Think folk accept its not an inspire, but basic things like range or battery life should be what they specify or at least close, otherise dji should specify correctly
@@scott1brayden2 Was the battery life test made in the same manner as in the specs? People often compare a full on Sport mode race battery test to the manufacture spec of a indoor no wind hover test. Again make sure, do your research, and compare apples to apples!!!
disagree about portability and design. love the look of this drone and the controller. and i think it is the perfect mix of size and stability in the air. if you made it smaller, it wouldn't be as stable in the air, and that would be then listed as a con!! who the hell is walking around with a drone in their pocket. if you need to take in on a plane travelling, the soft case that comes with the combo is pretty dam small!! ;)
Many of your gripes are a cost issues, to meet their target selling price. More features simply cost more. The Fly app will decode H.265 transmissions in OcuSync2 from the MA2. The Go4 app will only decode H.264 transmissions from the M2 Ocusync2, which by the way is a different OcuSync using different encoding. I believe that's the main issue of having two apps, because of the different decoding needed. My gripe is when they used better H.265 transmission technology, they should have named it OcuSync 3, because it's different. This explains the MA2 incompatibility with DJI goggles and the Smart controller. I expect firmware upgrades may be coming to resolve those incompatibilities, but not sure. Historically, DJI has always released products with bugs, or shortcomings, but seem to do a good job of fixing them after about 6mos of shipping product. By the way, the range performance is due to broadcast power limitations that DJI implements, it's their decision for the range they want to support. It's positioning tactics for that model. Same for the iPad issue you mention, positioning, but I agree, the iPad mini should be the target display goal.
Some part i agree, if you want light, go for mini. For most user this wil be a perfect drone. To light, less speed and stability. About range, i think you must have been interfeared by signal or line of sight, based on altitude.
thanks for your video but I believe no drone company will ever be perfect or get it all right intentionally for the simple reason that they also have to compete with themselves to attract customers!
Not being able to fly waypoint routes in normal flight mode is the most annoying problem to me. This was even a feature for my standard Phantom 3 drone 5 years ago! Should be easy for DJI to fix through an upgrade of the app.
Thanks for your honest opine. I recently purchased the MA2 with the intent of using it as a stepping stone to determine what I want to use a drone for, such as, just flying because I can, photography, checking out canyons, tops of mountains, buildings, search and rescue or just annoying my neighbors. Some of your dislikes I can overlook because of no interest, others I made note and will work around. Thx
As you say all in all the MA2 is a great drone for the price but here are some ADDITIONAL things DJI should fix' in the MA2 overtime: 1) DJI Fly app's white lettering (e.g., battery %) in the GUI is unreadable on a bright or even cloudy day. 2) No way to adjust Gimbal speed;/sensitivity; 3) No waypoints capability; 4) Hyperlapse 8K doesn't work in anything but the calmest of conditions; BTW I agree with you about Battery life claims...and this goes for all Quad vendors. I would suggest that all vendors use hover time as the basis for battery life claims. While hover time doesn't represent what you will actually see in real flight at least it represents something that a consumer can fairly easily replicate themselves and is closer to reality of what a consumer might see when flying "conservatively" on calm days. If DJI used hover time as the basis for battery life then the MA2 battery life would have been 30 minutes not 34 minutes..and that is at least more realistic. No one is getting anything close to 34 minutes (even when flying the battery down to destructively low levels) but lots of people are able to prove that they can get 28-29 minutes. I like accountability....And yes I understand that the hover time is less efficient then flying forward at VERY slow speeds ....but flying forward at very slow speeds for 30+ minutes is VERY difficult for the average consumer to replicate...and as a result consumers can't confirm the vendors battery life claims...without some way to replicate and prove the vendors claims it opens the door for vendors to make any claim they want about battery life....they can always say 'well we got X minutes under our special flying conditions'. I'm jussayin....
Definitely agree with the side sensors that's the biggest problem and also the battery are horrible mine only last about 25 minutes The batteries loose charge before even using them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your honesty, I'm sick of watching mavic air 2 videos where all they do is talk about the positives, I know some of these people get given these drones for free and are a Bliged to say good things, I'm not saying that the mavic air 2 is a bad drone but for people like me that want to know the good, bad and ugly on these products so we can make better decisions on our purchases. thanks again
I think the Mavic Air 2 is very very good and I only just started flying! If in any doubt I just hit Return to Home button and it comes straight back to me so I dont agree with you and its super easy to fly even for people new to Drones like me.
I agree with most of what you brought up except for the idea of not being able to use an iPad. Because you can use the iPad by getting an adapter. So I don’t consider that a real problem. The other stuff you brought up... valid gripes. Thanks for sharing your insights. Keep up the good work.
You MISSED a HUGE problem that DJI could easily fix. It is the Annoying BEEPER on the controller. Operated the MA2 for 2 years now and it hasn't been mentioned to fix it. All I want is an option to turn it off, or beeb once then be able to silence it. Its so loud and annoying it can actually distract the operator in a bad way turning the flight into a dangerous situation.
@@HalfChrome Agreed, but even with the aircraft at 30 degrees and the camera at 60 you still have forward obstacle avoidance and 90 degree parallel tracking - This is to avoid seeing front leg of the aircraft. However at about 15m I can parallel track something at ground level and fly perfectly forwards with no angle to the line of travel becasue the camera is pointed downwards enough not to see the aircraft leg. (camera at 90 degrees to line of flight but pointed down. Flying parallel to object line of travel)
DJI FLY APP IS AWESOME!! Sociable, so easy, quickly can access anything.. The old DJI go 4 app was a cluster F!! tons of menus, all over the place, information you didn't need, confusing, use way too many resources. WHICH SCREWED UP SOME OF MY PHONES.. Because of the DJI go 4 app I always used LITCHI!! BUT NOW I LOVE THE DJI FLY APP.. ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS ON PHONES SO SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE!! BRAVO DJI!! Some people complain about you can't really adjust the controller sensitivity manually.. At first I was a little upset but they hit it out of the ballpark because you really don't need to.. using the three-way switch on the front of the Drone they did the work for you it works perfect and flawless in any situation.. I'm sure they will add it in the future but it's not needed. if you can't find the sensitivity you want with those three toggle switch on front of the Drone then you're really not a good drone pilot CAN YOU PROBABLY JUST LIKE TO TINKER AROUND JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT NOT THAT IT'S USEFUL. Find something else to do with your time like quickly getting your drone in the MAVIC AIR 2 to blows away every other drone.. The Drone was made for excellent automation so you don't have to screw it things post production as much.. the MAVIC AIR 2 was designed to spend more time up in the air unless time screwing around!! ;)
I hate the fact you can’t use the DJI Goggles with it. But love the drone.i will never buy another add on for the DJI drones,I expect the Goggles to work on all their platforms.these things cost a lot of money and can’t just be put in a cupboard never to be used again. DJI LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. I have a Mavic pro which uses the Goggles so I may now return the Mavic air 2. I hope others do the same.
@@kennylim5773 , the Smart Controller has an HDMI port. There’s a video I’ll look for that shows all this. The basic white DJI Goggles come with an HDMI cable that just plugs into the SC. That’s the only downside is that there is a cable, it’s not wireless, but, hey, who’s walking around with goggles on? I don’t know if the head tilt/gamble tilt thing works with this. Right now, I can’t find basic DJI white goggles on Amazon. You can order from DJI China “direct”, but shipments take 10 days or so.
when I extract my 4k videos which must be at least 24 fps... at home I often lose images with videos which end up at 14 fps... in a word my frame rate in 4k is very low
I already broke my gimbal when it went into autoland at 11 percent power. Had a hard time keeping the bird up while trying to steer home. Ended up clipping a tree.
David Mascot guess ya have lots of cash and enjoy turning a new battery into a paperweight. Never supposed to go below 20% on DJI batteries and if ya read instructions it diminishes power output as battery is used and is programmed to emergency land when power is low instead of DROPPING OUTTA THE SKY cause OP thinks it’s cool to fly and land at Zero percent battery. Bet you’re a guy that bitched when his MM was at 7% battery in 35mph winds then bitch when it’s blown away lmao. I own multiple DJI drones and love each for different reasons. All in all give and take the MA2 is the best all around drone. Ya could’ve used side sensors but so could original. And he bitches about active track but even with his ducking and weaving changing directions instantly he still couldn’t get it to lose tracking. If ya want sensors pay the huge $$$ add 400 grams and oh ya spend $$$ on batteries and case and filters and charge hub that MA2 comes with. All his gripes are $$$ based and for its price it’s best drone on the market. Mini is awesome but way to light
I'm having issues with grainy shots at 100 ISO in the middle of the day. I bought it about 3 weeks ago. It wasn't doing this at first. Has anyone else started experiencing this? If so, how was it fixed?
no.11 why must the drone b in flight for me to adjust certain settings? i want to save battery so the last thing I want 2do is fiddle with settings n waste battery life.
You're absolutely correct. Finally someone speaking the truth about this trash drone. Im selling mines for $300 if anyone is interested. Most of the people that are making videos speaking highly about this drone are being endorsed by dji. I'll stick to my Phantom !
48mp is good but you don’t talk about the sensor size difference between the 2 pro and MA2. 1” and 1/2” respectively so obviously it won’t look as good zoomed in......
2 of your "gripes" are pretty week. Of course you can easily adapt it for use with an ipad mini. (The adapters make for a really nice setup). The Air series Is not supposed to be a Mavic Mini. One thing I strongly agree with is there should be more than one programmable button on a remote that size. Why is it taking so long to be able to use it with the smart controller??? DJI must already have more money than they need.
1. The battery only last 20min 2. The battery can only charge through an outlet wall( Which can be a bummer if your out flying and can't charge it. 3. Active track can only work in low resolution, and would rarely work in 4k if not at all.
Understandable but those are mostly personal things/needs, they designed it to use a phone not a tablet as well you can turn obstacle avoidance just by flipping from normal to sport. In case this is not what you need this is not a drone for you, no offence or hating, just saying. I agree a single function button is not enough but at least there is one.
And you said the the front obstacle avoidance needs to be on the sides LOL then APASS and follow me mode would be useless!! 🤣😂🤣😂 You're really reaching here wow.. Have you watched the videos in the woods with the mavic Air 2 IT BLOWS AWAY THE MAVIC 2 PRO EVEN WITH THE SIDE SENSORS.. WITHOUT THEM IN THE FRONT IT WOULD NEVER WORK ARE YOU KIDDING ME.. 🤣
Thanks for sharing I agree with you in some points especially number 10. But I don't agree with you in 6 If they design the remote for ipad .that will make it bigger and heavier.
@@HalfChrome I bought my mavic air 1 to get upgrad to mavic air 2. I will miss the portable size. About the combo bag, Is there big difference between air1 and air2 ??
Nice review, thanks. I am thinking to get a mini 2 or air 2, which one would you recommend? Your review made me think if i should spend those extra bucks for the air 2.
Great video thumbs up . But lol the only think i don’t agree with is the remote . I us a iPad air 3 and theres tones of adapters that hold all kinds of size pads or tablets
Battery is a rough with this drone, better do as much and quickly as you can. And I agree, using a smart phone is super super hard during bright sunlight, wish they thought of accessories or allow ipad/tablet placments. The 48 pixels is very eh, like nothing is sharp with the larger picture.
The tablet gripe seems like a bit of a stretch since many of their other models don't either without a tablet adapter. And you can get table adapters that will fit the MA2. My 0.02
Good that there is also a video about the disadvantages of the Air 2. I also agree with many of the disadvantages, but not with two: the flying time and the size of the drone. I think more than 28 minutes with 9% battery is a good score. It will indeed never be exactly 34 minutes but the Mavic Air 2 is very close. I also think it is a travel drone. When it is folded it doesn't make much difference with the Mavic Air. It's very easy to put in your backpack and you still have a lot of space left to carry extra batteries, chargers and other stuff.
Dude, all you have to do to turn off obstacle avoidance immediately is simply switch to sport mode on remote. It's immediately turned off with no menu searching. You'll just have to focus your skills with slower movements.
I just received the MA2 on Tues. Had my first job with it on Wednesday. Camera and video settings wouldn't stay where I set them. What's up with that? Have you encountered that?
Jack, Would you consider doin a current top 5 or top 3.? I have been lookin at these drones fir close to a year. I'm not looking for perfect but not junk either. Somewhere 400 and below, stable flying, decent range, GPS, with decent video and 2 or 3 axis gimble, brushless motors, obstacle avoidance ? I know it's give and take. Man, I would say DJI might wanna pull you in as a consultant or in R & D. I've looked at Hubsans, JJRC, PARROT, FIMI, HOLYSTONE, and a few others...is there anything currently in particular that looks like an overall win win to you ? I'll check some more of your vids. I appreciate your honesty and your thorough look at these. Thanks a bunch, Wulfy
@@HalfChrome Awesome ! Yeah, Just when I think I got it narrowed down, something seems to tilt the other way. I know one thing, it would have been awesome to have a few of these cam drones over in Iraq .. send em in to check out possible IEDs, suspected ambush and detonator positions, etc... We just had a robotic arm vehicle, was broken down more than it ran. As forva bomb suit...No Way- Heat exhaustion heat stroke guaranteed, vs maybe a detonation. Heat injuries will be suffered for a lifetime. Thanks, lookin forward to the livestream ! All the best, Wulf
I wonder, how did that man aspect to attach iPad without extra accessories? If DJI to include all those complaints in Drone, the price will be €10.000 or more.
Hi, I have a DJI Mavic Air 2. Currently I have a problem with RC sticks. When I fly the drone the stick moving rightward and leftward is not working. The same stick works forward and backward. I selected RC mode 2 in the settings. I calibrated the RC many times and it shows the calibration was successful. Also update firmware through assistant. I think the problem in aircraft (drone) . Can you help me how to fix it? Please recommend to me what can I do with this problem?
The other day I made a rookie mistake as I was in a rush. I forgot to take off the gimble cover. Well I got it up to 80 meters high. Then all of a sudden I had 0 control of it. Then it proceeded to fly BACKWARDS. 1.2 kms away from me. I eventually hit (return to home) and it did. But holy moly I was freaking right out. Anyone else ever had that issue?
point 9 and 10 are like mimimi 😢 but 1 - 8 are good points👍 my mavic mini flys 10min. and they say it flys 30 min. so if i can fly 28 it will be super long
@@HalfChrome exactly ! mimimi 😭 you know, it is like crying like a smale girl ! as i said, if i can fly 28min. you are lucky and it is real long, you can fly 14min. in one direction, in theory this is about 12km (7,5 miles) the bigger problem is now the remote control. and the size - everyone asks for more features (like more battery) of course it needs go bigger and bigger and bigger 🤣 like cars or flat screen tv - omg modern society has real hard problems 🤣
btw "AIR" air means nothing about size ! (Nike Air - in all size :) it is you interpretation of size. Mavic Mini yes, Mavic Air ??? flying ??? maybe weight ??? sidefact: there is 5,13 × 10up15 tonns Air on the planet 👍
Hello my friend. I'm new in this, will be buying Mavic Air 2. So, in order to use the DJI Goggles I need to but the DJI Smart Controller right? so I connect the Goggles and the Smart Controller with HDMI Cable. Is it possible to control the Mavic Air 2 Camera movement and tilt (Head Tracking) with the movement of your head using the DJI Goggles? Thank you very much. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm learning about this technology.
WOW, did you do the review because you love the sound of your voice??? This is a ground breaking drone and you want a top notch item, ripping into it is not what you do best, were you in a bad mood? For what I can buy, I like it.
My Spry+ not great vid at all, but i love flying into the water with it, and getting those close water shots,and flying in the rain or snow storm, for those reasons, i love it😎👍👍👍
Cant wait to see your review, there are good and bad reviews, i bought it for the cool factor, u should see the look on people’s faces when it falls from the sky into a lake or ocean 😂😂😂
DJI can’t make everyone happy but they sure were close with the mav air 2 everyone but you is happy love my mav air 2 with smart controller #best drone ever
If you think about it, the new Mini 2 comes with a nearly identical bag as the Air 2 if you get the Fly More Combo, so for people with the Fly More Combo, portability isn't a problem. (That is if you compare these 2 drones. And although you can fit Mini 2 in your pocket and not Air 2, that controller ain't fitting in a normal pocket very easily. I rest my case.)
And for people like me, who live in other countries (South Africa here) who don't need to register their drones, that 249g of the Mini 2 doesn't matter.
@@Gcity67k I sadly don't, I just did a lot of research about it. But based off what I have seen in videos, I don't think you would easily hear it at that height.
This is my very first drone and I’ve only taken it out a couple of times and it says weak signal after about 1500 feet. Any ideas what I am Doing wrong I have an airplane mode I’m pointing in the direction that it’s flying and I have plenty of signals satellites
The only thing I have not liked is the quality. My second one ranges twice as far as the first one I had. The second one has stopped recording on my phone for some reason and it says sd card has been removed sometimes at start up. I bought a new sd card and it does the same thing. Says sd card has been removed do I want to switch to internal storage and I have no cache on my phone even after deleting the gofly app and reinstalling. I have 50 gigs open on the phone. Checking on returning this one.
I enjoy your videos, but really, its early days, some of these things will be corrected down the road. Getting to market to puncture Autel's release timing may be the reason some things are lacklustre on the MA2 just now. I am very much enjoying mine, its not a M2P so I dont expect side sensors and top notch image quality... lets see what the future firmware changes bring.
I just bought one yesterday and can still return it, do you think DJI is gonna make changes in the firmware to be able to use go 4 or maybe give an option to use fpv goggles? Spending as much money as we did I’m kinda disappointed not to mention my 2 year old could fly this thing. I agree on the obstacle avoidance Not being on the side and not being able to turn it on and off quickly.
Wondering when DJI will release a MA2 support for Ground Stations (multiple waypoint Flight Planner, saver and editor, based on Google Earth and plain UTM coordinates). Do someone knows about this important tool? Even cheaper drones do have Ground Support but MA2 not.
HI. I really need your help. I was flying my brand new air2s over a hill to get panoramic video of Athens. I was at 300m on that hill. I tried to return the drone back manually and then the nightmare started. It lost GPS (all satellites dropped to 0) and all the sensors were deactivated. It entered ATTI mode. I got many errors at once... Its like it went crazy... The thing is that below that hill it was residential area. I dont know where it crashed. Is there any way you could help me with this if i send you the flight log? Its driving me crazy that it might have caused an accident. I went to the area it last gave me signal, asked if anything weird happened and they told me no. I also checked all the local news sites to see if there would be a post about a drone crashing. Didin't find anything. I've contacted DJI and i'm waiting for their reply, but i'd like to know where it might have crashed.... Can you help me with this because its driving me crazy!. Please people if you're reading this message. DO NOT FLY over residential areas at any cost. You never know what might happen....
Some people buying Ford Fiesta, and complaining that it’s not driving like Ford Mustang. Food for thoughts.
Think folk accept its not an inspire, but basic things like range or battery life should be what they specify or at least close, otherise dji should specify correctly
hugely dissapointing
Who do u think u are
@@scott1brayden2 Was the battery life test made in the same manner as in the specs? People often compare a full on Sport mode race battery test to the manufacture spec of a indoor no wind hover test. Again make sure, do your research, and compare apples to apples!!!
That isn’t how the factory does it. They assume optimum conditions at greatest efficiency.
Let's compare a $799 drone to a $1499 drone and nit pick why it's not as good. Cost me $9 to mount an ipad mini, common.
I can mount my iPad Air4 in my mount, which gives great picture quality compared with the iPad Mini.
I feel the Air 2 is a great Drone! Am happy to have it 😀
After update the quick shot works in 4K!
What update are you talking about
Yes , it works to me in 4K
Now I'm definitely getting the Mavic Air 2!
60fps or is it still limited to 30fps?
Can you now do HDR at 60fps, or is that still limited to 30fps?
disagree about portability and design. love the look of this drone and the controller. and i think it is the perfect mix of size and stability in the air. if you made it smaller, it wouldn't be as stable in the air, and that would be then listed as a con!! who the hell is walking around with a drone in their pocket. if you need to take in on a plane travelling, the soft case that comes with the combo is pretty dam small!! ;)
You are damn ride
Many of your gripes are a cost issues, to meet their target selling price. More features simply cost more. The Fly app will decode H.265 transmissions in OcuSync2 from the MA2. The Go4 app will only decode H.264 transmissions from the M2 Ocusync2, which by the way is a different OcuSync using different encoding. I believe that's the main issue of having two apps, because of the different decoding needed. My gripe is when they used better H.265 transmission technology, they should have named it OcuSync 3, because it's different. This explains the MA2 incompatibility with DJI goggles and the Smart controller. I expect firmware upgrades may be coming to resolve those incompatibilities, but not sure. Historically, DJI has always released products with bugs, or shortcomings, but seem to do a good job of fixing them after about 6mos of shipping product. By the way, the range performance is due to broadcast power limitations that DJI implements, it's their decision for the range they want to support. It's positioning tactics for that model. Same for the iPad issue you mention, positioning, but I agree, the iPad mini should be the target display goal.
I agree with you here. In six months a lot of these issues will be addressed.
Recording in 265 does not mean that’s what it sent from drone to the transmitter.
Tom Spurlock why is it that this channel doesn’t research the issues first? It’s ok I know the answer, but thanks for some reasoned comment.
@@CNY_AP right on the point ... bro needs more study.
ocusync has nothing to do with codec
Some part i agree, if you want light, go for mini. For most user this wil be a perfect drone. To light, less speed and stability. About range, i think you must have been interfeared by signal or line of sight, based on altitude.
thanks for your video but I believe no drone company will ever be perfect or get it all right intentionally for the simple reason that they also have to compete with themselves to attract customers!
I’m using my Mavic Air 2 with the Smart controller both are updated to the latest versions and I’m so happy with it 😊
I understand that Side Avoudance sensors are disabled in Tripod Mode on other Mavics.
It’s funny you mentioned the DJI Fly app as a pro in your other video, but mentioned it as a con in this one 🤷 lol
Milking it for the video lol
I honestly I love the drone and it is great
Hey do u own a mavic air 2 if u do can u hear it above 1000 feet in the air?
I agree with some of the issues but in my opinion it still a good buy and your issues is certainly not a deal breaker for me😁
Waaaaa! Best drone for the $$$
We do love this drone. Just pointing out potential improvements
Not being able to fly waypoint routes in normal flight mode is the most annoying problem to me. This was even a feature for my standard Phantom 3 drone 5 years ago! Should be easy for DJI to fix through an upgrade of the app.
But they don’t want to
I got the mini 2 loving my battery life and my drone range love everything
Thanks for your honest opine. I recently purchased the MA2 with the intent of using it as a stepping stone to determine what I want to use a drone for, such as, just flying because I can, photography, checking out canyons, tops of mountains, buildings, search and rescue or just annoying my neighbors. Some of your dislikes I can overlook because of no interest, others I made note and will work around. Thx
As you say all in all the MA2 is a great drone for the price but here are some ADDITIONAL things DJI should fix' in the MA2 overtime:
1) DJI Fly app's white lettering (e.g., battery %) in the GUI is unreadable on a bright or even cloudy day.
2) No way to adjust Gimbal speed;/sensitivity;
3) No waypoints capability;
4) Hyperlapse 8K doesn't work in anything but the calmest of conditions;
BTW I agree with you about Battery life claims...and this goes for all Quad vendors. I would suggest that all vendors use hover time as the basis for battery life claims. While hover time doesn't represent what you will actually see in real flight at least it represents something that a consumer can fairly easily replicate themselves and is closer to reality of what a consumer might see when flying "conservatively" on calm days. If DJI used hover time as the basis for battery life then the MA2 battery life would have been 30 minutes not 34 minutes..and that is at least more realistic. No one is getting anything close to 34 minutes (even when flying the battery down to destructively low levels) but lots of people are able to prove that they can get 28-29 minutes. I like accountability....And yes I understand that the hover time is less efficient then flying forward at VERY slow speeds ....but flying forward at very slow speeds for 30+ minutes is VERY difficult for the average consumer to replicate...and as a result consumers can't confirm the vendors battery life claims...without some way to replicate and prove the vendors claims it opens the door for vendors to make any claim they want about battery life....they can always say 'well we got X minutes under our special flying conditions'. I'm jussayin....
5) Sharpness/saturation settings for phots and videos.
6) No AEB in 48mp mode.
@@CNY_AP ... and I think it's intentional, to show that it's an amateur drone, to not compete with the pro version.
@@CNY_AP i guess you can add and take away that in post
Definitely agree with the side sensors that's the biggest problem and also the battery are horrible mine only last about 25 minutes The batteries loose charge before even using them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your honesty, I'm sick of watching mavic air 2 videos where all they do is talk about the positives, I know some of these people get given these drones for free and are a Bliged to say good things, I'm not saying that the mavic air 2 is a bad drone but for people like me that want to know the good, bad and ugly on these products so we can make better decisions on our purchases. thanks again
Very fair criticism regarding active track & not being able to use a tablet. Fair criticism all round; battery life, range, side sensors
Thanks
I think the Mavic Air 2 is very very good and I only just started flying! If in any doubt I just hit Return to Home button and it comes straight back to me so I dont agree with you and its super easy to fly even for people new to Drones like me.
I agree with most of what you brought up except for the idea of not being able to use an iPad. Because you can use the iPad by getting an adapter. So I don’t consider that a real problem. The other stuff you brought up... valid gripes. Thanks for sharing your insights. Keep up the good work.
Thanks
Dude it’s meant to be a budget drone not everything is going to be awesome
Yeah, I was expecting a lot when I first got into the hobby because it is about $800, and then I found out it was a BUDGET drone...
I’m more shocked people think $800 is a budget drone....like it’s pocket change. Budget is a spark, or tello, a mini etc...this is middle of the road
@@michaelholly88 Yeah, true
True
i've been using my full size Ipad for 2 years now with my air 2.
if you fly air 2 in desert
or some places without signal interference , it can fly up to 10km or even more. i saw some range test video can fly 11km
Nice
Excellent review Jack, and I appreciate you pointing all the minuses as well as the pluses. Keep up that savage honesty.
Glad to help
I fly mavic air2 daily in hong kong compare with mavic mini , I am satisfied it as far with longer battery live and range
Great
After so much time and the recent updates I would take this drone for over any of their newer ones except for maybe the mini 2
You MISSED a HUGE problem that DJI could easily fix. It is the Annoying BEEPER on the controller. Operated the MA2 for 2 years now and it hasn't been mentioned to fix it. All I want is an option to turn it off, or beeb once then be able to silence it. Its so loud and annoying it can actually distract the operator in a bad way turning the flight into a dangerous situation.
HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST IF THEY HAD OMNIDIRECTIONAL OBSTACLE SENSING?
A lot more
#4 It is possible to parallel track while flying forward. Just turn the camera to the side.
Sure but it will still be on an angle.
@@HalfChrome Agreed, but even with the aircraft at 30 degrees and the camera at 60 you still have forward obstacle avoidance and 90 degree parallel tracking - This is to avoid seeing front leg of the aircraft. However at about 15m I can parallel track something at ground level and fly perfectly forwards with no angle to the line of travel becasue the camera is pointed downwards enough not to see the aircraft leg. (camera at 90 degrees to line of flight but pointed down. Flying parallel to object line of travel)
DJI FLY APP IS AWESOME!!
Sociable, so easy, quickly can access anything..
The old DJI go 4 app was a cluster F!!
tons of menus, all over the place, information you didn't need, confusing, use way too many resources. WHICH SCREWED UP SOME OF MY PHONES..
Because of the DJI go 4 app I always used LITCHI!! BUT NOW I LOVE THE DJI FLY APP.. ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS ON PHONES SO SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE!!
BRAVO DJI!!
Some people complain about you can't really adjust the controller sensitivity manually..
At first I was a little upset but they hit it out of the ballpark because you really don't need to.. using the three-way switch on the front of the Drone they did the work for you it works perfect and flawless in any situation..
I'm sure they will add it in the future but it's not needed. if you can't find the sensitivity you want with those three toggle switch on front of the Drone then you're really not a good drone pilot CAN YOU PROBABLY JUST LIKE TO TINKER AROUND JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT NOT THAT IT'S USEFUL.
Find something else to do with your time like quickly getting your drone in the MAVIC AIR 2 to blows away every other drone..
The Drone was made for excellent automation so you don't have to screw it things post production as much..
the MAVIC AIR 2 was designed to spend more time up in the air unless time screwing around!!
;)
Glad you love it.
I hate the fact you can’t use the DJI Goggles with it. But love the drone.i will never buy another add on for the DJI drones,I expect the Goggles to work on all their platforms.these things cost a lot of money and can’t just be put in a cupboard never to be used again. DJI LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. I have a Mavic pro which uses the Goggles so I may now return the Mavic air 2. I hope others do the same.
You forgot "The unintentionally gimbal moving down while in Sports Mode or Flying opposing the wind"
Was fixed with firmware
one thing more, the DJI GOGGLE that works with my mavic air, mavic mini, phantom 4 and mavic pro but not compatible with the Air Two. disappointing
All drones have trouble flying far in crowded areas if you go to a clear area you could reach 5 miles no problem.
I wish it would support the DJI Goggles or some smart glasses.
It does when operated with the Smart Controller.
@@brianmcgauley2664 Does it really? What do I need to get? Thanks
@@kennylim5773 , the Smart Controller has an HDMI port. There’s a video I’ll look for that shows all this. The basic white DJI Goggles come with an HDMI cable that just plugs into the SC. That’s the only downside is that there is a cable, it’s not wireless, but, hey, who’s walking around with goggles on? I don’t know if the head tilt/gamble tilt thing works with this.
Right now, I can’t find basic DJI white goggles on Amazon. You can order from DJI China “direct”, but shipments take 10 days or so.
@@brianmcgauley2664 Thanks very much Brian.
Smart controller and DJI FPV goggles.
when I extract my 4k videos which must be at least 24 fps... at home I often lose images with videos which end up at 14 fps... in a word my frame rate in 4k is very low
If the sensors were not at the front it could not do the follow quikshot or how is it named
The Gimbel isn't protected, that is a major concern if you have a crash or accident.
I already broke my gimbal when it went into autoland at 11 percent power. Had a hard time keeping the bird up while trying to steer home. Ended up clipping a tree.
David Mascot guess ya have lots of cash and enjoy turning a new battery into a paperweight. Never supposed to go below 20% on DJI batteries and if ya read instructions it diminishes power output as battery is used and is programmed to emergency land when power is low instead of DROPPING OUTTA THE SKY cause OP thinks it’s cool to fly and land at Zero percent battery. Bet you’re a guy that bitched when his MM was at 7% battery in 35mph winds then bitch when it’s blown away lmao. I own multiple DJI drones and love each for different reasons. All in all give and take the MA2 is the best all around drone. Ya could’ve used side sensors but so could original. And he bitches about active track but even with his ducking and weaving changing directions instantly he still couldn’t get it to lose tracking. If ya want sensors pay the huge $$$ add 400 grams and oh ya spend $$$ on batteries and case and filters and charge hub that MA2 comes with. All his gripes are $$$ based and for its price it’s best drone on the market. Mini is awesome but way to light
Thanks you for the video. But then which one should one go for without breaking the bank !
Mini 2 is a great option
I'm having issues with grainy shots at 100 ISO in the middle of the day. I bought it about 3 weeks ago. It wasn't doing this at first. Has anyone else started experiencing this? If so, how was it fixed?
no.11 why must the drone b in flight for me to adjust certain settings? i want to save battery so the last thing I want 2do is fiddle with settings n waste battery life.
You're absolutely correct. Finally someone speaking the truth about this trash drone. Im selling mines for $300 if anyone is interested. Most of the people that are making videos speaking highly about this drone are being endorsed by dji. I'll stick to my Phantom !
BYE
48mp is good but you don’t talk about the sensor size difference between the 2 pro and MA2. 1” and 1/2” respectively so obviously it won’t look as good zoomed in......
and is full of noise and unusable its funny how no one mentions that
We have an entire video about 48 megapixels of the MA2
its 1000. for this drone, well worth it.
If it had all the functions you mentioned it would be called Mavic 3 Pro instead of Mavic Air.
Perhaps that is next.
@@HalfChrome No, Mini 2 is next
The Mini 2 is here
@@HalfChrome Finally!
I hope they add some of these stuff to the Air 3
2 of your "gripes" are pretty week.
Of course you can easily adapt it for use with an ipad mini. (The adapters make for a really nice setup).
The Air series Is not supposed to be a Mavic Mini.
One thing I strongly agree with is there should be more than one programmable button on a remote that size.
Why is it taking so long to be able to use it with the smart controller??? DJI must already have more money than they need.
My drone is brand new and I lose video reception in 200 ft😤 but DJI did sell me an mini ipad holder for the remote.
Thanks I got good info from your video info I plan on upgrading from the mini 2
Glad to help
1. The battery only last 20min 2. The battery can only charge through an outlet wall( Which can be a bummer if your out flying and can't charge it. 3. Active track can only work in low resolution, and would rarely work in 4k if not at all.
Understandable but those are mostly personal things/needs, they designed it to use a phone not a tablet as well you can turn obstacle avoidance just by flipping from normal to sport.
In case this is not what you need this is not a drone for you, no offence or hating, just saying. I agree a single function button is not enough but at least there is one.
And you said the the front obstacle avoidance needs to be on the sides LOL then APASS and follow me mode would be useless!! 🤣😂🤣😂 You're really reaching here wow..
Have you watched the videos in the woods with the mavic Air 2 IT BLOWS AWAY THE MAVIC 2 PRO EVEN WITH THE SIDE SENSORS.. WITHOUT THEM IN THE FRONT IT WOULD NEVER WORK ARE YOU KIDDING ME..
🤣
Thanks for sharing
I agree with you in some points especially number 10. But I don't agree with you in 6
If they design the remote for ipad .that will make it bigger and heavier.
Unless the mechanism was telescoping...
@@HalfChrome
I bought my mavic air 1 to get upgrad to mavic air 2. I will miss the portable size.
About the combo bag, Is there big difference between air1 and air2 ??
Another worst thing with the MA2 is it use H265 only for the 4k 60fps
So?
Lucky you. Well, my computer cannot handle H265. And I cannot afford to upgrade.
Nice review, thanks. I am thinking to get a mini 2 or air 2, which one would you recommend?
Your review made me think if i should spend those extra bucks for the air 2.
Depends on your purpose for the drone but the Air 2 is excellent.
Great video thumbs up . But lol the only think i don’t agree with is the remote . I us a iPad air 3 and theres tones of adapters that hold all kinds of size pads or tablets
Battery is a rough with this drone, better do as much and quickly as you can. And I agree, using a smart phone is super super hard during bright sunlight, wish they thought of accessories or allow ipad/tablet placments. The 48 pixels is very eh, like nothing is sharp with the larger picture.
To me there is a 11ª Advantage (perhaps more important): There is no DJI Goggles -FPV to Mavic Air 2. And de side obstacle sensor.
..i just watch the whole video..menn your right ! for the price its amazing drone..but DJI should stop pump up the specs, i think !
Agreed
Thank for enlightened us
The tablet gripe seems like a bit of a stretch since many of their other models don't either without a tablet adapter. And you can get table adapters that will fit the MA2. My 0.02
It is the only Mavic you need an adapter for.
Good that there is also a video about the disadvantages of the Air 2. I also agree with many of the disadvantages, but not with two: the flying time and the size of the drone. I think more than 28 minutes with 9% battery is a good score. It will indeed never be exactly 34 minutes but the Mavic Air 2 is very close. I also think it is a travel drone. When it is folded it doesn't make much difference with the Mavic Air. It's very easy to put in your backpack and you still have a lot of space left to carry extra batteries, chargers and other stuff.
Dude, all you have to do to turn off obstacle avoidance immediately is simply switch to sport mode on remote. It's immediately turned off with no menu searching. You'll just have to focus your skills with slower movements.
I just received the MA2 on Tues. Had my first job with it on Wednesday. Camera and video settings wouldn't stay where I set them. What's up with that? Have you encountered that?
have you been able to troubleshoot this problem? Im curious if youve fixed it.
Can someone do an updated Mavic air 2 video because all these videos are obsolete cause they don’t show new updates to firmware
They sell a attachment fo iPad
You forgot that it will "NOT" support DLI goggles number 11.
You can use headplay goggles. I do. Saved me alot of £ and a great pic through them ..
Think I saw you flying over moving cars for range test?
Nope
Jack, Would you consider doin a current top 5 or top 3.? I have been lookin at these drones fir close to a year. I'm not looking for perfect but not junk either.
Somewhere 400 and below, stable flying, decent range, GPS, with decent video and 2 or 3 axis gimble, brushless motors, obstacle avoidance ? I know it's give and take.
Man, I would say DJI might wanna pull you in as a consultant or in R & D.
I've looked at Hubsans, JJRC, PARROT, FIMI, HOLYSTONE, and a few others...is there anything currently in particular that looks like an overall win win to you ?
I'll check some more of your vids. I appreciate your honesty and your thorough look at these.
Thanks a bunch,
Wulfy
We are going to do a livestream tomorrow at 8pm CST that will actually cover some of those questions.
@@HalfChrome Awesome ! Yeah, Just when I think I got it narrowed down, something seems to tilt the other way. I know one thing, it would have been awesome to have a few of these cam drones over in Iraq .. send em in to check out possible IEDs, suspected ambush and detonator positions, etc... We just had a robotic arm vehicle, was broken down more than it ran. As forva bomb suit...No Way- Heat exhaustion heat stroke guaranteed, vs maybe a detonation. Heat injuries will be suffered for a lifetime.
Thanks, lookin forward to the livestream !
All the best,
Wulf
CRASHED JUST LIKE YOU SAID ON AN AUTO PAN SHOT DUE TO NO SIDE AUTOSENSING CAMERAS
It happens
I wonder, how did that man aspect to attach iPad without extra accessories? If DJI to include all those complaints in Drone, the price will be €10.000 or more.
Hi,
I have a DJI Mavic Air 2. Currently I have a problem with RC sticks. When I fly the drone the stick moving rightward and leftward is not working. The same stick works forward and backward. I selected RC mode 2 in the settings. I calibrated the RC many times and it shows the calibration was successful. Also update firmware through assistant. I think the problem in aircraft (drone) . Can you help me how to fix it?
Please recommend to me what can I do with this problem?
Bro, I palnned to buy one drone...so please suggest one good and budget drone.....mavic mini 2 or Air 2 ??
Air 2. Still a good one
The other day I made a rookie mistake as I was in a rush. I forgot to take off the gimble cover. Well I got it up to 80 meters high. Then all of a sudden I had 0 control of it. Then it proceeded to fly BACKWARDS. 1.2 kms away from me. I eventually hit (return to home) and it did. But holy moly I was freaking right out. Anyone else ever had that issue?
How did you go 80 meters without noticing you had the cover on ?
@@MsSarbie was looking at the drone not the screen.
Why do I think this guy dresses in drag on the weekends.
You are likely projecting your own behavior.
Geesus man. Try sticking to the topic if you are able to do so with your pea-sized brain.
What he does at the weekends is up to him,why you asking for you want to borrow some dresses 😭👏😂
@@HalfChrome that was a brilliant reply ! just subscribed
Thanks man
point 9 and 10 are like mimimi 😢 but 1 - 8 are good points👍 my mavic mini flys 10min. and they say it flys 30 min. so if i can fly 28 it will be super long
mimimi?
@@HalfChrome exactly ! mimimi 😭 you know, it is like crying like a smale girl ! as i said, if i can fly 28min. you are lucky and it is real long, you can fly 14min. in one direction, in theory this is about 12km (7,5 miles) the bigger problem is now the remote control.
and the size - everyone asks for more features (like more battery) of course it needs go bigger and bigger and bigger 🤣 like cars or flat screen tv - omg modern society has real hard problems 🤣
btw "AIR" air means nothing about size ! (Nike Air - in all size :) it is you interpretation of size. Mavic Mini yes, Mavic Air ??? flying ??? maybe weight ???
sidefact: there is 5,13 × 10up15 tonns Air on the planet 👍
Hello my friend. I'm new in this, will be buying Mavic Air 2. So, in order to use the DJI Goggles I need to but the DJI Smart Controller right? so I connect the Goggles and the Smart Controller with HDMI Cable. Is it possible to control the Mavic Air 2 Camera movement and tilt (Head Tracking) with the movement of your head using the DJI Goggles? Thank you very much. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm learning about this technology.
So if you have a M2P, is there any need for an Air 2?
Nope.
Unless you need to spend 💰💰💰💰
Half Chrome so I’m assuming you wouldn’t sell your M2P for an Air 2, right?
WOW, did you do the review because you love the sound of your voice??? This is a ground breaking drone and you want a top notch item, ripping into it is not what you do best, were you in a bad mood? For what I can buy, I like it.
I think theses are good complaints for progress.
My Spry+ not great vid at all, but i love flying into the water with it, and getting those close water shots,and flying in the rain or snow storm, for those reasons, i love it😎👍👍👍
I just picked up a Spry+. We will have a review in a couple of weeks.
Half Chrome flies great, no gimbal, vid is great if your doing action shots, i made a vid trying to follow my brothers RC boat on my channel 👍
Cant wait to see your review, there are good and bad reviews, i bought it for the cool factor, u should see the look on people’s faces when it falls from the sky into a lake or ocean 😂😂😂
DJI can’t make everyone happy but they sure were close with the mav air 2 everyone but you is happy love my mav air 2 with smart controller #best drone ever
Processing power, processing power, processing power ....... More powerful processor = higher cost. What a surprise.
Of course.
If you think about it, the new Mini 2 comes with a nearly identical bag as the Air 2 if you get the Fly More Combo, so for people with the Fly More Combo, portability isn't a problem. (That is if you compare these 2 drones. And although you can fit Mini 2 in your pocket and not Air 2, that controller ain't fitting in a normal pocket very easily. I rest my case.)
And for people like me, who live in other countries (South Africa here) who don't need to register their drones, that 249g of the Mini 2 doesn't matter.
I guess I should have actually posted these comments at the video where they compare the Mini 2 and Air 2. LOL
Hey do u own a mavic air 2 if u do can u hear it above 1000 feet in the air?
@@Gcity67k I sadly don't, I just did a lot of research about it. But based off what I have seen in videos, I don't think you would easily hear it at that height.
This is my very first drone and I’ve only taken it out a couple of times and it says weak signal after about 1500 feet. Any ideas what I am Doing wrong I have an airplane mode I’m pointing in the direction that it’s flying and I have plenty of signals satellites
Something weird is happening with my mavic air 2 it has a weird hard sway like turn when looking at the screen
Didn't they fix #3 with a firmware update? I agree with you. Good call.
I wasn't sure if you were referring to my call or not?
The only thing I have not liked is the quality. My second one ranges twice as far as the first one I had. The second one has stopped recording on my phone for some reason and it says sd card has been removed sometimes at start up. I bought a new sd card and it does the same thing. Says sd card has been removed do I want to switch to internal storage and I have no cache on my phone even after deleting the gofly app and reinstalling. I have 50 gigs open on the phone. Checking on returning this one.
Format the as card in the drone. Make sure it’s a high quality card too.
I enjoy your videos, but really, its early days, some of these things will be corrected down the road. Getting to market to puncture Autel's release timing may be the reason some things are lacklustre on the MA2 just now. I am very much enjoying mine, its not a M2P so I dont expect side sensors and top notch image quality... lets see what the future firmware changes bring.
How do you "correct" the absence of side sensors and a smaller camera sensor? It's clear you are biased because you are "...enjoying mine".
DJI never advertised any of the gripes you have as part of the platform.
Generally companies don’t advertise gripes about their products.
Well Done Thumbs up,👍😀
I just bought one yesterday and can still return it, do you think DJI is gonna make changes in the firmware to be able to use go 4 or maybe give an option to use fpv goggles? Spending as much money as we did I’m kinda disappointed not to mention my 2 year old could fly this thing. I agree on the obstacle avoidance Not being on the side and not being able to turn it on and off quickly.
I don't see GO4 but you can use FPV goggles if you have the smart controller and DJI FPV
The MA2 is a great all rounder 👍🏻
Yes it is
I crashed my drone flying parallel thank God nothing was seriously damaged but I agree makes no sense to have no side sensors
That is where you need them
do i need a license for mavic air 2??? thanks
Only if you plan to make money with it
I love mavic Air 2. 🎉❤
You can shoot in 4k Go to quickshot , select what you wanna shoot as then click the 3 dots on the right side and choose between 1080p . 2.7 and 4K
Mine allows it but it still shoots in 1080p. Perhaps a firmware upgrade will fix it.
Wondering when DJI will release a MA2 support for Ground Stations (multiple waypoint Flight Planner, saver and editor, based on Google Earth and plain UTM coordinates).
Do someone knows about this important tool?
Even cheaper drones do have Ground Support but MA2 not.
HI. I really need your help. I was flying my brand new air2s over a hill to get panoramic video of Athens. I was at 300m on that hill. I tried to return the drone back manually and then the nightmare started. It lost GPS (all satellites dropped to 0) and all the sensors were deactivated. It entered ATTI mode. I got many errors at once... Its like it went crazy... The thing is that below that hill it was residential area. I dont know where it crashed. Is there any way you could help me with this if i send you the flight log? Its driving me crazy that it might have caused an accident. I went to the area it last gave me signal, asked if anything weird happened and they told me no. I also checked all the local news sites to see if there would be a post about a drone crashing. Didin't find anything. I've contacted DJI and i'm waiting for their reply, but i'd like to know where it might have crashed.... Can you help me with this because its driving me crazy!. Please people if you're reading this message. DO NOT FLY over residential areas at any cost. You never know what might happen....