DJI Mini SE - Camera Drone with 3-Axis Gimbal, 2.7K Camera, GPS, 30-min Flight Time, Reduced Weight, Less Than 0.55lbs / 249 Gram Mini Drone, Improved Scale 5 Wind Resistance, Gray

I’m a total novice, and I heard good things about the DJI brand, and this was available at a good price. You also don’t need a license to fly it either. It was very easy to set up, the app was simple to use and everything is obvious. I was off and flying in no time.Flying is simple and requires little by the way of experience. There’s no latency between drone movement and what you see on your smartphone screen. Very quiet as well. I absolutely love flying this little thing, it’s a perfect introduction.A couple of downsides - it doesn’t have its own box, so you’re either going to need to keep in the box it came with or pay out for something. Extra batteries appear to be an issue - I’ve yet to find any, and those that are available are heavier than the one provided which knocks it over that all important 250g. You will need a memory card - you can’t seem to store a flight recording directly onto your phone.If you’re on the fence about this - just go for it. Well priced, robust, lightweight, easy to use, great for a novice, don’t even think twice!

I wanted to buy a drone for a beginner and after some research based on weight,usability, and pricing I brought the DJI mini SE. I'm really pleased with the drone as it's easy to fly once understand the basic mechanics and controls . My first flight was in my apartment but I wouldn't recommend this as it's ended up crashing into things. It needs space. Since this I've take out to the local park and the pictures and videos are great for a beginner. I went out even when it was windy and it still manage to take some good footage. The only problem I have is that you lose connection frequently, so I haven't flown it that far as it returns back to automatically when you lose connection I think this is down to living in a city.Looking forward to taking this less built up space

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