The lens is an f/2.8 20mm (35mm format equivalent) with an electronic shutter. More details on the Skydio camera include a Sony IMX577 1/2.3” 12.3MP CMOS chip sporting a resolution of 4056 x 3040. I'm more interested in stills photography, and I was pleased to learn the Sony-built camera offered 13 stops of dynamic range and the sensor is similar in size to what was on my Mavic. Video can be taken up to 4K 60 fps in HDR, which beat out the video spec on my older Mavic. The range is stated to be 1.5 to 2 miles. There's a return to home button, an option to start and stop video or take a still image, and a switch to control the tilt of the gimbal that houses the camera. I opted for the package that included the controller as it would be similar to the way I fly my Mavic. The joystick controls work in a similar way, although you can reconfigure the controller if you like. You're only going to get a range of a couple of hundred feet, but that arrangement may work for many photographers. Now you can fly with only a mobile phone. Then you connect the additional hardware, both the controller and the beacon by using the provided USB C connector to connect the drone and those devices. It will alert you if there are firmware updates. Once that's done you connect to the drone via its own WiFi network.
Skydio 2 for android#
Out of the box, you need to download the Skydio 2 app, either for Android or iOS.
Skydio 2 upgrade#
The Cinema upgrade added $900.00 to the cost, bringing the total to $1,900. I added the Cinema kit, which offers 2 extra batteries, an external battery charger, a larger case to hold the increase in accessories, a beacon (more about that later), and a more standard controller with joysticks. I got hold of the basic Skydio kit, which retails for $999.00. I didn't really care a lot about selfies, but the idea of a drone that was more crash-resistant did appeal. The Skydio 2 is not a folding drone, but it still packs small and has added rigidity. I'd seen videos of the drone avoiding trees and other objects while the pilot simply monitors the flight.
The drones could follow people or cars and fly freely while avoiding obstacles using an array of 6 camera sensors that formed a sort of 360-degree protective bubble around the drone. made and designed drone, something of a rarity when most consumer drones hail from China. Skydio has been working hard on autonomous drones, and the Skydio 2 looked like a winner. My continual worry is that I'd hit something that the camera wasn't showing me and it was goodbye Mavic.įor the last year or so I've been following news of the Skydio 2. While the FAA rules say you must keep your drone in visual line of sight, in the real world it's sometimes hard to see a drone against a landscape or a bright sky. My main gripe with the Mavic was the constant feeling that a crash was right around the corner.
Skydio 2 pro#
My Mavic Pro has been reliable, and has done the job.
The Mavic has been excellent, and while DJI has offered some newer, slicker drones with better cameras I did not find the differences worth the upgrade. It's not unlike the sensor on current iPhones. It uses a Sony sensor, 1/2.3” (CMOS), Effective pixels:12.35 M (Total pixels:12.71M). It had pretty good flight time (30 minutes if winds and conditions are perfect) and a camera that could produce solid images. My drone of choice when I purchased was a DJI Mavic Pro Platinum.
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