Recently p/u the Mavic Air and shot this footage.

Nice video, thanks for sharing. Happy flying.

Nice movie...

Nicely done mate - glad you're up with the MA now.

Thanks guys. Cool little copter and image quality is ok; still need to play and tweak the camera settings. The P4P's camera IMO produces better images.

Nice footage fella, the MA is a capable little aircraft for sure, enjoy and I too look forward to seeing more from you.

Big quality video. Which city ? How max distance of this flight ? Thanks for sharing.

S.D. Pilot Posted at 2018-5-14 03:55
Thanks guys. Cool little copter and image quality is ok; still need to play and tweak the camera settings. The P4P's camera IMO produces better images.

It will do mate as it has a 1" sensor, mechanical shutter and a lot more options including a variable aperture - it's also nearly four times the weight and twice the price! In the same way that the Inspire 2 X5S has a better camera than the P4P and is four times the price and so on.
Have to say that the MA does give a slightly better image than the MP though.

astrofly Posted at 2018-5-14 06:06
Big quality video. Which city ? How max distance of this flight ? Thanks for sharing.

New York but was also within 5 mile radius of an airport so had to call ATC and provided an AGL/location heads up. Distance for this particular flight approximately 4,000 ft.

A CW Posted at 2018-5-14 06:12
It will do mate as it has a 1" sensor, mechanical shutter and a lot more options including a variable aperture - it's also nearly four times the weight and twice the price! In the same way that the Inspire 2 X5S has a better camera than the P4P and is four times the price and so on.
Have to say that the MA does give a slightly better image than the MP though.

Agree, the image quality is definitely better than the MP.

S.D. Pilot Posted at 2018-5-14 08:19
Agree, the image quality is definitely better than the MP.

Yeah, I've just done a bit of research into the reason why it's improved and it appears the sensor and processor have been upgraded on the Air over the pro which enables the higher bit rate and FPS. It takes a bit of the sharpness out of the image too.
Credible sources indicate that the Mavic Pro apparently uses a Sony IMX377 sensor and the Mavic Air uses a Sony IMX477. There is also an upgrade in the image processors. The Mavic Air apparently uses an Ambarella H1 image processor which is the same one that was in the Phantom 4. The Mavic Pro is said to use an Ambarella A9, which is the same image processor that was used in the GoPro HERO3. However, the processing capabilities of the MA camera prevent image quality to be the same level of the P4P mainly due to the size of the drone preventing a larger camera and sensor. If true (nothing confirmed by DJI) then that definitely explains the improvement in the image quality, which is noticeable when comparing both drones. Though they both share 1/2.3" size sensors with similar megapixels but as you know the spherical pano's are taken at 32mp on the Air and the construction of the gimbal design is, IMO, the biggest improvement the Air has over the Pro - the horizons are just straight no matter what flight mode you use or the wind speed.  

First-rate,
Picture quality was superb. MA does take sharp and clear images .

B1houdini Posted at 2018-5-14 10:32
First-rate,
Picture quality was superb. MA does take sharp and clear images .

Thank you.

Nice job S.D. Your fleet keeps growing .

Nicely done. Traffic looks bad on that bridge but the bridge itself looks cool.

Good video!
A bit over exposed (or high on contrast) but you noticed that yourself too

Awesome footage well put together.Thanks for posting.

Safe flying.

Nice little video

Woe Posted at 2018-5-14 18:20
Nice job S.D. Your fleet keeps growing .

Sure has..

still waiting for DJI's new MP creation then hmmmmmm add that one.

Hurley1718 Posted at 2018-5-14 18:28
Nicely done. Traffic looks bad on that bridge but the bridge itself looks cool.

Yeah your right about that...I'm just glad I wasn't caught in that traffic but instead flying around it.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-5-15 00:05
Good video!
A bit over exposed (or high on contrast) but you noticed that yourself too

Yup, sure noticed especially in the upper sections. Still exploring and tweaking to settle into the sweet spot. A couple vids I might get there.

sky6105 Posted at 2018-5-15 00:38
Awesome footage well put together.Thanks for posting.

Safe flying.

Thanks....besides flying, assembling is truly the best part.

S.D. Pilot Posted at 2018-5-15 04:01
Yup, sure noticed especially in the upper sections. Still exploring and tweaking to settle into the sweet spot. A couple vids I might get there.

Always hard with any camera. Let alone with the tiny sensor DJI is giving us in these drones.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-5-15 00:05
Good video!
A bit over exposed (or high on contrast) but you noticed that yourself too

Any suggestion of what custom settings works best for you for best clarity/exposure for the Mavic Air?

S.D. Pilot Posted at 2018-5-15 03:58
Sure has..

still waiting for DJI's new MP creation then hmmmmmm add that one.

Have you been on vacation? Good to have you back

Woe Posted at 2018-5-15 04:53
Have you been on vacation? Good to have you back

Thanks Woe. Nope, no vacation ....yet.  Hopefully soon.

S.D. Pilot Posted at 2018-5-15 04:05
Any suggestion of what custom settings works best for you for best clarity/exposure for the Mavic Air?

Did you watch this tutorial already?


I followed his advice.

Montfrooij Posted at 2018-5-15 05:29
Did you watch this tutorial already?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4Fq_BbgYc

Yup, I saw that a week ago. Good info that I plan to experiment with.

S.D. Pilot Posted at 2018-5-15 05:44
Yup, I saw that a week ago. Good info that I plan to experiment with.

Let us know how it works for you!