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Mavic Air 2 has limitations on Hyperlapse, QuickShots and recording speed

The new drone DJI Mavic Air 2 it was launched just over two weeks ago and tests are already rolling around the world – unfortunately we have not yet received it, we hope it happens soon. But in spite of being one of the best drones on the market and bringing great specifications, as it happens in most of the newly launched products, some problems are bothering those who received the drone "in the first wave", related to features and even in the body of the drone, as DroneDJ reports.

8K HyperlapsStarting with one of the most prominent features, some users have been frustrated with the Hyperlapse 8K. Apparently, the feature does not bring 4K option and "records" unstable hyperlapses even using a path where the drone does flight control. it’s good to remember here that, technically, the Mavic Air 2 doesn’t have an 8K camera, but a 48MP sensor which, from multiple photos, creates a final combined video in 8K. However, the quality has been shown to be lower than expected in some scenarios.

Hyperlapse works by combining photos to create a final video

One of the big problems to "vibration"produced during the hyperlapse in 8K, which according to some reports does not exist if the pilot opts for 1080p. reviews Internationals have explained that, even with reasonably light wind, the Air 2 cannot maintain a fluid line in the air. It goes up and down during the flight, leaving the final result "a little weird".

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In addition, the minimum interval between each photo in Hyperlapse mode for 8K 6 seconds, while at 1080p it drops to 2 seconds. If you think about it, part of the problem is even "logical" and probably due to the software of the drone and the demand required to record an image at a much higher resolution.

Post editing imagesAnother issue is when, once the video is made, the user tries to view it on the computer. In several video editors, the total number of photographs of the final product does not appear – so far, according to the youtuber who reported, the Adobe Premiere Pro was the only one who managed to open everything correctly. To make the concept of hyperlapse even clearer: the final 8k video is composed of 48MP photos, which are four images in 12MP together.

8K video = X 48MP photos = 4X 12MP photos

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Finally, in this part, it has the no hyperlapse in 4K. As the DroneDj (and some users of DJI Reddit) mention, adding the 4K option would allow the drone to have an easier time processing the images and still deliver a high quality end product. And let's face it, 4K is already quite a resolution …

No automatic exposure bracketing in 48MP modeGoing back a little, the 48MP camera also has some limitations. For example, you cannot use the automatic exposure bracketing in 48MP with it – but in 12MP mode it is available.

Of course, the pilot can fix this manually, adjusting the exposure compensation for a series of photos. But this takes up more time than if it happened automatically on the camera and it is certainly not an option that most users will do, at least not on this drone.

1080p QuickShots onlyAnother situation that is receiving criticism is on top of the QuickShot modes of the Mavic Air 2 (pre-defined flight modes), which reached limited 1080p resolution 30fps (frames per second) at 35Mbps. The Twitter user ZeroFGC asked a DJI representative about the available resolutions, who replied that QuickShots can be taken in 1080p, 2.7K or 4K. But in practice, only the first worked.

The youtuber Quadcopterguide it also confirmed this limit, showing the Quickshots menu settings – in which there are 1080p, 2.7K and 4K options. However 1080p is permanently highlighted in light gray and it is not possible to select the other resolutions. Perhaps the other options will be activated in a future firmware or update of the DJI Fly App.

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120 Megabits per second (Mbps)A third issue that, in practice, is slightly different is related to megabits per second, which it will not always be 120Mbps. This rate surpasses the models Mavic 2 Pro and zoom, which record at 100Mbps, but can be reached only with higher frame rates, such as 50fps or 60fps. In the lower ones (24fps, 25fps and 30fps), recording is also limited to 100Mbps.

The Quadcopterguide youtuber video shows some of the problems mentioned so far. Check it out below:

Finally, another problem shared on DJI Reddit is that some pilots are getting scratched Mavic Air 2. ZeroFGC also published its drone out of the box with a dark mark on the front. Shortly afterwards, another Reddit user said he had pretty much the same problem.

The scratches don't seem to affect performance, but it sure frustrates some people. This type of situation sometimes happens with the first batch of products, but they tend to disappear over time with corrections applied in the production process.


Gradually, most of these Mavic Air 2 problems must be solved. Of course, we will be able to speak more fully about what we think of the new DJI drone when we launch our own review.

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