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Pav Guliani
Великобритания
Добавлен 9 июл 2014
Hello, i'm Pav and i'm a filmmaker from London and have been shooting videos on Sony mirrorless cameras since late 2014. I mainly shoot weddings, travel and corporate videos and regularly share them on here a long with some Vlogs, gear reviews and recommendation/tutorial videos.
I have learnt A LOT about making videos from watching other youtube channels and feel as though its only right that I contribute with what I know which may help you or it may be as simple as sharing something that I have learnt from someone else that has helped me to create better video.
I'll be posting on here regularly so it maybe worth you subscribing but if not then its cool.
I have learnt A LOT about making videos from watching other youtube channels and feel as though its only right that I contribute with what I know which may help you or it may be as simple as sharing something that I have learnt from someone else that has helped me to create better video.
I'll be posting on here regularly so it maybe worth you subscribing but if not then its cool.
DJI AVATA 2 // What the Influencers did NOT tell you
Found this video helpful? feel free to Buy me a coffee to help pay for a helmet that i'll need to wear whilst flying the avata 2 from now on :). - www.buymeacoffee.com/pavguliani
Must have FPV Tools:
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Soldering Iron - geni.us/U4WJ0Q
Solder - geni.us/OxzJ
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Lipo bag - geni.us/ApWZ2va
FPV Lanyard - geni.us/awkMOrG
Radios:
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Radiomaster zorro - geni.us/MhEO
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How to Charge FPV lipos:
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Must have FPV Tools:
Flux Pen - geni.us/HFG1XA
Soldering Iron - geni.us/U4WJ0Q
Solder - geni.us/OxzJ
Smokestopper - geni.us/pjDBaBL
Prop nut - geni.us/8wD1Jr
Screwdriver - geni.us/jiYbxO
Soldering Practicing boards - geni.us/5UqgUcH
Loud Beeper - geni.us/xWzUb4
Lipo bag - geni.us/ApWZ2va
FPV Lanyard - geni.us/awkMOrG
Radios:
TBS Tango 2 - geni.us/zoWBsJn
Radiomaster zorro - geni.us/MhEO
Crossfire module For Zorro and Mambo RC- geni.us/qoauiz8
How to Charge FPV lipos:
ruclips.net/video/IJiqTWvymCA/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/n3urB...
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Geprc Mark 5 Review for Cinematic FPV
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Found this video helpful? feel free to Buy me a coffee to quench my coffee addiction haha :). - www.buymeacoffee.com/pavguliani AMAZING FC and ESC Stack: geni.us/uzwUmMZ The best Cinematic Frame: geni.us/F1k9 Motors I Use: geni.us/IBwIz Must have FPV Tools: Flux Pen - geni.us/HFG1XA Soldering Iron - geni.us/U4WJ0Q Solder - geni.us/OxzJ Smokestopper - geni.us/pjDBaBL Prop nut - geni.us/8wD1Jr Sc...
Shimbol Memory 1 Monitor/Recorder Review
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Buy This Amazing Monitor Here! - geni.us/NdQMW Link to TP Mini Wireless video Transmission System - geni.us/c2NLZaL Check out more of their products here! - zeroone-video.com/ My Video about False Colour: ruclips.net/video/Ur8z6Nicj8M/видео.html Gear used to shoot this video: A-Camera: geni.us/Xxi5j5K B-Camera: geni.us/OfM5 Gimbal I use: geni.us/hEx2Xx Favourite 85mm Lens! geni.us/XvOr2af Wide ...
Start FPV in 2024 // Ultimate Beginners guide
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Found this video helpful? feel free to Buy me a coffee to quench my coffee addiction haha :). - www.buymeacoffee.com/pavguliani FPV Lanyard - geni.us/awkMOrG Must have FPV Tools: Flux Pen - geni.us/HFG1XA Soldering Iron - geni.us/U4WJ0Q Solder - geni.us/OxzJ Smokestopper - geni.us/pjDBaBL Prop nut - geni.us/8wD1Jr Screwdriver - geni.us/jiYbxO Soldering Practicing boards - geni.us/5UqgUcH Loud B...
World's Smallest FPV Drone For Epic Cinematic Shots!
Просмотров 6 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Meet the Word's Smallest Cinematic FPV Drone that weighs only 102g and holds a full size 4k 50fps Camera! The technology we have in the world now to get epic aerial shots is becoming insane! Get yours here via this affiliate link betafpv.com/products/pavo-pico-brushless-whoop Improve your editing with these AE Juice Plugins: AEJuice Free Plugins geni.us/gghrw AEJuice I Want It All Bundle geni.u...
DJI's BIG Mistake with the Avata 2
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What you guys think? DJI missed a trick here?? Sub250 Dollyfly (completely UNaffiliated Link) sub250.com/en-gb/products/dollyfly25-o3-4s-cinewhoop Improve your editing with these AE Juice Plugins: AEJuice Free Plugins geni.us/gghrw AEJuice I Want It All Bundle geni.us/yzV9BJ1 My initial DJI AVATA Review: geni.us/KtdRLk 7 Months AVATA review: geni.us/8xPS88 SFX editing Video: geni.us/mfAE Buy th...
Unlocking Cinematic Fpv Secrets With DJI Avata 2 and Avata 1 - Expert Tips Revealed!
Просмотров 31 тыс.8 месяцев назад
I wish I knew these tips when I first started! Just a compilation of everything i've learnt over the past 4 years flying cinematic fpv. Hope it's useful for you guys. Cheers! Improve your editing with these AE Juice Plugins: AEJuice Free Plugins geni.us/gghrw AEJuice I Want It All Bundle geni.us/yzV9BJ1 My initial DJI AVATA Review: geni.us/KtdRLk 7 Months AVATA review: geni.us/8xPS88 SFX editin...
DJI Avata in 2024 !? - Still Worth it ?
Просмотров 15 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Been flying the avata now for 7ish months and as promised here is an updated review. Is it still worth buying in 2024? Who is this drone actually for? Watch on to find out. My initial DJI AVATA Review: ruclips.net/video/SbyMcG34O2s/видео.html Buy the DJI Avata here: geni.us/cvRxh MY FPV Gear: FPV Drone: geni.us/CyebAHA DJI Drone: geni.us/vZjtPXf Remote Controller: geni.us/vRnU Goggles: geni.us/...
K&F Concept Alpha Camera Backpack 25L - Review
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Link to the Bag in this Video - bit.ly/3GqMyQj Get 10% off anything in the K&F Shop when you use the discount code "PAV" (Offer ends 31.12.23) Gear used to shoot this video: A-Camera: geni.us/Xxi5j5K B-Camera: geni.us/OfM5 Gimbal I use: geni.us/hEx2Xx Favourite 85mm Lens! geni.us/XvOr2af Wide Zoom Lens: geni.us/Py8u 28-75mm Zoom Lens: geni.us/CCZIw Variable ND filter: geni.us/nKCom BEST Mics fo...
DJI AVATA in the Lake District
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Little teaser from my Last video with some lovely DJI Avata Shots in the beautiful Lake District Full Video here ruclips.net/video/PRpFGdCUdGg/видео.htmlsi=ILox9hZbFuvbEYcu MY FPV Gear: FPV Drone: geni.us/CyebAHA DJI Drone: geni.us/vZjtPXf Remote Controller: geni.us/vRnU Goggles: geni.us/69dXB Batteries: geni.us/BBgn Battery Charger: geni.us/D417RUm GoPro Hero 10: geni.us/RM6o GoPro Hero 8 Blac...
Insta 360 GO 3 // cinematic Vlog from the Lake District
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Get the insta 360 Go 3 Here via this link geni.us/mLuJ check out wild in style here - www.wildinstyle.co.uk/ MY FPV Gear: FPV Drone: geni.us/CyebAHA DJI Drone: geni.us/vZjtPXf Remote Controller: geni.us/vRnU Goggles: geni.us/69dXB Batteries: geni.us/BBgn Battery Charger: geni.us/D417RUm GoPro Hero 10: geni.us/RM6o GoPro Hero 8 Black: geni.us/Fh3E Gopro Mount: geni.us/7V8HmH Soldering Iron: geni...
DJI AVATA // What the influencers did NOT tell you
Просмотров 107 тыс.Год назад
Been testing the DJI Avata now for about a month and decided to put a video together on my thoughts about this Drone. Music in this video from: geni.us/l2BryA My Video about Cinewhoops: geni.us/AUBDw MY FPV Gear: FPV Drone: geni.us/CyebAHA DJI Drone: geni.us/vZjtPXf Remote Controller: geni.us/vRnU Goggles: geni.us/69dXB Batteries: geni.us/BBgn Battery Charger: geni.us/D417RUm GoPro Hero 10: gen...
Creative London B-roll // Sony A7Siii + DJI RS3
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Some creative b-roll Footage and transitions from a little shoot in my lovely London! Gear used to shoot this video: A-Camera: geni.us/Xxi5j5K B-Camera: geni.us/OfM5 Gimbal I use: geni.us/hEx2Xx Favourite 85mm Lens! geni.us/XvOr2af Wide Zoom Lens: geni.us/Py8u 28-75mm Zoom Lens: geni.us/CCZIw Variable ND filter: geni.us/nKCom BEST Mics for Weddings! geni.us/dd2w21 Monopod: geni.us/KMrE Camera B...
FPV SHOWREEL 2023 // My Most EPIC Shots!
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UK Based FPV Pilot Available for Hire Instagram: @pavgulianifilmmaker Email: pav@ikkiproductions.com 🎵 in this video from: www.epidemicsound.com/referral/81a4qq (30 Day free trial with this link) A Selection of some of my favourite FPV shots so far! Thanks so much to all the amazing clients i've been able to shoot for and very grateful to have been able to fly my FPV drone in some absolutely ep...
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How to Learn Cinematic FPV Drone Flying in 2024
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How to Learn Cinematic FPV Drone Flying in 2024
I'm not going to lie. After 150+ hours with this drone, I've never seen that yaw turn without doing it myself...
200 hours of flight and non of your problems ... perhaps you got a monday drone ...
Great Review Thank You!!! 😁😁😁
Just stumbled into this video, this is very impressive, trying to imagine how long this actually takes, and how you could be walking along, holding a camera that still for that long😮
Thankgod i found your video . thank you for share
Glad it was helpful!
Umm...I've never had that happen with mine. Also, great job with the uncensored f-bomb in the first 3 seconds. My toddler learned a new word.
Was 17 seconds actually 🤣
Awesome
Thanks!
Do you still use gyroflow than rocksteady for real estate?
Yes definitely I always use gyroflow for any pro job such as real estate. Only would consider rocksteady if I'm just doing any freestyle that doesn't require gyroflow or if the shit required a more raw look than super smooth
@@pavguliani any tips for flying indoors Do you use normal mode is there a way to make the expo slow ? Whats your take in shooting low light interior?
Why is almost every DJI O3 choppy at some point (at 8:20 for example)
Not too sure mate. I didn't even notice it. You must have better eyes than me
I've been flying the quad for a few days now and I'm very happy with it.Just like you said, it's built like a tank and that's what makes them so special.And just like you, I built it more or less from spare parts, except for the frame itself, which I bought separately.I'm glad that you're having fun flying FPV again, especially because you're one of the first RUclipsrs I followed and got tips from. Best wishes from Germany and always have a good flight.😊
How are you saving the automation so that the position and scaling change when the clip plays? It seems as if you are just clicking through the timeline and making the adjustments, but when I do it it doesn’t save the adjustments it just stays the same scale the whole time
Ah Croatia! What a place! What beautifull people! Everyone needs to go to this place! Nights on the water, walking on cobblestones, looking at mediaeval castles! This place is history, its so much history!!! The best holiday I've ever had! Thank you to the beautifull people there!😊
Yes it's really an incredible place! We loved it so much as well 😁😁
there is no way im putting a gopro on top of my drones, if i need video i will just get a mavic , if i want to do tricks while shooting video fpv and avata 2 . if i want to get fly and to trick mark 5
Yeh also with o3 and o4 air unit I don't think action cameras on quads are essential as they used to be for cinematic
why dont i just buy them both instead
That's the ideal solution I guess ☺️
@@pavguliani xD
That tunnel-bridge-tunnel config across the canyon really asked for the powerrloop. :)
Haha I did one but was rubbish so didn't make the edit 😅🤣
I absolutely love my Avata 2. However I do plan on getting a woop or nasgul.
If you're enjoying your avata you'll be blown away by what you can do with a 6s 5 inch, power is unmatched!
Good to know brother I'm planning to buy the DJI AVATA 2 thanks❤❤❤
It's a good all rounder I suppose but get a Powerful 5 inch drone to really enjoy fpv to it's fullest
Thanks, nice tips.
No worries! 🤠
I bought the same ones, around 2 years ago… a lot of fun. The Dji has it’s place though.
Has it's place for sure you're right but 5 inch drones are where it's at for that fpv adrenaline rush!
Great video Pav! Loved the shots from Croatia.
Thanks a lot bro! Hope you're doing well, enjoyed your footage from Italy
Dude your videos are always so captivating and interesting to watch 🙌🏼 well done for another one in the bag, Pav 🎉
Thanks a lot Mike! You're support always means a lot. Appreciate you watching bro, I've been meaning to check out your reviews on the action cameras as I'm looking to upgrade soon, just doing have time with 2 kids to be on RUclips anymore haha. Will watch soon. 💪🏽👍🏼
Good insights, Pav. Thanks for sharing. The game style intro was a cool touch!
Haha! Thanks mate for your support. I love just messing around with that sort of stuff in the edit. Hope you're doing well bro
Wow..this is the best most informative fpv and editing video ive seen.. Ive been into drones as a hobby for years and only recently took it up again after retiring early due to laziness. i worked at itv and bbc for 40 yrs doing sound and video editing. your advice is sage my friend... thank you and keep up the great work. ps..one i used to use when training new editors was Fx are amazing but they are like nukes...just cos you em dont mean you can use them too much !
Awesome man thanks for watching and your feedback, appreciate it a lot especially from a TV professional
@@pavguliani keep up the great work man
Legend
Cheers bro!! 😁
The avata 2 is perfect 👌
It looks like an amazing drone!
Bro you are the man!! I loved all of these tips and this will absolutely transform the value of my work to my clients. Thanks!
Very kind of you bro! Thanks for watching and hope it helps 😄
Nice review! The bitrate of a monitor recording is much more interesting. Also - maybe I've missed, but what about the focus peaking ability? Or picture overlay, like in SmallHD monitors?
focus peaking is equipped while picture overlay doesnt
Yes as Tom says 💪🏽💪🏽
Loved this! Thank you!
No worries thanks for watching 😃
Great review! I can see how this can help in many ways💪
Thanks a lot bro! Appreciate you watching 😁
This is great advice. Really appreciate.
No worried mate! Glad it helped you 🙂
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Hi there Pav. I want to buy my first real cinematic fpv drone. I have flown the iFlight Cinebee75HD with Cadex Full HD cam for the past couple of years, but never really go it to fly right. I would have loved to buy something digital (at the moment I don't own digital goggles, simpley a money issue). What would you recommend if I wanted to stay analog and still go for something really smooth (ducted of course) and easy to fly, under 250gr?
Hey mate! I think the analog cinelog 25 could be a great buy for you with a naked go pro as it's ducted, small and you can use with a naked GoPro for that cinematic footage. Otherwise maybe the cinelog35 with a full GoPro as well are two great options
Great editing, if you can please make a video about the BETAFPV Cetus Lite RTF kit. It is the only one I’ve found in my 150$ budget, and I’d like to see someone like you review it. Thank you!
If I can get my hands on one I surely will! Thanks for watching mate
What are your thoughts about 3.5 with AXISFLYING kit, did you finished it? 🧐
I finished it, but I kept getting a propulsion error and it wouldn't take off, I spend a good few days trying to sort this issue but had to give up on it as don't have time 😔
7:13, its not, although i have only tried it with 2s batteries and never had an issue and saved a lot of time
I tried it once and got fire so I'm sure I didn't do it right and never tried it again haha
This is great info and kind of did all this a year ago although in the cheap side of it lol but it is absolutely overwhelming for a total beginner. I spent many many hours studying and researching all this info (Joshua B., etc😂) in different places and although it is not rocket science it is A LOT to learn to just fly a whoop around. Let alone all the battery knowledge. I recently sold all that you are recommending now and i am about to go with the dji avata 2, so much simple and to be honest, a lot cheaper than building your own. Still great info here and loving your channel. Thanks mate.
Thanks for watching mate! Yeh it's a learning curve for sure but as you say not rocket science, if I can do it I'm pretty sure anyone can. Yeh the avata 2 looks pretty sweet but it's still a cinewhoop at the end of the day so not gonna be great for all use cases, I'll look to grab one at some point if nothing else just for the amazing new camera
Great video especially for new people. I am new. I’m gonna write this shit down thank you sir.
Thanks a lot for watching and for your thanks 🙏👍
Tip - Avata 2 wakes up at <30deg camera angle
It's decent but only if you're crusing, any slight bit of acro and it struggles
Great video!!! Nice work!!! #RespectThePilot 😁😁😁🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Keson for support as always! Yes respect the pilot always ahaha
Great video, and just when i thought i couldnt get any more excited. I am fortunate enough to be purchasing my first FPV this week. What video editing software is on the more... newbie user friendly side? What would you recommend?
Ahh amazing! So pleased for you, such a thrill in the beginning to start and you will soon be hooked!
I recommend either da Vinci in the beginning as it's free or possibly capcut as well as you can edit on the go on your phone
@@pavguliani Thank you so much for the info. I truly appreciate it. I am extremely excited. We are moving to a coastal town with some mountains, lighthouses, whales close to shore... So im hoping the avarta 2 is the correct drone for all this. If i cant get the shot with the FPV, then i guess i could always revert back to my mini.
I feel like this is the British saturday night live intro
Haha yeh quite possibly 😂
Any editing turorial videos ?
There's a few on my channel. Anything in particular you were interested in knowing how to do?
@@pavguliani I'd like to know how to edit real estate & nature videos
Iam about to enter in this fpv world. The more i see this kind of amazing videos the more i think that i cant handle "real" fpv drones. Maybe ill start by using an avata one
Avata is a good place to start for sure. If you mainly fly in locations that don't have too much wind or you're not interested in doing any chasing, diving or freestyle then avata is a sure bet but otherwise I'd say learn how to fly a customer bind and fly drone
I just bought an avata that came with the fly more kit along with a hard carrying case, DJI Controller 2, Motion Controller 2 and the Goggles 2 all included. Picked it all up for $500. Was going to just keep the Goggles and sale the rest but I've been really enjoying it in manual mode. Takes great video for family get togethers and also really good at medium Freestyle. I honestly don't have any complaints. When taking off, flying and landing in manual mode it doesn't have any of the weird quirks that you usually get with gps assisted drones.
Yeh it's a solid drone tbh. I still have mine 👍. Taking off and landing in manual mode is my preferred method as I don't have to rely on the GPS possibly freaking out and the drone going crazy. It's a really good purchase for $500, great value for money considering the goggles 2 in themselves probs cost almost that much. Whoever sold it must have been looking for a quick sale haha. Enjoy mate!
@@pavguliani yeah he bought it last November and it had 4 flights on it. LOL He was like I don't fly it so getting rid of it. LOL It actually has the DJI refresh insurance linked to the drone also and is still active until Nov of 2025. Haha
i need to get one
They are good and quite cheap now!
Great video thanks a lot as i am looking to start this hobby 😁 New subscriber 👍👍
Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions regarding getting started 👍
@@pavguliani Thank you very much that is really kind of you, I have a few physical things to work out with relation to my disability before i start anyway 😁
DJI FPV 🥔 has been a lot of fun to learn on, does well in the wind and kind of walks you into the hobby. Just use normal to land and take off.
It's decent but camera quality is quite rubbish in my opinion
I currently have 2 sets of DJI goggles. The V2 Goggles, that I got with my DJI FPV Drone, & I bought the Goggles Integra Motion 2 Combo, for my AIR 3 & Mini 4 Pro. I have the Avata 2 Fly Combo on the way, so I'll have the Goggles 3 soon. Ive only flown my FPV drone in sport mode, so I haven't learned Acro yet. Is there any pre built Longe Range Digital FPV quads, that have 30 minute flight times, & at least 2-3 Miles of range? I plan on getting on a sim & learning. I love my DJI FPV Drone, but the flight time in sport mode is like 10 minutes.
Yes sure I think the chimera 7 inch from iflight is a solid purchase for a first long range bnf with long flight times and there are loads of great videos out there about the chimera 7 that can help guide you if you get stuck
Have you heard of the DJI O4 Air Unit? I believe DJI hasn't released it yet.
Its in the avata 2 and not by itself yet. My guess it will be a standalone unit in the future most likely compatible with the goggles 3 knowing DJI
I have an avata 2. Was having so much fun within 5 minutes of using it. No training. Skimming tops of trees, and inches above the local reservoir and fields. Between branches, through playground equipment, any obstacles I can find. It's so much fun I take it in the car with me everywhere and it literally takes 90 seconds from opening the case to getting in the air. 45 seconds to replace battery and get back in air. My brother, son, grandson and sister were able to fly it in minutes and were laughing their heads off. Crashed it over 20 times and broke nothing. Crashed a mile away and used turtle mode to flip it right way up and take off. I know I sound like a dji salesman but it is just so much FUN. I don't want to do crazy acrobatics, I want to have fun and take smooth, fast fpv cinematic footage. The avata 2 seems to be great at that.
Same. Started on the Avata 2 and am now blasting around in sports mode with the motion controller for the FPV potato. Going to practice in the simulator for awhile before I move to full manual mode for both plus i still need the RC controller 3 for the Avata 2.
Is it really that durable? I had a DJI Mini 3 as my first drone, and it couldn't survive like a 10 feet fall from crashing into tree branches. I broke my first one, sent it for repairs, and they sent back a new one for no cost. Half a year later, I finally crashed it after all that time. Roughly same height and also tree branches, it broke as well. This time, it didn't look like nothing was really damaged, but it no longer power on. Sent it in, had to pay repair fees, and then they sent back a new drone again. I ended up just selling it to someone. It was too fragile for my liking.
I do agree using the avata drones are the best way to get up in the air quickly and get going with fpv. I've stated that in my other videos about the avata drones. however having flown the avata drones and 5 inch drones there's absolutely no comparison between the performance levels when it comes to chasing, diving down cliffs and flying in high winds which when you go to many of these places that have high mountains or ridges or waterfalls the wind conditions can be crazy and having a ducted avata or avata 2 the performance level is barely usable compared to an un-ducted powerful 5 inch quad that can just cut through the wind to fly lovely and smooth and give a nice enjoyable flying experience. For diving it's the same, having a 6s 5 inch quad you will be able to catch your quad at the bottom of the dive closer to the ground better than an avatar drone giving you a more dynamic shot. Also the avata drones come with the DJI fpv radio which again if you use any other fpv radio out there you will see how much better the gimbals are for finer controls such as the tango 2 or mambo. I'm not trashing the avata drones in anyway as I use them myself and have often said if I can only carry around one fpv drone around with me for quick shots while travelling it would be the avata as they are the easiest to use as you said, have less footprint in the bag and have the best battery life. But if you want to go to that next level of fpv I really recommend to also be looking into a 5 inch bnf drone that fly's better in more adverse conditions and allows for more acrobatic movements