I bought the Air 2 three weeks ago, and as soon as I watched this video, I posted the Air 2 for sale, to buy the “Air 2S” and the Air 2 wasn’t online for 15 mins, it sold immediately. Now I go to pick up the Air 2s tomorrow, right away. Love your in depth reviews, Right On The Money!
Been watching Potato for years. Including all the tech and drone reviewers he's hands down my favorite. His content man.. It's such good quality and his personality and presentation and everything is dope. Years later he's still my number 1 favorite TH-cam. Makes me happy to watch, wish I could meet and hang out with this guy haha.
14:00 I actually think you nailed it when you said if dji added the aperture adjustment, you wouldn't have to buy ANY OTHER DRONE. Something you know they thought of and said, "Let's not compete with ourselves TOO much and leave that feature out so we still sell our other drones. We'll just tell people it's about lighting or weight or something like that. " 😎👌
During the extreme Winter weather in Texas this year I used my Mavic Air 2 Batteries and that adapter to keep my phone charged for days. It was a life saver
Hello all. What's up Potato. Not much to say but YOU ROCK MAN!!!. Thank you for your time and efforts in putting this video together. Incredible. Rock rock on!!!
Gene always does the best reviews. Loved the low light comparisons between the various DJI drones. Exactly what I needed to know considering the 1 inch sensor is the main upgrade for this drone.
Great to see a review from a photographer standpoint. It’s a big difference from watching gadget kids do a review. All they care about is how shiny it is and if it feels “premium” or not.
There are a looot of less famous youtubers who make genuine reviews! Someone actually famous that most 100% trust is gerald undone. Makes everything scientific
Your channel was suggested to me when I was looking into drones. I’m a Japanese-Brazilian living in Canada and I find fascinating how similar Nikkei people are regardless of where they’re are born. Your channel rocks!
I’ve been watching your reviewing and tutorial videos fo over three years. I just wanted to say Thank you for creating and posting the great contents. I’ve been enjoying and trusting your opinions the most on the camera and drone related among the TH-cam videos. Stay safe and keep up your great work my friend.
I know you mentioned you wish remote recorded audio but I believe there is a setting which allows you to record voice from your phone while recording video. Hope this was helpful.
Honest opinion: I’ve given up on watching tech reviews like this from big TH-camrs and filmmakers, because they are basically all the same and go into 0 depth. I was lucky stumbling about this one though, this feels really authentic and goes into specs / comparisons etc. Really well. My take away from this was huge. Thank you very much!
Best review of the 2s I've seen. I had to sell my Mavic 2 Pro during the lockdowns, but my new 2s is being delivered today. I'll probably get the Mavic 3 Cine at some point, but the 2s is plenty for my current needs, and what I finally went with because of Gene's fantastic review 🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽
You rock man! Love the humor and the details you talk about. Showing the focus and dof helps those guys that are not photographers understand it better. This is a great little drone. The only drawback I see at all is the fixed aperture. Nailing the exact ND in a quick crunch could be a drag.
Nice work man the effort you guys put in to these videos is huge Different locations/syncing cameras get the old footage and editing...... You deserve all the subs man and more respect to you and the team .
Ordered one less than an hour after it was announced. In-stock! Should be exactly what I wanted actually. Needed that low light performance for what I do.
4:17 That's a dolly effect. Famous for being used in a scene in the original "Jaws" movie. You move the camera away while you zoom in so that your subject remains the same size while the background gets closer and bigger.
I just ordered; combo pack, 2 yr care refresh, AND...smart controller. Total cost, $2,300. CAN'T WAIT! I might sell my, Mini, Air2, and Air2 Pro. I'll just keep my Mini2 and this Air2S. Your videos and channel are Awesome!
11:20 Gene this was already available on the Mavic Pro en maybe even the Phantom drones. The audio gets recorded on your phone via its microphone. It is a bit more work, since the audio is only on the drone cache clips on your phone. But then you can match the clip from your phone to the clip on the SD-card.
*Gene rides into light pole* them rods = field goal posts! Just ordered an Air2s upgrading from 2 Pro cool to see y'all using the Canon C70! Just filmed an indie doc in Atlanta with this, such a solid camera
Mastershots starts right off with a dolly zoom. DJI showing off. For people who can't or won't learn piloting skills this will give everyone the ability to deliver masterfully produced video. All you guys who spent years becoming pros - you are now irrelevant, lol! Not really, but AI makes less demand for skilled pilots. This, unfortunately is how "progress" works.
@4:55 That apartment in the background was where I lived up until a year ago. I left it because I was on the road too much and didn't get to really enjoy it and a month later covid came and I was home every day lol.
One solution for audio while flying is to turn on cache to phone and make sure if there is an option for recording the audio from the phone that it is turned on as well. Then you can use the audio from the clip recorded to your phone and attach it to the better video shot onto the memory card in the drone.
Actually your note about the microphone in the rc is handy even for taking notes , sometimes you take 6 or 7 takes and it takes forever to find the right one in post , a simple mic can solve alot 👍🏻
It looks pretty cool, like all of their drones. I still don't have a drone, but I think once I buy one I will use it for a few weeks and then forget about it.
If you take the SD out of the smart controller you will have the audio from the mic on the controller. I love this feature you just have to match it with the drone card because that video will be 1080 and the drone card will be at the designated resolution you set.
DJI Air 2S? Now sounds like iPhone to me :) Thanks Mr Potato for this review I am now considering on buying Air 2s Max. Kidding aside, this is a must buy drone!
Not in the least bit excited for the 2S but way more excited to consider a DJI Pocket 3 with a 1 inch sensor since DJI tends to pair them together and leap frog them. In the order of Mavic Air/OSMO Pocket, Air 2/Pocket2. So lets hope for 2S/Pocket 3 to continue the tradition of sharing the same sensor. And with that Moaz screen competition, lets see if DJI will use that accessory port to include a flippy screen and a 1 inch sensor!!!!
Yeah, would still love me an Inspire 2 X7 Advanced Kit with a bunch of extras. It is near 5 years ago that it came out though. Sure they have a replacement ready with updated hardware.
@@birdysaurusrex7346 yeah absolutely. that 6k super 35 sensor was awesome. I love it. Its really hard to import one to India due to certain laws, and also because I am broke af 😂🤣😁.
I think the microphone in the controller could definitely be an update in the app. They could just hijack your phone's microphone and then sync the audio with the clip in their own software since it should be already timestamped to the flight.
Thank you. Your reviews and videos are the best and like many of the others (your friends) it's more about them than the product and that where's me out. So glad you keep it about the product. So much fluff and so apparent is rock star mentality.... me me me personality. I love rock stars but I'm not hear for that. I want to know about the real star and the main subject. You are the best of both worlds. Also, key is you say right off the bat it's not sponsored and that is gold. These days you don't know who do believe and what is the motivation. I suspect of many reviews.
And posting virtually the same script. 'It's awesome. DJ-FlyAway sent this to me weeks ago and this is a "real" review not bought and paid for! (even though they sent me a $1000 quadcopter for free)(plus the $750 smart controller)'
11:22 it can do something like that but the footage is in the dji cache of your phone, it record the sound from your phone mic... but cache footage is low res... But if dji can transmit video from the drone to the remote it can surely transmit audio on the same tech
Question: Can you Active Tract only a person’s face or head or hand? Example: Zoomed out, Track circular right while zoom in to face or head. Creating a spiral look, from wide angel shot setting the general scene and then zoom in for a facial closeup of the scene’s protagonist or action?
I bought the Air 2 three weeks ago, and as soon as I watched this video, I posted the Air 2 for sale, to buy the “Air 2S” and the Air 2 wasn’t online for 15 mins, it sold immediately. Now I go to pick up the Air 2s tomorrow, right away.
Love your in depth reviews, Right On The Money!
Been watching Potato for years. Including all the tech and drone reviewers he's hands down my favorite. His content man.. It's such good quality and his personality and presentation and everything is dope. Years later he's still my number 1 favorite TH-cam. Makes me happy to watch, wish I could meet and hang out with this guy haha.
Glad to know, I just found Potato like 2 hours ago and have a lot to watch haha.
The master shots is actually a really cool feature for more amateur pilots or for people in a time crunch! Love the new updates!!
Where are the Go2 give away results from the video from 5 weeks ago?
Its completely gone. Did nobody win?
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14:00 I actually think you nailed it when you said if dji added the aperture adjustment, you wouldn't have to buy ANY OTHER DRONE. Something you know they thought of and said, "Let's not compete with ourselves TOO much and leave that feature out so we still sell our other drones. We'll just tell people it's about lighting or weight or something like that. " 😎👌
Ohh that color quality on D-Log! 1-inch sensor "clearly" doing its thing 💯
11:17 Your iphone mic records your dialogue onto the over-the-air proxy file that it makes after each shot and puts it in the library.
During the extreme Winter weather in Texas this year I used my Mavic Air 2 Batteries and that adapter to keep my phone charged for days. It was a life saver
Hello all. What's up Potato. Not much to say but YOU ROCK MAN!!!. Thank you for your time and efforts in putting this video together. Incredible. Rock rock on!!!
Gene always does the best reviews. Loved the low light comparisons between the various DJI drones. Exactly what I needed to know considering the 1 inch sensor is the main upgrade for this drone.
Great to see a review from a photographer standpoint. It’s a big difference from watching gadget kids do a review. All they care about is how shiny it is and if it feels “premium” or not.
Best drone footage (quality) I have ever seen on TH-cam.
Awesome! I was waiting for your video on this. Your videos are so much better than most I find on TH-cam. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Man I gotta say that you are the only one on TH-cam that I trust your reviews.. some other guys are NOT REVIEWS they are COMERCIALS
There are a looot of less famous youtubers who make genuine reviews! Someone actually famous that most 100% trust is gerald undone. Makes everything scientific
This is so impressive. Not too many years ago, this would have been science fiction.
Where are the Go2 give away results from the video from 5 weeks ago?
Its completely gone. Did nobody win?
Your channel was suggested to me when I was looking into drones. I’m a Japanese-Brazilian living in Canada and I find fascinating how similar Nikkei people are regardless of where they’re are born. Your channel rocks!
Thank you, finally a reviewer with common sense, showing us what we want, air 2 vs air 2S comparison. I had to search like 10 video to find that! 👍
I’ve been watching your reviewing and tutorial videos fo over three years. I just wanted to say Thank you for creating and posting the great contents. I’ve been enjoying and trusting your opinions the most on the camera and drone related among the TH-cam videos. Stay safe and keep up your great work my friend.
Awww... Lefty clip... it's pretty cool all the little feature values they have added in ...
Great professional review. Thank you!
Best and most comprehensive video I’ve seen on DJI products!
I know you mentioned you wish remote recorded audio but I believe there is a setting which allows you to record voice from your phone while recording video. Hope this was helpful.
I came here for this. I swear you can turn that on. Probably uses your phone's microphone. Wonder if the smart controller has one...
Wow you're so detailed on all your reviews, you never take things for granted. thank you!
Honest opinion: I’ve given up on watching tech reviews like this from big TH-camrs and filmmakers, because they are basically all the same and go into 0 depth. I was lucky stumbling about this one though, this feels really authentic and goes into specs / comparisons etc. Really well. My take away from this was huge. Thank you very much!
Best review of the 2s I've seen. I had to sell my Mavic 2 Pro during the lockdowns, but my new 2s is being delivered today. I'll probably get the Mavic 3 Cine at some point, but the 2s is plenty for my current needs, and what I finally went with because of Gene's fantastic review 🙏🏽🙏🏽🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽
You rock man! Love the humor and the details you talk about. Showing the focus and dof helps those guys that are not photographers understand it better. This is a great little drone. The only drawback I see at all is the fixed aperture. Nailing the exact ND in a quick crunch could be a drag.
Nice work man the effort you guys put in to these videos is huge
Different locations/syncing cameras get the old footage and editing......
You deserve all the subs man and more respect to you and the team .
5:04 feels like im playing GTA😂
I can definitely see how this could be used for 3rd person irl game parodies
Thought it's just an Air 2 upgrade, turns out it's a Pro and Air crossover! 🔥🔥🔥
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Ordered one less than an hour after it was announced. In-stock! Should be exactly what I wanted actually. Needed that low light performance for what I do.
I'm not a video maker and I don't have any knowledge about it but I love watching your videos. Continue with good work and greetings from Croatia :)
Awesome! Now waiting for DJI POCKET 3 with 1-inch sensor too. It must be game changer.
Its awesome dron, switch from Mavic mini to it, and I love it. I will never move without it!
The Southbay!!!! The Breakwall shots were great man!
4:17 That's a dolly effect. Famous for being used in a scene in the original "Jaws" movie. You move the camera away while you zoom in so that your subject remains the same size while the background gets closer and bigger.
I just ordered; combo pack, 2 yr care refresh, AND...smart controller. Total cost, $2,300. CAN'T WAIT!
I might sell my, Mini, Air2, and Air2 Pro. I'll just keep my Mini2 and this Air2S. Your videos and channel are Awesome!
Gene is sitting conveniently on the shade while Dylan's burning under the noon sun😂 #justicefordylan
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Looks like the 2S is going to be an awesome little drone! Thanks for the video!
Wow that mastershot would be really useful for fast docu work.👏 That bike on beach shot was awesome!
Reviews from Gene are always informative and entertaining. 19 minutes passed like 🍃
12:45 "See how bendy those rods look" - Gene (2021)
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Thanks 🥔 ✈️ best review or this model yet. Thanks for the difference in the night shot. Lots of extra info like always.
11:20 Gene this was already available on the Mavic Pro en maybe even the Phantom drones. The audio gets recorded on your phone via its microphone. It is a bit more work, since the audio is only on the drone cache clips on your phone. But then you can match the clip from your phone to the clip on the SD-card.
Now I'll be torn between bringing the Mini 2 or the Air 2S during travel. Oh wait, lockdown. Never mind.
That's a great and clear explanation.
That's helpful!
The best Outro Ever
*Gene rides into light pole*
them rods = field goal posts!
Just ordered an Air2s upgrading from 2 Pro
cool to see y'all using the Canon C70!
Just filmed an indie doc in Atlanta with this, such a solid camera
Quick calculation: If you multiply # of views by # of minutes long...
You have more view time than PM and MH combined.
PJ is rockin it!
DJI's killing it! Really loving this brand.
Killing it as in no aperture control
4:36 that music brings me back to your old video ($98 camera)
Where are the Go2 give away results from the video from 5 weeks ago?
Its completely gone. Did nobody win?
that follow mode looks NICE.
4:46 That looks incredible
5.4k looks REALLY sharp. Lots of potential with "Ol' FOUR EYES" -which is what I will always call the Air 2S. Spotlight FTW!
Mastershots starts right off with a dolly zoom. DJI showing off. For people who can't or won't learn piloting skills this will give everyone the ability to deliver masterfully produced video. All you guys who spent years becoming pros - you are now irrelevant, lol! Not really, but AI makes less demand for skilled pilots. This, unfortunately is how "progress" works.
@4:55 That apartment in the background was where I lived up until a year ago. I left it because I was on the road too much and didn't get to really enjoy it and a month later covid came and I was home every day lol.
One solution for audio while flying is to turn on cache to phone and make sure if there is an option for recording the audio from the phone that it is turned on as well. Then you can use the audio from the clip recorded to your phone and attach it to the better video shot onto the memory card in the drone.
Actually your note about the microphone in the rc is handy even for taking notes , sometimes you take 6 or 7 takes and it takes forever to find the right one in post , a simple mic can solve alot 👍🏻
I don't know why but this drone footage looks so sharp!
Now we all know that Gene sleeps in DJI's warehouse. He gets every thing first.
Where are the Go2 give away results from the video from 5 weeks ago?
Its completely gone. Did nobody win?
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No doubt easily proving his employment at the warehouse when he pulled up in that sweet van.
🤣🤣💯💯
So which is now your fav DJI ! Including the fpv .... great video Gene
It looks pretty cool, like all of their drones. I still don't have a drone, but I think once I buy one I will use it for a few weeks and then forget about it.
Dillion was way too calm for a drone flying 1foot away from his face 😂
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If you take the SD out of the smart controller you will have the audio from the mic on the controller. I love this feature you just have to match it with the drone card because that video will be 1080 and the drone card will be at the designated resolution you set.
Those biking in the beach shots give some GTA Vibes 😂
Super thorough video as always, thanks Potato Jet!
DJI Air 2S? Now sounds like iPhone to me :) Thanks Mr Potato for this review I am now considering on buying Air 2s Max. Kidding aside, this is a must buy drone!
Just an FYI the Air 2 camera can turn sideways like the M2P. Though you would like to know & I use that feature a lot.
that outdo was cloud 9 level awesome and fits the drone video so well.
Gene love your Videos, Always in-depth and you answer questions i might have before i ask.Thanks so much Deb.💯👌✌
This drone looks amazing😍😍😍
11:00 "Ok, give it back to me" 😆😆😄
Potato jet vids never disappoint :D
Outro "Hit the subscribe button, It's totally for free and no guarantee!" ha ha! Love it
Love it Potato. Respect the adherence to the NDA too brother
12:48 its the background too. the building went leaning tower of pisa
Not in the least bit excited for the 2S but way more excited to consider a DJI Pocket 3 with a 1 inch sensor since DJI tends to pair them together and leap frog them. In the order of Mavic Air/OSMO Pocket, Air 2/Pocket2. So lets hope for 2S/Pocket 3 to continue the tradition of sharing the same sensor. And with that Moaz screen competition, lets see if DJI will use that accessory port to include a flippy screen and a 1 inch sensor!!!!
Now it’s my new dream drone.
Man this thing is amazing basically this thing shoot for you
DJI keeps on impressing me i'm not gonna lie
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Why would you lie about that 🤔
Very interesting and useful content! Especially the round up at the end. Thanks
Best review yet! Can't wait to mess around with my Air 2s (sitting at my desk right now!)
Gene is official rep for DJI. i'm sold i want one.
Where are the Insta360 Go2 give away results from the video from 5 weeks ago?
Its completely gone. Did nobody win?
well done ! lots of good info / minute. this model will be my first drone! thanks
Awesome video. Can’t wait to see more videos on this drone. What e bike are riding around on? That thing looks like a blast.
Great overview of these drones. Have fun out there.
Considering I'm still flying my Air 1 this would be a huge upgrade!
This is something that I would absolutely love to have one day. Dji impresses me every single time. Does anyone remember that huge inspire 2 drone?
Yes, it's still a pro drone.
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@@aftabhussainwarraich4154 stop spamming your f*cking video. No ones gonna watch or subscribe if you do that. Jesus christ.
Yeah, would still love me an Inspire 2 X7 Advanced Kit with a bunch of extras.
It is near 5 years ago that it came out though. Sure they have a replacement ready with updated hardware.
@@birdysaurusrex7346 yeah absolutely. that 6k super 35 sensor was awesome. I love it. Its really hard to import one to India due to certain laws, and also because I am broke af 😂🤣😁.
I think the microphone in the controller could definitely be an update in the app. They could just hijack your phone's microphone and then sync the audio with the clip in their own software since it should be already timestamped to the flight.
That first bit of footage you got with the 2s just seems too over sharpened to give a good feeling of how good the sensor actually is
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Love the video!! Just ordered my 2s.
I have the Air 2. Think I'll wait until the Air gets changeable aparture ^^
Thank you. Your reviews and videos are the best and like many of the others (your friends) it's more about them than the product and that where's me out. So glad you keep it about the product. So much fluff and so apparent is rock star mentality.... me me me personality. I love rock stars but I'm not hear for that. I want to know about the real star and the main subject. You are the best of both worlds. Also, key is you say right off the bat it's not sponsored and that is gold. These days you don't know who do believe and what is the motivation. I suspect of many reviews.
Thank you for the ton of useful information you gave us. 😊
The microphone is GREAT idea... hope DJI latches on to that
That audio option on the controller would be amazing!
You always know when a new DJI product releases when your subscribers box has like 5 different people posting videos at the same time. Lol
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And posting virtually the same script. 'It's awesome. DJ-FlyAway sent this to me weeks ago and this is a "real" review not bought and paid for! (even though they sent me a $1000 quadcopter for free)(plus the $750 smart controller)'
11:22 it can do something like that but the footage is in the dji cache of your phone,
it record the sound from your phone mic... but cache footage is low res...
But if dji can transmit video from the drone to the remote it can surely transmit audio on the same tech
Everything DJI has done over the last year makes me excited for the Mavic 3 Pro. When will they take my money?
Question: Can you Active Tract only a person’s face or head or hand? Example: Zoomed out, Track circular right while zoom in to face or head. Creating a spiral look, from wide angel shot setting the general scene and then zoom in for a facial closeup of the scene’s protagonist or action?
Great job as always Gene!
Okay, timeout. 4:17 does this thing have optical zoom? I'm confused how it got that look if it doesn't. What's going on here?
This drone is cannibalizing the Mavic Pro line.