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We'd say that, when you're looking at small toys under 50g, like some of those on this list, then with a bit of supervision (and patience) a child as young as four can have a go, while about age 8 they should be able to keep one of their own. Non-camera devices with cameras on them, such as drones, tend to be held back by having annoyingly small sensors. You don't like using an app: The controller on this drone doesn't come with a screen, so you'll need to attach your smartphone via a cable to fly the drone with the DJI Fly App. I. for subject tracking, and –in the optional ‘Wizard’ kit – a beach-ready drone which can land on water or fly in the rain.
The Mambo is a bit of a toy, as evidenced by the presence of gripping arm and pellet-shooting gun attachments in the box, but it’s a decent starter drone.
And although you can also shoot photos in JPEG format, this isn’t the type of drone for stills photography.
The main camera and the medium telephoto offer the most functionality, but all three can capture video in Apple ProRes and the Normal colour profile alongside photos in Raw and JPEG. We see this as a slightly cut-down Mavic 3 Pro which, in the trimming, has actually become that bit easier to use, though it still gets all the cool features like AI subject tracking and even Waypoints, plus excellent battery life,not to mention weighing a bit less.In fact, compared to the original’s launch, there are some advantages –the subject tracking, panorama capture, and other functions are all working from day one, and are pretty high-end.