so ive had the mini 4 pro since last spring and i keep seeing people ask if its worth the jump from the mini 3 pro so i figured id just write up what i actually think after flying it a fair amount

the obstacle avoidance is genuinely good, way better than i expected coming from the mini 3. ive had it save itself a couple times in tight spots near trees which the older one definitely wouldve just flown into. the omnidirectional sensing makes a real difference when youre not flying in a wide open field

image quality is honestly hard to tell apart from the mini 3 pro in good light. where it shines is low light ? the 1/1.3 inch sensor does pull more detail out of dawn or dusk shots. if youre mostly flying midday in good weather you might not even notice

battery life is decent, i get around 30 min realistically with the RC2 connected, not the advertised 34. thats fine for most stuff

the thing that bugs me is the price. when i bought it it was like $960 for the fly more combo and honestly... i think the mini 3 pro fly more is the better value unless you specifically need the obstacle avoidance or shoot a lot in low light. thats my actual take after living with it

this pretty much matches what ive heard from a few people in my local club. the low light thing is real, shot some sunset stuff with a friends mini 4 pro and compared it to my mini 3 pro footage and yeah there was a noticeable difference when the light got really flat

i ended up not upgrading mostly because of the price and honestly im still really happy with the mini 3. if i was buying new today though id probably just go straight for the 4 pro and skip the 3 entirely since the price gap has closed a bit

ok this is super helpful im literally deciding between these two right now. one question ? does the mini 4 pro work with the regular RC-N1 controller or do you have to get the RC2? asking because i already have the RC-N1 from my mini 2 and was hoping i could reuse it to save some money