DJI Mini 4K

Creating a smaller, less fancy product usually means making sacrifices in terms of performance. But, today, even mini drones — that fit into your pocket and weigh less than 250 g — can capture stunning cinematic shots and photos, and that too at a fraction of the cost of larger, more advanced models. Here are the best mini drones on the market right now, based on price, ease of use, camera quality, and flight time.

DJI’s latest sub-250-gram camera drone, Mini 4K, is now available to buy at an incredible price of $299. Despite being highly affordable, this beginner drone can shoot 4K video at up to 30fps with 2x digital zoom and 2.7K footage at up to 60fps. The new DJI Mini 4K further supports video bitrates of up to 100Mbps. All these are significant upgrades compared to the Mini 2 SE, the cheapest-ever camera drone by DJI.

[Update, April 29]: The new DJI Mini 4K drone is now released and available to buy.

DJI has quietly announced the release date of a new 4K mini camera drone for beginners: DJI Mini 4K.