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Aloha Aardvark,
The Mavic has obstacle avoidance that is supposed to work in Sport mode. And the new DJI goggles are supposed to have 1080p resolution (when they come out - emphasis on when). Both are in theory at this point, but if they work, the Mavic will be very responsive to those who want to avoid damage to their AC.
It is kind of like the difference between an accident and a crash. Most damage to DJI products are due to crashes - the operator screwed up. So the owner has to replace a part or parts. An accident on the other hand is not due to operator error and the warranty has to cover the damage. It is a design consideration that the easiest parts to suffer damage in either case are easily replaced and inexpensive. As a different example, that is how racing quads are designed and built. A lot of lessons are being learned in the racing marketplace.
As a platform, the Mavic may end up being the next generation of the Phantom platform. It may also end up constrained by the limits of a flying sport camera niche (damage and vulnerability) as you noted. This is the future I was noting earlier that we are a part of. But with our Phantoms, we will still have equipment that will not be obsolete for another half dozen years because the camera resolutions are still way ahead of the monitors and TVs in terms of marketplace production and cost.
BTW, we are the ones who are paying for the reduced price of the Mavic with our Phantoms. We paid good prices for good technology that needed market testing. As owners, we tested the DJI GO and firmware interfaces with the Phantom technology. That information and the information from this Forum are invaluable to DJI and their ability to make the Mavic succeed. As owners of Phantoms, we can claim some credit for the success of the Mavic should it occur both for funding the product and testing the technology.
The Mavic is not a competitor of our Phantoms, it is our offspring since we are partners of DJI in this family of advanced technology. And when a Mavic has a success or a problem, we will be the first non-DJI employees to know and understand why it succeeded or had a problem. Should we decide to participate in the Mavic revolution, like we participated in the Phantom revolution, we will have a leg up on those who are only now trying to become familiar with the DJI GO app and how DJI products work. As Forum members and Phantom owners, we are in a very unique position and fortunate to have this opportunity to participate in the future of drone operations.
Aloha and Drone On! |
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