![]() ![]() AirSense, which first showed up in DJI drones in 2020, tracks the location of nearby manned and unmanned aircraft and alerts you if you're near anything. For testing purposes I relied on the FAA's B4UFly app ( Android, iOS) to make sure I was legal to fly.Īutel also doesn't have the AirSense alerts that DJI offers. If people are able to fly where they shouldn't, they will, and it won't be long before the situation gets worse. On one hand, I applaud letting the user make their own choices, but on the other hand I've noticed that new drone flyers are displaying an increasing lack of awareness and common sense that is provoking a growing hostility toward drones. One thing that surprised me is that the Evo Lite+ will warn you if you're flying somewhere you're not supposed to-next to an airport, for example-but it doesn't completely shut off the aircraft the way DJI does. Overall, its collision avoidance is on part with the Air 2S and should keep you out of trouble in most situations. That said, the Evo Lite+ did a good job of avoiding everything I tried to run it into. That mostly matches the Air 2, though DJI does have an upward-looking sensor as well, which can be important in some situations (like flying under tree branches). The EVO Lite+ also has obstacle-avoidance sensors on the front, rear, and bottom of the drone. The camera you shoot with isn't the only camera that matters on a drone. For most people, I'd recommend the Lite+. ![]() I haven't tested it, but if larger-resolution still images is your primary use case, that Lite might save you some money. There's also the slightly cheaper Evo Lite, which is otherwise the same, but with a smaller sensor camera that can shoot 4K, but does offer 50 megapixel stills. For stills you can shoot 20 megapixel JPEG and RAW images. That said, I have never actually flown a drone at night (other than to test this feature), so how useful this is will depend a little on how you shoot.įor more general video, the Evo Lite+ is capable of shooting 5472x3076 pixel video, which is what gets labeled “6K”. Autel's Dark Mode algorithm manages relatively crisp video without scene-ruining levels of noise, even in moonlight. Now, that number might sound like a recipe for noisy, mostly useless video, but surprisingly, it's not. The Evo Lite+ can shoot ISO 48,000, thanks to a dedicated Night Mode. The Air 2S has a maximum ISO of 6,400 in manual video capture, or 1,600 if you're shooting D-log. The other thing the Evo Lite+ offers is better low-light performance. The Evo Lite+ is plenty nimble in the air and stood up well to the high winds of North Carolina's Outer Banks, where I did the majority of my testing. I am not a drone racer, so I can't speak to that very well, but in terms of casual flying and filming, I did not notice the extra weight. That's 30 percent more flying time than what you get from the Air 2S. But with the Evo Lite+, at 25 minutes you've still got another 10 minutes before you need to start thinking about bringing it home. I am so used to DJI drones' 30-minute flight time that at around 25 minutes of flying I automatically start feeling like it's time to wrap it up. From what I can tell, the majority of this extra weight is in the larger battery and contributes to one of best things about the Evo Lite+: the over-40-minute flight time. At 1.8 pounds to the Air 2S's 1.3 pounds, the Evo Lite+ is significantly heavier. You will notice a big difference, however, between the Air 2S and the Evo Lite+ if you pick them up. It's not a deal breaker, but it's a little tricky to get on and off. The Evo Lite+ has a more rounded camera and what I would call an awkward protective cover. ![]() One small difference is the camera shape and cover. I thought this might make the Autel easier to see, but I did not find this to be the case in my testing-at any real distance, they're both black dots. Autel has some more-playful color options than DJI's standard gray. ![]() The dimensions are close enough that you wouldn't be able to see a size difference unless you have the two side by side. In fact, you'd be forgiven for thinking the Evo Lite+ was a DJI Air 2S. Unlike the Skydio 2+ (our review is forthcoming), which reinterprets DJI's folding wing design in its own way, Autel has stuck with the tried and true. As you might have noticed from the images in this article, Autel has adopted a very DJI-inspired design for the Evo Lite+. ![]()
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