The 4K aerial footage that can be taken with the small and lightweight drone 'DJI Mini 4 Pro' looks like this



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DJI Mini 4 Pro ', which appeared on September 25, 2023, is packed with a camera that can shoot movies at 4K / 60fps and an obstacle detection function in a small and lightweight body weighing less than 300g including the battery. I actually tried to see what kind of aerial footage I could shoot with DJI Mini 4 Pro.

DJI Mini 4 Pro - Look, it's a super big presence - DJI
https://www.dji.com/jp/mini-4-pro

The DJI Mini 4 Pro is a lightweight drone that weighs only 249g when equipped with the lightweight battery 'Intelligent Flight Battery' and 290g even when equipped with the Intelligent Flight Battery Plus, which has a long battery life. You can check the appearance of DJI Mini 4 Pro in detail in the article below.

A thorough photo review of the drone 'DJI Mini 4 Pro' packed with a 4K camera and obstacle sensor in a small and lightweight body weighing less than 300g - GIGAZINE



DJI Mini 4 Pro is equipped with a gimbaled camera that can shoot movies at up to 4K at 60fps, allowing you to shoot high-quality movies with less blur. The aerial footage below was shot in auto mode without changing any settings from the initial settings, with a resolution of 4K and a frame rate of 30fps.

I tried shooting 4K aerial footage with DJI Mini 4 Pro - YouTube


Below are some images extracted from the aerial footage. You can see that the images are clearly captured.



I tried cropping the center of the image at the same size. When shooting 4K movies with a smartphone etc., the small sensor size may cause the depiction to look like a coloring book, but DJI Mini 4 Pro is equipped with a relatively large sensor of 1/1.3 inch. , it's not like a coloring book. However, it seems that it is not possible to clearly depict each leaf on a tree.



Additionally, there were scenes that appeared whiter and hazy than they looked with the naked eye, perhaps due to the positional relationship with the sun.



I moved to another location and took some aerial footage.

I tried shooting a 4K movie with DJI Mini 4 Pro - YouTube


Below is a partial image. It was a little windy, but I was able to take pictures without any blur.



An image cut out at the same size as a part looks like this.



In addition, DJI Mini 4 Pro can be purchased at official online shops . At the time of article creation, the set that comes with DJI RC 2 is sold at Amazon.co.jp for 130,130 yen including tax.

Amazon.co.jp: DJI Drone Mini 4 Pro (DJI RC 2 included), [Remote ID compatible], 4K video recording compatible, foldable mini camera drone, lightweight less than 249 g, flight time 34 minutes, maximum video transmission distance 20 km (Japan: 10 km), Omnidirectional Vision Detection System: Home Appliances & Cameras



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We have published a review article on shooting vertical movies with DJI Mini 4 Pro.

With the small drone 'DJI Mini 4 Pro', you can easily rotate the camera 90 degrees to take vertical aerial shots perfect for TikTok and YouTube shorts - GIGAZINE



in Review,   Hardware,   Video, Posted by log1o_hf