In many ways we are living in the future that science fiction has teased for years: An era of self-driving cars, planned space tourism, touch-based pocket computers (which we call smartphones) and flying cameras — better known as drones. And like smartphones, it has taken only a few years for drones to drop from “extremely pricey niche device” to “expensive but possible purchase.”
DJI’s Phantom 4 quadcopter, which shipped this year, illustrates the pattern perfectly. At a retail cost of $1,317, it delivers great new features while lowering the learning curve, making this new Phantom more accessible, even to beginners.