The rumors had been true, DJI is releasing a brand new Mini 2 SE drone that options a few upgrades over the corporate’s current entry-level drone. Most notably, DJI has outfitted the Mini 2 SE with its in-house OcuSync 2.0 transmission system, that means the drone can now successfully fly greater than twice as distant as the unique Mini SE. That mannequin’s “Enhanced WiFi” system restricted its vary to as much as 4km. The brand new system must also keep a extra secure video feed at higher distances. That mentioned, the addition of OcuSync 2.0 may not be as beneficial because the numbers counsel. Most jurisdictions require that you simply keep a visible line of sight together with your drone, and with a UAV as small because the Mini 2 SE, it’s very doubtless you’ll lose sight of it lengthy earlier than you get an opportunity to fly it 10km away.

Moreover, DJI says the Mini 2 SE can fly for 31 minutes on a single battery cost, a modest improve from the earlier mannequin’s most 30-minute flight time. Apart from these adjustments, the Mini 2 SE is sort of equivalent to the mannequin it’s about to interchange. That’s not essentially a nasty factor. Like its predecessor, the Mini 2 SE weighs lower than 249 grams, that means you’re not required to . The brand new drone additionally carries over the getting older however first rate digicam system discovered on the Mini SE. It comes with a three-axis gimbal and a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor able to capturing 2.7K video and 12-megapixel stills.

The DJI Mini 2 SE will value $369 when it arrives subsequent month. Along with promoting the drone by itself, DJI will provide the Mini 2 SE as a part of a “Fly Extra Combo” bundle that comes with further batteries, substitute propellers and a carrying case for $519.