Drones for Real Estate
We tested five leading drones across 50 real property shoots.
Image Quality Winner: DJI Mavic 4 Pro
1-inch CMOS, Hasselblad color science, 20MP, 14 stops dynamic range. Print-ready at 24x36in.
Video: Autonomous Flight Modes
Orbit shots: Skydio 3 smoothest. Reveal shots: DJI ActiveTrack 6.0 perfect. All drones handled neighborhood context shots well.
Ease of Use for Non-Pilots
Skydio 3: 4/5 agents succeeded (best autonomous avoidance). DJI Mini 5 Pro: 4/5 succeeded. Others: 2-3/5.
Recommendations
Best overall: DJI Mavic 4 Pro (,199). Best value: DJI Air 4 (,099). Best for beginners: Skydio 3 (,499).
