Autel Robotics launched a new Autel EVO 2 drone which comes in three different variations EVO II 8K drone, EVO II Pro drone, and EVO II Dual drone. The major differences between three variations are in the camera, but all three camera modules are interchangeable, it means you can easily swap over the different cameras and gimbals to upgrade the EVO II drone to EVO II Pro or EVO II Dual.
To choose the right EVO II Drone in the three variations, you need to have a full comparison between these three cameras, look at the following comparison you will get you wanted
Autel EVO II Drone Three Cameras Overview
Evo 2 8k – The Autel Evo 2 is the only 8k fold up drone with 1/2” sensor and can capture resolutions up to an incredible 8000 x 6000. With 8k resolution, you can have large prints, grab screen shots and scale without losing image quality.
Purchase: EVO II 8K Camera/ Gimbal
Evo 2 Pro – Has a 1-inch sensor with 6k resolution. It has an adjustable aperture with HDR and intuitive camera controls. The Evo 2 Pro is ideal for cinematography and 3D mapping.
Purchase: EVO II Pro 6K Camera/ Gimbal
Evo 2 Dual – This has a FLIR Boson thermal camera with a resolution up to 640 x 512, along with the 8k camera. This allows the Evo 2 to cover multiple sectors including being used by fire fighters or in search and rescue missions.
Purchase: EVO II Dual Camera/ Gimbal
Main difference:
- Sensor: The EVO II 8K drone come with Sony IMX586 (1/2 inch CMOS), EVO II Pro featured Sony IMX383 (1 inch CMOS) while EVO II Dual have FLIR Boson & IMX586 (1/2 inch CMOS) dual sensor.
- Pixels: Compared to EVO II Pro camera which comes with 20 Megapixel while EVO II 8K drone featured 48 Megapixel. And EVO II dual have 48 Megapixel and a IR resolution at 640 x 512
- Video: EVO II records 8K video at 25fps or 6K video at 30fps while EVO II Pro records 5.5K video at 30 FPS. Excpet 8k camera feature, EVO II Dula camera takes infrared images at a resolution of 640 x 512 and records videos at 60FPS.
- Aperture: EVO II 8K Drone and EVO II Dual all have a fixed f1.8 aperture while EVO II Pro have a adjustable aperture within the range of f2.8-11.0.
Similarity
- Zoom: Three cameras all have digital zoom 1 -8 x and 4 x lossless zoom
- 10-Big Log, Histogram, AF Support, HDR Support
Autel EVO II Drone Three Cameras Comparision Chart
| Types |
 EVO II 8K |
 EVO II PRO/6K |
 EVO II DUAL |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 (1/2" CMOS) | Sony IMX383 (1" CMOS) | FLIR Boson + IMX586 |
| Effective Pixel | 48MP | 20MP | 48MP & IR: 640*512 |
| Image Resolution | 8000 x 6000 (4:3) 7680 x 4320 (16:9) 4000 x 3000 (4:3) 3840 x 2160 (16:9) |
5472 x 3648 (3:2) 5472 x 3076 (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (16:9) |
visible mode same as 8k IR: 640*512 |
| Image Format | JPG, RAW, JPG+RAW | JPG, RAW, JPG+RAW | visible mode same as 8k IR: JPG |
| Video Resolution | 8K (7680 x 4320) 6K (5760 x 3240) 4K (3840 x 2160) 2.7K (2720 x 1528) 1080P (1920 x 1080) |
6K (5472 x 3076) 5K (4800 x 2700) 4K (3840 x 2160) 2.7K (2720 x 1528) 1080P (1920 x 1080) |
visible mode same as 8k IR: 640*512 |
| Video Format | MOV/MP4 | MOV/MP4 | MOV/MP4 |
| Frame Rate | 8k @ 25 fps 6k @ 50 fps 4K @ 30 or 60 fps 2.7k @ 120 fps FHD @ 120 fps |
5.5k @ 60 fps 4k @ 60 or 120 fps 2.7k @ 120 fps FHD @ 120 fps |
visible mode same as 8k IR: 60FPS |
| Codec | H.264/H.265 | H.264/H.265 | H.264/H.265 |
| HDR Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AF Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Defog | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Histogram | Yes | Yes | Visible Only |
| 10-Bit Log | Yes | Yes | Visible Only |
| Aperture | fl.8 | f2.8-f/11 | Visible f1.8 |
| Zoom | 1-8x(4x lossless) | 1-8x(4x lossless) | 1-8x(4x lossless) |
| ISO Range | Video: 100 - 3200 Photo: 100 - 3200 |
Video: 100 - 6400 Photo:100 - 12800 |
Visual Light 100 - 3200 |
| Shutter | 1/30, 1/8000 to 8 | 1/80, 1/8000 to 1/30 | Visible model same as 8k |
| Price | EVO II 8K | EVO II Pro 6K | EVO II Dual |
