DJI AVATA 2 - First Impressions & Range Test (CE) - Are second generation products always better?
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DJI has released the second generation if their FPV Cinewhoop, the DJI AVATA 2 is classic second-generation product that is surely going to reach near perfect satisfaction scores, it's cheaper, lighter, more stable and has a larger more capable sensor. Check it out and subscribe :) I will be posting drone content in the future!
Equipment used:
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 & 15mm wide angle lens adapter
DJI Mic 2
DJI Avata 2 - CE
K&F Concept KF-SA225C1 Carbon fibre tripod
1 Puppy
Captured using DJI Avata 2 and DJI Pocket 3 in 4K 30fps and edited in Final Cut Pro X.
Instagram: @rdx_aerials
All footage is available to licence from me, A1/A3 & A2 Open category certified European UAV Pilot.
Thanks for watching!
RDX
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Excellent unboxing, review and range test!
Thank you so much!
Nice vid. 👍
I am looking forward to flying this very much.
Thank you so much! You’re gonna love it!
I'm so happy I waited to jump on the FPV bandwagon until the second generation DJI Avata was out. I got it as soon as it came out and I'm very impressed by it. Certainly a step up from the Mavic Pro I was using the last 7 years. :) Excellent video. Good to see that range test.
Glad you like it! I also now have 2 drones that I can’t wait to go out and fly with!
Fellow drone fan. Just passed P107 test today and looking to start working for myself. Been flying a Mavic 3 Pro recreationally and want the Avata 2 for indoor footage. Good luck on your journey. I'll be lurking over here cheering you on. :P
Congratulations! Part 107 is a huge leap for all drone pilots! Thanks for your suppot :)
Thanks so much for doing a distance test DJI should pay you for this as no one has does one yet!
Congrats
My pleasure! Thanks for watching :)
Love your videos but this one is sooo long and drawn for such a new and hot product. I just enjoyed it because of the excellent explanations and video quality. If you make the content half its current length it will be more enjoyable. I just wanted to see you fly dude! 😅
Thanks for the feedback, I do tend to make longer videos :D for that exact reason I put "Skip to..." in the description. However, saying that, your feedback is duly noted :)
Cool video, was the full sensor footage color changed in post?
No, that’s the D-Log M output you see in the goggles. I purposefully left it like that :) thanks for watching!
Cool 😃
I really appreciate your real life experience review which is more useful for me than any paid influencer reviews out there! I would like to ask kindly if you can take a look at Avata2 max altitude if it is limited to 120m only and if you can or cant climb to 500m as it is possible with Avata1?
Mine is limited to 120m and it is limited to 100M return to home. Nothing an eventual FCC mode won’t solve :) thanks for watching!
I live in EU, my Avata 2 have C1 label and max altitude limit is 500m.
@@jakobergson Thank you for info.
Hey man.
Thanks so much for this video. I really like the way you filmed everything and I hope you do more videos and updates on the Avata 2!
I have a couple of questions. When do you think the FCC hack will be available?
Do you think the avata 2 is capable of comfortably flying inside of building? I am asking this because I plan on buying one and using it to film interiors of companies and real estate, and when I see that you start losing signal the moment you go behind a tree... That kinda scares me 😕
To be fair I am very very much a beginner in anything drone related... But losing that much signal 100m away when you get behind a tree is kinda concerning, or am I just tripping?
I already did a lot of research and asked plenty of people about the avata 2, and most of them told me that it is pretty capable of filming indoors, that apparently the FCC hack works and that it can get like 1km range even when there are objects in the way... But I don't know if I can believe them now... Maybe the FCC hack (if it works) will make the signal better...
Again, thanks a lot for the video and I hope you respond 😁 Cya!
I believe jb already said the fcc hack already works from the previous setup but I may be wrong
@@Todd_Gerhardt I've just read some reddit posts and apparently people are saying that the FCC hack no longer works. Maybe new update disabled it?
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Here's my short take on these:
1. FCC Hack - not sure when, the community needs to find a workaround, and I suspect with the EU being stricter this year with changes fully in effect, DJI might consciously police this exploit.
2. Real estate, not an issue, especially if your drone dynamically switches channels for stronger penetration, just make sure you are near enough the home somewhere hidden from the footage being recorded
3. There's less risk when filming indoors, as opposed to nature/landscape, so if you are filming indoors, just reposition if you struggle with signal and make sure nobody is in danger.
Best of luck, hope to see your real estate stuff soon!
FCC unlock can be achieved on the Avata 2 in CE regions by using Drone Tweaks and also the HAM file in the goggles 3 sd card.
Mads Tech put out a couple of videos about it a few days ago. 👍
I bought mine - haven't gotten it yet... will in a couple days - but do you know if there is a 'follow me' mode? Kind of an 'auto pilot' like the Mavic series has? Thanks.
No follow modes on the fpv drones I’m afraid, only return to home, but trust me, you will love this beast 🔥
I think you can change the frequency from 2.4 to 5.8 and get better range? I would look in setting and see. Just a thought.
That’s the current issue, CE european models can’t change it. :(
the rc3 or the motion 3 are connected to the google3, and its the google 3 who send the signal to the drone , they are not interconnected like before
good to know! thanks
Looks like no frame in the camera when you break the drone like the avata and you can unlock the fcc mode when you put ham file in the goggle 3 sd card ,but this range not bad if ce mode ,avata one no near this range.
nice video - got mine yesterday but really not sure if I want to even unbox it. Advertising up to 10km of range in the EU and then having problems after 400m is kind of a joke.
Trust me, I'm loving this thing, the Avata and Avata 2 will need a little getting used to, you need to be near the action anyway and need to plan more, but the feeling of flying them is unmatched. I wouldn't miss it, also just uploaded another video where you can see me flying it from a fair distance, not even a single bar dropped and I had houses, power lines and body of water with trees.
Same for me. It's unboxed. No fcc. Speed limit in EU 😢
I've seen people get 5km in ce mode so perhaps those bushes were obstructing and or there was interference from other devices.
Potentially, not a problem out in the fields, more in built up areas, but I've flown it a lot more since this video and definitely noticeable improvement!
U said it sounded quieter, how much? How to u like the picture on picture, is it color?
81db for the avata 2, around 6-8db quieter than avata 1
will be there any chance to switch from ce to fcc ?
not a switch, probably not. But a hack, yes, and if you want to go back to CE, you format your goggles.
The motion controller 3 doesn't connect to the drone. It connects to the goggles. Lose video feed and the controller will also lose its feed.
I didn't even keep track of time while watching the video! Persons who are complaining about the length, you can listen in the background while doing other things and momentarily look at what he's showing. Great video!
Thank you so much! I’m sure I will learn to structure videos tighter for those who have found them to be too long! Thanks again!
When you flow over the streets you were behind the building, of course the signal went low
That’s true! Good spot, thanks!
where are you CE? Hack Beyond is available
Hungary - Central Eastern Europe
Mines says max range reached and I'm like less than 50 meters away
That’s an account issue! Make sure you connect your goggles to your phone and check your account details in both! You’ll be alright :)
The CE restrictions are ridiculous. I couldn't get the ham fcc hack working unfortunately. Hope there will be a workaround because it's just not much fun with a little range like this
i think you need to have the rc controller to get the ham file to work
Yeah, that's an interesting take, some of the reviewers said it works, then general public, nada...will try when the FPV RC3 arrives.
@@rdx_aerials HAM file worked on pre-release FW (even in EU). Presumably so that DJI can get better reviews. With the release FW however, it doesn't work anymore (in EU). It still kinda works outside of EU as it unlocks more transmission channels.
@@rdx_aerials mine will arrive at thursday but imo its quit good 2.5km for ce mode
where are you located? ah i see hungary :)
btw nice video :)
regards
The avata uses 03+ the avata 2 uses 04. It's literally half an upgrade.
It sounds like you guys get frsky level range.
My God range in the EU is horrible. Here in the USA I fly out for 3+ miles over the city. I would definitely be applying the FCC hack.
I know…it’s a tough situation…
With the latest update you can no longer use FCC hack… have you a solution?
@@neco96 Only 'dronehacks' which requires to use a separate clone app. No, afraid I don't.
are you Hungarian? You’re accent;)
Szia Csaba! Itt születtem és nőttem fel, majd visszasodort az élet ;) üdv! 🇭🇺
mate why don’t you get the hack, its just a little txt file you save onto the sd card you put in the goggles easy as and fix your range issue
Because it doesn’t work for the goggles 3 / avata 2 :(
1. New eu regulation - can’t yet choose manual channel
2. The “ham” file doesn’t increase output
But they are working on it ;)
Thanks for watching!
Nice video, very interesting to see the amount of knowledge that goes into flying drones.
@@rdx_aerialsshit well glad i haven’t sold my avata yet then!
@@rdx_aerialsCool video! Do you mean they are working on the hack or something else? I an also EU based and would really like to test my Avata 2 in full speed manual mode with no 19m/s restriction, but not sure how
It is the same procedure works on the 3s as the 2s. Joshbardwell did his on his reveiw
Avata. As in Avatar
No
$2000 u can buy the mavic mini for 500. Either way u hit the water and dji is fried
I’m afraid consumer drones are not waterproof by nature :)
Mavic 3 go 10 kilo
In perfect conditions with no interference, yes!
mine gone 2.5km over the sea, with drops down to 42Mbit (80-100m AGL/ASL), i had to turn back due to battery (i panicked a bit, as get back and had 46% still ;)). Basically had same range as FCC unlocked O3 Air unit (3k with drops). Ofc i have no rc3 so could not try with ham file.
The biggest improvement is the sound. Avata 1 is unusable for me because of th high pitched sound. And it's harder to grab avata2 in air to do flip shutdown, it chops fingers (ask me how i know -.-)
Awesome stuff, yeah the noise level is a real welcome change.
Dude said 20 megapixels while taking about a 48 megapixel sensor lol.
Dude knows he is talking about the Mavic 3 Pro's Hasselblad 20mp 4/3" sensor...I recommend using captions :)
Too bad no more DJI drones for Americans soon as guess what… US national security at stake here … same like TikTok 🤣🤣🤣
It’s not that simple :) don’t worry, plenty more DJI drones headed that way! 💪🏿
If a youtube tells you the avata 2 image quality is way better than the avata they aren't telling the truth. It's only slightly better. Plus mavic camera operators can't usually wrap their head around the complex world of FPV.
You are really a beginner. Don’t act like something else.
Words to live by ❤️ I'll keep them in mind!
dude, an advice, just change to fcc mode and stop suffering already man
it doesn't work. Maybe because of not having RC3, or simply because DJI blocked it.
HAM file doesn't work at this point, will do, especially because of the manual mode limit imposed in europe...69km/h...wtf...
@@rdx_aerials it's because of C1 class that all new drones must have in EU. Sucks, but it's due to EASA stupid rules.
For me not big deal as i fly mainly with Flywhoo explorer lr4 anyways, but 70k is a joke for FPV drone
@@qwer55555555 They should market it even more as a cinematic FPV, I personally am not an aero person, so I'm happy with it, but for car chases, I will need more than 70kmh...
@@rdx_aerials yup, original avata could go faster, fpv drone could go much faster. Maybe there will be an option to remove classification (and then also remove 19m/s speed limit)