I started filming this video a month ago with the DJI Spark, but wasn't happy with the result. Once I got my hands on the Mavic 2 Zoom I headed back to the coast to grab the footage I was missing, and boy am I glad I waited to publish! The Mavic 2 let me do things that just werent possible with the Spark, and it quite literally took the video to new heights! I really had to steel my nerves in order to fly out over the open water, the thought of dropping my drone in the drink is terrifying! However, it was definitely worth the risk for the hyperlapses of the constantly changing inter-tidal zone and canoeing in the bay. Active track worked well, but the water sometimes confused it, and it had a hard time maintaining smooth footage while tracking people on bicycles at slow speeds. When they were travelling faster it didn't have a problem. I really appreciated the zoom lens when filming pelicans flying at the docks it allowed me to get a decent tracking shot of a pelican in flight while maintainging more than adequate space between me and the birds.
Here's a link to skip directly to the Mavic 2 footage (though I'd recommend watching the beginning too!): https://bit.ly/Bgr8IU
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