DJI AVATA | CAN YOU MAKE MONEY WITH IT?

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3 months after my original video, I have been testing, using, piloting, crashing and enjoying this DJI Avata drone.
What are the pros and cons for work, to make money and use it for real estate, indoor, outdoor, play parks, inside a car, at an event, etc. and most of all: CAN YOU make money with it?
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My website: www.crisphotography.info
My Instagram: @cris_photo_graphy
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[@SultanBudiman]

Its cool. Great idea. Thank you

[@cris_photography]

Thanks - glad it was insightful to you! Take care

[@oneonlynono]

Love you Videos 📹 Chris ... tu es mon favouri 🎉... bien fait 👌... from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

[@cris_photography]

Merci 🙏 take care

[@roarante]

Hey Cris awesome video! Thanks for such good insight in regards to making money with this fpv. I definitely looking forward to pick one up for work related purposes as well. One question I had was what were your frame rates and resolutions for the fpv? your quality is so good compared to alot of the videos i've seen online.

[@cris_photography]

Tks le Ronan! I shot these in 50fps, rock steady and ultra wide. Then I did some color grading 😌 Take care!

[@E.P.O.S]

Hello! Thank you very much for the review! Is there any way to correct the fish eye during inside shots?

[@cris_photography]

Hello! Not really no… but you can record in normal mode (vs wide on the videos I shot here)

[@thepromiser899]

Great video. I been doing few jobs with myself for social media but I wanted to ask you how do you approach the bigger companies?

[@cris_photography]

Thanks! The best way is to find « gigs » where u can do a video freely (either for a low or not) and start using that ad portfolio when contacting other companies. That’s the way I have been doing it 😉 cheers

[@thepromiser899]

@@cris_photography thank you brotha

[@patanjali307]

Nice job. I'd like to know what your setting are/were for each shoot. Do you set the iso or leave it on auto? (Hope not) Good info regardless. 😁

[@cris_photography]

Thanks a lot. The settings are indeed auto. The reason for that is that unless you're outdoor, with the same type of light (might have gone manual on my outdoor sunny day shoots in fact) you will have dark or overexposed footage when you go under a tree for example or if/when you go indoor from outdoor. In other words, put manual settings when the lighting conditions are even and auto when you can't control it and it changes often. Cheers

[@furandpawlove5679]

Thank you for this! Hoping to monetize the avata as well

[@cris_photography]

Absolutely 👍🏼

[@jcflying8763]

Awesome Chris. I also subbed to you

[@cris_photography]

Awesome thanks! Glad it was helpful 😉

[@LukeAyers]

Legend

[@cris_photography]

Thanks bro bro 😎

[@caesar5555]

Do an update on avata 2 in the warehouse

[@cris_photography]

Duly noted! 😅 thank you

[@IdleWorker]

How do you do with low light situations? I just bought it and am having a lot of fun with it (beginner pilot), but when I did some cameratests at home (am a 1:st AC by profession) I noticed color banding issues in resolve in low light footage. I mean ofc it could be my monitor which is in now way a grading monitor, but still, have you gotten any issues with this?

[@cris_photography]

Thanks and for low light - there are no miracles unfortunately. The sensor is not even an inch making it hard to capture existing light so when the environment is dim the ISO has to go up and the quality goes down. Room for improvement in DJIs side. Cheers

[@cameronguichet9763]

Mine has all the flight info numbers at the bottom and a directional circle in the middle of the screen. I can’t figure out how to turn any of this off to be able to use mine for photos and videos

[@cris_photography]

Hello, you cannot turn those informations off

[@John_Krone]

Loosing control indoors would happen in Manual mode?

[@cris_photography]

No, GPS using normal mode with the motion controller

[@q7bv_]

❤👏🏻

[@cris_photography]

👍🏼

[@q7bv_]

@@cris_photography Good job my friend, well done I want to ask you I am a beginner. Can I buy avata fpv and start working with it, or buy another type

[@peter360adventures9]

Yes it is loud. Yes no gps signal indoors. Yes it's lots of fun.

[@cris_photography]

You got it! 😉

[@peter360adventures9]

I own a avata.

[@peter360adventures9]

And air2s with sphere

[@peter360adventures9]

@@cris_photography I subscribed. 3 replys is worth looking at your channel. Yes avata is lots of fun and yes for the sphere, I do lots of 360° photography.

[@cris_photography]

@@peter360adventures9 Wow you've got a cool setup! I have the same - air2s and Avata - perfect combo for my needs ;) Thanks a lot for subscribing that means a lot to me. Take care!

[@ReidLucier]

This looks like a ton of fun. Do you need to get your FAA license to use this drone? I have the mini 2 and it's small enough you don't need to get a license.

[@cris_photography]

It is indeed ☺️ No license needed here in Switzerland 🇨🇭 but that might vary where you live. Take care!

[@laughingwolf6498]

For recreational flying you need a TRUST Certification can google. For commercial flying you would need a Part 107 FAA Certificate/License .

[@radamesortiz4499]

Grate video as always. I have a question, I noticed that my avata doesn’t go to the preset height when the auto RTH kicks in. It will return at what ever height it is, it could be 5ft or 100ft, when the auto return initiate. However it will got to the preset elevation when I press on the RTH on the controller. Have anyone else expected this issue.

[@cris_photography]

Thanks man! I never actually tried the RH function on this drone - maybe someone knows of that’s a known issue? Cheers

[@dnbsk8]

I had same exact problem. And it went through tree and luckilly didnt hit any branches, i would never try fill gap that tiny i must say :D. It was terrifiing. Im used to mavic drones, that has all sensors and almost everytime it did great job in RTH, so this experience was something completely new. But lesson learned. Next time ill cancel RTH, when battery goes under 25%.

[@dronemagicnl4986]

Best to set to Hover instead of RTH. These kinds of drones are often flown at low altitude, like through buildings or under trees. In those cases you don't want the drone to fly up into the sky by itself. Only use RTH when you sending it out far and high. Which is something this drone isn't build for. Great for a Mavic, dangerous as a default for the Avata

[@radamesortiz4499]

@@dronemagicnl4986 I actually lost my avata a few days ago because of this issue. I was flying at a cliff, I lost the signal and it just turned around and hit the face of the cliff, falling 2800 ft down. If it just raised to the preset RTH (150 ft) I would still had my drone. I was flying at -30 ft when the RTH activated and it came back at the same height. You advised make a lot of sense now. 😅😅😅😅 thankfully, I had the care refresh and my new avatar should be here the day after tomorrow. I will have my settings to just hover in place from now on. Thanks for the advice. 🤗

[@dronemagicnl4986]

@@radamesortiz4499 I learned this the hard way myself when flying low with a mini2 on my way back to my car. Didn't pay attention to the battery because the mini was just a couple of meters to my side. But then RTH activated just when flying under a tree just next to my car. Mini took of and ended up in the tree:)

[@andypetersel9183]

Just like you, I found out that the Avata, in Normal mode, flown indoors, sometimes goes crazy, and that can result in a crash. So now that you know it can crash, would you still fly it over the people in the tent? What if it goes crazy while flying over people. It's less likely in a tent with no metal beams. But would you fly it over people inside of a ship, for instance? Did you consider learning to fly the Avata manual mode? I am assuming flying it in full manual mode would avoid the "going crazy" situation altogether. What do you think?

[@cris_photography]

Thanks and no, haven’t flown my Avata that much indoor recently partially because of that issue. Waiting for the next iteration see if it’s better 🤦🏻

[@GarUnited1]

I am getting it for Christmas and oui je parle français

[@cris_photography]

Oh great! Have fun! Ps: j’ai aussi une chaîne française si jamais ou je fais le même contenu mais en français. Je sais pas si tu la connais déjà mais c’est @cris photographie A bientôt

[@Kraywhite]

I've been searching everywhere for someone who had this problem . I have a 99% success rate when doing videos for clients. but that ONE percent was a nightmare...it was a metal building/warehouse...one spot in there caused me to lose GPS. It was just a practice run...but i need to know what i can do next time i go . I was using the motion controller. if i use the regular avata controller will i be able to fly through that part? will i have to fly manual mode to get through that part? PLEASE help

[@cris_photography]

Hey, yes you need to fly manual with the regular remote to remove the limitations of the GPS signal. Cheers!

[@outboxfpv4360]

Have you flown with the FPV controller?

[@cris_photography]

I have - but more with the FPV than the Avata honestly. Works just fine but again, different level of control and experience.

[@tiagoamorim7189]

all good? Tiago here writing from Brazil. The vídeos are amazing, congratulations. I have an avatar, I also make images indoors, but the quality is not as good. yours turned out beautiful! can share with confirugarão used to make these images? very grateful, hug

[@cris_photography]

Hello Tiago! Obrigado ;) My settings are cinelike-D (the flattest profile DJI have to offer on this drone) and that's pretty much it! I shoot it all in automatic exposure - especially when you go in and out of buildings. If you are outdoor you can set a particular exposure (and use ND filters as necessary - you can check my other video about the Freewell NDs for the avata) and you're good to go. Then it's a matter of color grading in post - add saturation, contrast with a Luma curve and off you go ;) Take care and glad to hear from all the way in Brazil! Cheers

[@tiagoamorim7189]

@@cris_photography very grateful for your attention and response. I will look here about these settings that you reported. helped a lot, thanks again. strong hug.

[@blagadarit1037]

can we close fisch eye shooting it look not good

[@cris_photography]

Sure - you can do that too

[@johnclayborne1410]

All this done with a motion controller? Great video btw. 🤙🏾

[@cris_photography]

Hey John, yes all done with the motion controller! Thanks 😉

[@albertocreator]

@@cris_photographydon’t you miss the standar controller ? I’m not sure of buying because of the motion control

[@Circle1Auditing]

Wow

[@cris_photography]

I have them both - and I use them for different scenarios. I think for client work or for tight spaces the motion controller is great, for outdoor I’d use the regular controller

[@albertocreator]

@@cris_photography wow u thought that for tight scenarios like house tours, the standar control was better than the fpv control

[@kaimultivideo4956]

The motion controller isn’t good for quality work, as you’re stuck to forward flight. It looks fine, but its really basic footage.

[@cris_photography]

Thanks for your feedback 👍🏼

[@d.g.666]

Lol not anymore

[@rthairlines]

Schönes Video. You can change to "half manual" (flips and rolls deactivated) and get rid of the GPS problem. Manual mode deactivates GPS and obstacle avoidance. And never forget, it's totally illegal in Europe to fly over a crowd with a drone that weights more than 250g. ;)

[@cris_photography]

Thanks for the feedback and info 👍🏼

[@sergiolugo3890]

You say that even if you have a license, you can't fly over people in Europe?

[@rthairlines]

​@@sergiolugo3890 Under 250g, no problem. But as far as I know, this is not allowed in Europe AND the USA (and probably the rest of the world as well). Here is a text about it that I found. Should explain it. "For the FAA, drone flight over people is directly connected with the concept of “hazardous operation.” Hazardous operation is endangering the safety of persons or property on the ground by careless or reckless operation of the UAS." But don't confuse "people" with "crowd". It's basically impossible to guarantee that you won't fly over people. Sometimes it can't be avoided, but in principle it should be avoided. "Crowds" can be found at concerts or demos, for example. "People" in parks or on the street. Funny, isn't it? No one buys a car and wonders why they are not allowed to drive it through the park. But the majority of people who own a drone don't have a clue that there are strict laws for it, with high fines. XD

[@dronemagicnl4986]

unless you're flying over a crowd indoors like I did on a festival last month:) FAA rules don't apply indoors. Should say this was a job I did, I wasn't a visitor just deciding to bring my Avata for fun:)

[@YorkyPoo_UAV]

It's always good to know what laws were breaking... Makes it more fun. But yes manual mode makes it easier flying indoors. I like the smart flying modes but they stop you from controlling things like your yaw better

[@miguelitord9297]

With motion controller u don't loose control . Just saying😂

[@cris_photography]

🤟🏼

[@eprohoda]

total cool ~ want a promo?!=))

[@cris_photography]

😉

[@stylzkeyz]

Ok So I’m gonna talk about the elephant in the room…How are you legally flying over people??? There is no drone including the Mavic mini 3 with Prop guards able to legally fly over people with sustained flight due to weight restrictions. The Avata (although has prop guards) is way over that weight (less than .55lbs). I wanna know cause I wanna fly over people 😂 but my FAA PART 107 Category 1 prohibits it. So please educate me

[@cris_photography]

Hey there, thanks. That showy was done with people being aware or the shot I was doing, which was of back then in Switzerland. Since begins of the year some rules changed so I wouldn’t be able to shoot a shot like that anymore unfortunately 😕 Cheers

[@orhanleblebici5465]

do you think there would be future uptades for that loosing control an drifting ?

[@cris_photography]

Excellent question! I Hope so but can’t tell - the solution is manual mode but that takes quite some work for the learning curve 🤷🏻

[@nustartwellness4454]

@@cris_photographysorry I have a question but I didn’t see where I could so I jumped on here. Was all your flying done with the motion control? Do you think your problem with the gps may have been less if you had the RC2? And last, have you tried the Motion 2 and if so how does it compare to the first generation motion? Thanks

[@dronemagicnl4986]

Yes, you can as long as you treat it as a real FPV drone. I've earned back my investment on the Avata more than three times over. Throw away that stupid motion controller and learn to fly manual. I would never do a job flying indoors depending on a GPS signal, simply because it's dangerous. Take control and fly manual. FPV is all about flying acro/manual but all the new people getting into FPV with the Avata don't get that. The motion controller footage looks really weird, superficial. For flying indoors add expo to roll and pitch and/of lower center sensitivity. Unfortunately expo on pitch isn't possible for the Avata (really stupid DJI!) but I bought stick extenders to get sort of the same effect. The default rates are way too aggressive for a cinewhoop in general, especially flying indoors.

[@cris_photography]

Thanks for the feedback and tips - appreciated

[@d.g.666]

Wrong. FPV is not all about HOW u control a drone. It literally stands for First Person View. Acro isnt the only way to fly FPV, unfortunately FPV elitists dont get that.

[@dronemagicnl4986]

@@d.g.666 duh, I know what the words stand for😂 I’m telling you what the hobby and profession stand for. But go ahead, make a living until DJI just decides to stop making FPV drones. Learning acro will let you fly any FPV drone, not just dji

[@pixeldude1335]

Bei 4:18 so über die Leute zu fliegen ist der Wahnsinn! Hat da keiner was gesagt? In Deutschland hätten sie dir den Kopf abgerissen.

[@cris_photography]

Thanks. Since January 1st we cannot anymore here in Switzerland 🇨🇭 either. In this specific event people were informed though and knew I was doing it (it was part of an event). Take care!

[@pixeldude1335]

@@cris_photography Warum schreibst du mir auf englisch wenn du Schweizer bist?

[@chrisb8041]

Hey cris with no H I'm Chris with an H

[@cris_photography]

😂 hey Chris what’s up?

[@gooddoggy3257]

Too noisy for me. I think it will trigger way too many snowflakes. Not worth the complaints it will generate.

[@cris_photography]

I hear ya

[@siemore]

Unfortunately the image quality is totally ass imo.

[@cris_photography]

Ok 👍🏼

[@stihlpro2401]

None of the videos look professional.

[@cris_photography]

Thanks for watching