DJI Air 2S Fly More Combo, Drone with 3-Axis Gimbal Camera, 5.4K Video, 1-Inch CMOS Sensor, 4 Directions of Obstacle Sensing, 31 Mins Flight Time, 12km 1080p Video Transmission, Two Extra Batteries

I was using Air 2, sold it and bought Air 2s. If you are using Air 2, don't bother upgrading. Though there is difference in the picture quality and additional sensor, not worth paying this much. They should have added side sensors too. If you are upgrading from a mini, go for Air 2s. The camera quality is great.

Tengo un par de años con él y jamás ha fallado.

Okay let me start out with the stuff I don’t like. There’s not much… I don’t like how it doesn’t have rear obstacle avoidance. I wish it went just a little faster/more power for better air control. I also wish it had an adjustable aperture. Wish the EXP’s for yaw were lower and more yaw range in the gimbal. Wish it had slightly more dynamic range too. Okay now what I do like! Coming from an Inspire 2 with X5s, the size is the biggest advantage overall. The fact it folds down so small is amazing. No longer needing to carry around a 50lb pelican case for my drone is quite convenient lol. The Air 2S is much more low key and quiet for “sketchy” quick flights or through tight obstacles. Plus, the Air 2S shoots higher resolution than the Inspire. Yes, given it’s not Cinema DNG RAW, but the D-Log and 10-Bit H.265 files from the Air 2S are very workable (Especially with the new Mac M1 processors). It has maybe 12.5-13 stops dynamic range from my eye and color grading tests in Resolve. As for color grading the footage, the shadow recovery is much better than highlight recovery so try and always expose your image for the highlights as they cannot be recovered nearly as much in post. The files are a good bitrate 5.4K 24fps 10-Bit, meaning you have the resolution to zoom in without loss and they have better color tonality. The colors can be a little strange especially blue midtone shadows. Fixable in post though. You just have to understand how amazing it is to have a camera that you can put virtually anywhere in the air with a detailed 5.4K video. With three batteries charging you can get a lot of flights in one day with this guy, maximizing your opportunities for creative shots in many different locations. The size of the drone is amazing. Like legit the size of a large camera lens. The controller also fits nicely as the thumb sticks come off and store in it making it more flat. Also, the controllers battery life is just simply amazing. It lasts forever. The bag the drone comes with is extremely nice and great if you are just doing a trip with it. Everything fits in there. The included ND filters are very nice and honestly required for most flights. No noticeable color shift on the filters and they balance on the gimbal perfectly. I did order myself some additional CPL filters that helped quite a bit when shooting water and such. You may need something darker than ND32 for mid day shooting FYI. Battery life is roughly 20 mins of spirited flying while still leaving plenty reserve and not letting them go below 20% to extend their life. Plenty for some fun hyperlapses, which is an awesome included feature. The master shots feature (will the drone will fly itself and get some base level shots) is good to just do as a base level and completes in a couple mins. Results are good for zero effort. Finally, the range on it is superb. 9/10 situations it will have no problems. Staying within line of sight keeps signal the best (and legal). Flying behind objects will sometimes lose the connection. Also in cities (areas with lots of wifi signals) it has less range. But I would say it has better signal than the Inspire 2. The Inspire 2 was more “nimble” and “smooth” given the better power envelope of the motors, 360 spin of the gimbal, and second operator all adding to smoother footage of hard to track items, but could not go nearly as far. With the Air 2S line of sight becomes a TINY speck on the horizon. For a single man band this drone is only beaten by the Mavic 3, which is several times the price ($5k for the good “cinema” version). In my 10+ years of videography I haven’t been this stoked on a new tool in a while and it will be used a lot when the bigger cinema drones cannot fly or are not practical. Okay let’s compare the drones I have flown/used: Mavic Air 2S ($1000) vs Mavic Air ($500) vs Phantom 4 Pro ($1600) vs Inspire 2 X5S ($10,000) vs Freefly Alta 8 RED Monstro Zeiss CP3 ($175,000) When I compared the top dogs like an Inspire and a flying cinema camera (Alta 8), the Air 2S surprisingly holds its strengths pretty well. They are different tools for different jobs and are not apples to apples AT ALL but the fact the Air 2S and everything in the bag is about the same size as the MoVI (Alta 8’s Gimbal) Controller is kind of funny. The image quality on the Air 2S is much better than the Mavic Air and the P4P both in resolution and dynamic range. The resolution is comparable to the X5S camera but the dynamic range of the Air 2S is noticeably worse than the X5S. Obviously, if you are shooting something with budget and need 8K with good lenses, the Alta is your best bet. But that is 2 huge 80lb boxes, has a 10 min flight time at 45lbs with massive batteries. Minimum of 2 operators. Whole different beast. Can’t really compare the Alta to the Air 2S. If you’re into travel vlogging, weddings, real estate, landscape this is the perfect drone if you can’t quite stretch to get the Mavic 3. Also to compare this to the “48mp” Mavic Air 2, the pictures are actually much sharper because of the 1 inch sensor and better lens. Plus the Air 2 is a 12MP camera with pixel shift it’s marketing talk. Megapixels are not everything and the true 20 MP of the Air 2S will be enough for most uses I think. Also note 4K 60 has a crop where 5.4K does not. Can be pretty useful actually IMO. Amazing where technology is going and excited to see when the Mavic line comes out with interchangeable lenses someday! Great product DJI! Included is a video I made along the California Coast with exclusively the Mavic Air 2S and the included ND filters. Enjoy!

The Dji Air 2s is a masterpiece of engineering. Keep in mind this is my first major drone purchase. I'm completely ametuer. These drones have laws and regulations surrounding them. Please find your local laws and regulations. I had to register mine through transport Canada and even pass a test to obtain a basic drone pilot's license. Enough about that shit. This drone out of box runs spectacular. I would recommend buying the blade guards, they add a little weight but give good protection. My first run with it was at my local campsite I own and the nearest lake. You can use this to take amazing videos as well. They are so many options and modes that its impossible to use the all. My first run with this drone was brief, I used it then put it away to read up on heights in the local area. I then used it at a local creek, I was flying far and over swampy lands. Well it lost connection. I thought I just lost my drone. But it will stop where connection was lost and attempt to require signal. It will then return to home. Amazing. The whole reason I wrote this post was because I literally just ran into the side of a pine tree. I was night flying and assumed the sensors would kick in but I guess they don't work at night. The drone then fell approx 10 ft into the ground. That was it I thought. I'm an idiot for night flying in and enclosed area. I walked over to the drone. Visually inspected it. The gimbal Camera was overloaded. But the drone itself was folded up. Apparently they told up when something like this happens. The drone was still in perfect condition. A quick restart fixed the overloaded gimbal . I would highly recommend this drone to anyone.

This purchase completes my DJI family. The Mavic Air 2s was the only model that I didn't have. I spent months agonizing whether I should buy it. But, a few advantages to the newest 2s FMC (fly more combo) finally tipped the scale. With the improvements to the OAS, autonomous flight programs and enhanced image quality, I just could not say 'no' to the Air 2s. And, who buys just the drone basic package, just to struggle with getting the additional accessories one by one later on? I'd rather just get what I need now and get it over with, as the FMC. Then, pick up the few accessories that I know I will need to round out the set. The Air 2s is on par with the rest of the DJI aircraft for performance and reliability. It's very easy to fly. It interfaces with your smart phone very smoothly. The controls are straightforward and simple to understand and operate. It's larger than the Mini, smaller than the M2P and right in the middle, price wise. The complications of adhering to FAA regulations and licensing have been simplified with built in and available software. The most basic things to remember right now are that, as a recreational flyer, you need to register with the FAA and display your registration number on all of your aircraft. BTW, as a recreational flyer, you only need to register once, as a pilot, and YOUR number is what's displayed on the drone. Each aircraft does NOT need to be registered. That is with the pilots that want to fly for profit. Because the Air 2s is heavier that 250g, your number has to be applied to this drone, in an obvious place on the exterior of the drone. I recommend using a label maker to do the FAA number and your cell phone number. The Air 2s is a great aircraft and like all of my DJI aircraft, it gets 5 stars.

I have always enjoyed DJI's videos/advertisements but when I tried this beautiful work of engineering majik, a spell was cast. I have zero skill and people see a clip of footage I have taken and they say "Wow", I have no skill in film making but now I want to try. The machine performs better than expected and, for me so far, in a flawless manner. The most challenging part is the Transport Canada Licensing but you can do, you just have to do a little bit of helpful reading. On the upside, once you get your RPAS certification, you are LEGALLY a PILOT😁. Wouldn't that be fun to say? With the payment plans they offer, if you have been debating if you should invest all that money into yourself? I say if you want it, you want to experience it, go for it because DJI is unlikely to disappoint.