Mavic Air 2 Review: It's Great but...

[@PhillyDroneLife]

Great video Jake! You just missed one excellent pro.... . The PRICE! ...YAHOOOOOOOOOOO 🕺🏼🕺🏼 all that goodness and it's almost half the price of the M2P.. and better at some things the M2P does, like you said.. I also have them both so I can confir and agree...👍👍I myself sir, am keeping! Lol. In fact, I bought 2! Lol. Just in case! Lol.. You never know?...... Lol.... thx buddy for another AWESOME VIDEO.. Michael

[@JakeSloan]

Oh man you are right! I didn't even mention price. at under 1,000 USD its probably one of the best values for a drone on the market currently

[@justmicho17]

Can you take really good photos with it? Similar to the pro or 2 pro?

[@PhillyDroneLife]

@@justmicho17 ABSOLUTELY... It has a bigger sensor then all the drones out there other then the MAVIC PRO 2 and the Phantom 4 pro. They have the 1 inch but this one had the 1\2 inch. All the others use a 1 over 2\3rds. The picture and video quality is spot on! 👍👍👍 Mikey

[@justmicho17]

DroneViral thank you sooo much man😘💪

[@DroneViral]

JustMicho haha, np

[@sunnygirlrn]

Flew a drone for the first time today, then ordered a Mavic Air 2, then found this video! Thanks for all of these great tips. I can’t wait for my new drone to arrive.

[@JakeSloan]

Awesome!!

[@mixflip]

My 1st drone is the mini 2. I love how small yet feature packed it is for a novice. 6 mile range, 30 minute flight time, 4k!

[@johndizon735]

I was able to reach a max distance of 3800m until it said "battery low, please return home" 😌

[@CoolStuffOrigami]

@@johndizon735 Was the battery fully charged? Or was there a lot of wind in the area?

[@johndizon735]

@@CoolStuffOrigami Drone is new so batteries must be good. I fully charged them and I was on Normal mode going to 3800m.. Going back was a mix or normal mode and sports depending on the wind.. Very thrilling!!

[@JakeSloan]

Awesome. Great first drone!

[@MentallFloss]

Not only do you do an awesome presentation of these drones but you also do it in those fantastic landscapes. A joy to watch. Thank you very much.

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you very much! Cheers

[@AdventureOtaku]

At 6:59 is that Emerald cove outside of whittier alaska?

[@JakeSloan]

Excellent eye! Yes it is!! Cheers

[@AdventureOtaku]

Jake Sloan I’ve kayaked there a bunch of times.

[@JakeSloan]

It an incredibly beautiful location. I usually try to hike or kayak out there a few times a year

[@Kenny-Ross]

I had a feeling it was clickbait but my eye is on the MA2 so I was curious to hear what the issue was.

[@JakeSloan]

The mavic air 2 is a great drone unless you need 10bit for pro work and slightly higher quality photos.

[@katari91]

Absolute click bait. 10 minute video of him saying hey this drone is great but I'm not keeping it because it doesnt have an extremly niche professional feature that 99.99% of people watching this video will never need.

[@counterintuitive5150]

@@katari91 agreed

[@brodywildstein8968]

The mavic air 2 is the best mavic

[@NewcastleScotch]

@@katari91 HE also had a link to buy it anyway lol

[@3goldfinger]

Time has changed. Just bought the Air 2. Now that Mini 1,2 Se, and Air 1, 2, 2s support 3rd party apps like Litchi and Maven, it's a whole new game.

[@JakeSloan]

yes it is

[@SeanInAlaska]

This is my first drone. I look forward to viewing that playlist you spoke of at the end of the video, since I am in Alaska as well I really want to make this thing shine!

[@JakeSloan]

Excellent!!!

[@whoeverwhoever400]

I just got the Air 2 for like 2 days, and it's gone. A stupid bird hit my drone and they both dropped into the water. I presume the bird was dead as well. I couldn't retrieve it because it's too far away in the middle of the lake and I had no boat.

[@JakeSloan]

Oh no I am so sorry to hear this!

[@iancurtis5397]

Clear, concise, and great fluidity of information. Great review!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks so much! Cheers

[@raphaelgarcia1985]

Concise ? It takes 9 minutes of the 10 minutes video to know why he's not keeping it lol.

[@RuggeriDIY]

About the GPS lock, by the time I fire up the Mavic Air 2, get my phone ready and connect, it is set on 16 by maybe 10 seconds.. any location I am in..

[@JakeSloan]

Very nice!

[@dwaynebaker8733]

Updates to firmware and app are gonna make this drone just as good as mp2, at half the cost👍

[@JakeSloan]

Dwayne Baker yeah it will!

[@patfish3291]

it will never have real 20Mpx fotos, 1 Inch sensor and 10Bit Video ...But hopfully DJI fixes a lot of missing features in the FlyApp which even the AIR1 had already! My AIR2 went also unflown back to DJI ...and i will check from the distance if the AIR2 will get the drone it should be in the next mounths .

[@VanDanMedia]

I got the air 2 and I love I but it will never compete with the pro 2 1 inch sensor bri

[@Royalyorkies]

Keep believing the hype if you want.

[@Airbornofnorway]

What does it change?

[@JBARTNICKI]

You said you where not going to keep your drone so what did you do with it?

[@JakeSloan]

I gave it to a friend who had recently lost his...

[@JBARTNICKI]

@@JakeSloan haha good, That was probably very relieving for him, Do you know if there is a way to replace a camera and wing on the Mavic air 2, because mine just crashed 😥

[@debandjimbayne3500]

Hey Jake, I am looking to purchase my first drone for general photography and videos but not sure which one would be best. I'm based in the UK so the Skydio2 isn't an option and I'm going to be travelling through Europe so want to make the most of the experience......DJI obviously have a lot to choose from and they all have they're pros and cons so any pointers would be helpful, many thanks

[@JakeSloan]

The Mavic Air 2 is a good option but if you want higher quality photos then also consider the Mavic 2 pro. It has a higher quality sensor and camera especially when it comes to photos. Another option is the Parrot Anafi for a small compact portable drone that does well at video and photo but not quite as good as the DJI Mavic Air 2. Cheers!

[@DoubleUThings]

Thanx for the review. One thing, though. Why doesn't any reviewer want to talk about the fact that you need a phone that is almost as expensive as the drone to be able to fly it? And in the case of the lower priced Mini an even more expensive phone? And that DJI doesn't tell that right away on their Mavic Air 2 page? Just that you need at least Adroid 6 at the Fly app page. And you need to dig REALLY deep to find out that just a few way too expensive telephones with not only a 64 bit structure, but also a 64 bit Android work, and then just a few that are okay with DJI.

[@JakeSloan]

I think they assume everyone has a fairly recent phone already

[@DoubleUThings]

@@JakeSloan Yeah, haha, I bought a new phone for it, Jake :-) with A 64 bit structure/processor. With Android 9. Brand new Motorola Moto e6 plus. When I read I needed Android 6... But, after trying to install the Fly app, which didn't work, I started searching the internet even more, and I found it only has 32 bit Android 9, instead of 64. Bummer. I had to save money for that drone. Can't just buy a few hundred euro phone after I just bought a new one while I already had a fine working phone... Greetingz, Wim

[@DoubleUThings]

By the way, I heard from a DJI dealer that in 2019 60 procent of the people that bought a Mini in his store, returned it because of this...

[@TriangleZone710]

Great job Jake. I actually replaced my Mavic Mini with this fantastic MA2. I will be watching your playlist as I would love to know how to come with really great scenery shots for family trips 😉. Thank you again & keep it up 👍🏻

[@JakeSloan]

You're welcome thanks for watching!

[@lym604]

hey sir as someone researching the mini as my first drone to take on vacations with my wife over the years. would you say i woulod be fine with the mini or save up and get MA2?

[@brodywildstein8968]

The mavic air 2 is not a beginner drone at all its a super good drone.

[@SaddleTrampTV]

I use the mavic 2 pro, and have also tried out the mavic air 2. It's a good drone in my book, but other than for a paid promotion I can't see why folks keep putting it up next to the mavic 2 pro. It's like stacking a b.b. gun up against an A.K.47.

[@JakeSloan]

you are right and the only reason I did was because people want to know. Hopefully they will gain valuable info to make a good decision based on their needs...

[@DungeonsAndDiving]

Just got the Mavic Air 2 as my first drone over $40. I love every minute it's in the air. Picked it up to fly but the fact that it has a great camera on it is an extremely nice bonus. Not into professional photography but it'll be nice to throw some drone footage on my YT channel!

[@JakeSloan]

Nice!!! Have fun and enjoy it.

[@DungeonsAndDiving]

@@JakeSloan Thank! I'll be sure to cycle through your videos... found some interesting content that's going to be a jump start for me.

[@HR-wd6cw]

Not sure if I'd say FIRST drone (the Mini might be better as it's about 1/2 the price), Just keep in mind that if you do sell your drone, as of this writing you are NOT able to wipe the flight logs from the drone. This feature was removed in the latest version of DJI Assistant (which older versions cannot be used, as some people suggest, since they won't detect an Air 2). Just something to think about as this data does have GPS data about where the drone has been flown. You can clear the logs off your smart device, but not the drone (and i found this was not tied to your DJI account but rather is stored on the drone itself).,

[@JakeSloan]

Oh interesting. Thats very interesting

[@kelmscot21237]

Thank you. I am doing research for a possible future purchase, and this was informative.

[@JakeSloan]

Excellent

[@questlee8437]

@@JakeSloan I pictured mr burns when I read that haha

[@ryanbattistoni9775]

Will autofollow modes glitch if there's, say, two people in close proximity? Probably a stupid question, but I'm interested in using this in a warehouse

[@JakeSloan]

It will from time to time but I was impressed by how well it did

[@Narutoman771]

When I first saw the controller I almost fell in love, having the Mavic mini my only gripe about it is that the controller would die before my second battery because it would be constantly charging my phone. Loving the channel. Straight forward information that's clearly divided as to eliminate bias while also including your professional opinion. Good work!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks a lot!

[@danholland4815]

Can I pull GPS coordinates off a specific frame? If I fly over something, I want to be able to pull the gps info off of the video so I can physically go back to that spot later.

[@JakeSloan]

You could pull gps coordinates off your flight logs after the fact

[@danholland4815]

@@JakeSloan is the log synced to the video? Sorry for the noob questions. I don’t have a drone, but am considering getting one.

[@JakeSloan]

It is synced to the video

[@pudsboi5203]

Great vid, I've had 5 dji drones over the last few years and this is hands down my favourite. I film a lot of wake boarding and lock on subject then just fly the drone and it keeps the boarder in the frame and in 4k60 I've had great results. For youtube vids I think its a no-brainer. As you said for some client work you may need that 10bit of the m2p.

[@JakeSloan]

its awesome isn't it?

[@sergiosala]

I have M2P but I’m debating if I should get the MA2. I’m a minimalist that travels a lot, but make youtube videos about cities so I’d like great quality too. So what do you think.. should I buy the Air instead because of portability but maybe less quality?

[@ianbauer4703]

This one shoots for 4K 60 -- as well as HDR footage -- where as the M2P does not.

[@JakeSloan]

Absolutely spot on!

[@JakeSloan]

I would highly recommend this drone! The only reason I am keeping my Mavic 2 Pro over this is the 10bit color and if I could I would keep this for taking with me places. The Mavic 2 Pro would become my client drone. The Mavic Air 2 is fantastic for anyone who travels and films!

[@metromatt]

Is that Byron glacier? I’ve wanted to hike out there. I want to take mine out to Archangel Pass. Some beautiful views out there.

[@JakeSloan]

This is up at Burns glacier (the glacier straight down the end of portage lake) I do go to Byron often though. Arch angle valley and pass is an amazing place! I hear to road is open now and I can’t wait to get back there again. Cheers!!

[@charlesflibby]

@@JakeSloan I was just out there this past July. Took my Mavic Mini.

[@Colorado4x4]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!! What drone would you recommend to follow my Jeep above the tree line in Colorado? The Skydio looks great but it looks like most people have the Skydio following them t a close distance. I want the far off shot where the drone can still track me

[@JakeSloan]

It would be able to the skydio is a lot better at tracking close and medium distance though

[@Colorado4x4]

@@JakeSloan thanks Jake. I appreciate it. Love your videos

[@RICKHALBUR]

Great job Jake very well done review I enjoyed it very much my Friend. I always love watching your review’s very good details and well though out. Take care Jake and God Bless

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Rick! Blessings back at you!!

[@Mrscottyboy4]

What is 10 bit color?? Why do you need it?? Also south east AK? Not fair with all the gorgeous scenery up there. Incredible.

[@JakeSloan]

10 bit color refers to how many colors are available in the footage. 8bit is 256 for each channel of Red green and blue, 10bit color is 1024 for each channel so you have way more information that is a must if you plan to color grade in post.

[@johnburnett1974]

I’m looking into getting into real estate photography and when I client needs drone footage of the house which drone do you recommend. You probably will take it on my personal cruise vacations as well.

[@JakeSloan]

I would use the Mavic Air 2. Great photo quality and its quieter so it won't disturb people/ neighbors as much. The 48 mp photos are excellent and will certainly satisfy for listings!

[@quailman8760]

I’m a pro real estate photographer, and I just bought the Mavic Air 2. It will be my first drone. Seems like a great a great balance between features and price.

[@johnburnett1974]

Doug Grosse where are you a real estate photographer. How long have you been a real estate photographer

[@quailman8760]

John Burnett I work in the tri-state area of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. I’ve been in business for three years.

[@johnburnett1974]

Doug Grosse is that all you do us real estate photography

[@rosscofpv9796]

I dont know if im the only person thats mentioned it at all but....1:01 wheres the owner of the hoodie in the bottom left?🤔🧐

[@JakeSloan]

Right? I was wondering the same thing and so far you are the first person to mention it lol

[@rosscofpv9796]

Jake Sloan can you swim around that area? Like a pool or something?

[@BuddBieber]

Nice solid honest review, thank you.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Budd!

[@merlinelmaje]

hi on 8:05 if drone can´t track you every time, what happens when you try drone track your kayak, could improve your experience? greetings from Oaxaca Mexico

[@JakeSloan]

It can from time to time but with this drone particularly it struggled. Newer drones do much better

[@Topic_____542]

Has anyone had this issue? I left my battery in Mavic Air 2, for a week and when I went out to fly it. The battery was at 40% and I know it was 100%

[@JakeSloan]

They are set to discharge to 50% after 2 days. It’s programmed to do this to extend the life of the battery. Leaving them fully charged all the time shortens their life span a lot.

[@Topic_____542]

@@JakeSloan That is very interesting. I need to read the manual again. Thanks for the quality response

[@user-dh5fp4gw1b]

@@JakeSloan so i should leave them on when im not planning to use it?? So they empty?

[@osamabinladen824]

@@JakeSloan Wow

[@a.m.creativ]

You know what causes the drone to go crazy with you in your kayak? The paddle moving up and down. My MA2 goes crazy, side to side, in and out, when I'm paddling in my kayak. I find if I keep the paddle low and don't dig too deep, it tracks me smoothly as if I was walking or in a moving boat or car.

[@JakeSloan]

Well thats a good point but I also had it do it when I was walking and having it track me. The only times I have trouble with it are when I match the background too closely. I need to buy a red jacket lol

[@bryanlopez3034]

Should o get this drone. I had the spark but I want something better. The mavic 2 pro is expensive but I like this one. Help me out

[@JakeSloan]

Wait a couple more days. DJI is releasing a new mavic mini which should be spectacular

[@danieldong5002]

I just wanna know that where it is, the scenery is so amazing !

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks! This is in Alaska near Portage and Burns Glaciers. Cheers

[@human8035]

I want to fly my Mavic mini there 100% 😄

[@dobrien2000]

Jake Sloan I live in Kodiak, I’m excited to get my drone up and going with some awesome Alaska footage :)

[@israelvalentin3031]

@@JakeSloan thanks for the location, I will be in Alaska this August and will try to visit areas like this.

[@jonemeigh5588]

Considering getting this (as I am not a pro photographer I think I can get by without 10 bit color 😎) but I did want to ask...does anyone here know if Mavic has fixed the “Oxffe” error that I keep hearing about? Supposedly this error can’t be fixed remotely...one must return the drone...and I have heard DJI’s customer service is terrible. So far I am going back and forth between this and the Autel EVO II. Thanks!

[@JakeSloan]

I hadn't heard anything about that error for a while.

[@jonemeigh5588]

Jake Sloan Actually the latest I heard is that DJI somehow shipped out a batch of Air 2s without the serial numbers first being entered into their database so when people tried to activate these drones, they wouldn’t activate due to DJI thinking they were “counterfeit” (I haven’t verified this yet). And there also is an issue where the batteries will brick if you charge them for the first time in the three station charging port. DJI instructs that the first time you charge the batteries out of the box, charge them in the single port charger...this will properly wake them up from hibernation mode (this I have verified). At any rate, if I get this I’ll get it at a place like Best Buy where a) I can pay for it over 18 months at 0% interest and b) I can return it if it’s a problem.

[@FG-kz2fu]

Thanks for the good review, greetings from Belgium.

[@JakeSloan]

Greetings! Cheers

[@rajazohaibhassan9498]

What Drone you think is best for a person who just loves to fly drone

[@rajazohaibhassan9498]

With bigger range And better other things

[@JakeSloan]

This is a great one for that

[@rajazohaibhassan9498]

@@JakeSloan Thanks for your Honest oppenion

[@davidkincaid8235]

Great review. Just got the Mavic Air 2, haven't flown yet. Now what do think between the Air 2 and the Skydio 2 as far as video quality?

[@JakeSloan]

It’s pretty close but I’d say Skydio is slightly better in most conditions. Photos the mavic Air 2 wins due to the 48mp size.

[@martinduffy3835]

I sold my brand new skydio and just bought a mavic 2 zoom. The skydio was great but I couldn't see any uses for me.. I am 66 years old and don't skate board or bike on hills, so was disappointed after I bought it. I needed to just have a drone to take pics and video. I just felt with all of the accessories I bought I would never use them. I never realized the the obstacle avoidance on the mavic 2 was as good as it is. Just got my mavic zoom haven't even flown it yet but looking forward to it

[@DeafMacBoi]

Skydio 2 is nice but it is not a foldable drone and easy to fit in backpack.

[@boiboi5]

@@DeafMacBoi hopefully skydio 3 is foldable like skydio x2 enterprise. but I'm sticking with my mavic air because it fits in my small sling bag along with my fuji xt-2

[@Nateki]

Hey! Nice review! I myself was able to get a mavic air on black friday for about 500 dollars. I was originally wanting to get the the air 2. But I didn't have enough money since the air 2 was 800 dollars on black friday, and the air was half off and right within budget so I just had to get it. Can't wait to use it! Do you think it was worth buying for 500?

[@JakeSloan]

I think the Air is still a great little drone!

[@Silius27NicolaDiMasi]

Beautiful video I love Dji Mavic Air 2 thank you for sharing. Bye to Sicily

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@fredbaird358]

I have a Mavic 2 Zoom and I don't do commercial work. How would you compare the M2Z and the MA2, other than size?

[@JakeSloan]

Either would do well but for the price the mavic air 2 is the best value. Plus they just raised the price on the zoom which makes it less enticing. I would say the only reason to get the zoom now is if you NEED the extra range using the zoom. One example would be filming wildlife and you don’t want to get to close etc. other than that I would get the air 2

[@fredbaird358]

@@JakeSloan I guess what I am trying to ask is would there be any benefit to upgrading from the Zoom to the Air 2.

[@JakeSloan]

Not enough to make it worthwhile imo. I’d wait and see what the mavic 3 series brings. Cheers!

[@greatestcontentofalltime5065]

How is this in the wind, can it get lost with RTH in high winds

[@JakeSloan]

as I stated in the video I have used this in pretty heavy wind and it has done fine. like any drone the wind can overwhelm it if its too strong but for its size this drone does great

[@jarisipilainen3875]

I don't think it lost on wind it has GPS.not sure what happen if wind is so strong it cant fly home.then yes wind will take it lol

[@rowanrichards8840]

Hi mate Looking at buying a dji mavic air 2. What's the max distance you can fly from the controller And Do You Have To stay In Line Of Sight.

[@JakeSloan]

You must stay in line of sight but you can fly quite far much farther than you can see

[@EbenPajanconi]

Is this in Banff? Love your vid man! Hope you can tell me how my cinematics look like on my newest vid!

[@JakeSloan]

This is in Alaska where I live. Nice job on your video. Looks good

[@iasciateognisperanza3267]

It sure looks like the Lake Louise-Banff natl.park in Alberta CA. I have to go to Alaska and BC I like the M2P but my wallet doesn’t !

[@DustinFaddis]

Thanks for the info. I just purchased a MAVIC air 2. I moved up from a spark. I’m working to get my videos as good as yours. You gotta start somewhere right?

[@JakeSloan]

NICE! and yes we all start somewhere

[@hutchy5150]

Hi Jake, I have been using the Air 2 more lately and have experimented with the hyperlapse feature. Do you know if the hyperlapse images themselves can be recorded in 16:9. I can only seem to get mine to shoot in 4:3 then create a 16:9 video after ... with cropping. Would rather shoot 16:9 from the get go. Any experience with this feature?

[@JakeSloan]

I do not unfortunately. I never really messed with the hyper lapse modes while I had it. I have some friends who do and they turn out fantastic but I believe they shoot it and then edit the raw files themselves

[@hutchy5150]

@@JakeSloan OK. Thanks. I am on the phone with DJI now ....

[@gh7fans]

I would like to ask is the DJI Fly app needs higher requirement than DJI Go App? I got the MA2 yesterday and try to fly it and it got very lag video in my phone when I record the video, I am using iPhone 6, it never happen when I using Mavic Pro

[@JakeSloan]

It should according to the website the iPhone 6 is the oldest iPhone it will work with.

[@gh7fans]

Jake Sloan yup it only work without rolling

[@Docfly62]

My friend has the MA2. He says the one big con for him is that you can't take pictures while recording. Is that true?

[@JakeSloan]

You can't do that with any drone that I am aware of

[@Docfly62]

@@JakeSloan I do it all the time with my P4Pv2. I thought all drones could do that until he got the MA2

[@JakeSloan]

Oh interesting. None of the Mavic series drones have been able to do it. Id be willing to bet the reason the Phantom can is it has the mechanical shutter

[@Docfly62]

@@JakeSloan Don't think that's it as his previous ~$200 beginner drone did it. In fact that's why I watch this video. I thought the "one reason" you was going to return the drone was because of that missing capability lol. Like I said we thought all drones could do that. I was miffed that all the glowing reviews for the MA2 never mentioned that it couldn't take pics while recording video. So when I saw the title of this video I was thrilled that a youtuber finally came clean with a con for the MA2. So now I don't know what to think as you said none of the Mavics can do it. He lost his drone recently and said he is going to wait for the Mavic 3 next yr as that "missing" feature did irk him. Anyway, thanks for replying.

[@MichaelWTurner]

Great review. One thing that people haven't pointed out is how quiet the drone is. I was planning to use mine for weddings and real estate vids. That matters a bit for that. I'm still leaning towards this one. Thanks!

[@JakeSloan]

Thats very true!!

[@apoorvaue]

What’s the bag pack that you have in this video?

[@JakeSloan]

I use mid shift bags from think tank. This one is the 36l (I did a review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIjNnnhsh7plhpY) and I also use the 18L for smaller day carries.

[@apoorvaue]

Thanks Jake!

[@jmoney7233]

Dude you gotta think about the price and I think all of the things that were bad were because it’s half the price of the M2Pro and it’s better in some ways.

[@JakeSloan]

true

[@harrysean8687]

Im taking my ma2 to gnp next week. Is that where you are and if so is it difficult to connect on secluded area hikes. Ty sir

[@JakeSloan]

I live in Alaska where are you going?

[@harrysean8687]

Jake Sloan glacier national park northern montana. Not quite alaska but i wish. One day! Thanks for the replay

[@JakeSloan]

oh thats an amazing place as well! have fun. be careful where you fly national parks are off limits and illegal to fly in... cheers

[@jeffbridwell5007]

I don’t get the tree penetration that I got with first mavic pro and I don’t like having no goggle support. Otherwise it’s good for cruising like I do.

[@JakeSloan]

Agreed!

[@Rob.P]

Great video 👍 If the Air 2 does not have 10 bit color, what bit color does the Air 2 have? I'm thinking of getting the Air 2 or the pro. Thanks

[@JakeSloan]

It has 8bit color which is fine if you don't plan on doing extensive color grading in post

[@Rob.P]

@@JakeSloan Thanks Jake, I want to color grade but not sure if I will need the extra.

[@darkspeed62]

Yep, really good review, and love the use case. I too am considering getting this drone for filming the kind of scenes you film, albeit less remote here in the UK! Solid review, excellent production, and sound advice. Non BS intros or lots of unrelated talking at the beginning and just a serious and well-produced video. Subscribed!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you very much!!

[@Rsmith420]

I'm in the market for either this drone or a Skydio 2. My mission is to make my own music videos (Covid & I could make more videos per dollar with this than paying someone to film me), and possibly to make videos for other people. I'm SO on the fence, which one would you recommend for my objective?

[@JakeSloan]

if you are going to film yourself then the skydio for sure

[@Rsmith420]

@@JakeSloan Thanks for the reply!!! Aww man, I wanted Skydio at first but I've been leaning to the Air 2 lately. It seems like I'd be able to have better control if I get into doing videos for other people too, so I'd want the best of both worlds. Accurate @ Air2 or no?

[@MuhammadIkhwan95]

How about the DJI apps performance in android platform compare to iOS platform? I just have bad experienced with insta360 which the android platform apps was so bad!

[@JakeSloan]

DJI does pretty well on android but updates sometimes take a bit longer to get made available for android...

[@ulihanel7078]

Thank you for very detailed solid information. I was going to get the Air but now I will get the Air 2.

[@JakeSloan]

Very good decision! Cheers

[@tangho]

can someone confirm if the drone does not fly sideways like previous DJI drones?

[@JakeSloan]

It will fly sideways if you want it to. But it’s is very stable when you aren’t telling it to fly sideways.

[@tangho]

​@@JakeSloan oh.. hm , really interesting because my Mavic air 2 doesnt seem like it fly sideways , I wasn't sure if this was an updated feature. its on mod 1 or controller settings and it only goes forward back, and up and down. either that or I have to play around with it more and test it out. thank you for answering! I will let you know if I have any other questions..

[@PatrickConlon]

Nice landscape! 2:57 is my favorite shot! Good work with the drone footage, looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for posting.

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you! I love that shot too. Cheers

[@PatrickConlon]

@@JakeSloan Head over and check my stuff if you like as we have similar interests.

[@festivaltv]

if you choose the right format(h265) ) then its 10 bit

[@JakeSloan]

The Mavic Air doesnt have 10bit color capability. I am glad they put the H265 codec in though. It's an improvement from the h264 codec!

[@51hondarc]

Nice video, Jake! Yep, I am the same guy...looking at Lume Cubes and looking at adding my first drone to the photography mix...this review has me leaning towards the Pro version...for the higher quality images...and adding a couple Lume Cubes for night flight...thoughts!!! Again, great work on your videos...thank you!!! Oh, I am seriously considering the Lume Cube Pro Kit with a couple ball heads. I have a couple senior photoshoots coming up that will be a good test for me and the cubes!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Stu! If you want to do any thing in low light with a drone def get the Mavic 2 Pro. It has substantially better low light performance in both video and photo work. The 20mp photos from the Mavic 2 Pro also give you a much better end result as well. If you decide to get the lume cubes enjoy! Cheers!!

[@51hondarc]

@@JakeSloan Thanks! The cubes may be fun to use with my Lensball (all the gels and such)...plus drop them in water for astro photos...

[@JakeSloan]

If you haven’t checked it out I posted a photo on twitter and Instagram today that shows a single lume cube lighting up a mine shaft i found

[@stuartsmith3429]

@@JakeSloan I saw that...very cool!!! I am on IG as stuartsmith.123!

[@jcreary100]

hey Jake question, If You could only have one, Which would it be M2A or M 2P or M2Z. This would be my second drone, I Have a MM, I love it, but the wind thing is a lil scary at tymes. thats my only dislike. Thanx.

[@JakeSloan]

The M2A would be a substantial upgrade for you. I would wait on the M2P just because I think they will release the Mavic 3 the end of this year or early next year.

[@jcreary100]

@@JakeSloan Thanx jake, by the way, great video, lots of good info.

[@ofirmandel6484]

Couple of questions for dji drones owners: why would you use 30 fps if you have the options to use 60? And is the obstecale avoid thing active always? Is the drone always avoid obstecals in regular mode or is the drone avoid obstecals only while its following you ? Thanks

[@JakeSloan]

it can be always active if you want it to be

[@b.g.theprinceofrp.3906]

It's a pity that the height restriction can be removed on the mavic 2 pro, but not on the mavic air 2.

[@JakeSloan]

The height restriction?

[@stianjarnass]

Have to say it's incredible that they didn't add tracking of the controller since 3.0 struggles to see the object. Also having to use the controller on a bike is just stupid. I'm tempted to get the Parrot Anafi

[@JakeSloan]

it def works much better if you have more contrast between your subject and background!

[@golden-heartcity3852]

Does is use Alaskan GPS correction.

[@JakeSloan]

You know I am not sure, and I wasn't able to find anything about it

[@golden-heartcity3852]

@@JakeSloan Found it. Its not just for Alaska. It is a ground station that provides altitude to augment GPS if the avionics are installed for it. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/library/satNav/media/SatNav_Nov06.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjY2rb588jsAhWVuJ4KHR03CK0QFjABegQIIBAB&usg=AOvVaw1sqeB4XKpNHkbnKSv7vhw5

[@LHFarmsTN]

Thank you for this video! I've been trying to decide on a drone to use with filming my farm videos. I think you've sold me on the Air 2. Great video!

[@JakeSloan]

Fantastic and it’s a solid drone for most uses!

[@LHFarmsTN]

@@JakeSloan well it's kind of funny as soon as I commented that I watched your video on the Skydio 2 vs the Air 2. I think the Skydio will be better for me because I want it to track me more so than me have to fly it myself. So I'm actually going to go with the Skydio I believe. Either way thank you for the informative videos!

[@JakeSloan]

You’re welcome and as a Skydio user I will say there is nothing on the market that will do what it will do when it comes to tracking and AI powered flying. The downside is the wait to get one but i know they’ve been making progress on catching up as well. Glad I helped you make an informed decision!! Cheers

[@dryasytanne4490]

Can you change battery mid-air, so to get footage of say atlantic crossing?

[@JakeSloan]

No you cannot. There are no drones that you could do this on

[@juniorkwantes4233]

I have an question, coulnd't find it online. My 1st drone the mavic pro. In the quickshots (in for example "circle") I was able to change the radius and altitude. Do the air 2 or mini 2 have the same options?

[@JakeSloan]

The air 2 does the mini 2 does not

[@harrygilsphotovideo]

Thanks for this good video! I bought a mavic 2 pro because of why you were keeping it and the importance of the 10 bit video.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks a lot!! Glad to hear it, you'd be surprised at how many people told me I didn't need 10bit lol

[@TominoK78]

I was so excited and decided to buy it after watching so many videos about drones, but that one thing about missing 10-bit color depth while it has only 8-bit discouraged me completely 😭

[@JakeSloan]

Unless you do heavy color grading you do not need to worry about 10 bit color!

[@TominoK78]

@@JakeSloan thank you Jake!

[@simonjmarlan]

I have the Mavic mini which I really like for a variety of reasons, but I am looking at moving up to this one in the near future.

[@JakeSloan]

this would be a great upgrade from the mini

[@theskyspire]

You prefer 10 bit color over 4k60p?

[@JakeSloan]

It's not that I prefer it but that I absolutely have to have it to meet the requirements of clients I shoot for sometimes. Other than that the quality out of the Mavic Air 2 is excellent for everything else!

[@catsofthestreet9547]

Where is this?

[@JakeSloan]

This is near portage glacier Alaska

[@MarkH163]

Great review Jake! I totally agree about needing the 10 bit color, too! Thanks!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks Mark! It's really the only downside of the Mavic Air 2 that I can see right now. Cheers my friend

[@MarkH163]

@@JakeSloan Thanks you too! Waiting to see what the Mavic 3 Pro will be.

[@LouisLuzuka]

Pretty set on getting the mavic air 2 the high dynamic range excites me, I sold my spark because I hated the fear of losing it due to occusync I live in Canada and I want to get the mavic mini but if I do the test I might get this, is there any reason to get the mavic zoom? that’s the one I originally wanted. Or is it worth it to save up more for the mavic 2 pro. Really just making youtube videos but I really enjoy flying around the mountains ⛰ my friend lost his mavic mini flying it in the mountain and he ended up buying another mavic mini

[@JakeSloan]

I would get this over the zoom for portability and flight time. The zoom would be better if you want to film wildlife and get very close shots using the zoom lens.

[@CharlesSmith-sc3oq]

With the latest update, this has an up to 4 times optical zoom.

[@CharlesSmith-sc3oq]

I meant the Mavic Air 2.

[@LouisLuzuka]

@@CharlesSmith-sc3oq damn thats insane that literally changed the game for me.

[@johnburnett1974]

What is the best way to keep your drone flying when it goes out of sight googles or your phone.

[@JakeSloan]

Like around the other side of a building or hill? You want to keep line of sight for best signal strength with any drone from any manufacturer.

[@ELEVOPR]

I passed this drone because of no side or upper collision avoidance sensors. Actually, I've passed all of their drones of this caliber so far. How do I fly in between crowded forrest's, or in Caves for research etc. FPV isn't to promising with out sides and upper collision sensors.

[@JakeSloan]

You might need to wait a few years from something like that but my money is on Skydio will be the first to produce a drone that would meet your needs...

[@ImranHossain-bl1bx]

I Jake I need your help. I never used drone before in my life, but I reserved one SKYDIO 2. I like some features of SKYDIO it really has some very intelligent features than other drones. Yet, it doesn't have any night flight mode. I do like solo videos and SKYDIO is very good at it as I have been constantly watching KZbin Videos. Please, Please, and Please I need your advice. If you feel that SKYDIO is too professional for me as a novice than I will cancel the reservation and buy the MAVIC AIR 2. What do think, which one I should buy? Thank YOU.

[@JakeSloan]

I would recommend the Mavic Air 2 to start out with. It's an excellent drone and will do well in many conditions and certainly better for low light than the Skydio. The best lowlight would be the Mavic 2 pro. Cheers!

[@haltroller3911]

Can you fly a drone in a clearing in the woods, then up above the trees and down into another clearing or do you have to be out in the open and have site of it?

[@JakeSloan]

you could absolutely but be sure and stay in compliance with local laws which usually mean you must maintain visual line of sight

[@haltroller3911]

Thanks!

[@mikekarena]

Does pelican or others make a good waterproof box for the air2?

[@JakeSloan]

Not sure about pelican but check out GPC cases: goprofessionalcases.com/dji-mavair2.html they make great stuff for drones. Cheers!

[@tweedytreks]

Jake, awesome video. I have a question for you and anyone else as I consider to purchase this drone soon. My sole use for this drone would be to gather footage while doing backpacking deep into the woods. Absolutely no cell service areas. I realize it has GPS, but is it consistently reliable in the backcountry too? Do you just need location selected to "ON" for your phone and you're good to go? Would love to hear your experiences, as well as, anyone elses.

[@JakeSloan]

it works very well in back country situations. You don't need your phone to have connection to use it etc. the drone bases all it's operations off its own internal GPS

[@garymeats9323]

Hey jake, i bought a MAVIC 2 AIR, BUT THEN I BOUGHT A FPV GOGGLES V2. BUT cant link them up. Can you help?

[@JakeSloan]

to my knowledge the FPV googles aren't compatible with the air series

[@jackrichardson3782]

Did anyone pick up on the small spelling mistake at the start “flimed with mavic air 2” instead of filmed

[@JakeSloan]

nice job I've been waiting for someone to point that out lol

[@HiTechDiver]

With respect to the GPS, I live in Panama City Beach FL, and have the same problem. I have the Mini 2, though I understand it has the same controller with Occusync 2.0. I just get mine in the air, and the satellites come in within a matter of seconds.

[@JakeSloan]

excellent, being this far north it always takes more time

[@sckirschstein]

Hi Jake. Great and honest review ! Yours is the voice of a serious expert ! By the way, very nice footages and background music edition. I never had a drone but as engineer, I'm 100% technical minded. Was looking for a personal drone to carefully learn first and then inspect the progress of my construction sites. Therefore the MA-2 should meet my requirements, with exception of few questions the data sheets doesn't say. 1) I miss on all the tons and hours of reviews I have seen, any mention on WAYPOINTS settings for the MA-2, specially putting in the UTM coordinates of my sites or at least marking the route over a sattelite image (of my locations to be inspected). 2) What is the best APP to get Waypoints too and control that bird, and how much it takes of memory on a cellphone? 3) I do have a CAT S60-Android cellphone, just for its IR cam. It is my rough and loyal 4x4 field phone. Does the suitable app be supported by this phone? (No one can confirm me this...).... or do I need to buy a new cellphone to control the aircraft? THANKS SO MUCH IN ADVANCE for your kind answer.

[@JakeSloan]

Unfortunately the Mavic Air 2 does not support waypoints (or at least not yet as of this writing). The Mavic 2 Pro does in the DJI app but you can also use it with mapping software and other third party apps. As far as phone support if you are running android I would think it would be supported but I am not positive.

[@sckirschstein]

@@JakeSloan Thanks so much Jake ! Yesterday I found in ytb something like Waypoints on a very clear mexican guy's review over GO-4 app running the MA-2. It seems to work.

[@sckirschstein]

@@JakeSloan ...DJI is fastly updating the firmware as well as the versions for the controlling app

[@danelam8170]

Does it support the smart controller?

[@JakeSloan]

it does!

[@catcait2547]

This is really dependent on what type chip is used in the drone. It will cost more, if get more out of the drone.

[@JakeSloan]

True

[@WoutervanTiel]

What is 10 bit color? Why does it matter / what is the benefit that must be quite important to not keep that otherwise very good drone. Great review, really well done.

[@JakeSloan]

It is important if you need to heavily color grade in the edit process. Color grading is used to match different cameras from different makers and also to stylize the look of the footage to fit the feel being conveyed.

[@silversulu]

Where are you, Jake? Colorado? Canada? Pacific northwest? Somewhere else?

[@JakeSloan]

I live in Alaska! Cheers

[@zerowhite8144]

About the 10 bit issue what you mention ,for air 2's photo result ,is it big deal when prints in 40x60cm ?

[@JakeSloan]

no 10bit is only for video work and post color grading

[@ournewlifeonmadeira]

We think that we will buy the Air 2… here in switzerland there is a special price in the moment 899 CHf for the whole package… We could really need it for our channel to make excellent footage of Madeira… you deserved our bell :)… Feliz Natal

[@JakeSloan]

Very good drone for price size and performance balance!!

[@rios15539]

how do you have sound from the drone????

[@JakeSloan]

There are 2 ways. Use the sound recorded on the app (if you enabled it) and match it to the footage or record it with a separate device and add it in. I usually do the second way

[@iix23]

Noisy footage and flickering is why. Getting rid of mine far those reasons.

[@JakeSloan]

Hmm interesting

[@iix23]

@@JakeSloan Seriously, look at your footage. In most of the shots in your video, when the drone is in movement, you have flickers and video noise. As you are a pro, I am pretty sure that you ran the footage trough a denoiser and a deflicker but you got stuck and could not remove all of it because at one point, these tools started to affect the sharpness of the image loosing details and create digital chromatic aberrations. I ran trough the same problems in my videos and it became a game of "Is this good enough?" VS " This will have to do". The D-cinelike is actually NOT a log profile and no matter how you expose you shot, it introduces tons of noise. I get better results in normal mode (Rec 709). The camera doesn’t output files with enough color information to properly grade. It does make the dynamic range a little greater but it won’t help the light or darkness. You may perceive the shadows being lifted but it’s just a color profile. It can't put information there that just isn't there. You can't put data in the place where there's no data. The bit rate and color data just are not there or robust enough to be graded properly. It's a cellphone camera mounted on a very good drone although I got better video results with my Samsung Note 9 mounted on my old Phantom 2 (Ran a test for fun). On this note, thanks for the video.

[@bobwhite825]

Why is it that the abs doesnt work in the smart picture modes? Is soft ware issues are DJI just doesnt want to? I dont get it.

[@JakeSloan]

the ABS?

[@aganayeclara7568]

I what to buy a drone which drone should I buy

[@JakeSloan]

You should wait a few more weeks since DJI will probably release a new drone

[@aganayeclara7568]

Thanks you