DJI Mavic Air 2 review: a video director’s perspective

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  1. Andrew Baer, M.D.
    Andrew Baer, M.D. says:

    @Verge. I have been looking at buying a drone for years. I can't justify an Inspire 2 because I am not a professional. I have been considering the Mavic 2 Pro, the Air 2, the Mavic Zoom and the P4P+… They all have their limitations. Now there is Skydio. I mostly want to make videos with some still photography. Is Skydio now the way to go? What do you recommend?

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  2. CL New
    CL New says:

    Another great tutorial from you. Thank you so much for taking your time and expertise to do all this stuff. I'm still pretty new at this, so it's a real help for me.

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  3. Gary Lynch
    Gary Lynch says:

    I bought a Mavic Mini in April as a ‘self birthday present’ and liked it a lot. But just bought an Air 2 to replace it and am very happy. Now you have to register sub 250 grams with CAA in UK, no advantage to owning a Mini I thought and like the extra perfomance, safty and (of course) camera!

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  4. Stacey Touchstone
    Stacey Touchstone says:

    New to drones been flying a VIVITAR for almost 3 months now and checking out upgrade options I’m wanting this Mavic Air 2 I’m impressed with it overall.

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  5. Don Bilsky
    Don Bilsky says:

    Any idea if DJI will be able to use a firmware update to allow the transmitter and drone to transmit the Remote ID the FAA wants in a couple of years? Or will the drone become obsolete?

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  6. Billy Futch
    Billy Futch says:

    Do you get choppy 4K video when playing back your video on your computer? I have a fast sad card and play my video on my Mac but the video is always choppy. If I make videos in HDR no play back issues.

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  7. Bryan Roschetzky
    Bryan Roschetzky says:

    ive been flying the Phantom 4 Pro for YEARS ever since the black friday when it came out , been flying the same P4P at least once a week since , i have 3 batteries , 2 of which are PUFFED , one of the arms has stress cracks which I have fixed with glue and has stayed solid since , i still fly my P4P almost everyday, as i wait for the P5P which never came , never came , the Mavic 2 Pro seemed like a downgrade from the P4P , just the smaller size being the only real benefit for me , does it even do 4K 60P ??
    so i bought the Air 2 and it should be here in the mail , I think the #1 reason i got it , is for the size but still shooting 4K 60p – the 48MP stills will be amazing , as long as my stock agency sites accept them as good clean clear photos –
    let me know what you think , Does the Air 2 shoot the 48MP in RAW , and has anyone uploaded any of them to shutterstock or Istock or Getty and get them accepted???

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  8. Geoff Bailey
    Geoff Bailey says:

    Flying a Q500 its cant fault pictures or video. Was thinking of adding this to my arsenal but dont like the idea of using my phone. DJI's smart controller is so expensive

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  9. Damien Davis
    Damien Davis says:

    Thanks for the review 🙂 Which would you say has better image quality between the Mavic Air 2 and Phantom 4 Pro v2?

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  10. Hydrocarbonman147
    Hydrocarbonman147 says:

    Hi, I've had a mavic pro for the last year or so, i just make amateur videos of the country side etc, the mavic air 2 appeals to me as it has better range and connectivity, flight time etc…. i'm just not sure if i would get much better videos if i upgraded to a mavic 2 pro instead of a mavic air 2 ? any thoughts would be appreciated….. Thanks

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