- Today we're out in the desert and I've got
a new drone with me, and guess what?
This is not a DJI drone, and it's actually really good.
This is the Autel Evo and we're gonna talk all about it.
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So I've been working with this drone for a few weeks,
it's not like I just pulled it out of the box
and I'm gonna do a review just on one flight.
I think when you work with a product,
you should try it out in a few different scenarios
and really see how it performs.
So I've taken it out to the mountains
where it's super cold and freezing,
and I've taken it out here where it's completely different
environments, I've shot a few different times
with this drone just because I really wanted to get a feel
for how it works, how it operates, how it flies
and just the entire experience around the drone.
If you guys have been a part of this channel,
you'll know that I review a lot of DJI products
on this channel and just in general,
DJI has been making some really awesome products.
However, there is something important to disruption
in the industry, and competition brings out good aspects.
When you have competition, you have people competing
for different features, different price points
and it helps the entire industry as a whole
because there's more innovation going on.
So I'm happy to see that another company
has come out with a drone that I actually really like.
The Autel Evo is an awesome, foldable drone
that has some killer features.
And one of the things that stands out the most for me
is that you can shoot 4K60 at 10 bit.
And so, what that does is it allows you
to do some more heavy color grading
and 4K60 allows you to do slow motion in 4K.
So some awesome features for this drone.
It's competitor is the Mavic 2 Pro
and it's kind of in that range of drones in terms
of size and flexibility and what you can do with it.
In terms of getting up and starting to fly,
I've had zero issues having it connect to the controller,
finding GPS, it's a quick boot up
and you're off there flying.
And in terms of range, it works very well
where the signal really doesn't cut out
unless you go behind like an object where,
any drone is really gonna cut out.
So I've been flying out here in the desert
and once you get over here to these hills over there,
as soon as you drop below it, you'll cut the signal.
But in general, it's a very strong signal,
it works very well and I've had
a good experience working with it.
Now let me show you some of the footage
that I've been getting out of the drone.
This is all shot in 10 bit, 4K60 and I color graded it
so that you guys could see what the potential is
out of this drone.
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All right, so I wanna show you some of the features
of the controller and as we're flying,
we can go through some of the features on the screen
that I actually really like.
So when you look at the controller,
it's kinda nice that your phone has a mount on top
so that you can mount it just directly on the controller,
but it's not down below where the DJI is down here
and it's in the way of your hands.
So you got these little hand holders on the bottom
which is great for holding the controller.
And what's great is you have the same type of button layout
that you're gonna find on a DJI drone,
so you have like your camera over here,
you have your exposure over here.
You have a couple of buttons here,
a couple of buttons on the back.
You have your takeoff and landing.
You have your return to home.
And if you're coming from a DJI drone,
everything works pretty much the same way,
which is really cool about going from one company
to another, is having a very similar layout.
So let's get this going, let's take this off.
So when it comes to the actual app,
and I'm gonna show you just as a screen record here,
we're gonna go through just a little bit as we're out here
flying, but what's really cool is that everything's
pretty easily accessible with this drone.
So on the menu on the bottom, you have everything
that you need to setup up for flyings.
So you can setup your modes.
You can setup your resolutions, your frames per second
and you can turn on your manual settings down here,
change your white balance, your color settings.
And you can even do a digital zoom,
which I honestly wouldn't recommend
'cause you can just do that in post.
So just shoot 4K and then you can zoom in later in post.
You have your photo and video super accessible
right here on the front.
And then you also have some more settings
on this button on the end which turn on things
that you don't really need to have access
at your fingertips at all times.
Up in the upper left hand corner,
when you click this button,
you get to some of the automation modes.
Now for me, when it comes to automation,
I typically only use the track and the orbit mode.
Now what's also cool is you have your other screen here
that has all of your information.
You have the time remaining til you need to come back.
You've got your status, your signals, your distance
and everything is very easy to see right here on the screen.
And I like the fact that your phone is at the top
versus being underneath.
And one thing that's awesome about this drone
is that it has visual obstacle avoidance.
If you turn this on, it won't run into things.
And what's really cool and you can see
as we're flying around this Joshua tree here
is that it gives you an actual visual representation
of where the object is in relation to the drone
so you can actually see the wavy line
that shows if somethings closer
and which side of the drone it's on.
So it's a cool little visual thing that this system has.
So in terms of the footage that I've been getting
outta this drone, I'm actually super pleased
with the results.
It has a very good look to the image
and it's a very easy drone to fly.
You could just pick it up, start flying.
If you've worked with a drone before,
this acts like any DJI drone that I've worked with.
And one other thing is that this drone is super fast.
So I've noticed that it responds well,
that if I let my fingers off the controllers
that it stops like it needs to stop.
It doesn't drift, it doesn't have
a bunch of weird little issues.
So far, I haven't found and weird quirks with it
in terms of flying, it just works
as a drone should when it's out flying.
So like I said earlier, this drone, the Autel Evo
is pretty close to the Mavic 2 Pro.
The big advantage between the Autel Evo
and the DJI Mavic 2 Pro is that the Mavic 2 Pro is
much more expensive, especially when you get
all the pieces to go along with it.
So with the Evo, you get a cheaper drone
and you get some really awesome features
and this is definitely a pro level drone
because of the 10 bit internal recording.
So guys, if you are in the market for a new drone,
I highly suggest taking a look at the Autel Evo.
It's awesome because it folds up.
You get some great color sense out of it.
And you get 4K60 which is something that you don't get
on a DJI of this same size and this same style.
So if slow motion at 4K is something that is important
to you, then the Autel Evo is definitely
one that you should consider.
Guys, there will be a link for you to check out the drone
in the description and then if you have any questions
about it, put it down in the comments down below.
All right guys, I'll see you on the next one.