DJI Inspire 2 vs Phantom 4 Pro & Mavic: Worth It?
We are going to be comparing all of the latest generation DJI drones. We have the in spider 2 here the Phantom in the magic and I'd say that this pro inspire 2 is to these 2 drones what maybe a professional DSLR is to an entry-level camera or even a cell phone camera. Now, if you plan on flying drones professionally I think by the end of this review you're going to want the inspire - it's got interchangeable lenses. It's more sturdy it's just an overall better build if you're an enthusiast or just want to drone for fun. I think that you're going to find let the Mavic or the DJI Phantom 4 Pro is more than enough drone for you?
I actually found the Phantom to be way easier to fly. It pushed less wind around which means it was creating less like turbulence for itself. And it was smaller which meant I could fit in smaller spaces and I had more flexibility. But, the inspire here has a killer feature which is that you can hook up? Separate controllers for the pilot and the cameraman. So, one of the biggest challenges I had was physically watching the drone, fly make sure I wasn't crashing into wall to ceilings.
If you get your props in the shot the shot is ruined and that is a constant problem with the Mavic but even especially the entire phantom lineup and if you decide to tilt the camera upwards that just guarantees the props are going to be in the shot. I couldn't get the props in the shot under any circumstances with the inspire.
One nice thing about the inspire is not only kind of tilt up without getting props in the frame look completely clean but I can pan all the way down and actually see behind me a little bit. It just gives more flexibility for catching one long continuous shot.
The retracting landing gear isn't just for show that moves the props and landing gear out of the way the camera. They can't just about impossible to get through props in a shop with the Phantom. I'm limited to like splitting the horizon right in the middle of the frame. So for things like sunsets where you want to show the sky that's a really important feature.
As expected the Mavic was the slowest followed by the Phantom 4 probe inspire to won by a longshot because of its incredible acceleration which DJI says is zero to 50 miles an hour in five seconds. It's top speed actually isn't that impressive it seems to be artificially limited to 52 miles an hour even flying downwind the Phantom 4 Pro actually gets a 60 miles an hour flying down wind. But the inspire was definitely fastest flying upwind which is good for getting it back home. So I'm pretty disappointed because the magic is always with my favorite but this is our second broken one for the same reason and that's what the gimbal has broken. We've been through all the troubleshooting steps the first one we sent away they replaced the entire drone because they couldn't fix the problem and it took about a month to get it back. So, we'll be sending this one away to be fixed too it's just really disappointing because it's a fun drone to use but it's it's breaking on it.
That's not good my favorite thing about the inspire is it has interchangeable cameras and one of the cameras the venom use X5s has interchangeable lenses and that's awesome because especially with drones you get up in the air and you have to do your scouting like from the air. You can't always anticipate what focal length you're going to need to be able to put a zoom lens on. They have one power zoom lens you can put on it it just adds so much versatility. I just wish you had a wider variety of supported lenses it takes micro four-thirds lenses but not all of them just like kind of a very short list. But, there are good lenses on that list the inspire 2 has dual batteries in case one of them fails. It can keep flying. this also means that they're small enough kilowatt-hours that you can take them on an airplane they're just under that limit and they're heated for cold bikes days like station let you get some extra battery life. We generally get 20 or 25 minutes out of the inspire battery so it didn't seem noticeably longer than the Phantom but a pair of extra batteries for the inspire will cost $340 you'll definitely need a couple of pairs of batteries.
I did this dumb thing because if I push my cable in here it will push the phone out. So, I always hold it against my face and then happenin. I can zoom which for real estate photography can be a lifesaver because you can't always fly where you want to sometimes you have to maintain some distance you're not flying over people or a highway. So that can just make the intern getting the shot or not I can - down you can zoom the 14 - 42 zoom lens. We used on the inspires then use x5 s is versatile but it's not nearly as sharp as the lens built into either the Phantom 4 pro or the Mavic pro however you can and should choose sharper prime lenses.
When you need a longer lens because it might be dangerous to fly closer to your subject optically zooming with the inspires x5s captured far more detail than cropping with the phantom 4 pro get the x5s zooms 4 times when you can't plan your focal length before takeoff. But, whenever possible use the sharper prime lenses on your x5s the inspires camera rotates freely allowing you to film moving subjects from the side while flying forward. When using dual controllers, the pilot can use forward obstacle avoidance and the dedicated forward facing camera for navigation. The cameraman can separately control all aspects of the camera while viewing the video feed in real time. I suffered from information overload trying to be both the pilot and the cameraman the inspires dual operator setup is a must-have for serious productions. But, it does require spending $550 on a second controller. The Mavic pro small size makes it the least stable in these 20 mile-an-hour winds plus. The gimbal is flaking out. The Phantom 4 Pro is significantly more stable than the Mavic the inspire 2 was much more stable and it's not exactly a tripod in the air. But, it's about the closest you can get when shooting raw stills the bigger sensor of the x5 s showed better dynamic range than the Phantom 4 Pro however you can always use bracketing on the phantom 4 Pro to increase the dynamic range as I teach in chapter 11 of stunning digital photography.
Per video the XFS raw video shows almost 12 stops of dynamic range. These are the Mavic nor the phantom 4 pro can compete with that so our conclusion is this if you want to travel with your drone. All of the time and having the best image quality is not the most important thing to you we love the Mavic Pro if you want better image quality and something a little more reliable. It's more cumbersome to travel with but we think that the Phantom would be best for you and if you don't want any risk of having your props in your shot if you want the best image quality you can get with a drone interchangeable lenses a great construction you've got carbon-fiber on this thing you're going to want to inspire pro I hope this video helps you choose the drone that's right for you.
I actually found the Phantom to be way easier to fly. It pushed less wind around which means it was creating less like turbulence for itself. And it was smaller which meant I could fit in smaller spaces and I had more flexibility. But, the inspire here has a killer feature which is that you can hook up? Separate controllers for the pilot and the cameraman. So, one of the biggest challenges I had was physically watching the drone, fly make sure I wasn't crashing into wall to ceilings.
If you get your props in the shot the shot is ruined and that is a constant problem with the Mavic but even especially the entire phantom lineup and if you decide to tilt the camera upwards that just guarantees the props are going to be in the shot. I couldn't get the props in the shot under any circumstances with the inspire.
One nice thing about the inspire is not only kind of tilt up without getting props in the frame look completely clean but I can pan all the way down and actually see behind me a little bit. It just gives more flexibility for catching one long continuous shot.
The retracting landing gear isn't just for show that moves the props and landing gear out of the way the camera. They can't just about impossible to get through props in a shop with the Phantom. I'm limited to like splitting the horizon right in the middle of the frame. So for things like sunsets where you want to show the sky that's a really important feature.
As expected the Mavic was the slowest followed by the Phantom 4 probe inspire to won by a longshot because of its incredible acceleration which DJI says is zero to 50 miles an hour in five seconds. It's top speed actually isn't that impressive it seems to be artificially limited to 52 miles an hour even flying downwind the Phantom 4 Pro actually gets a 60 miles an hour flying down wind. But the inspire was definitely fastest flying upwind which is good for getting it back home. So I'm pretty disappointed because the magic is always with my favorite but this is our second broken one for the same reason and that's what the gimbal has broken. We've been through all the troubleshooting steps the first one we sent away they replaced the entire drone because they couldn't fix the problem and it took about a month to get it back. So, we'll be sending this one away to be fixed too it's just really disappointing because it's a fun drone to use but it's it's breaking on it.
That's not good my favorite thing about the inspire is it has interchangeable cameras and one of the cameras the venom use X5s has interchangeable lenses and that's awesome because especially with drones you get up in the air and you have to do your scouting like from the air. You can't always anticipate what focal length you're going to need to be able to put a zoom lens on. They have one power zoom lens you can put on it it just adds so much versatility. I just wish you had a wider variety of supported lenses it takes micro four-thirds lenses but not all of them just like kind of a very short list. But, there are good lenses on that list the inspire 2 has dual batteries in case one of them fails. It can keep flying. this also means that they're small enough kilowatt-hours that you can take them on an airplane they're just under that limit and they're heated for cold bikes days like station let you get some extra battery life. We generally get 20 or 25 minutes out of the inspire battery so it didn't seem noticeably longer than the Phantom but a pair of extra batteries for the inspire will cost $340 you'll definitely need a couple of pairs of batteries.
I did this dumb thing because if I push my cable in here it will push the phone out. So, I always hold it against my face and then happenin. I can zoom which for real estate photography can be a lifesaver because you can't always fly where you want to sometimes you have to maintain some distance you're not flying over people or a highway. So that can just make the intern getting the shot or not I can - down you can zoom the 14 - 42 zoom lens. We used on the inspires then use x5 s is versatile but it's not nearly as sharp as the lens built into either the Phantom 4 pro or the Mavic pro however you can and should choose sharper prime lenses.
When you need a longer lens because it might be dangerous to fly closer to your subject optically zooming with the inspires x5s captured far more detail than cropping with the phantom 4 pro get the x5s zooms 4 times when you can't plan your focal length before takeoff. But, whenever possible use the sharper prime lenses on your x5s the inspires camera rotates freely allowing you to film moving subjects from the side while flying forward. When using dual controllers, the pilot can use forward obstacle avoidance and the dedicated forward facing camera for navigation. The cameraman can separately control all aspects of the camera while viewing the video feed in real time. I suffered from information overload trying to be both the pilot and the cameraman the inspires dual operator setup is a must-have for serious productions. But, it does require spending $550 on a second controller. The Mavic pro small size makes it the least stable in these 20 mile-an-hour winds plus. The gimbal is flaking out. The Phantom 4 Pro is significantly more stable than the Mavic the inspire 2 was much more stable and it's not exactly a tripod in the air. But, it's about the closest you can get when shooting raw stills the bigger sensor of the x5 s showed better dynamic range than the Phantom 4 Pro however you can always use bracketing on the phantom 4 Pro to increase the dynamic range as I teach in chapter 11 of stunning digital photography.
Per video the XFS raw video shows almost 12 stops of dynamic range. These are the Mavic nor the phantom 4 pro can compete with that so our conclusion is this if you want to travel with your drone. All of the time and having the best image quality is not the most important thing to you we love the Mavic Pro if you want better image quality and something a little more reliable. It's more cumbersome to travel with but we think that the Phantom would be best for you and if you don't want any risk of having your props in your shot if you want the best image quality you can get with a drone interchangeable lenses a great construction you've got carbon-fiber on this thing you're going to want to inspire pro I hope this video helps you choose the drone that's right for you.
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