- Rummet Mini 5 Pro is the latest model in DJI’s long -lasting ultra -light range
- Antigravity A1 is the world’s first all-in-one 360-VideOrone
- Both drones should be out at the beginning of 2026
Camera crone fans like me are really spoiled at the moment (yes, maybe not those who live in the United States, but that’s for another time). Not only has newcomers Antigravity entered the market with its A1, a brand new type of drone, but online leaks and rumors strongly suggest that DJI is close to launching the Mini 5 Pro.
As a person undergoing drones for a living, you would probably assume, of these two, I would be more excited about the anti -gravity A1. After all, this is the world’s first 360 drone and takes a completely different approach to video and photo creation.
Plus, it is piloted in a completely different way than most drones by using VR-style glasses headset and one-handed movement-sensitive grip to bring FPV-ish flight to a wide audience. .
On the other hand, the rumored DJI Mini 5 Pro is only the latest iteration in a series of small folded drones going back to the DJI Mavic Mini, which was launched back in 2019.
We get a new mini drone most years and there is nothing very surprising in any of the mini 5 pro’s alleged specifications or features. All of them look exactly the kind of logical progress I would expect the DJI to make in the Mini series’ next model.
So why am I much more excited about the view of the Mini 5 Pro’s arrival than the A1s? For a slightly blurred drone correct reader, should the brand new box-fresh way of the brand new trump the reassuring reliability of yet another DJI release?
The case is – assuming the leaks are accurate, of course – the DJI Mini 5 Pro just seems like the perfect drone for most people, while Antigravity A1 is an unknown amount with much to prove.
Mini drone, maxi expectation
Mini 5 Pro has so much to do for it. There is the hardware and software tribe from DJI that has been over more than a decade of producing affordable, consumer-friendly camera crowns.
If the leaks are correct, the Mini 5 Pro will be the first under-250G drone to come with a 1-inch camera sensor-something that would have been considered almost impossible a few years ago.
To put it into perspective, the current lightest drone that has a 1-inch sensor, DJI Air 2s, weighs 595g. The Mini 5 Pro is rid of weighing less than half of it, which puts it in a category of drone that is subject to far fewer restrictions – especially in my home country in the UK.
Unless they have completed special training, UK-based pilots cannot fly a drone weighing over 250 g over non-involved people, horizontally closer than 50 m to non-involved people or closer than 150 m to housing, recreational, commercial or industrial places. In a place that is densely populated and built like the southeastern England, where I live that excludes almost everywhere you might fly.
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With a under-250G drone, however, the above rules do not apply. You can fly over people (except when in crowds) and fly your drone in all of the above areas. So for hobbyists and occasional flyers (in other words, most drone users) it only makes sense to buy a drone of 249 g or less.
It used to mean compromise on camera quality and features, but with the specifications described in the Mini 5 Pro leaks, such as 4K 120FPS video, I don’t think there’s much compromise required there. And it doesn’t even mention the improved battery life and safety features, including Lidar for navigation at night, mentioned in the leaks.
In short, the DJI Mini 5 Pro is shaped up to be the drone that most drone UK users have been waiting for. It’s one I know I’ve been waiting for a long time.
When we talk about rules and regulations, one thing about anti -grave A1, which many may not be aware that its protective -based control system requires pilots to bring another person as a ‘mockery'[once-flying[whenflying[nårdeflyver[whenflying
In most countries, keep your drone in the line of sight at any time, except when using goggles-when you need someone else with you to keep both eyes on your drone. As a person who usually flies solo, it creates something of a problem for me.
I also have to say that none of what I have said above means that I am somewhat less than gladly looking forward to testing Antravity A1. I have long been a fan of what the Insta360 has achieved with its 360-degree action cameras, such as the Insta360 X5, so the prospect of flying a drone equipped with the same panoramic video recording and reframing refremal after production is a really, truly compelling.
As I said earlier, American camera crone has a lot to look forward to at the moment. But for me, the DJI Mini 5 Pro has the edge of its great practical and sounds like the drone that I am more likely to buy.
