You gotta go try the active track and run through trees. Youll be blown away. The Mavic 2 pro will adjust itself like a wizard!!!! I tried it... and was blown away!! Seriously. itll follow you through the trees, adjust itself up and down, go around, etc... and the sensors are wicked good!!
Awesome video as always. Currently have the Phantom 4 Pro and was wondering if it was worth switching! Sounds like I'll be hanging on to my Phantom 4 a little longer
You must not be a heavy color grader ? When it looks like that out of camera it’s kind of a bad thing, you want the colors to be neutral & the exposure to be flat looking as this is better for color grading in post! Canon 5d has the exact same issue... Good contrasty colors out of camera but in post it’s a nightmare to grade
Hey Parker, I noticed you gave them a draw on image quality. But in the side by side tests you were showing, the Phantom 4 shots looked a lot sharper. It seemed like that should go to the P4. Did anyone else notice that? Thanks for the comparison, man!
Thats straight from camera. Sharpening in post is always better than in camera. after you grade the Mavic looks every bit as sharp as the phantom. Both amazing though.
an don´t forgot the body-color, one is white, the other is grey, white is much better, because it don´t heat up in the sun as much as the grey one does. this an the unfair draw by the overall image quality test. let me guess, 10 to 9 for the mavic.
Indeed, the lens of the Mavic are smaller and produce lens distortion which is corrected in the camera firmware and which leads to reduced sharpness. This along with the lack of 60fps for 4K is quite big deal for videographers actually. I have had Phantom 4 Pro and now I own Mavic 2 Pro only for the portability. This one is missing for me a lot. Another noticeable difference is that the Mavic sensor have much darker image on night videos for same ISOs, which is very strange. Probably the sensor is not as good as Phantom's one... :/
I also like how, because they only took 3 seconds different to set up, he declared it a draw, yet gave a point to the Mavic because its flight time was 1 minute more than the Phantom.
As a Newbie to the Hobby, and actively thinking of buying one, this was one the best Videos on the subject that I have seen - informative (devoid of too much jargon), concise, pithy, articulate and clear & comprehendible delivery. Well done and Thnx.
Come on, the phantom 4 looks WAY better. 6:43 just look at the sharpness of the trees in comparison to the mavic as well as the detail in the rocks. 8:07 sharpness difference isn't as apparent here, but the p4 colors look way better. Take P4 if you want better image quality and 4K60fps Take mavic if you want portability, better tracking and better object avoidance
that sharpness in those tress & mountains looks awful, i love the soft but sharp effect in mp2, just like red, arri & other cinema cameras. I own a mavic pro & it has that same awful p4 pro effect, i just simply hate it! At final comp, i always soft the image than it looks more pleasing & comfortable to eyes. You guys maybe those people who loves their eyes to bleed!
I bought the Mavic 2 Pro as a backup to my Phantom 4 Pro. I literally haven't used my P4P since. The ONLY downside that I've noticed is the lack of 60FPS on the M2P. And I'm shocked that the noise difference is that low... When I started my P4P up it drew a lot of unwanted attention. With the M2P barely anyone seems to notice. Nice video!
@@nathan.ankamah Oh Chale, 3te s3n? I can buy you Mavic Pro 2 but you will have to work for me. Visit www.myafricanaffairs.com and contact me from the site...I don't want to post my contact here.
Parker spot on review 👊 of differences between M2P and P4P. I have watch many other reviews, Parker the first person out of many other TH-cam creators that understands who M2P designed for in my humble opinion. All the people complaining that M2P video features and benefits aren’t better than P4P video features need to understand M2P designed for professional photographers and videographers who love to manual control exposure, manually control white balance (using color checker passport before you fly mission), manually control aperture (make sure to use PolarPro ND/PL16, ND/PL32, ND/PL64 filters highly recommended), and choosing film type Dlog-M 10 bit in production. So when you get to post production you’ll know your film is well exposed and composed so your post production workflow is much easier. * M2P holds up better in heavy color grade and produces better colors in post production * M2P has new HDR profile that P4P doesn’t have * M2P distortion is easily corrected with Film Poets free distortion correction preset * M2P will shoot 2.7K 2688x1512 at 50 fps so you can slow down to 23.976 fps in post production to get buttery smooth shots and still be able to have some room to scale up your shots if needed. More than likely your rendering your videos in 1920x1080 23.976 fps * M2P gives you option to film with H.265 which is a much better codec than H.264, unless you have custom PC desktop “BEAST” will handle full resolution and H.265 codec with color grading multiple after effects layers, morph cuts, etc. in editing work. You still need to create proxy files to speed up workflow. * M2P Problem with sharpness DJI sets in camera easily corrected by setting custom +1, 0, 0 * P4P no long in production
Best comparisons on TH-cam hands down! Parker is more precise and unbiased then Devin Supertramp, Peter McKinnon, MKBHD, or anyone of the likes! He actually puts time, effort, and quality into every video he does!
Lol while your comment may be true for this video and a lot of his content, lets not forget those canon reviews with one of them being a paid canon promotion. He should have destroyed those cameras (I understand why he wouldn't, as he wants further relationship opportunities with canon, as would I). But while Parker is one of my most favorite youtubers, and has some of the best content I've seen (fanboy myself), I have to say as a fan that his canon videos were definitely not unbiased. While he did give cons for the cameras, those points weren't hit enough as much as they should have been. I don't know how anyone could recommend any canon camera at this point other than the c100 series and the 1dx ii. The quality is just not there from canon (which saddens me). Color science isn't a major problem if you do your homework for sony and panasonic (look at my content and tell me if you think the colors in-camera look bad). I believe he even said 4k isn't important, which is beyond horrible advice. Yes 4k doesn't always = guaranteed better quality, but with canon's horrible codec and 1080p processors, I can say that if I had bought a canon camera with no 4k, horrible codec, and poor noise performance, my content wouldn't nearly look as good as it does, other than the colors looking 10% better had I bought a canon. Why does 4k matter? Because of the internet's compression, that's why. Cause once that image hits the 1080p compression from youtube, your image looks like crap. Also, the future of 4k on monitors and laptops will effect your content.
For better shots, speed, wind resistance, and better tracking and range go for phantom. But for cheaper, more portable, and smaller more nimbal drone, go mavic
Phantom is a clear winner in giving you the best image. The detail is much more significant filming landscape and the phantom holds more detail in the shadow as well. Also, it's a lotttt more color accurate which matters. Personally, all the assist features limits your ability to grow. Learn how to track a subject properly, steady your hands. The hyperlapse feature is really unusable. Solid drone but don't be fooled by the inane amount of features. At the end of the day, image quality is most important.
Tue mavic wins clearly, 10bit gives much more information in shadows and highlights as you could see in the test... portability is clear and for us traveller a huge point, clear mavic again. You can turn off the sensors if you don't want them, but it's ofc a plus feature for the mavic. The colour is just so close by each other, I found the mavic to look nicer, that's opinion. You have all the new features with timelapse and following which add as a rounder product... there is no discussion that for a "average traveller or filmmaker", the mavic is clearly best. And if you want high level quality, you won't go with a phantom, u will get a inspire as there is a difference
Frozn Fire not true. Time lapse is basically useless 99% of the time unless you have a rare occasion with perfect weather conditions. Also I know big production agencies who fly with the phantom 4 pro on big budget music videos. It’s definitely capable of producing a very clean image that can easily blend with arri/red footage.
Depending on what your needs are. You can do a lot more with a phantom. It’s like a work horse. I fish with my pro 3. We have this tweaker house that was stealing everything in the neighborhood so I put flashing red and blue lights on it and flew it over their house at night. Then I have a drop mechanism and I would drop lead weights on their roof at night.
Great video. But 60% battery for 3 hours is totally acceptable, and you could/should be charged up before doing "all day" or "more than 3 hour" drone shots, anyhow! So that was not a fair negative in my opinion. getting 3 hours of shots for your 60% phone battery is fine. I also always bring external 20,000mAh charger with me, and I use a separate dedicated iPad Mini 4 for flying w/ mavic(s) and never use my phone
Mavic 2 pro destroys that argument now. And I’m very glad about that.. have you ever packed a phantom 4 pro for traveling? At that point you mine as well get an inspire... I feel like DJI May discontinue making phantoms from now on because now it just feels forced and feels like if they do it will just be the awkward cousin to the mavic... plus mavic series is more versatile as well, for entry line (Air) and higher end line (pro/zoom) as well they have 2 enterprise lines for mavic 2 now.. thermal vision (M2ED) and standard enterprise (M2E)..
Excellent comparison and that intro...damn.. I also have both Mavic 2’s and the Phantom 4 Pro Plus.. I personally find the setup time for the P4P+ to be much faster than any Mavic.. it’s the display.. unfold it and turn it on. If there’s one thing I absolutely hate about Mavic drones it’s having to wrestle my phone in to that stupid controller. I have to first remove the phone from the case and close all the open apps and open the GO app. For me this takes twice as long as simply putting the props on the P4P+ my dream would be a Mavic 2 Pro with a built in display on the controller...
I agree! I finally upgraded my phone and kept my old one strictly for my mavic. Makes things alot easier now. I just keep it in airplane mode and removed all programs aside from the DJI app.
If you are going to get the mavic of any version I would recommend getting an OTG cable to plug into your phone. This improves the connection as it’s not connected over WiFi and it also boosts the image signal
I own a phantom 4 and was considering swapping to the Mavic, I'm so pleased to see this comparison, great work! My two cents. Straight out of the camera, I much prefer the footage from the Phantom. I also tend not to grade drone footage too heavily (Or anything for that matter) so 8-bit doesn't bother me too much. The big thing for me would be portability, it's a pain having to lug the Phantom's box around, BUUUT the controller is far better and I love having a screen built it, the battery life on the controller is also stellar, so that I think has swung me to keeping my phantom. Though I'll probably buy the Mavic if I get a job where I need to go out of the country (Shh, don't tell my wife) Great vid!
There is a new controller coming out for the Mavic 2 which has a built in screen the same as the Phantom 4 Pro Controller but obviously more compact. There are leaked images and confirmation from DJI, but no announcement date yet.
In my my P4P vs Mavic-II Pro shootout tests, the P4P clearly resolves more detail. The P4P does a full pixel readout, 14mp in 16x9 4k while the Mavic-2 Pro line skips.
Thats wrong, phantom 4 pro always gives you digitally sharped video, which people thinks oh thats more details its providing, mavic 2 pro gives u a cinemetic video, which is less sharped but its good, mavic 2 pro is better in camera overall !
How can mavic win in price when you choose to buy the more expensive controller?????? BS! Both drones are the same price if you're using your phone!!!!
Hiperlapse is a software feature... If the DJI wants, can put in the new firmware release. The time fly is 1 minute longer on the Mavic 2 but, in the pratice, is the same...
Honestly most people are fine with the mavic 2 pro. The phantom SEREIS is just Too noisy and especially in the city. Where I live it gets you kicked out in 5 minutes where the mavic is quite and can be set up quickly and you avoid that fine.
the battery draining is only for applle display. i used my ultra and the battery went 6 percent down from the use of 3 battery flight time from the M2P. so i suggest using a different display than apple. i have an old iphoneX that i designated to the drone when i purchased. but my phone was the ultra and after i forgot to charge the iphone. i used the samsung and the battery held very well whih is about 3 hours i also used it. 6 percent down was not bad and i found the lagging with far out shots less with the ultra too. so i think we need to switch to the ultras if youre looking for display usage.
Remember that P4P only shoots 4k60 in h264, which basically halves your bitrate compared to h265. And you're actually halving that again since you're shooting twice the amount of frames pr. second (4k60 h264 vs 4k30 h265). I still sold my P4P for the M2P tho, as the image quality and portability is just awesome (the P4P controller is a behemoth, so glad to be rid of it).
@@2dimples_dad255 its pretty much math.. While it is shooting at a higher framerate the data rate is the same. That means you get half the information per frame. That can sometimes be mitigated by compression but.. fact remains. The data rate is not increased to compensate for the higher frame rate so each 60 fps frame will have half as much information as the 30 fps frames in the MP2.
Own the Phantom 4 Pro+ V2.0 since one year ago, quite satisfied with it, the RC with built in screen is great, very bright even under direct sun light. Only thing missing is the 10 bit color depth which would be better for color grading. Waiting for the Phantom 5 release to decide if I’ll upgrade to the Inspire 2 with X7 camera which I’ll probably will for the ProRes and Cinema DNG codecs capabilities.
Thanks Parker, I'm about to invest in my first drone for my video business and I was juggling between these two (leaning toward the M2P) and you just helped me make a final decision. You're the best, IMHO. Keep it up.
Parker, I have heard that the Mavic 2 Pro's sensor is hampered by its use of Line Skipping, and its sensor''s alleged tendency to overheat. Can you advise on those matters of chatter? Thanks so much! Cheers,
@@fulltimefilmmaker parker! I admire you so much, I dont underdtand english very well, I speak spanish. but I have watched all your videos... I have shoot a real state video today and it was great, thanks to you.
Being in the market for a drone, which one of the two will I purchase? Neither. Hopefully, the Phantom V will be coming out in early 2019 combining the best qualities of both. The only better drone will be the Inspire 2 but not by much. Let's see if the expectations pan out.
I'd recommend the mavic mini! I have had it for 6 months, I've flown it over 100 times, 55 total hours. It's the best beginner drone, it's only 500 bucks and it shoots 2.7k! Best purchase I have EVER made in my life.
Great review, thanks. I use iPad Mini with my Mavick Pro, so less impact on battery. Make sure your iPad is the Cellular version, as only that has GPS sensor, which is needed if you want to track the controller via GPS.
Such a dope comparison man! Been waiting for this comparison to see if the Mavic 2 will replace he phantom! Definitely want to grab the Mavic 2 pro to replace the Mavic air for my Channels videos 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Also, nd/screw on filters are something to consider as well, just thought about that after watching this. You might have said that, but I can't remember if you did
Nice video as always. Btw I’m sure someone has pointed this out by now but you can turn on phone charging mode and it will charge ur phone if under 40%
Everyone please Do your own research before buying. Don’t listen to him, this is a Terrible review! Sounds VERY paid for, not real life comparisons, just to push a new product. I like how you purposely blow out some of the phantom’s shots, yeah that’s fair. 👎🏼 What about the weird focus breathing that the mavic 2 pro does while it’s flying, it totally destroys the shots. But you didn’t include that in your video, it’s a major glitch and you refuse to address it. Try giving a real review, don’t just peddle someone’s inferior product (mavic pro 2) and claim it to be so much better.
You definitely live up to your name! Personally, I'm just a guy that has never owned a high quality drone. I am a home inspector and recently purchased a $100 quad to practice with. I have been watching every darn drone video comparison out there right now. This video actually made me think the P4P would be the one for me. I didn't see any bias toward the MP2 at all. I am just looking for a drone that has great resolution for still shots ( roofs ) with safety sensors 'cuz my biggest worry is crashing through somebody's window.
Great Video - thanks. Question; I use my Phantom 3 pro for Home inspection (Roofs), wanting to upgrade by can't decide between the two. Best Photos quality would go to Mavic 2 Pro or 4 Pro? Is there a Mavic 2 Pro + ? thanks Nick
In this comparison Mavic 2 Pro looks like a winner. However, It's still up to you to choose one or another. As an archaeologist and topographer, phantom 4 with a RTK signal receiver is my best option.
If you want to know just how tough the Mavic 2 Pro is, I just had one I rented malfunction, fall out of the sky at 120m in the air (about 400ft) straight down and it came out with just a broken propellor but once replaced, it flew just fine, the gimbal was still working, camera was unscratched.
For convenience and transport !? Mavik! For professional results, battery life and reliability!? Phanthom 4pro, i own DJI 1&2&3, phanthom, walkera 250 pro, Mavik air, DJI 4pro and Mavik 2 pro, love them all but my favorite is the Phantom 4pro...👍🏼
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You gotta go try the active track and run through trees. Youll be blown away. The Mavic 2 pro will adjust itself like a wizard!!!! I tried it... and was blown away!! Seriously. itll follow you through the trees, adjust itself up and down, go around, etc... and the sensors are wicked good!!
Wow my mate nate lol
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So which one should I get Nate?
why i am waching this, if i dont have the money to buy one of those??? :(
same point with u
Best Buy might have zero interest deals....just sayin'
Good point nice strat
Same!!!!
@@BazarrPl have the same and going to try a maverick clone see how it works
Awesome video as always. Currently have the Phantom 4 Pro and was wondering if it was worth switching! Sounds like I'll be hanging on to my Phantom 4 a little longer
Is it just me or does the Phantom 4 Pro look much sharper and better color? did we really just ignore that.
Irrelevant... Phantom 4 adds digital sharpness.
yes it's true
I love the phantom
10 bit color is big tho
You must not be a heavy color grader ? When it looks like that out of camera it’s kind of a bad thing, you want the colors to be neutral & the exposure to be flat looking as this is better for color grading in post! Canon 5d has the exact same issue... Good contrasty colors out of camera but in post it’s a nightmare to grade
Hey Parker, I noticed you gave them a draw on image quality. But in the side by side tests you were showing, the Phantom 4 shots looked a lot sharper. It seemed like that should go to the P4. Did anyone else notice that? Thanks for the comparison, man!
Yeah, forgot about the noise factor and artifacts...thanks for the reply!
Thats straight from camera. Sharpening in post is always better than in camera. after you grade the Mavic looks every bit as sharp as the phantom. Both amazing though.
@@fulltimefilmmaker P4P is sharper in 24, 30 and 60fps as well. The P4P is sharper than the Mavic, period.
an don´t forgot the body-color, one is white, the other is grey, white is much better, because it don´t heat up in the sun as much as the grey one does. this an the unfair draw by the overall image quality test. let me guess, 10 to 9 for the mavic.
Indeed, the lens of the Mavic are smaller and produce lens distortion which is corrected in the camera firmware and which leads to reduced sharpness. This along with the lack of 60fps for 4K is quite big deal for videographers actually.
I have had Phantom 4 Pro and now I own Mavic 2 Pro only for the portability. This one is missing for me a lot. Another noticeable difference is that the Mavic sensor have much darker image on night videos for same ISOs, which is very strange. Probably the sensor is not as good as Phantom's one... :/
That thumbnail got me to click. Take note everyone, high quality thumbnails work. 👌👍
i think you mean having shotgun arms work
Indeed! That's the reason I fixed my thumbnails.
I'm currently doing sets of curls to improve my thumbnails.
New Tutorial Idea: Improve your thumbnails by going to the gym! :D
By the way, love both of your work! @TheFilmPoets + @ParkerWalbeck
Amen! Also hey Kyler lol, definitely sticking to my P4P and make the most of it before buying new gear
Wait at 5:15 the Mavic 2 pro’s winning count changes from 7 to 6.
I also like how, because they only took 3 seconds different to set up, he declared it a draw, yet gave a point to the Mavic because its flight time was 1 minute more than the Phantom.
As a Newbie to the Hobby, and actively thinking of buying one, this was one the best Videos on the subject that I have seen - informative (devoid of too much jargon), concise, pithy, articulate and clear & comprehendible delivery. Well done and Thnx.
4:10
phantom 4 pro is very good
very sharpness
Come on, the phantom 4 looks WAY better. 6:43 just look at the sharpness of the trees in comparison to the mavic as well as the detail in the rocks. 8:07 sharpness difference isn't as apparent here, but the p4 colors look way better.
Take P4 if you want better image quality and 4K60fps
Take mavic if you want portability, better tracking and better object avoidance
Mavic 2 is slightly better then Mavic. Not worth upgrade
Nope, its just sharpening in camera. i prefer mavic pro 2 waaaay better. softness = cinematic
@@beatboxerjonasz2 i don't think soft picture of forest is cinematic. 4k means crisp pic
detailed? yes, but not oversharpened. phantom has a oversharpened picture
that sharpness in those tress & mountains looks awful, i love the soft but sharp effect in mp2, just like red, arri & other cinema cameras. I own a mavic pro & it has that same awful p4 pro effect, i just simply hate it!
At final comp, i always soft the image than it looks more pleasing & comfortable to eyes.
You guys maybe those people who loves their eyes to bleed!
I bought the Mavic 2 Pro as a backup to my Phantom 4 Pro. I literally haven't used my P4P since. The ONLY downside that I've noticed is the lack of 60FPS on the M2P. And I'm shocked that the noise difference is that low... When I started my P4P up it drew a lot of unwanted attention. With the M2P barely anyone seems to notice. Nice video!
I need help getting a Mavic Pro 2. It is very expensive where i live in Ghana but I always dream of creating awesome drone videos. Any help please?
@@nathan.ankamah Oh Chale, 3te s3n? I can buy you Mavic Pro 2 but you will have to work for me. Visit www.myafricanaffairs.com and contact me from the site...I don't want to post my contact here.
Parker spot on review 👊 of differences between M2P and P4P. I have watch many other reviews, Parker the first person out of many other TH-cam creators that understands who M2P designed for in my humble opinion.
All the people complaining that M2P video features and benefits aren’t better than P4P video features need to understand M2P designed for professional photographers and videographers who love to manual control exposure, manually control white balance (using color checker passport before you fly mission), manually control aperture (make sure to use PolarPro ND/PL16, ND/PL32, ND/PL64 filters highly recommended), and choosing film type Dlog-M 10 bit in production.
So when you get to post production you’ll know your film is well exposed and composed so your post production workflow is much easier.
* M2P holds up better in heavy color grade and produces better colors in post production
* M2P has new HDR profile that P4P doesn’t have
* M2P distortion is easily corrected with Film Poets free distortion correction preset
* M2P will shoot 2.7K 2688x1512 at 50 fps so you can slow down to 23.976 fps in post production to get buttery smooth shots and still be able to have some room to scale up your shots if needed. More than likely your rendering your videos in 1920x1080 23.976 fps
* M2P gives you option to film with H.265 which is a much better codec than H.264, unless you have custom PC desktop “BEAST” will handle full resolution and H.265 codec with color grading multiple after effects layers, morph cuts, etc. in editing work. You still need to create proxy files to speed up workflow.
* M2P Problem with sharpness DJI sets in camera easily corrected by setting custom +1, 0, 0
* P4P no long in production
Best comparisons on TH-cam hands down! Parker is more precise and unbiased then Devin Supertramp, Peter McKinnon, MKBHD, or anyone of the likes! He actually puts time, effort, and quality into every video he does!
Lol while your comment may be true for this video and a lot of his content, lets not forget those canon reviews with one of them being a paid canon promotion. He should have destroyed those cameras (I understand why he wouldn't, as he wants further relationship opportunities with canon, as would I). But while Parker is one of my most favorite youtubers, and has some of the best content I've seen (fanboy myself), I have to say as a fan that his canon videos were definitely not unbiased. While he did give cons for the cameras, those points weren't hit enough as much as they should have been.
I don't know how anyone could recommend any canon camera at this point other than the c100 series and the 1dx ii. The quality is just not there from canon (which saddens me). Color science isn't a major problem if you do your homework for sony and panasonic (look at my content and tell me if you think the colors in-camera look bad). I believe he even said 4k isn't important, which is beyond horrible advice. Yes 4k doesn't always = guaranteed better quality, but with canon's horrible codec and 1080p processors, I can say that if I had bought a canon camera with no 4k, horrible codec, and poor noise performance, my content wouldn't nearly look as good as it does, other than the colors looking 10% better had I bought a canon.
Why does 4k matter? Because of the internet's compression, that's why. Cause once that image hits the 1080p compression from youtube, your image looks like crap. Also, the future of 4k on monitors and laptops will effect your content.
Have you ever watched MKBHD?
4:28 RIP remote controlers.
Edit: exactly 1 minute later RIP camera gimbals 5:28
Underrated comment lmao
Yep, total clutz!!
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1:34 RIP 4K camera
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For better shots, speed, wind resistance, and better tracking and range go for phantom. But for cheaper, more portable, and smaller more nimbal drone, go mavic
Better shots? Phantom doesn't have 10 bit color. Mavic looks way better lol.
So funny that three years ago you discuss waiting for phantom 5 and in all that time we only have a mavic 3 that doesn’t work properly 🤦♂️
Phantom is a clear winner in giving you the best image. The detail is much more significant filming landscape and the phantom holds more detail in the shadow as well. Also, it's a lotttt more color accurate which matters. Personally, all the assist features limits your ability to grow. Learn how to track a subject properly, steady your hands. The hyperlapse feature is really unusable. Solid drone but don't be fooled by the inane amount of features. At the end of the day, image quality is most important.
Tue mavic wins clearly, 10bit gives much more information in shadows and highlights as you could see in the test... portability is clear and for us traveller a huge point, clear mavic again. You can turn off the sensors if you don't want them, but it's ofc a plus feature for the mavic. The colour is just so close by each other, I found the mavic to look nicer, that's opinion. You have all the new features with timelapse and following which add as a rounder product... there is no discussion that for a "average traveller or filmmaker", the mavic is clearly best. And if you want high level quality, you won't go with a phantom, u will get a inspire as there is a difference
How do you know if its more color accurate if you weren't actually there? Oh right, you dont know what you are talking about.
Colours are better on the Mavic 2 Pro by far.. I own both and prefer the video especially on the Mavic 2 pro
Frozn Fire not true. Time lapse is basically useless 99% of the time unless you have a rare occasion with perfect weather conditions. Also I know big production agencies who fly with the phantom 4 pro on big budget music videos. It’s definitely capable of producing a very clean image that can easily blend with arri/red footage.
shaneth138 ok 😂 from what I’m looking at in this video, its more color accurate.
Always love your comparisons. No bullshit, no youtube hype, no bias, just straight facts from someone who's educated and experienced with these tools.
Depending on what your needs are. You can do a lot more with a phantom. It’s like a work horse. I fish with my pro 3.
We have this tweaker house that was stealing everything in the neighborhood so I put flashing red and blue lights on it and flew it over their house at night. Then I have a drop mechanism and I would drop lead weights on their roof at night.
Another great tutorial. Excellent assessment with pros cons. I went with Mavic Pro 2. Portability on my boat makes all the difference
Great video. But 60% battery for 3 hours is totally acceptable, and you could/should be charged up before doing "all day" or "more than 3 hour" drone shots, anyhow! So that was not a fair negative in my opinion. getting 3 hours of shots for your 60% phone battery is fine. I also always bring external 20,000mAh charger with me, and I use a separate dedicated iPad Mini 4 for flying w/ mavic(s) and never use my phone
BEST DRONE REVIEW I have ever seen. Straight to the meat and potatoes, accurate direct information, no Casey neistat music. Great editing. Thumbs up.
Mavics are for travellers and Phantoms are for people which think professional. But Dji made big difference with M2Pro
Mavic 2 pro destroys that argument now. And I’m very glad about that..
have you ever packed a phantom 4 pro for traveling? At that point you mine as well get an inspire...
I feel like DJI May discontinue making phantoms from now on because now it just feels forced and feels like if they do it will just be the awkward cousin to the mavic... plus mavic series is more versatile as well, for entry line (Air) and higher end line (pro/zoom) as well they have 2 enterprise lines for mavic 2 now.. thermal vision (M2ED) and standard enterprise (M2E)..
see its funny because meehhhe kinda predicted that the phantom would become dead and end production
thank you friend. I could not find a normal comparison in Russian, but your video closed all the questions. For now, I'm staying on Phantom 4 Pro
Excellent comparison and that intro...damn.. I also have both Mavic 2’s and the Phantom 4 Pro Plus.. I personally find the setup time for the P4P+ to be much faster than any Mavic.. it’s the display.. unfold it and turn it on. If there’s one thing I absolutely hate about Mavic drones it’s having to wrestle my phone in to that stupid controller. I have to first remove the phone from the case and close all the open apps and open the GO app. For me this takes twice as long as simply putting the props on the P4P+ my dream would be a Mavic 2 Pro with a built in display on the controller...
Yeah, if they shipped the Mavic with the same controller as the Phantom, I'd be all over it.
I agree! I finally upgraded my phone and kept my old one strictly for my mavic. Makes things alot easier now. I just keep it in airplane mode and removed all programs aside from the DJI app.
I wish i got the pro + back in the day. It really is a hassle to always pull out that extra cable.
Good to see a Really good comment! A lot of people chat a lot of pointless bullshit LOL
If you are going to get the mavic of any version I would recommend getting an OTG cable to plug into your phone. This improves the connection as it’s not connected over WiFi and it also boosts the image signal
I own a phantom 4 and was considering swapping to the Mavic, I'm so pleased to see this comparison, great work!
My two cents. Straight out of the camera, I much prefer the footage from the Phantom. I also tend not to grade drone footage too heavily (Or anything for that matter) so 8-bit doesn't bother me too much. The big thing for me would be portability, it's a pain having to lug the Phantom's box around, BUUUT the controller is far better and I love having a screen built it, the battery life on the controller is also stellar, so that I think has swung me to keeping my phantom. Though I'll probably buy the Mavic if I get a job where I need to go out of the country (Shh, don't tell my wife) Great vid!
There is a new controller coming out for the Mavic 2 which has a built in screen the same as the Phantom 4 Pro Controller but obviously more compact. There are leaked images and confirmation from DJI, but no announcement date yet.
Amazed once again with your content. :)
Clear, concise, no bullshit, didn't waste my time with corny jokes.. just a solid review. Again..... You're my hero.
In my my P4P vs Mavic-II Pro shootout tests, the P4P clearly resolves more detail. The P4P does a full pixel readout, 14mp in 16x9 4k while the Mavic-2 Pro line skips.
Thats wrong, phantom 4 pro always gives you digitally sharped video, which people thinks oh thats more details its providing, mavic 2 pro gives u a cinemetic video, which is less sharped but its good, mavic 2 pro is better in camera overall !
One of the best on youtube. Straight forward and informational with a little bit of awesome cinematics thrown in! Thanks for sharing Parker!
audiojungle watermark in first seconds...lol xD
Haha lol. When he buys 2 1.5k drohnes, he doesn't have 10 $ to pay for a legit licence
I appreciate how no bullshit straight to the facts you always are in your videos.
Great comparison and now can stop worrying if I need to get the Mavic Pro. I am very happy with my P4P. Thanks!
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I completely agree with not upgrading from a p4pro to a mavic pro 2. Thanks for sharing. Great job.
Wow you answered my Questions..Great Video.Wait for the Phanthom 5.🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 Hope is Smaller..DJI,,PLEASE??????
I always enjoy your style of comparisons. Straight to the point, concise, and seemingly unbiased. Nice work
How can mavic win in price when you choose to buy the more expensive controller??????
BS!
Both drones are the same price if you're using your phone!!!!
@@benlin7426 Good point
No their not
of course he was paid to sell the MP2.
Hiperlapse is a software feature... If the DJI wants, can put in the new firmware release. The time fly is 1 minute longer on the Mavic 2 but, in the pratice, is the same...
Honestly most people are fine with the mavic 2 pro. The phantom SEREIS is just Too noisy and especially in the city. Where I live it gets you kicked out in 5 minutes where the mavic is quite and can be set up quickly and you avoid that fine.
Great comparison video, Parker!...Well done!
So Mavic gets points in 2 categories for tracking? Hmmm.
the battery draining is only for applle display. i used my ultra and the battery went 6 percent down from the use of 3 battery flight time from the M2P. so i suggest using a different display than apple. i have an old iphoneX that i designated to the drone when i purchased. but my phone was the ultra and after i forgot to charge the iphone. i used the samsung and the battery held very well whih is about 3 hours i also used it. 6 percent down was not bad and i found the lagging with far out shots less with the ultra too. so i think we need to switch to the ultras if youre looking for display usage.
Remember that P4P only shoots 4k60 in h264, which basically halves your bitrate compared to h265. And you're actually halving that again since you're shooting twice the amount of frames pr. second (4k60 h264 vs 4k30 h265). I still sold my P4P for the M2P tho, as the image quality and portability is just awesome (the P4P controller is a behemoth, so glad to be rid of it).
Can you explain halving bit rate?
@@2dimples_dad255 its pretty much math.. While it is shooting at a higher framerate the data rate is the same. That means you get half the information per frame. That can sometimes be mitigated by compression but.. fact remains. The data rate is not increased to compensate for the higher frame rate so each 60 fps frame will have half as much information as the 30 fps frames in the MP2.
Holy shit! Never heard of your channel and just come by it. The reason I say holy shit is the production quality of that intro. Very impressive
I have both but I prefer my p4p v2.0.
Own the Phantom 4 Pro+ V2.0 since one year ago, quite satisfied with it, the RC with built in screen is great, very bright even under direct sun light. Only thing missing is the 10 bit color depth which would be better for color grading.
Waiting for the Phantom 5 release to decide if I’ll upgrade to the Inspire 2 with X7 camera which I’ll probably will for the ProRes and Cinema DNG codecs capabilities.
"Do you even lift bro?"
- Mr. Walbeck @ 1:25
Thanks Parker, I'm about to invest in my first drone for my video business and I was juggling between these two (leaning toward the M2P) and you just helped me make a final decision. You're the best, IMHO. Keep it up.
I was just waiting for your video on this.
Own the Phantom 4 pro+ as well. You made me wanna chill and wait for the Phantom 5. Thanx man appreciate it!
Parker, I have heard that the Mavic 2 Pro's sensor is hampered by its use of Line Skipping, and its sensor''s alleged tendency to overheat. Can you advise on those matters of chatter? Thanks so much! Cheers,
Parker 10/10... your presentation is too good, i was bit confused to buy which one...
Jajaja I have heard AUDIOJUNGLE in the beginning, saludos desde Colombia.
@@fulltimefilmmaker parker! I admire you so much, I dont underdtand english very well, I speak spanish. but I have watched all your videos... I have shoot a real state video today and it was great, thanks to you.
Any idea about the name of that track on audiojungle ?
Yeah! Check this audiojungle.net/item/sports/22001229?s_rank=23 is no the same but very similar.
Being in the market for a drone, which one of the two will I purchase? Neither. Hopefully, the Phantom V will be coming out in early 2019 combining the best qualities of both. The only better drone will be the Inspire 2 but not by much. Let's see if the expectations pan out.
Absolutely incredible video production here, LOVE your intros - an inspiration for my own channel, I've got a lot to learn!!
Parker the Mavic 2 Pro can also come with an included screen instead of using your phone
Great video! Definitely need to save up for a drone!
I'd recommend the mavic mini! I have had it for 6 months, I've flown it over 100 times, 55 total hours. It's the best beginner drone, it's only 500 bucks and it shoots 2.7k! Best purchase I have EVER made in my life.
@@za.1624 ok thx
Love you bro. The reason why you are successful is because you do everything with passion and meticulously/professionally. Thank you my friend
I never got 30 minutes on the P4 but ok.
22 to 25 minutes top. 31 minutes if it just hovers in Mid Air without doing anything (which is mostly useless).
Great review, thanks. I use iPad Mini with my Mavick Pro, so less impact on battery. Make sure your iPad is the Cellular version, as only that has GPS sensor, which is needed if you want to track the controller via GPS.
That’s the most sexy intro I have ever seen in my whole life.
Awesome man! Was waiting for this review!
I would keep me p4p for one reason; the mechanical shutter.
Which the Mavic Pro 2 has.
pretty sure specs only list electronic shutter.
@@mharro88 no mavic does not have the mechanical sutter and looks too soft
@@user-pt6in7pp2y it's not soft at all? I'd rather it soft and fix it in post than have it done by software
What is the benefit to having a mechanical shutter in a drone? Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question. Just curious
So far the best review I saw it on TH-cam. Thank you
Such a dope comparison man! Been waiting for this comparison to see if the Mavic 2 will replace he phantom! Definitely want to grab the Mavic 2 pro to replace the Mavic air for my Channels videos 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
OfficialTimGreene I really want that Mavic 2 Pro never owned a drone before!
Yeah me too definitely considering this over a phantom unless they release a phantom 2 lol
That one inch sensor definitely will make his wedding videos even better quality, excited to see down the line how he uses this :)
I think I’ll just wait it out, I have the phantom 4 pro and it works great plus that 4K 60! I’ll give it another year before I upgrade...
That sensor size has me like 😬😬😬😬
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1:30 THAT HURT MY SOUL 😥
How?
The camera shakiness is a non issue in 4k bc you could downsample in post and you can still have really high res
5.14 - 5:15 you took one point from mavic 2 pro
You sir, have put an incredibly objective and informative video together here. It's no wonder you're incredibly successful. Props.
THE PHANTOM IS BETTER!!!!!!!!
Also, nd/screw on filters are something to consider as well, just thought about that after watching this. You might have said that, but I can't remember if you did
4:29 lmfao 😅😅
Great comparison! Couldn't have been done better.
4:27 lmao
Nice video as always. Btw I’m sure someone has pointed this out by now but you can turn on phone charging mode and it will charge ur phone if under 40%
"this is an unbiased video" 20 seconds later "the phantom is quicker to get up in the air but I'm not going to pick a winner" 😂
i dont usually comment but this guy has his stuff together. ty
I think that phantom 4 gives a sharper image quality, more powerful than mavic 2 😅😅😅
Loved this video and it helped.....Mavic air 2? Should I keep my Phantom 4 Pro?
Everyone please Do your own research before buying. Don’t listen to him, this is a Terrible review! Sounds VERY paid for, not real life comparisons, just to push a new product. I like how you purposely blow out some of the phantom’s shots, yeah that’s fair. 👎🏼 What about the weird focus breathing that the mavic 2 pro does while it’s flying, it totally destroys the shots. But you didn’t include that in your video, it’s a major glitch and you refuse to address it. Try giving a real review, don’t just peddle someone’s inferior product (mavic pro 2) and claim it to be so much better.
You definitely live up to your name! Personally, I'm just a guy that has never owned a high quality drone. I am a home inspector and recently purchased a $100 quad to practice with. I have been watching every darn drone video comparison out there right now. This video actually made me think the P4P would be the one for me. I didn't see any bias toward the MP2 at all. I am just looking for a drone that has great resolution for still shots ( roofs ) with safety sensors 'cuz my biggest worry is crashing through somebody's window.
Certainly that he was paid to sell MP2.
Great Video - thanks. Question; I use my Phantom 3 pro for Home inspection (Roofs), wanting to upgrade by can't decide between the two. Best Photos quality would go to Mavic 2 Pro or 4 Pro? Is there a Mavic 2 Pro + ? thanks Nick
Someone flexin in the thumbnail aye?
Best clean and proper review on drones ive seen so far. Great to know a bit more about the mavic 2 pro only
I don’t care about the drones. I’m just here for those bulging arms 🥴
Good review. At 7:18 the phantom 4 footage looks much sharper than the mavic pro?
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Best Mav vs Phantom review yet.
5:07 thats becouse it is iphone
The Phantom 4 Pro Plus has a Point for a HDMI out. Good for Live Events and Streaming to Video Village....
I wanna sell my hourse to buy this！😂
After you add warp stabiliser to the hyperlapse shots it should look awesome.
In this comparison Mavic 2 Pro looks like a winner. However, It's still up to you to choose one or another. As an archaeologist and topographer, phantom 4 with a RTK signal receiver is my best option.
Great video, great presentation, great production. Nice one 👌
If you want to know just how tough the Mavic 2 Pro is, I just had one I rented malfunction, fall out of the sky at 120m in the air (about 400ft) straight down and it came out with just a broken propellor but once replaced, it flew just fine, the gimbal was still working, camera was unscratched.
For convenience and transport !? Mavik! For professional results, battery life and reliability!? Phanthom 4pro, i own DJI 1&2&3, phanthom, walkera 250 pro, Mavik air, DJI 4pro and Mavik 2 pro, love them all but my favorite is the Phantom 4pro...👍🏼
Thank you ...this helped me decide what drone to buy.
Nice Video man! So on point, very helpful. Didn't lose focus for one second whilst watching you vid! Big thumbs up bro