Thinking of getting a Mavic

[Miric]

Hi,
I fly a P4 but watched a guy using a Mavic the other day.

What really impressed me was it seemed a lot quieter than my P4. This I feel is a big plus and was wondering if anyone else agrees or do I just have a noisy P4?

Any thoughts most appreciated


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[tevek]

My P4 is noisy as there is a lot going on in the drone. Depending on what you want to use it for will determine where you want to go. It's certainly no good for filming a wedding at a close distance but I can hear that reassuring whining on its way back from a long trip at 300 mtrs and that matters to me. Personally, I don't like the Mavic as I already have one folding device and that is my Swiss Army knife.

 

[msinger]

What really impressed me was it seemed a lot quieter than my P4.

Yes, my Mavic is definitely a lot quieter than my P4. It's not silent by any means though. I really don't see it as much of a plus since I'm able to hear both when they are up in the air.

 

[checkssc]

I don't like the whole idea of having to use a small " phone" as my head unit and the fact that I would have to buy the new goggles. I have Fatsharks and Glyphs and have opened a whole new world to me doing FPV. I'm a retired USCG helicopter pilot and FPV has put me back in the right seat. The only thing going for me with a Mavic is the size.

 

[DarkDrone 1]

I'm not a big fan of the folding legs. You keep folding and unfolding and eventually things loosen up.

Also see more parts to break in a accident.

And last but not least, that controller......ish

 

[John Locke]

For me, I prefer my P4 over my Mavic. The camera in the Mavic just isn't as good IMHO. The lens sun flares are very annoying, so much so that I may sell the Mavic and get the P4P. However the portability of the Mavic is amazing. The mechanical engineering in the Mavic is superb, except the camera.

 

[Mizamook]

I'm about to buy a P4P ... yes, (get this)_ based on my experience with the Mavic. Now .. here's the thing ... I just sent the Mavic (5 days old) for repair of its camera .. I kept noticing blur on the right side. BUT ... I loved it .. truly the funnest drone EVER (for me, having started with a Matrix, and then Inspire 1, then Typhoon H, and now Mavic. I won't mention the Walkera thing .. garbage. Anyway, it totally solved the issue of whether to hike/travel with drone or other gear .. now I can do both. Anytime.

Anyway, I was considering getting a "spare" Mavic, then realized that while I love it, I don't and never will "love" the camera. It's OK ... certainly .. (yeah, even better than the Inspire 1 X3 ... I looked, and I'm convinced) but the compression is, icky. I LIKE lens flares (do not fly with the plastic hood though ... )

But I know I will appreciate the 20MP stills and better video codec of the P4P.

Having both will ROCK