"A new FFA regulation just went in affect that states you know longer need a waiver to fly at night wich is perfect timing.......but also there is a new waiver that you need to fly at night" 😂😂
By far the best low light test I have seen for these two drones. It would be interesting to watch the same test but with pictures, sice the shutter speed can go below 1/50, the best results are with the drone in "tripod/cine" option mode from the controller.
That Night Operations form you provided looks like it was addressed to you. We’re you saying we can remove your name and update the date and use it for ourselves? As a part 107 pilot, I didnt know we still needed a waiver for night operations under the new rules.
Just got my AIR 2s recently so I'm learning as much as I can from videos like yours. Low light shooting looks promising! What color profile did you shoot the video? (sorry if I missed that in the video) Would you recommend D-log at night/low light?
I should have done some tests with the 1/25 shutter for this one but ran out of time. I did test all setting in my A2S vs P4P video. Maybe I’ll redo this one
Hi, In very basic terms, ISO is simply a camera setting that will brighten or darken a photo. As you increase your ISO number, your photos will grow progressively brighter. For that reason, ISO can help you capture images in darker environments, or be more flexible about your aperture and shutter speed settings. However, raising your ISO has consequences. A photo taken at too high of an ISO will show a lot of grain, also known as noise, and might not be usable. So, brightening a photo via ISO is always a trade-off. You should only raise your ISO when you are unable to brighten the photo via shutter speed or aperture instead
Just found you. Nice job. Question : I got an offer from DJI for a Mavic Air Fly More Combo for $799. That’s only $200 more than the Mini 2. Do you think that is the better deal? I currently have a Mavic Mini. Thx!
@@AboveandBeyondFilms Many thanks for your advice A&B. I’ve been wanting the Air 2s since it came out but it is prohibitively expensive for me. I’ve passed on the Mini 2 for the lack of avoidance sensors and wind resistance. The 20% off offered by DJY on the Air 2 put it within my reach as it $500 less than the 2s. However, I’ll take your advice and hold out for the 2s or some future model. It’s what I really want anyway.
Great night video comparison. I own a mini 2 and thinking of upgrading to a MA2S. MA2 is great but if I’m buying another drone wouldn’t make sense to buy the 2. Thanks 👍🏼
Thanks for the review. Im willing to wait for a used air 2s. Id say 1600-3200 iso will do just fine, raise the shadows in post and use lots of nois reduction. Thanks again.
Shutter speed must be atleast double the recorded fps. Since he was shooting at 24p the shutter speed kept at 1/50 is perfect ,any lower and the footage will be blurry.
Are the lights less blown out/over exposed in the air 2s than the air 2 ? Does it compare to the mavic 2 pro since both for same sensor size ? Can we see a low light flight plz ?…
@@AboveandBeyondFilms I’m flying an Air 2s. I matched your setting and my ISO only had the option of 1600. I reset my camera settings and boom everything appeared. I am able to shoot low light footage without this awful purple glow around the edges of my film which I thought was the fault of the front LEDs. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the video. I'm curious though, that FAA waiver only applies to flights that already have a LAANC approval? What happens if you're in unrestricted airspace and don't need LAANC? Can you still fly at night?
@@AboveandBeyondFilms It is impossible to get LAANC approval in an area with unrestricted airspace that doesn't require approval to begin with so I'm really not sure how one can do this
@@ParkerHarrington I was told that you need get LAANC approval for the day you plan on flying at night and it doesn’t need to be specific for the spot you plan on flying at night. Just have to have some type of LAANC. Which seems weird to me 🤷♂️ you should check out Pilot Institute here on RUclips. He made a video or two that covers the subject 👍
The Mavic Air 2 don’t shoot 5.4k. I wanted to all the settings the same between the two. Going to make another video on just the A2S and will shoot some 5.4k
@@AboveandBeyondFilms It doesn't really make sense to compare cameras on "equal settings". That's like comparing two cars in the third gear, even though one car might have a 10 speed automatic, while the other has a 4-speed automatic. What matters is the picture coming out, so what you should do is try to make each camera look "the same" in whatever way is most advantageous for that camera, i.e. for the 2S use 5.4K and downsample (if that looks better), and for the Mavic Air 2 you need to brighten the video, not just compare at the same ISO. Then compare the images for noise, etc. Still, your video is definitely useful, thank you for posting.
Really excellent side by side comparison. I tend to shoot though at the same shutter speed as my frame rate for night shots just to get the noise down, I'm surprised you didn't try out 1/25 sec. Video is still a challenge at night even with a 1" sensor, photos however I have shot at 1/5 sec ISO 100 and I get quite good results. It's always a trade off between some detail in the darker areas and blowing out the brightest lights.
Great test.. very informative, and Air2S is hands down better at night... that sensorsize matters... but there are some thing from Air2 I really would have loved to see on Air2S.. not least its HDR... been very impressed by the shots I have seen comparing the Air2S versus Air2 , and Air2 ablelity to keep high and lows balanced, even in low light sunsets. Would also have liked to see that 240fps1080p slow mo... be ported, but I reckon its same internal and they cant hence compute margins with the Air2S bigger sensor. Also not that crazy about Air2S unven frame.. often not as uniform in sharpness as Air2..certain parts are sharp on Air2S /like the center, while other regions not so much,, though not as bad as MP2, and its 1" that was blurry & soft, almost to an extent that you wondered about, if its a sensor & lens array-alignment fault. ex. of HDR Air2 vs M3 Air2S ruclips.net/video/wdHoOIY9poQ/видео.html /direct sun
Can I just say something here? The mavic air 2 use to take just as good night video as the air 2s. The 6400 iso on the mavic air 2 has actually been dumbed down to 1600, although Dji claims it's 6400. They did this shortly after the air 2s hit the market so they could make it look better. But two years ago the footage looked exactly the same. Believe it or not the mini 2 is also almost as capable of the same night footage. most people think its the sensor size but you are all being lied to. And actually two years ago the mavic air 2 night footage was even brighter and more clear then the air 2 s is in this video. But Dji decided if you want it even better, your going to have to upgrade from the air 2 s to the next latest and greatest. They are not utilizing that one inch sensor at all. Just go find some night footage of the air 2 from two years ago and you will see what I'm talking about.
I’ve owned the Mavic air 2 since it came out and this isn’t true. The night footage is and always has been garbage from the MA2. Air 2s is a huge leap from both the mini 2 and MA2. Thanks for watching 👍
@@AboveandBeyondFilms I just know that they have changed my mavic air 2 for night footage. It’s not near as bright. I noticed it after an update about 9 months ago. It’s not nearly as bright as it use to be.
@@AboveandBeyondFilms ya mee too I wish dji doesn't makes mavic 3 too pricey. I also wait for mini 3 to see how much they upgraded it. I don't have a high hope for air mini 3 to be like air 2 or 2s. But if they put air 2s technology on mini 3 I definitely going for mini 3 😁
I saw a video where they used a smart photo setting at night on the Air 2S. It was actually breathtaking compared to the Evo 2 it was paired against. Video on the Autel was better however.
The strange thing about mavic cameras are my galaxy s8 phone camera with 1/2.55 inch sensor is far better in low light when I recording at night. I don't know why the half inch sensor in air 2 with bigger size than my phone sensor has a worse quality in low light condition. Even 1 inch sensor in air 2s has a worse quality in low light compare to my phone camera. The quality of photos are really good in air 2 and air 2s in low light condition but when recording a video everything's Is too dark. 🤔
people always say "too much noise" "unusable" at high iso... but if you look at films done on film there's TONs of noise and even added grain... so if cinematically the noise is fine
Definitely best low light comparison test ive seen in the air 2s vs ma2
thanks. Working on another low light video with the A2S vs P4P
since the air 2s lauching, this is the review that i'm looking for. Thanks, this help a lot.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!
"A new FFA regulation just went in affect that states you know longer need a waiver to fly at night wich is perfect timing.......but also there is a new waiver that you need to fly at night" 😂😂
Awesome video man! Its amazing how far and fast the tech is coming along!
So amazing 🤩
Great review man. I've been looking at upgrading to the Air 2S from my original Mavic. Also thanks for the info on the night wavier.
Glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching
By far the best low light test I have seen for these two drones. It would be interesting to watch the same test but with pictures, sice the shutter speed can go below 1/50, the best results are with the drone in "tripod/cine" option mode from the controller.
Going flying tonight. Maybe I make a short video from photos
Beautiful and very smart review!
Thanks for watching 🙏
Just what I was looking for.. Please compare photos as well
Working on the photo video! Thanks for watching
Thanks,
Good stuff.
I just bought the Air2s and this helps
Keep em coming
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Glad you enjoyed the video. New videos coming soon. Enjoy the new A2S!!
Thank you. Very clear breakdown of the results.
Thanks for watching 👍
That Night Operations form you provided looks like it was addressed to you. We’re you saying we can remove your name and update the date and use it for ourselves? As a part 107 pilot, I didnt know we still needed a waiver for night operations under the new rules.
The form is blank. No need to fill it out. Just have a digital or printed copy with you while flight info at night.
@@AboveandBeyondFilms oh ok cool thanks
Best comparison. Gj ty for the effort
Thanks for watching!
The side-by-sides were done perfectly !!!
Thanks 🙏
Your link to the FAA waiver showed “page not found “
Good comparison! Thank you.
Thanks for watching 👍
Great comparison. Thanks for the really useful info.
Thanks for watching 🙏
Great Shots at night of San Diego .
Just got my Air 2S as well and I am learning the intricacies of the settings .
Thanks. I look forward to checking out your videos
Would like to see some stills at 100 iso and the lower shutter speeds
Great video!
thanks
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍
really Good Video , thx for that. Greetings from Swiss
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍
amazing review there mate👌
Thanks. I just uploaded a similar video testing the A2S vs the Phantom 4 Pro.
Thanks for the form. Great video by the way.
Thanks for watching 👍
Nice vídeo!
Congratulations from Brasil 🇧🇷
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great job, thanks!
Thank you for watching
Just got my AIR 2s recently so I'm learning as much as I can from videos like yours. Low light shooting looks promising! What color profile did you shoot the video? (sorry if I missed that in the video) Would you recommend D-log at night/low light?
awesome..thanks for video
Thank you for watching!
Hello. May I ask what do you use for post work?
Hi Mars, I edit in DaVinci Resolve.
Nice video, goodluck with your channel
Thank you
Grazie!
HOW COMMON ARE FLY AWAYS WITH THESE ? NEW TO DRONEING.
I fly the Air 2s all the time. Sold the Mavic Air 2
Great comparison. I was wondering if the drone comes with all the lights on it for night flight including the ones on top and below?
DJI drones don’t come with the proper light for flying at night. I have a link in the description to the Lumecube lights I use. Thanks for watching 🙏
Great comparison. You have a new subscriber.
Thanks for watching and subscribing
can you get in trouble for flying over highways/over people?
Depends on the location. Some roads you can pass over but not stop and hover. Best to never fly over people.
Nice work.
Thanks 🙏
You didn't add the link to the waiver...Can you do that please? Thanks
Updated the description and added the link. Thanks for watching
U R EPIC. THANKS BRO
Thanks homie 🔥
Thanks for the nice video
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Great, Subscribed!
Thank you. Will be uploading more videos soon
Great Contant
Thanks 🙏
Great side by side. Wouldn't it have been better shooting with 1/25 shutter? Letting in a bit more light and maybe not pushing the iso so hard?
I should have done some tests with the 1/25 shutter for this one but ran out of time. I did test all setting in my A2S vs P4P video. Maybe I’ll redo this one
Do you use any noise reduction software in post?
Not on this video but I do use Neat video when needed.
After seeing how outrageously expensive the Mavic 3 Cine Cost the Air2S is looking like my combo lmfao.
Love the Air 2s!!
Hi what is ISO?
Hi, In very basic terms, ISO is simply a camera setting that will brighten or darken a photo. As you increase your ISO number, your photos will grow progressively brighter. For that reason, ISO can help you capture images in darker environments, or be more flexible about your aperture and shutter speed settings.
However, raising your ISO has consequences. A photo taken at too high of an ISO will show a lot of grain, also known as noise, and might not be usable. So, brightening a photo via ISO is always a trade-off. You should only raise your ISO when you are unable to brighten the photo via shutter speed or aperture instead
@@AboveandBeyondFilms thx u so much
@@AboveandBeyondFilms can u record voice with the mavic 2s ? Flying it n taking at the same time will it record yur voice also?
@@Ilemaurice687 no problem
@@Ilemaurice687 not that I’m aware of.
Just found you. Nice job. Question : I got an offer from DJI for a Mavic Air Fly More Combo for $799. That’s only $200 more than the Mini 2. Do you think that is the better deal? I currently have a Mavic Mini. Thx!
I owned the Mavic air 2 and wasn’t impressed. I would spend a little more money and get the Air 2s.
@@AboveandBeyondFilms Many thanks for your advice A&B. I’ve been wanting the Air 2s since it came out but it is prohibitively expensive for me. I’ve passed on the Mini 2 for the lack of avoidance sensors and wind resistance. The 20% off offered by DJY on the Air 2 put it within my reach as it $500 less than the 2s. However, I’ll take your advice and hold out for the 2s or some future model. It’s what I really want anyway.
Excelent Video
Thanks for watching! new video in a day or two
Great night video comparison. I own a mini 2 and thinking of upgrading to a MA2S. MA2 is great but if I’m buying another drone wouldn’t make sense to buy the 2. Thanks 👍🏼
Go with the Air 2S. It’s my favorite to fly rn.
@@AboveandBeyondFilms How About that Mavic 3 that just announced... Wow looks EPIC...
It's not even that bad for mavic air 2 and i haven't even tried flying in night yet. Great video ! New sub !
MA2 is a great drone but not as good as the A2S at night. I still own both but mostly fly the A2S. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
@@AboveandBeyondFilms One thing is you can't use the new air2s with 3rd party waypoint apps like Litchi and Dronelink yet.
@@JumisVisuals what does that meant 3rd party app bro ?
Thanks for the review. Im willing to wait for a used air 2s.
Id say 1600-3200 iso will do just fine, raise the shadows in post and use lots of nois reduction.
Thanks again.
Thanks for watching 🙏
I do not see the waiver or when I click on the FAA langkat says it's not available
Can u retry and use 1/24 shutter speed just for testing to see what is the results. I believe it will be brighter by 1 stop.
Shutter speed must be atleast double the recorded fps. Since he was shooting at 24p the shutter speed kept at 1/50 is perfect ,any lower and the footage will be blurry.
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What do you mean when you say you see noise.
The footage has grain in it.
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Thank you 🙌
Are the lights less blown out/over exposed in the air 2s than the air 2 ? Does it compare to the mavic 2 pro since both for same sensor size ? Can we see a low light flight plz ?…
The A2S handles low light better than the MA2 and M2P. So yes you can get a little more detail in the highlights.
My settings don’t go past 1600 iso
Which drone are you flying?
@@AboveandBeyondFilms I’m flying an Air 2s. I matched your setting and my ISO only had the option of 1600. I reset my camera settings and boom everything appeared. I am able to shoot low light footage without this awful purple glow around the edges of my film which I thought was the fault of the front LEDs. Thanks for the video.
@@anthonybanaszak5759 hyped you were able to fix the problem!
Thanks for the video.
I'm curious though, that FAA waiver only applies to flights that already have a LAANC approval? What happens if you're in unrestricted airspace and don't need LAANC? Can you still fly at night?
From what I understand you have to get the LAANC approval for all night flights regardless of what airspace you’re flying in.
@@AboveandBeyondFilms It is impossible to get LAANC approval in an area with unrestricted airspace that doesn't require approval to begin with so I'm really not sure how one can do this
@@ParkerHarrington I was told that you need get LAANC approval for the day you plan on flying at night and it doesn’t need to be specific for the spot you plan on flying at night. Just have to have some type of LAANC. Which seems weird to me 🤷♂️ you should check out Pilot Institute here on RUclips. He made a video or two that covers the subject 👍
@@AboveandBeyondFilms GREAT! Thanks very much for the info!
Why not 5.4K? Wouldn’t it kill the air 2 in low light more resolution could remove noise
The Mavic Air 2 don’t shoot 5.4k. I wanted to all the settings the same between the two. Going to make another video on just the A2S and will shoot some 5.4k
@@AboveandBeyondFilms It doesn't really make sense to compare cameras on "equal settings". That's like comparing two cars in the third gear, even though one car might have a 10 speed automatic, while the other has a 4-speed automatic. What matters is the picture coming out, so what you should do is try to make each camera look "the same" in whatever way is most advantageous for that camera, i.e. for the 2S use 5.4K and downsample (if that looks better), and for the Mavic Air 2 you need to brighten the video, not just compare at the same ISO. Then compare the images for noise, etc.
Still, your video is definitely useful, thank you for posting.
I shot some nice low light videos with my air 2 in my channel , do u think this air 2s is Sharper in low light ????.......
Slightly sharper then the Mavic Air 2 in low light.
اthank you for information
Really excellent side by side comparison. I tend to shoot though at the same shutter speed as my frame rate for night shots just to get the noise down, I'm surprised you didn't try out 1/25 sec. Video is still a challenge at night even with a 1" sensor, photos however I have shot at 1/5 sec ISO 100 and I get quite good results. It's always a trade off between some detail in the darker areas and blowing out the brightest lights.
I didn’t have time this night to do the 1/25 examples. I have a Air 2S vs Phantom 4 pro video where I tested both shutter speeds.
Great test.. very informative, and Air2S is hands down better at night... that sensorsize matters... but there are some thing from Air2 I really would have loved to see on Air2S.. not least its HDR... been very impressed by the shots I have seen comparing the Air2S versus Air2 , and Air2 ablelity to keep high and lows balanced, even in low light sunsets.
Would also have liked to see that 240fps1080p slow mo... be ported, but I reckon its same internal and they cant hence compute margins with the Air2S bigger sensor.
Also not that crazy about Air2S unven frame.. often not as uniform in sharpness as Air2..certain parts are sharp on Air2S /like the center, while other regions not so much,, though not as bad as MP2, and its 1" that was blurry & soft, almost to an extent that you wondered about, if its a sensor & lens array-alignment fault.
ex. of HDR Air2 vs M3 Air2S ruclips.net/video/wdHoOIY9poQ/видео.html /direct sun
Great test air2 s army out
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Thanks 🙏
Nice comparison same goos camera quality
Best
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Since you have 24 FPS you could low the shutter speed at 1/25 " and have a bit more light , I think .
Definitely 👍
Nice! But obviously if your doing low light shooting both theses drones really aren't a good option. They work, just not great
I think both are great options. You just have to know how to use them properly
so would you say the air 2s in 2023 is worth it
@@AboveandBeyondFilms
Can I just say something here? The mavic air 2 use to take just as good night video as the air 2s. The 6400 iso on the mavic air 2 has actually been dumbed down to 1600, although Dji claims it's 6400. They did this shortly after the air 2s hit the market so they could make it look better. But two years ago the footage looked exactly the same. Believe it or not the mini 2 is also almost as capable of the same night footage. most people think its the sensor size but you are all being lied to. And actually two years ago the mavic air 2 night footage was even brighter and more clear then the air 2 s is in this video. But Dji decided if you want it even better, your going to have to upgrade from the air 2 s to the next latest and greatest. They are not utilizing that one inch sensor at all. Just go find some night footage of the air 2 from two years ago and you will see what I'm talking about.
I’ve owned the Mavic air 2 since it came out and this isn’t true. The night footage is and always has been garbage from the MA2. Air 2s is a huge leap from both the mini 2 and MA2. Thanks for watching 👍
@@AboveandBeyondFilms I just know that they have changed my mavic air 2 for night footage. It’s not near as bright. I noticed it after an update about 9 months ago. It’s not nearly as bright as it use to be.
In my opinion a night sky filter is to prefere here.
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Kinda chuckled at the vest, but I'm 100% sure it's necessary unfortunately
It’s annoying but definitely helps keep people away. Thanks for watching 👍
i have a air 2 and low light image is better in air 2s but not worth upgrading for me I wait for mavic 3 for the best upgrading
Yeah it’s probably not worth the upgrade if you don’t need the low light. I can’t wait for the Mavic pro 3 to come out!
@@AboveandBeyondFilms ya mee too I wish dji doesn't makes mavic 3 too pricey. I also wait for mini 3 to see how much they upgraded it. I don't have a high hope for air mini 3 to be like air 2 or 2s. But if they put air 2s technology on mini 3 I definitely going for mini 3 😁
I saw a video where they used a smart photo setting at night on the Air 2S. It was actually breathtaking compared to the Evo 2 it was paired against. Video on the Autel was better however.
I still need to shoot more photos with the air 2S at night. I’ll make a video on the different photo modes soon
I used that smart photo option on the Philly skyline with my Air2S that I shot at 2:30 in the morning and it looked amazing!
The strange thing about mavic cameras are my galaxy s8 phone camera with 1/2.55 inch sensor is far better in low light when I recording at night. I don't know why the half inch sensor in air 2 with bigger size than my phone sensor has a worse quality in low light condition. Even 1 inch sensor in air 2s has a worse quality in low light compare to my phone camera. The quality of photos are really good in air 2 and air 2s in low light condition but when recording a video everything's Is too dark. 🤔
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S8 has f1.7 aperture and 12mp while the Air2s has f2.8 aperture and 20mp. So Galaxy's lens is almost 3 times brighter because of this.
people always say "too much noise" "unusable" at high iso... but if you look at films done on film there's TONs of noise and even added grain... so if cinematically the noise is fine
Digital noises & film grain is different
@@DatoAliffAlex nah they both look like crap... but it's there so these pixel peepers who keep saying it's unusable are just yapping lip
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