Drone models

Autel's enterprise drone — quad-sensor payload (wide, tele, thermal, laser rangefinder) for inspection, search and rescue, and public safety work.

Autel's prosumer answer to the DJI Air series. 1-inch sensor, no DJI geofencing, and a strong second-source option for pilots who don't want an all-DJI fleet.

Autel's sub-250g answer to the DJI Mini line. 1/1.28-inch sensor, RYYB color filter, no DJI geofencing.

Autel's prosumer flagship — 1-inch sensor, 6K video, and the wind tolerance to compete with the Mavic 3 Classic in real-world working conditions.

DJI's entry-level sub-250g drone — same 249 g body as the Mini 4 Pro but stripped down to a basic 4K camera and OcuSync video transmission. The cheapest legitimate way to get 4K aerial.

DJI's cinewhoop-style FPV drone. Built for first-person aerial cinematography — diving through architecture, sweeping over crowds, dynamic motion shots that traditional Mavics physically can't do.

DJI's smallest drone — 135 g and palm-launchable. Built for hands-free social-media capture, not serious aerial photography.

DJI's flagship sub-250g drone — small enough to skip US registration but with omnidirectional obstacle sensing and 4K/100fps that punches well above its weight class.

DJI's flagship prosumer triple-camera platform. Hasselblad 4/3 main camera, two telephoto sensors, and the wind tolerance to actually finish a shoot in conditions that would ground a Mini.

DJI's dual-camera mid-range workhorse — wide + 3x medium tele in a 720g body. The pragmatic choice for real-estate pilots who want versatility without Mavic 3 prices.

Full-frame 8K cinema drone with dual operator support and CineCore 3.0. The drone you bring to set, not the one you carry to a real-estate listing.

Budget-tier sub-250g — 2.7K video and OcuSync 2.0. Replaced the original Mini SE; itself replaced by the Mini 4K. Common on the used market under $300.

The drone that proved sub-250g could be a real photo/video tool — 1/1.3-inch sensor, vertical shooting, and tri-directional obstacle sensing in a 249 g body. Still excellent in 2026.

The non-Pro Mini 3 — same body as the Mini 3 Pro and same 1/1.3-inch sensor, but no obstacle sensing and a lower-quality video pipeline. Discontinued in 2024 but still common on the used market.

The Mavic 3 family without the tele cameras — same Hasselblad 4/3 main sensor at a meaningfully lower price. The pragmatic working-pro pick if you don't need 70/166mm reach.

Original Avata — DJI's first cinewhoop. Replaced in 2024 by the Avata 2; still common on the used market and a credible budget FPV pick.

The drone that defined the prosumer mid-range for half a decade. 1-inch sensor in a 595g body. Discontinued in 2023 but still common on the used market and a credible Air 3 alternative.

DJI's first-generation racing-style FPV drone. Faster and farther than the Avata line, but bigger and less forgiving in tight spaces.

The original Mavic 3 — Hasselblad 4/3 main + 162mm tele. Discontinued in favor of the Mavic 3 Pro, but still in active service for many working pilots.

Legacy hard-shell prosumer drone with a 1-inch sensor and OcuSync 2.0. Discontinued years ago but still used by some inspection and survey operators who never moved off the platform.

Pocket-sized 125 g 'selfie drone' with full prop guards. Built for fitness creators and casual users who want hands-free POV without the complexity of a Mini.

Parrot's enterprise / public-safety platform — French-built, NDAA-compliant supply chain, and the rare prosumer drone with 4G connectivity for over-the-horizon command-and-control.

Parrot's original consumer Anafi — discontinued but still flown by hobbyists who got into drones in the 2018–2020 era. Lightweight, 4K, no obstacle sensing.

Skydio's enterprise autonomous drone — built and supported in the US, NDAA-compliant, with the best obstacle-avoidance autonomy in the industry. Mostly bought by public safety and DoD.

The autonomous follow-me drone that defined consumer obstacle avoidance. Discontinued in 2023 when Skydio left the consumer market. Used-market pricing has held up surprisingly well.