Unless there is some aftermarket contraption which effectively attaches an iPad Mini to the controller, especially allowing a sun shade, I just don't see me getting a Mavic. The Mavic's controller seems to be the deal breaker for me at this time, but the goggles may be the answer. Even so, I'd like my iPad to be my go to viewer.
I wouldn't be 100% sure it won't fit a mini.
I can swear I read somewhere that the controller will work with "your phone or pad".
In fact, I know I read that but it might have been on some blog and a person wrote that. I am not sure.
If you look at the controller, it certainly looks like it can open out to support a mini pad, right?
Either way, there will DEFINITELY be an after market device for it if not, probably sold by DJI even. Then I would have to assume that it would work with the pad versions of the software. I am not a developer so I am not sure if I am saying this right but you get the idea.
Again, whoever said they are getting this for additional transport, that's what it is. It wasn't made to "kill the Karma" although it looks by all accounts it will do that. All three of the major players, well both of, and GoPro came into the market with a small version. Unfortunately for Karma, and this is an assumption, they other makers realized that the tech and time for a small sized "everyman" UAS was going to be a Family Drone and that's what this, The Breeze, and Karma is. It's not meant to replace the P4. There will still be a P5 and I will get it. I will also get this.
This has 6 months or so of additional R&D and technology over the P4 and while it's impossible for some to make the comparison to the P4, it's not a fair comparison. When the P5 comes out, which will probably be within the next 8-12 months, you will see that it will leave all other prosumer UASs in the dust I would have to think. But of course, Yuneec and whoever else will also be vying for that.
I don't think that Apple, as has often been rumored, will be creating one anytime soon as they are selling the Mavic beginning in November so that relationship is still intact contrary to all the reports around here. I had a friend that was the manager at an Apple Store tell me it was their best selling product for the month it was released plus they probably have sold a significant percentage increase in iPads because of it and I don't think that ends with the Mavic.
The Mavic may shoot just as well as the P4, maybe a little bit less but it's the same as when your camera starting taking pictures that were good enough to replace point and shoots that you saw people stop carrying around point and shoots. It's not that those didn't take better imagoes because even to this day, they do and did but the average person is fine with that, effectively killing that market but it didn't kill the market of people that want cameras with larger lens and an ability to control aperture, etc.
If I can use an analogy, this is the first SMARTPHONE UAS that is of any quality IMO and small enough to carry around. This type of UAS will trend downward in size and is aimed at a wholly different market than the P4 users. But because the form factor of the P4 is so small already, there are probably (as I've been saying) a lot of P4 users who would rather be Mavic users but there was no Mavic until now.
Then there are some, like myself, who will get both and throw caution (and money) to the wind.
I am looking forward to the Mavic for completely different reasons than the P4. I look forward to flying it from the balcony of a villa I'm staying at in O'hai.
The other thing that needs to happen is the price needs to come down. I don't think the market they are attacking are willing to shell out a grand. At least not in droves. I think they should have probably dropped the OcuSYNC and saved it for the P5 and just put AT MOST LightBridge on here which seems overkill in itself. OcuSYNC if debuted on the P5 would promote the separation I'm saying and probably would have lowered the cost of the Mavic but these guys seem to know what they are doing and it all but assures killing the Breeze and the Karma.
It will kill the Breeze because of the electronic vs gimbal stabilization and the Karma because of the removable camera and the fact that by all accounts, it's weak.
Definitely exciting.
I thought it was 6.30 inches?
Depends on if you are in landscape or portrait. The Mini is about 5.3 inches wide and the iPhone 6+ is about 3.3" wide and 6" high but we use it in landscape (the longer dimension mode usually). I believe the 7+ is actually a drop smaller but don't quote me.