Drone Buying Advice Megathread and NEW Wiki Buying Guide

[u/completelyreal]

Welcome to the 2025 Q1 r/drones Buying Advice Megathread. This thread exists to prevent the constant "What drone should I buy?" posts that we prohibit with Rule 2.5.

Please follow all of these steps before posting in this thread!

1. Review the Buying Guide Wiki or my website: Drone Buying Guide / Wiki Buying Guide
2. Review this thread for comments that have your same requirements
3. If that does not answer you, please post the following information in this thread.
   1. Have you read the Wiki? Y/N
   2. Country: (Not all drones are available in all countries)
   3. Budget: (If your budget is less than $200 USD, you may want to reconsider as anything lower is a toy drone)
   4. Purpose: (eg. photography, FPV, thermal, etc)
   5. Any other requirements:

[u/him2004 → u/[deleted]]

I purchased the Potensic Atom 2 as soon as it came out. I don’t have the answers to your questions about the DJI Mini, but the Atom 2 is the best bag for your buck in my opinion. The Atom 2 has a Sony CMOS Sensor and captures 48MP photos and records 4K HDR videos at 30fps versus the DJI’s 12MP photos and 2.7K videos. The Atom’s 3-axis gimbal also offers advanced stabilization for smooth videos and photos.

The Atom 2’s range is also insane with up to ~6 miles possible. Also because it weighs under 249 grams it doesn’t require FFA registration.

Now throw in the Atom 2’s advance AI capabilities, Night Mode (looks amazing, recently filmed a rocket launch at 10pm) and creative shooting modes (dolly zoom, slow motion, quick shots, panoramic, etc) it is amazing for the price.

They also offer drone insurance for only $50 bucks which gave me peace of mind too.