Mavic Air 2 Review: It's Great but...
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2020
- The DJI Mavic Air 2 is an excellent drone for anyone who travels and wants to film great quality footage from the air. This small foldable drone films great 4k video and takes great 48mp photos. It has fantastic flight time too coming in at about 30 minutes per battery. I think this might be the perfect first drone for most people and it is definitely a solid upgrade from the Mavic Air or the original Mavic Pro. There is one reason I am not keeping mine...
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Great video Jake! You just missed one excellent pro.... . The PRICE! ...YAHOOOOOOOOOOO 🕺🏼🕺🏼 all that goodness and it's almost half the price of the M2P.. and better at some things the M2P does, like you said.. I also have them both so I can confir and agree...👍👍I myself sir, am keeping! Lol. In fact, I bought 2! Lol. Just in case! Lol.. You never know?...... Lol.... thx buddy for another AWESOME VIDEO..
Michael
Oh man you are right! I didn't even mention price. at under 1,000 USD its probably one of the best values for a drone on the market currently
Can you take really good photos with it? Similar to the pro or 2 pro?
@@justmicho17 ABSOLUTELY... It has a bigger sensor then all the drones out there other then the MAVIC PRO 2 and the Phantom 4 pro. They have the 1 inch but this one had the 1\2 inch. All the others use a 1 over 2\3rds. The picture and video quality is spot on! 👍👍👍
Mikey
DroneViral thank you sooo much man😘💪
JustMicho haha, np
Not only do you do an awesome presentation of these drones but you also do it in those fantastic landscapes.
A joy to watch.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much! Cheers
This is my first drone. I look forward to viewing that playlist you spoke of at the end of the video, since I am in Alaska as well I really want to make this thing shine!
Excellent!!!
Flew a drone for the first time today, then ordered a Mavic Air 2, then found this video! Thanks for all of these great tips. I can’t wait for my new drone to arrive.
Awesome!!
My 1st drone is the mini 2. I love how small yet feature packed it is for a novice. 6 mile range, 30 minute flight time, 4k!
I was able to reach a max distance of 3800m until it said "battery low, please return home" 😌
@@johndizon735 Was the battery fully charged? Or was there
a lot of wind in the area?
@@CoolStuffOrigami Drone is new so batteries must be good. I fully charged them and I was on Normal mode going to 3800m..
Going back was a mix or normal mode and sports depending on the wind..
Very thrilling!!
Awesome. Great first drone!
Great job Jake. I actually replaced my Mavic Mini with this fantastic MA2. I will be watching your playlist as I would love to know how to come with really great scenery shots for family trips 😉. Thank you again & keep it up 👍🏻
You're welcome thanks for watching!
hey sir as someone researching the mini as my first drone to take on vacations with my wife over the years. would you say i woulod be fine with the mini or save up and get MA2?
The mavic air 2 is not a beginner drone at all its a super good drone.
Great job Jake very well done review I enjoyed it very much my Friend. I always love watching your review’s very good details and well though out. Take care Jake and God Bless
Thanks Rick! Blessings back at you!!
Clear, concise, and great fluidity of information. Great review!
Thanks so much! Cheers
Concise ? It takes 9 minutes of the 10 minutes video to know why he's not keeping it lol.
Thank you. I am doing research for a possible future purchase, and this was informative.
Excellent
@@JakeSloan I pictured mr burns when I read that haha
Great vid, I've had 5 dji drones over the last few years and this is hands down my favourite. I film a lot of wake boarding and lock on subject then just fly the drone and it keeps the boarder in the frame and in 4k60 I've had great results. For youtube vids I think its a no-brainer. As you said for some client work you may need that 10bit of the m2p.
its awesome isn't it?
Beautiful video I love Dji Mavic Air 2 thank you for sharing. Bye to Sicily
Thank you!
Thank you for very detailed solid information. I was going to get the Air but now I will get the Air 2.
Very good decision! Cheers
Great review Jake! I totally agree about needing the 10 bit color, too! Thanks!
Thanks Mark! It's really the only downside of the Mavic Air 2 that I can see right now. Cheers my friend
@@JakeSloan Thanks you too! Waiting to see what the Mavic 3 Pro will be.
Nice solid honest review, thank you.
Thanks Budd!
Thanks for the good review, greetings from Belgium.
Greetings! Cheers
Hi Jake, thank you so much . This helps me make my mind whether to buy it
You're welcome! Cheers
Yep, really good review, and love the use case. I too am considering getting this drone for filming the kind of scenes you film, albeit less remote here in the UK! Solid review, excellent production, and sound advice. Non BS intros or lots of unrelated talking at the beginning and just a serious and well-produced video. Subscribed!
Thank you very much!!
Is that Byron glacier? I’ve wanted to hike out there. I want to take mine out to Archangel Pass. Some beautiful views out there.
This is up at Burns glacier (the glacier straight down the end of portage lake) I do go to Byron often though. Arch angle valley and pass is an amazing place! I hear to road is open now and I can’t wait to get back there again. Cheers!!
@@JakeSloan I was just out there this past July. Took my Mavic Mini.
I had a feeling it was clickbait but my eye is on the MA2 so I was curious to hear what the issue was.
The mavic air 2 is a great drone unless you need 10bit for pro work and slightly higher quality photos.
Absolute click bait. 10 minute video of him saying hey this drone is great but I'm not keeping it because it doesnt have an extremly niche professional feature that 99.99% of people watching this video will never need.
@@katari91 agreed
The mavic air 2 is the best mavic
@@katari91 HE also had a link to buy it anyway lol
I personally am loving all the features you mentioned. I don't have clients that request what you stated. But yes I have also noticed the longer GPS timeframe. Other then some features with the Fly More app I've been happy so far.
glad to hear it and I hope they continue to update the fly app to give us more features
wow..that landscape is just eye popping. amazing
Thanks!
When I first saw the controller I almost fell in love, having the Mavic mini my only gripe about it is that the controller would die before my second battery because it would be constantly charging my phone.
Loving the channel. Straight forward information that's clearly divided as to eliminate bias while also including your professional opinion. Good work!
Thanks a lot!
I'm keeping mine. I don't need 10 bit color. I love it!
awesome!
Googling 10-bit color. No clue here.
Nice landscape! 2:57 is my favorite shot! Good work with the drone footage, looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for posting.
Thank you! I love that shot too. Cheers
@@JakeSloan Head over and check my stuff if you like as we have similar interests.
Thanks for this good video! I bought a mavic 2 pro because of why you were keeping it and the importance of the 10 bit video.
Thanks a lot!! Glad to hear it, you'd be surprised at how many people told me I didn't need 10bit lol
Updates to firmware and app are gonna make this drone just as good as mp2, at half the cost👍
Dwayne Baker yeah it will!
it will never have real 20Mpx fotos, 1 Inch sensor and 10Bit Video ...But hopfully DJI fixes a lot of missing features in the FlyApp which even the AIR1 had already!
My AIR2 went also unflown back to DJI ...and i will check from the distance if the AIR2 will get the drone it should be in the next mounths .
I got the air 2 and I love I but it will never compete with the pro 2 1 inch sensor bri
Keep believing the hype if you want.
What does it change?
Hey Jake,
I am looking to purchase my first drone for general photography and videos but not sure which one would be best.
I'm based in the UK so the Skydio2 isn't an option and I'm going to be travelling through Europe so want to make the most of the experience......DJI obviously have a lot to choose from and they all have they're pros and cons so any pointers would be helpful, many thanks
The Mavic Air 2 is a good option but if you want higher quality photos then also consider the Mavic 2 pro. It has a higher quality sensor and camera especially when it comes to photos. Another option is the Parrot Anafi for a small compact portable drone that does well at video and photo but not quite as good as the DJI Mavic Air 2. Cheers!
Thanks Jake. I am in the process of researching drones and your video was very informative, offering lots of positives and negatives about the DJI Mvic Air 2.
You’re welcome.
Awesome video man, thanks for breaking some of pros and cons . I recently got my drone in the mail and I’ll be flying for the first time this weekend . Thanks for speaking about some of things to look out for .👍🏾
Awesome! Have fun and enjoy!!
Just got the Mavic Air 2 as my first drone over $40. I love every minute it's in the air. Picked it up to fly but the fact that it has a great camera on it is an extremely nice bonus. Not into professional photography but it'll be nice to throw some drone footage on my YT channel!
Nice!!! Have fun and enjoy it.
@@JakeSloan Thank! I'll be sure to cycle through your videos... found some interesting content that's going to be a jump start for me.
I just wanna know that where it is, the scenery is so amazing !
Thanks! This is in Alaska near Portage and Burns Glaciers. Cheers
I want to fly my Mavic mini there 100% 😄
Jake Sloan I live in Kodiak, I’m excited to get my drone up and going with some awesome Alaska footage :)
@@JakeSloan thanks for the location, I will be in Alaska this August and will try to visit areas like this.
Very informative, thanks to know and learn
Thanks
Thanks for the video, great info on the Mavic air 2.
You're welcome!! Cheers
Great review. Just got the Mavic Air 2, haven't flown yet. Now what do think between the Air 2 and the Skydio 2 as far as video quality?
It’s pretty close but I’d say Skydio is slightly better in most conditions. Photos the mavic Air 2 wins due to the 48mp size.
I sold my brand new skydio and just bought a mavic 2 zoom. The skydio was great but I couldn't see any uses for me.. I am 66 years old and don't skate board or bike on hills, so was disappointed after I bought it. I needed to just have a drone to take pics and video. I just felt with all of the accessories I bought I would never use them. I never realized the the obstacle avoidance on the mavic 2 was as good as it is. Just got my mavic zoom haven't even flown it yet but looking forward to it
Skydio 2 is nice but it is not a foldable drone and easy to fit in backpack.
@@DeafMacBoi hopefully skydio 3 is foldable like skydio x2 enterprise. but I'm sticking with my mavic air because it fits in my small sling bag along with my fuji xt-2
Is this in Banff? Love your vid man! Hope you can tell me how my cinematics look like on my newest vid!
This is in Alaska where I live. Nice job on your video. Looks good
It sure looks like the Lake Louise-Banff natl.park in Alberta CA.
I have to go to Alaska and BC
I like the M2P but my wallet doesn’t !
Great review, your links are very helpful and useful! Thanks for the extra effort!!!
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this video! I've been trying to decide on a drone to use with filming my farm videos. I think you've sold me on the Air 2. Great video!
Fantastic and it’s a solid drone for most uses!
@@JakeSloan well it's kind of funny as soon as I commented that I watched your video on the Skydio 2 vs the Air 2. I think the Skydio will be better for me because I want it to track me more so than me have to fly it myself. So I'm actually going to go with the Skydio I believe. Either way thank you for the informative videos!
You’re welcome and as a Skydio user I will say there is nothing on the market that will do what it will do when it comes to tracking and AI powered flying. The downside is the wait to get one but i know they’ve been making progress on catching up as well. Glad I helped you make an informed decision!! Cheers
I’m looking into getting into real estate photography and when I client needs drone footage of the house which drone do you recommend. You probably will take it on my personal cruise vacations as well.
I would use the Mavic Air 2. Great photo quality and its quieter so it won't disturb people/ neighbors as much. The 48 mp photos are excellent and will certainly satisfy for listings!
I’m a pro real estate photographer, and I just bought the Mavic Air 2. It will be my first drone. Seems like a great a great balance between features and price.
Doug Grosse where are you a real estate photographer. How long have you been a real estate photographer
John Burnett I work in the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. I’ve been in business for three years.
Doug Grosse is that all you do us real estate photography
Thank you for your input. Very useful
You're welcome!
That scenery!!! Wow.
Amazing 👍
I found a new spot lol not to bad not to bad at all!
Thanks!!
Has anyone had this issue? I left my battery in Mavic Air 2, for a week and when I went out to fly it. The battery was at 40% and I know it was 100%
They are set to discharge to 50% after 2 days. It’s programmed to do this to extend the life of the battery. Leaving them fully charged all the time shortens their life span a lot.
@@JakeSloan That is very interesting. I need to read the manual again. Thanks for the quality response
@@JakeSloan so i should leave them on when im not planning to use it?? So they empty?
@@JakeSloan Wow
How is this in the wind, can it get lost with RTH in high winds
as I stated in the video I have used this in pretty heavy wind and it has done fine. like any drone the wind can overwhelm it if its too strong but for its size this drone does great
I don't think it lost on wind it has GPS.not sure what happen if wind is so strong it cant fly home.then yes wind will take it lol
Next on my to-buy list. Thank you for this video!!!😀😀😀
You are welcome!
Thank you. Excellent info. Looks cold for such a light jacket.
it wasn't too bad actually but then again I am used to pretty cold temps lol
Thanks for the review sir!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching
Just bought it on the back of this video! I appreciate why it doesn't work for you, but I think it will for me. Thanks for posting, beautifully shot video btw.
Excellent! It's a great drone and I'm sure you'll be really happy with it. Have fun and fly safe. Cheers
Great video! I am going to purchase this this week!
Thanks!!
Great video. I just ordered my air 2, I've only ever had crappy walmart drones years ago so I'm stoked!
Oh man you’ll be so happy with this drone!!!
You will love life bro ,happy flying 🚀
Great video on the Air 2. You raise some solid points! Thank you for this presentation.
Thanks and you're welcome!!
That's a great short review of the drone. I thought this was going to be another complain video, but it turned out very informative. And the location... sooo beautiful :)
Thank you very much!
Thank You For Your Great Report
You're welcome! Cheers
Nice review broski! Keep up the killer informative content!🙌
Thanks man!
Thank you for that great account of Mavic Air 2. I'm now inspired to do wonderful things with it. Spot on with all your comments. I'm not a professional videographer, and I don't have to sell my footage. So I'm cock a hoop with the quality this fabulously priced drone gives me. Thanks again!
You're welcome!
Same for me with the GPS satellite lock. It’s about the same as a Garmin hand held device, like a Map62. Maybe we are just used to this being fast, rather than the MA2 being slow. Thanks for the video!
good point we are getting spoiled with a few things lol. Cheers mate
Wow this video is soo amazingly beautiful. Thanks sooo much for sharing this great video with us. You did an awesome job. Please keep those good videos coming. I have the Dji Mavic Air 2 and OMG I absolutely love ❤️ this drone. I cannot believe you said you are not gonna keep it. They fly and handles amazingly great. Could be better, but overall is amazing. You guys are Awesome. You just got a Big supporter and a big fan here. Let’s help and support one another. You have my full support 100%. Have a great weekend Captain 👨✈️. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying.
Thanks you so much!!
Jake Sloan You are very welcome my drone brother Jake. It was my pleasure watching your videos and supporting your channel brother. I would appreciate love and support as well Sir. God bless and stay safe. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying.
Great review, Jake!
Thank you so much!
Excellent Review ... thanks
Thank you. Cheers!
Highly informative. Much appreciated.
You’re welcome!!
Thanks for the great videos!
You're welcome cheers!
Very good video, Jake. All the positives/negatives you mentioned are very true! The MA2 offers super great value for its price and given its lightweight is the best travel quad available right now. I subbed!
Thank you very much! I hope you enjoy my future videos. It’s a fantastic drone for travel for sure! Cheers
Great video, very useful. Since I lost my Mavic Pro in the North Thai jungle 3 days ago, I was thinking of getting this, unaware of the color limitation. I'll probably get the Pro 2 but with the Pro 3 coming out in Jan I'm not sure. hmmm
well so about the color limitation it really isn't a big deal unless you do commercial work with companies that require 10bit color. Usually they want that so they can color grade more effectively in post production. Even on client shoots I regularly do I use regular 8 bit color (which this has) and leave it at that unless they specifically ask for 10 bit color.
Jake , super nice guy u are. I’m not asking any questions , I mean damn , I read some of these questions and realized idk anything about any of this!! Great video , I was just looking for some shit that flies and takes pictures. 🤦♂️
lol thanks!
Thanks for another great review .Even though these higher end drones are out of my price range its good to understand the pros and cons. I think I'm sold on your review of the mini 2. Thats more my range and I dont have a drone pilot license to fly these heavier ones. I can see why you need them when clients are paying for your video. Keep up the great reviews
Thanks a lot Peter! The mini 2 is a fantastic capable drone for most uses for sure and I think it's probably the best drone for most people to buy if they aren't working commercially. Cheers!!
Jake i just watched another RUclips mini2 guy and he said the micro sd card should be a u3 rating for 4k. My wingsland s6 does give me a 4k option in video but I've only ever had u1 rated cards He said he got a sd card fail warning because he used a u1 card from his mini 1 by mistake. Do you think a u3 card in my s6 would be better.? It does record on my u1 rated card but I have no comparison
Beautiful just beautiful landscape
Thank you !
I have the Mavic mini which I really like for a variety of reasons, but I am looking at moving up to this one in the near future.
this would be a great upgrade from the mini
Superb Jake. As a Newbie - I was already 90% sure the Air 2 was the right kit for me. You just crystallised that for me mate. Cheers 👍
Fantastic have fun and enjoy it!
Great review Jake cheers mate 🍷👍🇦🇺
Thank you Sir!
thanks for the review, it was great
You're welcome!
Great presentation and information 👍 jake!!
thanks!
@@JakeSloan Hallo from Greece Jake thank you!!
That's a good video man, good information!
Congratulations from Brasil 🇧🇷
Thank you
Thank you for this review
you're welcome!
You have a beautiful nature out there include your mavic air 2👍
thank you
Great breakdown, thx!
You're welcome! Cheers
Great review mate!
Thank You!
Great review. One thing that people haven't pointed out is how quiet the drone is. I was planning to use mine for weddings and real estate vids. That matters a bit for that. I'm still leaning towards this one. Thanks!
Thats very true!!
Great informative video, Where were you filming this also? it looks beautiful
I filmed this in Alaska near portage glacier
I am still learning droning with mavic mini - I flew a few sub $200 drones my friends owned so I wanted to get into flying - but decided to pull the trigger on the mini (under 250g means no licence in Canada) - I am absolutely blown away but what that little thing can do. Its my first drone but it doesn't feel like a cheap thing - it's a monster for the price - hoping to upgrade to mavic air 2 later on .
The Mavic Mini is a really capable drone! Great first starting point especially with the licensing requirements in Canada. Enjoy it and capture some great stuff!! Cheers
Great review. I love the MA2 and for $799 it's awesome! Still love my P4 and MM too.
Fantastic!
Great video! Can you show a difference between the 8bit and 10bit color please? Was hoping you would cut to a clip to compare when talking about it but didn't.
I can in the future, but for now the difference is: 8 bit color is fine for almost everything unless you want to heavily color grade in post production. It is difficult to show the difference on RUclips even due to limitations of the RUclips compression. I use 8 bit for everything unless a client specifically asks me for 10bit which is only occasionally.
@@JakeSloan Unless its a high budget film or the director has decided he/she will edit heavily in post its great for everything else. I've used it on a few music video and short film sets with no issues in post.
instant sub jake, good work
Thank you so much!!
You are so lucky that you can buy this drone and Skydio 2. Here in UK Skydio is unavailable so it looks like Mavic Air 2 is so far the best option. I truly value your videos. Great job
Thank you very much!
Hi Jake! I noticed in the settings that you were filming in H.265. Just wondering your opinion on the quality differential of filming in H.264. Is there really much difference? By the way, this is hands down the most beautifully shot and well put together video I've yet to see on the subject. Thanks for posting!
There isn't really enough difference once the video goes on RUclips (or other social media) to make it worth it IMO. Plus unless you have a fairly powerful editing computer h.265 takes more processing power to work with. There is def a difference if you need to give the highest quality footage to a client though. Thanks for the kind words! Cheers
Awesome videos!!
Thanks!
I am debating on getting this one or the Mavic air. I really don't want the travel limitations set on me using the bigger drones. I had the Phantom 4 Pro and sold it because of the travel restrictions
Oh get this one. the almost doubling of flight time alone makes a HUGE difference. 3 batteries (get he fly more combo if you can) and you can fly a LOT before you need to recharge. I had the original air and flight time was a serious hinderance. I had to carry 4-5 batteries with me all the time
You won’t be disappointed with Mavic Mini. So tiny drone for all of your traveling pleasure.
I got the Mavic air 2 and post footage on my channel , you made Clear points about the pros and cons ! You just got a like from me and a new subscriber here.
Thank you very much!
This video was just 100/10 quality. Lots of amazing effort!!!
Thank you!
i just got my air 2 fly more combo and couldn’t be happier. the ND filters are good quality and i’m doing some colour grading in post editing and the images look amazing
Great to hear!
I’m hesitant about buying this drone and this is the best drone review I’ve seen on RUclips. You are the only one who would go out of their way to have a beautiful view to talk in front of. Got every information I needed. Thank you so much 👍👍👍
Excellent I am so glad it helped! It really is a fantastic drone and well worth it. I try to do real world testing and reviews in all my videos to give you an idea of what its really capable of
Thanks
You're welcome
Jesus...I thought I had the best job in America. Great specs too. Nice!
LOL thanks!
My first drone is Spark so even this would be nice upgrade
Nice!!!
amazing video. subbed
Thank you!
Mine first was the Mini 2 and I absolutely love it. I can’t believe how well it handles and how great it records. I’m stuck for life 😂
Fantastic
FELICIDADES POR LA INFORMACIÓN,,Y LE FELICITO POR EL VÍDEO Y SU CONTENIDO,,
thank you!
I'm pretty sure they fixed all the issues you mentioned. I just bought mine (upgrade from a mavic mini) and it's been great
I believe they did!
@@JakeSloan it's been a good experience so far! I just have to perfect the videos. I just came back from a few hours of shooting and a lot of them came out overexposed. I forgot all about the filters
must be ICELAND. Looks familiar. I was at the ice cave too.
Im in Alaska but very similar! Ice caves and glaciers are amazing locations to film! Cheers
Thanks for the info on both these drones. Cheers.
I think I will plump for the Pro 2.
Failing that I will buy a good Canon Camera and friendly Baldy. 🦅
LOL excellent choices!
The Mavic 2 pro is a great drone I’ll just stay with it until something better comes out.I like the 10 bit color Plus I can adjust my aperture. Plus if I need 4K 60 I still have my phantom 4 pro😀😀😀
Oh yeah you just need to wait for the Mavic 3 Pro lol. Nice set of drones you have!!
Great video, thank you! I just got the MA2 and my footage is really noisy even at ISO 100. I'm wondering if I should send it back as you mentioned your device was good even in low light. Mine is noisy even in normal lighting!
wow really? you may need to send it back then
I cant unsee the digital sharpening haha. That's why I like the 2 Pro
Yeah I really do like the mavic 2 pro. Great colors great low light performance