Autel Robotics Evo Lite overview

The Autel Robotics Evo Lite is a strong drone that brings collectively most of the classes that Autel has discovered through the years, mixed with acquainted options that we’re seeing in most client drones as we speak. The result’s a succesful digital camera drone that we take pleasure in flying.

The upgraded digital camera within the Evo Lite+ affords enhanced low-light efficiency, and we now have to say, it definitely creates clear photos, with minimal noise in darkish scenes.

Observe: We examined the Autel Robotics Evo Lite+ with the 1-inch digital camera sensor.

Evo Lite overview

We invite you to take a look at our hands-on protection of the Evo Lite for a radical overview of this folding drone. Summing that up, you’re looking at a comfortably sized folding drone that’s cheap to haul round, affords the entire flight security and options that one would anticipate from a contemporary drone, and produces higher aerial imagery than we had been anticipating to see for this caliber of plane.

Regardless of feeling prefer it weighs a bit an excessive amount of for its dimension, the large battery provides as much as 40 minutes of flight time, which is incredible.

The drone feels highly effective and balanced, although the default settings really feel a bit spongy. That is really deliberately easy flight traits. The drone eases into motion, and involves a cease easily. This feels spongy, because the drone remains to be shifting while you’ve already eliminated your arms from the controls, however you’ll be able to swap to totally different flight modes and regulate charges to alter the texture. Nevertheless, by default, the drone captures good and easy video from the sky, so we advise simply getting used to it.

Talking of easy video, we largely opted to seize footage in 4K at 60fps, however the machine is able to 6K footage at 30fps.

Evo Lite specs

Evo Lite efficiency

With a prime pace of over 40 mph, a variety of over 7 miles, and a flight time nearing 40 minutes, there’s not a lot you’ll be able to’t do with the Evo Lite. We discovered the drone to deal with easily and precisely, with a steady hover with GPS steering.

The impediment avoidance sensors prevented collisions properly. When flying in direction of ourselves, it got here to a halt at about 8 ft away, then was allowed to slowly inch towards us till about 6 ft away, which was the placement of our touchdown pad.

Earlier than the winter climate cooperated to permit us to fly outdoors, we tried flight indoors. The rain clouds and wooden roof of my home had been sufficient to stop ample GPS connectivity, requiring me to enter the settings to manually allow ATTI mode. The drone was steady sufficient, however is highly effective sufficient that even in an empty room, the prop wash created uncomfortable turbulence. I simply painted these partitions, so I landed instantly. I don’t think about the Evo Lite to be an important drone for indoor flight.

Again outdoors, the drone navigated the obstacles within the again yard with ease. At no level did the drone really feel uncontrolled, nor did I lose connection or video sign.

Evo Lite+ digital camera

The principle purpose we fly drones, personally, is to seize nice aerial imagery from the sky. The Evo Lite+ accomplishes this. Particularly, we’re very, very happy with some pictures we took of the setting solar with a tree within the foreground. Capturing in 6K at 30fps was tremendous, however we discovered the 4K footage at 60fps to be one of the best output from the drone.

Photographs had been equally crisp, producing properly balanced pictures from the 20MP, 1-inch sensor.

There’s one factor we want to see modified in regards to the digital camera on the Evo Lite+, we didn’t benefit from the altering focal size once we modified seize settings. For our testing, and in our regular flights, we like to border up a pleasant shot, then seize it in several resolutions. Nevertheless, decision modifications within the digital camera lead to totally different total views. It was as if we had been zooming in or out as in comparison with the opposite resolutions. This isn’t an issue, however it simply struck us as odd that the efficient area of view would change once we regulate the seize decision.

Total digital camera efficiency is incredible. We just like the photographs and video captured by the Evo Lite+.

Evo Lite competitors

The Evo Lite launches right into a aggressive drone phase. Particularly, the complete line of Mavic drones from DJI have additionally been described as compact, folding drones with nice cameras. At time of launch, nonetheless, the Evo Lite+, specifically, finds itself in a strong place located between the DJI Air 2S and the Mavic 3 drones. Whereas all three sequence provide a 1-inch digital camera, the worth and total picture high quality straight correspond, with the Air 2S being essentially the most reasonably priced.

The low mild options of the Evo Lite+ are a welcome addition, nonetheless, we dwell in part of the world wherein just a few licensed pilots can fly after the solar has set. Low mild efficiency definitely makes a distinction on cloudy days, however the true worth is misplaced on the typical client.

As a flight platform, the Evo Lite sequence operates in the identical primary method, with the identical total flight really feel, because the DJI drones. Construct high quality is comparable, which is to say that all of them really feel strong and present no indicators of an absence of design or high quality management. Carbon fiber is a nice materials on the Evo Lite, providing power and rigidity with a lowered weight. Even with that huge 6,175mAh battery, the general weight remains to be rather less than the Mavic 3 sequence.

Ought to I purchase the Autel Robotics Evo Lite?

The Evo Lite and Evo Lite+ are compelling drones. The airframe is a steady platform that performs admirably, and the digital camera output is nice. Total flight stability and flight options are on par with one of the best client drones in the marketplace as we speak, and the vary and flight time are higher than common. Those who search a dependable digital camera drone for private use needn’t look additional.

Skilled photographers and videographers could require the 10-bit seize that the Evo Lite doesn’t at the moment provide, and a few could require the additional vary and flight time of some dearer drones. Nevertheless, the Evo ought to present greater than the typical yard pilot wants to take a look at their neighborhood and seize some strong imagery from the sky.

If you happen to refuse to purchase a DJI drone, we’re excited to say that the Evo Lite is a aggressive various. If you happen to don’t thoughts what model you buy from, evaluate the DJI Air 2S, Evo Lite, Evo Lite+, and the DJI Mavic 3 to determine which price-point is finest in your wants.

The drone is offered in pink, white, and orange. The preliminary MSRP begins at $1,249, however restricted availability has elevated the worth at many retailers.

We’ll be protecting tabs on the Autel Robotics Evo Lite platform. We like what we’re seeing thus far, now we get to see how properly the airframe ages.

(9.5)

• 40 – Minutes
• 6K – 60 FPS
• 42.5 – MPH

December 2021

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