Help on which drone to get

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Hi guys, I am buying my first drone and would love some or your ideas as which on would be the best. I am a wedding videographer so there are a lot of things to consider for my situation that are unique. Like, I don't have time to be calibrating a drone on the wedding day. So a model that sets up quick is ideal. And I want good footage but I also got to consider that an expensive drone can get stolen, since it will be unsupervised around hundreds of strangers at times. 4K would be nice for room to crop but I will be delivering in 1080p so it isn't necessary. 60p may be more important. I'm actually thinking about the Xiaomi Mi Drone as it's footage is fine and it is huge, No one will be sneaking off with it. What are your guys thoughts?
 
I think the Xiaomi Mi Drone is probably an excellent choice considering your "unique" needs. I've never flown one, but the reviews are very good.

DJI has several features that could delay or interfere with your wedding day plans.
 
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Thanks for the advice guys, and I like that link to Genstattu. Ordering it from China was a bummer. I had it in my cart but then I remembered that you can't get around it's nofly zones. So I have been reading up on it and it seems there are some places that I work often that are pretty close to airports. It seems that DJI will let you fly in it's authorizations zones to some extent where Xiaomi will not let you fly within 3 miles of an airport. But then I read comments from people that are having trouble getting their DJI to work. Anyone here fly in authorization zones?
 
I went ahead and jumped on the BuyDig deal for the Yuneec Typhoon H for 700 with goggles a backpack and the magic wand. I haven't received it yet but I love how it already has the screen built in, so I don't have to set up a phone or something. Do you think that was a good move? Can I still be apart of your cool quadcopter group even though I bought a hexacopter?
 
That's the nice thing about the Typhoon, you don't have to go through the extra step of connecting your iphone to the DJI app. Good luck on your buy, let us know how you like it.
 
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