DJI announces today the unveiling of its new flagship camera drone, the Mavic 4 Pro. While its 6K/60 primary Micro 4/3 camera, 360-degree rotating gimbal, and nearly hour-long flight time would all be newsworthy headlines, DJI’s decision to not bring the Mavic 4 Pro to the U.S. is the biggest story today.
Update: Some U.S. retailers had the DJI Mavic 4 Pro for sale
You heard that right, the DJI Mavic 4 Pro WILL NOT be available for purchase in the United States due to President Trump’s tariff policy and troubles getting drones imported into the country, according to a DJI spokesperson.
While the DJI spokesperson didn’t sound optimistic about a potential ban on DJI drones in the near future, it did not play a significant role in deciding not to bring the Mavic 4 Pro to the U.S. market.
The Mavic 4 Pro is DJI’s new flagship camera drone, replacing the Mavic 3 Pro, the original three-camera drone that has truly changed the way drones capture the story.
This marks the first time in recent memory that DJI has launched a globally available consumer drone while deliberately excluding the U.S., one of its largest markets. The DJI spokesperson shared that the company would love to bring the Mavic 4 Pro to the U.S., but currently has no timeline as to when that could happen.
A true flagship for aerial creators
For those who can get their hands on one, the Mavic 4 Pro is packed full of new features and upgrades over its predecessor. The primary Hasselblad Micro 4/3 camera returns, this time shooting up to 6K/60 HDR video or 4K/120 slow-motion video. All of this will use a new 100 MP sensor for even higher-detailed images. The aperture is once again variable, going from f/2 to f/11.
That camera is then flanked with a familiar 1/1.3 inch, 48 MP medium telephoto camera with a 70mm equivalent focal length, as well as a 1/1.5 inch, 50 MP telephoto camera with a 168mm equivalent focal length. For context, the Mavic 3 Pro’s cameras were 20, 48, and 12 MP respectively.
Both the medium tele and tele cameras support 4K/60 HDR video; the medium tele matches the main camera in slow-motion video performance, while the tele can do up to 4K/100 video.
The party trick: Infinity gimbal
The most defining features of the Mavic 4 Pro’s design are the new rotating gimbal. The new camera gimbal can rotate 360 degrees, providing a unique perspective for pilots to create content. The new gimbal can also tilt upward up to 70 degrees.
Making this not just a power drone for creators, but in my opinion, also one for inspectors.
Pair this with DJI’s new ActiveTrack 360; the Mavic 4 Pro will be able to track nearly anything you throw at it.
New RC Pro 2
For those who flew the Phantom series of drones, you’ll feel at home with the new RC Pro 2 controller, which features a seven-inch Micro LED screen that sticks out above the controller, giving you the perks of having a large screen without the need for a larger, bulkier controller.
A leaked video just before release even showed the monitor being able to rotate 90 degrees, which then also automatically rotates the Mavic 4 Pro’s gimbal 90 degrees.
Additionally, the RC Pro 2 will feature 128 GB of onboard memory, an HDMI port for displaying your flights on another monitor, and the ability to connect to a DJI Mic for audio recording.
The nitty gritties
The Mavic 4 Pro will fly for an extended 51 minutes with its new battery. DJI will once again feature a parallel charging hub that can also consolidate the battery’s charge into whichever has the largest charge, allowing for one last potential flight at the end of a day. This feature comes from the Air 3‘s camera system that was the first to feature this sort of technology.
Finally, the Mavic 4 Pro features the new O4+ transmission system that allows video transmission from up to 30 km away.
And not to forget, the Mavic 4 Pro will see an increase to 64 GB of internal storage, with an upgrade to 512 GB with the creator combo, nearly negating the requirement for a microSD card in the drone to operate.
The U.S. is the only country in which the DJI Mavic 4 Pro will not be available, whereas other DJI drones can be purchased. Hopefully, this will change soon, as many pilots in the states have been patiently awaiting this drone’s arrival.
For those that can purchase the Mavic 4 Pro, it looks like the drone will start at $2,849 with the RC 2 on Amazon Canada.
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