The drone "DJI Air 2S" has a great image of a high -resolution camera and AI automatic shooting: Product Review

DJI has released a new drone "DJI Air 2S".This is one of the best drones among the personal flying in the past.

The price is expensive at $ 999 (119,900 yen in Japan), but the movement is fast and agile, and the newly installed high -resolution 1 -inch CMOS sensor can shoot videos with a maximum resolution of 5.4k.Also, thanks to the flight function using artificial intelligence (AI), you can shoot perfectly by pressing the button.

The appearance of DJI Air 2S is almost the same as "Mavic Air 2" (100,600 yen in Japan) released in 2020.Since the same battery is used, the price difference with AIR 2S is small.

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But the two are not exactly the same.DJI Air 2S has some great welcome changes.

First, thanks to the obstacle detection camera added at the top of the main unit, the collision avoidance system was improved.Since the drone during high -speed flight tilts forward, the effect of the front sensor is slightly reduced.For this reason, it is very effective to have a camera at the top.I tried it many times, but even if I skipped Air 2S in normal mode or cinematic mode, it did not collide with anything.

The weight of the body is heavier than the previous model.Mavic Air 2 was 570g, but Air 2s is 595g.This may not seem to be an improvement, but in the windy state, Air 2s was more performing, so it was likely that the weight was successful.

Excellent shooting performance and pilot support

The main difference is the new 1 -inch CMOS camera sensor.The size of the sensor is twice as much as Mavic Air 2.The number of pixels has also increased from 12 million pixels to 20 million pixels.If you compare the RAW image with a photo editor, you can clearly see that the details, sharpness, and clearness are improved.

Thanks to this new sensor, we can shoot videos with a resolution of 5.4k in 30 frames/seconds.You can take high -quality videos, so it is suitable for crops.However, in most cases, 60 frames/second 4K videos are smooth enough.

Looking at the specifications of a 1 -inch CMOS sensor, it has a performance comparable to the more expensive "Mavic 2 Pro" (197,560 yen in Japan).However, in Mavic 2 Pro, the aperture is the maximum F11, so it is advantageous when shooting during a bright day.Still, considering the size and price, there will be no drone that can compete with the AIR 2S sensor.

This point alone is well worth replacing with Air 2S, but there are still points that have been enhanced.For example, the "Advanced Pilot Support System (APAS)" has become a version 4.0, which can detect obstacles from a broader perspective.For this reason, automatic flight functions can be heavily used without worrying about the surrounding situation.However, personally, because he was an old type, he did not want to fully trust the automatic pilot function under severe conditions.