Pictures web site Shotkit performed a survey of about 1,300 novice {and professional} photographers, digging into what drone they use for images in a quest to seek out the preferred digital camera drone.
The most well-liked digital camera drone for amateurs by far was the Mavic Mini. And never even the newer fashions, however moderately, the unique model, which was launched in 2019 and is now not obtainable for buy on the DJI website (though it may be discovered by means of third events, together with Amazon).
The second hottest drone was the DJI Mini 2, launched in November 2020, with the Ryze Tello coming in a detailed third. Whereas the Tello drone is made by an organization known as Ryze, it makes use of DJI components — thus has shut ties to DJI.
It wasn’t till previous the three podium spots that non–DJI (or DJI-affiliated) manufacturers got here into the rankings. Lots of these have been toy drones, akin to these discovered on Amazon or non-specific marketplaces which promote cheaper drones for informal use. And maybe most surprisingly, there have been even some novice customers nonetheless flying model 1 DJI Phantoms — , the relics from 2013.
Out of 1,300 respondents, 986 of the survey respondents (or about 75%) have been novice photographers (individuals who don’t earn any revenue by way of their images), whereas the opposite roughly-25% stated they used drones in some skilled capability.
Solely two novice photographer respondents owned the newest DJI Mavic Mini 3, presumably on account of its increased worth level, which can deter non-professionals.
What’s the hottest digital camera drone amongst skilled photographers?
When damaged out by the 314 skilled photographers surveyed, essentially the most generally -owned drone was the DJI Mavic 2 Professional, the previous flagship from the Mavic Professional line, with a 1” Hasselblad sensor able to capturing beautiful RAW photos.
The second hottest drone for skilled photographers was the unique Mavic Professional, with the third being the DJI Phantom 4, presumably for photographers who don’t worth portability as a deciding issue when shopping for drones.
Surprisingly, the newest DJI Mavic Professional 3 mannequin wasn’t extensively owned, regardless of having been launched again in November 2021. Maybe professionals who personal the Mavic 2 Professional are glad with its efficiency, and don’t see the necessity to improve to the model 3.
There have been additionally a number of skilled photographers utilizing the Mini 3 Professional, giving some indication that the capabilities of this spectacular sub-250g drone are worthy even for execs.
Which drone do you employ and why? Go away a remark beneath!
–By Mark Condon, Shotkit
