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DJI ANNOUNCES SUB 250G MAVIC MINI DRONE
DJI has officially announced its new sub-250g ultra-light drone, the Mavic Mini, which in an interesting move, should fly under weight restrictions proposed as part of a drone registration scheme by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
The Mavic Mini is easily the smallest and lightest drone DJI has made to date, coming in at a featherlight 249g, some 51g lighter than the DJI Spark.
Inside, it features a 12-megapixel ½.3-inch sensor, and can record 2.7K video at 30fps and 1080p video at 60 frames per second. The camera module is mounted on a three-axis gimbal that sits centered beneath the main frame of the drone, which maintains the same compact form-factor and foldable design.
Flight time is expected to be 30 minutes, with onboard Wi-Fi and GPS for transmitting video to the included controller. According to DJI, the Wi-Fi system has a maximum range of 4km.
The weight of the Mavic Mini is significant due to the imminent implementation of a drone registration scheme in Australia. Expected to become mandatory in mid 2020, the registration scheme is expected to
