Setting up the Spark is a cinch—just download the DJI GO 4 app for iOS and turn the drone on. The Spark generates a Wi-Fi signal. Connect your iOS device to it and you’re done. Séamus Bellamy/IDG ...

The Spark is, at once, an impressive feat of engineering and a reminder that drones are a ways from being true mainstream devices. It’s DJI’s smallest and cheapest drone by far, and the ...

Spark, DJI's smallest and lightest drone, is not at all imposing like the DJI Phantom series or even the foldable and excellent -- but more expensive -- DJI Mavic Pro.Spark doesn't fold, but at ...

The new Spark is DJI’s smallest, cheapest drone yet The $499 drone can be controlled purely by its user’s hand gestures. Published: May 24, 2017 at 1:18 p.m. ET. Share. Resize.

With the gestures, the Spark can only fly within 10 feet — the idea is to use the tiny drone, which weighs less than a can of soda, per DJI, for things like selfies and group shots, from above.

DJI's newest and smallest drone, the Spark, isn't the most feature-packed, but it's plenty smart. It's a shame the battery life is so short.

When DJI launched its diminutive Spark drone back in May, a key feature was a set of gesture controls that allowed users to ditch the joysticks and fly it with their hands. The Chinese company has ...

DJI has several modes on its Go 4 app to operate the drone more traditionally, but in the limited time I spent with it over the weekend, I didn’t get to fully explore them.

The Spark’s camera can shoot 12 megapixel photos and record 1080p high-def videos. That’s roughly equivalent to a typical smartphone, but it’s not as good as DJI’s higher-end drones, which ...

To complement the camera, the Spark also comes with a wide array of intelligent flying modes. In addition to DJI’s standard offerings like TapFly and Active Track, the drone sports a handful of ...

A spark of genius? DJI bills its new $499, cellphone-sized Spark drone as “the easy and fun camera drone for everyone.” Indeed, Spark opens drone stills and video to a wider market while still having ...