Who would've thought DJI think we need yet another drone!
We already got the gold standard prosumer, Phantom...
...a foldable version...
The palm-sized drone that take amazing footage
and now this the Mavic Air!
Do we really need yet another drone?
Short answer: yes, please!
Now let's look at this fly more combo
So, let's go straight to the drone itself
Now this comes with a case. I like this case a lot
It feels like, it feels luxurious. It feels like those case that expensive headphone comes with
This is the drone itself!
You got these propeller guard that I never use
And because this is fly more combo
It has some other combo this is a carrying case which is pretty nice as well! I like the colour!
You got more propeller
backup propeller like two more set
This thing is interesting because you plug this into a
battery so now you can charge your phone with your drone battery, in some very unlikely event probably
We've got cable, this and that. Yeah boring stuff
Controller... and within you've got two more batteries because you're
paying more for this fly more combo you've got two more batteries
AC adapter and this charging dock look at that
Four batteries charging all together
So nice of this bag, you've... already organized for you two batteries there
Cable, AC adapter, charging dock, controller, Mavic Air
So, that's it you've got everything you need
So now the question is, how's the Mavic Air perform in the air?
So how do you fight this thing well you got the controller
So the great thing about this
hidden controller sticks here
These two controllers sticks, when you take it off you put it in your bag is easier than these sticking out
Now this Mavic Air similar to Mavic Pro, you connect your phone to your controller
Here you've got a lighting cable, which is connect to here
My DJI Spark actually connect to the controller with Wi-Fi which is
fine most of the time, but it just make it more complicated basically.
This is just plug it in and it works
What? Inconsistent firmware found! I think I've done everything at home
Yes, I've spent time updated the drone and the controller to latest firmware the night before
What I didn't realize is that it also update one of the three batteries
Firmware for the batteries?
The inconsistent firmware was because only one of the three batteries got updated
Who would have thought? Anyway...
Update complete!
Ok GPS, Good. Home point recorded, everything's good
Although you don't have D-Log profile here
We still have these CineLike with more freedom to colour correct than the normal picture profile
Err sorry that this is the most dramatic footage I've got to showcase the slow-mo capability
Maybe I would test this again later
So I'm here, and...
Across the water over that side, I've checked the map that should be around just two kilometers away
So in theory this should be totally fine cuz this is just two kilometers this can fly four kilometers
I'll be lying if I'm not
just a little bit nervous about it... just nervous! I'm not I'm not really worried at all!
Especial this is not my drone, it's my friend's drone.
She had bought the DJI Care so
It's just, I have to... if it dunk into the sea...
I don't think I can get replacement...
No.... it should be fine! It should be fine!
Out into the journey
Now really... I just going forward, nothing should happen to it
What would happen I mean, it could crash into a boat, a ship?
Oh may be I fly higher
Clear of the boat
Could crash into a bird?
I just have to keep my eye on it
Or the battery disconnected, but this is not a Karma
I can see the Island in middle I saw that Island on Google map
This is, there's something there?
Ohh the connection is a bit...
All right, I think I'm almost reach that reservoir
Weak signal! Adjust antenna and avoid signal block.
No, I don't think there's any signal block
Whoops! Whoops weak signal!
Oh it's really, really weak
I try to go a little bit further
Still going!
2.9 kilometers...
3 kilometers!
(Computer voice) Battery level is low Oh!
(Computer voice) The aircraft will go to the home point. Go home!
Go home, go home, go home...
DJI offer return to home feature since at least 2013
It calculate the battery level required to come back to the take off point and issue a warning
If you follow the instructions there shouldn't be a problem
Told you it's fine!
Back to Lamma Island, it also experienced a signal loss due to a small hill in between
The drone climb up automatically, started to return to where it took off
With the visual sensor in front it will also avoid obstacles during return to home too!
Another new thing to improve reliability is something called APAS
Not ASAP, APAS.
It is Advanced Pilot Assistance System
APAS, yes...
What it do is that it use all the advanced camera in front, back, and the bottom
Everything combined to give you this APAS
What can it do? Let's try it out! I don't exactly know, I have to test it as well
Optical Sensing System is not new to Mavic Air, even my Spark has it
APAS though don't simply stop your drone mid-air
I, I don't do anything. I just keep forward
What will it do?
I think it won't turn. It just go left and right to avoid stuffs
That's really good actually! Look at that!
It's an evolution from the old Optical Sensing System, for now it still has its limits
sometime it still just stopped there, but eventually DJI may give as a drone that fly through tight spaces all by itself
QuickShot was introduced with the DJI Spark last year
Simply pick a subject on the phone and the drone will take a pre-programmed manoenvre
New on the Mavic Air including this boomerang... boomerang... boom... boomerang...
And asteroid... aster... asteroid... asteroid...
Every DJI drone has intelligent flight modes. For this, there's the new SmartCapture
It's basically the gesture control, but it don't call it gesture control because is much better than my Spark
Gesture was introduced with the Spark last year, but it doesn't always work well
You know in the Star Wars: Last Jedi is that
Jedi is not about lifting rocks.
It's about lifting aircraft isn't it? It's like Yoda!
Use the Force
Leave the aircraft yes
You can take video
And you can have it...
further...
Just use the Force
Use the Force, Lok
Well, frankly I'm not sure what is it useful for yet,
but at least now it's so much more responsive than the Spark
ActiveTrack is largely the same as before
but now it recognized object before you tap
Well one good thing is that you've got sensor at the back
So when it's going backward it will stop without crashing into those branches
So this is the Mavic Air
It's almost like a foldable Spark, but with Mavic Pro capability.
It's amazing how DJI keep making new drones when they are basically no competition!
Now the question is how does it compare to the bigger brothers?
Well you want to know? Easy!
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