DJI - Air 2S

As person who has both Air 2s (with 1’ sensor) and Mini 4 pro I would say yes if you want quite noticeable increase in IQ. But wait for any good reviews.

I already have the 1-inch sensor on my Air 2S, but I end up using the Mini 3 Pro more — it’s discreet and attracts less Karens than the louder Air 2S. The upgraded sensor alone sells me.

I just looked on eBay and I'm not seeing these high selling prices. I have an Air 2S I'd sell if I can get close to what I paid for it, but looks like they're still going for like $500 on eBay (with some accessories).

This is my main drone. I can push and pull the colours so much better than my mini 4 pro and air 2s.

Just a heads up—I grabbed five of the Air 3S combos with the regular controller from Adorama earlier today. They actually have plenty in stock. Skip the eBay listings claiming “only 1–7 left”—they’re almost always grey market, overpriced, and usually ship from Korea or one of the Indo-China regions with sketchy terms. Adorama’s site is a mess right now (can’t add to cart, checkout fails, DJI pages throwing 404s), but if you **call**, you can still place an order directly. Meanwhile, the RC 2 controller alone is going for **$1,000–$1,200**, up from $600 just yesterday. Prices have doubled overnight like it's wartime ration gear. Honestly, I wish I’d pulled a Costco move and gone in with friends to buy 200 units of the Air 2S or Air 3 before this market exploded. You could list the combo at $10K and people would still buy—at least until the shipping backlog clears and pricing settles closer to MSRP. Also worth noting: **DHL is hammering people with “handoff” fees** between $50 and $200, *on top* of normal shipping costs. Feels like straight-up extortion. And here’s the part no one’s talking about—ports like LA, NJ, and Miami are a total mess. Cargo containers full of DJI gear are going missing or getting “held,” and if you think it’s not an inside job, I’ve got a bridge to sell you. There’s a real sense that organized groups, maybe even with mafia ties, are cherry-picking hot cargo before it even hits the system. Look, I love DJI. Yeah, it’s state-linked, but the tech is legit. What we get here in the West is just the consumer-grade stuff—they’re likely developing DARPA-level projects behind closed doors. The idea that my drone is a national security threat is laughable when the U.S. already has 1" eGIS terrain data, hyperspectral satellite imagery, and an always-on IoT network tracking everything down to our light bulbs. But with Remote ID now tying all of us to centralized drone data, and with another DJI blacklist bill back in play, the threat isn’t the drones—it’s that someone at the FAA, or worse, someone tweeting from a toilet, could *brick every DJI drone in the U.S.* in one night. No DJI Care, no repairs, no parts, no resale value. Just fleets of grounded gear and thousands of professionals screwed. We should’ve treated DJI stockpiles like GME (Game Stop) shares, but instead the ports knew what was coming since they talked about doing this durning the election eun-up — and now they’ve got the golden containers warehoused someplace while the rest of us are fighting over whatever they feel like gaming over a million Amazon and eBay FSBO scams going on this second. GAHHH!! lol APS: If my Air 2S flown for over 1600 miles and owned for 4+ years didn't decide to watch it's final sunset from about 10,000ASL in the high Rockies a few weeks ago, and drop lto terminal velocity through the thin air of about 400 feet after an un-happy battery released itself med-flight at the opportunity to be set free into the heavens, likely only to reappear in a glacier in a few thousand years, a few thousand feet down the mountain lol. Or maybe a mountain goat will find it swollen & leaking lithium, and use it as a salt lick until eventually turning into a the infamous Yeti? Anyway was amazingly able to recover the drone, and will never fly without an AirTag velcro'd somewhere on them again! sure lifesaver more than once, including one theft. So yeah... drones are way too expensive. >\_< Dont even get me started on commercial drone insurance costs and how they absolutely rake this nitch of ppl bloody with so many stupid fees. Like how the hell is it more expensive and dangerous for me to fly a 0.70 lb drone around a field, than it is for me to drive my 4,000lb SUV at 75mph through 5-lane rush hour traffic ?! Oh yeah.. cause its federal air space, they say. Good thing the firmware kids have already gotten into the super encrypted Air 3S and new Mavic firmwares according to many of the sub-reds and other "deeper" forums filled with ppl talking about this stuff and the blocks. And yep you guessed it - the knowledge gained in the last 2-4yrs alone across the Ukraine incld ed printed parts, cheap microprocessors running off-the-shelf relatively simple code systems like Raspberry Pi and others. The advant of fiber spooled drone comms, etc. Shit's gonna be bananas as we already see record rone swarms every month from countries like China who dominate. Fly safe ya'll!

Just my opinion, but overpriced drones are also not worth it. And yeah, I'm pretty much looking explicitly at DJI and autel when I say that.. I remember when DJI did not inflate their prices so much. I've had affordable drones from them. Mavic Air 2, great drone at a great price. Ever since the air 2s came out it's like they really took premium pricing to a whole other level. The 2s was basically adding obstacle avoidance and roughly doubling the price of the air 2. While it's a comparison of two different categories, one being prosumer and the other being professional, my x8 tele max was mine (on sale) for $400, and have loved it ever since. I can identify buildings 30 km away with it at 400 ft. That drone has 90% of the capabilities of the mavic 3 Enterprise, which starts at $4,500. Could the fimi step into the mavic 3 enterprises role at a corporation? No, definitely not. Mainly due to the lack of software integration. It could easily replace the M3E at many smaller businesses, however. Anyways I'm just ranting about how expensive DJI has gotten. While at it, I think I need to mention that the ability to take 360° photospheres should be standard on pro camera drones. That is a feature that is more useful than many realize. Anybody out there with a DJI drone, and in need of a hobby, look at major points of interest in your city and if there isn't an aerial 360 panorama in place already for a location, take one with your drone and post it on Google maps. Pretty soon you'll dominate the entire region because people like Aerial shots for those places better, almost universally. I'm up to 36 million views on Google maps for what was essentially a hobby where I would stop somewhere interesting after work on my way home. Now the entire front page for Eugene is full of [my shots](https://maps.app.goo.gl/4ejX4Etfk7GExQA8A?g_st=ac). It was fun.

Your iPhone won't overheat. If you're using the variant without the screen, the remote is doing all the heavy lifting and not stressing your antenna chips on the phone. Personally, I would recommend going with current gen drones, Mini 4, Air 3, Air 3S, Neo, Avata 2. If you go down a generation, the only drone I would recommend is the Air 2S, or Mini 4K. But their remotes are NOT compatible with any forward generation of drones. Tariffs, and price gouging is affecting drones across the board with imports being blocked, and you'll unfortunately have to suffice with third party if you live in the US as you will very unlikely clear customs with overseas import buying new. You'd have to Ebay, or use like Adorama. Air 3S is being scalped for 2K+ (supply & demand really), and Air 3 non S variants are still within reasonable prices including screened remote 1100-1400. Mini 4's is increasing in price significantly these last few weeks, floating around 1K+ $300 over MSRP. You won't be able to find a Mavic 3 Pro or Mavic 3 anywhere either, unless you just buy the drone itself.

Thats for sure just a normal dji drone. They can transmit easily up to 10km with flighttimes around 20-30minutes. The camera angle are typical for a "non professional" pilot. For example: DJI Mini 3 DJI Mavic Air 2s , 3 pro, 4 pro etc... A custom built fpv drones like i fly them, could reach even more distance. some people are using fpv videotransmitting systems on fixed wings. (basically a littel airplane) with an analog ground station its easily possible to reach distances of 40km+ Always funny to see the "drone over the airports" news XD they are having normal signal lights. Guess what. you could start your dji drone 5-10km away from the airport and fly to it. Yes they normally have geofencing, but even for dji drones their are "hacked" firmwares out there. The ukraine and russia are using modified firmwares. They use normal dji drones as mavic 3-4 pro for scouting and custom built fpv drones for throwing the bombs or kamize drones. And someone in the comments mentioned already, there are aswell LTE modules nowadays. In theory with that you can fly unlimited distances as long as you stay close to modern civilsation with LTE antennas. There is a fixed wing video on youtube doing a 100km round trip with LTE from one island to another. Not going to post it, due i don't want to "expose" the other pilot, because this kind of flights from private persons are not permitted at all most of the times. And here is an example from DJI LTE-module: [https://store.dji.com/hu/product/dji-cellular-dongle-lte-usb-modem?vid=112071&set\_region=HU&from=site-nav&\_gl=1%2A1e4l7b6%2A\_up%2AMQ..%2A\_ga%2AMTMyNTYxOTI1Mi4xNzYwNzgzMDQ0%2A\_ga\_HXRDE344GS%2AczE3NjA3ODMwNDMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjA3ODMwNDMkajYwJGwwJGgw](https://store.dji.com/hu/product/dji-cellular-dongle-lte-usb-modem?vid=112071&set_region=HU&from=site-nav&_gl=1%2A1e4l7b6%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2AMTMyNTYxOTI1Mi4xNzYwNzgzMDQ0%2A_ga_HXRDE344GS%2AczE3NjA3ODMwNDMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjA3ODMwNDMkajYwJGwwJGgw) # GEO-Fencing dji since 2025: DJI has removed its geofencing software that automatically prevented drone flights in restricted areas, such as near airports and prisons. As of early 2025, the DJI app will now only display warnings for these zones, which pilots can bypass. Therefore, to avoid geofencing, no action is needed because the system is no longer a restriction; however, users are solely responsible for knowing and following all airspace rules and regulations.  How to fly now * **Be aware of restrictions:** Understand that even though the drone will not be blocked, you are responsible for knowing and following all airspace restrictions, such as those around airports, military bases, and government buildings. * **Follow the warnings:** The app will still provide warnings when you are near a restricted area, but these warnings can be dismissed, and the drone will be able to take off. * **Prioritize safety and legality:** It is crucial to avoid flying in restricted areas to comply with local laws and ensure safety, even if the geofencing system has been removed. 

I got a new Air 2S from Amazon for similar reasons. $800 or so all in. It's out of production but the price was right.

$600 used Mavic Air2s will work just fine. Your customers work with you, cuz they trust you and possibly like you. 98% of the realtors have no clue about bit rates or resolution. If you’re gunning for this guys business, then ya, you’ll need expensive gear. As a newb there’s No reason to buy the expensive gear until you’ve mastered, and crashed, less expensive drones. My 02