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DJI Mavic Air: The Adventure Begins.

On April 27, 2020 DJI presented the second version of the drone - DJI Mavic Air 2! Details of the novelty can be found in our review.

Introduction

While all lovers of unmanned technologies with trepidation awaited the arrival of the long-awaited Mavic 2 and Phantom 5, the leader in the UAV field, the company DJI Innovations-is an ultra-compact drone empowered with the potential of a full-size UAV with an emphasis on high-quality intelligent shooting.

Features

  • Calculated geometry of the fuselage and internal frame elements
  • Foldable design of arms and landing legs
  • Brushless motors
  • ESC FOC (Field Oriented Control) with sinusoidal drive
  • 12MP 4K camera built on 1 / 2.3-inch CMOS sensor
  • 3-axis mechanical gimbal
  • 4K video recording at 30 fps
  • 4K video recording rate at 100Mbps
  • Slow-Motion video in FHD quality
  • Shooting 32MP spherical panoramas
  • New HDR image processing mode
  • GPS / GLONASS
  • 3-way visual positioning system
  • FlightAutonomy 2.0
  • Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS)
  • Visual inertial odometry (VIO)
  • 3D vision of the surrounding world
  • Intelligent Return to Home (RTH)
  • Enhanced SmartCapture Gesture Control
  • Enhanced Active Track Intelligent Flight Mode
  • 6 × QuickShots Intelligent Shooting Modes
  • Additional built-in 8GB memory module
  • Portable control equipment with removable sticks
  • Flight time 21 minutes
  • Maximum flight speed 68.4 km / h
  • New dual band 2.4 / 5.8GHz Wi-Fi video transmission system
  • FPV distance up to 4 km
  • Compatible with DJI Goggles

Options

The developer offers the Mavic Air in two trim levels:

Mavic Air

  • Mavic Air Drone
  • Control Equipment
  • 2 × Removable Sticks
  • Smart Battery
    • (15 0) Battery charger
  • Power cable to charger
  • 4 × rotor (CW / CCW)
  • 4 × spare rotor (CW / CCW)
  • Rotor protection
  • RC cable with Lighting connector
  • RC cable with Micro USB connector
  • RC cable with USB Type-C connector
  • Gimbal protection
  • USB3.0 Type-C cable
  • USB adapter
  • Transport case

Mavic Air Fly More Combo

  • Mavic Air Drone
  • Control Equipment
  • 2 × Removable Sticks
  • 3 × Intelligent Batteries
  • Charger for simultaneous charging of three batteries
  • Power cable to charger
  • 4 × main screws (CW / CCW)
  • 6 × pairs of spare rotor (CW / CCW)
  • Roof guard
  • RC cable with Lighting connector
  • RC cable with Micro USB connector [1 79]
  • RC cable with USB Type-C connector
  • Gimbal protection
  • USB3.0 Type-C cable
  • Battery to Power Bank Adapter
  • USB adapter
  • Transport case
  • Travel bag

Colors

Onyx Black

Arctic White

Flame Red

Appearance

Appearance Mavic Airflame red.

Specification

Drone

Brand:
DJI Innovations
Model:
Mavic Air
Built-in memory:
8GB
Max. takeoff speed:
10.8km / h (S-mode) 7.2km / h (P-mode and Wi-Fi mode)
Max. rate of descent:
7.2 km / h (S-mode) 5.4 km / h (P-mode) 3.6 km / h (Wi-Fi mode)
Max. level flight speed:
68.4 km / h (S-mode) 28.8 km / h (P-mode and Wi-Fi mode)
Max. ceiling above sea level:
5 km.
Max. flight time:
21 minutes (at a constant speed of 25 km / h)
Max. hovering time:
20 minutes
Wind resistance:
at wind speeds up to 8-10m / s
Max. tilt angle:
35 ° (S-mode) 25 ° (P-mode)
Max. angular velocity:
250 ° / s (S-mode) 250 ° / s (P-mode)
Operating temperature range:
0 ° to 40 ° C
Satellite positioning systems:
GPS / GLONASS
Transmitter Power:
2.4GHz:

FCC: 28dBm CE: 19dBm ) SRRC: 19dBm MIC : 19dBm

5.8GHz:

FCC: 31dBm CE: 14dBm SRRC: 27dBm

Operating frequency range:
2.400 - 2.483GHz; 5.725 - 5.850GHz
Takeoff weight:
430g
Drone dimensions:
168 × 83 × 49mm (folded); 168 x 184 x 64mm (in flight)
Frame:
213mm.
Package dimensions (for Mavic Air):
240 × 195 × 120mm

3D Obstacle Sensing System

Front Sensors

Measurement Accuracy Range:
0.5 - 12m.
Obstacle detection range:
0.5 - 24m.
Effective response speed:
28.8 km / h
Field of view (FOV):
horizon: 50 °; vertical: ± 19 °

Rear sensors

Measuring accuracy range:
0.5 - 10m...
Obstacle detection range:
0.5 - 20m.
Effective response speed:
28.8 km / h
Field of view (FOV):
horizon: 50 °; vertical: ± 19 °

Lower sensors

Height range:
0.1 - 8m.
Working range:
0.5 - 30m.

Operating environment

Front sensors:
Surface with clear pattern and sufficient lighting (luxvideo bitrate:
100Mbps
File system support:
FAT32
Photo format:
JPEG
Video format:
MP4 / MOV (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264)

Gimbal

Mechanical Range:
Tilt: -100 ° to 22 ° Roll: -30 ° to 30 ° Pan: -12 ° to 12 °
Controllable range:
Step: -90 ° to 0 ° (default setting); -90 ° to 17 ° (advanced settings)
Stabilization:
3-axis mechanical
Max... control speed (tilt):
120 ° / s
Angular vibration range:
± 0.005 °

Hardware

Operating frequency:
2.400-2.4835GHz; 5.725-5.850GHz
Max Transmission Range:
2.400 - 2.4835GHz (in an unobstructed and interference-free area):

FCC: 4km CE: 2km SRRC: 2km

5.745 - 5.825GHz (in an unobstructed and interference-free area):

FCC: 4km CE: 500m SRRC: 2.5km.

Operating temperature range:
0 ° to 40 ° C
Battery:
2970mAh
Transmitter power:
2.4GHz:

FCC: 26dBm CE: 18dBm SRRC: 18dBm MIC: 18dBts

5.8GHz:

FCC: 30dBm CE: 14dBm SRRC: 26dBm

Operating current / voltage:
1400mA / 3.7V (for Android); 750mA / 3.7V (for IOS)
Dimensions of supported mobile devices:
thickness: 6.5-8.5mm; maximum length: 160mm.
Supported USB port types:
Lightning, Micro USB (Type-B), USB-C

Smart Battery

Capacity:
2375mAh
Voltage:
11.55V
Max. charging voltage:
13.2V
Battery type:
LiCoO₂ 3S
Power:
27.43Wh
Net weight:
140gr.
Charging temperature range:
5 ° to 40 ° C

Wi-Fi

Operating frequency:
2.4GHz / 5.8GHz
Max.transmission range:
distance: up to 100m, height : 50m (in an unobstructed and interference-free area)
FPV broadcast quality:
control equipment / smartphone / DJI Goggles: 720p @ 30fps
Latency (depending on environmental conditions and mobile device):
0.17 - 0.24sec
Supported mob. devices:
iOS: compatible with iOS 10.0 and later: iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone SE, iPad Pro, iPad, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4. Optimized for iPhone X.

Android: Compatible with Android 5.0 or higher later versions: Samsung S9, Samsung S9, Samsung S8, Samsung S7, Samsung S7 Edge, Samsung S6, Samsung S6 Edge, Samsung Note 8, Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei P20, Huawei P10 Plus, Huawei P10, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate 9 Pro, Huawei Mate 9, Huawei Mate 8, Honor 10, Honor 9, Vivo X20, Vivo X9, OPPO Find X, OPPO R15, OPPO R11, Mi Mix 2S, Mi Mix2, Mi 8, Mi 6, Redmi Note 5, Google Pixel 2XL, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 5T.

Recommended MicroSD Cards

Models:
MicroSD Class 10 or UHS-1:

16GB: Sandisk Extreme / Kingston 16GB SDHC-I SDCAC / 16GB; 32GB: Sandisk Extreme V30 / Sandisk Extreme V30 A1 / Sandisk Extreme V30 Pro A1; 64GB: Sandisk Extreme V30 A1 / Sandisk Extreme Pro V30 A1; 128GB: Sandisk Extreme V30 A1 / Sandisk Extreme Plus V30 A1

Intelligent Modes

Shooting

QuickShot - make a video clip in one tap. Let the Mavic Air take professional shots for you (the drone itself takes 1 minute), after which a 10 second video will be cut in automatic mode, which you can share as quickly as possible. QuickShots helps you capture stunning cinematic footage in one tap.

The Mavic Air inherits 4 standard Smart Shooting modes: Roket / Dronie / Circle / Helix.

Two new modes were also added:

Asteroid

Boomerang

With the DJIGO4 app, creating a video clip using recorded video and listening to your favorite music has never been easier simply. Select one or more videos from which you want to create your clip, select captions, filters and click "Create". The clip will be created automatically in a few seconds.

Flight

ActiveTrack

Now in this In mode, the drone can recognize up to 16 selected objects at the same time (including people, cars and water objects). The c mode focuses the user's attention on the most relevant object of all possible so that the shooting is carried out from the best angle. Thanks to its high accuracy and wide tracking scenario, ActiveTrack mode allows the drone to follow objects clearly, even when they are running, jumping or cycling.

SmartCapture

Mode offers a new and interactive way to control the Mavic Air with your hands. Allows you to take off with simple gestures, move away from the user, get closer, take photos and videos, and complete the flight. Gesture controls have never been more responsive.

TapFly

Allows the user to focus exclusively on shooting. Once you select a mode in the DJI GO4 app, tap on your mobile device where you would like the drone to go and get the best shots yourself. TapFly can be executed in four scenarios: Forward / Backward / Free / Coordinate.

Camera

A high-performance 12MP 4K camera is installed on board the drone using a unique three-axis mechanical suspension (angular oscillation range up to 0.005 °) implemented on a 1 / 2.3 inch CMOS sensor. The camera lens received an angle of view (FOV) of 85 ° with an aperture of f / 2.8. Such a tandem allows you to receive high-quality video material (4K at 30 fps) from the air, recorded at a speed of 100 Mbps.

32MP Spherical Panorama

The unique ability of the Mavic Air allows you to shoot large 180 ° panoramic-spherical images in one tap. 25 vertical and horizontal frames in eight seconds are combined into one 32MP panoramic-spherical image, revealing all the beauty of the world around you.

High-speed video

With support for 1080p recording at 120 fps, you can capture epic footage with Slow-Motion mode, which allows you to see every movement in detail...

HDR Photos

The new HDR mode allows you to easily achieve the right exposure based on lighting conditions within reasonable limits. Overexposed or dark areas in the photo, thanks to the new HDR algorithms, will be automatically processed to obtain the most natural transitions between highlights and shadows.

Motors

The Mavic Air features powerful brushless motors, coupled with ESC FOC (Field Oriented Control) speed governors with sinusoidal drive. This approach allowed not only to raise the maximum horizontal flight speed in the "Sport" mode to 68.4 km / h, but also significantly affect the wind resistance of the drone (according to the specification, it can withstand wind gusts up to 10 m / s).

The drone's rotors, by a strange coincidence, did not receive a folding mechanism, but we already know for sure that the Spark's folding propellers fit the Air without any problems. Due to the fact that the Spark props are slightly smaller, the maximum flight time in practice will be 17 minutes (18 minutes on stock propellers). Speed ​​indicators with such retrofitting will remain unchanged.

Wi-Fi HD

For the implementation of stable video streaming over Wi-Fi at a distance of up to 4 km the developer has equipped the drone (located in the front folding landing legs) with a new adaptive dual-band Wi-Fi system operating at 2.4 / 5.8 GHz, it works both automatically (it selects a frequency free from interference) and in manual mode.

Mavic Air is fully adapted to interface with DJI Goggles.

Power

The Mavic Air is powered by an 11.55V (3S) 2375mAh LiCoO₂ smart battery manufactured made of lithium with a high density, which in general made it possible to significantly affect the maximum flight time, which at the output was up to 21 minutes.

Control

distance up to 27 meters). In addition, you can control the drone using a smartphone / tablet running IOS and Android via the DJIGO4 app (FPV distance is no more than 100 meters in a noise-free area).

Well, the most practical way of control, unleashing the full potential of the drone, is the tandem of the smartphone / tablet control equipment via the DJIGO4 app. For full immersion in first-person flight, a tandem of equipment and goggles DJI Goggles is recommended (FPV distance up to 4 km in a noise-free area).

FlightAutonomy 2.0

Autonomous flight has never been so safe. Thanks to advanced VIO technology working closely with a range of cameras and sensors (7 in total), coupled with a powerful 24-core processor, the Mavic Air can fly with remarkable precision when GPS navigation is not available.

VIO

Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) - technology allows using inertial sensors to accurately determine the position and acceleration of the drone in space, which allows the autopilot to more accurately calculate its orientation and moving in 3D mode.

3D Mapping

Mavic Air's advanced reading system using data from cameras, sensors and IMUs, re-creating real-time a three-dimensional map of the surrounding world.

Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS)

APAS is the result of extensive DJI research into optimal flight path calculations. The APAS assistance system automatically corrects the trajectory of flying around obstacles in the drone's path, thereby freeing the novice user from unnecessary manipulation of the control sticks when the drone moves back and forth.

Each of the listed systems involved in the positioning of the drone operates in the mode of duplication of each other. Therefore, if an error occurs in the operation of one of the modules, then the system will switch to another pair in order to resume the optimal functioning of the entire system.

GEO System

G eospatial E nvironment O nline - the system is designed to inform the pilot about how safe the flight can be at the current launch site. GEO will indicate the presence of No-Fly zones at the launch site. Everything for the sake of safety.

Price

  1. Mavic Air
  2. Mavic Air Fly More Combo

A range of optional accessories are also available, including a $ 49 car charger and 3 $ 59 light filter options.

Terminal

DJI Mavic Airfrom $599
8.8888888888889
Price
7/10
Camera
9/10
Functionality
10/10
Flight time
8/10
Flight performance
9/10
Compactness
10/10
Options
8/10
Reliability
10/10
Price / Performance
10/10

Pros

  • Quality of execution
  • Portability
  • Flight performance / Range up to 4 km
  • Intelligent flight modes
  • Camera (quality and shooting capabilities)
  • Flies around obstacles / APAS / VIO
  • FlightAutonomy 2.0
  • Improved SmartCapture
  • Flight time up to 21min
  • Compatible with DJI Goggles

Cons

  • Video transmission over Wi-Fi
  • The rotor screws are not folding

It is safe to say that the Mavic Air quadrocopter is currently the most technologically advanced product that meets all the requirements of the rapidly developing consumer UAV market. Using his example, DJI once again "wiped its nose" on all its competitors, setting new limits for those who plan to compete with the permanent leader. The drone will be fully appreciated by people for whom portability, functionality and quality of shooting are a priority when choosing a drone. He will maximally show all his capabilities in travel and on vacation. Age limit 18.

On April 27, 2020 DJI unveiled the second version of the drone - DJI Mavic Air 2! Details about the new product in our review.

Video

DJI Mavic Air drone test flight.

Video instructions from the developer (with Russian subtitles).

Unpacking.

Installing the propeller guards.

First flight.

Automatic flight and QuickShot modes.

Controlling the drone with gestures.

ActiveTrack mode.

TapFly Mode.

Advanced Pilot Assistance System APAS.

Tripod and Cinematic flight and shooting modes.

About taking panoramic photos.

DJI GO 4 mobile app.

Drone firmware update via mob. DJI GO app 4(without Russian subtitles ).

Updating aircraft firmware via PC using DJI Assistant 2 software (without Russian subtitles). Acts as an alternative way to update the drone's firmware.

Calibrate the IMU. The procedure is carried out if the system indicates the incorrect operation of the module (without Russian subtitles).

How to calibrate drone rendering system (without Russian subtitles). The procedure is carried out if the obstacle detection sensors do not work correctly.

How to pair the drone with the remote control (without Russian subtitles). The procedure is carried out in the event that the drone and the remote control cannot automatically communicate with each other.

Comparative test for the quality of shooting Mavic Air vs Mavic Air 2 vs Mavic Mini vs Mavic 2 Pro.

Parrot Anafi vs DJI Mavic Air comparison test.

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