For those wondering why I entered the “fast” ActiveTrack mode when using the Mavic 2 - this was a necessity in this test to keep up with me on my fast moving Boosted Board. It shows a flaw in DJI’s drones when tracking in the form of compromise, only the front and back obstacle avoidance sensors were enabled. Trying to put the Mavic 2 on the level of the Skydio 2 immediately shows its weakness, it doesn’t make this test any less “fair.”
@Lon Denard Look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on. Delete your comments because you are wrong, Lon.
Billy Kyle active track on skydio is not tracking, it’s first and most important thing is to avoid obstacles, so you can see skydio first and foremost will push the focus on the obstacle it has great difficulty in keeping the subject in the Centre, so what people are watching your telling them to watch, which is the drone avoiding obstacles. But looking at the footage which is supposed to Centre in on you well that part is pretty poor. You are still putting motorists at great risk, it was clear in some parts you tried to avoid but in the most it looked as if you couldn’t do diddly squat about it nor did you care.
Lon Denard so at 17.29 you think it’s ok just because it didn’t hit the car but only came close, remember skydio don’t guarantee to avoid moving subjects and it’s clearly a breech of the rules and it happened a couple of times in the video. It loses framing because it’s designed to avoid obstacles first and foremost so your drawn away from the subject to the obstacle, if you showed this footage to anyone who knows nothing about drones they would immediately think the camera man had one to many lol 😂
@@billykyle You broke the law three times in this video by flying over traffic three different times. Everyone should be concerned with your incompetency as a drone pilot and how you put lives at risk. Skydio 2 isn't designed to avoid moving obstacles. If you had hit another vehicle head-on, this could have been a fatal accident...
I hope you know Billy Kyle has turned off the Mavic's obstacle detection. Thus, he compared something with obstacle detection with something without obstacle detection. This is about as accurate as comparing blind flight with normal flight.
A simply scrumptious, video. Man. I missed the mark. I'm 64. I'm not getting on a skateboard.. Man. I wish I could get on a skateboard. A motorized skateboard with one of these drones. That was simply Awesome! 360° accident avoidance. And then we were watching it think through obstacles. It was fabulous! So yeah. I'm one of those MavicPro folk. An easy chair, pilot. And I'm not goin', anywhere. My drone is. But that's definitely a cool tracking drone. Absolutely lovely. The side shots. The rear shot. The forward shot. Oh yeah. And so fluid with its motion. Those guys programmed a goodie. It's a swell device. And it's going to make a slew of awesome videos. Now everybody's going to want a battery-powered skateboard. Look what you've done! What are your parents going to say? They're going to want skateboards now also. Do you really want to go out skateboarding with your parents? No. Of course not. And because you don't want see your parents, arrested. Because they will be acting like children. And then what are you going to do? See what happens when you set this kind of example for your parents? And can you imagine the pile up of 60 something-year-olds at the bottom of the hill? It won't be a pretty sight. I am a rock and roller. I sit at home. And I rock and roll, my drone. From my captains, chair. And I'm like Capt. Kirk on the bridge of the Enterprise. Sulu hard a stern! Give me all you've got, Scotty! I know about the God damned gimbal lock! Down a little more. Forward. Forward. Houston. Tranquilized, base. The Enterprise has landed. And I don't have to get out of the captains chair. So actually the SKY DI oh.. Kind of reminds me of my dog. You not only have to walk the dog. You have to play with the dog. Which means running and jumping and throwing balls and sticks. You have to be interactive with the dog. And you have to be interactive with that SKY DI oh. That's like work. I'm done working. I'm retired. And so the MavicPro. Will be good to track one walking up. An unencumbered, beach. Not the forest. For the trees. Oh well. Unfortunately it does not seem to have the adjustability of the camera and its selections thereof. Log-D, etc. It's simple box camera settings. But maybe in a later firmware/software upgrade? And because that's already 4K, 60 FPS. When everyone else is just 30 or 24. And what about slow motion? 60, 120, 240 frames per second? I forget? And 100 Mb per second or just 40 like the MavicPro? Or is that megabytes? My brain is freezing up at 64. It don't work, no more. DUH. Ugh. I admit it. I've got dementia. I don't yet have my MavicPro. Not expected to arrive until January 22. I'm flying it in my dreams. I'm senile. I'm over the hill and under the covers. Sitting in my rock 'n' roll chair. And waiting for the next quad copter in the mail. To pick me up. Not sure that it can? Even though I have lost 75 pounds the past 2 years. Yes. I am that senile and filled with dementia and elusive nations. I actually think I'm writing something here. Because the astrophysicists have all said we are just a hologram. So I guess this is heaven? And our little drones fly around above our heads like little halos. Yeah doggy! I miss my kitty. Where's my kitty? She died years ago. And I've got to go find her with my drone. Senility is great! It's like meeting somebody new every time you meet them. I've got 500 friends! But maybe it's only 5? I wouldn't know. I'm not here.
2:58 "Let's put this over to the right of us".. you started an anti-clockwise rotation, with only the front and back avoidance sensors enabled. So then when the drone is circling around you, as you instructed it to do, and flies sideways into trees, because you disabled the sideways avoidance, how are you surprised when it hits a tree?
I did not expect that much of a HUGE difference between the two! That was incredible. Glad to see other companies keeping DJI on their toes. In this case, there is NO comparison! Great Video Billy Kyle!! Now go warm up those hands!
You really nailed it. This is a realistic test of how the drone would be used. Not a torture test. You prove there is a clear winner and why. Thank you.
That looks really fun ! I finally have mind shipped out to me after waiting due to the COVID shutdown. I had the batch 3 which was supposed to be shipped out during March I believe. Better late than never! After watching all of your videos on the Skydio 2. I know what to expect. The pros and cons.....They all have them. I have the Mavic Air 2 and the Zoom. I’ve only been a drone hobbyist a little over a year. I bought my first Mavic 2 Zoom back in December of 2018. Your channel has educated me on how to care and have the correct settings on my drones. I appreciate all your time for reviewing these drones. Keep up the great work Billy.
@@LoisoPondohva The camera is better by numbers. If you know anything about optics and cameras you'll realize that the sensor is subpar, the lense is subpar. This means that anyone that knows anything can get MUCH better picture for the DJI because you're able to actually get more information from the sensor. The gimbal movement on the skydio is also a joke if you want any quality. They overcome this by making the drone automatically do huge sweeping shots, which isnt desirable for anyone trying to do anything decent, or remain in control.. Skydio is for rookies, DJI offers better quality everyday for anyone who knows anything.
Billy, great and fair analysis. And your magic hour footage with the Skydio is simply gorgeous. Skydio is following you on a road that has a lot of trees that have branches that overhang. Super video, the most instructive I’ve seen to date, and outstanding narration.
Awesome comparison! The Skydio is allllmost good enough to take mountain biking somewhere other than the desert. Still waiting for the next gen of tracking drones 🤞
That was the best comparison video between the two drones to this date. My daughter asked me why I was going to purchase the Skydio 2 instead of a Maveric 2 so I sent her this video as to why. Great video kid keep up the good work!
Hi Billy thanks for the video. With the sensors turned off in the fast active track on the Mavic it's obvious in that environment it would hit obstacles. Not sure what the purpose of the comparison is knowing one drone will have sensors off and one drone will have them on. You don't even need to fly them knowing what the result will be.
Look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on. Only the front and back sensors.
@@billykyle why don you just make another video with mavic 2 in slow mode again? nobody gonna trust your because mavic does cancel obstacle avoidance in fast mode
Hi Billy, great video. I recently purchased Skydio 2 and managed to crash on the first flight. It seem Skydio 2 could not see trees with small leafless branches. What is interesting is that in your video, Skydio 2 is avoiding leafless branches quite effectively (for example video index 15:05 and 16.12). My drone crashed almost in identical conditions. What are your thoughts? Are there any settings or flying tips that you should consider?
Impressive video and you are giving me back the love I once had for boards a long time ago... I am a bit concern however when your drone flies right at car and missed them by overflying them by 10 feet on the road. Wouldn't some people become scared and slammed the brakes in the process? What if the drone hits a car and caused an accident? This type of flying in Canada would be considered reckless and you would exposed yourself to hefty fines. Don't get me wrong, I think your video is great and I really appreciated it but I feel that reaction of some people that are not familiar with drones could lead to dangerous situations.
True. Great vid, but In Canada you would be doing hard time if caught - this video would be all over the national news (that is after our media inserts a falling airliner in one of the frames). LOL.
from 2:40, the mavic 2 sensors state icon turned from full green to full red, do you know why? I cannot tell anything is wrong. And from 2:56, it turns to full green again! What happened? Is it broken since the first crash in this video?
Simply amazing.......no arguments about who’s the champ here. Skydio did a homerun for sure. Would you be doing an over water tracking test? Awesome narration during the videos Billy, you’re clear and articulate, capturing your audience all the way👍👍
Starting @ 7mins 2secs, is where the "not even fair" in your title really makes sense. The tracking on this drone is excellent compared to my M2P. * Answering that question you posed, yes it was hard watching the Mavic fail the tracking test. Heart breaking eye opener for me. Keep up the great vids bro, I really enjoy and learn from your channel.
Hey Billy, that was a great vid of the skydio and dji I have the mavic 1 and im going to up grade to the skydio 2 thanks for the great vid, glad you didn't fall on that vid..
Great video Billy! Just wondering if you could elaborate in a video, or in the comments about CAMERA settings for the Skydio2. Are you shooting this video in manual or auto setting? White balance? ISO? Color profile, etc? Can you even change these settings on a Skydio2? Everyone seems to be talking about the tracking capabilities but not the camera settings. Thanks!
Very impressive tracking, like no other drone. I like the ease of Beacon use, too. Very cool mic set-up you used with no real wind noise, either! How did you synch that with the video? If Skydio can make a compact model with folding arms, that will be the game-changer for me and my bike tours. Thanks!
Are the video artifacts that keep appearing from the skydio 2 footage inherent with the drone or a byproduct of something else? Wasn't sure if it was compression artifacts in-camera or something from compression for TH-cam.
The tracking on the Skydio is just on another level to the Mavic! It's incredible the speed you get up to and the Skydio just keeps up and is intelligent enough to avoid anything it approaches, even zig-zagging through those trees!! The Mavic on the other hand, well, I fell fowl of DJI's partially-sighted vision sensors a few weeks ago when i too hit a low-hanging branch and ended up having to run and catch it before it fell to the ground. Great video, Billy. (Y)
At 1:25 you stated that you were aware of the fact that "all of the avoidance sensors are not going to turned on". I am not a DJI fanboy by any stretch of the imagination. My disdain for DJI's customer service is why I began repairing drones in the first place. My question is, how would a person expect this model to perform well without all of it's obstacle avoidance on? The Skydio 2 is an awesome product, no debate there. But if you don't mind, could you do an apples to apples test for us? These videos are cool to watch no matter the outcome. Thanks Billy.
Obstacle avoidance on the front was on, but the sides were turned off when flying at faster speeds. I was tracking a fast moving subject, so I needed the extra speed. In my opinion this shows a flaw in DJI’s ActiveTrack software and obstacle avoidance. There are no sensor or speed limits the Skydio when tracking.
I notice you slow down or stop to wait for the Skydio to catch up when it get slowed by obstacles. If you kept goi g would it catch up to you or would it stay there and you have to go back to find it hovering? I want to buy one to track me during rides on motorcycle through the twists in the mountains. If i keep it a far distance to one side i am hoping it could keep up,since i will be back and forth on windy road and it wont need to chase me per say from behind.
I am not checked out at all on drones, but didn’t you say that you chose the mode that turned off some of the sensors? Question: Could the DGI Mavick have followed you had you not disabled some of the sensors? Thanks.
@@billykyle Thats great, but perhaps it would have been useful to actually show the limits of the Mavic without disabling the sensors. Show what it can do, and then show how much faster the S2 can go. Showing how you can crash the Mavic into some trees is not really helpful.
@@billykyle Okay, So, Did you go full Billy speed with the S2? how fast it that? and Does the Mavic only go 1/2 Billy speed? MPH or some standard would be a better metric.
@@Ricardo-hp8gj I wish I could tell you the MPH, but the Skydio 2 app does not display any telemetry. Huge bummer. Max speed on my board is about 24-26 mph and going down that hill towards the end I was probably at about 32mph if that helps gauge.
Im so set getting this drone to use for mtn biking. I've had experience with DJI drones and how there'sa return to home feature when the battery gets low. Is their a similar feature on the Skydio 2? What happens when the battery gets too low?
Hey Billy, picked up a used Skydio 2 since they don’t make them anymore (had to have one from watching your videos) what do you find is better for tracking with it. Using your phone for the GPS or the Beacon? I got it with the Beacon so I am just wondering?
While I continue to be amazed at the alien-tech-level obstacle avoidance on the Skydio, I'm with Lon Dinard. Why did you put the Mavic 2 Pro into fast mode and turn off all obstacle avoidance? That's not the way any sane person would use it unless they were in a wide open area. This "test" only shows what you've already shown - that the Skydio has great obstacle avoidance. It doesn't show how well the Mavic 2 does. I'd love to see you do a real world test where people would leave it on slow mode. Travel around at a reasonable speed for a while and see how it does. Then crank up your speed and see how long the Mavic will track you before switching to fast mode. At that point, end the test. It's just stupid to continue on and fly into obstacles that you KNOW it's going to fly into because there is no obstacle avoidance.
The mavic 2 will track in safe mode up to 12 M/s or about 27 mph , in fast mode it turns of all side and top sensors and can track above 27 mph with the caveat that it turns off all sensors above 27 mph to enable faster flight .
I agree, it wasn't really a fair test, but ive used active track on a Mavic 2 for awhile now and there is absolutely zero chance I would let it loose in the type of environment the Skydio was doing here with relative ease. It just doesn't see branches all that well, especially in those poor light conditions
Like jt would say... cry me a river... lmao... I've been researching for a while now... flown dji... seen dji performance... for the lower end priced stuff I have to say, great image quality... but for $1000, dji can suck it with all that skydio has to offer... can't wait for my pre order...
@@DeSibyl I see it now, i clicked on the timestamp which he put as 12:50 but it hit the branch at 12:48 so i didnt see it crash so i assumed it was the sound he meant at like 12:57
Even though the Skydio avoided objects, it still didn’t look as smooth following as the Magic Pro. Billy seemed to swing from side to side, defeating the purpose of getting smooth footage, which the DJI got, despite crashing.
I agree with you. The swinging Skydio drone footage was off-putting and certainly drew attention away from the subject of the video (Billy). Even on the straight paths...the drone continued to move from side to side and up and down without reason. Yes, it didn't hit anything...but the camera wont hold still on the subject for more than a second and wont stay where you want it to stay! The Skydio drone's ability to avoid obstacles is certainly a fascinating technical achievement, but this drone is lacking in the cinematography area.
"Despite crashing"? You're serious?? For the purpose of following through obstacles such as Wintertime leafless limbs, the Skydio kicks the Mavic's butt plain and simple.. The Skydio might have it's limitations but there's no comparison when it comes to this type of performance. I'm sure sorry you felt it a nuisance that it had to calculate it's position as it successfully avoided trees while Billy boarded ahead on the cartpath. I'll take it's un-smoothness ANY DAY as opposed to potential self destruction. "Gee, My Mavic might be lying in ruins but boy did I get smooth footage!!"
If the branches are thin enough to be invisible to the tracking then it probably has a good chance to survive the strike. Eventually some tiny branches may cause a crash.
@@Andrew-ig5sp Obviously that's the case. Yet paper thin branches will take out other brand drones like it's a baseball bat... Good to see strikes as a real world example!
@@CrumblingDecayAmerica you can choose for it too either hover or go around an obstacle .or over an obstacle in the settings. Well on my mavic zoom you can and they same drone
Very impressive I did not think the Skydio would destroy the Mavic 2 pro in this test. I don’t think I would ever get much use out of tracking myself with the skydio. But could you use this as a tool to track say a vehicle? Perhaps someone has the beacon inside the vehicle . I would like to see something like that where I can get some nice b-roll for commercial videos. Thanks and you got some guts taking that DJI and doing those tests.
It did not blow it away. He did set the Mavic drone up properly. Plus what would you rather? A drone that is super fast at avoiding obstacles with you barely in the picture? Or a drone a little slower and also avoiding obstacles with you in the center of your picture the whole time ?
Lon Denard thanks buddy! I thought APAS worked in active track too, rather needed to be turned on or off. I’m really interested in how good the OA is on the M2P , esp with the new kid in town, and I have not really used it at all. I find myself turning it off all the time due to the type of flying I do.
@Lon Denard Oh very cool! I will look into it! My main interest was after I saw a pull away shot with the Skydio and it was dodging trees backwards.....I then I started to wonder if the M2P would do this as well....and it did with the APAS on.
I am confused, at 1:13 aren't disabling the MP2 sensors, I see the warning saying "obstacle avoidance not available". I don't see this as a fair comparison or how it was not expected for the drone to not avoid the trees (I still think skydio2 will be better at following tho)
I fully agree. The Mavic had much more of a cinematic quality to the footage, and the subject was always centred. Much smoother. The Skydio 2 however was much better at weaving and dodging obstacles, but the footage was no where near as smooth as the mavic (in my opinion...).
Hey Billy! Just got my self an S2 in the Black Friday Sale and have been enjoying your videos. I want to do some action vlogging with the drone and was wondering how you manage not to have the sound of the drone in your audio. Would appreciate a tip on how to get the audio that clean. Thanks! 😊
Does it have rth if you lose connection? What features outside of the mavic compare? I hardly ever use active track. But if I can fly it around and if I lose connection and have it rth I'd be happy.
For those that are negative towards Billy, you really need to think what he has offered the drone community for years. After doing so, you'll find out that Billy goes to the extreme and points out all the Good, Bad & Ugly about every drone he has reviewed and/or owned. Billy is a "real world reviewer" in my book and I would dare to say that the majoriyy of his 69.8K would agree. Thanks BK for being here. 👍👍😊
Straw man ...... Seriously? I'm not trying to conjure up anything. I'm just standing in his corner for the way he reviews drones. Yes, it's normal for people tol be negative/dislike and/or be positive towards his or anyone elses reviews. I simply wanted to point out the real world realism that he offers in his reviews. I'm not stating that this may be the case in this particular review but, for those that have been following BK throughout his S2 reviews know what I'm talking about. I.M.O., I don't find him prejudice towards any particular drone company which makes him a great reviewer. 😊
I’m my humbled opinion, I feel the quality of the video was better on the Mavic 2 Pro. There was too much pixelation and very high spikes On the blues and contrast. The little footage in the Mavic 2 Pro that was seen was way better. I want to get the Skydio 2 but what I want to use it for the quality might not be there. Mavic 2 Pro really needs to step up their game, nothing new really since 2016 for tracking and obstacle avoidance. And the Mavic Mini was a huge disappointment. I’m sure they are not selling a lot of units. Without obstacle avoidance at all any newbie will crash it easily. It’s like DJI is going backwards not ahead of the game. Want to see more completion. I love my Mavic 2 Pro, My P4P and all the rest I have with them. With the amount of investment I have with DJI and for me to get the Skydio, would love to see a software upgrade so maybe the quality of footage is way better before I pull the trigger. I love my Autel Evo, Video quality is good almost great and love the zoom. Let’s see what the future holds.
Lon Denard i agree, I tried to get the mavic mini for months as it was sold out everywhere. I never flown a drone before and flew the mavic mini and got the care refresh for it and I regret it. I haven’t been anywhere close to crashing at all but I guess it’s better safe than sorry.
@Lon Denard I was talking about the mini haha . Has zero OA the rest do accept older P3P P2P. Love the name of my channel and never changing it hahahaha
@Lon Denard The Mavic Mini doesn’t include an obstacle avoidance system. It also doesn’t have DJI’s object tracking, gesture recognition, and auto-follow modes - all of which are computation intensive tasks that not only require a faster processor with more robust cooling. Other features make compromises to reduce the price. The Mavic Mini doesn’t have a 4K camera on its nose, and instead boasts a maximum video resolution of 2.7K. And you won’t find DJI’s proprietary Ocusync or Lightbridge transmission technologies. The drone instead flies using a cheaper and slightly-less-reliable Wi-Fi-based system that makes the drone susceptible to interference.
@Lon Denard One more thing you're abusive to Billy and others. we areal entitled to our opinion. Billy is correct about the OA on the Mavic 2 Pro. It's a drone dude, a flying camera if there is something better than that's okay. If you do not like other opinions then so be art. You are not the only one with an opinion. You may like some things and others might like other things too. Not everyone has to like what you like. Time for some maturity Lon.
Great tracking for the Skydio..very impressive. Unfortunately that all it does good. As you said i didn't buy the M2 for the tracking. You have a nice winter, no snow you are lucky!
Crazy how much hostility there is by some surrounding the Skydio 2's capabilities. Everyone needs to just dial it back a bit. The Skydio 2 is better at obstacle avoidance WHILE tracking than the DJI drones. Great. Works for me. DJI fans should be happy as hell that DJI has competition in any category. It will make them better for the next gen. Be fans of both and just relax for f**** sake. Oh and nice video Billy. Thank you.
Shut up, you are just barking on Dji payroll. I actual own the Mavic 2 Pro and the sensors are crap, they work only with walls and large objects. They are useless against branches and cables. Not to mention that after 6 months and a seemingly innocent update, the remote lost performance, it can only last for 2 full flights instead of 3. So go stick the yuans from Dji up your ass, your methods of buying reviewers and commenting trolls is just pathethic.
Lol he literally said the DJI obstacle avoidance sensors were off. How does this video show a fair fight regardless of if it's crap? Granted skydio looks boss avoiding all that stuff.
Nah, a very accurate comparison would be saying that this is similar to the radar-based active cruise control many cars have these days, vs the much more sophisticated self-driving of the Tesla lineup. A Model A comparison (Model T?) would be a drone with no smart features and no sensors at all, and that's clearly not the Mavic 2.
@@RyneLanders No current Teslas are "self driving". Autopilot is just a level 2 autonomous system, a really far ways away from level 5 full automation.
Love the skate board and the avoidance ability of the Skydio 2. Only down side I see is the S2 price. Did you do a price comparo? I don't see it anywhere.
I believe the law is that you can not fly over crowds of people. Also, they were inside a car, equivalent to being inside a house. If that really way the law, that could mean that the only place one could fly would be a field or Forrest, never over homes or over cars.
HI GOOD DAY SIR, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS 1 WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR SKATE BOARD and 2 tell us how you got such good audio what did you record the audio in because am not hearing any drone noise at all
For those wondering why I entered the “fast” ActiveTrack mode when using the Mavic 2 - this was a necessity in this test to keep up with me on my fast moving Boosted Board. It shows a flaw in DJI’s drones when tracking in the form of compromise, only the front and back obstacle avoidance sensors were enabled. Trying to put the Mavic 2 on the level of the Skydio 2 immediately shows its weakness, it doesn’t make this test any less “fair.”
@Lon Denard Look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on. Delete your comments because you are wrong, Lon.
Billy Kyle active track on skydio is not tracking, it’s first and most important thing is to avoid obstacles, so you can see skydio first and foremost will push the focus on the obstacle it has great difficulty in keeping the subject in the Centre, so what people are watching your telling them to watch, which is the drone avoiding obstacles. But looking at the footage which is supposed to Centre in on you well that part is pretty poor.
You are still putting motorists at great risk, it was clear in some parts you tried to avoid but in the most it looked as if you couldn’t do diddly squat about it nor did you care.
Lon Denard so at 17.29 you think it’s ok just because it didn’t hit the car but only came close, remember skydio don’t guarantee to avoid moving subjects and it’s clearly a breech of the rules and it happened a couple of times in the video. It loses framing because it’s designed to avoid obstacles first and foremost so your drawn away from the subject to the obstacle, if you showed this footage to anyone who knows nothing about drones they would immediately think the camera man had one to many lol 😂
@Lon Denard The Part 107 mafia😂 Btw, just read the manual and I am right. Maybe you should brush up.
@@billykyle You broke the law three times in this video by flying over traffic three different times. Everyone should be concerned with your incompetency as a drone pilot and how you put lives at risk. Skydio 2 isn't designed to avoid moving obstacles. If you had hit another vehicle head-on, this could have been a fatal accident...
That level of obstacle avoidance is ridiculous! Awesome video! Thanks! I'm sold.
Most impressive performance from the Skydio, if tracking is your priority then Skydio is the only choice here.
@mingoucz jcz Until the object tracking firmware update hits the Skydio - dog tracking will be a breeze for it.
It's not only for tracking... with this thing you're safe that you would never crash on anything if you're filming on distance...
As a M2P owner, I have to say the intelligence in this drone's obstacle avoidance technology at 7:00 is incredible.
did you see that at over 3:24 billy said it flipped over not crash WTF!!!
I hope you know Billy Kyle has turned off the Mavic's obstacle detection. Thus, he compared something with obstacle detection with something without obstacle detection. This is about as accurate as comparing blind flight with normal flight.
international 1 how do you know he turned it off?
@@TheBigDubovsky because he was flying in sport mode, then it is turned off.
@@TheBigDubovsky All optical sensors and obstacle avoidance systems are disabled in Sport Mode
12:46 - Drone hits twigs and carries on.
I saw that too
what microphone do you use?
Azden SMX-30 Stereo/Mono Switchable Video Microphone with Furry Windshield Cover
A simply scrumptious, video. Man. I missed the mark. I'm 64. I'm not getting on a skateboard.. Man. I wish I could get on a skateboard. A motorized skateboard with one of these drones. That was simply Awesome! 360° accident avoidance. And then we were watching it think through obstacles. It was fabulous!
So yeah. I'm one of those MavicPro folk. An easy chair, pilot. And I'm not goin', anywhere. My drone is. But that's definitely a cool tracking drone. Absolutely lovely. The side shots. The rear shot. The forward shot. Oh yeah. And so fluid with its motion. Those guys programmed a goodie. It's a swell device. And it's going to make a slew of awesome videos. Now everybody's going to want a battery-powered skateboard. Look what you've done! What are your parents going to say? They're going to want skateboards now also. Do you really want to go out skateboarding with your parents? No. Of course not. And because you don't want see your parents, arrested. Because they will be acting like children. And then what are you going to do? See what happens when you set this kind of example for your parents? And can you imagine the pile up of 60 something-year-olds at the bottom of the hill? It won't be a pretty sight.
I am a rock and roller. I sit at home. And I rock and roll, my drone. From my captains, chair. And I'm like Capt. Kirk on the bridge of the Enterprise. Sulu hard a stern! Give me all you've got, Scotty! I know about the God damned gimbal lock! Down a little more. Forward. Forward. Houston. Tranquilized, base. The Enterprise has landed. And I don't have to get out of the captains chair.
So actually the SKY DI oh.. Kind of reminds me of my dog. You not only have to walk the dog. You have to play with the dog. Which means running and jumping and throwing balls and sticks. You have to be interactive with the dog. And you have to be interactive with that SKY DI oh. That's like work. I'm done working. I'm retired. And so the MavicPro. Will be good to track one walking up. An unencumbered, beach. Not the forest. For the trees. Oh well.
Unfortunately it does not seem to have the adjustability of the camera and its selections thereof. Log-D, etc. It's simple box camera settings. But maybe in a later firmware/software upgrade? And because that's already 4K, 60 FPS. When everyone else is just 30 or 24. And what about slow motion? 60, 120, 240 frames per second? I forget? And 100 Mb per second or just 40 like the MavicPro? Or is that megabytes? My brain is freezing up at 64. It don't work, no more. DUH. Ugh.
I admit it. I've got dementia. I don't yet have my MavicPro. Not expected to arrive until January 22. I'm flying it in my dreams. I'm senile. I'm over the hill and under the covers. Sitting in my rock 'n' roll chair. And waiting for the next quad copter in the mail. To pick me up. Not sure that it can? Even though I have lost 75 pounds the past 2 years. Yes. I am that senile and filled with dementia and elusive nations. I actually think I'm writing something here. Because the astrophysicists have all said we are just a hologram. So I guess this is heaven? And our little drones fly around above our heads like little halos. Yeah doggy! I miss my kitty. Where's my kitty? She died years ago. And I've got to go find her with my drone.
Senility is great! It's like meeting somebody new every time you meet them. I've got 500 friends! But maybe it's only 5? I wouldn't know. I'm not here.
@Anponomo one guy I played ice hockey with still plays at 96 years old (barely). He played pretty good at 80. I’m 50.
I'm gone on 70d, I still fly rc planes drones watch you tube and play on the sim when the weather is bad. And ride my bike 10 miles a day.
RemyRAD Get an e-bike
🤣😂 Lmfao. Right on dude. I'm 58 going on 25 still. U bet.....drones are sooooo cool
See what you did? First I liked the drone. Then I liked the board. Now I like you.
2:58 "Let's put this over to the right of us".. you started an anti-clockwise rotation, with only the front and back avoidance sensors enabled. So then when the drone is circling around you, as you instructed it to do, and flies sideways into trees, because you disabled the sideways avoidance, how are you surprised when it hits a tree?
I was about to say
Because Active Track Already Isn't that Great
I did not expect that much of a HUGE difference between the two! That was incredible. Glad to see other companies keeping DJI on their toes. In this case, there is NO comparison! Great Video Billy Kyle!! Now go warm up those hands!
And the skydio 2 is American made!
7:06 this whole “hide and seek” part is cool - the tracking function is really cool.
WOAH. at 7:00 now THAT'S some high quality auto follow.. So impressive.
Man such a beautiful place, amazing footage!
You really nailed it. This is a realistic test of how the drone would be used. Not a torture test. You prove there is a clear winner and why. Thank you.
The Skydio navigating through those trees is very impressive.
That looks really fun ! I finally have mind shipped out to me after waiting due to the COVID shutdown. I had the batch 3 which was supposed to be shipped out during March I believe. Better late than never! After watching all of your videos on the Skydio 2. I know what to expect. The pros and cons.....They all have them. I have the Mavic Air 2 and the Zoom. I’ve only been a drone hobbyist a little over a year. I bought my first Mavic 2 Zoom back in December of 2018. Your channel has educated me on how to care and have the correct settings on my drones. I appreciate all your time for reviewing these drones. Keep up the great work Billy.
skydio is more for tracking while the mavic is for cinematic footage and the fpv for fast videos
@Daytona 6263 what is it for then?
I think it is also good in the cinematic footage also.
The camera on skydio is better though.
Thanks! I was not going to watch the long ass video
@@LoisoPondohva The camera is better by numbers. If you know anything about optics and cameras you'll realize that the sensor is subpar, the lense is subpar. This means that anyone that knows anything can get MUCH better picture for the DJI because you're able to actually get more information from the sensor. The gimbal movement on the skydio is also a joke if you want any quality. They overcome this by making the drone automatically do huge sweeping shots, which isnt desirable for anyone trying to do anything decent, or remain in control..
Skydio is for rookies, DJI offers better quality everyday for anyone who knows anything.
Billy, great and fair analysis. And your magic hour footage with the Skydio is simply gorgeous. Skydio is following you on a road that has a lot of trees that have branches that overhang. Super video, the most instructive I’ve seen to date, and outstanding narration.
Awesome comparison! The Skydio is allllmost good enough to take mountain biking somewhere other than the desert. Still waiting for the next gen of tracking drones 🤞
What a nice place, where in America is this?
One of the few times a DJI drone got beat hands down! Really excited about renewed competition.
Sorry if asked before, but which skateboard is that? Awesome video!!
Boosted Stealth. Thanks!
@@billykyle Thank you. Love your Skydio videos... keep them coming! Makes me anxious to get mine (next spring unfortunately)
Incredible and risky video,Billy! Thanks! Cheers from Argentina!
That was the best comparison video between the two drones to this date. My daughter asked me why I was going to purchase the Skydio 2 instead of a Maveric 2 so I sent her this video as to why. Great video kid keep up the good work!
Hi Billy thanks for the video. With the sensors turned off in the fast active track on the Mavic it's obvious in that environment it would hit obstacles. Not sure what the purpose of the comparison is knowing one drone will have sensors off and one drone will have them on. You don't even need to fly them knowing what the result will be.
Look at the top right corner in the screen recording (1:12). See how the icon showing the status of the obstacle avoidance sensors are fully lit up in green? Yeah... obstacle avoidance WAS turned on. Only the front and back sensors.
@@billykyle In fast mode, it disable the senors.. read the manual..
@@billykyle it turns the sensors off at a certain speed! Look at your screen, it says everything you need to know!
@@billykyle why don you just make another video with mavic 2 in slow mode again? nobody gonna trust your because mavic does cancel obstacle avoidance in fast mode
Hi Billy, great video. I recently purchased Skydio 2 and managed to crash on the first flight. It seem Skydio 2 could not see trees with small leafless branches. What is interesting is that in your video, Skydio 2 is avoiding leafless branches quite effectively (for example video index 15:05 and 16.12). My drone crashed almost in identical conditions. What are your thoughts? Are there any settings or flying tips that you should consider?
Impressive video and you are giving me back the love I once had for boards a long time ago...
I am a bit concern however when your drone flies right at car and missed them by overflying them by 10 feet on the road. Wouldn't some people become scared and slammed the brakes in the process? What if the drone hits a car and caused an accident?
This type of flying in Canada would be considered reckless and you would exposed yourself to hefty fines.
Don't get me wrong, I think your video is great and I really appreciated it but I feel that reaction of some people that are not familiar with drones could lead to dangerous situations.
True. Great vid, but In Canada you would be doing hard time if caught - this video would be all over the national news (that is after our media inserts a falling airliner in one of the frames). LOL.
Randy Sauder Yeah Canada is pretty gay. Now y’alls guns are getting banned.
What Electric Skate you using ?
Boosted Stealth
@@billykyle Cool !
Good Job, Skydio does a great job. Merry Christmas
from 2:40, the mavic 2 sensors state icon turned from full green to full red, do you know why? I cannot tell anything is wrong. And from 2:56, it turns to full green again! What happened? Is it broken since the first crash in this video?
You have balls bro...Not in my craziest dreams, would I have tried that...Looks like your Mavic 2 didn't want to die. Thanks for the review.
He definitely risked his drone to prove the point. Good choice not to ride back with the mavic. We got it the first few times it went into the trees.
Is Skydio is the best. Do we have it here in South Africa or need to order it online?
Simply amazing.......no arguments about who’s the champ here. Skydio did a homerun for sure. Would you be doing an over water tracking test? Awesome narration during the videos Billy, you’re clear and articulate, capturing your audience all the way👍👍
Thanks Philip! I appreciate your feedback👍🏼
Starting @ 7mins 2secs, is where the "not even fair" in your title really makes sense. The tracking on this drone is excellent compared to my M2P. * Answering that question you posed, yes it was hard watching the Mavic fail the tracking test. Heart breaking eye opener for me. Keep up the great vids bro, I really enjoy and learn from your channel.
Hey Billy, that was a great vid of the skydio and dji I have the mavic 1 and im going to up grade to the skydio 2 thanks for the great vid, glad you didn't fall on that vid..
Great video Billy! Just wondering if you could elaborate in a video, or in the comments about CAMERA settings for the Skydio2. Are you shooting this video in manual or auto setting? White balance? ISO? Color profile, etc? Can you even change these settings on a Skydio2? Everyone seems to be talking about the tracking capabilities but not the camera settings. Thanks!
Very impressive tracking, like no other drone. I like the ease of Beacon use, too. Very cool mic set-up you used with no real wind noise, either! How did you synch that with the video? If Skydio can make a compact model with folding arms, that will be the game-changer for me and my bike tours. Thanks!
Are the video artifacts that keep appearing from the skydio 2 footage inherent with the drone or a byproduct of something else? Wasn't sure if it was compression artifacts in-camera or something from compression for TH-cam.
I d like to know if i can let it "follow me" on eye level. Specialy when i walk towards it.
The tracking on the Skydio is just on another level to the Mavic! It's incredible the speed you get up to and the Skydio just keeps up and is intelligent enough to avoid anything it approaches, even zig-zagging through those trees!!
The Mavic on the other hand, well, I fell fowl of DJI's partially-sighted vision sensors a few weeks ago when i too hit a low-hanging branch and ended up having to run and catch it before it fell to the ground.
Great video, Billy. (Y)
At 1:25 you stated that you were aware of the fact that "all of the avoidance sensors are not going to turned on".
I am not a DJI fanboy by any stretch of the imagination.
My disdain for DJI's customer service is why I began repairing drones in the first place.
My question is, how would a person expect this model to perform well without all of it's obstacle avoidance on?
The Skydio 2 is an awesome product, no debate there.
But if you don't mind, could you do an apples to apples test for us?
These videos are cool to watch no matter the outcome.
Thanks Billy.
Obstacle avoidance on the front was on, but the sides were turned off when flying at faster speeds. I was tracking a fast moving subject, so I needed the extra speed.
In my opinion this shows a flaw in DJI’s ActiveTrack software and obstacle avoidance. There are no sensor or speed limits the Skydio when tracking.
@@billykyle
Maybe DJI will take notice of the Skydio2 and produce a firmware update to addresses this fast mode issue.
Thanks for the videos man.
I notice you slow down or stop to wait for the Skydio to catch up when it get slowed by obstacles. If you kept goi g would it catch up to you or would it stay there and you have to go back to find it hovering?
I want to buy one to track me during rides on motorcycle through the twists in the mountains. If i keep it a far distance to one side i am hoping it could keep up,since i will be back and forth on windy road and it wont need to chase me per say from behind.
Excellent as always Billy!!!! Skydio rocks!
Thanks!
I am not checked out at all on drones, but didn’t you say that you chose the mode that turned off some of the sensors? Question: Could the DGI Mavick have followed you had you not disabled some of the sensors? Thanks.
If you are going to disable sensors on the DJI, don't you need to disable some sensors on the S2? just to be fair?
This is a major part of the comparison, it shows that DJI’s drones make serious sacrifices just to track faster moving subjects.
@@billykyle Thats great, but perhaps it would have been useful to actually show the limits of the Mavic without disabling the sensors. Show what it can do, and then show how much faster the S2 can go. Showing how you can crash the Mavic into some trees is not really helpful.
Then it wouldn't have been able to keep up with me...
@@billykyle Okay, So, Did you go full Billy speed with the S2? how fast it that? and Does the Mavic only go 1/2 Billy speed? MPH or some standard would be a better metric.
@@Ricardo-hp8gj I wish I could tell you the MPH, but the Skydio 2 app does not display any telemetry. Huge bummer. Max speed on my board is about 24-26 mph and going down that hill towards the end I was probably at about 32mph if that helps gauge.
Would like to see a new comparison against the Skydio 2 with the Autel Evo 2.
Im so set getting this drone to use for mtn biking. I've had experience with DJI drones and how there'sa return to home feature when the battery gets low. Is their a similar feature on the Skydio 2? What happens when the battery gets too low?
The Skydio2 tracking is beast!!
Would you advise to purchase remote or just the beacon?
7:00 to 7:20 mins, that was crazy.... mind blown
Seriously CRAZY
yah, its got its own brain
Any concerns about "no ceiling" allowing the drone to inadvertently swing into path of a vehicle or would it react to that?
I just reserved the skydio 2 for 3rd quarter 2020. Can’t wait! Great review.
What’s skateboard you riding
Why do they even put a hazardous tracking mode on the expensive mavic 2 pro ? i will never try it i'm too scared, thanks for testing
It’s not hazardous... it just doesn’t work right in activetrack.
When using fast mode as he was it disables the side obstacle avoidance
@@aaronhall113 The collision was on the front tho
Hey Billy, picked up a used Skydio 2 since they don’t make them anymore (had to have one from watching your videos) what do you find is better for tracking with it. Using your phone for the GPS or the Beacon? I got it with the Beacon so I am just wondering?
Beacon by far. Phone is a good back up to connect to the beacon and interface with the drone.
@@billykyle awesome thank you for answering. 🙏🏽
I noticed the Skydio 2 video falls apart in low light,it kinda looks like GoPro video.
Skydio 2 only has a 1/2.3" CMOS sensor. The Mavic 2 has a full 1" CMOS sensor.
What was recording your audio? was it the drone? Because you were moving fast and didn't really hear much wind at all.
While I continue to be amazed at the alien-tech-level obstacle avoidance on the Skydio, I'm with Lon Dinard. Why did you put the Mavic 2 Pro into fast mode and turn off all obstacle avoidance? That's not the way any sane person would use it unless they were in a wide open area. This "test" only shows what you've already shown - that the Skydio has great obstacle avoidance. It doesn't show how well the Mavic 2 does. I'd love to see you do a real world test where people would leave it on slow mode. Travel around at a reasonable speed for a while and see how it does. Then crank up your speed and see how long the Mavic will track you before switching to fast mode. At that point, end the test. It's just stupid to continue on and fly into obstacles that you KNOW it's going to fly into because there is no obstacle avoidance.
The mavic 2 will track in safe mode up to 12 M/s or about 27 mph , in fast mode it turns of all side and top sensors and can track above 27 mph with the caveat that it turns off all sensors above 27 mph to enable faster flight .
I agree, it wasn't really a fair test, but ive used active track on a Mavic 2 for awhile now and there is absolutely zero chance I would let it loose in the type of environment the Skydio was doing here with relative ease. It just doesn't see branches all that well, especially in those poor light conditions
Like jt would say... cry me a river... lmao... I've been researching for a while now... flown dji... seen dji performance... for the lower end priced stuff I have to say, great image quality... but for $1000, dji can suck it with all that skydio has to offer... can't wait for my pre order...
Mate, it’s not even a fair fight. Change whatever setting you want on that Mavic 2, it’s not making it through a ride like that
Hey Billy Kyle! Thanks for the informative video on the skydio2 drone! Greetings from Vancouver BC Canada! Stay safe and hydrated! Ride ride ride!
Thanks Eric, appreciate it👍🏼
You should have used slow mode of active track on the DJI mavic 2pro to make a fair comparison with the skydio 2 on the grounds of obstacle avoidance.
Awesome video. Does skydio want to rth when it hits a certain batt percentage and distance, like mavic would?
Is it me or at 12:50 didn't the sky duo hit that branch
You mean that sound that you heard? if so no that was his board going over that little bump
I don't think it matters because the skydio did wonderful compared to the mavic 2. I'm buying one
@@Jason_B. No, it hit the branch lol. Not that big of a deal cuz it wasnt a big branch but it still hit it.
@@DeSibyl I see it now, i clicked on the timestamp which he put as 12:50 but it hit the branch at 12:48 so i didnt see it crash so i assumed it was the sound he meant at like 12:57
Why does the Mavic disable sensors when fast track is enabled? Who's bright idea was that?
my guess is it may have to do with reducing data to process, assuming at higher speed there is more data being collected
That was great!
I have heard that the skydio 2 isn't very good at manual flying with the controller. What is your view on that ? Thanks
Even though the Skydio avoided objects, it still didn’t look as smooth following as the Magic Pro. Billy seemed to swing from side to side, defeating the purpose of getting smooth footage, which the DJI got, despite crashing.
I agree with you. The swinging Skydio drone footage was off-putting and certainly drew attention away from the subject of the video (Billy). Even on the straight paths...the drone continued to move from side to side and up and down without reason. Yes, it didn't hit anything...but the camera wont hold still on the subject for more than a second and wont stay where you want it to stay!
The Skydio drone's ability to avoid obstacles is certainly a fascinating technical achievement, but this drone is lacking in the cinematography area.
@@shont2006 agreed
"Despite crashing"? You're serious?? For the purpose of following through obstacles such as Wintertime leafless limbs, the Skydio kicks the Mavic's butt plain and simple.. The Skydio might have it's limitations but there's no comparison when it comes to this type of performance. I'm sure sorry you felt it a nuisance that it had to calculate it's position as it successfully avoided trees while Billy boarded ahead on the cartpath. I'll take it's un-smoothness ANY DAY as opposed to potential self destruction. "Gee, My Mavic might be lying in ruins but boy did I get smooth footage!!"
Well good for you John. Go buy one then.
How are you inputting live audio? Are you laying that audio track over the video footage?
WOW, the skydio 2 really dodged all the tree branches really well
I have a Mavic mini ... This thing is the next level .. love where you live man! Enjoy lockdown .. good luck all and stay safe
I wish there was follow me on the mavic mini
Soon as the skydio 2 on Amazon. Im ordering 1...
Hopefully it don't have all the flight restrictions like my mav 2 pro
Hanging with Tyrell All Good Vibes it depends where u at...it’s more about the dimension and weight of the drone..not the brand name
Hello, what microphone do you use hanging on your backpack?
12:25 branch strike and keeps on going...
12:48
Thank you. That would be the one...lol
Yeah - like what a recovery, eh? Now I want to spend another $1k.... 😁
If the branches are thin enough to be invisible to the tracking then it probably has a good chance to survive the strike. Eventually some tiny branches may cause a crash.
@@Andrew-ig5sp Obviously that's the case. Yet paper thin branches will take out other brand drones like it's a baseball bat... Good to see strikes as a real world example!
Why do the drones highlight their shadows? I've noticed that with my mavic air.
You didn't turn mavic 2 on the safe mode, it doesn't use the sensors
if on it would just hover in place. and skydio would still go around and keep going
Crumbling Decay America that’s not true
@@CrumblingDecayAmerica you can choose for it too either hover or go around an obstacle .or over an obstacle in the settings. Well on my mavic zoom you can and they same drone
Were you doing a voice over? (voice record and match up the recording with video?)
Very impressive I did not think the Skydio would destroy the Mavic 2 pro in this test. I don’t think I would ever get much use out of tracking myself with the skydio. But could you use this as a tool to track say a vehicle? Perhaps someone has the beacon inside the vehicle . I would like to see something like that where I can get some nice b-roll for commercial videos. Thanks and you got some guts taking that DJI and doing those tests.
It did not blow it away. He did set the Mavic drone up properly. Plus what would you rather? A drone that is super fast at avoiding obstacles with you barely in the picture? Or a drone a little slower and also avoiding obstacles with you in the center of your picture the whole time ?
@Lon Denard I noticed this too. You are correct. He did not set up the drone correctly. Plus the APAS needs to be on to move and avoid.
Lon Denard thanks buddy! I thought APAS worked in active track too, rather needed to be turned on or off. I’m really interested in how good the OA is on the M2P , esp with the new kid in town, and I have not really used it at all. I find myself turning it off all the time due to the type of flying I do.
@Lon Denard Oh very cool! I will look into it! My main interest was after I saw a pull away shot with the Skydio and it was dodging trees backwards.....I then I started to wonder if the M2P would do this as well....and it did with the APAS on.
I am confused, at 1:13 aren't disabling the MP2 sensors, I see the warning saying "obstacle avoidance not available". I don't see this as a fair comparison or how it was not expected for the drone to not avoid the trees (I still think skydio2 will be better at following tho)
Nice ride and nice video. I want the Sd2 just to follow me around as I ride my bike...
Which one would you say is better from watching from the top for just a little basketball game for two people?
I dont like the Quality it films it has you all over the screen with the mavic you stay centered just a preference though
I fully agree. The Mavic had much more of a cinematic quality to the footage, and the subject was always centred. Much smoother. The Skydio 2 however was much better at weaving and dodging obstacles, but the footage was no where near as smooth as the mavic (in my opinion...).
I agree but that's just a software issue. I'm sure they will be constantly updating to fix these type of issues.
yeah, the Magic done a better job tracking, just not at obstacle avoidance
I hope Skydio improves tracking. That been said, I prefer for drone not to crash rather than to have me in the middle of screen at any cost.
Hey Billy! Just got my self an S2 in the Black Friday Sale and have been enjoying your videos. I want to do some action vlogging with the drone and was wondering how you manage not to have the sound of the drone in your audio. Would appreciate a tip on how to get the audio that clean. Thanks! 😊
Skidio hit a branch around where you said you’ve hit 32 mph downhill.
Saw that too! (@12:48) 😰 ...but it impressively just kept trucking!!! 🤘
Does it have rth if you lose connection? What features outside of the mavic compare? I hardly ever use active track. But if I can fly it around and if I lose connection and have it rth I'd be happy.
For those that are negative towards Billy, you really need to think what he has offered the drone community for years. After doing so, you'll find out that Billy goes to the extreme and points out all the Good, Bad & Ugly about every drone he has reviewed and/or owned. Billy is a "real world reviewer" in my book and I would dare to say that the majoriyy of his 69.8K would agree. Thanks BK for being here. 👍👍😊
RAPA Ent. I’m confused who is disliking🤷🏻♂️
@@WillEDC No kidding . This sounds like a straw man comment conjuring a problem that doesn't exist. Everyone loves Billy.
Joel Bechtolt he might mean the dislikes ?
@@WillEDC I suppose you could be right.
Straw man ...... Seriously? I'm not trying to conjure up anything. I'm just standing in his corner for the way he reviews drones. Yes, it's normal for people tol be negative/dislike and/or be positive towards his or anyone elses reviews. I simply wanted to point out the real world realism that he offers in his reviews. I'm not stating that this may be the case in this particular review but, for those that have been following BK throughout his S2 reviews know what I'm talking about. I.M.O., I don't find him prejudice towards any particular drone company which makes him a great reviewer. 😊
This skydio drone is my dream.
more like a Mavic with Skydio 2 tracking performance
@@guyhanoi8561 That would be great, but expensive. Skydio 2 is all I need.
@@dronesparky501 Haha, and the Mavic 2 is all I need
Rone Siqueira I dream of wires
@@guyhanoi8561I've changed since I saw this review and bought a mavic 2. After watching a review on the controller I decided it wasn't for me.
How good is it at taking pictures? I like flying my Mavic as high as possible and getting cool straight down shots.
I’m my humbled opinion, I feel the quality of the video was better on the Mavic 2 Pro. There was too much pixelation and very high spikes
On the blues and contrast. The little footage in the Mavic 2 Pro that was seen was way better. I want to get the Skydio 2 but what I want to use it for the quality might not be there. Mavic 2 Pro really needs to step up their game, nothing new really since 2016 for tracking and obstacle avoidance. And the Mavic Mini was a huge disappointment. I’m sure they are not selling a lot of units. Without obstacle avoidance at all any newbie will crash it easily. It’s like DJI is going backwards not ahead of the game.
Want to see more completion. I love my Mavic 2 Pro, My P4P and all the rest I have with them. With the amount of investment I have with DJI and for me to get the Skydio, would love to see a software upgrade so maybe the quality of footage is way better before I pull the trigger. I love my Autel Evo, Video quality is good almost great and love the zoom.
Let’s see what the future holds.
Agree
Lon Denard i agree, I tried to get the mavic mini for months as it was sold out everywhere. I never flown a drone before and flew the mavic mini and got the care refresh for it and I regret it. I haven’t been anywhere close to crashing at all but I guess it’s better safe than sorry.
@Lon Denard I was talking about the mini haha . Has zero OA the rest do accept older P3P P2P. Love the name of my channel and never changing it hahahaha
@Lon Denard The Mavic Mini doesn’t include an obstacle avoidance system. It also doesn’t have DJI’s object tracking, gesture recognition, and auto-follow modes - all of which are computation intensive tasks that not only require a faster processor with more robust cooling.
Other features make compromises to reduce the price. The Mavic Mini doesn’t have a 4K camera on its nose, and instead boasts a maximum video resolution of 2.7K. And you won’t find DJI’s proprietary Ocusync or Lightbridge transmission technologies. The drone instead flies using a cheaper and slightly-less-reliable Wi-Fi-based system that makes the drone susceptible to interference.
@Lon Denard One more thing you're abusive to Billy and others. we areal entitled to our opinion. Billy is correct about the OA on the Mavic 2 Pro. It's a drone dude, a flying camera if there is something better than that's okay. If you do not like other opinions then so be art. You are not the only one with an opinion. You may like some things and others might like other things too. Not everyone has to like what you like. Time for some maturity Lon.
Does the skydio 2 have an interchangeable battery and is it safe to use around water/snow?
Great tracking for the Skydio..very impressive. Unfortunately that all it does good. As you said i didn't buy the M2 for the tracking.
You have a nice winter, no snow you are lucky!
7:46 Since you're allowing the drone to fly under 8 ft, couldn't it have smashed into that oncoming car?
Crazy how much hostility there is by some surrounding the Skydio 2's capabilities. Everyone needs to just dial it back a bit. The Skydio 2 is better at obstacle avoidance WHILE tracking than the DJI drones. Great. Works for me. DJI fans should be happy as hell that DJI has competition in any category. It will make them better for the next gen. Be fans of both and just relax for f**** sake. Oh and nice video Billy. Thank you.
Hi Billy in overall assessment do u think that you are happy getting the skydio2?
Only the "Great Billy Kyle" has the brass to make this video. I need that board.
Love the vieo trying to decide which drone is best for me . What kind of e board is that ?
switches off Mavic Obstacle Avoidance sensors
complains Mavic Obstacle Avoidance performance is crap
cj juszczak damn Right
Shut up, you are just barking on Dji payroll. I actual own the Mavic 2 Pro and the sensors are crap, they work only with walls and large objects. They are useless against branches and cables.
Not to mention that after 6 months and a seemingly innocent update, the remote lost performance, it can only last for 2 full flights instead of 3. So go stick the yuans from Dji up your ass, your methods of buying reviewers and commenting trolls is just pathethic.
Lol he literally said the DJI obstacle avoidance sensors were off. How does this video show a fair fight regardless of if it's crap? Granted skydio looks boss avoiding all that stuff.
He didn’t switch off the sensors, the Mavic switched off its sensors when he put it in fast mode, necessary to keep up with him.
@@rzu7120 which he knew, and then purposely complained about it's lack of OA. He set the Mavic up to fail, then complained about the results.
@billy Kyle does the beacon in any way warns you (beeps, etc) if the drone loses you?
Yes and it gives you a prompt on the screen.
Billy Kyle thanks. Would you say it’s a loud beep, like, do you think you would you be hearing it if you were skiing or mountain biking?
It is like comparing a model A to a TESLA .
Graph Guy Damn you went to far on that one comparison it’s like to compare a Lamborghini Rolls Royce
Nah, a very accurate comparison would be saying that this is similar to the radar-based active cruise control many cars have these days, vs the much more sophisticated self-driving of the Tesla lineup.
A Model A comparison (Model T?) would be a drone with no smart features and no sensors at all, and that's clearly not the Mavic 2.
@@RyneLanders No current Teslas are "self driving". Autopilot is just a level 2 autonomous system, a really far ways away from level 5 full automation.
Love the skate board and the avoidance ability of the Skydio 2. Only down side I see is the S2 price. Did you do a price comparo? I don't see it anywhere.
Looks like the drone gets really close to cars isn't that breaking the law of flying over people
I believe the law is that you can not fly over crowds of people. Also, they were inside a car, equivalent to being inside a house. If that really way the law, that could mean that the only place one could fly would be a field or Forrest, never over homes or over cars.
@@austinv200 ... No on flying over cars with people IF THEY ARE MOVING....they were.
HI GOOD DAY SIR, TWO QUICK QUESTIONS 1 WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR SKATE BOARD and 2 tell us how you got such good audio what did you record the audio in because am not hearing any drone noise at all
10:29 i gonna slow down and let drone with its own mind hit the car..