DJI Air 2S

This is a fantastic upgrade from DJI.

The AIR 2S jumps to a 1-inch sensor that shoots up to 5.4K video in D-Log 10-Bit Colour & 12.6-Stop RAW.

I’ll be getting my hands on one soon so keep an eye out for the comprehensive Australian review.

The AIR 2S costs $1699 AUD while the Fly More Combo is $2099 AUD.

Check out the promo video above. It’s one of the best I’ve seen. Gives you a great idea of the drone’s capabilities.

Also … check out the specs below.

SPECS

• Takeoff Weight

• 595 g

• Dimensions

• Folded:
  180×97×77 mm (length×width×height)
  Unfolded:
  183×253×77 mm (length×width×height)

• Diagonal Length

• 302 mm

• Max Ascent Speed

• 6 m/s (S Mode)
  6 m/s (N Mode)

• Max Descent Speed

• 6 m/s (S Mode)
  6 m/s (N Mode)

• Max Service Ceiling Above Sea Level

• 5000 m

• Max Flight Time (no wind)

• 31 minutes

• Max Hovering Time (no wind)

• 30 minutes

• Max Flight Distance (no wind)

• 18.5 km

• Max Flight Speed (near sea level, no wind)

• 19 m/s (S Mode)
  15 m/s (N Mode)
  5 m/s (C Mode)

• Max Wind Speed Resistance

• 8.5-10.5 m/s

• Max Tilt Angle

• 35° (S Mode)
  25° (N Mode; 35° under heavy winds)

• Max Angular Velocity

• 250°/s (S Mode)
  90°/s (N Mode)

• Operating Temperature Range

• 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
  (upward sensors and camera AF will be disabled at -10°C or lower)

• Operating Frequency

• 2.4 GHz
  5.8 GHz

• Transmission Power (EIRP)

• 2.4 GHz:
  FCC: ≤30 dBm
  CE: ≤20 dBm
  SRRC: ≤20 dBm
  MIC: ≤20 dBm
  5.8 GHz:
  FCC: ≤30 dBm
  CE: ≤14 dBm
  SRRC: ≤29 dBm

• Hovering Accuracy Range

• Vertical:
  ± 0.1 m (with vision positioning)
  ± 0.5 m (with GPS positioning)
  Horizontal:
  ± 0.1 m (with vision positioning)
  ± 1.5 m (with GPS positioning)

• Propellers

• Quick release, low noise, folding

• Aircraft Arms

• Foldable

• GNSS

• GPS+GLONASS

• Compass

• Single Compass

• IMU

• Single IMU

• Internal Storage

• 8 GB

Intelligent Flight Battery

• Capacity

• 3500 mAh

• Voltage

• 11.55 V

• Max Charging Voltage

• 13.2 V

• Battery Type

• LiPo 3S

• Energy

• 40.42 Wh

• Weight

• 198 g

• Charging Temperature Range

• 5° to 40°C (41° to 104°F)

• Max Charging Power

• 38 W

• Built-in Battery

• N/A

Camera

• Sensor

• 1″ CMOS
  Effective Pixels: 20 MP; 2.4μm Pixel Size

• Lens

• FOV: 88°
  AF, 35 mm Format Equivalent: 22 mm
  Aperture: f/2.8
  Shooting Range: 0.6 m to ∞

• ISO Range

• Video:
  100-6400 (Auto)
  100-12800 (Manual)
  10-Bit Dlog-M Video:
  100-1600 (Auto)
  100-3200 (Manual)
  Photo:
  100-6400 (Auto)
  100-12800 (Manual)

• Still Image Size

• 20 MP
  5472×3648 (3:2)
  5472×3078 (16:9)

• Still Photography Modes

• Single shot: 20 MP
  Burst shooting: 20 MP (continuous burst)
  Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 20 MP, 3/5 bracketed frames at 0.7 EV bias
  Timed: 20 MP, 2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60s
  SmartPhoto (including HDR and HyperLight): 20 MP
  HDR Panorama:
  Vertical (3×1): 3328×8000 (width×height)
  Wide-angle (3×3): 8000×6144 (width×height)
  180° (3×7): 8192×3500 (width×height)
  Sphere (3×8+1): 8192×4096 (width×height)
  JPEG/DNG (RAW)

• Video Resolution

• 5.4K: 5472×3078 @ 24/25/30 fps
  4K Ultra HD: 3840×2160 @ 24/25/30/48/50/60 fps
  2.7K: 2688×1512 @ 24/25/30/48/50/60 fps
  FHD: 1920×1080 @ 24/25/30/48/50/60/120 fps
  MP4/MOV (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.265/HEVC)

• Max Video Bitrate

• 150 Mbps

• Supported File System

• FAT32/exFAT
  Supports a microSD card with a capacity of up to 256 GB.

• Digital Zoom

• Zoom recording is not available while recording 10-bit videos and 120fps videos.
  4K/30fps:
  4x;
  2.7K/60fps:
  4x;
  2.7K/30fps:
  6x;
  1080p/60fps:
  6x;
  1080p/30fps:
  8x

Gimbal

• Stabilisation

• 3-axis (tilt, roll, pan)

• Mechanical Range

• Tilt: -135° to 45°
  Roll: -45° to 45°
  Pan: -100° to 100°

• Pan Axis

• Controllable

• Controllable Range

• Tilt: -90° to 0°(default); -90° to 24° (extended)
  Pan: -80° to 80°

• Max Controllable Speed (tilt)

• 100°/s

• Angular Vibration Range

• ±0.01°

Sensing System

• Forward

• Precision Measurement Range: 0.35-22.0 m
  Detection Range: 0.35-44 m
  Effective Sensing Speed: ≤15 m/s
  Field of View (FOV): 71° (horizontal), 56° (vertical)

• Backward

• Precision Measurement Range: 0.37-23.6 m
  Detection Range: 0.37-47.2 m
  Effective Sensing Speed: 12 m/s
  Field of View (FOV): 57° (horizontal), 44° (vertical)

• Downward

• Available Downward Sensors: Dual Vision Sensors + Time of Flight Sensors (ToF)
  ToF Measurement Range: 0.1-8 m
  Hovering Range: 0.5-30 m

• Left/Right

• N/A

• Upward

• Precision Measurement Range: 0.35-22.0 m
  Field of View (FOV): 78° (horizontal), 63° (vertical)

• Downward Auxiliary Light

• Single LED

Video Transmission

• Transmission System

• O3
  2.4 GHz/5.8 GHz Auto-Switching (compatible with OcuSync 2.0)
  4-antenna 2T4R

• Max Transmission Distance

• 12 km (FCC), 8 km (CE)
  8 km (SRRC), 8 km (MIC)

• Live View Quality/Latency

• Drone + Remote Controller: 1080p/30fps 12 Mbps <120 ms
  Drone + DJI Smart Controller: 1080p/30fps 12Mbps <130 ms

• Max Transmission Bitrate

• 44 Mbps

• Operating Frequency

• 2.4 GHz
  5.8 GHz

Remote Controller

• Multiple Controllers

• N/A

• DJI Smart Controller

• Supported

• Remote Controller Transmission System

• OcuSync 2.0

• Battery Life

• 9.36 Wh ×2

• Supported Mobile Device Connectors

• Lightning, Micro USB, USB-C

• Max Supported Mobile Device Size

• 180×86×10 mm (length×width×height)

• Operating Temperature

• -10° to 40°C (14° to 104°F)

• Transmitter Power (EIRP)

• 2.4 GHz:
  FCC: ≤26 dBm
  CE: ≤20 dBm
  SRRC: ≤20 dBm
  MIC: ≤20 dBm
  5.8 GHz:
  FCC: ≤26 dBm
  CE: ≤14 dBm
  SRRC: ≤26 dBm

Charger

• Charging Input

• 100-240V, 50/60 Hz, 1.3 A

• Charging Output

• Charging Port: 13.2 V⎓2.82 A
  USB Port: 5 V⎓2 A

• Voltage

• 13.2 V

• Rated Power

• 38 W