DJI Lito X1 Fly More Combo Plus drone 48 MP, 52 min, 4680 mAh, grey

The main difference of the Plus kit is the battery: 4680 mAh and 33.51 Wh at 7.16 V. With it the supplier lists a maximum flight time of 52 minutes, which gives one flight enough time to find the angle and shoot several takes. In practice wind, cold and fast flying shorten that. Ascent and descent speed is up to 7 m/s, the drone handles wind up to 10.7 m/s, and the operating temperature is 0 to 40 °C.

The Lito X1 camera has a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor and takes photos of up to 48 MP. A large sensor gathers more light, so evening scenes and shots into the sun show less noise. The field of view is 82.1°. Photos are saved as JPEG and RAW; RAW is for those who edit in photo software and want to set colour and exposure themselves.

The drone records video at up to 60 fps, with a bitrate of up to 130 Mbps at its highest resolution. You can choose the AVC or HEVC (H.265) codec, and files are MP4. The mechanical gimbal tilts the camera from −126 to 67°, rolls ±49° and pans ±30°, so the horizon stays level in the wind and the camera can point straight down. The maximum video resolution is not given in the supplier data.

The supplier lists a maximum operating distance of 32,000 m for the Plus kit. Real range depends on radio interference, obstacles and weather. GPS handles positioning, and the drone has Wi-Fi 6 along with the older 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards, plus Bluetooth 5.4. Footage goes to 42 GB of internal storage or a microSDXC card of up to 1000 GB.

The Lito X1 is a four-rotor quadcopter with two-blade propellers and folding arms, measuring 251 × 183 × 79 mm according to the supplier. The supplier gives its weight as 249 g, the same as the drone with the standard battery; with the larger Plus battery the drone may be heavier, so check the actual weight if flying rules depend on it. Batteries, an RC cable and a screwdriver are in the box.

The Lito X1 Fly More Combo Plus suits people who want the longest possible flight on one battery: landscape photographers waiting for the right light, those filming property or building sites in long passes, and travellers who would rather swap batteries less often. 48 MP RAW photos and 60 fps video cover both stills and clips.