What’s the best drone for you?
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You have to admit that flying a drone is great fun and everyone at some point wants to fly one… now it’s a lot easier to achieve that, because even the cheapest drones offer quite satisfying experience. If you pick a drone with a camera you will be able to capture stunning aerial video and photographs. Of course – the more you spend on a drone, the more and better functions it has.
This is a list of drones available in 2021 from cheap to expensive ones, beginner friendly to professional drones, showing some of their best features.
DJI Air 2S
The DJI Air 2S is one of the best drones available on the market. It features a camera that can capture 4K video at 60 fps or 5.4K at 30 fps, allowing you to capture some amazing aerial footage. This drone is controlled easily with features like Spotlight 2.0, ActiveTrack 4.0, and Point of Interest 3.0, making it simply follow or circle around your subject. Thanks to Environment Sensing it will autonomously avoid obstacles. The DJI Air 2S offers 18,5 km maximum flight distance and up to 31 minutes of flight time.
Specification:
| Brand | DJI |
| Model name | Mavic Air 2 |
| Colour | Grey |
| Control type | Remote Control |
| Video capture resolution | 4K |
| Are batteries included | Yes |
| Item Weight | 1.99 Kilograms |
| Remote control included? | Yes |
| Optical sensor technology | CMOS |
| Battery cell composition | Lithium Ion |
SwellPro Spry+
The Spry+ drone is 100% waterproof with IP67 rating – you can even land and take-off from water. You won’t have to worry about the drone, when you want to take some aerial shots in harsh marine environment. Of course the remote control is waterproof as well. It is equipped with a camera that utilizes a Sony 1/2.3” CMOS sensor and can record 4K video at 30 fps or take 12MP photos. The Spry+ features some useful functions like Follow Me, Follow Orbit or Return to Me – that makes the drone return to the remote control position and not the position it started – it may be very useful on the water when you start from a boat. This SwellPro drone offers 800 m range and about 15-17 minutes of flight time.
PowerVision PowerEgg X Wizard
The PowerEgg X Wizard offers three modes: AI Camera mode, Handheld mode and Drone mode. It offers strong face recognition capabilities and Automatic Composition function which tracks your subject even if the subject temporarily moves out of the field of view. Thanks to the Remote Sound Pickup, the PowerEgg can pick up sound from your phone or wireless headphones and synchronize the audio with video automatically. This PowerVision drone supports multi-gesture intelligent recognition for photos, videos, subject tracking and group photos. In Drone mode, it is basically a very advanced flying camera that can record 4K video at 60 fps. When you install waterproof accessories, you can use it in rain and even start or land on water. The drone offers up to 30 minutes of flight time and 3 km operating range.
Autel Robotics EVO II Pro 6K
The EVO II Pro is equipped with a camera that can record 5.5K video at 60 fps or 4K video at 120 fps. The EVO II Series Drones offer three camera options – you can buy additional cameras and change them whenever you want to. The AI Enhanced Dynamic Track function allows the drone to track your subject in one of three modes: behind, side-by-side, or fixed position. And while following your subject, the drone will avoid obstacles automatically. The EVO II Pro offers up to 9 km operating range and 40 minutes of maximum flight time.
Parrot ANAFI FPV
The Parrot ANAFI is a compact, lightweight and foldable drone equipped with a 4K camera that can record 4K video at 30 fps and take 21MP photos. The drone offers 25 minutes of flight time and up to 4 km control range. When the battery gets low, it will automatically return to its starting position. The FPV function allows to control the drone from a virtual reality headset. The Parrot Skycontroller 3 supports IOS and Android devices with screen size up to 6”. Thanks to the FreeFlight 6 application, control maintenance is astonishingly easy.
Skydio 2
The Skydio 2 drone is equipped with a camera that can record 4K video at 60 fps. Thanks to six 4K navigational cameras the drone will avoid all obstacles. You can control the Skydio 2 in one of three modes: Skydio Beacon, your smartphone or the Controller with your smartphone. The Skydio Beacon enables follow drone tracking up to 120 feet and enables GPS drone tracking that allows the drone to follow you even if it can’t see you. The Skydio 2 offers 23 minutes of flight time and 3.5 km operating range with the controller.
Proflight X18 FPV
The Proflight X18 FPV drone offers 25 minutes of flight time, 1000 m operating range and a 4K camera. It is a perfect drone for beginners – great features and low price. You can control the drone easily with your smartphone, use the controller or try the FPV headset. Take-off or landing is just one button. You can also set the drone to Follow Me Mode and Gesture Mode. And thanks to the built-in GPS you will never loose your drone.
Ryze Tello
The Ryze Tello is an impressive little drone powered by DJI. It is tiny and lightweight but a very powerful drone. It is equipped with 720p camera with electronic image stabilization and offers up to 13 minutes of flight time and 100m maximum control range. Thanks to Failsafe protection the drone will land safely even if you loose connection. Thanks to the Tello Edu app you will be able to program your own flight patterns. And if that’s not enough – more advanced users can unlock new possibilities through software development using Tello SDK.
AVIALOGIC Q9
The Avialogic Q9 is a perfect gift for kids and beginners – it is amazingly durable and reliable. It features blue and green led lights that provide great illuminating effects with three different display modes. The led lights allow you to see the orientation of the drone – the two blue lights are in front of the drone, and the two green lights are in the rear. You can also use the headless mode – in this mode you won’t have to worry about the drone orientation – it will fly any direction according to the controller. You can start and land the drone with just one button, and the altitude hold function makes your drone hover in the air. You can also make the drone fly automatically to the starting position by long-pressing of the return button on the controller. The Q9 offers about 7 minutes of flight time and up to 60m maximum control range. Unfortunately it doesn’t have a camera.
Simrex X300C
The Simrex X300C is an amazing mini drone with a camera. You can control it easily with your phone or use the transmitter control with smartphone – both Android and Apple IOS phones are supported. It offers flight range of about 30-45 meters and flight time up to 10 minutes. It features some fun functions and headless security mode when you won’t be able to see the drone orientation. Thanks to the 720p camera, you can take some great aerial shots.
To sum up, for some having a drone may be like having another toy or gadget but right now the devices available on the market seem to be so advanced and professional that may also be a very useful tool that makes your work easier, shorter and more efficient. Try to choose a drone from the list above and you may be surprised how much can be achieved with a little help of such a small, yet powerful device.
To sum up, for some having a drone may be like having another toy or gadget but right now the devices available on the market seem to be so advanced and professional that may also be a very useful tool that makes your work easier, shorter and more efficient. Try to choose a drone from the list above and you may be surprised how much can be achieved with a little help of such a small, yet powerful device.