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all right I'm not gonna make a DJ I'ma be care vs. Matic pro video cuz everybody's done that and I think the Matt McGarry is better than the current Matic pro and I don't think it's a good idea to get a Matic pro right now cuz I think the second generation maverick Pro is gonna get released in the next six to eight months what I'm interested in is Mavic error versus the DJI phantom4 cuz if you know what it look you can get these two for almost the same price remember this isn't a full review on either of these drones I'm just trying to point out the most important differences between them so I can help you with your purchase decision if you want to learn more about these drones then watch their full reviews now to be clear this is the DJI phantom 4 not the Phantom 4 advanced with the upgraded camera or the phantom 4 pro with the extra sensors on the sides and rear the base DJI phantom 4 usually retails for 1119 dollars but I actually got this phantom 4 for seven hundred thirty five dollars brand-new and the brand-new DJI Mavic era is currently retailing for seven hundred ninety nine dollars if you get the base package if you want to pick either of these drones up I'll have a link to the description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel check them out cuz DJI Jones sometimes go on sale so you might get lucky okay so let's talk about what's in the box were both of these drones both drones come with one battery or controller two full sets of propellers a power brick and cables to charge the batteries and controllers and they both come with accessories like gamble protectors other cables and a carrying case only the Phantom 4 comes included with an SD card but it's only a 16 gig SD card so it's not gonna do you much personally I think you need at least a 32 gig SD card for either of these drones and just putting it out there the Mavic air does have eight gigs of internal storage but if you're shooting in 4k is not really gonna do you much now let's get the obvious stuff out of the way the Mavic air is tiny compared to the phantom 4 in its folded state thematic air is smaller than the phantom force controller it is super easy to travel around with the DJI Medicare if you're going somewhere even if you're not sure if you're going to need a drone or not you're now going to mind to bring the Medicare along with you because it just takes up so little space you can in your jacket pocket or just drop it in your backpack with the DJI phantom4 you kind of have to plan your day around it it's a big piece of equipment to lug around and it's carrying case does not help the cause and since we're talking about the case the phantom force case is made out of horse styrofoam just like the sparks case it'll protect your drone just fine and it's still very lightweight but in order to put the Phantom 4 inside its case you do have to take the propellers of what the Mavic garrett you just fold it up drop it in zip it up and you're good to go and when you're going to fly all you have to do is unfold it and take off but now let's talk about the most important thing on these drones and that's the camera both of these cameras or house in the 3 axis gimbal system the DJI Mavic air is rocking a 1 over 2.3 and CMOS 12 megapixel sensor while the DJI phantom 4 is rocking a very similar one over 2.3 in CMOS 12.4 megapixel sensor both of these cameras have a 2.8 aperture and they both have an electronic shutter but the DJI Mavic era has a field of view of 85 degrees and the Phantom 4 has a slightly wider field of view of 94 degrees but image quality is much better on the smaller mafic air colors are much richer on the medicare or where as the colors on the phantom 4 is much cooler you're really going to have to play around with the settings and in post with the video captured on the phantom 4 and just putting it out there the camera sensors on the Mavic Pro and Matic pro Platinum are very similar to theirs in phantom but if you were to go for the phantom for advanced then you'll get an upgraded camera with a one-inch CMOS 20 megapixel sensor with adjustable aperture and a mechanical shutter which means more detailed better low-light performance and sharper and less distorted video when flying at high speeds concerning video resolution both of these drones can shoot in 4k 30 frames per second 1080p 60 frames per second 1080p 30 frames per second and they can both capture slow-motion video at 1080p 120 frames per second but to phantom 4:1 ups to Matic error by being able to shoot cinematic 4k video up to 25 frames per second and basically cinematic 4k is just a little wider than normal 4k but since I posted 16 by 9 I don't really use it now both of these cameras do have other video resolutions to choose from but these are the ones that matter the most me capturing 4k video is especially useful on the zone because you'll be able to zoom in on certain subjects in post without losing too much detail but personally I really like shooting in 1080p 60 frames per second because it means smoother video now when it comes to photo the Mavic air wins again just like before colors on the MAV acara are much richer than the colors and the Phantom 4 but something the DJI phantom 4 completely lacks it I feel every drone should have or panorama modes the DJ automatic air can shoot vertical panoramas horizontal panoramas 180 degree panorama and my personal favorite spherical panoramas and the DJI Medicare is able to take the necessary pictures for these panoramas Zen system together in a matter of seconds so there's not much waiting around and even though they're high winds thematic air is able to keep itself steady and produce some stunning images being able to take horizontal or spherical panoramas at a moment's notice is one of the main reasons why I always carry around my Medicare just to make things simple if a camera on the MAV acara is better than the camera on the Phantom 4 right out of the box but when it comes to the gimbal system the Phantom 4 is is still superior the first thing is is that if you're flying in normal mode with automatic air and then switch to sport mode you're going to get this jerk that's going to ruin your shot whereas with the Phantom 4 it has no problem switching from one mode to the other but while in sport mode the props on the Phantom 4 will show up if your camera is pointed too high up and if you're flying very aggressively then the gimbal on the Phantom 4 does a better job of keeping your video smoother than the magic air now when it comes to comparing battery life range and flying dynamics this is where things start to get very interesting and it's why you should take into consideration when choosing between the DJI Medicare and the DJI phantom 4 DJI medicare has an advertised battery life of 21 minutes and like I've said in past videos my Medicare average is about 18 minutes of flight time while in the NYC winter where temperatures are between 20 and 40 degrees and the DJI phantom 4 has an advertised by relief of 28 minutes but again in the NYC winter I've been averaging about 23 minutes the greater performance is normal for batteries in cold environments so hopefully I'll get that 21 minute flight time on my Medicare in the spring and some when it comes to charging these drones both batteries require a proprietary cables and you have to remove them from their respective drones to charge them but the 2375 milliamp battery on the Maverick era takes about 50 minutes to fully charge while the phantom 4 is five thousand three hundred fifty milliamp battery takes about an hour and 20 minutes to charge having the slightly longer flight time on the phantom 4 is nice but the answer 7 minutes isn't really that important to me before I take off with either of my drones I usually have a flight path planned out for what I want to shoot I feel that longer flight times are really only beneficial if you're flying far out and just getting b-roll range in connectivity is another very important thing to take into consideration but these are I'm AdvoCare has an advertised range of 4,000 meters or 2.5 miles when used with the controller but that's on their ideal conditions with minimal signal interference and with direct line-of-sight but in highly populated areas with lots of radio signal interference as with a lot of tall metal structures I've been averaging about 1200 meters on my Medicare before my video feed gets too choppy and I don't know what I'm doing but DJI phantom4 has an advertised range of 5000 meters or 3.1 miles or under ideal conditions and it does a much better job of keeping a consistent connection at a longer range the video feed might stutter for a second or two but it comes right back but if you're a content creator shooting yourself or tracking the car while it drives down a canyon road or if you're shooting a building I don't really think having multi mile range is that important unless you're going for an epic landscape shots or again getting b-roll flying dynamics is also very different on these drums the Maverick error is tight and precise but the phantom 4 is like trying to direct the boulder that's sliding on ice while in their normal flight modes both of these drones have a very similar limiter speed of about 80 miles per hour or 8 meters per second and in sport mode the MAV acara tops out at a speed of 42 miles per hour or 18 point 8 meters per second while the Phantom 4 acute su top speed of 45 miles per hour or 20 meters per second but at these higher speeds the Phantom flora is much harder to control because of all of its mass whereas the Mavic air is much more nimble things with smaller size but the Phantom 4 is able to gain and lose altitude much then the manicure which is again great if you're trying to capture landscape shucks into it makes it a little easier because it takes some advocare a long time to get up and down both of these drones are also have built-in sensors that help prevent you from crashing the phantom 4 hands forward and downward facing sensors that will prevent it from crashing into something directly in front of it or below it but if you're flying from side to side or backwards you're on your own the Mavic air on the other hand has sensors on its front belly and rear so we can detect obstacles in front of it below it and behind it having these sensors on the way of thematic means you won't crash into stuff when flying backwards but you're still prone to crashing if you fly from side to side something that I do on a regular basis to get panning shots the Mavic arrow also has a new feature called advanced pilot assistance systems or AAPIs for short and when this features turned on the Medicare will automatically avoid obstacles all you have to do is tell us a fly forwards and it also works when flying backwards granted the Medicare will drastically slow down when it's automatically avoiding these obstacles but it's still impressively nonetheless whereas with the Phantom 4 you don't have this feature and just as sheer size makes it very hard to fly in tighter spaces and finally let's talk about the controllers the controller on the Phantom 4 is larger than the Medicare and it's controller combined but you do get for a better signal range and stability with it than the Medicare and if you wanted to you could also mount a tablet so you can better position your shots but with the Phantom 4 you can only fly it with a set controller whereas if the Mavic air you can fly with the controller or with gestures oh something that makes life much easier if you just want to take a quick picture or if you just don't want to carry the controller around when you're avid about with thematic air so if you're in the market for a drone and you have $800 to spend you can either choose between thematic error or the Phantom 4 and in most cases the DJI Navigator is far superior to the Phantom 4 it has better image quality it's much more compact it's much easier to fly and it has those all-important panorama modes but I still think there are some people who might benefit from the phantom 4 thanks to its longer flight time farther arrange and more stable connection if you plan on getting a lot of landscape shots or if you just need a longer flight time then I would consider though phantom4 but for everything else the Medicare is the way to go it just comes to show how amazing this little guy actually is hey if you enjoyed the video please like and subscribe it helps out more than you realize for more product reviews and deal alerts check out Jim Carrey that net if you want us to porta channel pick up a shirt and I'll catch you next time