Is DJI Mavic Air still worth it?

I purchased my DJI Mavic Air, Fly More Combo in May 2018 and I like it a lot.

What do I like about DJI Mavic Air

• Small, light and portable – under 450g
• Decent built quality and compact design – the bag that comes with the Fly More Combo is really nice
• 12 MP photo/ 4K video up to 100Mbps
• Affordable – under £1000
• 8GB internal storage
• Quick modes – tripod and object tracking in particular
• Radar compass – when 3G/4G is not available
• Return to Home button on the remote controller
• I can control the drone with the remote controller if the phone battery suddenly dies (luckily I had the drone in sight and managed to land it safely)

What I don’t like about DJI Mavic Air

• Return to Home pop up box
• Poor video/photo quality in low light situations
• In less than 1 year the battery will not last 15-17 minutes anymore (~12 minutes)

What irritates me about DJI Mavic Air

• The camera’s clip-on cover is awkward  – already lost mine
• Inserting/removing the MicroSD is fiddly

What I wished DJI Mavic Air would have

• A way to manage/format the MicroSD card without having to pair it first.
• Automatic pairing to a certain device.
• A small display built into the controller.
• A better way to clamp the phone on the controller
• USB-C port for charging as well as data transfer
• More internal storage
• Battery life could be better than 17 minutes
• No horizontal crop when switching from stills to video mode
• Dedicated exposure control button
• A better 4 bays charger design because is very difficult to put the batteries on the change in low light situations

For the full Mavic Air Specs – https://www.dji.com/uk/mavic-air/info

Check out this amazing 4K video I captured with this ‘baby’ in the Lake District recently:

Purchase

In conclusion, YES the DJI Mavic Air is still worth it. I recommend getting the DJI Mavic Air Fly More Combo.