DJI Air 2S vs. DJI Mavic 2 Pro - An Unexpected Upgrade!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- The DJI Air 2S and DJI Mavic 2 Pro are almost exactly the same drone, except I prefer to fly the newer Air 2S on the daily. What is your pick of these two drones?
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Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00 - 01:01
Camera - 01:01 - 06:57
New drone, small upgrades - 06:57 - 08:52
O3 Transmission System - 08:52 - 10:11
Obstacle avoidance sensors - 10:11 - 12:44
Spec comparison - 12:44 - 13:38
RAPID FIRE COMPARISON - 13:38 - 16:04
Final thoughts - 16:04 - 19:39
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The lighter, easier to carry Air 2S is really tempting specially if when you like something as simple as a go-to drone
Yup! Good point.
It might be lighter but the larger A2S control renders that moot
@@HansGuichardo i think because the remote is really flat that doesnt really matter. i can stuff it into the front pocket of a backpack
Honestly your drone channel is by far the best! I'm a professional photographer and the biggest help is providing the unedited files to compare side by side. Other videos are very lackluster in this regard or the image is highly processed and you really don't know how to judge the image vs another. Thanks Billy! Keep up the good work!
Absolute best quality video review. Love the pace of talk and technical content. Oh, and the unbiased objectivity!! Great work!
Great review and comparison. I picked up my Air 2S the other day... absolutely love it!
Both are good drones but for me, in more than 2 years since the release of the Mavic 2 pro, DJI have already developed a number of advanced drone features which they may have now incorporated on the Air 2S thus giving it an edge over the older Mavic 2
But no variable aperture... Big downside
@@guyhanoi8561 do u get aperture mode or shutter mide in the m2pro ? Or will I have to keep changing the aperture manually like a moron to keep the 180 rule during videos ??....
@@dronetheworld4k67 You have both mode available in the M2P
Great comparison summary! Thanks, Billy!
This is a great comparison video well done Billy.
Just ordered the A2s! Thanks for the reviews 👊🏽
this video gives me serious homesick vibes for Philly - moved out to the bay area last year and def didn't expect a dose of nostalgia when looking up DJI videos. Love your channel, man - just subbed!
Perfect comparison! Thank you
I don't have either of them, but I still like the Mavic 2 PRO more.
yes and don't let the battery swell problem is is Wrong about worry you.
@@nickchivers1820 what
Fantastic comparison! 👌🏼
Subscribed!
Great comparison video man! This will definitely help a lot of folks out with their purchase and which one to buy! Great job Billy Boy!
As always, great review. Thanks!
Such a professional review thanks
My Air 2 does everything I need for now, no rush to upgrade at all.
after 1 year, in April 2022, everyone "goes crazy" with Air 3 or maybe with Air 3s? Maybe then there will be ce marking ...
@@DroneStories Is there no CE marking on the 2S? wtf...
Quick question have they fixed the issue where the gimbal moves downward when flying in sports mode or going against the wind via software update or does it still happen?
I agree. My MA2 is sufficient for my needs as of now. I have 3 drones and I don't need an entire fleet just yet. LOL!
I feel the same way about my Mavic air 2
Well done..great reviews on BOTH.
I still cant figure out why this guy has only 101k subscribers, he deserves much more
The Air S2 is definitely my new favorite drone, but you get way more dynamic range if you shoot in the log profile. I even made a LUT for the D-Log footage on it, check out my tutorial posted April 19th on my channel :)
I agree!
This is an EXCELLENT comparison. Thank you! Even if I did have to slow it down to 0.75 playback. lol
My Air 2S was delivered to my door as I was watching this video! And I am now even more satisfied with my purchase. I might be crouched under my desk coddling "my precious" for the rest of the day. But had to crawl out long enough to say thanks for the comprehensive comparo.
All the great points are noted , good job William
great comparison, I am still using DJI Spark. Hope I can upgrade soon!
Great work man! As always.
Excellent presentation, a joy to watch!
Excellent talk, Billy! Thanks!
Great comparison Billy, I love my Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom they were my upgrade from the Spark two years ago. I know you mentioned the battery issue with the Mavic 2's and I know Ken from Originaldobo has had issues with the Mavic 2 batteries as well. I'm going on 2 years of ownership of both the M2P and Zoom and have 4 batteries and I have never had an issue with them. As far as going to the Air 2S, I'll stick with my Mavic 2's since I fly for fun and both of mine are more then enough for me. My next drone purchase will be the DJI FPV drone. Thanks Billy for what you do for us and have a great weekend.
Great job Billy, thanks!
Thanks for the comparison of the two drones definitely a hard decision but for now I think I’ll stay with the Mavic 2 Pro until the next upgrade to the pro series if there is one
The video many people are waiting for!
I can’t help but think the Mavic Pro 3 will be a huge game changer!
One could only hope
I made this same type of comment, on another channel, but with a little more detail as to what I feel it will be able to do, the day after this came out. I only got 1 thumbs up, and then a hater replying. There are still so many people that think DJI will not make a Mavic 3. My answer is, why would someone think, that DJI's highest rated, most loved drone as well as the most sales, just be left the way it is after three years? David? I'm totally with you. Once that comes out, which I feel will be this year, it's going to decimate every other drone in it's class. Skydio, Autel, Parrot, Fimi, whoever, are going to be left in the dust.
When is it coming?
Patiently waiting on it.
To be honest, I am thinking the totally other way around. Expectations are way to high. The could only showing of with eg 8k but due to the fact nearly no one has even UHD/4K, I think this is useless and I can not imagine that it gains in capability.
Great comparative analysis Billy. As to what I expect DJI to include in the Mavic 3 Pro, ADS-B, omnidirectional obstacle avoidance, native 6K resolution with a 1.25-1.50 inch sensor, OcuSync 3.0, and a 35-40 minute flight time.
Now I'm not sure which drone I should upgrade to. The Air 2S is a good upgrade, as good as like having a mavic 2 pro. But then knowing how well they did on the Air 2S, you're somehow expecting they'll give the same justice to the Mavic 3. If only we have leaks on when the Mavic 3 would be out, at least I'll be able to weigh on the 2 drones properly
Since it's now released, I was really looking forward to the Mavic 3. However, the sky high price killed it for me. $3K is just too much.
Great Job Billy!
Very good info Bill 👌 do to your reviews, I am waiting on my Air 2S I am truly a Mavic drone person. I'm not as good as you, knowing about cameras but I am learning. I enjoy flying when I can and all the Mavic drons and DJI makes it easy
I’ll wait for the bigger and better version. Thanks.
Another great video, Billy. Kudos. I'm so glad I bought the Air 2S. Posted my maiden flight yesterday.
Thanks Ray! It's a great drone!
thank u very much infrmation
Nice break down of the differences between these two drones, and strengths and weaknesses of both. And it is hard to choose just one of these drones, but I guess if I had to recommend just one of them, it would probably be the new Air 2S. That being said I'm still keeping my M2P for now, LOL. Great video, and keep pumping out awesome content.
Very underrated TH-camr, definitely deserve more subs! Probably one of the best and honest comparison video between these two drones. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the great videos on the Air 2S. Billy do you feel the Air 2S camera is as good as the P4P?
Awesome video
Good review billy 👍
Thanks Billy 👍💪
Thanks 🤩. Yes future pro 3 will be crazy I guess 😅🤩🤩
Billy - by far your drone review videos are the best. Not only do we get honest reviews and in depth analysis, we get information we want and need. Thank you sir. One question: I have been holding onto my P4Pro because I truly feel like the sensor on that camera is better than the Mavic 2 Pro. But I find myself not wanting to take it along anymore, to difficult and bulky. Do you feel that the Air 2s camera is as good as the P4P (excluding the lack of variable aperture)?
Que buen video, gracias
Thank you!
Great comparison Billy! I don't have either of these drones but they are awesome. At some point when necessary, I will move up from the MA2. It suits my needs at this time. Thanks for sharing.
That's awesome it's more quiet.
Love my Air2S , came from the Original Mavic Pro. . Wow what a difference, the zoom feature is awesome, pictures and videos are way better and optical avoidance is outstanding. I now have 5 batteries and A nice Lowepro back pack for everything. Next will be the day pack Nd filters from free well and maybe a landing extension kit. Can’t wait to see what the MP 3 will have. Great video Billy. As always thumbs up
Thanks, Billy, always a pleasure to get your insight. Sold my M2P for the A2S only because I have the EVO II. decisions decisions!
Cool! Great choice. Glad it helped.
Thanks Billy. I feel like the M3 is just around the corner and for many reasons I still like the M2pro and therefore will hold on to my M2pro and keep chugging along until the M3 comes out.
I’m about to upgrade from the mini 2 to the air 2s.Should be a huge upgrade for me…really looking forward to that,i’m excited 😎.Good video…thanks for that 👍🏻
My DJI Air 2S is 2 day out. Can't wait.
Great video! I love my M2P and have an FPV on back order ATM. If I were encouraging someone into the drone market however; I would definitely encourage them toward the air2s based on your logic demonstrated here. Thanks for sharing
You are the best in comparing these Aircrafts and make people think to get this or wait for a better one. I will wait for MAVIC 3, and hopes that it comes out soon :)
great video. clean setup. clear comparison. the air (price-wise) seems the wiser choice. thanks.
Thank you! Appreciate the comment 🙏🏼
I’m excited to replace my M2P with the A2. But the most exciting thing about this new drone for me, is what the M3P will deliver 😍
Thanks, Billy!
My 2 cents: the usage perspectives of Air 2 and Air 2S remain seriously limited (vs M2Pro) because the absence of WPT missions and 3rd party developer support (Pix4D, Litchi, etc - no SDK from DJI side).
W/o any doubt, it’s mostly a marketing/product positioning decision, than a hardware limitation.
You know, not everyone needs and wants an P4RTK for some simple ortophoto/3D work.
Great review and comparison. General question about the controller. Can you pair different drones to the O3 controller? Can I pair my Mini 2 with the O2 controller with the Air 2S? Basic idea....take two drones to the field to fly but only use one controller (flying one at a time of course)....
Excelltent Video ....and yes BAD ASS !!
Good job, Billy. Great review. One question, though: does the MA2s works with the DJI Goggles RE? Because if it does, then with the O3, the reception should finally be acceptable.
Good review, but the adjustable aperture is super handy when nailing the exposure really quick without having to guess which exact ND you need to expose correctly. It can be an issue if your shooting a variety of video at diff exposures really quick.
do u get aperture mode or shutter mide in the m2pro ? Or will I have to keep changing the aperture manually like a moron to keep the 180 rule during videos ??....
Great video ! You sold me on getting the AS2 ! Because of ocusync 3 , I have the 2 zoom right now
Great upgrade! O3 is a huge improvement
I hope they'll keep telemetry screen on the remote in the next pro model. I had phone disconnected from remote couple of time mid-flight and it is especially helpful in such cases. Although it happened 2 times in 3 years, it was a big enough reason for me not to upgrade from mp1 to air2 when it was released
Damn BK hit 100K subs. Look forward to the play button unboxing...
my 2S is in the mail! You are the best
I think they're going to struggle with more flight time but I do expect the M3P to have the newer O3, swappable cameras, live flight planning, integration with the FPV goggles and an ADS-B transmitter. Maybe an integrated strobe too. Great video.
Hey Billy, great video. Is there a way to change the gain/expo/sensitivity settings on the A2S? I can't seem to find a way to change them. The only setting I can find is yaw sensitivity in the gimbal settings.
Great video Billy! Cannot find M2P examples files shot in d-log in that link. Did you shoot some you can share with us for comparison? :)
I've been in love with my Mavic 2 Zoom ever since I bought it. My new Air 2s should arrive today. (in part due to your review) I'm working up an add to sell the Zoom right now. It's going to be tough letting go of that drone........... Thanks for a great review!!!
I own the Mavic 2 Pro and won't switch to the Air 2S at this point. But for a new purchaser, these are close enough that it would be really hard to justify the added cost of the Mavic 2 Pro. This says to me that the Mavic 2 Pro sales will plummet and DJI knows it. So like you say at the end - this portends something different in the near future. There will either be a new flagship Mavic 3 Pro, or the Mavic line will be allowed to fade away and be replaced by the Air line.
Having my amazing and well loved mavic air 2 and seeing this video makes me want to upgrade! Wow what an upgrade!!!
Very nice Billy. Thanks for all the info
There is only one reason I wouldn't buy the Air 2S and its the lack of adjustable aperture.
ND filters are a coarse workaround at best. You only have to change direction slightly for a shot, facing towards the sun or away from the sun and very quickly you need to be able to change the aperture setting, with an ND you'd have to land and change the filter.
I bought the Phantom 4 pro+ about 3 half years ago, carrying it long distance doesn't figure in my usage. My son has the M2pro. The phantom still holds good and I prefer the colours to the M2pro, less of an orange tint plus 4k 60.
The Air 2S is a phenomenal piece of kit, 5.4k just one brilliant upgrade but most of my commercial customers want their footage delivered in 1080p as its easier to stream and smaller file sizes to send.
I'll stick with the Phantom for now, covers all the bases and is an absolute work horse, just keeps going and going.
Yeah I can understand this. The adjustable aperture is a huge help
Great comparison 👍🏽 I made up my mind. Air 2S
Thanks again buddy! Do you think ocusync 3.0 will do a better job when the drone is behind trees and doesnt have a direct connection with the controller?
Im excited for the mavic 3, for the meanwhile lets enjoy air2s
Wow nice bro
Finally! A channel that pronounce the word BOKEH perfectly.
Waiting on that Mav3Pro, love of all the information you fit in there so quickly 😁✊
really good review thankyou. sold my M2P waiting for the mp3 .....but you've got me thinking about a purchase before the MP3....
Thanks Mark!
i was flying in downtown toronto when my M2P lost connection out of nowhere and got completely demolished from dropping hundreds of feet up. One second I had great reception, next second I was driving to where I last saw the drone hoping that it would reconnect. The new air 2s just arrived, and I took it down to the exact same spot. No problems at all. Sticking with this drone all the way. No point in having a drone when you cant fly it far away.
Nice Comparison! I have one question that didn‘t really have been answered in any video. When I fly under a bridge and RTH kicks in at that moment (maybe because connection loss or low battery) does the upward sensors really help prevent flying into the bridge? I am really wondering what the drone does in this situation .
As a primarily old school ground based stills photographer, there's no way I'd sacrifice the variable aperture on my Mavic 2 Pro, but exactly as you said: it all depends on what you need.
The variable aperature is my need as well. I photograph aircraft (air and on the ground) and it looks like the Mavic 2 Pro is the way for me to go. I only need it to fly 30 to 50 feet above my airplane subject and I'm not really interested in video thus far. However, the stills have got to be right on (good depth of field, no blown highlights, great detail).
Will you be sticking with the M2P for mapping or will you be switching to the A2s?
I have both and the 2s is a bit quicker but doesn't handle as well in wind. Granted it isn't as heavy but the gimble in hard direct wind was messed up and the 2si brought back and landed I turned it off and on and it' was fine. The thing I really like about the 2s is it's really small and packs a visual punch that doesn't look any diff than the pro.Great video review.
Hello, hope you can do a comparisson on both drone recoding on low light/night. Thank you
I think they’re saving some big tech improvements for the Mavic 3. Possibly delaying it for close to when Remote ID will be required. Also, I’m looking forward to the Inspire 3 and the tech upgrades on that as well. Overall, this is a good drone to compete with the Mavic 2 Pro but I think they’ll really make a splash with the higher end drones at the end of this year/beginning of 2022.
Great overview of the two drones. As someone who has a Phantom 4 Pro+ I have been waiting to retire it for something smaller but still have the camera features of it. Very tempted by the Air 2S but keen to see what replaces the Mavic 2 Pro
Probably the Mavic Pro 3 but who knows it could be Mavic Pro 2+1...🤣
I'm choosing M2pro for its dual gps and imu modules. I think it's a very important feature.
Since you broached the subject of what's next toward the end of the vid I'll speculate: I have a Nikon DSLR and 11 lenses. 1 body, 11 lenses. There's really no reason to have to purchase a new drone body with every DJI release, and they've (finally!) shown that with the Air 2s release. Interchangeable batteries! At last! I think DJI's next release will be a multi sensored bells and whistles release with the absolute potential to be the last body we'll ever need to buy. There could be a vast multitude of lenses offered - from fisheyes to various zooms to fleer to fixed and adjustable apertures, etc. There's ALOT of money to be made in various lenses and the camera (lens) is the biggest selling point of a drone for most people. Oh, and as an aside: another great comparison review you've put together here. Much appreciated!
Well done Billy. Hey I agree with you bro. I’m loving the Air2S . That 1inch is great for a smaller drone . DJI did great on this Air line. 👍👌
Thanks for the great review I really need a drone for work & was only 24hrs away from dropping $4K on a M2P when the Air 2 dropped, now trying to work out do I buy the Air 2 & be done with it or do I buy the Mini 2 as a "Fill in" till the new MP3 drops, god knows when that might be then buy the new MP3.
Rgs
Wayne.
I will continue to use my Mavic Pro 2 until the 3 comes out. A fixed aperture for me is a no no with the Air 2s.
Mavic Pro 2 is my baby.
The Mavic air 2s has some really nice features but I'm not that far into the drone thing so I'm just going to stick with my air2... I personally think the mini 2 upgrades were the best on the newest drones because it's a reasonable price & a badass portable powerful drone
thanks for the comparison. Good job. I have air2 and after testing air2s I do not see the need to replace it, air2s was supposed to be a pro2 killer and it is not. 1 inch and 10 bit I thought there would be a huge difference and it is minimal or sometimes none. You can make a mistake unlike the 2 pictures, I'm waiting for what they show in Pro3. only it will be big and heavy and expensive
I dunno Billy - I feel like DJI is now in that Apple Vortex of just releasing incremental product improvements and blurring the lines between all of it. Small to big iPhones and iPads, pro versions, mini versions, color variations, minor spec shifts, etc. Do you think anyone could tell the difference between photos or videos shot on the Mavic 2 Pro and the Air 2s?
and here I am still debating whether to change to the MS2 o or Air 2 ...... and honestly I don't know. I do mainly video, but eventually once I get my licence I guess I'll be looking into photography as well. I'm still flying my Mavic Pro 1 and I can see that in 3 years things have changed massively. Yet, I don't know which one to get next. Regardless, Billy, mate, seriously thank you for this all the different video you've got on drones. I agree with your statement, what will the MP3 look like..... well..... especially now the the FPV out there. Thanks for the vid and keep it up, greeting from Spain
Hi Billy, glad I bought the Air 2S now that I have seen your video. I use DJI Fly, but noticed you mentioned DJI go 4.....ca n you explain any differences or advantages between them please.Thank you in anticipation, Mike
Also; the DLog-M footage from the A2S doesn’t need lens correction like you need to do then on the M2P DLog-M footage.