sean! You just changed my mind from getting a discounted Air 2s to the Mini 4 Pro. More features & more versatility with the Mini 4...
Thank you for an in-depth look into the DJI Mini 4 Pro. I bought the Air 3 when it came out and kind of wished I had waited and saved some money with the Mini 4. Now I'm not regretting the purchase of the Air 3 because it is a fanominal drone in its own right. I am just a hobbyist drone operator and really enjoy flying them. Thanks again and I really enjoy your channel.
Thanks Shaun.. excellent review! My DJI Mini 4 Pro arriving tomorrow..and your video is VERY helpful. (Also watched your expanded review👍👍) Keep up the good work! Bill Minnesota
@@gtiguy1992able same, I’m getting great use outta my M3P still so it’s hard to justify. Only on occasions that I’m downtown & my signal is weak that I almost impulse buy the M4P 😂
I've been in the video production business for over 40+ years. This man is an excellent teacher, with zero drama and direct to the point. No hipster BS.
So glad I found this; By far the best summary of the Mini 4 Pro and helped me make my decision to buy! Clear, concise, and brief! Earned a subscribe from me!
Thank you very much and yes, indeed it’ll be a great choice for those looking to get into the hobby. A nice, small, easy to fly drone with all the pro features included.
Yes, speaking in front of the camera still fairly new to me. I got a lot to learn. I still find it a little uncomfortable but I’m getting more comfortable with it every time. I appreciate the feedback.
Awesome Vlog Shaun!! As always, you've done us all proud with another epic, detailed and informative review. What an exciting array of new features it has too. I am in UK, currently still own a Mini 1, it would appear a massive leap forward to a Mini 4 - would you recommend it?? Take care and all the best.
Mini 3 batteries are actually heavier than mini 4 batteries so while they are physically compatible, using a mini 3 battery in a mini 4 drone will push the mini 4 over 250g
Nice to see that the batteries are compatible with the Mini 3. What about the other parts like propellers? Do you know if the Mini 3 props are compatible as well?
Hello Shawn. First of all, greetings from here in the Arctic Circle (from Finland). I recently bought a DJI Mini 4 Pro drone. I plan to use it to film videos for my You Tube Channel "Vihonviimeinen Mohikaani", where I present my life here in Finland surrounded by Arctic nature. before getting a drone, I looked for good instruction videos on how to fly a drone on You Tube. I think your videos were the best. Now I have flown and filmed with my drone quite a bit and with your instructions it has been very easy. So thank you very much for the very clear and good instructional videos. In the future, there will be a lot of drone videos on my You Tube channel, also "extreme winter test" videos.
Hi Shawn ,just got my fist drone, Mini 4 pro,. im in Canada as well, love the video, please tell me where this amazing location is that you are flying at in the video?
As of yet, it’s not compatible. But I’m sure it will be soon. Today they just made the air 3 compatible with the goggles. And it’s been been out for about seven weeks. So I’m assuming it’s just a matter of time before they introduce the firmware to make it compatible
The fuck? How is the Mini 4 pro out already and I missed it??? Wow. This has some epic features! Man makes me wanna upgrade to another drone bc now my mini 2 seems like outdated af technology
Great review!! Perfect timing as I just lost my ‘old’ Air2. Tried to order direct during the release this morning but they’re not shipping yet. Thanks!!
I always look for your new reviews thank you ! P.S. I just watched another video, I won't link to it because it takes somebody away from your channel, but the reviewer weighs the new mini 4 pro with a mini 3 pro battery and it comes to ⚠251 grams. So it could pose a problem if you are a stickler for exact weights. Not sure if anyone checking on somebody would care, but who knows. The title of that video I just watched is : DJI Mini 4 Pro vs Mini 3 Pro - Physical comparison -- but I won't give a link - just RUclips it and you'll see it. ( Goto about 3:25 into that vid ) -- I had a really funny feeling that DJI would add more sensors because of everyone asking for them, and bingo, they did just that, this here looks to be a drone that will last a few years, it now has complete sensor avoidance.
Very interesting. I’m still on the road and I have no access to a scale so I can’t test that myself but it is something I will definitely look into. Thank you for pointing that out.
@@AirPhotography You're welcome. I look forward to when you get home and do the same test. Hi scale did seem accurate, but a second test would be great. Thanks for taking the time to reply and I love your channel. I hope you do some more stuff with the new DJI 4 mini Pro drone. I want one, but wow the price tag in Canada with 14% tax added on - ouch ouch ouch !
I currently have a Mini 2 with the RC-N1 controller, and I use the Drone Mask 2. I am getting set to upgrade to the Mini 4 pro. I have to decide if I am going to get the RC-N2 or the RC 2 controller. If I get the RC 2 controller, I can't use my Drone Mask. The main reason I got the Drone Mask 2 was so I could see the screen of my phone in daylight. How does the screen on the RC 2 compare to a phone screen? If I stop using the Drone Mask, will I be able to use the RC 2 in bright sunlight, or will I be looking for a shady area to fly from again?
Unfortunately, no at this point they’re not compatible. But that could change with a firmware update. If that doesn’t need to be the case, I will definitely make a video about it.
Great review, as always. Did you happen to check and see if it had trouble flying at legal height but at higher than legal such as flying over and up a mountain or tower?
First off...love the scenery there....damn i miss the Maritimes! Just seems to me not enough of a leap for DJI to get my $ on this one...I've donated allot to them the last few years haha... I'll most likely be skipping this one and keep the Mini 3pro/Mavic 3 lineup for a while. Then I again I swore I'd never buy the Avata and I did...a few months ago...still siting in the box...need to fly that one
I got one yesterday... just opened it and haven't been able to test it properly. It's my first drone. But what I did notice though is that it gets super hot even in stand by mode. Is this normal?
I'm watching this video on my 60 inch 4k TV and I noticed some hitching and stuttering in the drone clips. 4:02 , for example, the water seems to be skipping frames or lagging. You can really see the stuttering in the ocean waves of the 0:20 shot. I have a hard time seeing it when watching the video on my Pixel 8 Pro but I can still see a very subtle stutter, it's just softened or something. I did not notice it in the 2:51 shot. So, what's going on here? Is it RUclips? Did something happen in the edit or when the video was rendered? Or does the video come out of the drone with this issue?
Hello Shaun, thank you again for your comprehensive review. I have learned that the max altitude of the Mini 4 PRO is limited to 120 m.(at least in Europe). Being in a mountain area, this is a bad limitation... Do you confirm?
This is off topic but I wonder if you know the answer to this issue. How I can set the height on my Mini 4 Pro to 50 feet instead of the default minimum of 65 feet? Asked for LAANC permission and it said I could fly up to 50 feet then was unable to fly. The drone defaults to a minimum of 65 feet.
It won't, flight higher in Europe, unless hacked in the future. In accordance with the new European Drone Regulation that will come into effect on 1 January 2024, DJI's Mini 4 Pro will be launched with a C0 class identification label and therefore be restricted to an altitude limit of 120m that cannot be increased in any scenario as in the C0 class no certificate of knowledge or drone licence is required and the only technical solution to be compliant with the regulation is the limitation from the starting point. BR, ^J
I have a return to home video coming soon. It’s actually very accurate because this is the first mini drone to have precision landing like the more expensive drones.
Yes, indeed there was a firmware update for the air 3 this morning as well that will make the controllers compatible, so if you end up buying it, you only need one controller to fly both
It depends on which package you’re interested in. - DJI Mini 4 Pro: $759 - DJI Mini 4 Pro (DJI RC 2): $959 - DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2) $1,099 - DJI Mini 4 Pro Long Battery Life Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2): $1,159
Small, powerful, and mighty. This looks legit. Think I'll gift myself this Christmas by buying one.
The new DJI Mini 4 has some very impressive features. It has inherited a lot of the features that used to be only be on the Mavic and Air series of drone. Great review Shawn, you covered everything I could think of. And it's great that still uses the same batteries from the Mini 3 series. Thanks for sharing.
Well done Shaun ! It continues to amaze me how DJI packs so many features into a sub 250 gram drone. Keep up the great work !
Thanks Bill I appreciate that
It’s like a blind guy flying drones and he really knows his stuff
Great review, thanks, I always appreciate the fact you talk in easy to understand language, with some reviews I get so confused
Shawn...this is hands-down one of THE BEST demo videos I've watched on RUclips...and I've watched MANY. I was seriously considering purchasing the Mini 4 Pro based upon a lot of research I've done, and you sealed the deal for me with this video. I just ordered one including the 2-year DJI Care Refresh policy. Thanks very much for doing such a professional job!
When I woke up this morning I never imagined I would order a Mini 4 today and be putting my fantastic 3 up for sale but this new drone has the only 2 things I want extra, 360 obstacle avoidance and better signal.
Thank you for the review Sean! You just changed my mind from getting a discounted Air 2s to the Mini 4 Pro. More features & more versatility with the Mini 4...
I think that is a great choice
another awesome video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for an in-depth look into the DJI Mini 4 Pro.
I bought the Air 3 when it came out and kind of wished I had waited and saved some money with the Mini 4. Now I'm not regretting the purchase of the Air 3 because it is a fanominal drone in its own right.
I am just a hobbyist drone operator and really enjoy flying them.
Thanks again and I really enjoy your channel.
Thanks Shaun.. excellent review!
My DJI Mini 4 Pro arriving tomorrow..and your video is VERY helpful.
(Also watched your expanded review👍👍)
Keep up the good work!
Bill
Minnesota
This is the One I have been waiting for Great Video Thank You🙂
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
You’re a good teacher 🎉
Nice job.. Well Done..
Best drone hands down, I really can’t think of an improvement for the next generation besides camera upgrades.
Yeah, these drones are getting crazy good I don’t know what more they could add or perform.
Yeah I agree.
Trying to buying one soon
@@gtiguy1992able same, I’m getting great use outta my M3P still so it’s hard to justify. Only on occasions that I’m downtown & my signal is weak that I almost impulse buy the M4P 😂
As usual, very clear and straight forward explanation. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you and thanks for watching
Got to get this drone, my first. Thanks Shaun, your presentation is, as always, excellent.
Ordered it now after watching this ...thanks
Love LightCut. I use it with my gimbal and it’s super easy to use.
Totally agree!
Dji mini + car + weekend ❤
I've been in the video production business for over 40+ years. This man is an excellent teacher, with zero drama and direct to the point. No hipster BS.
So glad I found this; By far the best summary of the Mini 4 Pro and helped me make my decision to buy! Clear, concise, and brief! Earned a subscribe from me!
Thank you very much. I appreciate that and welcome aboard. I hope you enjoy my channel and content. 🙂
This looks like a real winner!!! Maybe this will be my first drone!!! Absolutely love the Newfoundland footage!!!
Thank you very much and yes, indeed it’ll be a great choice for those looking to get into the hobby. A nice, small, easy to fly drone with all the pro features included.
Excellent work again Sean,all the clear info one could need👍you may want to look (or not) more in the camera when talking though😂
Yes, speaking in front of the camera still fairly new to me. I got a lot to learn. I still find it a little uncomfortable but I’m getting more comfortable with it every time. I appreciate the feedback.
Always love your videos. It's a great piece of tech indeed. What a superb location to fly
Great Review Video Shaun. Looking forward to more videos for the list of features this new Drone has.
Always enjoy your content bro. Keep up the good work!
I would like to thank you for the great videos you make, thank you so much.
I’m looking to get into drones to film stuff for my own chann. Thanks for the video
Very good review...I see you're home plus it was nice to see the Newfoundland scenes...well done
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes I’ve been home back in Ontario for about a week now.
Impresive tech !!
really nice video and explanation!!
Awesome Vlog Shaun!! As always, you've done us all proud with another epic, detailed and informative review. What an exciting array of new features it has too. I am in UK, currently still own a Mini 1, it would appear a massive leap forward to a Mini 4 - would you recommend it?? Take care and all the best.
Very thorough review, Shawn!
Mini 3 batteries are actually heavier than mini 4 batteries so while they are physically compatible, using a mini 3 battery in a mini 4 drone will push the mini 4 over 250g
Always good work from you Shawn - thank you for your effort! @AirPhotography
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
so there will be DJI AIR 4, great
This is a great overview of features, thank you!
can you use the same filters as the mini 3 pro
Well done Shaun great first review on the new DJI Mini 4 Pro cheers.
Thanks 👍
Thank you, Shawn! Your reviews are always very thorough! Your review really helped me with my buying decision.
Thanks for watching Marcus
Great video!! Excited to upgrade. Hoping to see another vlog soon!!
Another great video Shawn ...note the batteries , careful with locking tabs. They are very weak and snap easily especially in the cold.
Nice to see that the batteries are compatible with the Mini 3. What about the other parts like propellers? Do you know if the Mini 3 props are compatible as well?
thanks for info!
🤗👍
Another good Mini Drone from DJI and good video Shawn.
Thanks 👍
Great review as always. Wondering where do you deal with to purchase your drones. I live near Goderich ON. thanks.
Nice summary of the new drone. Looks like a winner.
It is!
Hello Shawn. First of all, greetings from here in the Arctic Circle (from Finland). I recently bought a DJI Mini 4 Pro drone. I plan to use it to film videos for my You Tube Channel "Vihonviimeinen Mohikaani", where I present my life here in Finland surrounded by Arctic nature. before getting a drone, I looked for good instruction videos on how to fly a drone on You Tube. I think your videos were the best. Now I have flown and filmed with my drone quite a bit and with your instructions it has been very easy. So thank you very much for the very clear and good instructional videos. In the future, there will be a lot of drone videos on my You Tube channel, also "extreme winter test" videos.
Bang on time here we go
In Europe (CE) is limited to 120 meters altitude
Great review
Some day our every day motor vehicles will look just like this, only 20x larger
Shawn as always an excellent review, hope your keeping well mate? :)
20KM? jesus. love this review
just bought the mini 3 pro last week
Hi Shawn ,just got my fist drone, Mini 4 pro,. im in Canada as well, love the video, please tell me where this amazing location is that you are flying at in the video?
The shots in the video were filmed, mainly in Newfoundland
Why you did not show night mode?
Will this work with the FPV goggles again? Have or could you please try this?
As of yet, it’s not compatible. But I’m sure it will be soon. Today they just made the air 3 compatible with the goggles. And it’s been been out for about seven weeks. So I’m assuming it’s just a matter of time before they introduce the firmware to make it compatible
Excellent video. I like your style.
Thank you very much!
The fuck? How is the Mini 4 pro out already and I missed it??? Wow. This has some epic features! Man makes me wanna upgrade to another drone bc now my mini 2 seems like outdated af technology
Hi what software do you use to edit your videos??
Will it Activetrack at 4k/60fps?
Yes, indeed it can 👍
Great review!! Perfect timing as I just lost my ‘old’ Air2. Tried to order direct during the release this morning but they’re not shipping yet. Thanks!!
Thank you very much
I always look for your new reviews thank you ! P.S. I just watched another video, I won't link to it because it takes somebody away from your channel, but the reviewer weighs the new mini 4 pro with a mini 3 pro battery and it comes to ⚠251 grams. So it could pose a problem if you are a stickler for exact weights. Not sure if anyone checking on somebody would care, but who knows. The title of that video I just watched is : DJI Mini 4 Pro vs Mini 3 Pro - Physical comparison -- but I won't give a link - just RUclips it and you'll see it. ( Goto about 3:25 into that vid ) -- I had a really funny feeling that DJI would add more sensors because of everyone asking for them, and bingo, they did just that, this here looks to be a drone that will last a few years, it now has complete sensor avoidance.
Very interesting. I’m still on the road and I have no access to a scale so I can’t test that myself but it is something I will definitely look into. Thank you for pointing that out.
@@AirPhotography You're welcome. I look forward to when you get home and do the same test. Hi scale did seem accurate, but a second test would be great. Thanks for taking the time to reply and I love your channel. I hope you do some more stuff with the new DJI 4 mini Pro drone. I want one, but wow the price tag in Canada with 14% tax added on - ouch ouch ouch !
Thanks for share
My pleasure
I currently have a Mini 2 with the RC-N1 controller, and I use the Drone Mask 2. I am getting set to upgrade to the Mini 4 pro. I have to decide if I am going to get the RC-N2 or the RC 2 controller. If I get the RC 2 controller, I can't use my Drone Mask. The main reason I got the Drone Mask 2 was so I could see the screen of my phone in daylight. How does the screen on the RC 2 compare to a phone screen? If I stop using the Drone Mask, will I be able to use the RC 2 in bright sunlight, or will I be looking for a shady area to fly from again?
Hey Sean, can you use the controller on the Mini 4 Pro on an existing Mavic 3? Thanks for the very informative video.
Unfortunately, no at this point they’re not compatible. But that could change with a firmware update. If that doesn’t need to be the case, I will definitely make a video about it.
I skipped the Mini3, so this is very tempting.
Great video
I want one. I still have the mini 2…
I have the Mavic air 2 and I am thinking of selling it to buy the mini 4 pro. do you think it will be worth it?
Great review, as always. Did you happen to check and see if it had trouble flying at legal height but at higher than legal such as flying over and up a mountain or tower?
First off...love the scenery there....damn i miss the Maritimes! Just seems to me not enough of a leap for DJI to get my $ on this one...I've donated allot to them the last few years haha... I'll most likely be skipping this one and keep the Mini 3pro/Mavic 3 lineup for a while. Then I again I swore I'd never buy the Avata and I did...a few months ago...still siting in the box...need to fly that one
Price same as last year M3Pro I wonder DJI has upgrade policy?
st john's nfld?
What is the Price in US?
Has DJI corrected on the Mini 4 Pro, the camera fogging problem that had been plaguing the Mini 3?
I got one yesterday... just opened it and haven't been able to test it properly. It's my first drone. But what I did notice though is that it gets super hot even in stand by mode. Is this normal?
I'm watching this video on my 60 inch 4k TV and I noticed some hitching and stuttering in the drone clips. 4:02 , for example, the water seems to be skipping frames or lagging. You can really see the stuttering in the ocean waves of the 0:20 shot. I have a hard time seeing it when watching the video on my Pixel 8 Pro but I can still see a very subtle stutter, it's just softened or something.
I did not notice it in the 2:51 shot. So, what's going on here? Is it RUclips? Did something happen in the edit or when the video was rendered? Or does the video come out of the drone with this issue?
Hello Shaun, thank you again for your comprehensive review. I have learned that the max altitude of the Mini 4 PRO is limited to 120 m.(at least in Europe). Being in a mountain area, this is a bad limitation... Do you confirm?
What kind of SD card for mini 4 . Mine doesn't work
I use a Sandisk extreme pro. That’s my favorite type of memory card.
Does it shoot in RAW for photography? I could look it up but I thought leaving a comment would be better for your channel.
This is off topic but I wonder if you know the answer to this issue. How I can set the height on my Mini 4 Pro to 50 feet instead of the default minimum of 65 feet? Asked for LAANC permission and it said I could fly up to 50 feet then was unable to fly. The drone defaults to a minimum of 65 feet.
Nice 👍
Thank you for watching
They've limited the height to 120m. The camera is a little bigger so have to buy new filters, which I think is a shame.
Oh is it? I thought the Mini 3 Pro Filters would be compatible with the Mini 4 Pro too.
Great review! DOES THE MINI 4 PRO HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMITATION OF 120m? Will it fly higher?
It won't, flight higher in Europe, unless hacked in the future.
In accordance with the new European Drone Regulation that will come into effect on 1 January 2024, DJI's Mini 4 Pro will be launched with a C0 class identification label and therefore be restricted to an altitude limit of 120m that cannot be increased in any scenario as in the C0 class no certificate of knowledge or drone licence is required and the only technical solution to be compliant with the regulation is the limitation from the starting point. BR, ^J
Thanks Shawn! Great video/review.
For shits/giggles, how is the accuracy of the RTH?
Cheers!
I have a return to home video coming soon. It’s actually very accurate because this is the first mini drone to have precision landing like the more expensive drones.
The best JUNK you can buy.
The AGL 120m does not consider the fact that you can fly uphill, so will crash...
Stupid DJI.
at least put the moitor close to the camera while you reading off of it
If this video doesn’t mention the height limitations then
Can you do tracking, spotlight, and quick shots all in 4k60? (Unlike mini 3 pro)
Yes, indeed, it can in all those modes
@@AirPhotography Very valuable info to me. Thanks for reply. Gonna have to get the drone now. 💰
Do you think the advance RTH will also be available on DJI Air 3 future firmware update?
Yes, I’m assuming it will
So can we use the same controller now for both the M4P and A3?
Yes, indeed there was a firmware update for the air 3 this morning as well that will make the controllers compatible, so if you end up buying it, you only need one controller to fly both
I guess last year controller is not compatible.
😢
At this point no it is not
Range test that small boi
Already done I just have to edit the video
I feel like the Mini3 only came out like a few months ago ...slow down a bit DJI 🤣
When was it released
It was officially launched this morning
Are mini 3 NDs compatible?
Nope, sadly not. The lens is slightly larger
Unfortunately, not, nor is the wide angle lens.
@@AirPhotography thanks for the reply, appreciate it
@@dronesayeview thanks!
I knew it...just bought the mini 3 pro 4 months ago.....lolo..bast---s!
what its price?
It depends on which package you’re interested in.
- DJI Mini 4 Pro: $759
- DJI Mini 4 Pro (DJI RC 2): $959
- DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2) $1,099
- DJI Mini 4 Pro Long Battery Life Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2): $1,159
@@AirPhotography thanks