DJI Air 3S LIDAR vs THE GAUNTLET! (Autonomous Tracking Test)

[@DMProductions]

I love how you speak to the drone like a pet! Great video

[@motovlogwarfreak879]

Hahaha, DM is here

[@BlairAir]

Ray had Inner/Outer height set to 2 meters/5 meters respectively. I would have set 1.5 meters, and 2 meters in those tree canopies. Every time it went outer circle it was trying for 5 meter height, in spite of selecting "Allow Low Ground Height, you have to actually set the number you want separately in inner/outer circle height. Ray should know all this, I was hoping he would realize it. They have gotten MUCH better at subject re-acquisition, so we DO have some NEO code here.

[@Dcrainmaker]

@@BlairAir Thsoe are default settings, thus, typically how I test things. That said, the problem with changing inner/outer height is you've gotta constantly change it for difference scenarios. So basically, setting 1.5/2 for the first tree tunnel might work (though frankly, 2 meters should have been more than fine, the bottoms of those trees behind me was 3+ meters, easily another 1-2 meters above my head). But then, a moment later I need to change settings again because I've cleared trees. It just shouldn't be like that, I shouldn't have to constantly change those values. I appreciate the option for them, but I shouldn't *NEED* to change them to get viable stability.

[@ndmoffline]

As an avid cyclist and drone pilot, I was just waiting for the release of your video and I was not disappointed! Understandable, practical and honest as usual.

[@deathbyautopsy8660]

I respect anyone who spends a thousand bucks then actively tries to lose it as quickly as possible. Thanks for doing the tests we daren’t. Ps I received the my X1 Pro very early. Its amazing.

[@1sonjohn44]

Not a shill or sponsored, thanks for the honesty. Buying products = true reviews.

[@abdulwaristasari]

you are always sooo good in product reviews and with your free style in nature. i really like that. thank you

[@seanpeine9258]

Thank you so much for making all of these videos and putting so much work into them at such a high quality review. It helps so much!

[@proflex310]

Finally a proper activetrack test !

[@ConstantinSPurcea]

I flew my Air2S through a forest on active track almost 3 years ago and it never crashed. Avoided branches and everything perfectly. Fewer sensors, yet it still did amazing. Surprise by how this is doing.

[@OvertheTopShot]

I did the same! I was amazed at some of the scenarios

[@TheDeadlyraptor]

Always the review test I wait for 😮😮😮 and the wind one

[@barang23]

Great video on obstacle detection and avoidance during tracking. Love your videos!

[@ruisearts]

The definitive review

[@Zandian]

Yours was the first review I looked for with this new drone. I’ve been checking your videos since I first got my Skydio. Unfortunately I’m very unimpressed by this 3s. I thought it would be hands above previous models and it seems to really struggle. Still doesn’t seem to be any better that the old Skydio, even after all these years. I have one coming tomorrow. I’m not sure I’m even going to open it. I’m thinking it’s going back and I’ll simply use a Neo for tight spaces and save my money. Thanks for helping me make my decision!

[@ottosun12]

Thank you for sharing this video with us! The DJI Air 3S looks incredibly impressive, and I always enjoy watching your reviews. Really looking forward to seeing the wind test!

[@Slapshotdaddyo]

Amazingly true reality Air3s field test! I enjoy that you're unfluffed experiences with the drone with your personality, putting the latest technology to the test. Great for the average drone enthusiasts consideration on whether it's a worthy purchase or drone upgrade endeavor.🎉 Well done, keep them reviews coming! Have ordered my Air3s, u/g from my ancient Mavic Pro, much appreciated. 👏

[@overland_adventure_nz]

Well, I don’t care about the drone! I find it extremely entertaining you talk to the drone.. Have you thought about a stand-up comedy in front of an audience with a few drones flying around?

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Sadly the faa/equivalent probably wouldn't be very happy about that lol

[@overland_adventure_nz]

Hi @@superslimanoniem4712 remember this is filmed in the Netherlands unlike the USA Europe is the land of freedom.

[@DroneXL]

Love the gauntlet test! Well done to both of you! 😅

[@SquidwardPlays-ig6cp]

The ending shot was so lit.

[@irhuz8683]

Amazing review. I was so anxious all the way!

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great testing as usual. This new drone was making better decisions than some previous models did. Thanks for sharing.

[@festeradams3972]

Thanks for this, it told me what I wanted to know. Bare branch tips will do you in, that's all I wanted to know. I'll keep my 2S...

[@UkzEnglishBullTerrierz]

Looking forward to your wind test My air 3s is on its way

[@wikihoolima8988]

Can you repeat the same course with the mini 4 pro? I would love to see if the software improved anything. Love your videos!

[@TravelLensPro]

Yes and with the Neo and air2s too.

[@gregb1599]

Give it time to have a few firmware updates. No drone is that great at launch.

[@Baleur]

Awesome video, but i wish you did a less tree-focused night test. To really test the LIDAR in more urban scenarios. Of course they have trouble with tiny branches, but it would be nice to see if the LIDAR means it can do flawless building dodging at night as advertised.

[@belovedLion80]

Love these test! Look forward on everything DJI drone that comes out, ya dig

[@SeriousSchitt]

Is there any future software update, or will the dongle fix these short comings? At this rate I’m looking at the Air 4… gutted! Thanks for the vid.

[@Sol3y2010]

As always u r the best man really great job for dji my question is ? Is it better than skydio 2 in obstacle avoidness?? Pls i need an answer

[@liquidalloy]

Great video my friend! You never fail with these tests you do.

[@BjEddy1]

As always an excellent presentation, I even did a rewind to see that crash recovery part. You know if I had the money I’d head to the store tomorrow, I’ll just keep enjoying my Mini 4 Pro, which I swore I would not buy, but your video on that convinced me, no regrets, thanks for sharing

[@stevenbarnett8161]

Great music match up when it was stuck in the trees. 😂 Got me all in suspense!

[@Errr717]

Another smashing success of a test. You’re the best at putting the drone through the gauntlets. 😁

[@Avoletta-qs6nf]

Can’t understand why on bigger drones DJI won’t simply switch to rear follow at low height and short distance when environment becomes too complex. If the subject is able to manage the route, then the drone can do it as well without issues. They did an amazing job from this point of view with the NEO with the only limitation of just 20km/h following speed . Among the drones I tested (mini 4, air3, mini3 pro), the NEO is by far the ‘smartest’. Of course it can’t do lateral or front tracking, but the results on the others are so disappointing it’s not worth the risk…

[@Knypsterino]

After a lot of videos with people just sitting and reading the specs of the Air 3S that I already know it’s great to see a proper test. But what is going on with the many interference messages? Will the drone perform even better away from windmills or whatever is causing the interference?

[@mapolinski]

A DJI Insider needs to explain what 'environmental interference" is first. Is it electomagnetic? Obstacles? Environmental? what?

[@SimplyScotlandPhotography]

Am new to your channel and I have to say that was very entertaining 😂. Keep up the good work

[@korbovlog]

i don't know when, but You are become my favorite reviewer :D Anyway, can't wait for X1 Pro Max test from Zero Zero

[@The_Snowbike_Channel]

Glad I kept my Skydio for tracking. Couldn’t resist and bought the dang Air 3S. Disappointed it didn’t come with the beacon that was “leaked” to have.

[@todd727300]

I don't understand why DJI drones gain altitude when tracking. I start mine at an altitude that I know the drone will remain clear of the overgrowth and it invariably climbs until it crashes. DJI needs to fix the logic and use a way to constrain the altitude to a max of where you started it.

[@Dadtech.]

Highly entertaining, I was smiling the whole time & nervous lol

[@Movelectrics]

Can you connect the DJI Mic 2 to it? Or are you recording internally? Great video 👍🏻

[@jeffrey8601]

Wow! Impressed of the free a.I. flight.

[@shaneanagrams]

When they announced this drone I was so excited for this video

[@radekrak9066]

Thanks for mentioning the beacon, everyone else left that out of their videos.

[@eingelvf]

LIDAR only works at the front, right? backward sensor are the regular ones?

[@mandler.5497]

Thanks, I was hoping you would be taking the Air 3s through your courses! How can I get my chest mount for the controller to you for you to try out? I developed it for scenarios just like this.

[@alertsvdo]

Still need to improve object tracking and motion response. Right now it seems like it hasn't improved at all.

[@mxracingunlimitedltd7784]

Yeah, its really only slightly better than like the Mini 3 Pro.. I couldn't believe how bad some of the "better" more expensive drones like the Mavic 3 Pro do on these tests in the videos.. I have an Air 2s and it does the same thing as this Air 3s in this video, where it always wants to shoot up into the sky and be at like 40-50ft and maybe have you zoom-in on the subject instead idk. You can start it out low and hold the Throttle stick down while riding to keep it low, but no matter what you do it always ends up eventually up high in the ski if you let it do regular Active Track. Meanwhile my Mini 3 Pro isn't great or perfect either, but it at least works normally and how you would expect it to work. It gets great shots and i can just leave the RC1 controller in my sweatshirt as im riding. I have some videos on my KZbin actually of me using the Mini 3 Pro to follow me on my EBike in a grass field and where it can keep up and/or continue tracking, as well as Tracking in Sport Mode to try and get it as fast as possible so it doesnt lose me so easily if i go faster or take off really fast. The reason i started trying the ActiveTrack on my Air 2s is because it has the same version of Activetrack and i figured with the almost 50mph top speed for tracking it would be a much better option, but it didnt work out so well and the footage was unusable.. I have to update the Drone and try it again to make sure but its not on an old FW version or anything.. Seems like the DJI Neo and a Mini 3 Pro are the best choices still lol. Just get the DJI Care refresh for them and thats all you would need realistically.. The Mini 3 Pro is now pretty cheap on DJI's refurbished section..

[@alertsvdo]

@@mxracingunlimitedltd7784 I think the object tracking should use the frequency signal system between the object and the drone because the object tracking by capturing the image of the object The camera angle may be obscured by other objects, causing the object to be unable to be tracked, and the response to movement commands will be slow.

[@YoungBlaze]

What is the difference between the regular air... And what's the S for in this line?

[@TheNanocapo]

I like your videos ! That is a really good test!! You will definitely more happier with a quad lock mount, get the universal sticky for the controller and the stand mount for the bike so nice and clean!! 😊😊

[@1chrisandrew1]

That was actually very impressive. Probably not really a real-world use case flying through dense undergrowth 🙂 but nevertheless, the new 3s did a great job. Thanks for the video 🤜

[@DianKuChannel]

I finally met, I was looking around the world to see the test 😆

[@Chloroo]

My favorite drone reviewer. Still a bit disappointed I didn’t see your review of the Avata 2-it was a big upgrade. But oh well, I got the Avata 2 anyway! 😄

[@DannyFyffe]

All that begging from you to it was VERY FUNNY! Your best video to date.

[@wargor]

This review was hilarious!!! I haven't laughed this hard during a review ever! Keep up the good work. Thumbs up for sure!!!

[@poupiw]

Great video as always ! Are you going to do your epic video on Complete beginer's guide for the DJI Neo ?

[@DannyRice01]

Comparing this to my original Mavic Air is night and day of course, but Active Track has work to do yet! I'd love a follow up mid-day with less wind as a best case but this is more impressive as you said!

[@TheRealKart16]

Amazing review of the Air 3S tracking capabilities! I currently have a Mavic 3 Classic. Does anyone know if it's worth replacing it with this drone?

[@victorskrabe]

very noce video! CAn you tell us wich park is it? Tis near from amsterdan?

[@Wreckedchevy]

I just seen they already posted update to improve tracking on the 3s and mini pro 4 are you going to retest?

[@shawnstoik]

I watched all the way through! 👍🏼

[@mjanek20]

6:03 - omg I had to rev 2 times to understand what you've said 😁

[@AndreasHafenscher]

Really a good video and test. Quite entertaining. Thanx

[@joelconolly5574]

How's the sound on this when in flight? Is it quieter or about the same sound level? Would love to fly this in a hall without too much of a ruckus 😂

[@Jiahahaha]

I never knew you were situated in the Netherlands! Where do you film the gauntlet?

[@LifeBeyond50Rick]

Love this video. Very exciting and I am totally cheering for 3S. BTW, what did you name your pet 3S?

[@kaptajnsejersen6303]

Please compare air 3s with mini 4 pro.. Great video as always

[@MohamedAli-rp9fz]

Thanks for a another great video

[@jdogfunk100]

This video is world class excellent...thanks

[@Fuuntag]

The one time a red arrow in a KZbin thumbnail is actually relevant ❤😂

[@tonylapointe7185]

BROH ARE YOU JOKING?! this the MOST Stressful test I've ever seen my palms sweaty 😂🤣 There's a tree, whew THERES A BIG TREE ☠️🪿

[@krifenbark]

Okay......Gonna start saving up now! Great video!

[@simonbradshaw4897]

That is impressive!

[@alarconblog]

It looks like after 3 years there is not any improvement to the obstacle avoidance. I watched your videos of other DJI models, and it looks just like it. 😂

[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

Background music is just hilarious 😂 amazing production!

[@beautifulworldwithollan9032]

I love your videos , an amazing effort all the time

[@kristofeight9668]

Seriously, I don't see any difference compared to the movies I watched 2-3 years ago, the same difficulties, thanks for video

[@NathanBudd]

Why not ditch the additional obstacle avoidance sensors completely, and have a 360 lidar sensor? My robot vacuum has that in my living room... and it's probably overkill. It would make sense here.

[@SKubric]

too much power usage, the fly time would be way shorter. Or the cost reason.

[@Gordonbanksapp]

The future DJI beacon coming!

[@willdavid989]

Love these gauntlet videos! JetBlack Victory review soon?

[@Dcrainmaker]

Yup, waiting one for final firmware update to fix a WiFi issue I'm seeing, supposed to happen in next few days.

[@ElRoberto182]

Please don't forget to link to your handlebar mounting system for the RC, I'd love to try it out :)

[@ChuckD05]

16:38 those colors look great for out of camera footage on auto

[@nicholastholton]

What do you use to mount the controller to your bike?

[@samashraf1684]

The only review mentioning the missing beacon and the forced purchase of the N3 controller.

[@larrylew441]

Are the propellers interchangeable with the Air 3.

[@sullfolife]

Please wait for the review of the HoverAir PRO/PROMAX, they aren't quite done yet, and still need couple of firmware update, i'm 100% sure you'll make it work with it but they are ironing a bunch of bugs right now.

[@akrita81]

I have been skipping tens of Air 3S videos waiting for yours.

[@richardradon]

I wish I'd seen this before I ordered mine 😢

[@alphasportstv]

Clearly fluid tracking at "normal" bike speeds is still a long way off. Looking forward to the Hover Pro reviews to see if they have upped their game...I've seen a couple of early vids that suggest their new optical tracking has improved quite a lot even if the beacon tech is still problematic. Thanks Ray :)

[@peterKukTCK]

I hope DJI gives us an option in the future for the drone to track the controller. My experience using active track is it's got a long way to go.

[@2cats1guy]

Peter Lindgrens test it performed amazingly with way more obstacles. I wonder if it’s a faulty LiDAR.

[@Dcrainmaker]

Nah, his obstacles are easy. They’re giant tree trunks. Sure, there’s lots of them, but the they are spread far apart relative to the branches I have here. That’s a super cool spot he has there, but honestly, I can’t remember the last time I saw a forest that looked like that.

[@onthe9s857]

Ill wait for the 4s, cant keep up

[@Baleur]

4:30 to be fair you didnt set it to go below 2m, the activetrack settings were still at 2m-7m, you just disabled the 2m lower limit but without setting the desired altitude lower.

[@Dcrainmaker]

But there was no reason to go above 2m to begin with. 2m was still the floor, and 2m would have put it at/below my head (on a bicycle). With plenty of space above still.

[@MontagoDK]

I would suggest to use the Parallel mode instead of the Active Track ..

[@jbholland1987]

Well ive seen enough, sadly the ''Follow me drone'' is not that much improved with the lidar. (not that 3s IS a follow me drone, but i had more hope of follow me). Now I hope the neo 2 or pro will be good for tracking and sports one day

[@i.am.EXPLORE1]

The best review ever 😂😂 so much fun.. The air3s so amazing.hope in the future will be more improved.. Censor. Dji.. 🎉good job

[@BlairAir]

Surprised because Ray knows these drones. He had Inner/Outer height set to 2 meters/5 meters respectively. Even with "allow low ground flight - yoi still have to SET the height. He did not.

[@user_unknown_123]

nice vid! I am waiting for your video since air3s release xd

[@thornwebdesign]

Thanks for the review

[@KurohanaDTatsumaki]

I can't wait when we can have conversations with our drones. The drone be saying I'm scared to go low incase I may hit a branch 😅

[@LeMatt87n]

The way you talk to the drone, I think, once they integrate chatGPT, will actually be listened to

[@StefanGenov7]

Man your video make me laugh 😂 Excellent review btw

[@ramdynebix]

Cool! Another “Oh nee” video!

[@HenriqueVefagoSC]

Why does the camera keeps moving all the the is so bad same as mine Mini 3 Pro. Auto track is not smooth when something is close and idk why it doesn’t satay low to the ground too.

[@mapolinski]

Because it's programmed not to obviously. DJI must have an "optimal" scenario in mind that this does not fit. Think about their promotional videos. That's the kind of shot they think people want. Not this kind of "following someone through a tunnel" thing.

[@BhupenderSingh-mm2rk]

Dji should do testing at this location