With the Mavic 3 Pro, DJI is launching what it claims to be the world’s first consumer drone with three cameras in May. The company relies on a Hasselblad model with an equivalent focal length of 24 mm for wide-angle shots, and two telephoto cameras with 70 and 166 mm for distant subjects. The older Mavic 3 came with two cameras.
The Hasselblad camera is equipped with a 4/3 CMOS sensor and allows recording of 12-bit RAW photos with a dynamic range of up to 12.8 f-stops. In addition, it supports “Natural Color Solution” (HNCS) – according to DJI, “to capture the richness of color as perceived by the human eye.” The Hasselblad camera records videos with a resolution of up to 5.1K (5120 × 2700 pixels) at 50 frames per second. In DCI4K (4096 x 2160 pixels) it allows up to 120 frames per second.
DJI uses a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor for the 70 mm telephoto camera. It offers a triple optical zoom. Photos can be taken with 48 or 12 megapixels. It records videos in 4K at up to 60 frames per second. Finally, the second telephoto camera with an equivalent focal length of 166mm offers an aperture of f3.4, a 7x optical and a 28x hybrid zoom. There is no information on the image sensor used. It allows 4K video recordings with up to 60 frames per second and photos with a resolution of 12 megapixels.
Codecs and Transmission
All three cameras support the compression formats Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple Pross 422 and Apple ProRes 422 LT in the cine version of the Mavic 3 Pro. The Mavic 3 Pro Cine has an integrated 1 TB SSD and a Lightspeed connection with 10 Gbit/s for fast data transfer. In both the standard and cine versions, the data can be transferred via Quick Transfer to a mobile phone with Wi-Fi 6 support at up to 80 MB per second without having to establish a connection to the remote control.
DJI’s proprietary transmission system O3+ is used for a stable connection between the remote control and the Mavic 3 Pro, which, according to the manufacturer, transmits the HD live feed in 1080p at a frame rate of 60 frames per second up to 15 kilometers.
flight characteristics
According to DHI, the Mavic 3 Pro offers a flight time of up to 43 minutes. Spread over the body of the drone, DJI has placed eight wide-angle vision sensors that can detect obstacles in all directions. This omnidirectional obstacle detection is intended to provide more safety.
The drone offers “Waypoint”, “Cruise Control” and “Advanced RTH” as standard flight modes. With Waypoint, a flight route can be planned based on preset waypoints and, according to DJI, repeated precisely as often as required. With cruise control, the drone flies in a given direction. Meanwhile, the pilot can change the camera and orientation without affecting the drone’s flight path. Thanks to Advanced RTH, the Mavic 3 Pro should finally find an efficient return flight route to the starting point itself, avoiding obstacles on the way back.
The Mavic 3 Pro also supports intelligent flight modes. According to DJI, FocusTrack enables the seamless tracking of a subject. With the MasterShots, the drone performs various autonomous flight modes and then generates a film including music from the recorded material. With the “QuickShots”, the Mavic 3 Pro executes predefined flight modes, and in panorama mode the drone finally takes pictures with a resolution of 100 megapixels.
Prices and Availability
The Mavic 3 Pro will be available from May at a starting price of 2100 euros (including DJI RC remote control). In the Fly More Combo package with additional accessories, the price is 2800 euros (again with the DJI RC remote control) or 3500 euros (with the DJI RC Pro remote control). The Cine Premium Combo version including a 1 TB SSD, 10 Gbit/s transmission cable and DJI RC Pro remote control starts at 4600 euros.
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