After August 7th, the date when the Mini 5 Pro was (rumored to be) unveiled, has passed, it is clear that the launch has been delayed. According to the always well-informed Jasper Ellens, DJI has postponed the original date - now September is targeted as the launch date. Thanks to a leaked box shot, which Ellens considers genuine, some of the previously only suspected features have now been confirmed, such as a larger camera sensor, better obstacle avoidance and a more flexible gimbal.
DJI Mini 5 Pro
The Mini 5 Pro thus gets features that DJI had already given to the last drone updates, such as true vertical shots. I.e. the vertical image is not recorded by cropping, but by a 90-degree rotation of the camera, thus using the maximum resolution of the rectangular image sensor.
The gimbal should now be rotatable even further than before with 270°, thus enabling even more flexible camera movements - these are not the 360° of the Infinity gimbal of the recently introduced Mavic 4 Pro, but already significantly more than before.
DJI Mini 5 Pro Box-Shot
Likewise, the Mini 5 Pro, like the Air 3 and the Mavic 4 Pro, should get better omnidirectional obstacle avoidance, which, thanks to a LiDAR facing forward in the direction of flight, should also work in poor lighting conditions, thus enabling the avoidance of poorly visible obstacles. With the Mavic 4 Pro, this works by means of 6 new sensors in all directions, which also allow flight at a light intensity of only 0.1 lux.
And of course, the sensor upgrade is also important, which is confirmed with the box shot: The camera sensor of the Mini 5 Pro is actually significantly larger compared to the previous model with a 1" sensor instead of only 1/1.3" before. This brings advantages especially in lowlight performance (and thus also less noise). The video recording should thus be possible with a maximum of 120 fps instead of only 100 fps before. O4 is expected to be used as the transmission system.
DJI Mini 5 Pro FCC Label
Somewhat disappointing is the only slightly extended flight time, which should now be 36 minutes instead of 34 minutes before. The rumors were - based on a leaked FCC label, which showed a significantly enlarged battery from 2,590 mAh to now 4,680 mAh - which should enable a flight time of 50 minutes.
However, this may be due to the fact that the packaging mentions an ultra-light foldable drone, but - in contrast to the Mini 4 Pro - the reference to the weight of less than 249g is missing, which leads to the suspicion that the sensor and obstacle detection upgrade has led to exceeding the important weight limit of 249 grams. This would mean that the Mini 5 Pro would for the first time fall into the somewhat higher drone class C1, which is subject to more requirements, which, in contrast to the C0, requires a small drone license and remote identification of the drone via Remote ID.
DJI Mini 5 Pro Prototype
According to rumors, there should therefore be two different batteries: a lighter one with a shorter flight time, with the help of which the weight is kept below 250g, as well as a larger one, which brings more flight time, but also exceeds the weight limit. Perhaps the latter is the 4,680 mAh model of the FCC label.
Of course, the intelligent flight modes such as ActiveTrack for automatic tracking and recording of certain objects are also on board.
DJI Mini 5 Pro Info on the Box
- Ultralight and foldable - 1" Image Sensor, up to 4K/120fps Video - True Vertical Shooting and 225° Gimbal Rotation for more flexible camera movements - High-quality 48MP-/Medi-Tele mode - Nightscape - Omnidirectional obstacle detection with forward-facing LiDAR - ActiveTrack for running, cycling and more - Flight time: 36 minutes
We now hope that the Mini 5 Pro will really appear in September and look forward to the Neo 2 - of whose development there is also already an FCC label:
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