Skydio 2 - pre-orders open at $999 US Only so far

[kaz911]

Skydio launched their "pre-orders" - $999 for drone - $149 for "Beacon controller" $149 for long range controller.

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There weren't many scenarios where consumer were deciding between buying the original Skydio R1 autonomous drone and something from DJI. The R1 was the

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Well I put in an pre-order as I had just gotten the monies back from my Hover 2 pledge.

So I guess my Mavic 2 p will come up for sale soon.

 

[spicciani2]

it looks pretty interesting!
But I am not brave enough to be their unpaid tester...

Skydio 2: the self-flying future of drones starts at $999

It’s the drone a three-year-old could fly.

www.theverge.com

 

[kaz911]

Well I have been an unpaid DJI tester for years ...

 

[OldBlueHeron]

Thoughts?

 

[Maviac]

So I guess my Mavic 2 p will come up for sale soon.

It does look interesting and I'd love to see someone give DJI a run for its money but I don't think I'd trade a M2P for a drone with a far inferior camera (main camera, anyway).

 

[kaz911]

It does look interesting and I'd love to see someone give DJI a run for its money but I don't think I'd trade a M2P for a drone with a far inferior camera (main camera, anyway).

test of camera quality vs DJI Mavic incl M2P

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2316/4925/files/image-quality-report.pdf?9121

i'm not affiliated with neither Skydio or the producers of the above report - but I do work (professionally) with high res images for a living.

Resolution is not all and M2P camera is good - but not great. So if Skydio have done it right - they can easily be close to or rival M2p in image quality.

 

[Hauptmann]

VERY interesting, but I'll wait 'til it's been out a year. In the meantime, I'll keep enjoying my M2P!

 

[OldBlueHeron]

I preordered cause I’m bored. Looks like DJI is noticing. They’ve removed 2 topics on this bird on their forums.

 

[BigAl07]

I preordered cause I’m bored. Looks like DJI is noticing. They’ve removed 2 topics on this bird on their forums.

Can't blame them for that.

 

[kaz911]

no - removing threads is petty.

The right "business way" would be for a manager to post something like "We are happy about the extra competition - but please keep comments sober"

That would have shown DJI is not scared.. But now they just look like they really fear Skydio's competition.

IHMO - DJI makes (some) great stuff - but they make their products like they are $200-800,- android phones.

1. Ship buggy Product 1
2. correct (many/most) bugs-
3. Forget features promised for Product 1 at launch
4. Ship buggy Product 2 with the features promised for Product 1
5. then completely forget Product 1.

 

[Flycaster]

Last years release was very promising. I want to see this wrung out a bit more before I drops me monies....
Now, if they could just put the skydio electronics/processing/mapping in a Mavic,

THERE YA GO!!!!

 

[BobDoLe]

Tiny camera 12mp Sony cmos 1/2.3 sensor? I'm guessing Sony imx477 (from 2016).
I like the 100mbit 4k 60fps, but some of us need more dynamic range out of a 2019/2020 offering. Then again this is targeted at pilots who can't be bothered to be pilots.

 

[kaz911]

Tiny camera 12mp Sony cmos 1/2.3 sensor? I'm guessing Sony imx477 (from 2016).
I like the 100mbit 4k 60fps, but some of us need more dynamic range out of a 2019/2020 offering. Then again this is targeted at pilots who can't be bothered to be pilots.

It is Sony IMX577 - so same as DJI Action Cam

 

[kaz911]

But to be honest - I would love if DJI would throw some love at the M2p camera quality. It should be more capable - at least theoretically.

 

[BobDoLe]

It is Sony IMX577 - so same as DJI Action Cam

OH sweet Dec 2018 tech. Honestly seems to be an imx477 with a firmware update, but at least it isn't something we've seen before in a drone currently on the market!
Still less dynamic range than the Mavic 2 pro, but, I'll definitely be downloading videos this thing kicks out to see if I can now get the hell away from shady state sponsored DJI finally.

 

[OldBlueHeron]

Think Autel Evo camera +

 

[JS1600]

How does this conform to the VLOS rule when it flies itself and you don't monitor it while it's flying?
I don't know if I could trust my money like that.

 

[Skywatcher2001]

Micro 2/3 chip set and I didn't see any night shots . . . won't work for me. I just don't see any manufacture (in the near future) developing anything close to OcuSync 2.0 . . . EDIT: I would like to see DJI develop something like the Skydio Beacon. A hand held remote will add another dimension to their arsenal and creativity to the content creator.

 

[OldBlueHeron]

Micro 2/3 chip set and I didn't see any night shots . . . won't work for me. I just don't see any manufacture (in the near future) developing anything close to OcuSync 2.0 . . . EDIT: I would like to see DJI develop something like the Skydio Beacon. A hand held remote will add another dimension to their arsenal and creativity to the content creator.

While I completely agree with you, I’m personally not looking for a replacement for my M2P. For me this is just something different, and honestly having looked at some camera comparisons this thing holds up better then expected. It’ll be a pricey novelty at first glance, but just maybe it’ll be more.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Some interesting design there.
Prop setup and it rests on the battery as a take off / landing point.
That technology with the multiple cameras is incredible, very Tesla like.