Seattle-based Autel is known for great customer service and cameras with excellent image quality. With Autel discontinuing the X-Star, they're putting all their efforts into the new EVO. The mini drone EVO Nano dominates the market with a price tag of $799. Is this enough to compete with the DJI Mavic?
The Autel EVO Nano is a compact quadcopter that folds up like a DJI Mavic. It's capable of shooting 4K video at an impressive 60fps. It also has a flight time of up to 28 minutes and a flight range of 10 kilometers. Is Autel doing enough to compete with the Mavic Air? Read on to find out what we thought of the EVO and the great features it brings.
What is Autel EVO Nano?
The EVO Nano is an impressive feat of engineering. It uses cameras and sensors on the front, bottom, and rear of the drone to create 2D and 3D maps that allow it to sense and avoid obstacles in its path.
Unlike some obstacle avoidance systems, it doesn't simply stop the drone. Instead, the EVO Nano will maneuver it safely around any obstacles in its path.
DJI's Mavic Pro has many of the same sensors as the EVO Nano, but lacks the EVO's rear-facing obstacle avoidance. At CES, Autel reps described an impressive ability to not only sense obstacles, but also record where drones are in memory as they change perspective and orientation .
Autel EVO Nano Obstacle Avoidance
Here is the full list of sensors on the EVO Nano
main front camera
Forward-facing stereo camera for obstacle avoidance
Stereoscopic camera down
Downward sonar sensor
rear infrared obstacles
Global Positioning System
Autel EVO Nano 4k HD Camera
The camera of Autel EVO Nano looks very impressive, it is mounted on a three-axis gimbal. It uses a 3.5mm lens with a field of view of 94 degrees and a focal ratio of f/2.8. It transmits real-time video to the remote control.
EVO Nano comes with a simple remote control, which needs to be used with your smartphone. The Autel Sky App drone software can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the official website. The Autel Sky App can achieve a real-time HD video transmission rate of 1080p.
Autel EVO Smart Features
Autel EVO Nano Drone is an entry-level camera drone, not suitable for drone missions, and cannot plan path flight. But it can perform dynamic tracking of people, intelligent return, hovering in the air, three-way obstacle avoidance, etc., which is the first choice for drone novices.
Autel EVO Nano vs DJI Mavic Air
Is this enough to compete with Mavic Air? EVO Nano has advantages in flight time and range, but the new Mavic Air is more portable and more affordable. It all depends on your needs and drone budget, and a good quadcopter drone is more valuable.
Time will prove everything. EVO Nano has obvious advantages, and it is the first choice among foldable and obstacle-avoidable mini drones.
