What did you guys think of this format? Would you like to see more comparison vids like this in the future?! UPDATE: The inspire doesn't have full 360-degree obstacle avoidance. Only up, down, and forward - no backward or sideways. Also, the mini 2 has better image transmission. Thanks to Anthony Keane for pointing this out!
Would love to see the Mavic 2 Pro and an Inspire 1 / X3 thrown into the mix, both still an order of magnitude cheaper in today's money and I bet the comparison would be much closer.
In regards to the "360" obstacle avoidance, it's not totally wrong. With the Inspire 2 you can fly with the hull facing forward in any direction and the obstacle avoidance will work, while the camera rotates any direction underneath. So while it doesn't have "rear obstacle avoidance" there's no reason to fly backwards when you can rotate the hull around and fly "forward" and let the camera look back. This isn't possible on the small drones so they need more sensors all the way around.
@@Abdulwahabald mirrorless and dslr have a lot more to offer than just the resoukation. this drone is very good quality but an actual camera would be so much better. kinda like phone and “normal” cameras compare- the normal cameras are way better
It actually says nothing. The real power is what you can do in post with the professional video codecs like ProRes and CinemaDNG Raw, which this review didn't cover. The mini 2 quality totally sucks compared to a professionally graded similar ProRes RAW or CinemaDNG shot.
@@Abdulwahabald the real difference between a $1000 Sony dslr/mirrorless camera and $500 drone camera is when you try to snap an object, the autofocus and the ability to shoot RAW The $500 mini still has the best value for money though, atleast for prosumers
I'm glad you made the big point: technique is more important than gear. Manufacturers sell us on gear lust all the time, but anyone can make great footage with inexpensive gear IF they know the gear's limits and advantages, and work to get the most out of it. It may only be 90% of what pro gear can do, BUT the viewer won't know that. They'll only see cool footage and be satisfied. 35 year broadcast pro editor/producer here, and this is one of the most important lessons I've ever learned.
I recently caught this and thought your post was, sounding a lot like, what I would suggest. And thought this guy was sharp. Like a pro. And then disappointed to find. Only 35 years? That's all? And you're only learning this now? It took you 35 years to get here? So did you edit 2 inch quad with a razor blade? Like we did for Laugh in. At NBC-TV where I worked. Everybody got, no razor blade electronic editing. And we had 2 inch videocassettes. Before we ever got those, three-quarter inch ones. In a much larger plastic cartridge. What were they thinking? And where was the, CMX? And 1 inch component looked so great with those saturated colors. But only 350 lines! And now, 4000 up to 8000 lines. Being recorded to a piece of sand. Where every movie and book ever published in the world. Can all fit nicely in your cars ashtray. Where you won't lose it. And always have it handy. Yeah so I retired from NBC-TV. As the scheduling began to collide. With my own on location, audio specialty and video, gigantic diesel production truck. And dual control rooms on a single chassis. Biggest audio. Smaller video. The best of one and industrial of the other. And you just another one like me! LOL. Nice to hear a competent, really old, seasoned, intelligent, sought after, longtime professional degenerate like myself. And you only got to do editing? Not everything else also? You know? It's a union shop. You come in to do audio. But today you are also doing lights. Tomorrow you will be running, studio camera. Sunday you will fill in as, Technical Director. Thursday you're down at the State Department. Next Monday at the White House. Saturday is the high school, game show. And all the high school kids think I'm Howard Stern. Because Howard and I look a lot alike. And people who ask me for my autograph. Ask me who Remy is? When I have to tell them. I'm not Howard Stern. Just get his book called Private Parts. And that looks like, my photograph on the cover. But it's Howard. Dressed a little strangely. With women's makeup on. And I have no idea? Why he chose to make fun of me on the cover of his book? Why because Robin Quivers and I went to the same, Broadcast School University? I was classes 76 she was class of 78. And we know each other. But I didn't think that well? Yes I changed a bit through the years. Now I look a little more like, Jane Fonda but not as old. And no one asks me for Howard's autograph anymore. They tell you how great I look and could they have an exercise video autographed? So it all kind of backfired on me. As Jane Fonda is funnier. And now everybody wants me to strike a pose. But I find that rather, Voguelar. And would rather have a, Massengill's Douche, on the rocks. On a hot summer day. Pint after pint. And only an end in sight. No deposit no return, no flush, no drink. Just Fusion Plasma. RemyRAD
The MINI2 was pretty convincing and waaaaayyy better then I thought. I’m impressed by the performance of this little drone! Literary just bought one today!!!
Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X7 and the the DJI 50mm lens is the most cinematic video you can get from a drone. Hands down. The FOV from the 50mm is just insane.
Totally agree! Used to use it with the 35mm...then it got stolen lol. We tried to match these two in this vid using the 16mm lens to make them a closer match...but obviously the benefit of the I2 is that sensor and lens combo!
From a DJI drone, maybe. We have Inspire 2 drones with the X7 camera system with RAW and ProRes licenses and they do turn in some epic footage, especially for a 9.5 pound package. But we also have Freefly Alta X and Alta 8 drones with the Movi Pro gimbal. We fly a RED Komodo on it and we also flew our clients' Alexa LF and Cooke 35mm lens on our first gig with the heavy-lift. It's a whole different league from the Inspre 2. But it IS a drone and it IS more "cinematic" than the Inspire 2.
I was recently on set at a large budget television production doing some medic work and was super surprised to see they were using the original Mavic Pro for all of the aerial shots.
Very Common, I do it all the time on big sets, $450 $11K the footage looks identical to 99.9% of viewers, they couldn't care less, as long as the dynamic shots are done with good cameras. everybody is watching this on their phone anyway. however, there is something out there that hands down puts these drones to shame...its coming and not from china.
thats because the videos you will get right out of the mini will be kinda "done" and ready, but if you try to edit the inspire ones you will get a hollywood grade video, not something that just looks ok for instagram or youtube
Its recorded in log or flat color default, that's why its washed out, for post production, so inspire wins out for cinematic quality post production, But still when it comes to immediate production, i will go with mini 2 any time of the day, i can edit and put LUT on that easily haha and make it look like cinematic sortish.. lol.
@@rajs4012 that's quite a loaded question tbh. The mini 2 has advantages over the original air in that it has a MUCH BETTER battery life and in the UK it can be flown in built up areas whereas the air cannot unless you take additional (expensive) training but it doesn't have avoidance sensors and it doesn't have a "follow me" function. The Air 2 and the newly released Air 2s are significantly better drones and have better cameras but for me they aren't as useful because you can't fly them in built up areas. The simple answer is that non of them are better or worse, it just depends what you need, what you budget is and what you want to use them for, hope that helps
Bought a Mini2 and might be selling my Mavic2 zoom. Mini2 is so much easier to take along and fly. My smart controller costs more than the Mini2 its controlling!
I'd actually get both, but my wife would probably leave me, I'd be homeless, and probably have reduced kidney function. So I'd get just the Mini 2 instead
don't. I mean it's a great drone but everytime I fly it I have a mini heart attack that at least 9k dls go down the toilet. Fortunately I haven't crashed it, but still...
@@froznfire9531 i don't think there will ever be the log option, but hope for some more configurable setting in future update. Btw i have M2pro for most important works, it's just a different sport! the mini is ok for flying over urban centres without hell of permissions and for my back during hiking
@@cassijoanna those all have larger sensors = more light being captured because the mini and it's well, mini sensor can't capture as much light - the shadows are very dark making the whole shot over sharpened
Yeah in that case you'd stick with something like the Mavic 2 pro or the Phantom 4. Mini 2 is good for your average family wanting to take better pictures of their weekend vacation and post it onto social media sites which compress the hell out of videos.
I wouldn’t consider the dji inspire 2 a Hollywood drone. An example of a real Hollywood drone is the FREEFLY Alta x Link below www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1556096-REG/freefly_950_00100_ckfu_alta_x_drone_with.html/?ap=y&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIopGoiKq97QIVlkmGCh2mSA7aEAQYASABEgIiwPD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=y Keep in mind this is without a camera, with a camera this can get over $100,000.00
Thank you so much for this wonderful review and educational video!!! Just think about what we are now able to do in a pocket format---we now can simulate helicopter/airplane shots that used to be reserved for only big-budget films, and the device can be put into a small backpack with a cost of less than $500! The fact that there was even a slight hesitation from the reviewers when trying to figure out which drone shot which image is an automatic win for the mini 2. Just think, with new technology the drone that costs under $500 is in the ballpark with the pro level $12,000 drone! For enthusiasts, travelers who are shooting documentaries and need a small size along with reduced governmental reporting requirements, the mini 2 is a remarkable addition. Certainly, Hollywood level drones are made for large screen movies, etc, but for the 99% of us who are watching videos either on a laptop or a large screen TV, the small drone just kills it in this competition. Can you imagine having to buy, rent, carry around, load, unload, set up, etc the huge drone with it's loud noise, to get the slightly better image quality?
Watching the Inspire 2 land gave me some serious Star Wars vibes. When it was lowering the propellers to land, all I could think was "Lock X-foils in attack position!"
One thing to remember, is how well humans can detect differences side by side. Shooting a production with an inspire grade camera on the ground, and inserting bits of aerial footage from the mini with finished edit/grading. sound track etc, nobody will notice. In the early days of digital movie making, Pros's were using off the shelf 35mm cameras in video mode for tight places shots, where a huge cameras just wouldn't work. $1000 camera inserts into $20K+ camera productions. Of course we would love to shoot our tiny productions with mega budget gear, but shot/edit choices, great story, good sound, make for a good production, regardless of the gear. This little drone is remarkable for the price.
interesting comparison. I'm glad there's a difference between an $11,0000 drone and a $450 drone. It would kinda suck if the I2 wasn't just a bit better
For real estate or architecture the MINI 2 is great....I use it indoors to do 360 panoramas. Touch the round image and than it goes to moveable view around a room up and down also. Pretty neat and useful.
The Mini 2 is a consumer camera basically, so like most consumer cameras, it tends to punch up the contrast and saturation to make the image more vibrant. The Osmo Action has a similar problem which is why it has D-cinelike to flatten the image out. The GoPro can go even flatter. So to me, it was really easy to tell the two apart. On the other hand, the Mini 2's video will, for most hobbyists, deliver a picture that's 'good' right off the memory card with no or little post-processing. What the Mini 2 needs is a D-cinelike mode. Ok, it needs a RAW mode... but... :)
No is not correct On the mini thers a lot of processing added like increased contrast (from there the dark shadows) but also sharpening more colors On the other drone they used the the flat profile (no sharpening, low contrast standard colors) which is better for post processing
I used an inspire 2 for my high school graduation video. Despite my lack of proper film production knowledge, the final product was arguably good due to the quality of the drone. Did end up using footage from a Mavic 2 for indoor shooting.
I was a commercial drone operator for a couple of years and the inspire 2 was the best drone I ever flown. But it was being used for commercial projects which is overkill for someone who now just wants to make the odd small film. I now have the mini 2 after selling the inspire 2 and I'd say that its more than capable for the average drone operator that just wants to make small videos(although I do miss the follow me feature). :)
As a real newbie, like never flown a drone before, I got my first drone yesterday and had my first ever proper drone flight and you guessed it, it was the mini 2 and the thing blew me away. So easy to fly like really easy. I did crash it into a tree but it was totally fine. Looking forward to leaning to fly it properly before buying the Inspire hehehehe. But loved it and thanks guys for the comparison. Actually made me feel good about my mini purchase, bring on more comparisons 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
The Mini is still a great drone, but the Mini 2 has some very nice upgrades. I agree the Mini seems to over sharpen a bit, but WOW for $400 it's a no-brainer to get one.
The first thing to getting that "cinematic look" is knowing what you're doing and using the proper equipment. A $60,000 Red camera isn't going to make you a cinematographer if you don't know about lenses, light, etc. But I am beyond impressed with the quality of the drones out there.
Been flying drones since I bought my 3DR SOLO. Just Picked up the mini 2 flymore combo and I am completely blown away by the capability of this tiny drone. I call mine the Mighty Mini. At 600.00 dollars for the bundle you get a heck of a lot of value. Question for Ted or Dave, how did you break into the industry?
Hey, loved this video. I just bought the mini 2 last week and I have to admit , I am impressed!! I love the battery and the video transmission range is great. it is super portable.
I asked my wife, who knows little about photography, videography color accuracy, etc. She said they are close enough where she can't tell the difference.
true but you have to realize the inspire is used for PROFESSIONAL editing, with the dji mini 2, it color codes because without the color coding the footage would be MUCH worse, the inspire already has good enough footage to have the actual real looking footage of what you're seeing, it's for cinematic movies. For editing
The mini 2 looks better in most of these shots, other than an overblown sky, its sharper, easier to get going & in canada no license, no permissions; just go. Also the inspire 2 makes everything look WAY over anti aliased (not a camera term i know) but it looks like an older cheaper cam because of it & the mini's sharpness just makes it look like a higher budget production result.
I absolutely freakin’ love my mini 2….it’s insane that it comes packed with all these features in that price….it’s a great drone for beginners that actually want some quality and it’s also great for a backup drone for professionals!! But I’ve got to say that one day I’ll get the latest inspire, these drones are beasts!
Great comparison video. It's incredible what these little drones can do now. Obviously not as rich an image, but fairly close for the majority of use cases. The sweet spot in the range might be the Mavic Air 2, slightly bigger sensor than the Mini 2 and with the flatter log profiles. But price and size are sorely tempting on the Mini 2, great value for money!
Loved this! I've literally spent the last few days watching Mini 2 vs Air 2 & 2 Pro videos, thinking hard about what to choose for my first drone. Having used the Pro 1 & 2 before, I'd of NEVER thought I'd "downgrade" to the Mini 2 and sacrifice those beautiful 10-bit & D-LOG features, but since the UK wants to suffocate us filmmakers with their new drone laws, I've had to consider a sub-250g drone like the Mini 2 to "fly under" (😆) the stricter restrictions that 500g+ drones have. Seeing this comparison has made me feel a tad bit more confident about getting it! When you said, "does it even matter how good the camera quality is as long as you're adding to the production value by flying a drone" - I felt that! Soooo true. Ugh ok, brb going to Amazon to buy this thing. P.S. Can we just take a second to admire the Canon A7Siii hoodie lol!
Damn....thanks for the video... that you're even comparing these drones answers any question that the mini is a GREAT drone. I got rid of my Air 2 and was thinking about getting the FPV but the crashes have me hesitant but the mini 2 now is a no brainer.
Watching this on a phone, you can see a difference, but not a 10.000$ difference. The dynamic race is so good on the inspire. Picked up the mini 2 for the price.
Great comparison! It is crazy how difficult is it to tell them apart after they get uploaded online. The over-sharpened Mini footage loses fewer small details to compression, so it tends to look more respectable in a direct comparison online. 🤷♂️😁
i think the inspire 2 DJI drone is more interesting because with that every movie that are marvel and DC when the movie begins with the camera going to major cities like new york city for example so they use the drones for every city sequence scenes to be shot for a movie.
Some ND filters for that Mini would up it’s game drastically. I have the original Mavic Mini, and a $50 set of NDs and I’ve gotten unbelievably gorgeous shots, and upscaled the 2.7k to 4K and I’m happy with the results. So the M2 coming with 4K (even though it’s compressed) is a viable option for the indie folks.
I feel like I could start to see the differences by the end after you guys wen through detail by detail on distinguishing features of the video from each, but I wouldn't have been able to tell without the cues.
Thanks for another great video and considering you can buy 25 Mini2 drones for the price of 1 inspire2 its amazing what $450 can buy in 2020. I love the added zoom and being able to squeeze this super quiet drone into my DSLR bag makes it my new favorite for the everyday carry
Hey man! Awesome video. I have been drooling over the inspire 2 ever since it's launch. Such an amazing powerful drone. But it doesn't have 360° obstacle avoidance. It has bottom, top and front sensors. It doesn't have sensors in the side or back as far as i remember 😁. Would love to fly that inspire 2 one day😍😍
I have an inspire 2 and a mavic 2 pro and the difference between those is huge in every way. It’s like shooting with a better gh5 vs shooting with a Sony RX camera.
pretty impressive that there is even the question if you can notice the difference… It‘s obvious that the inspire is pro drone but it also comes at a pro price tag… it’s 24 times more expensive from the price difference it is like comparing a ford fiesta with a Ferrari and I‘m pretty sure nobody is gonna make 1 wrong guess in that comparison 😅
3:20 I think the issue is with the Sport mode. Lots of reports of jerky gimbal motion and intermittent vignetting at the top of the image. The wind velocity is probably too much for the Mini's gimbal and DJI has increased the speed of the Mini2 by increasingthe pitch. Consequently the camera can sometimes see the props come into the picture.
true, but if it has the zenmuse x7 it does dng raw at 6k with a super 35 sensor I would say that is hollywood level. if it has the zenmuse x5s then no.
@@kevinforget549 just because something does dng raw with a 6k sensor doesn't means it's Hollywood level. A blackmagic pocket 6k isn't hollywood either. Hollywood is an arri mounted on a $50,000 drone.
Half the shows and movies on Netflix have the I2-X7 on set... But yes, most big budget films are flying a cinema rig. But you'd be surprised how many productions are actually using the I2.
The Inspire 2 and X7 camera are being used daily in Hollywood on actual film sets! Pretty crazy to thing but it is true! The prices have come down so much and it's very hard to compete with the ease of use of the DJI system. The Freefly ALTA would be another popular one for cinematographers who want a bigger camera on it!
What I think most people completely miss - getting the shots framed properly with the Mini’s 24mm-equivalent lens is a pain in the ass for anything but generic b-roll overhead shots. Even tracking something relatively closely with a mini in any kind of cinematic fashion basically requires a ton of manual skill.
Just a little heads up @ 4:20 the Inspire 2 doesn't have a full 360° obstacle avoidance, because the only sensor are located on the top, front, and bottom of the drone.
Yes, It's got the Pro Res codec onboard and super35 sensor size with the X7, but still... it's a bit of a stretch to call the Inspire 2 a 'Holywood Movie drone' 😁 Do a test with Alta X or some equivalent for some proper Holywood drone vs entry level cinematic drone comparison
I Love the DJI mini 2 it’s Awesome camera footage & if your having to guess which drone is which between a drone used to shoot Hollywood movies and the DJI mini two then the DJI mini 2 speaks for itself in every way.! I’m going to buy one very soon for the spring & summer time
This day an age. The small one in that package to be better moved around. Surveillance/reconnaissance ect. And still does a damn good job at photography. The hell with the more pricy ones. For what can be done with this one. And to be able to get around with it in its packed size.
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What did you guys think of this format? Would you like to see more comparison vids like this in the future?!
UPDATE: The inspire doesn't have full 360-degree obstacle avoidance. Only up, down, and forward - no backward or sideways. Also, the mini 2 has better image transmission. Thanks to
Anthony Keane for pointing this out!
Would love to see the Mavic 2 Pro and an Inspire 1 / X3 thrown into the mix, both still an order of magnitude cheaper in today's money and I bet the comparison would be much closer.
Great video! Didn't know the Inspire went into landing mode - so cool hah!
@@TaylorBrownPhotoVideo Haha thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the vid! Ya I know right?! So epic
In regards to the "360" obstacle avoidance, it's not totally wrong. With the Inspire 2 you can fly with the hull facing forward in any direction and the obstacle avoidance will work, while the camera rotates any direction underneath. So while it doesn't have "rear obstacle avoidance" there's no reason to fly backwards when you can rotate the hull around and fly "forward" and let the camera look back. This isn't possible on the small drones so they need more sensors all the way around.
@@indymogul Always great content from you guys ! Loving the new formats.
The fact that they got one wrong, says a lot about the quality of the Mini 2. That to me is very impressive for $500 dollars
Yea I think camera quality is worth more than 500 dollars and the sony camera is abou t 1000 dollars and its 4k an the same quality as the drone
@@Abdulwahabald mirrorless and dslr have a lot more to offer than just the resoukation. this drone is very good quality but an actual camera would be so much better. kinda like phone and “normal” cameras compare- the normal cameras are way better
Seems like Mini 2 has embedded color grading while inspire has pure raw. I guess inspire footage will be much more adjustable on post.
It actually says nothing. The real power is what you can do in post with the professional video codecs like ProRes and CinemaDNG Raw, which this review didn't cover. The mini 2 quality totally sucks compared to a professionally graded similar ProRes RAW or CinemaDNG shot.
@@Abdulwahabald the real difference between a $1000 Sony dslr/mirrorless camera and $500 drone camera is when you try to snap an object, the autofocus and the ability to shoot RAW
The $500 mini still has the best value for money though, atleast for prosumers
I'm glad you made the big point: technique is more important than gear. Manufacturers sell us on gear lust all the time, but anyone can make great footage with inexpensive gear IF they know the gear's limits and advantages, and work to get the most out of it. It may only be 90% of what pro gear can do, BUT the viewer won't know that. They'll only see cool footage and be satisfied.
35 year broadcast pro editor/producer here, and this is one of the most important lessons I've ever learned.
I recently caught this and thought your post was, sounding a lot like, what I would suggest. And thought this guy was sharp. Like a pro. And then disappointed to find. Only 35 years? That's all? And you're only learning this now? It took you 35 years to get here?
So did you edit 2 inch quad with a razor blade? Like we did for Laugh in. At NBC-TV where I worked. Everybody got, no razor blade electronic editing. And we had 2 inch videocassettes. Before we ever got those, three-quarter inch ones. In a much larger plastic cartridge. What were they thinking? And where was the, CMX? And 1 inch component looked so great with those saturated colors. But only 350 lines! And now, 4000 up to 8000 lines. Being recorded to a piece of sand. Where every movie and book ever published in the world. Can all fit nicely in your cars ashtray. Where you won't lose it. And always have it handy.
Yeah so I retired from NBC-TV. As the scheduling began to collide. With my own on location, audio specialty and video, gigantic diesel production truck. And dual control rooms on a single chassis. Biggest audio. Smaller video. The best of one and industrial of the other. And you just another one like me! LOL.
Nice to hear a competent, really old, seasoned, intelligent, sought after, longtime professional degenerate like myself. And you only got to do editing? Not everything else also? You know?
It's a union shop. You come in to do audio. But today you are also doing lights. Tomorrow you will be running, studio camera. Sunday you will fill in as, Technical Director. Thursday you're down at the State Department. Next Monday at the White House. Saturday is the high school, game show. And all the high school kids think I'm Howard Stern. Because Howard and I look a lot alike. And people who ask me for my autograph. Ask me who Remy is? When I have to tell them. I'm not Howard Stern. Just get his book called Private Parts. And that looks like, my photograph on the cover. But it's Howard. Dressed a little strangely. With women's makeup on. And I have no idea? Why he chose to make fun of me on the cover of his book? Why because Robin Quivers and I went to the same, Broadcast School University? I was classes 76 she was class of 78. And we know each other. But I didn't think that well?
Yes I changed a bit through the years. Now I look a little more like, Jane Fonda but not as old. And no one asks me for Howard's autograph anymore. They tell you how great I look and could they have an exercise video autographed? So it all kind of backfired on me. As Jane Fonda is funnier. And now everybody wants me to strike a pose. But I find that rather, Voguelar. And would rather have a, Massengill's Douche, on the rocks. On a hot summer day. Pint after pint. And only an end in sight.
No deposit no return, no flush, no drink. Just Fusion Plasma.
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The MINI2 was pretty convincing and waaaaayyy better then I thought. I’m impressed by the performance of this little drone! Literary just bought one today!!!
Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X7 and the the DJI 50mm lens is the most cinematic video you can get from a drone. Hands down. The FOV from the 50mm is just insane.
Totally agree! Used to use it with the 35mm...then it got stolen lol. We tried to match these two in this vid using the 16mm lens to make them a closer match...but obviously the benefit of the I2 is that sensor and lens combo!
From a DJI drone, maybe. We have Inspire 2 drones with the X7 camera system with RAW and ProRes licenses and they do turn in some epic footage, especially for a 9.5 pound package. But we also have Freefly Alta X and Alta 8 drones with the Movi Pro gimbal. We fly a RED Komodo on it and we also flew our clients' Alexa LF and Cooke 35mm lens on our first gig with the heavy-lift. It's a whole different league from the Inspre 2. But it IS a drone and it IS more "cinematic" than the Inspire 2.
And the real cinematic drones that carry up red or arri alexa cameras?
@@ericbraun4652 I think Inspire 2 with the X7 vs Alta X with a RED Komodo would be an interesting comparison.
Looool
I was recently on set at a large budget television production doing some medic work and was super surprised to see they were using the original Mavic Pro for all of the aerial shots.
Very Common, I do it all the time on big sets, $450 $11K the footage looks identical to 99.9% of viewers, they couldn't care less, as long as the dynamic shots are done with good cameras. everybody is watching this on their phone anyway. however, there is something out there that hands down puts these drones to shame...its coming and not from china.
@@WarpedYT where is it coming from? 🤔
@@WarpedYT the Sony drone?
@@granta8239 Skydio 2 from States.
I love my Mavic pro. So well built and 100% reliable.
For the price $450 DJI mini 2 is a lot better for me.
@@marcattilio X5
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The Mini looks better...WOW! Inspire looks washed out.
thats because the videos you will get right out of the mini will be kinda "done" and ready, but if you try to edit the inspire ones you will get a hollywood grade video, not something that just looks ok for instagram or youtube
Mini 2 cant come near inspire 2 professional footage. The inspire 2 footage is shot with a flat color profile.
Mini way better. Inspire is washed out.
Bad editong
Its recorded in log or flat color default, that's why its washed out, for post production, so inspire wins out for cinematic quality post production, But still when it comes to immediate production, i will go with mini 2 any time of the day, i can edit and put LUT on that easily haha and make it look like cinematic sortish.. lol.
The mini may have a more purple/red saturated image, to my consumer eyes I'd rather see that over the dry white shade of the inspire👏👏💯🔥
but you can color correct, id rather the option but don't have 11k and if i did id be too afraid to fly it anyway
The Mini 2 - looks even better on TH-cam, then the Inspire... all the nices the Bigger Sensor gives - TH-cam Compression says NOPE! :D
Was about to say, did they even do grading? Untouched the Mini 2 looks much better.
@@p4inmaker no grading! Straight out of camera!
@@dvdaltizer Would love to see a comparison where the more expensive kit is pushed to its limits.
hahah.. exactly
I actually think they should have graded the X7 footage. People in the comments would be singing a different tune.
The Mini 2 probably did a little drone dance there when Ted and Dave got one answer wrong!
Haha!!
mini's lil dancy dance
@@shivamnegi7149 lmao
I don't have $11000... But I certainly have $500. hahaha
Saw the video comparison and I did not notice that much of a difference. So, yes to $550 mini 2!
It’s amazing how capable the Mini 2 is. Especially considering the price difference. I sold my Air and got a Mini 2, i love it!
I did the same, just without selling my Air. Need to sell it because it never gets used anymore
@@jaysee2213 Is the mini 2 better than the air? Also is the Air 2 better than the rest of the lineup?
@@rajs4012 that's quite a loaded question tbh. The mini 2 has advantages over the original air in that it has a MUCH BETTER battery life and in the UK it can be flown in built up areas whereas the air cannot unless you take additional (expensive) training but it doesn't have avoidance sensors and it doesn't have a "follow me" function. The Air 2 and the newly released Air 2s are significantly better drones and have better cameras but for me they aren't as useful because you can't fly them in built up areas.
The simple answer is that non of them are better or worse, it just depends what you need, what you budget is and what you want to use them for, hope that helps
Bought a Mini2 and might be selling my Mavic2 zoom. Mini2 is so much easier to take along and fly. My smart controller costs more than the Mini2 its controlling!
I'd actually get both, but my wife would probably leave me, I'd be homeless, and probably have reduced kidney function. So I'd get just the Mini 2 instead
lol
Yeah I agree with you 😅
get a new wife. there's a million around
So your saying if you get both your wife would leave you wow weres my credit card
@@quintonfamilyfun2010 😂😂😂😂
I didn't know that I wanted an Inspire 2 but now I do, lol
Lol! It's so great! They have come down in price a bit on the used market! BUT we are due for a new one I feel! Who knows!
don't. I mean it's a great drone but everytime I fly it I have a mini heart attack that at least 9k dls go down the toilet. Fortunately I haven't crashed it, but still...
@@Visethelegend lol, I'm not. Want and need are two different things.
@@ThisIsTechToday Good call. Your heart and peacemind will appreciate it.
I see you comment on every video lol
Since you see once the sharpness out of the mini's footage, it's hard to confuse it with anything else, it's.. like really tooo much!
Mini 1 and 2 have way too much sharpness added. The air 2 is much better
yeah sad that you can´t have any log or controll over the sharpness... This is wanting me to buy the Air 2
@@froznfire9531 i don't think there will ever be the log option, but hope for some more configurable setting in future update.
Btw i have M2pro for most important works, it's just a different sport! the mini is ok for flying over urban centres without hell of permissions and for my back during hiking
@@cassijoanna those all have larger sensors = more light being captured
because the mini and it's well, mini sensor can't capture as much light - the shadows are very dark making the whole shot over sharpened
I think for me personally the ONLY real downside of the Mini 2 is the lack of a log video mode. Otherwise its the PERFECT holiday / family drone.
What is that?
@@davidtelllez2876 It's basically the equivalent of RAW for video.
@@TheCloudhopper thanks
Yeah in that case you'd stick with something like the Mavic 2 pro or the Phantom 4. Mini 2 is good for your average family wanting to take better pictures of their weekend vacation and post it onto social media sites which compress the hell out of videos.
Video is in 4k
Me watching in 1440p: Yes, the quality is exquisite
Get on my 360p boi
Very true. Skills is more important than equipment. You know what they say: "It's not the arrow... It's the Indian"
You're going to offend sensitive politically correct ppl with that statement 😂😂
Not if from Cleveland.
@@jManraM sad but true 🤣
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3:26 Every time that happens to me my heart stops. Even though I know it always comes back. Probably happened a hundred times.
everyone make mistakes
I can buy 20 Mini 2 drones for that $11k hollywood drone!
and you can still not match the quality with 20 of them
I wouldn’t consider the dji inspire 2 a Hollywood drone. An example of a real Hollywood drone is the FREEFLY Alta x
Link below
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1556096-REG/freefly_950_00100_ckfu_alta_x_drone_with.html/?ap=y&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIopGoiKq97QIVlkmGCh2mSA7aEAQYASABEgIiwPD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=y
Keep in mind this is without a camera, with a camera this can get over $100,000.00
I would rather buy 11 "Skydio 2" drones :)
@@sranjesuper well they did get a couple wrong. If you used the mini and said it was the inspire they would believe it.
Buy those 20 Minis and shoot your shot 20 times with different exposures. Bam Pro RAW20
Thank you so much for this wonderful review and educational video!!! Just think about what we are now able to do in a pocket format---we now can simulate helicopter/airplane shots that used to be reserved for only big-budget films, and the device can be put into a small backpack with a cost of less than $500!
The fact that there was even a slight hesitation from the reviewers when trying to figure out which drone shot which image is an automatic win for the mini 2. Just think, with new technology the drone that costs under $500 is in the ballpark with the pro level $12,000 drone! For enthusiasts, travelers who are shooting documentaries and need a small size along with reduced governmental reporting requirements, the mini 2 is a remarkable addition. Certainly, Hollywood level drones are made for large screen movies, etc, but for the 99% of us who are watching videos either on a laptop or a large screen TV, the small drone just kills it in this competition. Can you imagine having to buy, rent, carry around, load, unload, set up, etc the huge drone with it's loud noise, to get the slightly better image quality?
Mini 2! Easier to travel with and less noisy! Great video!
Absolutely! Hey thanks!
Watching the Inspire 2 land gave me some serious Star Wars vibes. When it was lowering the propellers to land, all I could think was "Lock X-foils in attack position!"
One thing to remember, is how well humans can detect differences side by side. Shooting a production with an inspire grade camera on the ground, and inserting bits of aerial footage from the mini with finished edit/grading. sound track etc, nobody will notice.
In the early days of digital movie making, Pros's were using off the shelf 35mm cameras in video mode for tight places shots, where a huge cameras just wouldn't work. $1000 camera inserts into $20K+ camera productions.
Of course we would love to shoot our tiny productions with mega budget gear, but shot/edit choices, great story, good sound, make for a good production, regardless of the gear. This little drone is remarkable for the price.
I did guess wrong half the examples, because of the sharpness, not of the dynamic range! I seem to prefer the Mini 2!
I've watched too many Philip Bloom videos to not notice the digital sharpening of the Mini 2 :) Awesome video guys! So entertaining!
My Mini 2 is coming next week, so excited!
interesting comparison. I'm glad there's a difference between an $11,0000 drone and a $450 drone. It would kinda suck if the I2 wasn't just a bit better
For real estate or architecture the MINI 2 is great....I use it indoors to do 360 panoramas. Touch the round image and than it goes to moveable view around a room up and down also. Pretty neat and useful.
The Mini 2 is a consumer camera basically, so like most consumer cameras, it tends to punch up the contrast and saturation to make the image more vibrant. The Osmo Action has a similar problem which is why it has D-cinelike to flatten the image out. The GoPro can go even flatter. So to me, it was really easy to tell the two apart.
On the other hand, the Mini 2's video will, for most hobbyists, deliver a picture that's 'good' right off the memory card with no or little post-processing. What the Mini 2 needs is a D-cinelike mode. Ok, it needs a RAW mode... but... :)
The *Ted and Dave Show* works! Btw, I want a drone somewhere between the two, and preferably with avoidance and tracking capabilities.
Haha! Thank you! Ok... we will do more!! You should look at the Mavic Air 2 then! Has almost everything you need or if you need more the Mavic Pro 2!
Mavic air 2 and phantom 4 pro would be a good option for you then.
Personally, I'd go for the Pro 2, I have it and can definitely recommend it if it's in your price range. Just a spectacular drone.
Smaller sensor = Darker shadows (but you can lighten up the shadows, 100Megabit!)
Why smaller sensor = darker shadows?
@@basquescout I think its because it can't capture as much light
No is not correct
On the mini thers a lot of processing added like increased contrast (from there the dark shadows) but also sharpening more colors
On the other drone they used the the flat profile (no sharpening, low contrast standard colors) which is better for post processing
I used an inspire 2 for my high school graduation video. Despite my lack of proper film production knowledge, the final product was arguably good due to the quality of the drone. Did end up using footage from a Mavic 2 for indoor shooting.
Mini2 is perfect for places where you don’t want to draw attention
mini 2 is insane!!
That was cool. You two have a good chemistry.
I was a commercial drone operator for a couple of years and the inspire 2 was the best drone I ever flown. But it was being used for commercial projects which is overkill for someone who now just wants to make the odd small film. I now have the mini 2 after selling the inspire 2 and I'd say that its more than capable for the average drone operator that just wants to make small videos(although I do miss the follow me feature). :)
As a real newbie, like never flown a drone before, I got my first drone yesterday and had my first ever proper drone flight and you guessed it, it was the mini 2 and the thing blew me away. So easy to fly like really easy. I did crash it into a tree but it was totally fine. Looking forward to leaning to fly it properly before buying the Inspire hehehehe. But loved it and thanks guys for the comparison. Actually made me feel good about my mini purchase, bring on more comparisons 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I first thought that this video was clickbait but i found it very informative and entertaining!
Im chilling here painting my little tello completely matte black while watching whis amazing video
Treats the inspire with care, throws the mini 2 on the ground so hard it bounces 🤣
Yo wtf I used to watch y’all back when you made the BFX videos years ago, and I’m just now finding you guys again. Damn y’all look so professional now
The Mini is still a great drone, but the Mini 2 has some very nice upgrades. I agree the Mini seems to over sharpen a bit, but WOW for $400 it's a no-brainer to get one.
The first thing to getting that "cinematic look" is knowing what you're doing and using the proper equipment. A $60,000 Red camera isn't going to make you a cinematographer if you don't know about lenses, light, etc. But I am beyond impressed with the quality of the drones out there.
Bingo! Too much talk about cinematic look, even to a point people are taking about "cinematic photography"🤦.
Been flying drones since I bought my 3DR SOLO. Just Picked up the mini 2 flymore combo and I am completely blown away by the capability of this tiny drone. I call mine the Mighty Mini. At 600.00 dollars for the bundle you get a heck of a lot of value. Question for Ted or Dave, how did you break into the industry?
Thanks for shooting some drone footage for us Dave.
Heck ya! Was so fun!
Hey, loved this video. I just bought the mini 2 last week and I have to admit , I am impressed!! I love the battery and the video transmission range is great. it is super portable.
Stunned. What a great little piece of kit. I’m going to make a guess that in low light conditions the difference would be more obvious
I asked my wife, who knows little about photography, videography color accuracy, etc. She said they are close enough where she can't tell the difference.
true but you have to realize the inspire is used for PROFESSIONAL editing, with the dji mini 2, it color codes because without the color coding the footage would be MUCH worse, the inspire already has good enough footage to have the actual real looking footage of what you're seeing, it's for cinematic movies. For editing
All I learned from this is how important lighting is
So true
Yeah. Gods fireworks.
The mini 2 looks better in most of these shots, other than an overblown sky, its sharper, easier to get going & in canada no license, no permissions; just go. Also the inspire 2 makes everything look WAY over anti aliased (not a camera term i know) but it looks like an older cheaper cam because of it & the mini's sharpness just makes it look like a higher budget production result.
6:05 "The Shining" haha
very fair comparison congrats...
I absolutely freakin’ love my mini 2….it’s insane that it comes packed with all these features in that price….it’s a great drone for beginners that actually want some quality and it’s also great for a backup drone for professionals!!
But I’ve got to say that one day I’ll get the latest inspire, these drones are beasts!
Damn, the magenta in the shadows on the Mini 2 is really extreme
the intro was amazing
Knowing a little bit about photography let you recognize easily which is which, but that mini is unreal
Great comparison video. It's incredible what these little drones can do now. Obviously not as rich an image, but fairly close for the majority of use cases. The sweet spot in the range might be the Mavic Air 2, slightly bigger sensor than the Mini 2 and with the flatter log profiles. But price and size are sorely tempting on the Mini 2, great value for money!
Loved this! I've literally spent the last few days watching Mini 2 vs Air 2 & 2 Pro videos, thinking hard about what to choose for my first drone. Having used the Pro 1 & 2 before, I'd of NEVER thought I'd "downgrade" to the Mini 2 and sacrifice those beautiful 10-bit & D-LOG features, but since the UK wants to suffocate us filmmakers with their new drone laws, I've had to consider a sub-250g drone like the Mini 2 to "fly under" (😆) the stricter restrictions that 500g+ drones have. Seeing this comparison has made me feel a tad bit more confident about getting it! When you said, "does it even matter how good the camera quality is as long as you're adding to the production value by flying a drone" - I felt that! Soooo true. Ugh ok, brb going to Amazon to buy this thing.
P.S. Can we just take a second to admire the Canon A7Siii hoodie lol!
What is crazy is that video quality has improved more in the past 3 years than since celluloid was abandoned.
Totally admit my bias because i just received the mini 2, relative to its' price, the quality of the mini2 is super impressive.
Damn....thanks for the video... that you're even comparing these drones answers any question that the mini is a GREAT drone. I got rid of my Air 2 and was thinking about getting the FPV but the crashes have me hesitant but the mini 2 now is a no brainer.
The mini2 for that low price and the quality your getting is for real insaaaaaane! Good vid and test!
I feel like I’d be such great friends with you guys.
Thanks for hyping my mini 2 up!
Watching this on a phone, you can see a difference, but not a 10.000$ difference. The dynamic race is so good on the inspire. Picked up the mini 2 for the price.
Not really a fair comparison, real Hollywood drones usually add their own camera, usually a Red. Mini 2 does look damn good though.
Great comparison! It is crazy how difficult is it to tell them apart after they get uploaded online. The over-sharpened Mini footage loses fewer small details to compression, so it tends to look more respectable in a direct comparison online. 🤷♂️😁
Both looks great!
i think the inspire 2 DJI drone is more interesting because with that every movie that are marvel and DC when the movie begins with the camera going to major cities like new york city for example so they use the drones for every city sequence scenes to be shot for a movie.
Some ND filters for that Mini would up it’s game drastically. I have the original Mavic Mini, and a $50 set of NDs and I’ve gotten unbelievably gorgeous shots, and upscaled the 2.7k to 4K and I’m happy with the results. So the M2 coming with 4K (even though it’s compressed) is a viable option for the indie folks.
One beast of a drone, 4K and beast setting inspire 2 vs one mini boi
I feel like I could start to see the differences by the end after you guys wen through detail by detail on distinguishing features of the video from each, but I wouldn't have been able to tell without the cues.
Thanks for another great video and considering you can buy 25 Mini2 drones for the price of 1 inspire2 its amazing what $450 can buy in 2020. I love the added zoom and being able to squeeze this super quiet drone into my DSLR bag makes it my new favorite for the everyday carry
One very important point I learned that why my Gimble moves itself up or down sometimes is due to wind. Thank you for the point man.
What a fun comparison video!
Thanks Jared! You think we should make this style a reoccurring format?
@@indymogul absolutely, super fun watching Ted try and guess, this will keep him on his toes 🤣
I like this shot man
Very good and relevant video. Everyone needs to see this kind of content, well done.
Hey man! Awesome video. I have been drooling over the inspire 2 ever since it's launch. Such an amazing powerful drone. But it doesn't have 360° obstacle avoidance. It has bottom, top and front sensors. It doesn't have sensors in the side or back as far as i remember 😁. Would love to fly that inspire 2 one day😍😍
I have an inspire 2 and a mavic 2 pro and the difference between those is huge in every way. It’s like shooting with a better gh5 vs shooting with a Sony RX camera.
Shoot on stop under exposure if you are worried about the highlights are going to get blown. Use a polarizer as well.
I just got mine to improve my hiking videos, it's a cutie!
First off I didn't know Ken block did photography! Secondly thanks for this review! I definitely would like to get a mini2 !
Is Dave cooking that Walter White super blue LOL
pretty impressive that there is even the question if you can notice the difference…
It‘s obvious that the inspire is pro drone but it also comes at a pro price tag…
it’s 24 times more expensive
from the price difference it is like comparing a ford fiesta with a Ferrari and I‘m pretty sure nobody is gonna make 1 wrong guess in that comparison 😅
Nice review BTW I'm getting my DJI mini 2 tomorrow Full of excitement 😁😁
I’ve gotten to fly the Inspire 2 with the X7, it’s my brothers drone and it’s a beast. So this will be an interesting comparison
It's live now in all its 4k glory! Thanks for your early comment! X7 is such a beast of a camera!
@@indymogul Yeah it’s crazy, I’ve seen some of the capabilities it can do! I actually just got my part 107 license as well.
3:20 I think the issue is with the Sport mode. Lots of reports of jerky gimbal motion and intermittent vignetting at the top of the image. The wind velocity is probably too much for the Mini's gimbal and DJI has increased the speed of the Mini2 by increasingthe pitch. Consequently the camera can sometimes see the props come into the picture.
There are an array of filters that you can use with the mini that make it just as cinematic
10,000 is one budget ass hollywood movie drone
Ya true
true, but if it has the zenmuse x7 it does dng raw at 6k with a super 35 sensor I would say that is hollywood level. if it has the zenmuse x5s then no.
@@kevinforget549 just because something does dng raw with a 6k sensor doesn't means it's Hollywood level. A blackmagic pocket 6k isn't hollywood either. Hollywood is an arri mounted on a $50,000 drone.
Half the shows and movies on Netflix have the I2-X7 on set... But yes, most big budget films are flying a cinema rig. But you'd be surprised how many productions are actually using the I2.
The Inspire 2 and X7 camera are being used daily in Hollywood on actual film sets! Pretty crazy to thing but it is true! The prices have come down so much and it's very hard to compete with the ease of use of the DJI system. The Freefly ALTA would be another popular one for cinematographers who want a bigger camera on it!
What I think most people completely miss - getting the shots framed properly with the Mini’s 24mm-equivalent lens is a pain in the ass for anything but generic b-roll overhead shots. Even tracking something relatively closely with a mini in any kind of cinematic fashion basically requires a ton of manual skill.
Love the canon a7siii shirt.
Yes me too, i want one!
I think for a very picky and professional photographer it matters but to the average viewer they would be impressed with either of them
Just a little heads up @ 4:20 the Inspire 2 doesn't have a full 360° obstacle avoidance, because the only sensor are located on the top, front, and bottom of the drone.
Yes, It's got the Pro Res codec onboard and super35 sensor size with the X7, but still... it's a bit of a stretch to call the Inspire 2 a 'Holywood Movie drone' 😁
Do a test with Alta X or some equivalent for some proper Holywood drone vs entry level cinematic drone comparison
with the Red or the Alexa of course 😉
Just got DJI mini 2 for my birthday. Like it so much. Unfortunately the whole Amsterdam area is prohibited for drones :(
For documental video, for social media content and for the price; Mini 2 is really awesome! Some "colour grade software" and video looks like pro!
I Love the DJI mini 2 it’s Awesome camera footage & if your having to guess which drone is which between a drone used to shoot Hollywood movies and the DJI mini two then the DJI mini 2 speaks for itself in every way.!
I’m going to buy one very soon for the spring & summer time
nobody's talking about that transition choice at 11:17 ?
Jarring
This day an age. The small one in that package to be better moved around. Surveillance/reconnaissance ect. And still does a damn good job at photography. The hell with the more pricy ones. For what can be done with this one. And to be able to get around with it in its packed size.