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The DJI Mavic 2 will come in multiple versions, and one has a zoom lens
Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom are for different needs
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Officially speaking, the Mavic 2 doesn’t exist. DJI hasn’t talked about the drone at all, and a launch event originally scheduled for July 18 -- which many thought was for the Mavic 2 -- was cancelled.
But the leaks are piling up, and we now have a pretty good idea about the Mavic 2. The latest culprit? A printed ad in the UK.
People spotted DJI’s upcoming consumer drone on a catalog at UK retailer Argos, which revealed the Mavic 2 with pictures and specs.
The ad reveals two Mavic 2 models -- the Zoom and the Pro. The Pro version has a 1-inch CMOS sensor Hasselblad camera, while the Zoom version has a 2x zoom lens and Dolly Zoom effect.
If you don’t know what a Dolly Zoom effect is -- don’t worry, I didn’t either -- it looks like this:
Both models will be able to transmit video at 1080p for up to 5 miles, and fly at a top speed of 45 mph, comparing to 40 mph for the first Mavic Pro. They can both fly for 31 minutes, an improvement from the first Mavic Pro’s 27 minutes.
Xinmei Shen joined the Post in 2017 and is a technology reporter. She covers content, entertainment, social media and internet culture. Previously, she was with the Post’s tech news site, Abacus. Before that, she was a reporting intern at The Information whilst studying at the University of Hong Kong.
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