The DJI Flip drone makes drone videography and photography effortless. With impressive image quality and flying made simpler than ever, the drone invites visual creators to step up their work and add beautiful shots to their portfolios. It features palm takeoff without a remote controller, subject tracking powered by AI, automatic footage beautification at export, and many other functionalities designed to make your job easy, efficient, and fun.
In addition, it weighs about as much as an apple! Gone are the days of leaving the drone behind due to weight or size; this tiny flier will be with you wherever you go.
Key Features of the DJI Flip Drone
- AI subject tracking
- Compact design with foldable full-coverage propeller guard
- 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor
- Video capabilities: 4K/60fps HDR video, 4K/100fps slow motion, 2.7K vertical shooting
- DJI Flip Intelligent Flight Battery with 31-Min maximum flight time and fast charging
- Weighs less than 8.78 oz (249 g)
What’s New About the DJI Flip?
The drone was designed for extreme versatility and ease of use. That’s the main novelty here. This drone is no longer a complicated piece of gear that requires a steep learning curve and flying practice. Instead, it is a small, lightweight object that takes off from your palm and follows you around while you record a new vlog episode. You get exquisite image quality, well-focused shots, and dynamic angles without lifting a finger. Check out the DJI Flip’s features that will change the way you think about drone videography and photography.
Compact and Innovative Design
This is the first DJI drone with a foldable full-coverage propeller guard made of carbon fiber. The result is a safe, durable, and lightweight design that allows users of all skill levels to fly it. Furthermore, because the drone weighs so little (less than 8.78 oz (249 g)), training or examination is not required for flying one in most countries and regions.
And there is more. The drone flies off from your palm with no remote controller required. You can just put it in your pocket and fly it whenever it feels convenient. Taking aerial shots no longer requires meticulous preparations, long training hours, and carrying heavy gear.
Advanced AI Subject Tracking
AI subject tracking means you can keep the subject in focus effortlessly. The drone acts like a personal director, adjusting its position however necessary to maintain the subject in focus. This is extremely useful when you hike, bike, or climb and must focus on what you are doing instead of what the drone filming you is doing. AI subject tracking is also useful if you are a beginner and haven’t yet mastered the art of flying a drone. Instead of trembling, hesitating shots, you get accurate focus and smooth footage.
Impressive Video Capabilities
The new DJI drone is equipped with a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor that allows it to capture 48MP photos. In addition, it features a high dynamic range thanks to the Dual Native ISO Fusion technology for astonishing shots in any lighting conditions, a wide maximum aperture (f/1.7) for deep depth of field and brighter images, and 2.4μm 4-in-1 pixels for exquisite detail.
In terms of photography, the drone’s 4x zoom, HDR imaging, and scene recognition ensure beautiful photos that are sharp and detailed. For videography, the drone offers true-to-life quality thanks to its 4K/60fps HDR video capabilities. Furthermore, you can infuse your footage with aesthetic slow-motion shots at 4K/100fps and vertical shots at 2.7K. The 10-bit D-Log M color mode delivers accurate colors and leaves plenty of room for editing.
Intelligent Shooting Modes for Videography and Photography
However, you may not need much editing because this drone can automatically beautify your footage at transfer. Furthermore, it can produce professional-grade work from your footage. The drone features four intelligent shooting features:
- MasterShots – automatically performs camera movements, shoots multiple videos, and edits them with music and effects for cinematic footage;
- Hyperlapse – captures timelapse footage at up to 4K horizontally and 2.7K vertically;
- FocusTrack – follows a subject using one of the three available tools, ActiveTrack, Spotlight, and Point of Interest;
- Panorama – captures 180-degree, wide-angle, vertical, and sphere panoramic photos.
In addition, the drone offers six intelligent shooting modes that enable it to provide dynamic angles and drone moves. The six modes are Dronie, Circle, Rocket, Spotlight, Helix, and Boomerang.
Easy Flying
Flying a DJI Flip drone is safe and easy. For automatic braking, the drone is equipped with the 3D Infrared Sensing System, which is effective even at night. The 1080p/60fps video transmission is supported up to 13km, which means you can capture vast landscapes without losing clarity or details.
Throughout the flight, you control the drone via the DJI Fly app, and you can use only one hand for that. But if that’s not possible, you can use voice control instead. In addition, you can transfer the footage to the app and even edit it directly in the app.
The battery gives you up to 31 minutes of flight time. However, with the help of the DJI Flip Parallel Charging Hub, you can charge two batteries at the same time and keep them at hand for quick battery changes whenever needed.
Who Should Buy This Drone?
The new DJI drone is a perfect fit for vloggers, photographers, and videographers with little or no drone experience who want to expand their portfolios and produce professional work. It is extremely easy to use, versatile, and worry-free, so everyone can reap the benefits of aerial shots without any of its drawbacks.
It is also extremely useful to creators who shoot on the move and like to document their travels, hikes, and outdoor adventures. The drone is lightweight and won’t add too much weight or take too much space in their backpacks. It also supports voice controls, which means the creator can easily pilot the drone and pose for the footage. And the AI subject tracking feature releases them from any worry about keeping the subject in focus.
Comparable DJI Drones
DJI offers the DJI Air, specifically designed for travel photography, and the DJI Neo, specifically designed for vlogging. The DJI Air features outstanding image quality thanks to its two cameras: a wide-angle 50MP 1-inch CMOS sensor camera and a medium telephoto 48MP 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor camera. It has a high 14-stop dynamic range, video transmission up to 20km, and 45 minutes of flight time. However, compared to the DJI Flip, it’s heavy and not exactly small. It weighs 25.54 oz (724g).
The DJI Neo, on the other side, is small, compact, and lightweight (4.76 oz (135g)). It features palm takeoff, AI subject tracking, and all the easy control methods a vlogger may need. However, it has a small sensor, 1/2-inch, and can only take 12MP still photos. Video capabilities are also a bit lower: 4K/30fps and 1080p vertical recording. The maximum flight distance is 7km, and the maximum flight time is only 17 minutes.
The new DJI Flip takes the best features of each of these two drones and packs them into one versatile, portable, and adaptable little device.
Final Thoughts
If you want to enhance your creativity without too much bother, take on drone photography and videography without the need for a steep learning curve, and produce high-quality still images and videos effortlessly, check out DJI’s new drone. It combines strong performance with modern design and a user-friendly mentality, providing exactly the features a vlogger, travel photographer, professional videographer, or simply visual content enthusiast needs: the opportunity to focus on storytelling rather than on technical aspects.
