DJI Air 3 ActiveTrack EXTREME Test

In this video I test out the Active Track 5.0 system on the DJI Air 3, along with pushing Obstacle Avoidance and APAS to their limits.

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00:00 – Intro
00:22 – Chestnut Grove Tests
07:04 – 3X 70mm Tele Camera test
09:27 – Bike Tracking Tests
18:18 – Narrow Trail in the Woods
22:36 – Tracking a Tractor??
24:43 – Final Thoughts

[jamestran]

FINALLY THIS IS THE PROPER TEST IN TIGHT PLACES!!!

[CaminoAir]

The Mavic 3 Active Track was improved a great deal through firmware updates. Whether the Air 3 will receive any (or if DJI have already refined it via the M3 as much as they can) will be interesting to see. It's not a Skydio, so we should maintain reasonable expectations.

[mrelvisfu]

Thanks for taking time to try all the tracking positions and situations. I guess my conclusion is that your dog tracks better than your A3 😅

[holisticaustralia]

Thanks for your work mate, I am looking for a drone to do motovlogging with, the active track is really important to me and I am a little disappointed in the air 3's performance as this was the drone I had my heart set on.. hopefully DJI fix this in its firmware updates. Thanks again mate, have a great Christmas 🎄 👍

[StwDarrenZxr]

Yup to many obstacles in the way when the sensors detect obstacles it slows the drone speed dramatically, it's cautious not to crash open field it probably would have done better

[stephanedeguire]

Wow, this video is truly exceptional! From the visuals to the storytelling, everything is crafted to perfection. I'm completely captivated by what I've seen here. Thank you for sharing this incredible piece of work! 🌟👏 #Inspired

[ArizonaWyldwest]

Works very good overall but these DJI drones are cinematic drones and the obstacle avoidance sensors are for safety so you don’t hit a tree, building etc. They have never been advertised as fully autonomous drones, (no pilot input) The Mass majority of pilots aren’t waking through the woods with very small branches or twigs sticking out. Skydio drones are design to do things like this better due to the very well designed software which uses sophisticated algorithms to work much better. Nice to see that the technology gets better over time but not designed for stuff like this. There is a difference between them but still very good overall. 👍🏼

[bluesteeltraining]

I think DJI needs to go back to the drawing board with obstacle avoidance! Maybe they'll go back and do some in field tests, fix it and we'll get an update?

[Adnankhantravelogues]

as a youtuber I've been using dji drones and i can say with confidence that thet are the best drones @dji

[PavelMy]

in fact, for example, I have never needed it in 8 years, it came in handy, even when it appeared. It is always faster to drive the device yourself than to allocate something, launch it.

[invento]

Good experiment, for example in my case I would like to track motorcycle but there is no way.

[edruttledge]

Compared to my Skydio system, this is a work in progress... that needs a lot of work. Plus, the Skydio beacon device is far handier to hold than the DJI controller when mobile. Unfortunately, Skydio abruptly dumped those of us pro-sumer drone pilots who invested in the Skydio system and Skydio no longer markets its devices to just people (nor will there be any software upgrades for the Skydio 2/2+) ... which is why I am researching the Air 3. Good test and video. Thank you.

[mrelvisfu]

What I found out is that power lines are the archilles heel of the tracking system. So are those small tree twigs. I saw your drone ran into them one time.

[efrelyngregorio]

Compare to any brand. Air 3 just nailed it so much. I can se the improvement every newly released drone from dji.

[Skybydrone]

brother you got exceptional review and teaching skill you should do your own learning school .

[rogerbrown]

I am thinking that it was having problems following the tractor due to the similar colors of the tractor and the vegetation?

[davids.]

In super complex environments you need to work with the drone...like not having it follow you from the right if there's a bunch of stuff in the way 😂 I understand you're testing the limits, and so far I'm still very impressed with this drone

[jordanbrock]

Cause with the mini 3 it doesn’t have the obstacle avoidance, I just got mine 3 days ago and I’m afraid of using the RTH cause someone said it just b-lines straight to home hitting any tree of pole in its way.

[jordanbrock]

We’re talkin about the mini 3 right? Not the mini 3 pro?

[klaraaxel]

I have finally received the Air 3 drone. However, I will not risk such an extreme test with my new drone Air 3😀.