Hey there, Jake with B&H!
Today, I traveled upstate to explore the beautiful and vast Hudson Valley.
And I brought along with me a pretty cool new toy, the DJI Mavic Air!
As I make my way up to the top of the mountain I'm going to be testing out the brand-new
image quality the refined flight controls, and some smart capture modes.
Let's go for a hike!
C'mon!
Okay now to the naked eye the Mavic Air is going to look pretty similar to the Spark.
In many ways it is, this is designed for travel vloggers and outdoor enthusiasts just look
how small this thing is.
Right, zip this guy open…that's it.
Foldable prop arms, foldable prop arms, ready to go?
1, and a 2, and a 3, and a 4.
Bingo!
And then bring these guys down, Bam!
Teeny tiny.
This is the first drone from DJI to have internal storage.
Up to 8gb.
There's a MicroSD card slot as well.
The battery life is about 21 minutes which isn't bad given the size.
I only had to bring 3 batteries with me today as opposed to the Spark I would have to bring
like 5 or 6.
And 3-axis gimbal.
Let's get this puppy in the air!
C'mon.
Pretty high up here.
Oh man, the rivers like half frozen.
There's a train going by…it's very loud.
Blowing its horn.
Right when I'm trying to talk to you.
Now probably the most significant addition to performance of the drone has to be the
obstacle avoidance sensors.
DJI Mavic air now has six cameras on it for positioning.
Which will drive the A.P.S.C. feature.
That stands for Advanced Pilot Assistance System.
And this will automatically force the DJI Mavic Air to go up and over or around obstacles
as opposed to just stopping right in front of them.
You didn't do that?
It did it on its own?
Cameraman: It did it on its own.
I was just moving forward.
Now, with the video quality that's where we see drastic improvement on this guy.
It can now shoot Ultra HD 4K (UHD) up to 30fps @ 100 Mbps.
Which is a vast improvement over the Mavic Pro.
That was only 60 Mbps.
More information, more detail.
Better looking images.
You can still take 12 megapixel stills.
But, what is an exciting new feature exclusively on the Mavic Air and that's Panorama Mode.
You press one button the camera takes several pictures all at once, stitches them together
within 8 seconds and you have a panoramic photo.
So, if you look up there, way, way up there that's where we just were.
The problem is, too many trees.
So, we couldn't really test the Active Track mode the way I wanted to.
As well as the other preset modes so we came down here to this beautiful wide-open dock
and park your right on the Hudson River itself.
And we're going to try the Active Track modes and the Boomerang, and the Asteroid
so let's get to it guys.
Active Track.
Yes, trace is okay.
No, just this guy.
I'm going to hit record.
It's following me…as I walk.
Following me…wow!
As I trip.
I'm okay, I'm okay everybody.
Nice!
Tada!
That works.
New framerates have also been added.
For the first time you can now capture your high-speed adventures at 120fps in full HD.
Looking for some buttery smooth drone cinematography.
There we go.
Woo!
Holy cow!
The Mavic Air also offers 2 new preset flight modes one is called Boomerang mode.
Which kind of goes in and out and then in and then out.
This is boomerang.
And coming back, just like a boomerang would.
The other is called Asteroid Mode.
I'm going to be honest, I don't know how to describe that one.
So, I think it's best we go try it. C'mon!
This is Asteroid.
Oh boy, that is going way up there.
So, it's literally pulling back taking video and then simultaneously taking photos at same
time to combine the video in the series of photos into a spherical portrait.
Like a panorama sphere.
I hope it works.
It's doing its thing.
So that was an Asteroid.
Pretty cool.
Nailed it on the first try I think.
Not going to lie really enjoyed my experience with the new DJI Mavic Air.
Really super easy-to-use, footage looks awesome.
And 120fps in Active Track Mode was just too much fun.
I'd say if you're a pro, looking for a more portable drone, without sacrificing image
quality…I think I have the drone for you.
I'm going to go inside now, because I can't feel my face.
This is Jake with B&H, Just keep shootin'!