The best… portable drones

DJI Mavic Pro The Mavic Pro is a superb (if pricey) all-rounder that fold folds into a package the size of a milk car carton. It can fly up to four miles fr from whoever’s controlling it, for 27 m minutes at a time, and shoots stunning video i in 4k quality (£1,041; www.jessops.com). Parrot Bebop 2 Excellent value value, this drone is sma small and light, making it easy to transport. Battery life is pretty good, giving 25 minutes o of flight time, but the built-in camera is merely average (£450; www.parrot.com).

Zerotech Dobby This micro▲ drone is smaller than an iphone: it fits into a ppocket pocket when folded anda and weighsg weighs just 199g – whichhich means it struggles in windy conditions. It’s s controlled via a smartphone,one, producing decentcent photos but low-quality y video (£235; www. dronesforless. co.uk).

DJI Sppark Spark The Spark is certainlyycertainly compact – it only weighs 3300g 300g – but it can rival much bigger caamera camera drones for quality, with impressipively impressively detailed video and 12MP images. To get the most out of it, though, it’s worth forking out another £159 for the optional controller (£519; www.dji.com).

Propel Sta Star Wars Collection Drone Far better tha than your typical film tie-in, this mini dronedron is available in three forms: an X-W X-wing, a speeder bike or an X1, as flown byb Darth Vader. It’s durable and eas easy to use – though there’s no onboard camera or sm smartphone compatibility (£1 (£160; www.johnlewis.com).