Wow! Looking Solid! If you want, please send me a long exposure photo (I really like the one with the building and highway in the background) on Instagram or Facebook and I will post it in my KZread community tab with links to your youtube and other social media accounts. Looking forward....... Happy Flying :)

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! That means a lot. Yes, I saw the long exposure photos done on your channel and thought it should be easy enough for a beginner like me to execute so I had to try it. Thanks for the tips. I just started flying drones in October 2019 and slowly learning from channels like yours and others. I will send you a few photos to your Instagram. Thanks again.

Please note that this night footage was shot before the latest firmware release, which claims to reduce noise when filming in HDR at night. I will test that in a future video.

@rickyshoard

4 жыл бұрын

Do you know what your white balance settings where??

@rickyshoard

4 жыл бұрын

So this was in HDR?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickyshoard No, it was not.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickyshoard it was left on auto

@mohsenmoghaddas6406

3 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me fo the love of god how can I shoot video on ISO 3200 on mavic air2 ? I don't find it but I saw somewhere one guy shot video on 3200

That looks amazing can't wait to see the new update version keep up the great videos. ✈️👍🏿

Great night footage. Thanks for sharing.

Good stuff, Chad! Especially enjoyed that opening sequence!

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Don!

Another great video Chad👍

vey amazing and great drones, wonderful video Chad

Amazing footage. Love the music. Its got a "Stranger Things" feel to it.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yeah...when I discovered that music track I knew I had to use it in one of my videos.

Beautiful video. I love the Dji Mavic Air 2 great job👍👍. Bye to Sicily

thanks for sharing eh Chad, not one for late nights but loves me the early mornings so I guess any 'night' flying I do will be between 2 am and sunrise, LOL looking forward to your next video and am digging it! blessings and good vibes for one and all my friends, 8^)

Ahh the mood lighting! lol I enjoyed this video and the music was a instant thought of stranger things which was perfect for a night flight video. Great job!

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Yup..had to set the mood for the flight...lol. Thanks brother..

Hi great footage, you made me remember the time I lived in DC and visited the potomac mills.

Great night flight, Chad. I especially loved the intro. Great editing and music👍👌

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I had been wondering how well the images would look at night. This is the first with the Mavic 2 that I have seen. Thanks!

This is phenomenal, Chad! The footage looks really good at night! I am really impressed. Very usable footage and long exposure shots. Great job, buddy!

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah...I did better than I thought.

Great job Chad 👍🏻 love the slow shutter speed photos.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The footage quality looks spectacular Chad. Nice compilation.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro.

Nice! I fly my Mavic Air 2 at night as well.

Great work mate!

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Good video! This made me want to fly my MA2 at night time. I haven’t tried that yet.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Nicely done, Chad. Loved it!

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

The overexposure zebra looked cool on the lightpole. Lol...overall looked great. Cant wait to see after the update. Nice one Chad.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Wow night time.looks killer.

👍 nice job!

Excellent video. Your patience was great, and choice of experimentation was great as well. You were at a good height for safety. Thanks

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

Good job looks nice

Great vid!! I can see a lot of effort went into is. Love the music as well

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@nicolozak

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadB can you please Tell me the name of intro music ?

Cool concept 👍

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Good morning my drone brother Chad. Hey man kuddos and amazing Job well done on this video. You gotta love ❤️ the Dji Mavic Air 2. I know i do. Thanks sooo much for sharing this great video with us brother Chad. Much love and respect Sir. Have a great day Captain 👨‍✈️. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Adrian...Thanks Brother. Yeah this drone makes it less difficult for an amateur like me.

@AdrianMateoDrones

4 жыл бұрын

You are funny brother, amateur really? No Sir you are very good at what you do Sir. Keep up the good work. You have a Big Fan and a Big Supporter here Sir. God bless and stay safe. Have a great evening Captain 👨‍✈️ Chad.

Good stuff man. I’m still getting the hang of mine in the daytime. LoL.. Keep up the cool content. Peace!

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Lol...thanks. Happy flying

awesome!

Looks good! Looking forward to HDR shots!

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Great vid... I'd go 30 for the shutter.. I like it brighter but everyone's different lol... Just got my Air 2 few mi tha ago... Keep up the great footage!

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nice, you were able to get good reception from the car. thanks for sharing chad

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The drone wasn't too far away so no problem with the signal if I held it near the stirring wheel. If I held it lower it would glitch a little.

@JSKenterprise

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadB ok thanks, i always wanted to try that

How awesome is that, sitting in your car while flying. Considering the lights were pretty dim, it took nice pics. Those freeway vids were spectacular. New subscriber.

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yeah I was pretty happy with pics

Very nice 👍

Hallo Chat. Sehr schönes Video ,viele Informationen die man gebrauchen kann. Gruß aus Germany

Definitely cleaner than my Mini 2. In addition to having a better camera, the MA2 seems to allocate more bitrate. Thanks for the demo.

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thank you

Good stuff. I still haven't tried mine at night yet. I'm a new pilot and still getting the hang of things. Be safe out there by yourself in those deserted locations bro.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I know what you mean.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry...meant to say "I know what you mean"

Wow! Nice work my friend 😎👍 Keep it up and stay safe 😷🤟🏻 Greetings from Germany

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Hi bro am jah greg from the beauty of flying I like your work well done bro keek it up♥️👍👍👍👍

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.👍👍

Thanks info. You got subscribe today.

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

I like the way you do your mavic testing... Straight forward and easy to understand. Just to confirm, your night videos are with HDR on, correct?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I did not use HDR. Just manual settings.

Great video Chad ,cant believe how many cars on motorway ,I guess lockdown is over,regards from NZ

@markw3070

4 жыл бұрын

Wonder how zino2 would go in same situation?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks...that might just happen😉

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

The DC area is known for its' traffic.

@markw3070

4 жыл бұрын

Been watching you and Chris about zino2 + etc interesting, I must be lucky because I have had no issues with my zino2 touch wood lol for me value for money here in nz I'm happy, keep up the good work Chad I enjoy your reviews

Great intro! Potomac Mills looks great at night, especially on the orbit. Got me wanting Cheesecake Factory now! If this is something you plan to do more of, other than for review, check out Neat Video.

👍👍

Great vids Chad! Was just wondering , what anti-collision strobe light do you have on the top of the drone? can you put link to it or show it? Thanks, look forward to more of your vids on the mavic air 2, mine will be here this week

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I used the TopSun strobe. Inexpensive on Amazon. www.amazon.com/dp/B07V56HSV9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9gibFb3MF21KS

@lovinglife1962

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadB Thank you sir for your reply, I ordered it today, I liked that one because it doesnt look so big and bulky on the drone but still is FAA specs for the drone. Thanks again and cant wait for you to do some more vids with the Mav Air 2, you really do some good ones. Mine shows arriving tomorrow. Thanks for all the info

Another good trick just for flying around is to swap over to camera and on auto.. Nice Nad bright to just fly around...

I have been flying drones for about 4-5 years and the quality and capability of the Mavic Air 2 is really impressive. Even the low light is pretty good. I have a collection of less expensive drones that were good for learning but I think you really need to get into the $800 range to get really good footage. I just got the Skydio 2, but because of the obstacle avoidance, you can't fly at night. I am thinking the Air 2 would be a good portable all-arounder.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. It is a great quad.

Wow! Amazing Chad! Nice job.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcus!

Nice night shot! I want to do some night flying but just haven't gotten out there much to do so. Snow storm is coming today so maybe in a few days when things get cleared. Big question for you... what makes 30 fps better than 24 fps? Still trying to understand this photography stuff. Any advice? Thanks!

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...This video was shot in 30fps, but I like 24fps better. Especially when I film a cinematic sequence. 24fps is what you see in the movies so to make my videos look more movie like, I'm using 24fps more often now for my videos. One downside is that when filming in a lower frame rate, it limits your ability to slow down your footage if you want. You wiil have to film in a higher frame rate (preferably 60fps to start), slow it down then render at 24fps

@DroneUpp

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChadB Chad, thanks for the explanation. It’s comes down to being able to slow footage and get good results. Awesome! Really appreciate it. Happy Holidays my friend! Keep them coming! 👍🏽

Great video Chad.. do you or anyone in the chat know how to do the animated like, chat, subscribe used at the beginning?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know of anyone, but you can find them online for a little cost. Also you can maybe make one with editing software. YT has videos on that too.

@michaelwest8950

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro! Keep making great content.. i have a mavic air 2 but i was a little scared to fly at night. After seeing you do this great night flight video im gonna take my first night flight ✈️ thanks again! .....Jay Quest

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwest8950 Thanks...Although I know you will, just be sure to follow the FAA lighting requirements for recreational night. You will need a strobe in your aircraft. Happy night flying.

@michaelwest8950

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Chad! Thanks again bro.. Question.. what do you mean a strobe?. im a new pilot and this is my first drone.. had it over a month but haven't done any night flights yet.. are you talking about the light you can turn on and off under the drone or something else.. thx

What is the light you put on top of your Mavic Air 2? And how do you attach it? I'm curious :)

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

That was an anti collision stobe. Was attached with velcro strips

Sorry about that. Just wanted to give you a tip that you might use. Because when you had the ND16 filter on there and you were in manual it was very dark and hard to see the sign. You could have flipped it into auto you would have been able to see better and get down closer to that sign and then flip it back into manual and take your pictures. Good video thanks for the video

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you..always appreciated. Yes I'll try that on the next one.

@johnnydeeman3076

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadB I follow drone X factor. He is very good I giving instruction. Just another thing. I think he used the ND16 filter because that's worth came with the mavic air 2 That he used in the video. I tried and ND8 filter and that worked pretty good too. Just gotta experiment I guess she what you like best.

Nice, you remover the noice? What software you used to edit?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. No, I did not remove the noise. I use Filmora 9

Is your max height set at 715 feet? That would be cool. I’m limited to 400 feet by faa regulation.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is set 715 ft. That doesn't mean I fly above 400 ft. AGL because I'm also limited to that height by the FAA. However, I don't limit myself just in case I need to climb over a structure or obstacle. Also, there are instances where your take off point may be lower than the physical AGL location of the drone so you may have to go above 400ft (based off the take off) to compensate. Here's more information pilotinstitute.com/drone-altitute/

Great night footage! Did you color correct or is this straight out the camera?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

The video was not touched. However, the photos where slightly enhanced in post on the SnapSeed app

@chasinglife2861

4 жыл бұрын

Chad B. Maybe you can give some advice. This is the 3rd MA2 I purchased and no matter what settings I’m in I get this grainy/noisy footage especially in the shadows. I usually in Manuel iso 100, 4K 60fps with shutter at 120. Even when I put on HDR mode or auto still the same. Is there something I’m missing here?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

I'm still learning these camera settings myself. I'm just following what others have done. But there is quite a bit of graininess on this video if you look closely. However, from what I have learned, I filmed in a well lit area and I manually set my iso to 6400 for that environment and since I was recording at 30fps, I set my shutter speed at 1/60. I did not use HDR. But there has been a firmware released in the last day or so which should improve the graininess when using HDR at night.

Hey chad did you use a denoiser plugin?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

No denoiser...You see less noise when viewing on a cell phone than you would viewing on a monitor or TV. You can see the noise much more on a monitor

Why the sensors seem active??

Very hard decision. I don’t know if I should get a Mavic 2 pro or air 2

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

The Mavic 2 Pro performs better in low light. All comes down to how much you want to spend.

I have to ask:) Why are you flying from the inside of your car? Inquiring minds want to know.

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to try it from the comfort of my driver's seat. Also, testing how good the signal is while doing so.

Great video. But I thought we weren’t supposed to fly 30 minutes after sunset?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You can fly at night as a recreational drone pilot with the proper lighting on your aircraft. Here's some info for both Part 107 licensed and Recreational pilot for night flight. pilotinstitute.com/can-i-fly-my-drone-at-night/

@lldeaf

4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’ve been flying my drone for a little over a month. I thought flying at night was permitted only by those having a part 107 license. I live in WA state.

What strobe do you use?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

The strobe is TopSun. Got it from Amazon. When i received it, I noticed the casing is just an old iPod Nano. It's bright and works as expected.

What is this thing attached to the top of the drone?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

That is my anti collision strobe

What strobe are you using?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

TopSun from Amazon...inexpensive, but does the job.

Grainy low light footage.

@ChadB

3 жыл бұрын

Yes...I state that in the review. Probably can be cleaned up with a plug-in

Did you notice that your max altitude was set at 715 feet?

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I did notice. I don't go over 400 ft, but I don't limit the height to just 400 just case I need to get over an obstacle.

Why use ND filters at night? It just means you have to crank up the iso, adding noise. I've not tried my drone at night yet, but from night photography with a normal camera, you need all the light you can get!

@ChadB

4 жыл бұрын

This was my first time trying this, but I believe the idea is to reduce the amount of light for the longer exposure. To get a better effect with the streaks of light from the vehicles on the road, you have to crank up the shutter speed to the max. I also tried it without the filter and with the shutter speed all the way up everthing was flown out. If I reduced it, there would be breaks in the streaks. The same applies for daylight longer exposure. However, you would use a nd 1000 or 2000 filter.

@jamesbillings1200

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadB I guess that makes sense if it's too bright for 8 secs at base iso, yup...

Hey just a tip.

I sincerely hope they add a firmware update to fix the low light poor performance. It's even worse than Mavic Mini!