KEN HERON - DJI Spark vs DJI Phantom 4 Pro [Collab with ReadySetDrone]

[@garyeaton6172]

That was great to watch my personal favourite was the the Phantom 4

[@readysetdrone]

Awesome! Loved collaborating with you! And thanks for not crashing my Spark!

[@ore83]

Ready Set Drone my two favorite drone channels come together!

[@ujjvalw2684]

Ready Set Drone me too ,both are my favorite

[@muzikmon2267]

kaito mokho Yep your a another guy trolling a drone Channel... I hope somebody kicks you in the balls... Nope you don't have any.....

[@DroneUpp]

You guys are fabulous together!! Very interesting feats you've performed here! Beautiful neighborhood and I like that Z Car too!!! Zoom!!! Keep up the good work guys!

[@ColdWindPhoenix84]

That was freaking awesome. I haven't seen anyone show the drones chasing a car yet. Thanks.

[@premierdronefootage6717]

Awesome car! The quality from the P4Pro way out did the Spark. Even the depth of the video was crazy different. P4Pro almost makes it look like you there, with you guys. Great blue sky and all. Loved the collaboration!

[@KenHeron]

Thank you! I agree. The P4Pro footage is magnificent.

[@mrshanes1]

I love the fact that despite being a pro with drones, you still laugh and have fun when trying a new one.

[@MrCarmelo1980]

Awesome.....I just bought my Spark.....

[@stevereedy5357]

Great day! Love that video. That's real Drone Passion! Love it.

[@utmike4349]

Great video. Now I gotta go try all these modes.

[@victorthegee2652]

Heck Yes this one will bring all droners together I think its movie time got my spark and yuneek ready, my solo can be used for fast steep climbing scenes. Thanks again Ken, Kelly, and Jacob

[@tonyb6417]

the spark is a beast for its size😀

[@chrisdavis2316]

Love the chase ...awesome flying Ken

[@richtdronz6507]

Now that was awesome!!!

[@security1guy]

I would say absolutely awesome comparison of the two and thanks for the videos keep them coming.

[@captraykelly]

Tracking must be great. Will learn it soon. Gotta go fly now. Will finish watching it later.

[@RedHeat]

Tip: turn off obstacle avoidance on the spark to fly faster without sports mode on while in active track. Btw it uses deep learning to determine the vehicle it is tracking, not the speed. It can recognise a bike, car, human etc. cool eh

[@DifferentPerspectivePhoto]

Awesome video...litchi makes screen recording possible for the iPhone

[@lennygoacher870]

My wife and I love doing this when we take a ride on our golf cart.

[@KenHeron]

You're a very lucky man to have such a loving and caring golf cart.

[@nasa1man]

Wow!! this is pretty awesome I hope you guys can do more of those videos get together . That spark is really neat To see what you guys did with that awesome video guys 👍👍

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Ben Franklin! --Please send me some of those bills with your picture on them!

[@nasa1man]

Ken Heron lol Ken I got a lot of that grown-up Hey I can print some with my picture on it .and send some you're away but I don't think you'll get very far with it lol haha

[@MaxFlight86]

This was a fantastic collab video Ken! I thoroughly enjoyed it well done 👍🏻

[@nickschrader9929]

My phantom 4 pro worked so well when I first got it. I LOVED it. It was completely flawless. Then I got the great idea to update the firmware and the dji 4 go app... completely ruined everything. sending it back tomorrow. Wish I could have as good of luck as you guys. Great production.

[@KenHeron]

Sorry to hear that Nick. Good luck!

[@EricSNeitzel]

Loved this one.

[@lazyba6652]

you can just turn the spark/air to the side where there are no sensors, that way you can land anywhere.

[@furballkimfpv9365]

That was pretty cool. Was fun but like the Phantom better. Thank's guy's for the great fun video

[@MadDonJuan]

That was so cool

[@butchmcgeeair4106]

thanks for the info and comparison....

[@BIGDRONEFLYER77RC]

very awesome Ken and Kelly. love it.

[@basspig]

Now this is GOOD television. I'm just discovering Active Track and love the way it works. Much better than Follow Me mode, which relies on GPS in the mobile device. Good demo.

[@KenHeron]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@DoomerONE]

I really enjoyed this. I am impressed with the Spark it is a very nice drone and has some amazing features I think will really challenge the drone industry to do more. As always I was blown away by the Phantom 4 Pro. It truly is a beautiful machine. One reason I started with the Phantom 3 Standard as a tool to learn with, is the fact it has no "bells and whistles". It makes me fly the drone. Being a aerial enthusiast at heart, I'd rather do the flying, Ken's right its more fun. Great collaboration and I have spent many hours watching both of your channels.

[@KenHeron]

Thanks bud!!

[@bigeyetuna6228]

Wow, what a great video, thanks guys sub on both you guys

[@slugosrc1256]

Great Video I hope Ken feels better soon I've had accidents before that sent me to the hospital and it sucks! Thanks Rich

[@amorr1978]

Hey ken I am a Ghanaian and I love watching your video learning your drone tutorials and skills even thou I don't have a drone yet but I am praying I will get one someday lol...tumps up

[@andrewsfury]

Personally i feel on both times the other youtubers seemed a little too serious.Its about having fun but still a great thing to watch...

[@LegacyVision.]

Kelly was a bit uncomfortable letting Ken fly that's for sure.

[@readysetdrone]

Was I that obvious? ;-)

[@andrewsfury]

Ready Set Drone probably the contrast between you.lol but i still enjoyed you guys colab.

[@caelannicholls3519]

Anyone know where this neighbourhood is , so nice ?

[@NeverMindYourOwn]

Nice cooperation and test. It seems the Active track on the P4 is the smoothest of all. The Spark went left and right a little bit and doing it manually doesn't make it that smooth. The only problem with active track is lack of speed. You can't go fast unfortunately, neither take sharp turns.

[@KenHeron]

Hey Peter! Yes, Active Track has limitations. However, those tech-nerds over at DJI will no doubt make another quantum leap with it on the upcoming Phantom 5! (Fingers crossed.)

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

any chance you could mail the Spark to South Africa when you're done with it? I don't think I'll even be able to afford the Spark when it reaches our shores. :(

[@JayL781]

Driving and droning that's a new one for me

[@rogerd4559]

its on the right side perhaps that has something to do with the fact you have the transmitter out the right window?

[@muzikmon2267]

Ken's making Kelly nervous and Ken is having a ball hilarious 😂

[@aegg9915]

For those saying the spark is too slow i have had it for about a month. When i want to film something i fly to the location in sport then switch back to normal when recording

[@skycamvideo]

ace...ive used active track on my mavic but i don't trust computers to fly my drone

[@LeonLamothe]

you can actually increase the max speed of the spark (for non-sport mode) in the settings

[@kristinlanglais8212]

"Cease on the zig zags" LOL 🤣😂🤣😂

[@KenHeron]

Haaa!!

[@CapitanBastos]

Getting my spark today!

[@KenHeron]

Congrats!

[@ShoHashi]

Great video! Nice to see the comparison between the two drones!

[@kevinsdroneflying6871]

Well done lads, great vid, great fun.

[@VulcanBomber101]

It just goes to show how good the tracking mode is, incredible in a "Toy" - I know this is NO toy :)

[@BlueRidge828]

Great job y'all!

[@ricardopr54]

Very nice video! ... Thumbs up! 👍 👍 👍 👍 Greetings from Douglas, Arizona...

[@DetriotV8]

This is awesome. TY guys!

[@badiem9995]

I guess I'm not the only one that tried to land a spark in my hand while in the car 😂

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great meeting of two great drone channels!

[@richglaser4566]

That was awesome, I want both your channels. Great piloting, made me nervous when you went under that tree. Lmao.

[@nderohan]

Cool to see you 2 you tubers collaborating:)

[@KenHeron]

That was a fun day! So was this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoGcnqqdpLdjpqM

[@LJGJMKS]

Great video. By the way, iOS 11 has built in screen recording. The public beta is out, if you want to try it.

[@billut400]

Already subscribed to both of you guys! Great video Ken. Just found you the other day and am loving your content. I even listened to the Farm station broadcast! (And I'm not a fan of that music style) 😮 was cool hearing you do the ads there. Thanks and be safe! Bill

[@greghilton7797]

Ya mean there's a third type of music? :D

[@DCDLaserCNC]

Great collaboration! Surely he was not driving and PIC'ing that drone. 😲😜

[@KenHeron]

No, he was driving and I was piloting. Then we switched.

[@Syclone0044]

I just bought a Spark at Target on clearance for $199! (with the controller kit!) and it’s absolutely awesome! Easily the best $200 I’ve ever spent in my life. After a week I gained the confidence to try Sport mode and WOW it’s a rocket ship! It feels like it has 5x the power. It drifts around turns like a fishtailing car on a racetrack in the sky above my street! I then bought a Mavic Pro a few days later for the insane price of $425 on clearance also at Target, and honestly I’m undecided whether I’m more impressed with the Spark! Sure the Mavic has obvious advantages, namely 4x the range/distance, 25% more top speed, 2x the runtime, the 60FPS video modes, and 4K, but the Spark basically has everything else the Mavic Pro does. The Spark isn’t just an “intro version” of the Mavic, it’s practically a Mavic in a mini package. It reaches its 31mph max speed so fast I can tell it’s clearly an arbitrary software limit and not the true maximum performance possible. (Same with the Mavic Pro). The Spark still has a powerful transmitter with 1.2mi range which is far out of sight, trust me. And the 1080HD videos are basically identical to the Mavic Pro, unless you’re a fan of 60FPS modes (few are, but I happen to be), or doing panning sideways (bc the Spark has a 2 axis gimbal, lacking the 3rd axis that stabilizes when you rotate sideways). If I showed 10 random people videos from the Spark and the Mavic, I’d be pretty surprised if even 1 person could accurately identify which is which. Bottom line: if you can afford the Mavic Pro and want the 4mi range and all the extra performance, by all means buy it. But if you’re like I was a year ago, only being able to afford the Spark but believing I’d just end up disappointed missing the extra Mavic Pro features - you’re as wrong as I was! The Spark is like 75% of the machine the Mavic Pro is, really. The fact it is such a tiny package and comes in that cool little square black foam case (with slots for 2 spare batteries which I immediately filled haha), actually makes it COOLER than the Mavic in that regard, for sure. You expect the Mavic to do what it does, but nobody would expect what the Spark is all capable of. You can tell DJI was worried the Spark was TOO close to the Mavic actually, because they arbitrarily stripped a few features like away like Waypoint automated mission flights, which the Spark performs just fine with 3rd party apps. I will say, having owned both for 3-4 weeks now (my first 2 drones - besides a $50 MJX FPV drone with a home-grade WiFi connection that basically means you can’t fly further than your backyard), what I notice about the Mavic Pro over the Spark more than anything is the twice as long runtime. (Claimed max: 27 min, 16 min for Mavic/Spark respectively, actual results from my typical flight logs: 22 min, 12 min.) But that double the run time, is a BIG difference. It feels like 4x rather than 2x, because you have so much time to explore and take shots and tinker and fly around, before it’s time to return home. And obviously it’s particularly beneficial given the Mavic Pro’s 4.3mi range vs Spark at 1.2mi. Honestly if I knew the Spark did what it does, or if I had witnessed anyone flying one in person, I would’ve bought one a looooong time ago!! PS: the Spark controller is virtually identical to the Mavic Pro’s, besides the lack of LCD screen (which you won’t see whatsoever anyway if you fly with an iPad mount, as I found out).

[@KenHeron]

DJI makes some solid equipment. So glad you're happy with your purchases!👍

[@CanadianDroneHub]

Very good review for sure .

[@ujjvalw2684]

GOOD TO SEE YOU TWO COLLAB

[@KenHeron]

Thanks!!

[@stevekaboobiroo1479]

Nice video and great manual control Ken. Would like to see more.

[@theadventurebiker]

Hey Ken! I DIDN'T give you a thumbs down!

[@irwansyahlubis2756]

Hi... Dear Ken Heron... Nice and Awesome Video... God bless you

[@KenHeron]

Thanks a bunch!

[@rickmiller5011]

Great flying Ken

[@KenHeron]

Thank you Rick!

[@gcomfx]

Loving my Spark so far.... :) Great video.

[@RodneyBellco72]

Awesome video guys!

[@IslandDigital]

That’s cool. Have you made one of these in 2020’with Follow POI , etc ?

[@davidyaeger5655]

that was jus sooooo cool. not 1 thumb but 2 thumbs up.

[@cpmunson2807]

That shows you guys are pros you should have said do try this at home lol that was great Loved it

[@KenHeron]

Thanks!!

[@jimboyyjohnson3996]

I just have one question for you. Why would you do that to your exhausts?

[@KenHeron]

Not my car. I don't know. --Because... It's really loud?

[@2000xlt]

Ken, forgive me if this has been discussed before. I pulled the spark out of hibernation and my fly more combo batteries are shot,, I knew they had to be put into storage mode but I procrastinated and time keeps rolling down here I am today.. batteries are so dead I don't think I can get firmware updates or downgrades. The first two lights flash 4 times.. when the cable is plugged into the Drone the fan comes on for half a second then off. Is there a way to literally jumpstart the battery from another type of power source,? The reason why I asked about that is because of Buddy at work read about doing that to a drill battery and he jumped it and then it was able to take a charge. I hope something can be done because I cannot drop the coin for three batteries., thanks for your reply in advance, keep up the videos they're great.

[@DigitalSkyLens]

Great video guys

[@williamcrossmedia]

Great video again Ken!! Super

[@TommyDrone]

That was fun to watch.

[@de4404]

Yes my two favorite youtuber

[@alivewithpassion]

Great collab.!

[@gareth5000]

Great video! Well done.

[@wolffamilyadventures5950]

when you take your test It says dont drive and fly but happy they switched it up properly so you see how its compliant and not compliant

[@AnthonyRose]

iOS 11 comes out in a couple weeks, it has a built in screen recording feature!

[@RICKHALBUR]

Great test guys what a fun ride Thanks

[@KenHeron]

+RICK HALBUR You bet!!

[@kenny2644]

I’m looking for a drone that I can set to track and record a hobby grade rc monster truck. Will the mavic pro 2 track a rc truck with the active track 2.0? If it will im going to buy one. Please let me know or make a video about it if you want?

[@Time2FLYAlDiaz]

nice work fellas

[@rdfiedler]

As usual, great info.... Thank You

[@rc_addict_marc7714]

very cool guys!!!!!

[@petersimonsen9278]

Just great 👍🇩🇰🇫🇷

[@mikethomas7333]

Thats funny the guy with the red truck does my landscaping lol.

[@Thraxonas]

When flying the Spark if someone calls the phone do you loose connection with the drone?

[@KenHeron]

No, but your app screen might go away for a second or two.

[@dylanwalters7909]

Love the video!!

[@KenHeron]

Thank you Dylan.

[@MikeJowsey]

Nice collaboration guys. You improve the drone community with your collaboration and fun insights. Think I might wander over to RSD and get some more dronification therapy.

[@KenHeron]

That's a good plan!

[@JxBx80]

Ken, why such a big difference between the gopro video quality and the drones? Also, is this video output in 4k (i see it as an option on youtube) when the spark video was only 1080? I thought taking a 1080 and outputting as 4k would mess up the clarity.

[@KenHeron]

I zoomed-in Kelly's handheld GoPro. That might be why it looked a bit grainy. No, outputting 1080 as 4K will look like 1080. Outputting 4K as 1080 will also look like 1080.

[@customdetailingUK]

LOVE u Both !

[@wolffamilyadventures5950]

i wonder how the tracking would be on the mavic 2 pro . they use drones in drifting as well .

[@SJMDronesMedia]

That was fun.

[@MetalicONE]

Awesome, I want to go on an adventure with you guys 🙃

[@ujjvalw2684]

Awesome

[@wolffamilyadventures5950]

If you could only orbit as you active tracked . drones have really came along way

[@dannybanwait909]

Awesome..

[@KenHeron]

Glad you liked it Danny!

[@OtherworldlyOdditiesTV]

4:50 you can screen record...

[@jakekocourek378]

nice drone and car :)

[@muzikmon2267]

I can imagine the people in the neighborhood taking to themselves look at these grown ass men playing with drones. AWESOME!!!!!! 🤣

[@liam4210]

Awesome video and channel

[@KenHeron]

Thanks Liam!