what's up guys i'm ben from Authentech, and today we're doing the long-awaited
side-by-side comparison of the hot new ANAFI 4k HDR drone from parrot versus the
DJI Mavic air the main reason we're comparing to the epic air is it seems
the closest in comparison with specs features and pricing speaking of the nfe
is currently 700 bucks on amazon prime while the Mavic air is normally about
$100 more at 800 though when I was just making this video I saw that it's on
sale down to 761 anyway is it worth spending an extra hundred ish dollars
for the Mavic air well I'm really intrigued with the results and there's a
lot to cover so let's jump right in starting out with a quick size weight
and portability comparison the nfe takeoff weights 320 grams maverick air
is 430 it's actually quite a big difference in weight so two thoughts
here a very impressive parrot to get that weight down so low that helps with
battery flight times and etc but at the end of the day both are lightweight for
carrying around now just as important as for sizing when unfolded and ready to
fly here's how they look next to each other they actually look very close in
size including the props however when folded down I'd say that
Mavic air just has a smaller footprint maybe better for travel but for myself
I've been tossing them both into my backpack so no problem either way next
is battery life I honestly have only one battery for each drone and I like it
when one battery can last me a full shooting session
well the nfe is rated up to 25 minutes flight time and the Mavic air is rated
up to 21 we can't forget to recharge those bats the nfe has a really cool
feature which has both pros and cons its batteries are charged via USB C so it's
simple you can charge it from anywhere a laptop car or even a power bank while on
the field the negative though is that has slower recharge time so it can range
anywhere between two and a half to five hours
they say if you purchase this power delivery adapter with USB seed a USBC
cable the charge time can be reduced to 105 minutes that's still almost 2 hours
though the mething air can receive a much higher charging power and thus when
you're using their charging hub it takes only 55
minutes our next test is a fun one if you've ever flown a quad before it's
pretty natural you want to hit the gas and max out top speed also for a lot of
YouTube shots I'm trailing off fast scooter blazing the trails and I
normally need to pop the drone into a fast sport mode so I can keep up so fast
speed and a solid camera gimbal at the same time is important alright let's go
out and do some speed tests with my radar gun on paper the nfe is rated max
speed of 33 miles per hour 9 did three tests for each drone and its best was 31
pretty close the Mavic air was way off from its rated
max speed of 42 and a half miles per hour
its best speed for my test was 33 and lasts up quick before we hit the big
camera test range is another very important spec they both are rated to go
the same two and a half miles while maintain a video signal however
real-world testing usually Falls pretty short of that one they both are
basically using enhanced Wi-Fi and that can bring a lot of signal and connection
issues the Mavic pro for example uses a q sync their proprietary whatever it's
much stronger for reliability and connectivity I'd really like to see this
Wi-Fi system on these either get revamped or replaced with something
better now here's a good example why just the other day I was flying both the
nfe and the Mavic air same location capturing shots
I flew forward with the NF II got a straight moving in shot started to pull
back to bring the drone back home but then it just kept going and going and
I'm trying to slow it down hit the brakes the quad isn't responding at all
to my transmitter and BAM swings right into some brush and by the Lord's grace
it doesn't crash down into the water which would have been game over it was
right then when I brought the quad back home landed there safe and sound and you
can see how close I was to the drone like 30 feet away not far at all for to
totally lose connection like that not cool so then I had to test I launched
the DJI Mavic air flew the exact same flight path and yes I was getting some
of those strong interference warnings maybe it was that high voltage stationed
nearby the main difference though the Mavic air
never disconnected from my transmitter or lost signal
flew like a champ I got the shots and no problems my two takeaways good on you
and a fee for not crashing even after hitting those shrubs thank you that
would have been a bad day but I think the Mavic air wins this test overall
with stronger more reliable connectivity and who cares if a drone goes one mile
or 20 miles it needs to fly safe and sound whether it's ten feet away or a
thousand feet away I really wish these drones would phase
out this finicky Wi-Fi system and phase in something better and now onto the
biggest test of a mall camera comparison side-by-side the nfe has 21 megapixels
the Mavic air is only 12 the nfe lens is a 23 mil at f/2 point
for the Mavic airs 24 millimeter at F 2.8 both can shoot in JPEG or DNG RAW
files which by the way big announcement I've officially launched my patreon and
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love for you to swing by and take a look more tears will be added and tweaked in
the near future but right now for just a few bucks you can unlock all the raw dmg
photo files I snapped with both these drones so you can pixel peep and deep
dive links to all that will be down below now they both have the same max
video bitrate of 100 megabits per second both shoot 4k uhd max 30 frames per
second when we analyze the footage we can see some interesting results in
these super low-light stormy cloud shots it was very windy out there and the nfe
produced some way brighter crispier footage much better looking overall but
then in these other shots the Mavic air had a more stable and smooth flight path
it had nice colors and saturation straight on a camera as for quality and
sharpness I think the nfe takes it just by a
smidgen at least here in the 4k samples though I want to hear your votes down in
the comments which video footage overall do you like more Anna fee or Mavic err
later when I tried some handheld side-by-sides yes it's quite unfair to
hold the drone for a camera test if it's meant to be flown in there though we can
just see how much a third axis motorized gimbal is needed on the Anna fee it's
almost like unusable footage the Mavic air has a lot more shooting resolutions
and frame rates available for example their slow motion can shoot
2.7 KS 60 or 1080p at 120 frames per second the nfe is capped at 1080 60 this
is a big Proform AdvoCare not without a rebuttal from the NF e it has some cool
unique camera features on its own its gimbal can tilt down 90 degrees and up
90 degrees as well I've covered this a bit more in my other an effete videos
but this can open up a world of new shots and use cases like if you're a
rock climber or a bridge inspector this is a must-have also unique and if we can
shoot 4k HDR video automatic air cannot interesting side-by-sides the HDR video
has good potential though it might need some post-processing to hone in success
oh and another cool feature of the nfe with all those extra megapixels it
offers a lossless zoom feature up to 2.8 X on HD and 1.4 X at 4k
again similar to that tilting feature you could start thinking more creatively
with your shots by punching in on the action without degrading quality it is
not all perfect for the nfe the Mavic air has a nice protective three access
camera gimbal the nfe only has two axis mechanical it's using E is for that
third access stabilization now this is a pretty big bummer as we look through the
side-by-sides even when it was extremely windy out sometimes it holds on very
well you can't even tell it's using E I yes then and other times it's very
apparent and those jittery jaggedy pans and rotations look pretty rough what are
your guys's thoughts in my opinion I think this is one of the biggest
downfalls of the NF e if only it had that three axis gimbal I really hope
they add this in their next gen model the other biggest downfall the Mavic air
has object avoidance sensors the NF e does not and I'm actually quite
intrigued if the NF II did have some let's say in the rear
would it have auto avoided those shrubs that backed into you can't discount all
the usefulness that object avoidance sensors have with beginner pilots or
automated shooting modes and a lot more it's really nice to have now one nice
pro the NF e has over the Mavic air it's much more quiet while flying
this is nice to be more subtle and low-key less intimidating to everyone
both drones have really great smart features built-in like return to home
both have smart shooting modes like subject tracking I'd be a miss though if
I didn't mention it again the parrot nfe app requires some in-app purchases for
their more advanced follow me and flight plan modes
I really wish these were free but hey I guess if you really needed to use these
features you'd pay that extra charge maybe to summarize comparison with these
are always very difficult each drone and manufacture has plenty of pros and cons
each and specifically here both drones have some unique features to themselves
I really do think it differs for each person and what your unique needs are
what you'd be using the drone for so I can't write a blanket statement for
everyone like this drone is better hands down let me know all your thoughts down
below all the product links will be in the description and like I mentioned the
Mavic air if you're looking at this one is currently discounted so maybe check
it out and for more in-depth discussion let's take it over to my hot new
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event on July 18th and if there's a livestream I'll be hosting my first
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thank you guys so much for watching and until next time let's live authentic