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<blockquote data-quote="sassafras" data-source="post: 17857" data-attributes="member: 499"><p>If you are mostly doing stills, you should be fine with the Spark. I was on the fence for quite a bit, and went with the Spark (and have zero regrets). The Spark and Mavic have the same sensors. For video you gain an extra gimbal movement, but the preset flights with the Spark produce nice results very easily. The Mavic gives you RAW formatting, but that is a software thing that may change if DJI wants to (hopefully).</p><p></p><p>The Spark performs poorly under low light, but you even see those complaints against the P4. The Spark tends to blow out specular highlights (white surf foam for example), but you can easily fix this by using the AEB bracketing feature, which gives you 3 exposures. </p><p></p><p>I am smitten with the vertical panos, and they give you HUGE files which helps overcome some of the technical limits. I am still playing around with different apps to handle the merging, but have not settled on a clear winner yet. Pshop works, but only passably. For the HDR merges I use Luminar's Aurora, which lets you throttle back the obvious HDR look. </p><p></p><p>I am actively using the Spark for tourism stuff and we are flying while we are shooting traditional ground stuff. There is a lot of architectural work crossover in what we do, and it handles it aptly. Fly in bright light. Always post-process the files, and you will be well pleased. My gut was that the Spark was a great first drone, AND a handy second drone to have paired with an Inspire, or something much higher end. I never thought I would have a Spark and a Mavic. The Spark is tiny, unobtrusive, can be launched within a few minutes. If you are doing a lot of higher end video, you might want to pick the Mavic. Lastly, there seems to be a slight odd color casting in some of the Mavic's images (in the magenta/green). The Spark seems a bit better balanced IMO. Good luck with your decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 17857, member: 499"] If you are mostly doing stills, you should be fine with the Spark. I was on the fence for quite a bit, and went with the Spark (and have zero regrets). The Spark and Mavic have the same sensors. For video you gain an extra gimbal movement, but the preset flights with the Spark produce nice results very easily. The Mavic gives you RAW formatting, but that is a software thing that may change if DJI wants to (hopefully). The Spark performs poorly under low light, but you even see those complaints against the P4. The Spark tends to blow out specular highlights (white surf foam for example), but you can easily fix this by using the AEB bracketing feature, which gives you 3 exposures. I am smitten with the vertical panos, and they give you HUGE files which helps overcome some of the technical limits. I am still playing around with different apps to handle the merging, but have not settled on a clear winner yet. Pshop works, but only passably. For the HDR merges I use Luminar's Aurora, which lets you throttle back the obvious HDR look. I am actively using the Spark for tourism stuff and we are flying while we are shooting traditional ground stuff. There is a lot of architectural work crossover in what we do, and it handles it aptly. Fly in bright light. Always post-process the files, and you will be well pleased. My gut was that the Spark was a great first drone, AND a handy second drone to have paired with an Inspire, or something much higher end. I never thought I would have a Spark and a Mavic. The Spark is tiny, unobtrusive, can be launched within a few minutes. If you are doing a lot of higher end video, you might want to pick the Mavic. Lastly, there seems to be a slight odd color casting in some of the Mavic's images (in the magenta/green). The Spark seems a bit better balanced IMO. Good luck with your decision. [/QUOTE]
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