WEBVTT 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:14.000 Welcome to my first outdoor unboxing in quite a while. The weather's beautiful, 00:00:11.920 --> 00:00:20.400 perfect for flying. So, we've got the Parrot AR drone 2.0 here today. This is 00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:28.679 basically like the original parro AR drone except that it is smarter, faster, 00:00:24.560 --> 00:00:31.840 it's higher definition. It's like more 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:34.079 maneuverable. It's got more features. 00:00:31.840 --> 00:00:38.239 So, you can like flip around and stuff. So, basically, it's like the AR drone 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:41.680 except way better. I mean, one of the things that I said when I first saw the 00:00:39.680 --> 00:00:46.399 AR drone is I'm not really that excited about AR drone, but what I'm excited 00:00:43.760 --> 00:00:50.719 about is where this is heading. This is the next evolutionary step. So, they've 00:00:48.480 --> 00:00:55.920 taken the lowresolution camera on the drone V1 and added an HD camera. So, you 00:00:53.520 --> 00:01:00.800 can view on your tablet or on your smartphone in 1280 by 720 HD. They've 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:05.119 added intuitive smart Okay, intuitive smartphone control isn't new. It's also 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:09.119 available in both the market and the App Store, although it's called Google Play 00:01:06.479 --> 00:01:12.560 now. I guess um at launch, which the V1 wasn't YouTube ready. Okay, I suppose 00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:16.799 most video recording devices could be called YouTube ready. What else we got 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:23.200 on here? Okay. Easy connect. Yeah, we got that. So, HD front camera and 00:01:20.280 --> 00:01:26.400 um QVGA vertical camera. So, they haven't upgraded the bottom camera, but 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:30.400 that's okay cuz it's just to keep it from drifting side to side. Uh you tilt, 00:01:28.560 --> 00:01:37.360 tilt, control, record, and share. Ah, yes. Video recording. AR drone V1 did 00:01:34.240 --> 00:01:39.119 not come in the native uh freeflight app 00:01:37.360 --> 00:01:45.360 from Parrot with video recording capability. V2 does. So, people were 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:46.799 putting like um what HD heroes and all 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:51.840 that on their drones. Now, you don't have to. You can use the front camera to 00:01:48.399 --> 00:01:53.759 record in HD video and share with aha 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:57.200 share with friends through the control application available on the app store 00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:01.759 and the Android market. Automatic camera moves. Okay. High 00:01:59.079 --> 00:02:05.280 stability. Wow. Automatic static flight up to 50 m high when commands are 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:09.119 released. That's cool. So, the original drone couldn't really go that high and 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:13.040 retain a certain amount of control. Looks like they've improved that aspect 00:02:10.720 --> 00:02:16.640 as well. Carbon fiber central cross. Okay, let's move right along here. 00:02:14.959 --> 00:02:21.040 Stabilization system, photo video recording, 50 m, 165 ft range. Yep, I 00:02:19.599 --> 00:02:26.400 believe that because we took even a drone V1, which was using wireless G, 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:30.959 the distance of this entire parking lot here. So, you can see that's pretty far 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:35.519 away. So, drone V2 with wireless end should be even better. Realtime video 00:02:33.440 --> 00:02:39.200 slash realtime video feedback. Yep. Cool. Okay, let's get it opened up. I'm 00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:43.680 actually pretty stoked here. Oh, yeah. The apps. So, the game apps, if you know 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:48.160 other people who uh own an AR drone, you can download these apps and you can play 00:02:45.440 --> 00:02:53.400 virtual games where it's like an augmented reality type of gaming 00:02:50.720 --> 00:02:59.920 experience thing going on. Okay, 00:02:56.280 --> 00:03:03.879 then. So, it feels lighter than the 00:02:59.920 --> 00:03:05.760 original drone actually. That's kind of 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:08.560 interesting. Move right along. Let's have a look at what we've got included. 00:03:06.879 --> 00:03:12.800 So, first thing that's included is your outdoor hull. So, this one doesn't have 00:03:11.200 --> 00:03:16.879 the protective cover around the propellers. So, the advantage is you get 00:03:15.040 --> 00:03:21.200 better battery life and you get better maneuverability, but the disadvantage is 00:03:18.720 --> 00:03:25.760 if you get too close to a tree, you're not going to have that protective bumper 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:30.319 zone that well protects you. I would suggest flying the AR drone with the 00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:34.239 indoor hall at first until you get a little bit used to it, even though it's 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:39.440 not quite as fast and not quite as exciting to fly. AR drone 2.0 battery. 00:03:37.440 --> 00:03:43.040 So, they have changed the battery design as well as the charger design from the 00:03:41.519 --> 00:03:47.519 original AR drone. So, if you have existing batteries, you will need to get 00:03:45.120 --> 00:03:50.480 the new ones and the new charger as well. So, let's just go ahead and throw 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:55.280 that on there. Now, it's a nice little clip-in design, whereas the old one was actually kind of ghetto. It includes all 00:03:53.760 --> 00:03:58.720 the adapters you need for various regions. So, there's my North American 00:03:56.959 --> 00:04:02.080 one, but uh no matter where you live, you just throw it on there and you're 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:05.280 ready to charge up your battery. It also includes some helpful little stickers. 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:08.879 These are great for augmented reality games. You can also do neat things with 00:04:06.959 --> 00:04:11.920 the drone like you can put these on things like your hat. You can set the 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:16.799 drone to follow you around because they are designed to recognize these 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:22.079 stickers. Also includes a thick old manual. So they recommend for 14 up for 00:04:19.359 --> 00:04:25.840 the AR drone 2.0. I can see why because you know you bust up your AR drone, your 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:28.400 your 10-year-old busts up their AR drone on like the first time they're flying 00:04:27.280 --> 00:04:34.800 it, they're going to be pretty disappointed. But you kind of expect that to happen with young kids. It is 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:38.800 pretty easy to fly, uh, assuming that it's at least as easy as the V1, which 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:43.199 I'm sure it is, but you can make mistakes. It does happen from time to 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:46.320 time. So, in here, we got your basic controls. This is good. It gets you 00:04:44.880 --> 00:04:50.240 started. However, I would definitely recommend watching some of Parrot's 00:04:48.080 --> 00:04:53.360 YouTube videos, or I'm going to be doing more of a video review of this one 00:04:51.840 --> 00:04:58.240 later, and you can check that out as well if you want some more tips on flying. Let's have a look at some specs 00:04:56.560 --> 00:05:01.600 here. So, we already covered this. You got a wide-angle lens. That's important 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:05.040 for navigation because you don't want to just have tunnel vision right in front 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:08.160 of you if you don't have line of sight to the drone. So, if you're actually 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:11.039 navigating by the video feed, you're going to want to be able to see what's 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:14.880 on your left and your right to get around it or over it or whatever else, 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:18.479 not run into it. Video storage on the fly with Wi-Fi directly to a remote 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:22.800 device or on a USB key. So, you can actually plug a USB key right into the 00:05:20.479 --> 00:05:27.199 AR drone right here. Very, very cool stuff. There's all your specs in terms 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:32.560 of the uh the recording. Not much else to say about that. Robust structure, so 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:34.000 expanded polyropylene EP hulls. Okay, 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:37.440 they feel lighter than the old ones, so if nothing else, that's good. Foam to 00:05:35.919 --> 00:05:41.639 isolate inertial center from the engine's vibrations. Cool. Carbon fiber 00:05:39.759 --> 00:05:46.800 tubes, which are located here. No, that's not right here. 00:05:45.039 --> 00:05:50.400 So, the central cross is made of carbon fiber. Total weight 380 grams with 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:54.880 outdoor health, 420 with the indoor hull. Highrade 30% fibercharged nylon 00:05:52.800 --> 00:06:01.440 plastic parts. This is important because the AR drone is incredibly durable. I've 00:05:58.400 --> 00:06:04.319 actually had my drone V1 uh fall from 00:06:01.440 --> 00:06:10.160 heights in excess of here just directly down on its side with an outdoor hull 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:12.080 and actually not be damaged. I was able 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:17.039 to pick it right back up, do a quick check, quick visual inspection, and fly 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:19.280 it again immediately. So, yes, the 00:06:17.039 --> 00:06:23.440 replacement parts are, you know, they're there for you, but odds are you won't 00:06:21.520 --> 00:06:27.440 need them right away, even if you crash a few times, unless you're incredibly 00:06:24.960 --> 00:06:31.039 unlucky. Liquid repelling nano coating on the ultrasound sensors. So, that's 00:06:29.039 --> 00:06:33.360 kind of cool. Fully repairable. All parts and instructions for repairing are 00:06:32.400 --> 00:06:37.840 available on the internet. Their instructions are outstanding. I actually 00:06:35.440 --> 00:06:42.400 had them crash my AR drone B1 at the Vancouver Men's Show. They flew it up to 00:06:40.080 --> 00:06:47.840 the very top of the ceiling of a warehouse. So, we're talking about three 00:06:44.479 --> 00:06:50.080 stories up and then it hit something and 00:06:47.840 --> 00:06:54.800 fell down. They lost control while I wasn't there to supervise them using my 00:06:51.840 --> 00:06:59.440 drone. So, it busted the central cross. It took me a couple hours to repair, but 00:06:57.520 --> 00:07:03.280 using the videos available from Parrot, I didn't waste any time. So, I just had 00:07:01.039 --> 00:07:06.880 to get myself a new central cross. All right, electronic assistance. Check this 00:07:04.960 --> 00:07:13.919 out. This thing basically has a tablet in it. 1 ghahz ARM Cortex A8 processor 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:16.479 with 800 MHz video DSP. one gigabit DDR2 00:07:13.919 --> 00:07:20.479 RAM at 200 megahertz, which is plenty. Wi-Fi N, as I mentioned before, it's got 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:26.080 an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a pressure sensor, as well as the 60 FPS 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:28.720 vertical vertical QVGA camera for ground speed measurement. Oh, okay. I guess 00:07:27.520 --> 00:07:34.000 they're using it for speed measurement now, too. The uh the vertical camera, 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:39.039 which is located here on the drone, if I can find it. It used to be located here 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:43.360 on the drone. Here on the here on the drone, is also used to keep it from 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:47.280 drifting. So, if on a windy day like today, it's easy for the wind to blow 00:07:45.280 --> 00:07:51.280 the drone a little to this side, but it can look at this line and readjust 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:55.759 itself to make sure that it doesn't drift all over the 00:07:53.160 --> 00:08:00.400 place. All right, going right back along. Threeaxis magneettometer, 60° 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:04.240 ultrasound sensors for ground altitude measurement. So, that's pretty cool as 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:07.840 well. So, I'll show you the ultrasound sensors. These guys are right here. So, 00:08:06.160 --> 00:08:12.960 there's a transmitter and a receiver. This tells the drone within a very very 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:18.720 accurate degree of measurement how high it is off the 00:08:15.720 --> 00:08:20.400 ground. And finally, yes, it's very easy 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:23.680 to fly. This much is true. We already know this. Aha, motors. So, they've 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:27.360 upgraded the motors as well. Specific hyperpelled drag. So, bunch of specs 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:31.919 here that probably don't mean that much to you unless you are a total, you know, 00:08:29.599 --> 00:08:39.680 RC motor geek. But there you go. Water resistant. Cool stuff. So, in 00:08:36.120 --> 00:08:41.360 summary, drone 2 is awesome than drone 1 00:08:39.680 --> 00:08:44.800 in pretty much every possible way. Includes basically the same package. You 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:49.920 got your outdoor hall, your indoor hall, your battery, and your charger, as well 00:08:46.560 --> 00:08:51.680 as the drone itself. And I am very, very 00:08:49.920 --> 00:08:56.080 excited to take this thing out for a flight. So, I just want to show you guys 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:59.040 a quick sort of visual tour of the drone. So, there's your there's how you 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:04.240 swap the hull. You just pick it up. It's held on with a magnet, which is stored in here. So once you pop it into place, 00:09:02.560 --> 00:09:08.080 it's not going to come off, but it's also easy to remove if you want to. 00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:12.720 Okay. Your battery gets held in the harness right here. Plugs in your power 00:09:09.680 --> 00:09:14.320 right there. And uh your USB recording, 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:17.760 it's done right here. I'd recommend using a lightweight USB key, not 00:09:16.640 --> 00:09:22.240 something really heavy. You don't want to affect the balance of the drone, although it looks like it's right in the 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:25.120 center. Um and you don't want to affect your battery life as well as the 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:29.360 performance of it. There's your HD camera. You want to be careful with that 00:09:26.640 --> 00:09:33.000 guy. And these this design looks very very similar to drone v1 other than a 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:37.360 couple changes in component in uh in the components that 00:09:35.279 --> 00:09:40.480 are being used. So you got your same uh gears and shafts, your same propeller 00:09:38.880 --> 00:09:44.560 blades by the look of things. Very flexible, which will save your bacon at 00:09:42.880 --> 00:09:48.080 some point. I guarantee it when you accidentally fly it up against a tree 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:54.160 and it bends like this instead of snapping off like I've seen many other 00:09:50.640 --> 00:09:56.959 less intelligently designed uh RC 00:09:54.160 --> 00:09:59.519 aircraft do. Uh on the bottom here, yeah, there's pretty much nothing uh 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:05.519 nothing out of the ordinary. So, you got your camera as well as your ultrasound. And I think that pretty much covers it. 00:10:04.080 --> 00:10:09.600 Thank you for checking out my unboxing of the Parad Drone V2. Don't forget to 00:10:08.160 --> 00:10:13.600 subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.