While side by side, you can see the difference. I can see some "jello" effects in the Inspire video. The Air 2 is the one I would buy. You can always correct the color in post.
He's right. For some inexplicable reason there is jello aplenty on the Inspire shots. I know it was fairly bright out, as can be seen by the lack of cloud, but the Air 2 seemed okay. The Inspire image also looked fuzzy, slightly out of focus. Thee depth of view/field also seems better on the Air 2. Are you sure you didn't accidentally switch the footage? Consiering the Inspire costs considerably more than the Air 2, I'd expect the image quality to be amazing! For me, based on what I've just seen, Air 2 it is.
When I purchase a drone I want the best image for the price point. The MA2 exceeds that requirement for me. While the Inspire 2 is cool looking and has a longer battery life it is not worth the different in price.
The benefits of a larger drone are things like better weather resistance, faster speed, better reliability, more flexible payload, and of course a more professional look. The thing is, average consumers do not care about these features. If you do, you are probably already in the professional category. So it's unfair for either of these drones to say definitively which one is better. Just get the right tool for the job.
In a lot of those shots it was really hard to tell the difference. I really love my MA2! The only quarms I have are some issues with the software (hopefully this will be addressed when the Mavic 3 is released and the MA2 is no longer such a threat to sales of the Mavic 2) and the fact that this drone is consuming all of my spare time.
What I see is a very small difference. Both drones shoot equally well. This video helped me ease my pain :) I was hesitant between Inspire 2 and Air 2S. I saved a bunch of money! :) Thx for this video, you saved my money! :))
The inspire is a peice of art, the colours on the inspire camera, imo, were far more life like, the Mavic air 2. Is very capable, very impressed with a Drone costing less than £1.000 in uk..🇬🇧
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I can't agree, colors were over-saturated on the Inspire 2, the Air 2 is much more real-life looking.
@ I'm not being funny if you look at the grass with the air2 the footage shows the grass being bright green, the inspire shows the grass fading... again you go to the higher altitude view point & you then see both views of the grass fading! the inspire has the true view.. then as a whole DJI camera over expose to begin with, which is very clear in the Air2 however the air2 has alot less features & functions to the inspire2 "camera alone if you add in the drones abilities" the only feature the air2 has above the inspire is flight times.. not only is my opinion based on what I see here but I've also witnessed it myself, capturing footage with the Air2 & yeah its got massive limitations & only after time will people begin to mention these as all utube channels are gathering views for the new product....wait til ppl start to mention build quality on the air2 & remember you pay £1K
I also saw the jello in the Inspire 2 scenes as noted below. To me, the MA2 looked more natural. In well lit scenes, it's computational algorithms work amazingly well. The I2 images looked over-saturated to me. But put these two cameras in poor lighting, the results would be much different.
You are no Dji fanboy.... This is true. But you have contributed to their success over the years. Good on you. If you are able and willing to buy just about everything that they put out. With a couple of exceptions.
Shocking similar, the Inspire has a slightly better camera, although the Mavic Air 2 also has a better image quality. The hat goes to the Mavic. Much better drone for the price.
If we’re being technical the inspires image is actually much higher quality😂. You’re just seeing the auto versions of the drone whereas the mavic is a point and shoot that has enhanced software coming the inspire is a raw image as it’s a professional drone
"the Inspire has a slightly better camera, although the Mavic Air 2 also has a better image quality." - how to contradict yourself in one sentence. Better camera = better image quality.
As I watched the video I saw times when each looked better than the other. My thought is you'll not go wrong regardless of which you decide to buy, and will most likely be happy choosing either one.
Another great video, thanks! Don't have a Mavic yet, but saving up my pennies to get there, and with videos like these, I really feel like I'll be making a well-informed purchase. My favourite drone TH-camr, hands down, looking forward to your next video!
Lens are like engines, there's no replacement for displacement, and in photography a wider lens is everything. Get these two in low light conditions where the aperture opens up and the iso goes up and the inspire Wil lbe light years ahead. To my eye it looks better here already.
*I'm from Russia. **2:46** - **2:48** and **2:58** - **3:00** - what about the suspension? Why is the building twitching in this period of time? what's the matter? Did you notice? What kind of distortion? Waiting for your response. thank*
In that case, I would definitely say that "Bigger is NOT Better" hehe Mavic Air 2 for the size factor and the video quality (and I don't even mention HDR), you have the biggest bang for your buck!
Erm I think you need to research the true nature of the HDR & camera capabilities of the Air2! its not all as it seems... dont get me wrong it is good "I've got one" but comparing it against the inspire2 their no real comparison.
@@fadlya.rahman4113 maybe, due to the exposure of both levels of equipment is few & far between, however with the internet its very easy to see the difference..... however in this stupid comparison you can very easily see the differences, from basic research you can findout alot of information in regards to the mavic air 2 is highly played upon. give it 6months & all this will jumpout.... just as utubers tend to do so for views aka misrepresentation of information to the mass "usually due to sponsorship etc"
I did notice a slight difference in picture quality between the two, but I would bet that if the video didn't tell me which was which, I wouldn't know which one was "better", just that they were different. It's also weird to think that by paying much *MUCH* more money for the Inspire 2, you're actually _increasing_ the amount of shake you get from the wind. It makes sense, but it's extremely frustrating that such an important issue is actually _magnified_ by spending more money, instead of reducing it. I would argue that the main benefit of the Inspire 2 seems to be the fact that you can fly it much, much faster (94 KMP / 58 MPH), and change out the camera, -or add various filters.- I think that those benefits make perfect sense when you're doing very specific things, but have very little "real world" benefit when you're just a regular person trying to capture some average-to-ok quality video. Inspire 2 is probably great for the best of the best videographers, but don't have as much to offer to the hobbyist / enthusiast, unless they're interested in following moving vehicles (which would require an FAA waiver if you're _inside_ of that vehicle, assuming you're using it with the 107 license.) I really like that the video wasn't meant to be scientific, and just meant to show the real world, plain differences. Lab tests and such are nice to haves, but in my opinion, it's far more valuable to really "feel" the true benefit of a thing by testing it out in the real world, and seeing it side-by-side against something else. It gives a perspective that you really don't get any other way.
Through a bit of buying and selling, I've been lucky enough to have tried the mavic 2 pro, the mavic 2 zoom, the mavic air and now the mavic air 2. I.M.H.O. for easy to produce video and photos the mavic Air 2 is easily the best for uncomplicated, really good results & not that different to the Inspire 2 price for price.
I like the Mavic Air 2 better. The grass looked greener. Are there differences between the sensors and the processors? Or better color processing firmware?
perfect video I can see that the Inspire 2 video tends to dribble from time to time and rarely glitch if you have a good eye, the Mavic Air 2 is perfect and everything i need, thanks for making this video.
You need PRORES 4444XQ or RAW cinemaDNG in a AMAZON or Netflix production. You can change lens from 15mm to 90mm and defocus the background with 1.7 Aperture lens (nice bokeh)... And yes, inspire 2 could get jellow effect if you dont respect 180 degrees rules.
The inspire 2 image color looked less saturated than the mavic. There's a reason for this, the inspire's camera is a zenmuse x5 which the lens opening is much bigger so it catches more light, that's where photography knowledge comes handy; you have to adjust the camera settings and use filters and you will get precisely what you are looking for. Using an analogy for the purpose of explaining the comparison: imagine that you give a high power rifle with a scope and reach of 5000 meters to a person that has never had a gun on their hands, can that person achieve the same results as an experienced sniper would get?
If you look closely, you can see a bit of a jello wobling in the images of the Inspire at 3.02 min for example. Also other images are not completely jello free. I don't see that with the Mavic air 2 and that's why I prefer that drone. The colors of the Mavic air seem to be a bit more pale but in premiere pro and after effects it's easy to fix that. I'm going to exchange my Mavic Pro 1 for the new Mavic air 2. I still had my doubts but they are gone now.
All mavic's colors seems to be pall. Green shifts to yellow, reds looks as brown. How can you fix it in premier? Using HLS drives me crazy but I still cant match mavic's color to ground camera
In my site the MA 2 was more precise in the color of the grass and the sky. the Inspire seems like it washes out and color is a bit lighter than the MA2. the Inspire did, however, wave to the left and right with the wind. The MA 2 was VERY stable!
both are good, I bought air 2, mostly because it is very compact and still performs like a beast. but also the price, inspire 2 is ~3.3k eur in our country, which is pretty insane
Once again, every say to the young man.... "Non-scientific Test". You may be new to the world of drone cameras and TH-cam and have not given thought to how people watch TH-cam videos. Are you watching this video on a 4K device or a tiny phone or computer that can't do 4K or color correction? TH-cam compresses the heck out of everything so you'd never be able to see the true results. This brings me again to the point of..... "Non-scientific Test"
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 trust me if you compare the two drones in sunset/night you WILL see the difference. Would be great to have a video comparing the two in these conditions.
The advancement in a technology always compresses the difference between the higher and lower ends of the products until it's difficult to tell with human senses. It's amazing what the MA2 delivers in the sub $1K category. I'm loving mine. Thanks for the comparison.
Very very very true. You could take two photos taken by two different cameras... One photo by a high end cell phone and the other by a high end Mirror less camera, both taken at wide angle, and if the two photos are placed on the web in JPG format (compressed), the differences may be small and not $20,000 apart. Of course where pro cameras shine for photo or video is in the different lenses, sensor and ability to record an image or photo with minimal noise for post production purposes. If I changed the camera lens on the Inspire and shot depth of field in uncompressed video, the Mavic Air 2 would be at a loss because it can't do that. But for everyday use or as a B-Roll camera, the Mavic Air 2 is pretty much perfect for the price point.
No contest. If I didn't know price or camera specifics I might have chosen the Inspire 2 video overall if it were not for the Jello. But knowing the price, there's not enough difference to spend a penny more than the MA2 costs, because colors are controllable in post, and I wasn't seeing anything in the clarity or dynamic range of the I2 video under these lighting conditions that would sway me towards the I2. That would no doubt change in low light, but you gotta hand it to these new sensors (like the 586 in the MA2) because they're pretty capable in various lighting conditions as well. BTW, great job on the editing of this video!
The color was richer on the Inspire 2 and the darks were a little muddier on the Air 2. But, I still love my Air 2 (maybe if I owned the Inspire 2, I'd feel differently though). :)
Better dynamic range in the I2, but the gimbals shake sometimes if you have a bad one. Also because of it's size, it gets a lot of unwanted attention. In the first shot you can see individual blades of grass. The color on the MA2 isn't natural but it holds it's own for that price.
I just got the mavic air 2 for Father's day from my family and I love it! It's really hard on certain shots to tell the difference! But since the air 2 is cheaper and pretty darn close I'd chose the air2
Great comparison. Mavic 2 is a great piece of hardware. If you're taking video or taking photos with it in daylight , it's excellent. That being said, owning both of them, the inspire 2 annihilates it when it comes to low light and night photography/videography
Great comarison. You can easily see the difference. Inspire's camera is a beast even on TH-cam. Can only imagine how does it looks uncompressed. Ok. How about even more ridiculous comprison? How about Inspire vs Mini? 🤭 I would love to see that!
To me the color on the Air 2 seem a bit more saturated but not overly so and in fact I prefer it over the Inspire 2. I noticed a bit of jello in the Inspire 2 as well that I didn't see in the Air 2.
Ins2 is a floater while hovering i noticed some movement. Ins2 has better camera obviously, Purchasing an ins2 for that price right now would be rediculous, You were right when you did The coming out video for Mavic 3 when you said DJI would lower the price on Air 2 because they just dropped it by $180 USD. Another well done video Captain. TY for sharing👍😀
I always dreamt about owning an Inspire drone. But now with the advances in the MA2 I must admit I am very happy with my recent purchase. And this comparison makes me feel even better about it. Thanks Captain.
Nice video Steve. I definitely noticed excessive jello effect in the Inspire 2 video. Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the gimbal? I had that problem on my Phantom 4 Pro and had to replace the yaw arm motor. I made a video on the process. It completely solved the issue.
CAPTAIN DRONE Ok. Gotcha . I have an Inspire 1 and never experienced that amount of jello. Of course, it’s got the Zenmuse X3, a much smaller lighter camera.
Need to know the camera settings to judge properly, but for the price difference between them you can buy a pretty nice computer to fix the MA2 footage in post!
Captain Drone=DJI fan boy! Nah he got all the drones definitely not fan-boy of any drone company he’s a great reviewer though!!! I think we won’t see much of a difference mainly due to TH-cam’s compression algorithms. Keep the great reviews coming!
It's hard to see the difference but both drones have and amazing image, I think that you put the videos without saying which one is from what drone and a lot of people would be confuse both. In my opinion the ma2 has more beautiful colors than the inspire 2.
The color from the inspire looked more realistic while the MA2 was a little over saturated but overall it was so close that I give this test to the MA2.
The inspire 2 i would love to own one but it cost more I got MA2 and I love it I think the MA2 was made so people can get it for a more reasonable price and get a taste of what and how good drones are now days and easy to take with you any where you go more like the MA2 specially for its price range.
The inspire 2 has some more detail in the shadows. Color roll off is a little softer and less saturated. But tbh not a huge difference. Curious how far you can push the air 2 in post to match it with the 120 mbps. For the price... I’ll be flying the air 2 then see what the mavic 3 offers then sell if necessary. Thank you !!
In post production what counts the most is the bit depth & if the video can be uncompressed. The MA2 is not suited for post production high end purposes. It is pretty much a point and shot camera drone which does very well in its class.
Your not Captain Drone more like a Brigadier General Drone with exceptional knowledge of your drones Thanks for taking the time to show all this stuff ,your enthusiasm is contagious . And yeah I love the Mavic Air 2. With its new additions.
G"day Captain The inspire had a harder time holding position which makes close up work less than desirable. The inspire has better colour out the camera. The inspire had a softer image may be caused by the jello and the jello may be from a bad prop or camera isolation dampers. Mavic had clearer picture but too digitally enhanced for my liking and the colours too strong out of the camera. I reckon the winner would be the inspire especially if you fix the vibration problem, but for the price and size the Mavic wins hands down in this little demonstration. Not really a good comparison with these two machines being a totally different class to each other , but it serves to show what you can expect straight out of the cameras. Maybe you could do some more side by side camera comparisons as well as your usual camera reviews.
Inspire 2 image was a tad warmer and slightly more detailed, but this is TH-cam, I would never pay the price of an Inspire 2 for TH-cam videos. I presume the images were D-Log or D-Cinelike, no colour grading or anything? I assume that with colour grading, footage taken in raw from the Inspire 2 would give a lot more latitude to work with, but again, with some colour correction applied to the Mavic Air 2 footage, that's more than good enough for TH-cam. :)
No colour grading, no post processing, nothing. Everything set to auto for lighting conditions. Inspire 2 recorded direct to micro SD which means no high end features used. You are absolutely correct... One should never buy the Inspire 2 for the sole purpose of making videos on TH-cam.
Great video both are great you can tell with side by side BUT does not mean buy one one for more money.also do you have to use a tablet with Inspire 2? (your videos are great but you do not list any editing programs or software, would be nice to send you email. TY
Captain Jones I have a question about the mavic 2 pro and the zoom I Would like to get the map to prosume because it the newest and latest was looking at a refurbished one help me out here
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ok. I also heared different. One was to balance the propellers and using some sort of jig and sand down the one that is weighing down until the props dont move.
When it comes to TH-cam videos, you are 100% correct. Buying a $5,000 drone to make TH-cam vids is not a good idea when a $700 drone can give you pretty much the same TH-cam quality.
Steve! Is the Inspire 2 beats the camera from the X dynamics evolve 1 or 2(if you have it) Can the Inspire 2 beats the 4k 120fps on the X dynamics evolve?
By the looks of the videos, the inspire 2 video is really jelloy. It also looks like you upped the saturation in post, but not with the air 2. You should have shot them both in a log profile and compared that. Im not sure the inspire is unedited. It looks like you did something to those clips.
My Mavic Air 2 just shipped this morning thanks to your advice! Keep up the good work! This video just backs up my decision. What software do you use for video editing?
I think that reviews are good but you need to talk about everything (sensors, cameras, flight time batteries in both drones, weight, etc) because DJI Inspire come with standar camera but you can fit X3 up to X7 lens, which one you got in this video with the inspire? Any filter? Inspire come with Cinema licenses (if you pay for it) but the standard don’t bring it “cinematic” licenses BUT still you can fit very good lenses. So, I’m wondering what configuration of inspire you use in this video, just to get a better comparison reference. Can you tell me which is this INSPIRE on your video review? Please and thanks.. I’m looking to buy my drone but I’m very peaky with that just because I want to get the best choice for me, because I do not want to buy another drone in the near future. But, thanks again
I'll save you the trouble of getting carpel tunnel by writing long comments. This should help... In the video I say "Non-scientific camera comparison review". There, that's that. :-) In a future video I'll make a review of the INSPIRE 2 because there are so many people out there with a misunderstanding of what it is used for and what it can do.
Wish you could of included some low light shots considering this is where the MA2 would really have it's pants blown off. I mean night shots are niche, but how many times have you been filming all day with your final shots rolling into dusk, just to find out that they're filled with noise.
These comparisons are not crazy ass pixel pee comparisons due to the fact that you may be watching this on a 4K TV and the guy beside you is watching it on a $25 phone who bought at a discount store. TH-cam is the worse place for detailed image comparisons. The point behind this was to just show that technology has come a long way in the drone inexpensive camera world. Budget drone cameras don't look half bad anymore.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I completely understand, I was just saying that, that is where the Inspire would really shine over the MA2, otherwise your absolutely right, we've come to a plateau that now is allowing the cheaper companies to catch up, as far as TH-cam goes. I mean my first solid drone was the Fimi X8, still use it to this day. Just not as much since the Mini and the Air 2 have moved in.
Inspire 2 had the far better camera. However with some basic tweaks to the air 2's settings you'd get a very similar result at a fraction of the price.
the Inspire seemed to have more detail and was a little brighter, but it was doing some weird jello glitchy effects when it was flying towards that building. not sure if that's from conforming footage or what, but the MA2 isn't doing that.
It's obvious to me in this comparison which is which. The Inspire footage shows dramatically better gamma, color accuracy, and contrast. Do you also have a Mavic2 Pro Hasselblad to put up?
Not a lot in it if I’m being honest. The one thing I do like about my Inspire is the dual pilot/camera operator, that’s quite a trump card. Now if they ever did that with the Mavic series..... As a side note I noticed the Captain Drone sticker on your I2 but it’s not on the merch site. I have Ken H’s “eyes” on my Mavic (he very kindly sent me them) any chance of one for my I2 please? Take care and catch you later. Peter
Ahhh shame about the stickers, I’ll keep an eye out for them in the future (fingers crossed). Re the dual op, sorry I phrased it badly, when I mentioned dual operator I meant with dual cameras. ...imagine a Mavic with two independent camera operators, each with their own camera as with the I2 🤔🤗🤗
I think the mavic air holds it's own against the inspire. I've just ordered a Mavic mini, and managed to win a bid on eBay UK for a DJI Spark last night for a really good price. I think people must of missed it as there are so many on there. Brilliant video again by the way. 👍
Captain, The Inspire 2 wins on video quality, but at around six times the price for a basic Inspire you'd feel pretty pissed off if it didn't! However, Uk£ for UK£ (or Can$ for Can$), I reckon the little Air 2 kicks a sackful of sand in that big ol' Inspire 2's lens. Hiking up in to the mountains or down to the coast to film some awesome land/seascapes, I know which one I'd rather haul around with me. Right now the Mavic Air 2 is probably one of the best value for money drones on the market. I just wish I could afford one, lol.😎
Captain , I just got my mavic air 2 , and looking for a good case , i saw the cases u have the inspire and mavic sitting on, what cases are those and where can i get them , and get more info on the mavic air 2 case?
Cap i dont want to contradic you but ive seen the gpc case its 154.00 cnd , but the one at the start of this video,isnt that one ! could you send me a link for that specific case,it looks like it has a rough surface with smooth corners
Ok i just figured it out . the drones are sitting on top pf the inspire case witch is split in half ! inspire on the bottom half and the mavic air 2 on top of the top half of the inspire case ! lol
Off topic. Jjrc x9 heron has no app. Cfly app wont work anymore, and no enjoy fly for android. Can you do some research to find an app. Need adv iui ce
Well, for the price difference the air 2 wins hands down!!! I really did not see much difference in the video feeds. Maybe next time put both feeds side by side instead of full screen for each one. Nice video as always...😁
The Mavic Air 2 wins for the size and packages it comes with for the price. DJI made the Mavic Air 2 for the man or women with the income in the middle. Not rich but very affordable. Super nice Thanks Captain good review. Keep them thinking!!!!
The Inspire 2 had a somewhat better image, especially in the colour realm...but the Mavic 2 wasn't that far behind. I would think that with a bit of colour grading, the images would look almost identical on TH-cam. Both did seem to get jostled by the wind...interesting.
The Inspire 2 out of the box has props that amazingly rattle and cause vibration which makes its way into the heavy camera. There is a 3rd party fix which I have, but I took it off for this video.
While side by side, you can see the difference. I can see some "jello" effects in the Inspire video.
The Air 2 is the one I would buy. You can always correct the color in post.
He's right. For some inexplicable reason there is jello aplenty on the Inspire shots. I know it was fairly bright out, as can be seen by the lack of cloud, but the Air 2 seemed okay. The Inspire image also looked fuzzy, slightly out of focus. Thee depth of view/field also seems better on the Air 2. Are you sure you didn't accidentally switch the footage? Consiering the Inspire costs considerably more than the Air 2, I'd expect the image quality to be amazing! For me, based on what I've just seen, Air 2 it is.
Ispire is a beast! Amazing quality of the video. I would love to see this quality in smaller drones.
@@voyteq1 Inspire 2 vs Yuneec typhoon H
@@irpnet It's the gimbal. Some of them are bad and need to be mailed back for repair.
@@dronkai2025 typhonn h3
Call me crazy, but the MA2 looked smoother
That's what I thought aswell..
Its smaller and more nimble, so that's to be expected
Crazy.
Yeah
Agreed
I thought this was going to be an unnecessary comparison but it was very interesting. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Glad you liked it!
When I purchase a drone I want the best image for the price point. The MA2 exceeds that requirement for me. While the Inspire 2 is cool looking and has a longer battery life it is not worth the different in price.
The benefits of a larger drone are things like better weather resistance, faster speed, better reliability, more flexible payload, and of course a more professional look. The thing is, average consumers do not care about these features. If you do, you are probably already in the professional category. So it's unfair for either of these drones to say definitively which one is better. Just get the right tool for the job.
In a lot of those shots it was really hard to tell the difference. I really love my MA2! The only quarms I have are some issues with the software (hopefully this will be addressed when the Mavic 3 is released and the MA2 is no longer such a threat to sales of the Mavic 2) and the fact that this drone is consuming all of my spare time.
Thank you for your experiment. Nicely done!! I am happy I got Mavic Air 2
What I see is a very small difference. Both drones shoot equally well. This video helped me ease my pain :) I was hesitant between Inspire 2 and Air 2S. I saved a bunch of money! :)
Thx for this video, you saved my money! :))
The inspire is a peice of art, the colours on the inspire camera, imo, were far more life like, the Mavic air 2. Is very capable, very impressed with a Drone costing less than £1.000 in uk..🇬🇧
I can't agree, colors were over-saturated on the Inspire 2, the Air 2 is much more real-life looking.
@ I'm not being funny if you look at the grass with the air2 the footage shows the grass being bright green, the inspire shows the grass fading... again you go to the higher altitude view point & you then see both views of the grass fading! the inspire has the true view..
then as a whole DJI camera over expose to begin with, which is very clear in the Air2 however the air2 has alot less features & functions to the inspire2 "camera alone if you add in the drones abilities" the only feature the air2 has above the inspire is flight times..
not only is my opinion based on what I see here but I've also witnessed it myself, capturing footage with the Air2 & yeah its got massive limitations & only after time will people begin to mention these as all utube channels are gathering views for the new product....wait til ppl start to mention build quality on the air2 & remember you pay £1K
I also saw the jello in the Inspire 2 scenes as noted below. To me, the MA2 looked more natural. In well lit scenes, it's computational algorithms work amazingly well. The I2 images looked over-saturated to me. But put these two cameras in poor lighting, the results would be much different.
You are no Dji fanboy.... This is true. But you have contributed to their success over the years. Good on you. If you are able and willing to buy just about everything that they put out. With a couple of exceptions.
Shocking similar, the Inspire has a slightly better camera, although the Mavic Air 2 also has a better image quality. The hat goes to the Mavic. Much better drone for the price.
If we’re being technical the inspires image is actually much higher quality😂. You’re just seeing the auto versions of the drone whereas the mavic is a point and shoot that has enhanced software coming the inspire is a raw image as it’s a professional drone
Agree
"the Inspire has a slightly better camera, although the Mavic Air 2 also has a better image quality." - how to contradict yourself in one sentence. Better camera = better image quality.
@@visualstudiosproductions oh...
I agree
As I watched the video I saw times when each looked better than the other. My thought is you'll not go wrong regardless of which you decide to buy, and will most likely be happy choosing either one.
Without a doubt that inspire video is emotionally gripping with his realistic and rich colours. I love it!
Another great video, thanks! Don't have a Mavic yet, but saving up my pennies to get there, and with videos like these, I really feel like I'll be making a well-informed purchase. My favourite drone TH-camr, hands down, looking forward to your next video!
Lens are like engines, there's no replacement for displacement, and in photography a wider lens is everything. Get these two in low light conditions where the aperture opens up and the iso goes up and the inspire Wil lbe light years ahead. To my eye it looks better here already.
But does it look 5x the cost better?
@@chainedlightning No, it's way better than that. But for anyone who doesn't have an understanding of camera optics buy the cheaper one 👍🏽
aggyMI Owning both of them myself, I think it just depends on the job I need to do and the output expected.
@@chainedlightning well you would no better than anyone , one is high end consumer and the other is professional.
You just reminded me, the lens are interchangeable too
*I'm from Russia. **2:46** - **2:48** and **2:58** - **3:00** - what about the suspension? Why is the building twitching in this period of time? what's the matter? Did you notice? What kind of distortion? Waiting for your response. thank*
In that case, I would definitely say that "Bigger is NOT Better" hehe Mavic Air 2 for the size factor and the video quality (and I don't even mention HDR), you have the biggest bang for your buck!
Erm I think you need to research the true nature of the HDR & camera capabilities of the Air2! its not all as it seems...
dont get me wrong it is good "I've got one" but comparing it against the inspire2 their no real comparison.
It's like comparing a phone camera with a professional level camcorder. Average consumer will say the phone camera video is better.
@@fadlya.rahman4113 maybe, due to the exposure of both levels of equipment is few & far between, however with the internet its very easy to see the difference..... however in this stupid comparison you can very easily see the differences, from basic research you can findout alot of information in regards to the mavic air 2 is highly played upon. give it 6months & all this will jumpout.... just as utubers tend to do so for views aka misrepresentation of information to the mass "usually due to sponsorship etc"
I did notice a slight difference in picture quality between the two, but I would bet that if the video didn't tell me which was which, I wouldn't know which one was "better", just that they were different. It's also weird to think that by paying much *MUCH* more money for the Inspire 2, you're actually _increasing_ the amount of shake you get from the wind. It makes sense, but it's extremely frustrating that such an important issue is actually _magnified_ by spending more money, instead of reducing it.
I would argue that the main benefit of the Inspire 2 seems to be the fact that you can fly it much, much faster (94 KMP / 58 MPH), and change out the camera, -or add various filters.- I think that those benefits make perfect sense when you're doing very specific things, but have very little "real world" benefit when you're just a regular person trying to capture some average-to-ok quality video. Inspire 2 is probably great for the best of the best videographers, but don't have as much to offer to the hobbyist / enthusiast, unless they're interested in following moving vehicles (which would require an FAA waiver if you're _inside_ of that vehicle, assuming you're using it with the 107 license.)
I really like that the video wasn't meant to be scientific, and just meant to show the real world, plain differences. Lab tests and such are nice to haves, but in my opinion, it's far more valuable to really "feel" the true benefit of a thing by testing it out in the real world, and seeing it side-by-side against something else. It gives a perspective that you really don't get any other way.
Through a bit of buying and selling, I've been lucky enough to have tried the mavic 2 pro, the mavic 2 zoom, the mavic air and now the mavic air 2. I.M.H.O. for easy to produce video and photos the mavic Air 2 is easily the best for uncomplicated, really good results & not that different to the Inspire 2 price for price.
I like the Mavic Air 2 better. The grass looked greener. Are there differences between the sensors and the processors? Or better color processing firmware?
perfect video
I can see that the Inspire 2 video tends to dribble from time to time and rarely glitch if you have a good eye,
the Mavic Air 2 is perfect and everything i need,
thanks for making this video.
You need PRORES 4444XQ or RAW cinemaDNG in a AMAZON or Netflix production. You can change lens from 15mm to 90mm and defocus the background with 1.7 Aperture lens (nice bokeh)... And yes, inspire 2 could get jellow effect if you dont respect 180 degrees rules.
The inspire 2 image color looked less saturated than the mavic. There's a reason for this, the inspire's camera is a zenmuse x5 which the lens opening is much bigger so it catches more light, that's where photography knowledge comes handy; you have to adjust the camera settings and use filters and you will get precisely what you are looking for. Using an analogy for the purpose of explaining the comparison: imagine that you give a high power rifle with a scope and reach of 5000 meters to a person that has never had a gun on their hands, can that person achieve the same results as an experienced sniper would get?
Omg scientific much, sorry bud, but the air 2 looks better in a lot of people's opinions for thousands of dollars less😁👍 no brainer
Greetings from Peru. Your videos are very entertaining, specially at these times.
Glad you like them!
Myself I think the inspire two is way far above the other. Thank you for taking time to reply to my previous comment
If you look closely, you can see a bit of a jello wobling in the images of the Inspire at 3.02 min for example. Also other images are not completely jello free. I don't see that with the Mavic air 2 and that's why I prefer that drone. The colors of the Mavic air seem to be a bit more pale but in premiere pro and after effects it's easy to fix that. I'm going to exchange my Mavic Pro 1 for the new Mavic air 2. I still had my doubts but they are gone now.
All mavic's colors seems to be pall. Green shifts to yellow, reds looks as brown. How can you fix it in premier? Using HLS drives me crazy but I still cant match mavic's color to ground camera
In my site the MA 2 was more precise in the color of the grass and the sky. the Inspire seems like it washes out and color is a bit lighter than the MA2. the Inspire did, however, wave to the left and right with the wind. The MA 2 was VERY stable!
both are good, I bought air 2, mostly because it is very compact and still performs like a beast.
but also the price, inspire 2 is ~3.3k eur in our country, which is pretty insane
This is a bad test. You need to test cameras during difficult light conditions, such as sunset or night to see a real difference
Once again, every say to the young man.... "Non-scientific Test".
You may be new to the world of drone cameras and TH-cam and have not given thought to how people watch TH-cam videos. Are you watching this video on a 4K device or a tiny phone or computer that can't do 4K or color correction? TH-cam compresses the heck out of everything so you'd never be able to see the true results.
This brings me again to the point of..... "Non-scientific Test"
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 trust me if you compare the two drones in sunset/night you WILL see the difference. Would be great to have a video comparing the two in these conditions.
The advancement in a technology always compresses the difference between the higher and lower ends of the products until it's difficult to tell with human senses. It's amazing what the MA2 delivers in the sub $1K category. I'm loving mine. Thanks for the comparison.
Very very very true. You could take two photos taken by two different cameras... One photo by a high end cell phone and the other by a high end Mirror less camera, both taken at wide angle, and if the two photos are placed on the web in JPG format (compressed), the differences may be small and not $20,000 apart. Of course where pro cameras shine for photo or video is in the different lenses, sensor and ability to record an image or photo with minimal noise for post production purposes. If I changed the camera lens on the Inspire and shot depth of field in uncompressed video, the Mavic Air 2 would be at a loss because it can't do that. But for everyday use or as a B-Roll camera, the Mavic Air 2 is pretty much perfect for the price point.
I have a M2P already so the MA2 is not on my radar. However for travel I am seriously thinking about getting a MM.
No contest. If I didn't know price or camera specifics I might have chosen the Inspire 2 video overall if it were not for the Jello. But knowing the price, there's not enough difference to spend a penny more than the MA2 costs, because colors are controllable in post, and I wasn't seeing anything in the clarity or dynamic range of the I2 video under these lighting conditions that would sway me towards the I2. That would no doubt change in low light, but you gotta hand it to these new sensors (like the 586 in the MA2) because they're pretty capable in various lighting conditions as well. BTW, great job on the editing of this video!
The color was richer on the Inspire 2 and the darks were a little muddier on the Air 2. But, I still love my Air 2 (maybe if I owned the Inspire 2, I'd feel differently though). :)
Wished that you had a link to download the footage to see because TH-cam compression makes everything look the almost the same
I found the colours from the Mavic 2 to be richer. Also surprised as to how much the Inspire moved around in a light breeze.
Better dynamic range in the I2, but the gimbals shake sometimes if you have a bad one. Also because of it's size, it gets a lot of unwanted attention. In the first shot you can see individual blades of grass. The color on the MA2 isn't natural but it holds it's own for that price.
0:37 yes you are!
Because you have the phantom 4 pro original props on your Captain Drone Logo!
Am i right steve? 😁
I just got the mavic air 2 for Father's day from my family and I love it! It's really hard on certain shots to tell the difference! But since the air 2 is cheaper and pretty darn close I'd chose the air2
I love the view of the MA2. The colors and Smoothness. I guess It all depends on the eye of the beholder. Makes me feel great about my MA2. Thanks!
Air 2 for sure, thx for the show Captain Drone
Great comparison. Mavic 2 is a great piece of hardware. If you're taking video or taking photos with it in daylight , it's excellent. That being said, owning both of them, the inspire 2 annihilates it when it comes to low light and night photography/videography
Awesome video comparision ... I'm sure both have their uses.
Great comarison. You can easily see the difference. Inspire's camera is a beast even on TH-cam. Can only imagine how does it looks uncompressed.
Ok. How about even more ridiculous comprison? How about Inspire vs Mini? 🤭
I would love to see that!
Perhaps :-)
To me the color on the Air 2 seem a bit more saturated but not overly so and in fact I prefer it over the Inspire 2. I noticed a bit of jello in the Inspire 2 as well that I didn't see in the Air 2.
Ins2 is a floater while hovering i noticed some movement. Ins2 has better camera obviously, Purchasing an ins2 for that price right now would be rediculous, You were right when you did The coming out video for Mavic 3 when you said DJI would lower the price on Air 2 because they just dropped it by $180 USD. Another well done video Captain. TY for sharing👍😀
I always dreamt about owning an Inspire drone. But now with the advances in the MA2 I must admit I am very happy with my recent purchase. And this comparison makes me feel even better about it. Thanks Captain.
On you tube... the difference was like watching 30fps vs 60fps footage. You could almost send the Mini up on this comparison eh?
Ha ha... you are not far off in your thoughts. I may just toss up the mini in a future videos :-)
Nice video Steve. I definitely noticed excessive jello effect in the Inspire 2 video. Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the gimbal? I had that problem on my Phantom 4 Pro and had to replace the yaw arm motor. I made a video on the process. It completely solved the issue.
That is indeed the Inspire 2 out of the box. The fix is to lock the props and arms with after market products. I took them off for this video.
CAPTAIN DRONE Ok. Gotcha . I have an Inspire 1 and never experienced that amount of jello. Of course, it’s got the Zenmuse X3, a much smaller lighter camera.
Need to know the camera settings to judge properly, but for the price difference between them you can buy a pretty nice computer to fix the MA2 footage in post!
Got a pen? Paper? Ok, prepare to write down the settings.... Auto settings. :-)
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Fair enough!
Captain Drone=DJI fan boy! Nah he got all the drones definitely not fan-boy of any drone company he’s a great reviewer though!!! I think we won’t see much of a difference mainly due to TH-cam’s compression algorithms. Keep the great reviews coming!
You are correct about TH-cam and trying to spot a difference :-)
CAPTAIN DRONE yes you really have to pixel peep to see the differences.
Thank you for the test. it is very useful info.
Glad to be of service!
It's hard to see the difference but both drones have and amazing image, I think that you put the videos without saying which one is from what drone and a lot of people would be confuse both.
In my opinion the ma2 has more beautiful colors than the inspire 2.
I love your music and editing! May I ask where you get your music for these videos?
All music comes direct from TH-cam.
The color from the inspire looked more realistic while the MA2 was a little over saturated but overall it was so close that I give this test to the MA2.
The inspire 2 i would love to own one but it cost more I got MA2 and I love it I think the MA2 was made so people can get it for a more reasonable price and get a taste of what and how good drones are now days and easy to take with you any where you go more like the MA2 specially for its price range.
The inspire 2 has some more detail in the shadows. Color roll off is a little softer and less saturated. But tbh not a huge difference. Curious how far you can push the air 2 in post to match it with the 120 mbps. For the price... I’ll be flying the air 2 then see what the mavic 3 offers then sell if necessary. Thank you !!
In post production what counts the most is the bit depth & if the video can be uncompressed. The MA2 is not suited for post production high end purposes. It is pretty much a point and shot camera drone which does very well in its class.
Ahh true the 8 bit :/ a really good 8bit but 8bit nonetheless.
Your not Captain Drone more like a Brigadier General Drone with exceptional knowledge of your drones Thanks for taking the time to show all this stuff ,your enthusiasm is contagious . And yeah I love the Mavic Air 2. With its new additions.
G"day Captain
The inspire had a harder time holding position which makes close up work less than desirable.
The inspire has better colour out the camera.
The inspire had a softer image may be caused by the jello and the jello may be from a bad prop or camera isolation dampers.
Mavic had clearer picture but too digitally enhanced for my liking and the colours too strong out of the camera.
I reckon the winner would be the inspire especially if you fix the vibration problem, but for the price and size the Mavic wins hands down in this little demonstration.
Not really a good comparison with these two machines being a totally different class to each other , but it serves to show what you can expect straight out of the cameras.
Maybe you could do some more side by side camera comparisons as well as your usual camera reviews.
Inspire 2 image was a tad warmer and slightly more detailed, but this is TH-cam, I would never pay the price of an Inspire 2 for TH-cam videos. I presume the images were D-Log or D-Cinelike, no colour grading or anything? I assume that with colour grading, footage taken in raw from the Inspire 2 would give a lot more latitude to work with, but again, with some colour correction applied to the Mavic Air 2 footage, that's more than good enough for TH-cam. :)
No colour grading, no post processing, nothing. Everything set to auto for lighting conditions. Inspire 2 recorded direct to micro SD which means no high end features used. You are absolutely correct... One should never buy the Inspire 2 for the sole purpose of making videos on TH-cam.
Great video both are great you can tell with side by side BUT does not mean buy one one for more money.also do you have to use a tablet with Inspire 2? (your videos are great but you do not list any editing programs or software, would be nice to send you email. TY
You can use a phone with the Inspire 2 if you wish. Editing was done on FINAL CUT PRO.
Captain Jones I have a question about the mavic 2 pro and the zoom I Would like to get the map to prosume because it the newest and latest was looking at a refurbished one help me out here
I'm not sure I understand your question.... have a look at the wording in your comment.
I am looking at a refurbished dgi Is this a good ideal
Love the MA2. It does not bounce as much in the wind. But colors are about even between the two. Thx, Capt. Drone.
Better dynamic range in the Inspire 2 I think. I would Love to see this same test/comparison between the Inspire 2 and the Autel EVO 2 Pro 😃😃
I wonder. Why are the inspire 2 and 2 has a micro wobble on gimbal/camera but not the small camera equiped drones?
The INSPIRE 2 is not a great drone out of the box. It requires upgrades to have it working pro like.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 how does one eliminate the micro jello/wobble of the inspire 2 then?
@@kalleankaa7536 You buy after market spacers for the props so that the props have no play in them.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ok. I also heared different.
One was to balance the propellers and using some sort of jig and sand down the one that is weighing down until the props dont move.
An excellent demonstration of the Law of Diminishing Returns :)
When it comes to TH-cam videos, you are 100% correct. Buying a $5,000 drone to make TH-cam vids is not a good idea when a $700 drone can give you pretty much the same TH-cam quality.
Really enjoy your vids. How do you incorporate your voice audio into the video? I'm a newbie and learning.
Just like in the movies... AUDIO is recorded separately and then everything is edited together to create a video.
Steve!
Is the Inspire 2 beats the camera from the X dynamics evolve 1 or 2(if you have it)
Can the Inspire 2 beats the 4k 120fps on the X dynamics evolve?
The Inspire 2 has a max resolution of 5K raw video for cinema work. Max FPS is 60 as well.
Mavic Air 2 looked the better with video. Colours looked a lot more natural to me 😊
Great video 😃😃🇦🇺
By the looks of the videos, the inspire 2 video is really jelloy. It also looks like you upped the saturation in post, but not with the air 2. You should have shot them both in a log profile and compared that. Im not sure the inspire is unedited. It looks like you did something to those clips.
Why is the grass so much greener? Does the lens pick up more red color in the inspire camera?
Nice one Captain Drone - love both drones but think the new Mavic Air 2 is better to carry around - many thanks for sharing the info :)
My Mavic Air 2 just shipped this morning thanks to your advice! Keep up the good work! This video just backs up my decision. What software do you use for video editing?
I use one of the following three depending on the number of cameras used in the video and time I have to edit.
iMOVIE
FINAL CUT PRO
DA VINCI RESOLVE
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you!
I'll go with the MA2 here. With that camera and its price point, it's definitely the winner. Good thing I just upgraded my MA to MA2.
My problem with them is 1) floatation 2) load drop system I wish a fishing drone had a good full featured camera
I think that reviews are good but you need to talk about everything (sensors, cameras, flight time batteries in both drones, weight, etc) because DJI Inspire come with standar camera but you can fit X3 up to X7 lens, which one you got in this video with the inspire? Any filter? Inspire come with Cinema licenses (if you pay for it) but the standard don’t bring it “cinematic” licenses BUT still you can fit very good lenses. So, I’m wondering what configuration of inspire you use in this video, just to get a better comparison reference. Can you tell me which is this INSPIRE on your video review? Please and thanks.. I’m looking to buy my drone but I’m very peaky with that just because I want to get the best choice for me, because I do not want to buy another drone in the near future. But, thanks again
I'll save you the trouble of getting carpel tunnel by writing long comments. This should help... In the video I say "Non-scientific camera comparison review". There, that's that. :-)
In a future video I'll make a review of the INSPIRE 2 because there are so many people out there with a misunderstanding of what it is used for and what it can do.
Hats on for the Mavic Air 2. Great video and great price.
Wish you could of included some low light shots considering this is where the MA2 would really have it's pants blown off. I mean night shots are niche, but how many times have you been filming all day with your final shots rolling into dusk, just to find out that they're filled with noise.
These comparisons are not crazy ass pixel pee comparisons due to the fact that you may be watching this on a 4K TV and the guy beside you is watching it on a $25 phone who bought at a discount store. TH-cam is the worse place for detailed image comparisons. The point behind this was to just show that technology has come a long way in the drone inexpensive camera world. Budget drone cameras don't look half bad anymore.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I completely understand, I was just saying that, that is where the Inspire would really shine over the MA2, otherwise your absolutely right, we've come to a plateau that now is allowing the cheaper companies to catch up, as far as TH-cam goes. I mean my first solid drone was the Fimi X8, still use it to this day. Just not as much since the Mini and the Air 2 have moved in.
Another great video and comparison. I like the DJI mavic air 2 👍
Inspire 2 had the far better camera. However with some basic tweaks to the air 2's settings you'd get a very similar result at a fraction of the price.
the Inspire seemed to have more detail and was a little brighter, but it was doing some weird jello glitchy effects when it was flying towards that building. not sure if that's from conforming footage or what, but the MA2 isn't doing that.
Pretty hard to judge on TH-cam, but in the crops you can see that the Inspire 2 is a bit more 'crispier', but other than that ......
It's obvious to me in this comparison which is which. The Inspire footage shows dramatically better gamma, color accuracy, and contrast. Do you also have a Mavic2 Pro Hasselblad to put up?
I do indeed
Not a lot in it if I’m being honest. The one thing I do like about my Inspire is the dual pilot/camera operator, that’s quite a trump card. Now if they ever did that with the Mavic series.....
As a side note I noticed the Captain Drone sticker on your I2 but it’s not on the merch site. I have Ken H’s “eyes” on my Mavic (he very kindly sent me them) any chance of one for my I2 please? Take care and catch you later. Peter
The stickers are not currently up for sale. The Mavic 2 Pro can use two remotes (pilot and camera man).
Ahhh shame about the stickers, I’ll keep an eye out for them in the future (fingers crossed).
Re the dual op, sorry I phrased it badly, when I mentioned dual operator I meant with dual cameras. ...imagine a Mavic with two independent camera operators, each with their own camera as with the I2 🤔🤗🤗
I wouldn’t complain if I had either!
Air 2 on saturation level but Inspire 2 for sharpness and clarity... But, Mavic Air 2 for the price and additional features
First....also tanks for your inspiring, interesting, and informational videos....keep it up man!
@joshua broughton-herrick first in the comments
I think the mavic air holds it's own against the inspire.
I've just ordered a Mavic mini, and managed to win a bid on eBay UK for a DJI Spark last night for a really good price. I think people must of missed it as there are so many on there. Brilliant video again by the way. 👍
Brilliant buddy. Mavic Air 2 for sure 👍👍👍👍
I would prefer the MA2. Images from both looked very nice. Thanks 👍
Captain, The Inspire 2 wins on video quality, but at around six times the price for a basic Inspire you'd feel pretty pissed off if it didn't! However, Uk£ for UK£ (or Can$ for Can$), I reckon the little Air 2 kicks a sackful of sand in that big ol' Inspire 2's lens. Hiking up in to the mountains or down to the coast to film some awesome land/seascapes, I know which one I'd rather haul around with me. Right now the Mavic Air 2 is probably one of the best value for money drones on the market. I just wish I could afford one, lol.😎
Captain , I just got my mavic air 2 ,
and looking for a good case , i saw the cases u have the inspire and mavic sitting on,
what cases are those and where can i get them , and get more info on the mavic air 2 case?
GPC Case for the Mavic Air is incredible.... Highly recommended.
Cap i dont want to contradic you but ive seen the gpc case its 154.00 cnd , but the one at the start of this video,isnt that one ! could you send me a link for that specific case,it looks like it has a rough surface with smooth corners
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 and its wider and not as thick as the gpc, the Gpc is thicker and shiny plastic with a pressure release,
@@marcboudreau2700 Hilarious.... you are looking at the INSPIRE 2 case. The smaller one is the GPC Mavic Air 2 case.
Ok i just figured it out . the drones are sitting on top pf the inspire case witch is split in half ! inspire on the bottom half and the mavic air 2 on top of the top half of the inspire case ! lol
Off topic. Jjrc x9 heron has no app. Cfly app wont work anymore, and no enjoy fly for android. Can you do some research to find an app. Need adv iui ce
Well, for the price difference the air 2 wins hands down!!! I really did not see much difference in the video feeds. Maybe next time put both feeds side by side instead of full screen for each one. Nice video as always...😁
Both look great. MA2 is exceptional for the price.
The Mavic Air 2 wins for the size and packages it comes with for the price. DJI made the Mavic Air 2 for the man or women with the income in the middle. Not rich but very affordable. Super nice Thanks Captain good review. Keep them thinking!!!!
What is the name of software that you use to make your videos?
One of the following:
iMOVIE
FINAL CUT PRO
DA VINCI RESOLVE
The Inspire 2 had a somewhat better image, especially in the colour realm...but the Mavic 2 wasn't that far behind. I would think that with a bit of colour grading, the images would look almost identical on TH-cam. Both did seem to get jostled by the wind...interesting.
Was the MA2 in HDR mode?
Certainly not
The 500 % crop on the inspire looks better but the video in flight is terribly wobbly and unusable. Something in the settings??
The Inspire 2 out of the box has props that amazingly rattle and cause vibration which makes its way into the heavy camera. There is a 3rd party fix which I have, but I took it off for this video.