Tiny glancer

If you want to learn to fly on a budget, DJI’s latest pocketable drone is a wallet-friendly rocket cam with great airborne stamina

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R11500 (with standard controller) / droneworld.co.za

I’m still landing As with all DJI drones, if the Mini 3 loses touch with the control unit (or if you just want it to fly back on its own) a return-to-home function steers it back to its take-off location and lands it. You don’t have to lift a finger.

Step into crispness No collision sensors means no ActiveTrack mode, which means you can’t set this drone to autonomously film you while you do gnarly stuff. It’s a big reason to consider stepping up to the Mini 3 Pro.