I will put this here in the OFF TOPIC section for those that get upset at posts for other UAV's. If you don't like reading about other choices than this is not for you.
UPDATED RUMORED SPECS OF THE MAVIC PRO II
UPDATED RUMORED SPECS OF THE MAVIC PRO II
- The official name will be Mavic Pro II instead of Mavic Pro 2
- It will be substantially larger than the current Mavic Pro
- 8.8mm lens (equivalent to a 24mm field-of-view in the 35mm world)
- Camera/gimbal combination will be the FC6510, which is the Zenmuse X4S (link 1 and link 2) – No longer true as the X4S has a 1-inch sensor.
- 4820 mAh battery capacity and 15.2 V power (compared with 3830 mAh and 11.4 V for the current Mavic Pro).
- Different battery design than the current Mavic Pro
- Upgraded propulsion with larger motors (slightly smaller than current Phantom 4)
- 32-minute flight time. Maybe longer (current Mavic Pro has 27-minute and Platinum 30-minute flight time).
- It will have ‘quiet’ propellers
- Top speed is 72 kph (45 mph) in sport mode (2/24)
- 1/1.7″ CMOS sensor (current Mavic Pro has 1/2.3” CMOS sensor) with 28mm (now 24mm) lens.
- No mechanical shutter
- Variable iris/aperture F2.8-F11
- Newly designed 3-axis gimbal
- Obstacle avoidance in all directions
- Infrared 3D sensing to avoid obstacles even in the dark
- It will have an improved vision processing system, faster than Mavic Air
- Binocular rear vision obstacle avoidance sensors.
- The same design of remote control as old Mavic Pro but drastically improved
- Will use OcuSync.
- Video transmission frequency is unknown.
- Improved agility and precision.
- Expected to outperform current Phantom 4 Pro.
- Beta testing of the Mavic Pro II ended late January.
- Mass production has started already (early Feb) and will not be impacted by Chines New Year.
- Launch date possibly March 22nd but could be later. Update: launch date likely to be in June
- The Mavic Pro 2 will be controlled with the DJI GO 4 app just like the current Mavic Pro.
- Expected price point: $1299 USD or more. The FlyMore combo will be more expensive. It will be very expensive!!