DJI Mavic Pro is a small, powerful, foldable drone

To compete with GoPro's first drone Karma, popular drone maker DJI has introduced Mavic Pro. Similar to Karma, the Mavic Pro can be easily folded, making it small enough to fit inside a backpack. It weighs just 743g.

The DJI Mavic Pro can be controlled using its own controller with OcuSync transmission technology that uses the smartphone as a display. The controller has a range of 4.3 mile (7km).

It has Stabilized camera with 3-axis gimbal stabilization. The camera is a 12MP unit with CMOS sensor and is capable of recording 4K video at 30fps, 1080p videos at 96fps and shoot stills with Adobe DNG RAW support.

The drone has a Flight Autonomy mode so that it can avoid obstacles and hover precisely with  visual navigation system consisting of five camera, GPS+GLONASS navigation system, dual ultrasonic range finders and reduant sensor and 24 computing cores. It is backed by 3830mAh battery, which offers 27 minute of flight time.

DJI also introduced an optional DJI Goggles which can display an 85-degree view from the drone in 1080p resolution. It also has a built-in OcuSync technology, to provide live video feeds directly from the drone in the air.

The DJI Mavic Pro is now up for pre-order and shipping will start October 15. It will also be available in mid-October at DJI"s three flagship stores in Shenzen, Seoul and Hong Kong. It is priced at $749 (Rs.50,000) without the remote control and $999 (Rs. 66,350) with remote control.  Additional Mavic Pro Intelligent Flight batteries will cost $89 (Rs. 6,000).

There's also a Mavic Pro Fly More Combo priced at $1299 (Rs. 86,000), which includes Mavic pro, two extra Intelligent Flight Batteries, extra propellers, a charging hub, an adapter, a car charge and a shoulder bag.