Mavic Air 2 - questions and answers

Drone - Mavic AIR 2

• Camera performance, smart features, flight time and transmission system have improved significantly, and the new DJI Fly app provides even more streamlined flying.

• Mavic Air 2 can only be used with the DJI Fly app. Try the in-app flight tutorials to learn how to fly a drone safely.

• Not.

• Yes. The Mavic Air 2 will be compatible with Smart Controller through a future software update.

• Attach propellers with white markings to motors with white markings. Then attach propellers without markings to motors without markings. Make sure the propellers are properly attached, otherwise the drone will not be able to take off.

• Not.

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• Not.

• Carefully hold the camera to prevent damage, and slowly rotate the filter to attach or remove it. Make sure the ND filter is securely attached to avoid accidental detachment during flight.

Safety and obstacle detection

• Yes. DJI Mavic Air 2 has an additional light for improved vision and safety in low-light conditions, similar to the Mavic 2 series.

• Not. Mavic Air 2 provides forward, backward and downward obstacle detection.

• APAS 3.0 has been significantly improved over previous generations. The system generates a real-time map of the environment and now offers the best obstacle avoidance available in a DJI aircraft.

• Integrating the APAS 3.0 obstacle avoidance system, ActiveTrack 3.0 has been significantly improved over ActiveTrack 2.0. Overall tracking capabilities have improved significantly, and tracking recovery after object loss is faster than ever, all while actively avoiding obstacles.

Remote control and transmission

• OcuSync 2.0 supports 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands. Features greater immunity to interference with automatic frequency switching, providing 1080p video transmissions from up to 10 km away (unobstructed, interference-free and FCC-compliant).

• Not.

• Smartphone clamp on remote control accommodates antennas. Make sure the antennas are pointed toward the aircraft. For more information on setting the direction of the antenna, see the user manual. Also, make sure you are not wearing any wearable transmission items and that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are turned off on mobile devices.

• Remote control features longer battery life of up to 240 minutes, more comfortable grip, improved antenna design and more comfortable line of sight looking from the screen to the drone.

Camera

• Normal photos can be taken at 12 MP or 48 MP resolution, and RAW format is also available for more advanced editing.

• Mavic Air 2 supports normal video at up to 4K / 60 fps and HDR at up to 4K / 30 fps. Slow motion videos are available in 1080p resolution at up to 240 frames per second (8x slow motion).

• Mavic Air 2 offers D-Cinelike as flat color profile.

• HEVC (H.265) is a more modern video codec than H.264; retains more detail and takes up less space.

• Yes.

• SmartPhoto integrates scene recognition, HyperLight and HDR into a single mode for optimal results. Scene recognition optimizes different camera parameters for different scenes and supports intelligent recognition of five categories: sunset, blue sky, grass, snow and green trees. HyperLight optimizes photos taken at night or in low light. HDR selects the best image from multiple layers through an adaptive dynamic expansion algorithm that determines the optimal parameters.

Smart features

• 8K resolution can only be used in Free and Waypoint modes.

• FocusTrack consists of three different intelligent tracking modes: ActiveTrack 3.0, Point of Interest 3.0 (POI) and Spotlight 2.0. All three modes offer different tracking functions for each situation.

• Mavic Air 2 supports QuickShots, Hyperlapse and FocusTrack.

• APAS 3.0 and FocusTrack are not available when recording in 4K at 60, 50 and 48 fps, 2.7 K at 60, 50 and 48 fps, and 1080p at 120 and 240 fps.

Software

• You can update the software with DJI Fly or DJI Assistant 2 for Mavic desktop software (available for Mac and Windows). Both can be found on the official DJI homepage.

• Use the DJI Fly or DJI Assistant 2 app for Mavic to update the software.

Author

spec. Matthew Hubert

Graduate of the Maritime Academy, graduated in Internet in business. Holds a VLOS qualification certificate. He's totally nuts about drones and new technology, and he also loves speed, so he flies a lot of racing drones