We bought a couple EVOs for the company. We had initially purchased M2P's but the lens issues DJI claimed normal and other issues had us return them. That was nearly 4 grand for a pair of M2P FMC's. We already had 2 P4P's, MP's as well. Was unsure the Evo would do as well as it has. It is our go to drone. The app is solid, the aircraft is well made and performs nicely. The camera is comparable if not better than the P4P. Video quality to me is better than the M2P's we had which we had to really work more to get a natural appearance. Great if you prefer exaggerated contrast and color.
I also purchased my own Evo after flying the ones at work. DJI locks out a lot of areas we need to fly. Many times rural and nothing near a NFZ but some airport is marked anyway. We used to wait hours for an approval code. Now we just put the Evo up, do the job, and get out. You can fly with oru without a tablet or phone. I like that!! See something you want to quickly shoot, it's faster with Evo than most drones I have flown. Connectivity on Evo is also very good and stable. I've had many flights I thought I'd get disconnected, and it never did. Like other drone users, I'm sure results vary there too.
I am not biased when it comes to drones. I use many of them. Anafi, MP, P4P, Spark, Evo, Hubsan, Syma, and other home made sport quads. What sets the Evo apart for me are a few things. The quality in video, ease of flight, (super fast to get in the air) app that works without issues after issues (cough Go4 sucks cough). Build quality is what I expect at each price level. IOW, for $899 Evo I don't expect build quality of one brand of drone to another brand $500 or more in price. That's just being crazy. That said, Evo shocks me with it's build quality and overall stabilization.
Meh to OA. I never use it. I find it a hindrance on any flight. I also don't fly around trees and cross my fingers that OA will work. I scout the area I fly for problems and avoid those problems. My camera work is almost always manual and custom settings, so I care less about auto modes, AWB etc, again that gets in the way more than it does help, especially with changing daylight, partly cloudy days where the sun peaks in and out. Manual mode for me.
Evo has a more impressive wider FOV and the focus all around is great. The 4K60 is super smooth. One drawback is in a few months you can fill an 4TB external drive when shooting at that spec. Good thing Ext drives are cheaper and now 3.0 or faster.
Coming from DJI or Anafi or Typhoon, the Evo sticks are different. You have to finesse them a bit more than others, but that can be a good thing. I know guys that fly DJI is hyper EXP modes that really have a tough time transitioning. It's muscle memory, and you will adapt.
