Brand: DJI
Model Name: DJI Mini 2
Age Range (Description): Adult
Color: Gray
Video Capture Resolution: 4K
Effective Still Resolution: 12 MP
Connectivity Technology: USB
Skill Level: Beginner
Item Weight: 8.78 Ounces
PACK LIGHT, FLY FREE: at less than 249 g, it weighs about as much as an apple and fits in the palm of your hand. compact and convenient, this small drone is your ideal travel companion, transforming how you capture your favorite memories.Max Wind Speed Resistance : 8.5-10.5 m/s (Scale 5).Operating Temperature : 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F), Operating Frequency [2] : 2.400-2.4835 GHz, 5.725-5.850 GHz..Max Control Speed (tilt) : 100°/s. Shutter Speed : Electronic Shutter: 4-1/8000 s.
OCUSYNC 2.0 VIDEO TRANSMISSION: mini 2 supports up to 10km of hd video transmission and has excellent anti-interference capabilities, giving you the ability to fly farther and see clearer
POWERFUL PERFORMANCE: with a max battery life of 31 minutes, dji mini 2 grants more than enough time to compose the perfect shot. mini 2 can resist level 5 winds and take off at a max altitude of 4,000 meters, so your footage is stable even when flying along a windy coastline or high above an alpine forest
4X ZOOM: there’s no need to get so close for your dream shot. 4x digital zoom makes it safer and more convenient when transitioning between shots of varying distance and composition
QUICKSHOTS: with just a few taps, dji mini 2 automatically records and shoots professional-level videos to share directly on social media. whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced flyer, the dji fly app helps you produce impressive results complete with soundtracks and filters
SourlooserSourlooser –
Awsome product
George B. Smith –
I love it but my box did not have extra blades or screw as advertised
jon mcalear –
Now I just need to learn about post editing the videos. Fantastic video quality.
Rose M Hanna –
If you want an entry level drone this is the way to go. It will not let you down and DJI has the best customer service I’ve ever had the pleasure of dealing with. Takes great photos and video considering the price and size. Don’t hesitate if your even thinking about buying DJI products.Mini 3 great but if you have the cash try the mini 3 Pro.
Amazon Customer –
Bought this for our church and we use it all the time! It great quality and also very easy to use! You can start getting great shots the second you start flying. Battery life is great all things considered as well. If you are looking for a great drone to get awesome footage this is the one!
Greg Latorre –
Best drone I ever owned. Couldn’t be happier. Paid around $600 but it seems like it should be much higher priced. The video quality is exceptional. Very easy to fly for beginners with no experience.
Mr_Breaker –
This craft is amazing, and flying is simple long as you don’t get to carried away or over confident. The photo and video capabilities this drone brings is mind boggling!Accessory Items:DJI Mini 3 Series Intelligent Flight BatteryK&F Concept Mini 3/Mini 3 Pro MCUV Protection FilterFPVtosky Mavic Mini 3/ Mini 3 Pro CaseMavic Mini 3 Pro Accessories USB Battery Charger, Battery Charging HubSamsung Pro Endurance 128GBSkyreat Drone Landing Pad Weighted
G.K.Pandemic702 –
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Great drone for beginners, good price point and picture quality is exceptional. New found hobby on my list of many. I’m hooked! Is hot some footage at my construction yard. Video speaks for itself, more than satisfied with the clarity of footage I was able to capture.
Chris –
So i had to replace my android phone for 1 that would work with drone.. was not happy about that..It was easy to get the drone attached to phone and controller..This thing is small in your hands and tiny when in the air.It is basically a ltl flying camera.I do recommend getting the dji care when 1st syncing drone..49 bucks. I used it for 1 hour the 1st day then about 40 mins the second day. The second day a tree reached out over the fence and grabbed my drone sending it on a tree trimming mision. Ended up braking a rear arm after hitting multible tree limbs on the way down..dji care was contacted the next day.about 12 hours later i was told it would be repaired(after payment for 49.00 cleared) 24 hours after filing i received a email from ups to print out a lable..printed then dropped off…submitted repair request monday 10am dropped off at ups tuesday at 1030 am received replacement drone thursday at 11am… i wqs very impressed..you get 2 exchanges with dji care per year 1st is 49 second is 59.00..love the rapid response.. the drone handles great. Pretty much hovers in place and takes great pics..it covers all the areas i was wanting a drone to do..i wanted it juat for my camping and hiking trips. Always love the birds veiw of life and this gives it to me. Still getting use to flying it and im sure it will take more time but it is a fun ltl drone to fly. Slow for pics or fast for fun its a general all around fun drone. Two of my friends that have tinkered with it are looking to purchase 1 for themselves and as of this writing 1 has already order the fly more package just like mine he should have it in his hands by saturday.. had a holy stone drone that was a expensive kids toy would not hover properly pics was awful..but this ltl dji is def worth the money as far as i am concerned.. looking forward to hopefully many flights
Aaron Gleason –
This drone was purchased as a Christmas present. Everything possible was set up ahead of time: The app was downloaded onto the phone, videos about first flights were watched on YouTube, we were ready and prepared to go.Unboxing was a simple affair, but I was shocked at how little the instructions (even the quick start guide) told you about flying this drone. Definitely watch some first flight videos before trying to fly this drone.We charged the drone batteries and the remote’s battery, set up the app, got all the settings where we wanted them, moved the sticks inward… and three of the four props started rotating, then “Motor Error”. We powered down the drone and powered it back up. Same thing.Manually rotating the motor that wasn’t spinning showed significantly more resistance to spinning than the other motors. This should have been picked up during QC, if they have QC inspection for these units.The inability to fly the drone on Christmas morning, despite all our preparations, was a huge letdown. Fortunately, their support was SUPER responsive and got us a pre-paid return shipping label immediately. But wow… what a letdown after all our preparation work. I will update this review once the drone gets replaced… hopefully not with a refurbished model since I purchased a new one here.EDIT: I received the replacement drone from DJI. Very little communication about what’s going on. I guess you just have to accept the process.Either way, the drone is working and is beautiful. I’m not giving it 5 stars because of the aforementioned quality control issues, but otherwise this drone is a dream. Recommended for hobbyists. It resists wind pretty well. The image quality is outstanding in both video and stills. The app is a little flaky about what gets stored where, so you may want to rely more on the microSD card to get your media off the drone than the app.
mohamed –
More than I expected
adib –
First one came in with one of the propeller arms broke on it re ordered and absolutely love it great quality easy to fly and photos are great good price point
Swiss Dave –
Don’t waste your money on crappy drones. This thing was worth every penny. Easy to fly, great range, 30+ min of fly time per battery, stable in windy conditions, fantastic video quality.
Kevin –
I’ve tried many drones in my time, to go from non stop problematic barely quality glitchy videos and supposed “”true 4k”” to my First DJI drone, the mini 3, no other company can compare! It’s truly the best thing I have ever invested in! I will say that it would be nice to have the pro version for the obstacle avoidance, but if you learn to fly right there is almost no difference in drone versions . Even if this is your first done done worry about it ut having no skill to fly it basically flys itself if you prefer
Kerry –
I like it
Don Cummings –
The differance in price from the pro, may or may not justify which is right for you. I’m not a pro so camera differance not worth it to me but obstacle avoidence would be a big upgrade.
Reynaldo Cuevas –
Best kit to start with for a reliable, feature packed drone. The Fly More package may be a bit of overkill for some as each battery lasts for about 30 mins of flight time, so you can save a few bucks there. No regrets!
TheVision216 –
I’ve owned many DJI Drones and products including Professional and Industrial ones. I’ve also crashed many of my drones on the earlier stages of its life about 10-years ago. Fast forward to present time. I bought this drone as a new starter, mostly for my son but I’ve been flying it. It’s definitely fun, but I have to say, the gimble is not sturdy nor is the plastic used for the build. Upon strong to mild winds, the gimble becomes unstable thus making the drone seem unstable when in reality it’s not. Everything about this drone is great, besides it’s built quality. And my crash was very mild to say the least. I own the DJI RC Remote Controller, but not being able to see where I’m going most of the time really takes the fun away.
Rachel –
vuela muy bien, compacto y liviano
MexicanRadio –
First, let’s cover the hardware.DJI has clearly put a lot of thought and engineering into making a compact, flyable drone that’s easily transportable. Fit and finish on the various components is excellent, and the fact that the drone folds into a compact package for transport makes taking it along with you a snap. No complaints at all in those areas. The fly more combo is a “must have” in my opinion, as it’ll help you keep flying rather than spending too much of your time waiting for batteries to charge, or having to order extra propeller blades in the event of a minor crash.The software, however, is another story.Does it work well? Yes. It’s really a pleasure for the flying aspects. It’s dead easy for a beginner (that was both the wife and I) to successfully take off, fly the drone successfully, and land. I had bought it for her as a gift, and we’re both new to drone flying, so that was a real plus, and quite frankly, the place where the software was most useful.What is not very useful is the lack of documentation that came with the drone regarding that software. There’s little in the way of additional information that proved immediately useful. Many terms aren’t clearly defined, as regards how they are used in the software, and it took a considerable amount of extra Internet research to figure out what was meant. In addition, the Android version of the software appears to have been adapted from what was originally developed for use on Apple’s IOS devices like iPhones and iPads. On Android, using a Pixel 4 as the controller display, the single most annoying aspect was lack of a clearly indicated means of leaving the app. Add to that the fact that it’s unclear just what certain software controls are meant to do, at all, and frustration levels quickly mount.Especially difficult was attempting to determine just where photos and videos are being stored. Are they stored on the internal memory or the micro SD card? Can’t really tell. How does one move information from one to the other? How do you get the drone to download to a PC via the USB cable? And worse, considering the entire purpose of the software beyond flying is to be able to retrieve footage you’ve recorded in flight, how do you successfully get all your photos and videos onto the SD card in order to be able to just copy it from the micro SD to a computer of some sort? That particular adventure took another couple of hours of Internet search, watching instructional videos, and trial-and-horror. And no, that’s NOT a misspelling of “error”.So…What should one expect?First, plan on spending a lot of time figuring out software for virtually every aspect of use with the exception of actually flying the drone. I’d recommend you do a lot of reading about it on the Internet (and watching videos to see what it looks like in practice).Second, DJI should seriously evaluate their UI. Far too much has been crammed into a single app. And far too little is provided in terms of documentation of the steps to accomplish many of the non-flying functions.Third, DJI should recognize that not all users are familiar with (or even like) the IOS sort of approach to software design.Fourth, the software should make retrieving one’s photos and video footage the absolute clearest and easiest beyond that portion of the app used in flying. I think it would benefit all users if the portion of the app that handles files and file transfers was made separate from that used in configuring or flying the aircraft.Fifth, why not make ALL the data the drone is collecting easily available for use by the purchaser? I have seen reference to flight data, for example, being recorded by the aircraft, but have not found a ready means of downloading it. It would be nice to be able to analyze that data using commonly available software tools to see just how well, for example, what one thought one flew matches with what the flight actually was.While we’ve got lots of criticism of the app (just in case you hadn’t noticed already), neither of us are displeased with the purchase. The Mavic Mini 2 flies easily and well, and it really is fun to use. And, once one gets over the completely unnecessary software hurdles, it’s not all that difficult to remember what to do the next time one is attempting to retrieve those files. If you’re interested in getting into drone flying, I’d recommend having a look at this one. It’s not terribly expensive, and you’ll quickly be up and flying.
Michael b. –
Does exactly what it claims and makes good videos
Wilkined –
Fast shipping. DJI drone. With RC controller it’s pretty easy to get started.
GG –
After thinking over how I was going to use this drone. I never even opened the box. I wanted a drone to check my eves troughs on my house. Because I have to many trees close to my house and the chance I could crash a drone. I decided to not keep it and crash it and be out $650 in money.
“Hawkman” –
Everything about it is amazing. Definitely recommend getting the “fly more” kit.Great little aircraft.
Scott Mandl –
I bought the Mavic Mini 2 as my second drone, following a purchase of the Mavic Mini, which I loved. The original Mavic Mini provides over 25 minutes of flight time, an amazing stable flight, ease of flying and a compact form factor — and most of all: fun.The ability to go hundreds of feet in the air, and get literally a bird’s eye view of your neighborhood, a vacation spot or a sports event is truly amazing (of course, for safety, it’s a good idea not to fly directly over people, in case the drone fails and/or falls unexpectedly).I’ve read a number of sad stories about how long customer support takes, but it’s also true that I’ve flown the drone into an object twice with no apparent damage (YMMV). This drone might be a little much or pricey for a young child who won’t be as careful, but for 17-70 age pilots, you can’t go wrong with this if you want a fun, capable, well-engineered drone for photography, video, or just flying.The Mavic 2 provides all of that in exactly the same form factor, but with a few key upgrades.1. The controller now holds the phone/screen above the controls, which is generally more convenient.2. The controller has traded the old WiFi connection to the drone for DJI’s proprietary and improved Ocusync. It provides more range and increased reliability communicating to the drone.3. The batteries are lighter, due to a different technology, but still just as powerful. Still, the drone is just under 249g (the maximum allowed without registering with the FAA), so perhaps the drone itself is a bit heavier without the battery.4. I found the Mavic 2 to be a bit more powerful to the extent that while in the lowest power and smoother Cinema mode, I had to check more than once to ensure I wasn’t in regular mode. The stats show it provides about 20% improved performance and I think I read that the motors are 14% more powerful. That can be a plus and a minus when shooting video — you might have to be a bit more careful to ensure smooth video when changing direction/framing or altitude. I think the extra power is the biggest difference, #5 below is right there with it.5. Also upgraded is the maximum video resolution, doubled from 2K to 4K.With either model, you should get the Fly More Combo package, which provides 2 extra batteries and a nifty portable charge bank that can store and charge all three batteries (plus it charges them sequentially, so you know that if the second battery is charging, the first battery is full, and so forth (although you can also push the battery display button and four LED lights in front of each battery show if the battery is 25, 50, 75 or 100 percent full).All said, DJI took the great Mini and improved it. Now an even better way to enter the world of drone flying and photography.Enjoy!
Todd David Volpe –
I bought the mini two shortly after it came out I would purchase the mini 3 now It has more sensors for safe flying and more pre-programmed features.But I am very happy with this drone I have actually crashed it twice and haven’t even had to change the props It’s durable and still flying.
JT –
great drone clear pictures
Jin –
Everything is good but propane is weak
zoom –
The drone is made very good and is surprisingly easy to fly with a little practice. The camera is very good also.
German M –
Everything arrived on time and in good shape
Davie M. Carroll –
DJI is in my opinion the best drone company. I had purchased the Ruko F11GIM twice after watching videos and what I thought were good reviews. They were both lemons. The DJI Mini 3 is a great drone. What a huge upgrade: from a Ford Pinto (Ruko F11 Gim) to a Lexus ES 350 (DJI Mini 3). While the Ruko F11 GIM was hard to control with stability issues, the DJI Mini 3 is the polar opposite. It is a delight to fly. I would highly recommend anything DJI. I only wish I had purchased the Mini 3 Pro.
Gadjitz –
I’m a little bit newer to drones My first one was one of the DeeRC drones and with that being said the drone itself did not have any smart flight capabilities It was all strictly controlled by remote and I was always in fear of losing it. This DJI drone is excellent when it comes to city environments. I have flown it over a mile and a half away with no issues and the best part about it is the drone is equipped with GPS so when it goes to that distance and if it for any chance goes out of remote control communication it will automatically return to where it took off from so you have No fear of losing the drone. In the future I am going to get one of the mini 3 for the obstacle avoidance and follow me feature however this one as long as you have it set high enough in the sky and most areas you won’t have to worry about that. Now the follow me feature is not available in the DJI app itself That is why I suggest getting the drone controller app by leitchi
Mike –
Great for beginners
ABG –
Love the way it hovers. Extremely stable. Loving it.
Steve –
She flies beautifully, like that there isn’t any of that Remote ID for her…nor will there be. Truly amazing transmission strength with Occusync 2.0, vids & pics are captured with stunning clarity. There are better drones, and there are far worse… for the price point on this package…perfect!
Lilly –
I brought this item for the hubby and when I say it’s so worth it. It’s easy to operate and the photo are so clear. It’s even better footage at night.
Amazon Customer –
I’m new to drones clone it a couple times. But I haven’t gotten the full range yet, tried but I can’t get out there, and the batteries seem to dt quickly maybe 15 minutes each .
Mookie –
I did a lot of research into drones and concluded that for this price point, this is the best drone you can buy for photography. The only disappointment I have is that for so much money, you don’t even get a carrying case or SD card. Without an SD card, you can only take low resolution and unprocessed pictures. You don’t get any of the smart photography features of the drone.
LetsFlyManLetsFlyMan –
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My thoughts: This is a great little drone. I bought it on Amazon…never got it. But I was on a mission to get one in my hands. Drove over to Best Buy and they had one in stock, so I bought it.First impressions…don’t buy a cheaper 150 to 300 dollar drone just to practice. I did this, and it actually slowed my learning curve. DJI does live up to the hype. One big drawback for me, but I’ll get to that shortly. I ended up sending the others back. Decided to simply start learning with the Mini 2. These things just about fly themselves. RTH is fantastic for most situations. Press a button and the M2 just hightails itself right back to you…or if you prefer, you can just press a button and the M2 will forget the mission it was on and hover in place until you come to your senses.Anyway, after watching some YT videos, I decided that Cinematic mode was great for learning. Everything is slowed wayyy down and very smooth. As you get better though, you will find yourself in sport mode to quickly get to your spot….and then switch to normal mode to perform your maneuvers, picture taking and video recording.But take your time…watch YT videos on how to start up your drone, controller and app. There’s a sequence for that. YT is also great for learning how to use camera filters, and which camera/gimble settings to adjust for the best photography and video footage.The use of GPS with this drone is fantastic. You’ll know where you’re at all the time….and this is how the little beast knows where you are. Like I mentioned earlier, this is great for if/when you would rather just trust the technology and have the M2 quickly fly right back to you with minimal fuss and fanfare.So getting back to the downside of this drone…as well as its GPS technology. I went to the Owens Valley recently to take some aerial footage of a particular fav spot of mine called Convict Lake. I was set up and ready to fly when the app told me it was a restricted area…and I’d need to unlock the area thru the app to be able to take off. Not good. No cell signal in that area. So I got back in my truck and drove back to the highway…and just when I got cell service, I looked across the street and saw a local airport. Seriously.To make a long story short, I did not get the epic footage I wanted. Number one, I would never fly anything near an airport….but to limit my drone use over a lake where I can assure you that no plane would fly near…is just overboard ridiculous.Final thoughts on the DJI Mini 2…easy to fly. Within a few sessions, you will mostly have the hang of flying. But it will prob take a few months to grasp the details on how to create cinematic quality video footage. It’s basically a flying camera…but that cute little 3 axis gimble makes a very big difference.Still a great drone. Take your time and enjoy the flight. I will soon be ready to grab the Air 2s…But be careful and don’t freak out and grab those spinning props. It doesn’t end well. Don’t ask how I know. 🤣
Kolten –
I bought this product because I have been eyeing drones for a little over a year now and this one seemed like it would do what I wanted.One of my friends has the DJI Mini 2 and I have some experience with it, but this one is definitely an improvement on that.The gimbal setup is far more protected on this one than the 2 and the extended battery life is also extremely noticeable.I also love the controller on it. Though the controller is where I have to drop it down a star. This is only because, with the controller that has the builtin screen, it is a lot tougher to transfer your pictures and videos to a phone. The method provided is creating a local WiFi network to share files from the controller to the phone. However, it takes a long time to transfer videos, and things like some panorama shots are not able to be transferred this way at all. Obviously you can use the SD card to transfer to a PC or phone, but it would have been nice to be able to simply plug the phone into the controller and move files that way. Adding on to the SD cards, it’s very nice to have the extra slot in the controller in addition to the one on the drone itself.My last criticism is the lack of an included strap to secure the propellors with the fly more kit. I bought a third party one pretty cheaply that works nice, but seeing how there was one included with the mini2 fly more kit I don’t see why it isn’t included in this one.
JeffJeff –
I’ve loved remote control vehicles for most of my life; back in the 80’s my dad got me a buggy that would go about 20 mph on asphalt and an old Futaba radio with the crystals you had to swap out. I had an absolute blast with that thing. Over the years I had gas and electric cars and trucks and the little indoor helis and quads. But I never really got good at the flyers. I’d carefully fly them around inside the house, but they were generally too light to use outside so I could never really practice effectively. And if I wanted to turn off the stability controls and go full ham, I’d lose control almost immediately.Well, I still would like to actually be good at flying those types of devices. The DJI Mini 2 won’t get me there, but I’m willing to bet it will help. You can’t turn off all of the helper electronics and start doing flips like you can with the sport quads, but that’s not really the point. The point is the camera, and the camera is fantastic.I’m going to start splitting this review up into sections because I can already feel like it’s going to be a long one.=== The Camera ===This isn’t one of those cheap no-name drones with a terrible camera that gives you a dark, laggy, choppy view until it blacks out at 60 feet away. To be honest, I’m not even sure how they do it, but I get full signal strength and clear 720p transmission well beyond where I start getting nervous and bring it back to me. You can set all sorts of options, including manually adjusting the exposure in flight or leaving it on automatic, setting it to 4:3 or 16:9 (the former gives you the full 12MP image, while the latter fills your screen better but you lose some pixels on the top and bottom), and you can shoot stills in JPG or JPG+RAW. Video can be shot at 1080p, 2.7K, or 4K.While flying, your recordings and photos will show up on your phone immediately, but in preview resolutions. I’m not sure what the still photo size is, but the videos are 720p (so the photos may be 1280×720 depending on your aspect ratio, but I don’t remember off the top of my head). This allows you to view and share immediately. The full resolution images and videos are located on the micro SD card, so you can pop that into your computer to see everything in its full glory. You can also create a wi-fi connection to the drone to transfer the full resolution stuff directly to your phone if you don’t want to wait. I only had to set this up once, and it seems to be able to do the transfers every time now, without any extra interaction from me (other than telling it to start the transfer). This alone is fantastic to me, I’m so used to devices that require you to drop your wi-fi connection in your phone settings, choose the new device, connect, do your thing, then disconnect and reconnect to your original wi-fi connection. This is all done behind the scenes seamlessly after initial setup on the Mini 2. What a breath of fresh air!=== Basic Flying ===This is the ultimate in beginner-friendly flying. You can’t (accidentally or otherwise) turn off the host of helper sensors keeping the craft stable and safe. It limits your movements to ensure you don’t end up upside-down or flailing helplessly out of control. Releasing the sticks quickly brings it to a stable hover. The three main flying modes (Cine, Normal, and Sport) are all fully aided by sensors, the only difference is how quickly it will allow you to move and change direction. Someone brand new to flying might want to start in Cine mode, as it is the most forgiving and the slowest moving. All three of these modes have separate settings for how fast and smooth the camera gimbal works, and these settings can be modified for each mode.=== Batteries ===Since I got the Fly More package, I got three batteries. I haven’t really tested them for real-world flight time yet, but that will naturally change a lot based on your flying style, the amount of work it needs to do to counteract wind, etc. They last a good amount of time, though – nothing like the little sport quad I have that gets about 6 minutes per battery. The controller has its own battery, which as far as I can tell is not replaceable. It’s charged via USB-C, and has the option (which you enable in the DJI app on your phone) to charge your phone while it’s connected.The Fly More package includes a charger that holds all three batteries and charges them in sequence via USB-C. I found this interesting because most multi-battery chargers charge everything equally in parallel, but of course for something like this you’d want all of the power charging one battery first so it gets to 100% quicker, and the others can charge while you’re using the full one.=== DJI Fly (the phone app) ===Wow. I’m speechless. The world is filled with absolute garbage apps. Everything has an app now. My grill even has an app. And the vast majority of things that have apps have garbage apps that might get updated for the first month or two after product release, but then are allowed to languish and die with none of the bugs ever worked out, and no support ever offered. It’s one of the worst things about connected devices.DJI Fly is gorgeous. It’s stable. It’s usable. It’s all of the things that every good app should be. It shows a live view of the camera along with TONS of useful information that is somehow always there but never in my way. Pre-flight status information tells you when it’s a good idea to take off (for example, it will stop you from taking off until you have a good GPS lock, unless you choose to override and take off anyway). Your photo and video options are all clustered on the right side, and the top right shows you things like the battery charge remaining, approximate flight time remaining, signal strength to the controller, GPS lock, etc. The bottom left shows things like your current speed horizontally and vertically, it’s current height off the ground, and the drone’s current ground distance from its home point. Tapping the map icon on the bottom left brings up a detailed map (with the camera live view going into the corner in an overlay window), and the map shows the path that the drone has taken since launch, as well as its current orientation, your current position, and the home point position. If you lose track of where your drone is and the camera imagery isn’t helping, you can just use the map to point your drone towards you and start flying back. If you don’t want to take your hands off the controls, you can set the Function button on the remote to quickly swap between map mode and camera mode.The DJI Fly app has integrated maps to show you where there are restricted airspaces around you. You can tap on a restricted airspace to see what the restrictions are. The app will actively prohibit you from getting into trouble by inadvertently entering a no-fly zone without authorization. It will even warn you as you get closer to a restricted area without entering (where you can still legally fly, but you’re approaching restricted airspace).Distance and altitude limitations are easily set in the app. The altitude limitation is particularly useful since you can’t legally fly above 400 feet without a waiver in the United States. I have my ceiling set to 400 feet, and when I hit it the drone stops climbing and I get a nice lady in the app telling me I’ve reached maximum altitude.=== Controller ===The new controller for the Mini 2 is excellent. It has a nice beefy battery that can optionally charge your phone while it’s connected and still have plenty of battery life for a number of flying sessions. It has a Function button that can be mapped to several different functions in the app. Two functions actually, because you can set it to do something when clicked, and another thing when double-clicked. Camera movement is controlled with a wheel under your left finger, the button to start/stop recording (or to take a picture) is under your right finger, and another button on the right switches between still and video modes.While I’ve never tried it myself, it is possible to use the controller to pilot the drone without a phone attached. Obviously you won’t get a camera display, and your flight is limited to something like 60 feet from you in any direction, but it can be done.=== Conclusion ===As someone who has been into photography for over 25 years now, I’ve always wanted a drone with a camera. But I never thought I’d be able to get one at this quality for this price. I’m completely blown away. If I continue to use and enjoy it for a while, I do plan to upgrade to something a little more feature-rich, like the Mavic Air 2 (or whatever version is out at the time). But this is the perfect drone to start with, to decide if I will ever need to move up and spend the extra money.