A commenter reports successful use of the DJI Mavic Air 3 for basic mapping, noting that while it is not survey-grade, it works reliably.

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        "excerpt": "I don’t have the mini Pro 5 but rather the Mavic Air 3 and I do some basic mapping with it. It’s not going to be survey grade and those people will scoff at it but it does work https://youtu.be/JUcitQlXnWY?si=yRJu3eI7A3t19InB",
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    "post_text": "Hi, I'm from the Czech Republic (EU rules, A1/A3 passed). Budget is max ~30,000 CZK (~1,200 EUR).\n\nPlanned use:\n- Visual roof/facade inspections for small residential buildings\n- Orthomosaics and 3D models of small construction sites and roofs (WebODM)\n- Orientational area/volume measurements (no survey-grade accuracy needed)\n- Occasional photo/video for marketing\n\nI'm leaning towards the DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo (RC2) because of the C0 class (can fly in A1 near people/buildings), 1\" sensor and waypoints. Plan is to plan grid missions in waypointmap.com / Dronelink web and fly them via KMZ in DJI Fly, since there's no SDK support yet.\n\nQuestions:\n1. Is the lack of a mechanical shutter a real problem for this kind of mapping if I fly slowly / stop at each photo?\n2. Any issues with KMZ waypoint missions on the Mini 5 Pro (max waypoints, reliability)?\n3. Would you choose something else in this budget for this use case, considering EU C0 rules?\n\nThanks!",
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