DJI Mini 2 vs Mavic Air 2 VIDEO Shootout: Can You Even Tell the Difference?

Which one would you pick and why?

Just going based off this video, the price difference is not justified. Looks like im buying the DJI mini 2

This was very nice of you , doing this was a great help to many , I certainly made a decision on these two , I have both , hahaaaa . Thanks and take care .

Hi, I can have air 2 for the price of a new mini 2. Shall I take it?

Bruh the Mini 2 is so much better

Love it. I have the mini 2 and deciding to get the Air 2 over the mini 3 pro.

honestly preferred drone B for some shots!

Yes , it’s obvious after 3 clips . Damn, jitter on the edge of screen and fov . Everyone who flown mini know it .

Making the test “equal” and fair isn’t what a real test should be with these two drones,I would like to see if it is worth paying extra for 4k 60fps and HDR

in good light condition there is not much differences. even air 2s with 1 inch sensor when you compare it to air 2 camera in good light condition there is hard to tell the differences. most of this camera differences on those drones are having a more features and also when you are in low light condition.

Thanks for doing this test. the little Mavic mini 2 is great. I own it and have been filming with it for the past few weeks. It just seems so over sharpened. I think that air 2 image just looks a little creamier. The over sharpening just drives me nuts. almost looks like noise in the image. Thanks again.

That was closer than I anticipated, a lot of the color differences and such could easily be rectified in post processing. If you only had one, you'd really need a keen eye and be intimate with the drones to tell.

B looked like the Mavic air should be. Really impressed

I have the mini 2 and am amazed how good it is but I could tell the difference in your comparison by the lens flaring and more dynamic range in the Air 2. That said if you have irritable neighbors and want to fly under the radar (no pun) the mini 2 is a great choice. Also for Hikers and Bikers again a great choice. Imho if you don’t color grade and adjust things like gamma the mini 2 is the better choice. As for the gimbal, if you tilt down 10 degrees most of the noticeable gimbal problems go away.

Cool

B mini 2

Love your videos Mike! Keep going 💯💯💯

I’m sorry but if u r doing a comparison why to do same settings for both drones.??!!? It’s like racing between BMW M3 and the BMW 318 and tel them both to drive at the same speed because we r trying to make it equal as much as possible,,,!!! Of course they will come out the same pics or videos !! Mini2 and mavic air2 are made by the same company what do u think when u set everything the same on both of course u get at least a extremely close result!! To do the comparison is that u do your BEST with one another and then u compare them.* not to make them as close as possible then asking which is better, doesn’t make sense to me,!!

Personally I prefer the DJI Mavic Air 2, I think it’s the best when just comparing cameras. I wanted to upgrade from the the original Mavic Air (O.G.), so I purchased it. My nephew just got the DJI Mini 2 after he learned to fly brushless, he finds it more than capable of achieving his needs starting out at a price halve of what I paid for my Mavic Air 2.

Great video! I think this shows how good the mini 2 camera is. However from what i've been searching when it comes to color grading the mini 2 seems to fall apart while the Air 2 perfoms great. I'm still deciding which one to pick but as a filmmaker the Mavic Air 2 has some advantage.

both are fantastic drones.... in terms of camera quality, mavic air 2 has 4k 60 fps, mini only has 30 fps.... however the new firmware came out for mini 2 and it allows 2.7k to 60fps which is pretty good for most people. If you into heavy video editing, air 2 is a better option.

Mini 2 wins only in price, compactness and convenience in autonomous hikes. Its picture is noticeably worse than that of Air 2. Lens distortion, vignetting, soapy edges - sharpness only in the central part. Overcontrast and unnecessary magenta. (
I bought myself a Mini 2 just to carry it on autonomous kayaking trips and be able to charge batteries from a power bank without problems.)

I thought at first, camera A is Mini 2, and camera B is Mavic Air 2, just don't believed it, and I also felt lucky to own a Mini 2.

I am wondering which of the two will be the better choice and this video was hard to tell, I changed my mind a few times, but the watershots in the last clip gave it away. I feel in most Mini 2 videos small waves/movements in the water are not handled well.

I thought MA2 was B because in my eyes i think drone B has a softer image and drone A has a sharper image. Don't get me wrong sharpness is good but when you want to shoot smth cinematic you want that blurriness in the video . To sum up both of these videos look amazing bit if i had to choose between those two i would probably go for mavic mini 2

I liked the Mini 2 shots better.

Hope that help people try to decide which one they should buy.

They are super close just have the feeling on A but the technology had massive different Mavic air 2 more advanced and obstacle avoid system and active track and HDR and many more but when you shot in low light Mavic air 2 is going to take the advantage because both drone on date time is not fair to Mavic air 2 just like Mavic 2 pro vs air 2 but when came to low light Mavic 2 pro absolutely take the advantage, thank you the video I love it that give to know how close the footage in date light time thank you again for the video.

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Outo or Auto ? 🤣

the mini 2 rocks the air 2

I even saw my home in the video. And my favourite beach :)

Great test Mike as always.. Thanks a lot.

I guessed correctly. A (Air 2) was slightly more cinematic looking. I own a Mini 2 and think it's fantastic value for money but want some ND filters to smooth everything a bit.

A - Mavic Air 2
B - Mavic Mini 2 (it has to much contrast in my opinion).

I thought drone b was dji mavic air 2 cause the quality was so good

100! mavic mini 2 FTW

Yes I got it right .. A Air2 , B Mini 2 ... But the difference is not too big but noticeable. But my question is about the size ....in your backpack ... do you really feel the difference regarding the size or not ??? And my last question , will we see the Mini 2 working with the smart controller in the near future or not at all?? The reason why i am asking is that right now I could get the Air 2 Combo with the smart controller for $1300 and I could use the smart controller with current my Mavic 2 pro as well.

Blown away. So glad I waited for the Mini 2. Great shots.

No doubt, drone A is the Mavic Air 2

They are really close. Owning the Air2 and original Mini, It was easy enough to tell which was the Air2, however... The quality is close with like settings. The ability to changes settings, modes and FPS is one of the main enhancements that sets drones apart. Most likely if you compared the original Mini, to the Mini2 with same settings based on limitations of the original Mini... The results would be difficult to see as well. NIce comparison though.

Nice test no bias

They are REALLY close, but to my "trained" eye as a filmmaker, the dynamic range is what gave it away in the first shots. I saw the bright side of the building in the first clip and that it got even brighter in the second clip, giving it away to me instantly. But I just bought a Mini 2 and I'm really impressed with it so far, only wish it had the D-cinelike color profile to help with dynamic range, but I understand that DJI doesn't want to sway people from buying the Air 2. But if it weren't for the difference in the dynamic range, I would almost prefer the look of the Mini 2. One of the things that kept me from buying the Air 2 was the "oversharpened, cell phone" look that I don't like. The Mini 2 seems to have less of that which I prefer.

If extreamly close then it means they are the same. 1.we only looked out for it because it was a test. Had you said nothing no one would have thought about it and accepted them as same camera.

Very close (watching on a PC screen), I wouldn't be ashamed of the quality on either. Drone B looked sharper on instances with more contrast.

I literally could not see a difference in the video

I liked the way you compared them. It was a Great comparison! At first, it was hard to tell. Then I noticed that the Mini 2 showed darker colours more than the MAVIC Air 2. However, it was very hard to pick, as the over all shots were both very nice. Kudos to you for this camera footage comparison.

Mini 2 always seems just a bit over sharpened, that how I could tell, but they are close.

I could tell straight away that drone A was the air 2 the dynamic range is alot better

In the first 3 shots there was a significant difference with the Air 2 being much better. In the last shots the differences were much smaller. Add to that the 4k60, d-cinelike, hdr video and you can see why there’s a price difference between them even before we talk about the drone itself.