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1.0 out of 5 starsREAD THIS REVIEW CAREFULLY!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023
The number one problem with this drone is the inability to easily transfer video to an iPhone, social media or an individual. Let’s face it , the purpose of spending over $5000 for a great drone that shoots great video is NOT to keep the video on the drone. It is to disseminate this video to a client, social media ,or an individual. The point is the ability to “easily” share the video. This is where this product fails. First, it comes with no instructions as to how to transmit video. When you call DJI you get a series of individuals who want to help but don’t know what in the world they are doing, or what they are talking about. They are clueless as to their product. They repeatedly put you on hold while they stop to research or get the answers. You come away from each phone call frustrated and not knowing any more than you did when you picked up the phone to call DJI. In my first week of having the drone I made 42 phone calls to DJI to try to get clarification as to the cables, which were included with the product, and how to use the cables to connect to my computer or iPhone to transmit the video. No one was able to help in anyway. I watched 58 videos on YouTube to try to get the answer on my own. All to no avail. There are actually professional drone photographers on YouTube who cannot find ways to transmit the video as well. In several videos that I watched on YouTube there are very experienced drone flyers and drone photographers who said they simply could not get the video to transmit wirelessly either. They sought numerous workarounds also, All to no avail. If people with this level of experience could not get it to work, I, as a weekend hobbyist, did not stand a chance.
The bottom line is this -who wants to spend over $5000 for a drone to capture a video that is stuck on the drone or the smart RC controller. It is a logistical nightmare ,an impossibility in most cases, to get this video off of either the aircraft or the smart RC controller , easily and repeatedly, to other sources, i.e., social media, iPhone or smart TV for viewing.
I Purchased this drone under the assumption that you could easily transmit the video photographed on the drone like you would photograph and transmit video on an iPhone. You can shoot video on an iPhone/ iPad and transmit it to someone else in a matter of seconds. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN IF YOU PURCHASE THIS DRONE, buyer beware!
As for the drone itself it flies very well, it’s very stable in windy conditions and overall is a great drone. I have no problem with the fly-ability of the drone. I’ve never had any accidents with it , it is a great flying drone.
Once DJI makes technological improvements to the drone where you can capture and send video easily and smoothly like Apple products I will reconsider purchase, until DJI gets the technology to that point I wouldn’t touch this thing with a 10 foot pole.
