I feel like there a lot of pilots out there that are such big nerds about flying only in full manual that they sacrifice everything to be in that mode. As anyone who actually makes money flying knows, you use the mode that gets the best outcome.
Well put. Me, I don’t do it for money yet. But your drone should be like your tools in your tool box. Each one is designed for a specific purpose. So that being said, based on the type of weather, indoor/outdoor, and so on. Take what you need…. No drone is the end all be all. Just depends on the need.
Exactly, If I flew this indoors for real estate there's no way I'd be in acro. I'd 100% be using stabilization too. Even though that's not something I'd employ for a freestyle flight.
Avata 2 obviously looks smoother and more natural. Even though the flylens may be better for FPV pilots, home buyers don't want to see bobbing in the home tours.
appreciate the objectiveness and clarity saying you haven't flown a ton with the Avata 2. I prefer the FPV experience of the Flylens 85, but I can see the advantage that DJI brings to the table if you are just getting into it. Well done, sir.
Great review man, the altitude hold makes the speed ramp transitions way smoother, its nice starting and finishing at the exact same height even if its in different rooms / environments. Tempting to get it and try it out !
You should use only Avata 2 if you want to use speedramps. Footage looked so much smoother. Keep Flyfoo as your backup drone! Just practice more with Avata 2 that it feels more confortable. And IMO those "stunt flight paths" like above sink are only for other fpv pilots. I don't think that home buyer who wants to see the house does't even notice or care of technical side of flight. They want smooth video that shows them what kind of layout and rooms house has. Thanks for the video. It was good comparison of indoor flying wiht different modes and drones.
Advantage of DJI normal mode that camera angle will maintained regardless of speed. Also easier to use alternate angles like lookup or lookdown. Nice vid. Thanks!
I just stumbled upon your channel, and the content you're doing is very good and educational. I'm loving it, and thank you for that. I have a question about flying the Avata 2 inside houses. I live in Europe, and the houses here are almost always made of very thick concrete, which drastically lowers the signal. For example, when I am two rooms away from the drone, I get a red message saying "Fly with caution (No satellite/vision...)," and the N icon (for normal mode) turns red. At that moment, the drone starts to experience weird lags in all directions and occasionally results in a crash. So, the question is: are there any tips and tricks you can give us in such cases? Are there any kinds of signal boosters for the DJI Avata 2, and do they really work?
Thank you so much! Thats really interesting! honestly im not sure what to do about that, I know in my own flying i lose satellite connection sometimes and it never affects my flying. I wonder if it is a european thing with having less signal strength there. But even then that wouldn't make sense to me because it should be able to fly just fine without satellites. Let me look into it and see what I can find
I've been waiting for this video! I am seriously considering selling my current fpv real estate setup for this. Do you think you'll eventually switch over, given the better picture quality and stability, if you had more practice? seems like its an upgrade in every way, its just a matter of comfort and skill.
I wouldn’t blame ya one bit if you did, I will say there are other projects that I would still use my other FPV drones over this for but for houses I could eventually see myself just using this, especially the more practice I get in with it. It’s just so easy
I do a lot of real estate work and was curious about these exact 2 options. Great video, thanks! Quickly, what do you use for stabilization? It looked fantastic
Great comparison, thank you Jonny! Question: you say that is difficult to slow down a flight. Why? If you shoot at 60 fps, then play back (edit) at 30 fps, you've got buttery smooth slow motion and all the bumps are only half as bad. I find great slow-mo to be about the easiest thing on the avata 2.
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I know we love our handbulilt drones but we gotta be honest. The avata 2 footage is clearly better, and since real estate fly thru's don't pay that great, I'm for whatever gets me in and out quicker. Great video!
what I would like to see is the the calibration of the flylens for the angle mode. so you dont need to keep countering a left or right.. Im from a windy Island im not fan of avata but here Im more into using my cinelog 25 or qav cine with a naked gopro.
Thanks for taking the time to make this, exactly what I wanted to know. I often have to fly indoors (flylens or pavo 20) in low light conditions and the o3 is not great, in your opinion is the o4 better. Looks like the Avatar 2 is a lot easier to get steady but it's a lot bigger and I assume louder so a little more intrusive when the a people around. Any thoughts?
Nice video! I also have both of these drones and the flylens has been my go to. Will be interesting to see how I feel about the avata 2. Curious to see what you come up with for rates on the avata 2.
Thanks so much! I’m excited to mess with it and see what I can come up with! I haven’t even had it a week yet and I’m packing right now as I type to go out of the country so I’ll be happy when I can really dive into everything
I had the same results when I did my testing too. I was using the GEPRC CInelgo25 and the AVATA 2 with going indoor to outdoor. Test the motion controller as well.
I also prefer to fly angle mode indoors for the very same reasons. I'm not trying to do tricks. I want cinematic shots. It'll be great when the 04 is released and we can upgrade our fleet.
love the altitude hold of the Avata 2 it does make a huge difference. Battery life is game changer, ease of use and setup time is like non-other. Do you have NDs for your Avata 2? I am looking for the link to your controller stick extensions, did I miss the link? Great review. What naked hero do you have on your Flylens 85? I am going to compare footage of my cinelog35 and avata 2 indoors. i think the avata 2 would be more stable for sure
Great video! I have been curious about the Avatar 2 indoor flight experience. Have you tried flying from outside to inside in normal mode? Does the Avata 2 slow down when it loses GPS signal? That was something I noticed with my original Avata. As soon as it lost GPS signal the flight speed would slow way down. Smooth and steady is preferred of course, but sometimes I need just a bit more speed while having the added stability of Normal mode. Anyway, awesome video and thanks for all the info!
You said in the video you've got upgraded sticks for the Avata 2 controller? Are you using the new DJI FPV Remote Controller 3 or still the V2? If V3 then are those longer sticks that you're referring to and if so where did you get them from as I'm having a hard time sourcing any for the V3 controller as I spoke with DJI support today in the hope that the sticks are the same on the V3 as the V2 but they said they weren't 🙁 I can't find any for the V3 controller anywhere online so if you were referring to the V3 controller then would love to know where you got yours from if that's okay? I'm from the UK but don't mind paying shipping as long as they don't come out too expensive. Another great video, keep up the fantastic work. You've earned another subscription today! 😉
I havent had any issues with it. If the GPS does cut out the Avata 2 has better sensors on it so it holds position really well. I had that same problem with the Avata 1
I mean honestly that’s the only opinion that matters, it doesn’t matter what I say as an artist if the buyer isn’t happy with the end product! I appreciate your feedback🙏🏼
I think it’s the fpv pilot in me that feels like the avata fly through looks more robotic/less natural and there’s no whoosh out the window, to add something whimsical or cool. You can get the look of an avata flythrough without a drone using matteport or something. I don’t know, I have a lot of affection for the avata but some looks are over polished and stabilized drones sometimes feel that way to me
I feel the same way you do, Also these were quick edits, I didnt add any of the sound treatment i normally do to add some flair. I think the difference will really show up when I fly houses that actually have peoples belongings in them
Hey Jonny, Did the drone saved the gyrodata on your flights indoor? I tested it yesteray indoors and there are no data in my sd-card! Only the video itself. Outdoor it works perfectly.
Good lord, what a crazy big mansion! And how does the basement have a door outside on level land, but so did the first floor? That's like some TARDIS stuff going on there.
Which is the minimum level of light to avoid crash with 0 gps indoor with avata 1? It triggers a red alert about fly caution without gps without vision
im honestly not sire, i havent tested it, i know i flew the avata once inside and it struggled to stay on course even with enough light, when it would drop gps the drone would freak out on me
It occurs to me that we FPV pilots often spend a lot of time, effort, and money making our quads (especially cinewhoops) fly like DJI quads. I am primarily interested in smooth cinematic footage and am not really into aerobatics. I spend most of my time in angle mode. I'm just about finished with a Bee35 build and would be thrilled to capture even half as good of footage as the Avata 2 gets right out of the box. My flying skills are below the average FPV pilot and I think the Avata 2 would be perfect for the results I'm pursuing. Still, I've gotten a great deal of satisfaction out of building and flying my diy quads and I wouldn't trade that experience but I do admit that DJI does it better for everything except freestyle and racing. Just my 2 cents. That and four bucks will get you half a cup of coffee these days 😮. Happy flying amigo 🫡 🍻.
Awesome video. Nice work! One question. I am familiar with Dji’s other drones. When flying indoor with the Avata 2 and say you are close to an airport or some no fly zone does it lock you out from flying like it does on the Mavic 2?
Yes it does, That is the only draw back from using it. And why I wont be able to completely switch my business over to using just the avata 2. Im not sure I would anyways because I Love my other drones but that would make it impossible to do so.
@@JonnyTrego seems funny that would be would be forced to be grounded when shooting indoors in one of those areas. I am surprised there is not a way around that. Thanks for the feedback
I like the small one but at least in Japan buying Pavo pick + goggles + control or the fly woo make no sense. Avata2 most expensive set is 172.000 (3 battery+bag+goggle 3+ control, warranty 1 year) , the small fpv drone go around 160.000 😢
Why would you want "FPV" feel to the interior tour. The camera should be smooth and level at all times When you transition to outside, you can be more liberal on giving the fpv feel.
So change the settings in your software. I think it’s the EXO or something like that. There’s a setting to smooth all that speed out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5kBHMGdFkYE.htmlsi=SjWxO0EE322YPI_r
So all the opinions and reasons you gave in this video can be boiled down to the fact that you just aren’t used to the Avata 2 and don’t have much experience with it yet. Everything about feeling like you have more control with the other drone is just down to skill and familiarity, there is no reason you couldn’t have gone near the sink or done anything you did with the other drone with the avata, you just weren’t used to the avata yet. Why not get used to something before reviewing it? Makes the whole review pointless when all of your points are just that you don’t have much experience with it yet and you are more comfortable with the drone you have been using for a while.
I can completely understand where you are coming from! The difference between flying my other FPV drones vs the Avata 2 is that the Avata 2 has limited customization when it comes to tuning it to fly properly. So i am just stuck with the way it flies. whereas yes comfortability does come from flying it more, but there is also no way of actually fixing the problems that I have with it because I cant go in and change throttle curve, add an angle mode etc.
Have you ever tried using the avata two in beginner mode for real estate flighthrows. I'm an experienced part 107 licensed pilot and fly all different drones.But having the limit that that puts on the about a two in my mind made it perfect for real estate.
