DJI's Tiny, Affordable "Spark" Could Be a Great First Drone

At $500, the DJI Spark gives you all the features of a high-end drone with a cost that's a little bit lower.


Unless you are trying to haul yourself into the sky, you probably don't want a drone the size of a large dog. That's why drone makers are trying to build smaller, cheaper drones with the same capabilities as their larger cousins. DJI's latest drone, the Spark, may have succeeded.

The Spark is DJI's smallest drone yet, even smaller than DJI's previous smallest drone, the Mavic Pro. The Spark is about the same size and weight as a soda can, but it still holds a 12 megapixel camera and 16 minutes of battery life.

But the best feature of the Spark is the price: while the Mavic Pro costs about a thousand dollars, the Spark will only cost half that, making the $500 Spark a great choice for anyone looking to get into the drone hobby without breaking the bank. Of course there are also much cheaper, but also much less sophisticated, microdrones that cost under $100.

And for that extra money, the Spark also comes with a number of features that make flying the drone a lot easier. It has intuitive gesture controls so you can fly it without using a controller, and it has built-in motion tracking to keep important people or objects in frame.

The Spark comes in five colors: red, green, blue, yellow, and white. It ships on June 15 and is available for preorder now.

Source: DJI

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