After our hands-on with the Mavic Air in Monaco earlier this year, it was time to put the Mavic Air up against its older brother, the Mavic Pro, and compare the footage. Which footage holds up better? Does the Mavic Air Make Superior Images? The irony about new technology is often that newer generations are simply better, even in a model that sits in a lower price bracket than a predecessor that is still in the market. And this is exactly what we are seeing with the new Mavic Air, which I took for a hands-on spin at their press event in Monaco earlier this year (watch the video here). The Mavic Air is a classic example for this conundrum that many manufacturers face, unless they want to artificially strip newer technology off of some of the features of older, but “higher end” version of their products (C200, cough-cough!). The Mavic Pro’s Downside – Compression The Mavic Pro was DJI’s first foray in really compact drones and I think it’s fair to say that it completely democratized aerial shooting because of its tiny size, which means you can take it practically everywhere. But like all technology, it didn’t come without its downsides, the biggest one being heavy compression in 4K UHD at 60 MBit/s – really not enough for professional standards. Most of us know how limiting 100 MBit/s in 4K UHD can be from – for example – Sony a7 series cameras or the FS5 when it comes to post...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 21 May, 2018