Drones beta · DJI
The Mavic 4 Pro is kept as a travel and photography drone, and vertical shooting is the feature singled out, but there are too few owner accounts so far to say much more.
One owner spoke well of its vertical shooting. Another wanted it enough to have it delivered before an expected import ban could take effect. One account is too few to call this clear praise.
One owner launched before the drone had a GPS lock. When the controller battery died, Return to Home flew the drone back to the spot where it first found GPS, not the takeoff point. That spot was in a crop field, and the owner had to clear a landing area by hand. This is a single account, too few to call a clear complaint.
The DJI Mavic 4 is sold as the DJI Mavic 4 Pro. It is DJI's top folding camera drone and carries three cameras: a main wide camera, a medium zoom and a longer zoom. It is meant for keen hobbyists and working photographers or filmmakers who want high-end aerial photos and video in a drone that fits in a bag.
| Weight | 1063 g |
|---|---|
| Camera | 100 MP 4/3-inch main camera, 48 MP 1/1.3-inch zoom camera, 50 MP 1/1.5-inch zoom camera |
| Video | Up to 6K at 60 fps HDR, or 4K at 120 fps (main camera) |
| Flight time | 51 minutes |
| Range | 30 km (FCC), 15 km (CE) |
| Obstacle sensing | Vision sensors on all sides, plus forward-facing LiDAR |
| Warranty |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 10, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
At just over 1 kg it is too heavy for the lightest rules, so most countries will require you to register it and may require a pilot test. A 51-minute maximum means more like 35 to 45 minutes of real flying on one battery, which is long for a drone. The 30 km range is a lab number for open, empty land. In real use, local rules require you to keep the drone where you can see it. Sensors on all sides help it stop or steer around obstacles, but the system is switched off in Sport mode.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
The positive accounts come from photographers. Vertical shooting was the feature one owner pointed to, and a former travel photographer cared enough about having this drone to arrange delivery around an expected ban.
Owners describe a few habits to build. Wait for a solid GPS lock before takeoff so the home point is set where you are standing. One owner also added a parachute to their drones as a precaution. One owner compared it with DJI's larger Inspire, a professional platform, and preferred the Inspire. That is a comparison with a bigger, higher-end drone, not a general verdict on the Mavic 4.
No owner here reported a hardware failure. The one problem described is about procedure. Launching without a GPS lock put the home point in the wrong place, which mattered when a dead controller battery triggered Return to Home. The fix is to wait for the lock before taking off. On safety, one owner pointed out that a four-prop drone like this one comes down if it loses a single prop, and added a parachute to limit damage. That owner did not report actually losing a prop.
The long-term record is thin. Each theme here rests on one owner, and none of the accounts describe months of use, battery wear, or repairs. There is not yet enough here to say how the Mavic 4 holds up over time.
From 0 owner accounts that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
8 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
Two questions: how long you have had it, and anything you would like to say about it. Then we ask again as it ages. This helps our mission.
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Among the 0 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 0 described a failure.
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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