Does EXO Drones BlackHawk 2 Compete with DJI? - EXO & Hubsan
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Is the EXO Drones Blackhawk 2 Pro a Front-Runner or a Dud? What I saw during my first flights... EXO Drones Site here: bit.ly/3BgyYg7 .
I show the main features of the Blackhawk 2 pro (EXO + Hubsan), test out some basic functions and talk about my experience flying this drone for the past few weeks. Grab some popcorn and enjoy. 🍺
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Well it seemed to have passed all the test you gave it and definitely full featured. That and pretty decent video to boot. I think EXO has a winner on their hands. It'll be interesting to see a review of the other features that it has. I am definitely a fan of having itself landing right on the landing pad. I hate landing in dusty dirty environments.
Thanks! It surprised me how well it did and all the functions it has. I like to hand catch a lot, but with the landing pad search it is more fun to watch it find the pad and see how close it gets, lol. I found that I have to be careful though if I leave the obstacle avoidance on as if it's a tight area during landing it starts navigating away from the obstacle instead of searching for the pad... Freaked me out a bit when it veered away once for no apparent reason (there was an obstacle, so there was a reason...). 😎
Dang I just love the obstacle avoidance and the landing pad detection. EXO is becoming the DJI killer/replacer; they're drones are way advanced. Thanks for the video and can't wait to watch another one of your videos. Hope you have a great morning and great day.
Good drone but DJI killer not quite there yet…. Unfortunately it is priced as a DJI drone. In my opinion That is their major down fall, this drone with 3 batteries comes to over $1100. If they can get it down to $7-800 complete with the 3 battery package they would definitely corner the market esp with newbies.
Thanks for watching! The OA and the landing pad are some of my favorite things too... 👍
@@elipin4128 Agreed as of the tech portion EXO is on their game but the amount of stuff you get with the drone is a draw back. It's just coming in the game and brought it now they will be upgrading their packages on what what extras to get.
Are you going to do a review on the BlackhawkPro 3? Would really like to see that. Thanks for your work, you do an amazing job.
Thanks! I reached out to EXO a few times and received cricket back. Not sure why, I thought I was fair in past reviews and gave them the benefit of the doubt for being a new and growing company. That being said, if you want to reach out to EXO and ask for our channel to review one, I wouldn't tell you not to... 😎
I just HAD to subscribe to your channel, just a mere 20+ seconds into your intro where your poor drone plummets into the river!! Whoa! You've obviously got a sense of humour (humor) and ain't afraid to show what can happen with drones! Goodonya!
I'm a retired fixed wing and helicopter pilot (and sometime ultralight instructor) who somehow never scratched a passenger or plane. Drones?! Ha! I'm self taught (idiot for a teacher) here and since getting one last year, I've redecorated the interior of our home with my drone blades (twice) and finally wrapped it around the TV antenna while inspecting the chemical spill below the antenna (just after having the roof renovated. Yeah ... pigeon diarrhea looks an awful lot like "chemical spill" on a controller screen.) Anyway, I'm looking forward to learning heaps more here! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words and the sub! Indeed I try and have some fun while making content, glad you enjoy! Good flying 🤙
I just ordered this Drone.... seeing this makes me feel good about the purchase, thank you! Charlie
Very impressed. I saw your video with the EXO founder and CEO. Really liked it.
Thank you for the kind words! It was really interesting to listen to Charlie from EXO. Interesting stuff for sure!
The Blackhawk 2 Pro is almost identical to the original Mavic Air, including the folding legs. Quality and reliability to be determined.
Thanks, it shows to be a good indeed. We are hoping to get our hands on one for sure😎🇺🇸
Indeed it did a pretty decent job. With every firmware update more small annoyances seemed to disappear so ended up being a pleasant experience. 🤙
When you do a more advance obstacle test, I feel trees are a good object. Leaves and small branches seem to get most of us in trouble with drones (non-obstacle models).
Thanks for the thoughts!
The camera movement was smooth and really good 4k!
Everyone needs to see a range transmission test. Need to see if the controller stays connected at a distance
Howdy! I always take a few runs out to VLOS range and have on multiple flights with no break up of the signal at all. Unfortunately _Range Tests_ beyond this are illegal so I can't go further than this distance. I'm thinking of a way to test this legally and will post something if I get the opportunity... Good Flying!
Thank you
@@AlienDrones any chance you could get a few people to be VOs for you for the longer distances?
@@AwakenEmile Howdy! Just so happens I'm recording a video on this right now because so many people are simply doing this illegally! This type of "daisy chaining" is 100% _illegal_ according to the FAA. I reached out to be certain (that's the way I roll) " The VO cannot extend the visual line of site distance of the Pilot in Command..." is part of the response I received from the FAA... I'll drop the full video in a few weeks, have one other vid ahead of it... Good Flying! 🤙
Throughout all your tests, have you noticed any unnecessary white balance shifts when the scenery didn't change much? I'm watching your video on my phone, so didn't really have a close look at your footage.
I saw it on Kelly's Blackhawk Pro 2 and Exo Mini Pro when I was flying the other day. I know auto mode will do that, but it seemed quite unexpected.
I did notice shifting in intensity and saturation which I assumed was auto mode changes when I was tilting the gimbal or the clouds were moving in and out in front of the suns but didn't notice it changing when the scenery didn't change. Hopefully they come out with some NDs that'll fit so I can keep it in manual mode. I'll keep an eye out for the shift though...
I just noticed EXO has ND Filters for the BH2 Pro series on their site. $49 for a set of 4, not too shabby...
@@AlienDrones Oh, nice!
Today I bought the Blackhawk 2 Standard. I didnt see a reason to have obstacle avoidance, and 12 MP photos and 4K 30 FPS video is plenty good enough.
I did reach out to Exo and they said the Blackhawk 2 Series are now remote ID compliant with a firmware update, and the Ranger and Cinemaster 2 will have remote ID built in on their drones starting in September. The ranger x7 plus that i also have, ill need to buy a module to fly it. I saw your video on the blue mark remote ID module, ill get one of those for the Ranger.
Im excited to try out the Blackhawk 2 Standard. I have to many issues with my Ranger flying off or being unstable. I hope the Blackhawk 2 will be more stable.
Hopefully a lot of improvements have been made to the Blackhawk since initial release.
Nice! I've had really good luck with the BH2 Pro. Had an odd gimbal issue once but they replaced it fairly quick. Good Flying!
@AlienDrones Can you comment on any connectivity issues with phones? I have a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and I've seen a couple of reviews of people having connectivity issues with the Samsung S22 series "Primarily with Android 12" and they claim that it's a known issue. It would be a bummer to get this drone and I would need to buy another phone or buy a tablet just to fly it. So I'm praying I don't have the issues the other people have stated.
@@leoscomputerandguitarrevie978 I use a Samsung S20 and I haven't had any issues. I usually fly in airplane mode and don't have much running except the app and maybe a screen recorder. Hopefully there's no issues with yours, it's hard to tell sometimes until you try it...
@@AlienDrones Thank you. I will follow up with you once I get the drone. Thanks for your help.
@AlienDrones I received the drone. Here are my thoughts
1. I had to contact Exo to get the drone in the air. I did everything that the instructions said and couldn't get it to fly. Apparently Exo said having an Exo account is required to fly the Blackhawk 2, so after I created the account, the drone flew perfectly.
2. I accidently forgot to take the gimbal cover off when I turned the drone on for the first time. It said the camera failed to initialize. The software told me to shut off the drone, remove the gimbal cover and try again. The gimbal and camera came on with no issues.
3. The first recording had a lot of motion blur. Forgot to calibrate the gyro. Whoops. That fixed the issue.
The VLOS with this drone for me is right at about 1500 ft. I had no FPV loss. I know this drone has a 5 mile range, but definitely won't go that far.
So far I like the drone. Haven't tried smart functions but will try those later.
One thing I haven't been able to figure out is when I record a video, it makes a 4K video and a 720p. I don't know why it's recording both. Maybe there is a setting to only record in 4K.
So far, great drone.
I liked the Find the landing pad feature
Great video Keith! 👍
Thanks!
Video looks really nice on this one!
It does! Handles and flies well too... It is heavy, built like a tank.
Does EXO have a drone that can live stream to youtube or any other social media. I use my EXO ranger for filmimg my running races
Not Live that I'm aware of. The best way I can think of doing just that though is using an intermediate device like YoloBox, then you can switch between live feeds as needed. ua-cam.com/video/NvA6SRvNnV8/v-deo.html
Will it follow a vehicle. I'll be buying my first sports car, and wanting to do a video of active driving.
It will follow a vehicle fairly well, but depending on the contrast it may lose image lock. The best follow drone that will switch to GPS if it loses image lock is the Skydio 2+: ua-cam.com/video/6cPGTFYoFa0/v-deo.html and it has a lot of additional features including the best obstacle avoidance in the industry. If follow is your priority, nothing touches the Skydio, IMO. Keep in mind all can only follow to some max speed, maybe 25-30 ish MPH or so.
I ride dirt bike on trails. What type of drone would you recommend? I was thinking of buying the exo blackhawk 2 pro ? I don't know anything about drone 😂
What are your needs and what do you want the drone to do for you?
@AlienDrones to ride on the trails and fly everywhere I go, but I want something that is a good quality drone.
@@CarlosHernandez-iy1lj I understand what you want to do, but what specifically do you want/need the drone to do for you? What is the first priority and second priority that you absolutely need the _drone to do_ and do well? Do you need any automatic functions, or will you only pilot manually?
@AlienDrones my main priority is for the drone to be able to follow me on the trail and for me to be able to manually take pictures and videos.
@@CarlosHernandez-iy1lj If following is the priority, the best following drone today is the Skydio 2+ ua-cam.com/video/6cPGTFYoFa0/v-deo.htmlsi=B7URUiuk8qPv4t3d but I'm not sure if it is available anymore, a distant second is the DJI Air 3 amzn.to/44iF6A8, both about the same price. Next would be the DJI Mini 3 amzn.to/3qB0T8H , the Blackhawk 2 Pro is a distant 4th for following though it can do it. The follow isn't the difficult part but the good obstacle avoidance while it is following is the key. If you are going down the road with few obstacles, the EXO will do fine. If you need it to weave and bob around trees and branches then the Skydio is your best bet, followed by the Air 3. Hope this helps!
what do you think bout compare it with mavic Air, o Mavic Air2? properly on active track
I did some active track tests which were just okay, lost lock on contrast changes, plan on doing one with more obstacles in the way soon. My gut feel is it will struggle compared to the Air2s, which is a great active track from what I've seen, but Skydio does the best automated follow I've seen in general...
@@AlienDrones Ty Pal, ill subscribe in a few mins later, glad to meet ya.
Vid looks great! Nice vid thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Sweet video on the BlackHawk2 Pro. The camera’s dynamic range is fantastic. And the SyncLeas 3.0 is awesome. However. I do find it to buzz very loud though, isn’t it?
Thanks for the kind words! Very astute observation, it is indeed a whiny bugger. Today I took it up to 400' and I could still hear it clearly. I'm planning a video doing a little sound comparison just to satisfy my curiosity...
@@AlienDrones Cool. I’d like to see that noise ratio comparison between the two but it’s obviously which one is the loudest bee in the room. Maybe EXO/Hubsan can design some low noise stealth props for it and make it stand available as an extra accessory. That’ll be very cool.
Good stuff! Can it look under a bridge at the deck?
I think so. This gimbal can point up above horizontal, you have to simply enable it in the app so should be no problem...
Nice Rieview! keep up the good work! I like this drone and i am confused because now has the same price with Fimi X9 SE 2022 V2 drone.. Whats your opinion about theese two?? Which one is the best?
Thanks! 🤙 I don't have experience with the FIMI so I can't comment on it's operation but I know the BH2 Pro is a great flier and has a decent camera. From what I see the FIMI has Remote ID installed, where the BH2 Pro does not. The BH2 Pro has obstacle avoidance, the BH2 Std. does not and the FIMI does not. The support for the EXO is in the US. So if any of those are important to you it may help...
Good morning happy Saturday great video cool drone
Happy day! Indeed, pleasant to fly... 😎
I like to fly with my quad with my Skyzone 040 goggles. My P4 pro plus transmitter has a HDMI port for my goggles. Do these transmitters have an HDMI port for goggles?
No HDMI port on the transmitter. Probably going to have to get creative to make that work...
@@AlienDrones That's too bad. You can see so much more detail, even with the transmitter only at 720p. The new mini 3 pro transmit at 1080 p, but you have to buy the smart transmitter to have an HDMI port.
@@MollydogRadar Indeed, have to pay to play as they say... 😎
Just got mine in the mail..took me forever to figure it out…first timer
Nice! Take your time and watch a few vids, then be sure to take it out in an open area for the first few flights, you don't want to be in a tight area and crash because you zigged when you should have zagged, and I say this from experience! I broke into sweats and was shaking the first few times I flew, was so nervous that I couldn't wait to land! Have fun! 🤙
Gotta have that tshirt. These Exo drones are really awesome. Your getting great video out of that camera. I could save up for this drone alot quicker If ya can do something about these gas (over)prices. But soon enough it will be mine. How much do ya wanna sell that Logo for? Its just too cool
Ha! It's a fun shirt series for sure! alien-drones.myspreadshop.com/men+t-shirts?q=P22 I'll have ALI put a call into Joe Biden and see if we can do something about these ridiculous gas prices, I'll let you know what I find out! 😂
Very nice crisp and clear video footage. Are ND filters available for it?
Thanks for the question. Yup, EXO now has ND filters for the BH2 Pro models, I saw them on their site yesterday: bit.ly/3nodM0G
Great video as always very well presented love your channel regards Terry in Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Good video on the drone. Exo has been really pushing their marketing on their drones. I like it overall. Fancy and strategic marketing. We all know about the 500 pound gorilla in the room who everyone is trying to tussle with. The competition is really getting entertaining and nice to see.
Thanks for the comments! If this is how the initial models work and it only gets better from here, us drone consumers are going to be the winners for sure! 👍
Are there any overheating /disconnect issues as in the Hubsan zino mini pro??
I have not seen any heating issues or never had a disconnect. I've flown it in nearly 100 deg temps in full sun doing follow mode tests with obstacle avoidance turned on and had no issues after exhausting 3 batteries of flight. The EXO mini pro has a temperature display front and center on the app and does go up pretty quick (in to the orange color), especially when it's sitting on the ground, but so far have not had an overheat or disconnect either.
@@AlienDrones OK great...thank you
Thanks for this review!!! Just started looking at them and if I'm reading right I believe they're made in the USA!!! I look forward to more videos on this thank you have a great day!!!
Have a great day! 🤙🤙 Believe they are serviced, warehoused and the app engineering is in the US but the guts are in collaboration with Hubsan and manufactured in China...
@@AlienDrones okay I guess I had it mixed up because the ranger X7 comes in USA red and I guess I was taking that is made in the USA but I guess I was wrong but thank you for the update!!!
Which one would you get this one or a holy stone?
The Blackhawk 2 pro series is a lot more tech and in my flights very stable and a pleasure to fly. The functions and features are fairly decent, but depending on the model it is 2x the price of a similar Holy Stone kit including batteries. So if cost is not an issue the Blackhawk 2 pro is a lot more drone hands down. Holy Stone once and for all needs to solve the toilet bowling issue they seem to have as well, from what viewers tell me it's in about 50% of them, which can be really frustrating if you get a bad one...
Do they shoot portrait mode?
Yup, there's a switch under video settings that changes it to "vertical" mode. The camera itself doesn't tilt, it just resizes the video dimensions that it captures electronically.
Good review! Now, avoid 24fps at all cost! 24fps does not exist in todays displays and monitors, the frame rate will look like 12fps and it hard to watch seeing every other frame being cloned to match the devices hertz. The 6:4 pull down even if you use a ND filter some displays will have a hard time cloning/blending frames. Stay at 30fps or 60fps. Another way to avoid the cloning/blending done by the device render at 60fps. But 30fps is ok for those that does not have internet speed to watch. Tip: UA-cam encoders will encode your video at better quality if you render at 60fps 4k with a 200Mbps upload.
The drone doesn’t have 60fps
Thank you! Interesting information regarding the 24 vs. 30 hz, never really thought about it before. I'm going to give that a test in the near future.
@@elipin4128 Actually the Blackhawk 2 "Pro" models do have a 60 FPS option but only at 2k resolution. Not sure if I'd be happy sacrificing the resolution just to adjust the FPS though, seems like it wouldn't be a great tradeoff...
@@AlienDrones thank you for correcting me. I wasn’t aware. I thought I heard the highest was ;30. But that must have been for 4K at 30fps. Great work on the video 👍🏻
Video looks great
smoother than my dji
Good to know! 🤙
That really cool
Really nice set up i like it
Thanks!
Good job on the video. 👍🏻
Thank you for watching and taking the time to let me know! 🙏
video is so good
Nice video!! Wish I could afford the Blackhawk! Have the Ranger X7 pro.
Thank you! Indeed the Blackhawk 2 is a lot more 💲 but is a big step up in technology as well. The X7 Ranger plus is still a really good flyer in my experience and the red one I have always gets a lot of looks and comments, even sitting on the ground, lol. Do you have the X7 original or the X7 Ranger plus? How it treated you?
@@AlienDrones I have the red one also. Is my first drone! Absolutely love it! We get some pretty good winds here in Montana, and does pretty good.
Looks good!
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Nice footage
Thank you!
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It’s not a bad drone Unless you already flown DJI drones, no match that is a true statement many years experience
Great channel cool information
Verygood censor lighting
Thanks for sharing!
Sounds a bit noisy at lift off! I have always appreciated this EXO camera quality, it's the Customer Service that lost me. Good luck to EXO though.
Indeed it is a screamer, especially in the wind! Not going to sneak up on anyone for sure...
Video looks good.
Thanks for sharing!
The color is blue.
Great review. I'm excited to see how it performs. All I can say is that I'm already very disappointed with EXO. The drone hasn't even arrived to my door and customer service... if you can even call it that only shows that they don't care much about their customer. Long story. If you're just not sure, go with DJI.
Thanks! EXO has went through some ownership changes and I heard they downsized the support avenues. Support is crucial so they need to keep that strong for sure... Maybe it will improve, but time will tell...
I think the footage looks way too saturated in normal mode
Thanks for sharing!
And remember that buying an Exo rebranded drone you get the privilege of paying an average 30% more than the original drone. Exo does not build ANY pf their product line. All are chinese rebrands. They partner with Hubsan on the Blackhawk line for distribution only.
I think EXO may have insinuated they have a bit more involvement in the process and manufacturing than they do, but a _rebrand only_ is not completely accurate either as EXO is supposed to be a value add in how they partner with Hubsan and will assist with the App, firmware and lighting a fire under Hubsan to address and solve issues as they show up, and Blackhawk 2 pro has never been sold in the US before so that's a bonus. In the end anything that gets us as drone consumers a more robust product though is good for the industry. From what I hear from previous Hubsan owners I think it must be working to some extent so far as the BH2 pros I've flown have been really robust and good fliers. Still some bugs to work out but there has been 3 firmware updates already, so a fair start but time will tell. I think they've been pretty upfront that Hubsan is the OEM.
@@AlienDrones The Zino Mine Pro has had the same updates as the Exo Mini. The Exo mini and Blackhawk fly well because their Hubsan counterparts fly well, nothing to do with Exo. Hubsan has always put out decent hardware withy sketchy firmware they fix over time. There is no evidence of any innovation from Exo they both use the others app, the updates are coming out at the same pace, there is no difference between the two at all. Because of Exo though, support for ZMP owners has become near impossible. From Exo's own press release and interviews they partnered with Hubsan. Part of which being customer support for the Hubsan US customers. Now Hubsan support redirects to Exo. My only response from Hubsan has been "Could you kindly try link to new site, so they can help further" Exo then says "Sorry not our problem." Cookie cutter support that ends with blame the pilot. All for a premium prices which all you are getting is a paint job, decals, and mediocre support in better English. Even after the CEO and marketing director went on a live and said there would be and $80 refund over a "mistake" in exaggerating a feature, try and get one. But they will offer $30 only good for future purchases. Great value for a 30% markup.
@@1rabid1 Ahh. Thanks for sharing. What $80 feature?
@@AlienDrones They claimed the optical avoidance was omni-directional, which is what got a ton of consumers to buy th
That is incorrect the Hubsan model does not have a cpu/transmission fan, upgraded software, many upgraded camera specs, new app, and it's missing a ton of features that EXO added so before you try and give a company a bad rap, get your FACTS STRAIGHT. ITS THE SAME BODY STYLE but the pro has different hardware and software not to mention our data is safer with EXO. Have both of these just got the Blackhawk 2 pro and I'm very happy about the improvements.
looks like a Mavic Air
Yes it does!
Link to the interview
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You have to be honest. EXO is just a rebranding company. In this case Hubsan. Hubsan has always been a marginal company. EXO is trying to market these cheap chinese made drones as their own and jack the price up. They claim all this great customer support. If the product is so great as they claim you don't need great support. I tested the so called Blackhawk 2 which is just the Hubsan Ace Pro. Same issues you had. I returned it for a refund after noumerous emails. The great support was crap. Don't waste $700 on this junk drone.
I'll let my reviews speak for itself regarding what worked and what didn't, I'm running down the functions and features in additional videos right now and am finding some deficiencies and some things working okay. Honestly I don't really care who does what regarding EXO, Hubsan or if they are farming it out to grandma in Kathmandu, only that in the end the consumer gets a robust product with decent features for a fair market price with acceptable support when needed. Don't get me wrong, I wish them well as overall it does work and has been a decent basic flier for me, but they indeed have some work to do to for the current price to make it a premium product with premium support. Time will be the judge if they evolve quickly to our (and their) benefit or not...
Mike, which drone would you recommend? Honestly, responses like this are invaluable as they enable people like me to skip the middle man and purchase this directly from the creator of the product and save money. Alien, great review too!
@@jmacnd No worries, appreciate the kind words! What drones are you considering and for what reasons? (ie. what is important to you?)
@@AlienDrones Skydio, EXO, pretty much any company that is as US-based as possible and/or does not have the potential to ship our data overseas in any capacity. I like the Skydio 3D mapping technology. More for business, but really cool!
@@jmacnd any of the DJI minis. A awesome full sized budget drone that lives up to the claims is the FIMI X8 SE 2022 V2.
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