One of the best show and tell Autel x-Star videos on youtube yet. Thanks.

Wow, thanks for showing discipline and responsibility by relocating even though you could've chosen to still fly at the park. Thanks for putting safety first. As for this drone, this thing is awesome and I'm very interested in making this my next drone.

Just purchased a phantom 4 last week and been watching all your videos. very informative..... thank you

That was the best demonstration ever, you explained things so a novice like me could understand them. Thanks Bill

Great job Bill. Appreciate all your work.

Excellent information. Well done Bill!!! You have a very enjoyable channel to watch. Keep the videos coming.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie

Hi Bill, I just ordered the Autel based on this video. looking forward to trying it out! thanks for all the great content.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Keep checking, lots more to come!

Hey Bill, I'm new to all of this and I found this video and a few others thanks for taking to time to do all the review work. The comparison for me boils down to how much value can I get for the price and this helped me make my decision. I can start with this model and over time and with the experience I can move up from there. Thanks again.

Excellent video. I enjoy all your videos...they are so in depth and educational, keep up the great work! I'm still torn myself on whether to get a Phantom 4 or X-Star Premium, hopefully will be making my decision soon.

Getting my X Star Premium in orange tomorrow. I can't wait. Great tutorial on flight options Thanks for the video.

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for watching!

Great, comprehensive review! This really gives one a great feel for what these pro level drones can do.

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed

Thanks Bill, another fantastic video.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great review! The comparison made it even better! Thank you!

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful Ricky, thanks for commenting!

great review, I wasn't aware that there was anything on the market close to a. Phantom 3 or 4. Thanks!!

Great presentation Bill

Great video - I was thinking about one of these and wasn't sure since it looked just like a total clone of the phantom - nice balanced review!

great intro video.. was looking to purchase either drone and ran into this video serendipitously! many thanks. going with the x-star even though the phantom seems to have a slight better color out of the box.

Thanks man, Great info. I ordered mine on 7/12/. It's back ordered but I couldn't beat the price. Awesome review. That was a lot of help . Thanks again

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Great price on Prime day, had a bunch of people tell me they ordered on that day after viewing the video. Congrats!

Excellent video!!!! Thank you for taking the time to contribute it.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Ryan!

im very happy with my xstar premium, all the features are amazing. thanks for such a great review, it made my decision easier

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Nice Roni - Glad to hear!

Thanks for sharing the specs with us.

Great info. seems like a great drone! Thanks for sharing.

I'm looking at buying a drone. Thanks for the video. Very well done. Professional!! I appreciate the work that went into showing the control screen plus the other additional footage at the same time.

Awesome Tutorial Video, Thank you Bill.

Great demo Bill. I was going to buy the X-Star Premium but settled for the Q500 4k. Wish I had got this one now lol

bought the x star premium today - looks awesome

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Nice Doug! Great buy

Another great video thank you always learn from you your a great teacher

This will be my next drone!

Love the video. Keep them coming.

NIce video, as a new X-Star owner, I appreciate the info. I also have a Phantom 3 Pro and would give the X-Star the slight edge in construction quality (also more robust). The mobile device mount is much better then DJIs, so I appreciate that much more. Still very few accessories (no ND filters, for example) for Autel X-Star - they could really do with a Sunshade as well. Thanks for the videos, keep up the good work, I'm happily subscribed to your future.

I can't wait for my X-Start Premium to come in. I'm gonna get some great use out of the "Follow Me" option. Great Video!

Great review! Thank you very much!

Hi Bill - really enjoyed the video. Very thorough. I think I'm going to get an Autel to replace my DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ but one thing that bugs me is I can't find any raw footage out there to download. Would you be able to share a clip of the 4K video without posting it on KZread? I'm thinking just a 30 second clip. I'd be interested in seeing the footage raw and not processed by the compression that KZread uses. Thanks again for the great video.

Looking to buy a new drone and this video helped me choose the Autel! Thank you Bill!!

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear Peter

@PeterJCimino

7 жыл бұрын

I bought the XStar Premium and have had it for about 10 days and have about 2 hours of flight time and it was as easy as you showed! Awesome!!! Thanks again Bill!!

Great video. I plan to get one on my birthday in November. your video was very informative. would you suggest the XStar for a 1st time user?

very informative video. You basically covered just about everything that came to your head. I really appreciated the calibration tutorial. I typically run with my shoes on but that didn't hurt the information in this video :-)

got mine today - thanks for the video

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great Video, a lot of info really helped me decide on my drone

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, what did you decide on?

@harleyofdallas

7 жыл бұрын

Autel over DJI

Hey Bill, nice video. You ever have the camera stop recording on its own? This has been happening to me recently.

looks like the phanntom pics is more vivid just by looking at the rooftops of the buildings

good review.... and well presented

Thanks for giving insight into Autel X-Star vs DJI Phantom. Looking forward to Autel's version of the Inspire 1. The future is looking up.....

Great info, thank you!

Nice review!

I viewed this shortly after it was published. Based on this evaluation and others, I decided to purchase the XSP Orange.

great video very well done great info thanks

Great video! I'm watching all your stuff. If you create waypoint using the map can you do this while the copter is turned off to conserve battery? Can you save the routes for future use? And can waypoints be set using maps on the P4 also?

great vid! Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work. Hows the speed pitch punch and acceleration. How much fly time with camera and without the camera? How would compare this quad to the Yneec 500 4K?

Great test video. I have subscribed and will be looking at your other videos.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brandon!

Great video and review...very detailed

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike

Wow! Great video! You're a natural teacher. Thanx for Very informative insights. Keep up the nice videos. Loved how detailed you got explaining everything. You should be a salesman for Autel! Or are you? Lol

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Ha thanks - definitely not, just trying to pack a bunch of info into the video.

Thanks for the review. It is always hard to tell if I am being too cheap. I am prepared to scrounge the internet for one of these.

awesome.. i wish i could own one of these in future 😀

Great video Bill. I'm currently on the fence between the P4 and the X-Star Premium so your video helps a lot.

@gavincrowley562

7 жыл бұрын

David Stafford p4 is better but the x star is cheaper for very nearly the p4

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Film Now has the right idea below

@gavincrowley562

7 жыл бұрын

David Stafford and also consider the mavic

@MrShaper

7 жыл бұрын

+Film Now Edit Later I like the convenience of the Mavic. The video quality is better from the P4 but that is the compromise with the reduced size

nice review...on the 'follow me' mode...what is the closes distance (between the drone cam and the subject) that can be set? and what is the retail price of this drone?

Great video!

Can someone please explain to me the main difference between the premium model and the other model. thanks

Please advice how to set up or increase the distance over 500 meters of DJI Phantom 4. The limit set up is max only 500 meter and when I fly away about 500 meters, it announces to over the distance. What should I do? Thanks a lot for yours advice and I'm very appreciated that.

Great video! For follow mode, can it only follow the remote and app or can it follow phone/ipad with remote within range. Example: you want to follow you while on dirt bike/ skateboard and you can't hold the remote.

Great upload!!

@BillNicholsTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Great job, thank you

Niceo video! mmm i believe you can change the waypoints orentiation by pressing " face next waypoint" while flying

Great review!

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video. Very helpful. What software are you using to do the video capture of your tablet device? Thanks again!

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

I use AZ Recorder on an android - or a crazy Airplay setup on ios

Ive been doing my homework and researching several drones. I just purchased the X-Star Premium. I rather hope everything will run as smoothly for me as it does for you in your video. I saw a phantom 3 Standard in action in New Hampshire 2 weeks ago. I was immediately impressed. I bought myself an Syma x5sw to practice with. I also ordered the Syma X8W to practice with as well. Which is similar size to the X-Star. Can you record voice audio while videoing from the air? And have you had any App malfunction? And what happens when Quad goes to far? Out of range? Does it return back to home if so?

@Uslogisticsman

5 жыл бұрын

theone2be33 good questions, especially does it record audio... bummed bill or anyone else did not respond Fly safe y’all

Bill, If you ever get bored and looking for an idea of something to post I would LOVE to see a tutorial of how you added your annotations, and control screen video, to your overall video. I have been trying to find a way to do what you have done by circling things you are describing or drawing arrows to point at items of interest. Fantastic job of narration!

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks - great ideas!

@MonacoMike

8 жыл бұрын

Being able to capture the entire screen off of my Galaxy S2 tablet would be a very useful tool. While I'm going through this learning curve with flying my Quad-Copter I could see what effect the different setting have and use them as a great reference and learning tool.

Thx for this inportant info! Well done review! What do you recommend as a good Tablet other than Apple? Have you done a mods to your?

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Hey Richard - I use a Samsung SM-T710, it's great - I don't do any mods. I use my craft for work and can't take chances on it working or failing on me.

Bill, I appreciate the outstanding info. I'm going with the orange Autel. Christmas present to myself. I'm going to put it under the tree from Santa and act totally surprised.

@kkel19

7 жыл бұрын

lol actually laughed at this

Great video very well done

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick!

This is a pretty good review. Can you share how you recorded from your tablet? I really like the in app touch highlight trails.

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Here you go: I did a video on this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqZ-sq-MmbbQabQ.html Cheers!

Thanks for the comparison. I'm reaching to purchase my first drone.

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Do you feel as if the video is jumpy/jittery when you pan/tilt the gimbal? I've seen a few instances like this. Also, compared to DJI, how do you feel about it, image quality wise?

Nice vide review of the X-Star Premium. Thank-you! I'm on the fence between the X-Star and a Phantom 4 Pro. What I like about the X-Star is what Autel is advertising, the capability of upgrading the camera to a 20MP camera that will be available sometime this year (2017). And for printing larger format photos a 12MP camera just doesn't cut it. Also of course the price of the X-Star is appealing. So the X-Star does not have Active Tracking like the Phantom's have? In other words, the X-Star will only follow the remote?

Nice video. New to drones but definitely like the Autel. Any information about the next release, upgrades,etc from Autel?

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

No word from Autel at all right now... I am thinking if there is anything coming we will see it at CES

Hi Bill thanks for the informative video. I'm excited about my xsp purchase too. What fpv goggle setup would you recommend keeping in mind that im on a bit of a budget here? THanks Jake

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Jake - I actually don't recommend any, except for the upcoming Epson BT-300 - I always keep the craft in within line of sight and I use the Epson a lot. Plenty of people use them though.

Is there a reason you filmed 1080p@60 instead of 1080p@120? Just curious, Im honestly not very familiar with filming/photography terminology and settings etc. so thats why i asked... Very nice review by the way, thanks for taking the time....

Is the video link good enough to pilot it just by looking at the screen?

what do u think about the autel drone i want a drone first time gettin one i use to fly rc copters so i understand how the control work just need to know

very informative... thanks a lot.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Umar!

What are your thoughts on this compared to this compared to a DJI Mavic Pro? I like the Mavic Pro but seems like the camera on it sucks compared to some of the others.

Great video thanks

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl!

Thank you, that was an awesome video ! =)

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks IntelMaxell!

Very informational video, we have the Autel X-Star Premium and love it. How do you show video in video of your controller in the video?

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

I record the stream then bring that into premiere

what monitor are you using, i do not want to use a phone too small, like a big screen

If I where to run out of battery where it returns to home And I took of under a tall tree the went around it when ascending will it auto land and hit the tree or can I cancel it when it's in return to home from being low on battery then just manually land it

can you change mode on the controller

Bill...if you draw a path for the drone to follow, will the x-star ever take control of the camera and point it where you don't want it? (Like the waypoint mode?) Thanks...

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Not sure - I don't have one now for testing.

Nice overall comparison +billnicholstv. What do you think the DJ4 has that outshines the Autel?

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Collision detection, proven longer battery, Log settings for video (most critical in my view), the Autel tends to tip over more on landing than the Phantom.

Yeah man, I actually got it from B&H for $674.00. It was a one day special. I think they were competing with Amazon prime day. I did see it on Amazon prime day but by the time I placed the order they were sold out. So I started searching and found it on B&H site. I got lucky. Been waiting for a sale price and finally found it. It back ordered but I can wait a week or two for that price for the premium. Thanks again. Great Job on the Vid.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Thats a great price!

@tikito77

8 жыл бұрын

I got ut from amazon, paid $674 too, dont know if you did, but you can a free battery, with autel promotion, even if you bought it before july 15. just fill out the form

does 3 axis mean you don't have to rotate the autel to do 360

was just considering pushing the button on a p3p ...until I saw your video; I now hit the "pause" button

Great video, beginner here - appreciate the diff between DJI and the Autel......

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome - glad it was helpful

How do you get such a clear app screen video? Is that a tablet/phone? what software do you use also? thanks

@joshrabbani3740

7 жыл бұрын

Dan's drone zone orange orange blueberry

Great detailed video, Bill! I am flying the XSP and like many of the features. One of the biggest issues for me is the color balance changes while I am shooting video regardless of which setting I choose. The camera settings should include locking in the color balance. I spoke with Autel regarding this issue and they agreed it was an issue, but gave no indication that this would change in the future. I agree with you, Bill that the sticks need a setting to adjust their speed because it is very difficult to pan the camera left or right smoothly. I had to purchase a NVIDIA K1 Shield before I was able to obtain a video feed with little or no lag or loss of the video signal. Autel lists a number of approved devices, but since I am a Mac person, the Mac products did not work very well for me. I even purchased a Mac Pro i pad and returned it the same day because of its poor performance. I wish to fly professionally, so having complete control of the camera settings and the ability to create dynamic video in post production is important to me. Hopefully a firmware update will address these issues, but not holding my breath for this to happen.

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Really good points Robert - these are the issues that hopefully they follow through on and show a commitment to their customers. I have a number of people that emailed and told me they bought one, so hopefully so. Great post!

@RobertGunter

8 жыл бұрын

I had my first crash in to a tree trying the orbit mode feature. Pilot error all the way. I watched your video numberous times, but made the mistake of setting a point for the XSP to fly to and begin orbit mode. Unfortunately I did not have enough altitude and things happened so quickly, I did not have time to exit the mode or push the pause button. As you know, it takes a second or two for the pause button to engage and that was not enough time. The good news is no props were broken and I had to only replace one rubber grommet and two plastic retaining pins. I flew it within 15 minutes of crashing and so far it is flying well. I will now send your video to my i phone and when I try the orbit mode again, I will look at each step from the video and hopefully do it correctly. Again, thanks for the detailed video.

thanks for the revue....after my dji wifi tx burnt out after 20 hours use I think I will get the X Star to replace it......not impressed by the DJI or their customer service.........hope Autel is better.not sure if I can buy yet in the UK...guess I will find out .

I think all you gotta do is draw the destination on the screen under the hybrid map mode then it will not stop at each way point. I use a stylus and I have smooth results

@BillNicholsTV

8 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

what table are you using

Very nice tutorial Bill. I'm torn between the X Star and the phantom. I have watched your comparisons and a few others on KZread. And to me , it always looks like the P4 or even the P3 advanced always produces a sharper image straight out of the camera. I know you are also a photographer. I was wondering what your thoughts are on this.

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

Personally I would go with the 4 or 4Pro, but people do love their XStars

@Roboticdoughbull3k

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely have that entire statement bass ackwards, the Autel 4k camera is far superior quality optics and overall abilities, not to mention removable, adjustable and repairable. DJ guy's are so biased and dead set on helping DJ have plenty of cash to keep holding down the people under the thumb of the see sea pea. Nobody wants to know what they really do with the information taken from the customers, the Intel gathered and I already mentioned the money. Cyrus Parsa details the facts.

When calibration of the compass you should at least be 8 feet from quad an controller for best results

Hey Bill new subscriber here. If you were starting a business doing realty, weddings and music videos with a drone, and you had a limited budget which one would you go for out of the x-star and mavic pro? Or would you save up a little more for the P4P?

@BillNicholsTV

7 жыл бұрын

between the first two, now, the Mavic Pro, but I would save for the Pro - I don't really know how much success you will see in weddings and music videos though. Good luck!

@hackerguycarpenter9746

7 жыл бұрын

BillNicholsTV wished I had a drone I can afford that x star premium