![]() (Image credit: Adam Juniper / Digital Camera World) Don’t forget to brake! The ‘H’ shows the home point. One tree can be enough to block the video for a moment. However when the signal dropped an alarming moment or two occurs as the video drops to a low bit rate and re-establishes itself. The picture was gorgeous and latency (lag between control and result) close to impossible to detect. It becomes second nature every time the goggles move on your head, and can accommodate an interpupillary distance of 56-72mm (a child aged about six can wear them).ĭJI have opted to display 1080P video at a refresh rate of 100 Hz (rather than 810P at up to 144Hz as on the older FPV Goggles V2), but we detected no problems with the fluidity. Adjusting the diopter using the slider knobs beneath is easy and effective. They sport two rather than four antenna and dual Micro-OLED displays. ![]() The new Goggles 2 are smaller and, at 290g, lighter. Yes, the naming is more than a little confusing! The drone also works with the DJI FPV Goggles V2, introduced with the DJI FPV last year, and this is what comes with the Fly Smart combo. The new product here – DJI Goggles 2 – is included in the more expensive Pro View bundle, which is what we tested with. The fact the two bundles include different goggles is all the more confusing. This is apparent when comparing the cost of the drone only ($629 US / £499 UK / AU$799) against the Pro View ($1388 / £1229 / AU$1979) or Fly Smart combos ($1168 / £989 / AU$1629). (Image credit: Adam Juniper / Digital Camera World)Ī big part of the cost of a FPV drone is the extra piece of equipment needed: Goggles. Holding the wireless Motion Controller you’ll still have a dangling cable – from goggles to wherever you keep the battery. It doesn’t help that rotating it does have a minor steering effect, so you can end up turning around on the spot! DJI Goggles 2 The overall design isn’t without oddities it’s very hard to control a reflex desire to rotate the Motion Controller left/right when tipping left or right is what’s needed. We strongly suggest doing this on the simulator first. ![]() This doesn’t come naturally to drone photographers, but (with practice) will let you pull off stunts like flips. Manual mode, by the way, offers DJI enthusiasts the opportunity to try something close to enthusiasts ‘Acro’ mode. With that data fed back to the screen (and the software’s reluctance to dive below 1m / 3ft) stunts look audacious but aren’t as hard to pull off as you might think. When you’re within 20m / 60ft of the surface, the drone’s vision sensors track it, and nearer the surface ToF sensors track the height to within 10cm (3in). Impressive satellite positioning (GPS+Galileo+BeiDou) plays a part, but the real magic comes from the sensor array beneath. Hit the ‘Brake’ button and it’ll stop to a hover very suddenly. Since the Avata can easily flying tight and low to the ground in bigger drones don’t do well, the Avata makes an already high speed more exciting. Now ‘Sport’ might sound a bit disappointing seen like this, but it’s a very similar top speed to DJI’s consumer flagship Mavic 3 (19 m/s). If you stump up for the clearly PlayStation-inspired DJI FPV Remote Controller you’ll release ‘Manual’ mode and up to 27 m/s (60.4 mph). The drone has three speed modes, but only Normal (8 m/s / 17.9 mph) and Sport (18 m/s / 31.3 mph) are available with the floating handle controller. We tested the Motion Controller bundle, which might be off-putting to purists, but very quickly becomes second nature. The gimbal didn’t seem to like it at first, but after powering off and restarting it was fine. Here (for scientific purposes, naturally) we did manage to fly as fast as Sport would allow into a tree. When we tested the DJI FPV we didn’t manage to crash it the collision sensors kicked in and saved us from inevitable propellor damage. ![]() Perhaps there is some advantage keeping the card in place in an impact, but it’s also effect when you actually want to get at it! Flight characteristics Put simply, you want to have to swap the card often. Oddly DJI have tucked a USB-C socket and MicroSD card on the inside of one of the ducts, under a rubber cover, at the same height as the blades. The ports can be seen under a flap in the nearest duct, and the sensor array in the middle of the underside.
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