hey cap: I finally bought my first drone after watching your channel for some time. Anafi. Only $599 with 3 batteries now. First time flying it today. So much fun.;...
What a refreshing experience to find a drone review presented in a crisp, professional and efficient manner, that gets straight into it and tells you what you need to know. I'm sick of drone reviews that open with some bored-looking dude sitting on a couch greeting me with "Wassup guys", and then inserting hundreds of "er" and "um" into every sentence. Good work sir, keep it up! Hope to see more of the same from you in the future. Oh yes, I nearly forgot to say I've been looking at the Anafi because I really need a drone for inspection work that can see straight up, but I wanted to find out what the early-adopters thought of it first (I remember the GoPro Karma and how well that went). Based on this review, I'm about to order one. If only they also had spare batteries available.
Thank you! I'm certainly enjoying the Anafi, I'm finding it to be my goto drone for everyday video and photo. Batteries are coming and they will be a bit pricey at first, but then eventually drop in price.
I absolutely LOVE my Anafi. The perfect back yard drone. So un-intrusive. Great video, great flight time. Love the hand launch. Yeah, unrefined, pricy, but I still love it.
BTW if you plug usb cable into battery while attached to drone you can transfer files without ever removing card at all so the cardholder isn't a real issue:)
That is true for making the Micro SD card holder last longer. Unfortunately the formatting of the Micro SD game has a glitch in it, so the Micro SD card can't be read in all computers. I recall one other drone had this problem, but was fixed with a firmware update.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 You will find comments from iPad, iPhone users who can get their devices to read FAT32, but it is not universally so. I found a comment from one who said his iPad Mini 4 reads FAT32, yet mine does not.....but it does read xFAT.....but the drone does not. I wanted to be able to put the SD into my iPad Mini 4 via a card reader, so that we could watch videos and photos, since I use the iPad with the controller, but I cannot find an app that will get the iPad to read the FAT32 SD card (I have tried several). Drone companies need to make the SD card xFAT compatible (tell 'em Capt).
Great drone and one year later I find that I swap out my Mavic Air for this drone as part of my everyday walk-around kit. The ability to look straight up is a unique feature, and the dolly-zoom effect in such a small pkg is a great tool in many circumstances. The Anafi stands out with great features even 1 year after it's initial release.
I got one on July 1st and could not be happier. I’m currently beta testing Free Flight 6 v1.0. It’s not for the hot rods and rule breakers. It’s a keep it close and set up your shot properly drone that assumes the operator gets how good video is made. Of course you can have fun with all the auto features but it’s real strength is the great and easy to use camera settings for proper color and light balance that are super easy to use. The zoom in lossless at 1080 is incredibly useful. I’m glad no OA gets in the way of choice of flight. The full 180 tilt up gimbal adds to your creative eye for some really amazing sequences. So far, in the few days I’ve owned it, I’ve gotten angles and shots that no other camera can. If you are serious about making creative video and 21mp photos (curiously left out of this video) then consider this unit. I flew it in sand dunes and with a hand launch and catch had no issues with dirt or fine sand invading those openings. As for the SD card holder, it works fine and it’s easy to get the card in and out. Best $700.00 investment I’ve made in my long and endless quest for the magic shots.
Thanks for the observations, they are equally as valid as mine. As I fly it more I'll have future videos. So far, as noted in my video, I do like it for the price (the good outweighs the bad).
My first drone was the bebop 1, I had so many problems with manufacturing issues but their purchase-able flightplan app is incredibly useful and well made. Ended up returning the aircraft for a P3S due to the issues with motors or RTH button.
I still testing the Parrot Anafi but I can say the Gimbal and Zoom have changed, from my perspective, the way we look at the air world and even our way of flying with the drone when compared to Bebop 2 or Disco. Thank you very much for the feedback. See you soon, here or in my channel, best regards...
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you I will try Captain. I suffered my crash (in a very closed urban area), second time out, while under the auspices of Flight plan. Parrot conducted an air-crash investigation, via the 'black box' of my phone data, and very graciously replaced the instrument. This time I will be doing training at a football oval (guided by your videos)
Sure hope they come up w. a spherical panorama option ... perfectly suited with gimbal that swivels 180 deg. up/down ... so you get a complete sphere of pics to stitch ...
Interesting! Not sure I would want it to auto record on take off. With 16 GB card and filming in 4k what a waist of Data. Is there a option to turn off this. Thanks
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks, Mine is on charge right now. This going to be a interesting drone for me. As a Yuneec H pilot after my DJI drone. I have a feeling that this will be like using the litchi app. Maybe. either way its fun. thanks for the quick reply.
Be aware that Parrot offers zero repair service after warranty is expired. They basically just say "unfortunately we wouldn't be able to advise with warranty as the product is no longer covered. We are sorry for the inconvenience." I find this unacceptable.
Parrot gave up on consumer drones a couple of years ago and moved the staff to commercial drones. There are only a few countries that have parrot support.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Problem is they are still selling them but offer no support after warranty expires. They should stop selling them if they can't offer support. Actually, according to their website, they don't offer ANY warranty. [addendum] I contacted a drone repair company and Parrot outright rejected any support even to them in aid of fixing my Anafi. $500 bucks down the drain.
This makes all the difference to me. DJI's exclusion area around airports is bigger than, and more stupidly shaped, than UK law determines. The place I most want to fly is legal to fly but DJI won't allow me to fly there. Not good DJI!
I borrowed a phantom from a friend. I live in Barrhaven, Ottawa not even near the airport and it won't take off because it's on the exclusion zone. Needless to say, a dji is not for me
I bought this drone in June 2019 , I picked it over the Dji because of most of the reviews. But I wish very much that I would have found out more about there customer service it is the worst I ever experienced , very unprofessional diagnosis is the worst on earth. I only had a chance to fly the Anafi maybe 10 times and the time that I did get to fly it , it was awesome, I enjoyed it , it made me some good videos. On 4th of July I brought it out to try film some fireworks being popped around me , I live out in the country so we can pop fireworks all we want. I put the Anafi on my driveway and started it up , I only wanted to go up maybe just 10 ft when I was where I wanted it to be I stopped it but it didn’t stop it kept going up but took off on its own faster up into my tree branch , there was nothing I could do to stop it , I just put the remote down and waited to see if it as going get hung up in branch or come down. It hit the branches shut off came down I tried to catch it but no luck it crashed on my pavement. I called Anafi, they wanted pictures of drone, crash report, other information. Long story short they said it was my fault I should not be flying in the evening or at night or flying high. I said back you telling me then if I want to fly it over water or a mountain on vacation I can’t do that , he said you can do what you want with it once you purchase it but no you can’t fly over water high in the sky, over a mountain you will void warranty, h said since I flew at night I voided warranty and there nothing they can do , there was more said than that between us , but this was my experience with customer service, now I have a 700 dollar drone broken in my box that I can do nothing about. I wish I would have went with Dji
If the image skips/freezes on screen it is because you are flying either too far away or in an area with wifi interference. If it does this when flying close, and your phone is plugged into the controller, then it just means you need a new cell phone.
So... after a few weeks of the Anafi, Evo, Air...... whats the score? I see the Anafi is closer to the Spark but for ease of flight, stability and image quality...
Here's the thing... I hate the fact that all these drones rely on the use of a phone. Is there not anything out there that does not rely on a $500 phone?
This kind of discussions makes me always think as the "Harley vs Indian" discussion! Black or white! Choosing a side... I am one of the very early DJI flyers. Now I went to Anafi. It is a very good drone. Anafi performs well and does what I want her to do. Still; there are minor points which are better with DJI-crafts. Problem with most people is the objectivity...
I think its a great little drone for some of my needs. OA would be the last thing I want on this since I want to fly in some very tight places with it, which it does very well. That gimbal is sweet. Everyone that wants to get more creative with their shots should have this ability to look up, with no props in the shot. Should have been done long ago. Kudos to Parrot for innovating
I took off from my home and flew it to the nearby park .after several take off and landings. when the battery was at 50% I hit the home button EXPECTING IT TO COME BACK TO ME ..it took off over the trees.I raced after it and found it hovering waiting for me AT 1.5M outside the gate .wish my dog would go home like that :) I WAS IMPRESSED
I have had mine since July 3rd. And I'm happy with it. I had a couple problems but I ended up resolving one of them was I couldn't establish GPS for my phone that was because I had to give the app permission the other one is to download the files to my phone you have to use a SD card it will not download to the internal memory. Somebody that I know that is retired and builds and repairs drones said that he thought he saw a video of a person from the company saying that they listen to the customers and most of them didn't care if it had obstacle avoidance. Another guy that I know that's close to retirement has a Inspire 1 and when he practices with it he doesn't use obstacle avoidance GPS or even a camera and he flys it like a boss.
Two things I notice in all the reviews of this drone I've seen is. The bad: 4k looks more like 1080. The good: The anafi doesn't seem to be near as buggy as any of DJI products. I have the Mavic pro, and I never know what issue I will be forced to confront. If the Anafi had a better camera I'd be on it like white on rice.
the RTH is set to a minimum of 20m meaning if it is lower than 20m it fly up to 20m then RTH ..not what some people think that it will drop from whatever height your flying at above 20m ...if your at 60m and you RTH it will stay at 60m all the way home that’s my understanding
Help, Captain Drone!!! I've just bought the Parrot Anafi and I'm trying to set the video and photo settings ... but .. for the life of me, I do NOT/CanNOT get/find the options to display at the lower right of the screen, so I can make changes. I've updated both the drone and the controller firmware, but... . Do you think it could be related to my Android phone, circa 2018? Please, Dr. Captain, hep me... . Thanks, Chuck : +)
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks, Captain ... I did that, but, the options did not show up. However, there was another click option that I just discovered by chance: in the elongated racetrack shaped icon that contains the "red Record" button on the lower right of the screen, there is a small "
Holy Crap Captain!!!!;l its back to the future !!!!! (again!); just picked up an Anafi, mint condition, had one years ago however had forgotten how good this little Drone was!; paid $130 AUS for it !; will be doing some comparisons with the Mini 2 ! (as it now has the Zoom also)
Hey people, does anyone have an issue with their anafi where when you yaw the drone fast after taking off, the gimbal will go slightly off level and after a couple seconds, It levels again and doesnt happen again for the remainder of the flight?
i like that you can point camfrom straight forward to straight up.. this opens up new cinematic creation opportunities.. plus.. also different search and resue from underneeth? What is NFZ restrictions?
I was hoping you could answer a quick question for me regarding the Parrot Anafi and the RTH feature. Setting the scene (hypothetically) of flying in the mountains and launching the drone from a valley point with a destination to look into another valley. Say I have set the RTH height from the default to 100 meters, which is the maximum allowed by the Anafi. As the drone crested the mountain top, which is approximately 200 meters higher than the launch point, then as the drone descends into the next valley, it loses signal with the controller and initiates a RTH. Will the drone rise to an altitude of 100 meters above the launch point? Will the drone rise to an altitude of 100 meters AGL? Will the drone rise to an altitude of 100 meters AMSL? I am concerned that the drone will rise to the set altitude of 100 meters from it's current position AGL and begin the flight to the launch point. But, that may not be high enough to clear the mountain top and may cause a complete loss of the drone. Basically, does the drone follow the terrain and maintain 100 meters AGL (be it 20 meters or 120 meters) until it can safely land at the launch site? Thanks, love the channel!
It would RTH if signal was lost, however it has no obstacle avoidance or common sense so it will fly straight back to you and into any mountainous objects on the way.
I sure hope Parrot makes the adjustment! Just the other day I was flying in an area surrounded by tall trees. A RTH altitude of 20 meters would have been disastrous! Whereas 20 meters would be too high for some applications, especially those the Anafi is particularly suited for such as inspecting under a bridge (for example).
@@fudgedog123 No, with all due respect, that is actually NOT a viable solution if RTH was initiated automatically due to signal loss. Forums are replete with stories how this has caused countless crashes.
You see the important stuff, like build quality and things like the sd card that would be problematic in every day use. Thank you very much for your hard work👍🙂 Can't wait for Mavic Air Pro/Mavic Pro 2 😱
I was MTB yesterday, I own the DJI P4P Obsidian huge and loud, but the camera is the best for me, someone was flying a Parrot and what I really liked was how quiet it was compared to Mavic or any DJI drones. Thanks for the video you help me with my decision in which Ipad to purchase on one of your drone videos. Fly safe from Germany!
I like Natural. The HDR the grass is way to fake looking green. Best Buy has this on clearance for under $600 with the extra Batteries but I think I might still go with Dji 2
I was confused why they wouldnt include the follow me mode for 1€ and make it a seperate purchase considering how little money it is but now I found they were greedy in the past and just made it cheaper while still keeping it a seperate purchase
Super quiet and very decent battery life. Seem like auto exposure is 1 stop too high. in app purchase is dumb but it's "only" $17 usd. So far I really like the drone.
Bo aka FPVguy is reporting 7 stops in normal and 10+ in HDR mode. I've been playing with the HDR in post to see whats possible regarding de-saturating and moving away from the greenish tint.
I have several good quality cameras that capture video in HDR. I can honestly say that all of them don't do it very well. The Anafi's camera and software makes a good attempt at it, but the result is somewhat artificial. Video HDR and nice sunny days looks very wrong. Video HDR on dull overcast days can actually pull out objects in the image so that they are not under or over exposed... but then it again tends to look a bit odd. I'm going to use the HDR sparingly.
The answer is.... it depends on what you wish to be better. It has many positives that many people will like. It does have a few shortcomings. For someone like me who flys every type of drone there is, I kind of like it because it works for my flying situations.
You have excellent instructional videos on the Parrot Anafi. In fact they help me to decide to purchase an Anafi drone to use on my Landscape Photography RUclips channel. Thanks for the in-depth information.
I do not know if it is about the time that passed since this video was made, but I just got this drone a few days ago and bought the Follow Me and Flight Plan for 1€ each .
Been using the ParrotANAFI for a project . It honestly sucks. Some of these drones are a hit or miss in the sense that some will last you forever and others are just straight up terrible. For example one drone we used was flying fine until it randomly decided to fall out of the sky with no notice. This is my honest opinion on it.
I also have the anafi and for me, the range is decent, when there isn't any obstacle, i got some 3+ km distance no problem but if the drone is behind some tree, the range is like 500/600 meters.
feuauxpoudres wow, that’s awesome range, even with my phone on airplane mode I will get error messages of weak WiFi at very short range and further out I loose video signal, but that may be due to all the homes nearby
How do you think this compares to the Spark as far as noise and hover drift goes? I am always so impressed how rock solid my Spark is in the wind with very little drifting.
The ANAFI doesn't grab the GPS as fast as the Spark, but it lets you take off regardless. Once it has the GPS, then it is more stable... as long as there is not much wind. The Spark wins in the obstacle avoidance & follow me category. Both drones have their Great and not so great points.
you are right both drones have their pro and cons. i bought the anafi and i am very pleased. i hope many people buy anafi because its a very good drone and it is our advantage as customers that there is competition on the market.
The Anafi Extended comes with 2x Batteries and in the USA/Amazon listed at $500 but still requires in-app purchase for follow-me function (allowed to purchase 15 days after 1st flight) for $20 !! I wouldn't consider the Anafi except that it is compatible with Pix4Dcapture for 3D aerial mapping and modeling software to create 3D-point-cloud, 3D-mesh, or 2D maps.
hello captain drone I bought a Parrot anfi and it crashed in the house banging up and down then slambed into the roof with crash guards on ...? so i sent it back got another one coming tomorrow. I did update the software etc.. that was a bummer.. lets hope next parrot anafi has no probs to buy the extra apps is 99P here in the UK.. nice video dude kind regards mark ;)
Parrot emailed me the link: parrotpartners.force.com/servlet/servlet.EmailAttachmentDownload?q=I5Euh408a2UHL6T8Bil9fhif4M%2BLluDSpcg%2FPIeBOu5Uz8M6GZb2oCWnK%2FlW0iQ%2BODn91KHSsp%2BqYMjSOiMwrw%3D%3D Very impressed w. the Anafi ... quiet, stable, sophisticated flight and photo modes ... and I fly all the DJI drones ...
Is it possible to turn off GPS and fly in ATTI mode? I read somewhere that this can't be done. I was going to buy an Anafi for filming in areas with poor and unreliable GPS (such as under bridges), so I need to be able to fly in ATTI.
I don't believe so. This drone is like the DJI Spark, DJI Mavic Air and DJI Mavic Pro. You can't turn off the GPS on those drones either. The only way the GPS is off, is if you fly indoors. I believe the reason this is done is so that a beginner doesn't turn off the GPS and loose the ability to return to home.
My biggest concern is connection because I'll probably most likely fly this drone in urban areas. Is this an easy drone to lose due to bad connection and interference?
This is up there and a little better than the mini 2. I love the mini 2 but the anafi in race on fpv is pretty awesome. I have the anafi thermal too and there so good in tight spaces n there weight is not to bad I carry mine with 5-6 batteries in the bag n it's fine not to heavy. Great honest review 👏 love your work. Thanks man.
Thank you! Great review! I'm between mavic mini, fimi x8 se and this one, i don't know what to choose, Parrot anafi is beautifull drone with great camera!!! Cheers from Chios-Greece.
Do you need to use the controller or can you use your phone? I had a Bebop once (it slammed right into a creek...RIP) and I could fly that with just a phone.
Well! The sd card mount is VERY off putting. However, the image quality is fantastic and it does look very user friendly. But the thing as a whole just looks.....cheap? Compared to the mavic air which I have, it just looks very flimsy and lacking in style (Not that that is important with a camera drone) I just feel like it should be more in the $300 range ŕatuer than $6-700 :/
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks I did find that out later but someone seemed to have run into a problem with one not auto returning but he reloaded the app. Always a way it seems. I need obstacle avoidance because I need to look into the woods around creeks so I guess it's gonna be the EVO for me. Also I wonder when someone's gonna put a GPS spot on their drone so they can find it if it crashes. You know build one in.
Where I live it's very windy. There is minimum 15km winds all year & many times reaching above 25km/hr. Which drone you would recommend is stable & easy to fly in high winds
The controller is constantly charging an android phone. There is nothing I can do with it. The phone drains the battery much quicker than the batteries of the drone last. Is it the same if you connect the iphone?
1.1 version of the software now has an adjustable minimum height for return to home - such an obvious move. It was automatically changed from a minimum of 20 to 30 metres by default and you can now set your own height, depending on local conditions (as of yesterday?). I have pitted it against my DJI Spark (in almost identical conditions) and it is consistently getting slightly better range. It is much quieter. The RTH gets your drone back to where you should be waiting but the Spark automatically lands within a metre of where it took off. The Anafi? It comes back, always, n'est-ce pas, what do you want it to do for you, huh? Light a Gauloise and say you're great in bed? My Spark flew out almost all the way to the lake, over 1000 metres away. The Anafi went to the lake, zoomed in and watched a yacht, then crossed the lake, flew on and made use of the extra six minutes of flight time looking at another point of interest out even further. The price has dropped on Amazon too.
Funny. I ran into the SD card problem, the backing and the inability to read the SD card on the macintosh. The SD card I used which produced the error was a card I had lying around. I've purchased several new SD cards and you can plug them right in off the shelf with no error. They then are read with the macintosh without a problem. So I don't know what format the Anafi uses, as of yet. Great review.
Looks good, I think pretty decent drone. Not sure though I would get it yet, maybe wait til the next version with the added features that you suggested- hopefully will be added. In the mean time loving my Bebop 2 and its features added last year. Cheers and a great review. Thanks. :)
Have there been any firmware updates? Has the cost of "follow me" changed? Just watched another video about saying the cost was $.99. Range on it? Love your honest 'real world/experience' reviews!
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hey cap: I finally bought my first drone after watching your channel for some time. Anafi. Only $599 with 3 batteries now. First time flying it today. So much fun.;...
I had the most horrible back pain ever watching this video got some relief, thank you sir..
What a refreshing experience to find a drone review presented in a crisp, professional and efficient manner, that gets straight into it and tells you what you need to know. I'm sick of drone reviews that open with some bored-looking dude sitting on a couch greeting me with "Wassup guys", and then inserting hundreds of "er" and "um" into every sentence. Good work sir, keep it up! Hope to see more of the same from you in the future. Oh yes, I nearly forgot to say I've been looking at the Anafi because I really need a drone for inspection work that can see straight up, but I wanted to find out what the early-adopters thought of it first (I remember the GoPro Karma and how well that went). Based on this review, I'm about to order one. If only they also had spare batteries available.
Thank you! I'm certainly enjoying the Anafi, I'm finding it to be my goto drone for everyday video and photo. Batteries are coming and they will be a bit pricey at first, but then eventually drop in price.
I absolutely LOVE my Anafi. The perfect back yard drone. So un-intrusive. Great video, great flight time.
Love the hand launch. Yeah, unrefined, pricy, but I still love it.
cute as well!
BTW if you plug usb cable into battery while attached to drone you can transfer files without ever removing card at all so the cardholder isn't a real issue:)
That is true for making the Micro SD card holder last longer. Unfortunately the formatting of the Micro SD game has a glitch in it, so the Micro SD card can't be read in all computers. I recall one other drone had this problem, but was fixed with a firmware update.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 So it doesn't work in Apple computers. No problem. Most drone users aren't gay. French thinking, n'est-ce pas?
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 You will find comments from iPad, iPhone users who can get their devices to read FAT32, but it is not universally so. I found a comment from one who said his iPad Mini 4 reads FAT32, yet mine does not.....but it does read xFAT.....but the drone does not. I wanted to be able to put the SD into my iPad Mini 4 via a card reader, so that we could watch videos and photos, since I use the iPad with the controller, but I cannot find an app that will get the iPad to read the FAT32 SD card (I have tried several). Drone companies need to make the SD card xFAT compatible (tell 'em Capt).
Great drone and one year later I find that I swap out my Mavic Air for this drone as part of my everyday walk-around kit. The ability to look straight up is a unique feature, and the dolly-zoom effect in such a small pkg is a great tool in many circumstances. The Anafi stands out with great features even 1 year after it's initial release.
I got one on July 1st and could not be happier. I’m currently beta testing Free Flight 6 v1.0. It’s not for the hot rods and rule breakers. It’s a keep it close and set up your shot properly drone that assumes the operator gets how good video is made. Of course you can have fun with all the auto features but it’s real strength is the great and easy to use camera settings for proper color and light balance that are super easy to use.
The zoom in lossless at 1080 is incredibly useful. I’m glad no OA gets in the way of choice of flight. The full 180 tilt up gimbal adds to your creative eye for some really amazing sequences.
So far, in the few days I’ve owned it, I’ve gotten angles and shots that no other camera can. If you are serious about making creative video and 21mp photos (curiously left out of this video) then consider this unit. I flew it in sand dunes and with a hand launch and catch had no issues with dirt or fine sand invading those openings. As for the SD card holder, it works fine and it’s easy to get the card in and out. Best $700.00 investment I’ve made in my long and endless quest for the magic shots.
Thanks for the observations, they are equally as valid as mine. As I fly it more I'll have future videos. So far, as noted in my video, I do like it for the price (the good outweighs the bad).
My first drone was the bebop 1, I had so many problems with manufacturing issues but their purchase-able flightplan app is incredibly useful and well made. Ended up returning the aircraft for a P3S due to the issues with motors or RTH button.
Man you're a legend, I really like your reviews, they are so well done
Thank you!
I still testing the Parrot Anafi but I can say the Gimbal and Zoom have changed, from my perspective, the way we look at the air world and even our way of flying with the drone when compared to Bebop 2 or Disco. Thank you very much for the feedback. See you soon, here or in my channel, best regards...
Thanks Captain Drone, for your helpful videos
P. S. I am, mercifully, a drone crash survivor, but re equipped- and hoping for a brighter day (with more training)
My pleasure! And stay crash free!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you I will try Captain. I suffered my crash (in a very closed urban area), second time out, while under the auspices of Flight plan. Parrot conducted an air-crash investigation, via the 'black box' of my phone data, and very graciously replaced the instrument. This time I will be doing training at a football oval (guided by your videos)
Great honest first impressions. Thank you.
Sure hope they come up w. a spherical panorama option ... perfectly suited with gimbal that swivels 180 deg. up/down ... so you get a complete sphere of pics to stitch ...
Parrot could include that, but in may end up being an "in-app" purchase.
Interesting! Not sure I would want it to auto record on take off. With 16 GB card and filming in 4k what a waist of Data. Is there a option to turn off this. Thanks
Yes, you can have set to only record when you actually hit the record button.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks, Mine is on charge right now. This going to be a interesting drone for me. As a Yuneec H pilot after my DJI drone. I have a feeling that this will be like using the litchi app. Maybe. either way its fun. thanks for the quick reply.
Be aware that Parrot offers zero repair service after warranty is expired. They basically just say "unfortunately we wouldn't be able to advise with warranty as the product is no longer covered. We are sorry for the inconvenience." I find this unacceptable.
Parrot gave up on consumer drones a couple of years ago and moved the staff to commercial drones. There are only a few countries that have parrot support.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Problem is they are still selling them but offer no support after warranty expires. They should stop selling them if they can't offer support. Actually, according to their website, they don't offer ANY warranty. [addendum] I contacted a drone repair company and Parrot outright rejected any support even to them in aid of fixing my Anafi. $500 bucks down the drain.
I like the Anafi. Parrot is always giving special functions you have to buy
for $0.99 each those two functions as in-app (follow me and predefined flight plan)
I just bought one of these. It powers up with one push which I don't like. What's up with that?
Dji is great. But Parrot lets you fly wherever you want. Just sayin...
This makes all the difference to me. DJI's exclusion area around airports is bigger than, and more stupidly shaped, than UK law determines. The place I most want to fly is legal to fly but DJI won't allow me to fly there. Not good DJI!
I borrowed a phantom from a friend. I live in Barrhaven, Ottawa not even near the airport and it won't take off because it's on the exclusion zone. Needless to say, a dji is not for me
I bought this drone in June 2019 , I picked it over the Dji because of most of the reviews. But I wish very much that I would have found out more about there customer service it is the worst I ever experienced , very unprofessional diagnosis is the worst on earth. I only had a chance to fly the Anafi maybe 10 times and the time that I did get to fly it , it was awesome, I enjoyed it , it made me some good videos. On 4th of July I brought it out to try film some fireworks being popped around me , I live out in the country so we can pop fireworks all we want. I put the Anafi on my driveway and started it up , I only wanted to go up maybe just 10 ft when I was where I wanted it to be I stopped it but it didn’t stop it kept going up but took off on its own faster up into my tree branch , there was nothing I could do to stop it , I just put the remote down and waited to see if it as going get hung up in branch or come down. It hit the branches shut off came down I tried to catch it but no luck it crashed on my pavement. I called Anafi, they wanted pictures of drone, crash report, other information. Long story short they said it was my fault I should not be flying in the evening or at night or flying high. I said back you telling me then if I want to fly it over water or a mountain on vacation I can’t do that , he said you can do what you want with it once you purchase it but no you can’t fly over water high in the sky, over a mountain you will void warranty, h said since I flew at night I voided warranty and there nothing they can do , there was more said than that between us , but this was my experience with customer service, now I have a 700 dollar drone broken in my box that I can do nothing about. I wish I would have went with Dji
@@waynster830 i smell a rookie pilot fuck his drone and is complaining now.
the new DJI drone can be flown also wherever you want :)
Hi there...
there's one more good thing about the anafi.... the lens filters for the dji mavic pro fit perfectly and work great with the anafi...
Hi any idea how I resolve the laggy camera feed while flying my parrot anafi
If the image skips/freezes on screen it is because you are flying either too far away or in an area with wifi interference. If it does this when flying close, and your phone is plugged into the controller, then it just means you need a new cell phone.
So... after a few weeks of the Anafi, Evo, Air...... whats the score? I see the Anafi is closer to the Spark but for ease of flight, stability and image quality...
Well they certainly all have their plus and minus. Some are better than others in certain categories.
Here's the thing... I hate the fact that all these drones rely on the use of a phone. Is there not anything out there that does not rely on a $500 phone?
Nothing to do, in terms of image quality, quality of production and design, the Anafi is far superior to the Spark.
Thank you Captain watching here all the way from Philippines♥️
Got mine today and flew it ...it does what it says on the tin....
Nice review...I think i'll wait for the Parrot Anaafi 2 when it comes out. Maybe it will have 3 mechanical axis gimbal and no wifi transmiter.
INTELMAXELL MULTI-ROTORS why not whai for anafi 3 will be much better than 2 😂
When he turned it on, I swear I was beginning to hear what sounded like a cool jet turbine start up almost (because of the cooling fan)
This kind of discussions makes me always think as the "Harley vs Indian" discussion! Black or white! Choosing a side...
I am one of the very early DJI flyers. Now I went to Anafi. It is a very good drone. Anafi performs well and does what I want her to do. Still; there are minor points which are better with DJI-crafts. Problem with most people is the objectivity...
I think its a great little drone for some of my needs. OA would be the last thing I want on this since I want to fly in some very tight places with it, which it does very well. That gimbal is sweet. Everyone that wants to get more creative with their shots should have this ability to look up, with no props in the shot. Should have been done long ago. Kudos to Parrot for innovating
Thanks for making this very helpful video. Love my Anafi and your video helps remind me of these outstanding features!
Exfat and fat format is different, all 16gb sd card can read at many device, but over 16gb that use exfat format only can open at certain device
I took off from my home and flew it to the nearby park .after several take off and landings. when the battery was at 50% I hit the home button EXPECTING IT TO COME BACK TO ME ..it took off over the trees.I raced after it and found it hovering waiting for me AT 1.5M outside the gate .wish my dog would go home like that :) I WAS IMPRESSED
Very cool!
I have had mine since July 3rd. And I'm happy with it. I had a couple problems but I ended up resolving one of them was I couldn't establish GPS for my phone that was because I had to give the app permission the other one is to download the files to my phone you have to use a SD card it will not download to the internal memory. Somebody that I know that is retired and builds and repairs drones said that he thought he saw a video of a person from the company saying that they listen to the customers and most of them didn't care if it had obstacle avoidance. Another guy that I know that's close to retirement has a Inspire 1 and when he practices with it he doesn't use obstacle avoidance GPS or even a camera and he flys it like a boss.
Hi can I transfer the files via the usb slot ore only trough the sd card? I'm tempted to get this for follow me and easier flying with phone only
Yes, you can plug a cable into the drone and into your computer and transfer files.
Gee thank you so much for your answer! I find that the easiest way 🤗
Still, even though I love my Mavic pro, that is still a pretty cool little drone. But that is a jerk move to buy the follow me mode.
Two things I notice in all the reviews of this drone I've seen is. The bad: 4k looks more like 1080. The good: The anafi doesn't seem to be near as buggy as any of DJI products. I have the Mavic pro, and I never know what issue I will be forced to confront. If the Anafi had a better camera I'd be on it like white on rice.
the RTH is set to a minimum of 20m meaning if it is lower than 20m it fly up to 20m then RTH ..not what some people think that it will drop from whatever height your flying at above 20m ...if your at 60m and you RTH it will stay at 60m all the way home that’s my understanding
As per the manual, that is correct.
Quick question does it have sensors like some of the DJI?
Yes, except no obstacle avoidance.
Very nice demo. Happy Flying
Comparing between Hubsan Zino pronplus which best choice
Great introduction to the new Anafi, thanks you!
Help, Captain Drone!!!
I've just bought the Parrot Anafi and I'm trying to set the video and photo settings ... but .. for the life of me, I do NOT/CanNOT get/find the options to display at the lower right of the screen, so I can make changes. I've updated both the drone and the controller firmware, but... . Do you think it could be related to my Android phone, circa 2018? Please, Dr. Captain, hep me... . Thanks, Chuck : +)
Put it in MANUAL mode and then the settings for the camera will show up. This is how it works on all camera and all drones.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks, Captain ... I did that, but, the options did not show up. However, there was another click option that I just discovered by chance: in the elongated racetrack shaped icon that contains the "red Record" button on the lower right of the screen, there is a small "
Holy Crap Captain!!!!;l its back to the future !!!!! (again!); just picked up an Anafi, mint condition, had one years ago however had forgotten how good this little Drone was!; paid $130 AUS for it !; will be doing some comparisons with the Mini 2 ! (as it now has the Zoom also)
Cool! I still have one but I believe my batteries are all dead
I must say this does seem very competitive to Dji. I love what I’ve just seen.
You have been doing pppppppp
Hey people, does anyone have an issue with their anafi where when you yaw the drone fast after taking off, the gimbal will go slightly off level and after a couple seconds, It levels again and doesnt happen again for the remainder of the flight?
i like that you can point camfrom straight forward to straight up.. this opens up new cinematic creation opportunities.. plus.. also different search and resue from underneeth? What is NFZ restrictions?
There are no NFZ restrictions.
NFZ stands for No Fly Zone
Been doing a ton of research. This defiantly helps! Thank you!
This is pretty good review for me, thank you for your sharing.
Captain Drone my anafi parrot crashed and cannot take off because of the vertical camera failure can you help me please?
You'll have to locate a repair shop
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thank you captain
I was hoping you could answer a quick question for me regarding the Parrot Anafi and the RTH feature. Setting the scene (hypothetically) of flying in the mountains and launching the drone from a valley point with a destination to look into another valley.
Say I have set the RTH height from the default to 100 meters, which is the maximum allowed by the Anafi.
As the drone crested the mountain top, which is approximately 200 meters higher than the launch point, then as the drone descends into the next valley, it loses signal with the controller and initiates a RTH.
Will the drone rise to an altitude of 100 meters above the launch point?
Will the drone rise to an altitude of 100 meters AGL?
Will the drone rise to an altitude of 100 meters AMSL?
I am concerned that the drone will rise to the set altitude of 100 meters from it's current position AGL and begin the flight to the launch point. But, that may not be high enough to clear the mountain top and may cause a complete loss of the drone.
Basically, does the drone follow the terrain and maintain 100 meters AGL (be it 20 meters or 120 meters) until it can safely land at the launch site?
Thanks, love the channel!
It would RTH if signal was lost, however it has no obstacle avoidance or common sense so it will fly straight back to you and into any mountainous objects on the way.
As soon as I saw that it came with a "SUPER User Manual" I was Sold... 💯
I sure hope Parrot makes the adjustment! Just the other day I was flying in an area surrounded by tall trees. A RTH altitude of 20 meters would have been disastrous! Whereas 20 meters would be too high for some applications, especially those the Anafi is particularly suited for such as inspecting under a bridge (for example).
Fly higher before you press rth then. Pretty obvious really.
@@fudgedog123 No, with all due respect, that is actually NOT a viable solution if RTH was initiated automatically due to signal loss. Forums are replete with stories how this has caused countless crashes.
You see the important stuff, like build quality and things like the sd card that would be problematic in every day use. Thank you very much for your hard work👍🙂 Can't wait for Mavic Air Pro/Mavic Pro 2 😱
I was MTB yesterday, I own the DJI P4P Obsidian huge and loud, but the camera is the best for me, someone was flying a Parrot and what I really liked was how quiet it was compared to Mavic or any DJI drones. Thanks for the video you help me with my decision in which Ipad to purchase on one of your drone videos. Fly safe from Germany!
I like Natural. The HDR the grass is way to fake looking green. Best Buy has this on clearance for under $600 with the extra Batteries but I think I might still go with Dji 2
I was confused why they wouldnt include the follow me mode for 1€ and make it a seperate purchase considering how little money it is but now I found they were greedy in the past and just made it cheaper while still keeping it a seperate purchase
Super quiet and very decent battery life. Seem like auto exposure is 1 stop too high. in app purchase is dumb but it's "only" $17 usd. So far I really like the drone.
You may be right on the exposure. It tends to over exposure bright objects. I think the dynamic range might be slightly lacking.
Bo aka FPVguy is reporting 7 stops in normal and 10+ in HDR mode. I've been playing with the HDR in post to see whats possible regarding de-saturating and moving away from the greenish tint.
I have several good quality cameras that capture video in HDR. I can honestly say that all of them don't do it very well. The Anafi's camera and software makes a good attempt at it, but the result is somewhat artificial. Video HDR and nice sunny days looks very wrong. Video HDR on dull overcast days can actually pull out objects in the image so that they are not under or over exposed... but then it again tends to look a bit odd. I'm going to use the HDR sparingly.
Nice comparison my friend... thanks
Would really like to see a range test and low light
Is this a better quad than the dji spark or air????
The answer is.... it depends on what you wish to be better. It has many positives that many people will like. It does have a few shortcomings. For someone like me who flys every type of drone there is, I kind of like it because it works for my flying situations.
Not better. But in the same league.
You have excellent instructional videos on the Parrot Anafi. In fact they help me to decide to purchase an Anafi drone to use on my Landscape Photography RUclips channel. Thanks for the in-depth information.
Great, thank you Shawn. Glad you are enjoying the ANAFI.
Hi There Captain Drone I just bought the Parrot Anafi ..on Amazon let you know how get on here in the UK Nice video buddy well done..
How'd you find it?
Thinking of buying me this bird... first choice was an Mavic mini, but as the app wont install on my Moto G5 im looking for a other small drone.
Just bought one. Everything powered up (unlike my dji) as expected. In app purchases $1.59 cad each. Wow. Dji Air was more than $220 more
I do not know if it is about the time that passed since this video was made, but I just got this drone a few days ago and bought the Follow Me and Flight Plan for 1€ each .
Been using the ParrotANAFI for a project . It honestly sucks. Some of these drones are a hit or miss in the sense that some will last you forever and others are just straight up terrible. For example one drone we used was flying fine until it randomly decided to fall out of the sky with no notice. This is my honest opinion on it.
I love my Parrot Anafi, only issue I can think of is the range on the WiFi
I also have the anafi and for me, the range is decent, when there isn't any obstacle, i got some 3+ km distance no problem but if the drone is behind some tree, the range is like 500/600 meters.
feuauxpoudres wow, that’s awesome range, even with my phone on airplane mode I will get error messages of weak WiFi at very short range and further out I loose video signal, but that may be due to all the homes nearby
How do you think this compares to the Spark as far as noise and hover drift goes? I am always so impressed how rock solid my Spark is in the wind with very little drifting.
The ANAFI doesn't grab the GPS as fast as the Spark, but it lets you take off regardless. Once it has the GPS, then it is more stable... as long as there is not much wind. The Spark wins in the obstacle avoidance & follow me category. Both drones have their Great and not so great points.
Thanks for the reply! Nice Review- but we want more! LOL I would to see the Mavic Air and Anafi side by side in a flight stability test.
you are right both drones have their pro and cons. i bought the anafi and i am very pleased. i hope many people buy anafi because its a very good drone and it is our advantage as customers that there is competition on the market.
Seems the Anafi ca shoot brackets but not in raw??
Did he really need to put hot and windy into an A/B format?
They should have named that thing the Wobbly Goblin. It hovers all crazy like it’s drunk. Great video though!
Great Video Captain Drone....
The power up remind me of those security drone in the Tom Cruise movie Oblivion.
Well done..! Liking it. Is this Parrot discontinued...? I’m seeing them selling currently in 2021
I think they still sell a version of it.
The Anafi Extended comes with 2x Batteries and in the USA/Amazon listed at $500 but still requires in-app purchase for follow-me function (allowed to purchase 15 days after 1st flight) for $20 !!
I wouldn't consider the Anafi except that it is compatible with Pix4Dcapture for 3D aerial mapping and modeling software to create 3D-point-cloud, 3D-mesh, or 2D maps.
hello captain drone I bought a Parrot anfi and it crashed in the house banging up and down then slambed into the roof with crash guards on ...? so i sent it back got another one coming tomorrow. I did update the software etc.. that was a bummer.. lets hope next parrot anafi has no probs to buy the extra apps is 99P here in the UK.. nice video dude kind regards mark ;)
i found an ANAFI for sale without controller for a cheap price. i was wondering if you can fly the ANAFI with the phone only ?
I wouldn't think so
Just received mine ... and only user manual online is in FRENCH? Huh? No English version ...
You may wish to check again. I have the english user manual. If you can't locate it, just call PARROT customer service or send them an email.
Parrot emailed me the link:
parrotpartners.force.com/servlet/servlet.EmailAttachmentDownload?q=I5Euh408a2UHL6T8Bil9fhif4M%2BLluDSpcg%2FPIeBOu5Uz8M6GZb2oCWnK%2FlW0iQ%2BODn91KHSsp%2BqYMjSOiMwrw%3D%3D
Very impressed w. the Anafi ... quiet, stable, sophisticated flight and photo modes ... and I fly all the DJI drones ...
Loving the Autel Evo can't wait till she comes . Great vid thank you 💙👌
Is it possible to turn off GPS and fly in ATTI mode? I read somewhere that this can't be done. I was going to buy an Anafi for filming in areas with poor and unreliable GPS (such as under bridges), so I need to be able to fly in ATTI.
I don't believe so. This drone is like the DJI Spark, DJI Mavic Air and DJI Mavic Pro. You can't turn off the GPS on those drones either. The only way the GPS is off, is if you fly indoors. I believe the reason this is done is so that a beginner doesn't turn off the GPS and loose the ability to return to home.
I seen on parrots website it claims 2.5 mile range, that's really good for this price range.
Anafi or X8 SE 2020?
Good reviews for parrot anafi, the only good about this i think capable to look up that really nice
What about the new anafi Ai are you doing a video on that one?
Nope... That is for the Commercial Industry and not for people who fly drones for fun.
My biggest concern is connection because I'll probably most likely fly this drone in urban areas. Is this an easy drone to lose due to bad connection and interference?
Unfortunately YES. It does not handle WiFi interference very well.
Good review. Buying follow-me sucks!!!
This is up there and a little better than the mini 2. I love the mini 2 but the anafi in race on fpv is pretty awesome. I have the anafi thermal too and there so good in tight spaces n there weight is not to bad I carry mine with 5-6 batteries in the bag n it's fine not to heavy. Great honest review 👏 love your work. Thanks man.
I've read some negative reviews about the support for the Parrot Anafi. Have you experienced this?
I have not used the support yet.
Thank you! Great review! I'm between mavic mini, fimi x8 se and this one, i don't know what to choose, Parrot anafi is beautifull drone with great camera!!! Cheers from Chios-Greece.
What's the VIDEO BITRATE on Anafis camera?
It is 100 mbits/s
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thank you very much.
Do you need to use the controller or can you use your phone? I had a Bebop once (it slammed right into a creek...RIP) and I could fly that with just a phone.
You need to use the controller
Well! The sd card mount is VERY off putting. However, the image quality is fantastic and it does look very user friendly. But the thing as a whole just looks.....cheap? Compared to the mavic air which I have, it just looks very flimsy and lacking in style (Not that that is important with a camera drone) I just feel like it should be more in the $300 range ŕatuer than $6-700 :/
Format the card in exfat format
What, no auto return on low battery?
Yes, it auto returns on low battery.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks I did find that out later but someone seemed to have run into a problem with one not auto returning but he reloaded the app. Always a way it seems.
I need obstacle avoidance because I need to look into the woods around creeks so I guess it's gonna be the EVO for me. Also I wonder when someone's gonna put a GPS spot on their drone so they can find it if it crashes. You know build one in.
Where I live it's very windy. There is minimum 15km winds all year & many times reaching above 25km/hr. Which drone you would recommend is stable & easy to fly in high winds
For winds the drones are: Typhoon H, Phantom 4, Mavic 2, Autel EVO
Thanks for you time, great presentation.
The controller is constantly charging an android phone. There is nothing
I can do with it. The phone drains the battery much quicker than the
batteries of the drone last. Is it the same if you connect the iphone?
It is an Android problem on some phones
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 that's what I thought. Cheers
Wow... That HDR mode made it look like you were greenscreening the whole thing.
Not really a fan... :)
1.1 version of the software now has an adjustable minimum height for return to home - such an obvious move. It was automatically changed from a minimum of 20 to 30 metres by default and you can now set your own height, depending on local conditions (as of yesterday?).
I have pitted it against my DJI Spark (in almost identical conditions) and it is consistently getting slightly better range. It is much quieter. The RTH gets your drone back to where you should be waiting but the Spark automatically lands within a metre of where it took off. The Anafi? It comes back, always, n'est-ce pas, what do you want it to do for you, huh? Light a Gauloise and say you're great in bed?
My Spark flew out almost all the way to the lake, over 1000 metres away. The Anafi went to the lake, zoomed in and watched a yacht, then crossed the lake, flew on and made use of the extra six minutes of flight time looking at another point of interest out even further.
The price has dropped on Amazon too.
Thanks for the update. I was unaware the price had dropped.
Funny. I ran into the SD card problem, the backing and the inability to read the SD card on the macintosh. The SD card I used which produced the error was a card I had lying around. I've purchased several new SD cards and you can plug them right in off the shelf with no error. They then are read with the macintosh without a problem. So I don't know what format the Anafi uses, as of yet. Great review.
Looks good, I think pretty decent drone. Not sure though I would get it yet, maybe wait til the next version with the added features that you suggested- hopefully will be added. In the mean time loving my Bebop 2 and its features added last year. Cheers and a great review. Thanks. :)
Have there been any firmware updates? Has the cost of "follow me" changed? Just watched another video about saying the cost was $.99. Range on it? Love your honest 'real world/experience' reviews!
Thank you! There has been a firmware update. For now the in App purchase is between a dollar and two dollars depending on where you live in the world.
Thanks for the reply! Planning a follow up video on this?
After a few months of use I'll have a video of my thoughts on the Anafi.
I am so much looking forward to it!