BEST DJI DRONE 2024? (Mini 4 Pro / Air 3 / Mavic 3 Pro)

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Пікірлер: 68

@RonaldBrown59 6 ай бұрын

The DJI Air 3 is my drone of year for the 2023. The new 3X camera is a game changer for me, and puts in another class above the Mini 4 Pro. And the Air 3 flies better and longer than the M4P, and I don't really need the 7X camera on that drone, because of the lower image quality. Great video Stewart, thanks for sharing. Happy New Year.

@ElevatedVehicles 6 ай бұрын

I wish more people would discuss low light night videography

@dicekolev5360 6 ай бұрын

I still can't justify the price of 3 Pro where none of its cameras matches the other, the 70mm at least...

@SkyTouch08 6 ай бұрын

Always enjoy the reviews brother.

@AerialMotionPhotography 6 ай бұрын

always good commentary! happy new year!!

@azmiescinex500 5 ай бұрын

In full agreement. Reason why I upgraded to Air 3 from mini 3Pro. Love it, especially the telephoto lens. Parallax effect is superb.

@digitalkiteaerial 5 ай бұрын

Great review as usual Stewart

@billcrookston 6 ай бұрын

I have a Mini3Pro and a Mavic 2Pro. I don’t do any close to trees or ‘things I might hit’ photos personally. The mini is great for flying carefully near but the Hasselblad camera on the 2Pro is so unbelievably sharp!

@desertdroneworks 6 ай бұрын

Great video my friend! I have all 3 of these and find myself always reaching for the Air 3. It's just a stellar all around aircraft. EDIT: I will add that the split ND filters from Freewell really give it another bump up.

@marcowuest 5 ай бұрын

but what about the chromatische aberrationen? i have an air 3 too and i am really struggling to get clean images / videso because they have lots of purple fringing. don't you have the same problem? what is your solution?

@timokaiser 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this nice and helpful comparison video. I am very happy to have chosen the Mini 4 Pro with the RC2. To stay below 250g is worth the downsides for me...

@ForTheLoveOfSuits 6 ай бұрын

I still have the amazing Mavic 2 Pro but I'm looking for a backup drone and the mini 4 pro looks like a good second drone. Very helpful, thanks.

@hvee4 6 ай бұрын

Love my air 3, was tempted to get a pro 4 to partner it but will stick with the 3 pro… great video and merry Xmas 👍🏻

@ronaldwilson9525 4 ай бұрын

I live in the Chicago area which is the Windy City for a good reason. I have a Mini 2 that sometimes has problems with our wind here. So I’m going to get an Air 3 because of our very strong winds.

@TomBoudewijns 6 ай бұрын

Air 3 for me! The 70 mm camera is great and that thing can handle a lot of wind. Took it out in the storm yesterday and it handles it perfect. And even in hard wind the flight time is impressive 👏

@davidwhitaker646 6 ай бұрын

Would it be possible to get access to some raw footage at their highest D-Log settings from each of the three drones from you? I’d love to compare how flexible each one is with color grading

@DroningaboutIreland 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, S&A

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

Ha! Always a pleasure to see you here!

@johnnoblemedia 5 ай бұрын

I have them all and the classic. Its along story.

@marcowuest 5 ай бұрын

hi stewart, really appreciate your videos especially your editing tips for fcpx. i have an air 3 too and i am really struggling to get clean images (raw) / videos because they have lots of purple fringing. what about the chromatische aberrationen in your footage? do you know that problem too? what is your solution? would be very cool to see a video how to handle that problem. thx marco / ps: i had an air2s and was a lot happier with image quality of that 20 mp sensor. would you agree to that?

@sachinlawange4426 6 ай бұрын

This is great information for someone who wants to know more about the best DJI drones. Thanks for sharing this. I am planing to buy my 1st drone it might be DJI mini 4 pro but I am still confused if i should go with DJI air 3. your suggestion are welcomed.

@catsplattech5944 6 ай бұрын

My photo on mini 4 pro don’t seem to work to well and be tad grainy what the settings u have or have a video on what settings I need?

@jimgiraffe5253 6 ай бұрын

it will be interesting to see the spec of the air 3s when dji release it

@josiahvillalpando214 6 ай бұрын

I have a question what is the best drone under a 100 dollars that I can fly inside and outside that fast and can do a lot of cool tricks and I don’t really care about the best camera just one that I can use for fun with 3 batteries

@johandegroot9353 6 ай бұрын

And it is the DJI Mini 2 SE I use the most!😁

@lynsmith1096 6 ай бұрын

Good comparison video Stewart. I still have the Mavic 2 Pro with the Smart controller and the Mini 3 Pro.

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

Great combination!

@camilo8cheryl 6 ай бұрын

I have waited long for the mavic 3 pro, now time to wait for the Air 3s..patience for me have always paid off🎄as i wait for the upcoming Air 3s, I’m going to get a 135mm nikon Plena lens for my portraiture.

@dronelegal 29 күн бұрын

Beautiful images my friend! Like registered and guaranteed! Mavis 3 Pro is a very top drone! Big hug from Brazil

@CanInelli 6 ай бұрын

I have Mavic 3, Mavic 3 Pro and Mini 4 Pro. All are fantastic but after trying out the Mavic 3 Pro, I am selling the older Mavic 3. I'll keep the Mini 4 Pro for light and risky destination travel purposes and Mavic 3 Pro for other destinations.

@dk4drones 5 ай бұрын

Great view as always. I have a question, what are you using as a mic stand for your DJI mic? I know you mentioned it in one of your videos, but I don't have the patience to watch through them all😁. Thanks and Happy New Year!

@DroneFilmGuide 5 ай бұрын

Hey! It's a mini tripod with the DJI Action 2 ball head magnetic adapter on the top. I don't know if DJI still make the mini tripod but they do make the ball-head adapter.

@dk4drones 5 ай бұрын

@@DroneFilmGuide Thanks for the info and getting back to me. Much appreciated. Have a great day!

@theskybutlerllc 6 ай бұрын

Agree 100%. I struggled with the decision to buy Air 3 or M3P to get the 70mm lens. My drones are for my business so I have to do a cost /benefit analysis to purchase. I just couldn't justify the M3P at the end of the day. I've been using ISO (generally no more than 400) to help with shutter speed for motion blur. Estimate the ND filter (favor a little on the dark side) then adjust ISO if need be. I do miss the adjustable aperture though. If it's critical for the job I'll use the M2P. Sold one but still have one. 😊 Cheers! Ken

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Ken!

@cgironworks3667 6 ай бұрын

What type of business do you have using the drone?

@andrewjohnston9115 6 ай бұрын

I already have the mini 3 pro and have found it to be excellent, there are lots of new features on the mini 4 pro such as omnidirectional sensing that don't really affect me (I use the drone for examining rocky outcrops and landforms - I'm a geologist), however the 70mm zoom is very enticing for getting more detail on rock structures, that used to require an abseil and mark 1 eyeball and I am very drawn to the Air 3, but the issue as you have correctly identified is variable aperture, as you come close into an outcrop you inevitably come into different lighting conditions. The Mavic 3 pro doesn't actually help with that as the variable aperture is only on the main camera, not the telephoto lenses so thats a no from me, if the Air 3 had variable aperture on both cameras it would be perfect, but I don't think that will ever happen as that would move it into the Mavic 3 pro territory. So Whist I'm tempted by by the Air 3, I think the mini 3 pro will surfice for now and I'll await the next round of upgrades and see what they bring.

@spacehopper77 5 ай бұрын

Surely you could take into account the expected lighting condition that the Air 3 will fly into while shooting the outcrop and select the appropriate ND filter? Or you could wait for the next generation with the Gamma Ray log attachment and automatic Facies prediction. 😉😃

@mrmutna6842 6 ай бұрын

wonderful video, you along with Jake sloan are probably my favourite on KZfaq. Where is this shot please? Some of those mountain scenes are amazing.

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! The mountain shots are in Scotland. Mostly Glencoe region and Isle of Arran.

@mrmutna6842 5 ай бұрын

@@DroneFilmGuide that’s great thank you, I was hoping they were, I’ll make a visit there this summer.

@WindWalkerDrones 5 ай бұрын

I'm wondering what the photo quality is on the a3 compared to the Mavic 3 line. (True 20meg) Yes the air 3 has 48 meg but not a true 48meg. My old Air 2 had the 48 meg and it was definitely not as good as my air2s. So that and the fixed aperture are my concerns. I'm really beating my head against a wall between them

@maindrones 6 ай бұрын

Great to see a shout out to the M2pro, still a great machine. Next drone purchase will be the mini 4pro because I need to bring some fun/hassle-free flying back into my life. I would like to grab that Mavic 3 pro but don't get enough commercial work to justify the cost so will stick with Mavic 2 pro for now. Regarding vertical, did the first mavic pro not have vertical or was that just for photos?

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

Great point! Yes, the original Mavic Pro can shoot video and photos in vertical format.

@DigitalicaEG 6 ай бұрын

I have a mini 4 pro and I’m thinking of picking up a used Avata in 2024

@adityashinde6370 5 ай бұрын

Which drone should I buy? Requirement is just for Instagram reels. Mini 2 SE or mini 3 or mini 4 pro

@7feetpete 6 ай бұрын

Hi Stewart, maybe an inappropriate question. I just bought the air 3 and with that the freewell split ND filters. I'm no videographer whatsoever. But what would the best split ND filter be for UK / Dutch weather to keep on for most circumstances. I mainly fly in sunny weather. Kind regards Peter

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

In bright sunshine you normally need the ND64 to stop the highlights clipping if you are shooting 1/50th shutter. ND32 in overcast weather. This would be in a fixed aperture drone like the Air 3. But it's really just down to the lighting conditions. You can put on the ND, see what settings you get before you take off and adjust accordingly.

@JonathanPalfrey 6 ай бұрын

we're still using our Mavic 2 Pro. Honestly I still feel like its one of the best drones you can get. I've not been blown away by the Mavic 3 despite its much higher price

@MeloEllo007 4 ай бұрын

Mini 4 pro for the win!

@alfitorres-kj7vd Ай бұрын

really bro.how about other bcause im confused.i plan to buy it

@femiomomo4467 4 ай бұрын

Remember the Mavic 2 Pro had a camera that could turn almost 90 degrees to the left and right while travelling forward. I whish the new drones could do this.

@simongentry 6 ай бұрын

mad!? why yes.

@albrunelle2022 6 ай бұрын

I alway enjoy watching your videos , I have a Air 3 and it's a keeper. In the real world most people use auto and some buy filters and don't even know what D-Log is. When these owners upload their videos and review them they wonder why their video don't look like reviewers videos and that is because reviewers have recorded their video in D-Log and edited in D-Log. It would be nice if the reviewers identified their video as D-Log so viewers are properly informed. The same goes for manufactures of drones and cameras.

@marcowuest 5 ай бұрын

@johnnyyu68927 6 ай бұрын

No doubt~ The Air 3 is the most value added model will suit all the pilots such as the beginner, the senior hobbyist and the pro level pilot and so on~ The variable aperture was not the main issue, there're just only the 24mm wide angle lens equip with the variable aperture on the Mavic 3 Pro, but not all the tele lenses has, so this still limited the performance of the Mavic 3 Pro~ The cheaper Air 3 just using the ND filters could slove the problems easily, of course by the judgement of the pilot who observing the situation of the flying environment before flying high and away~ I'd love my Air 3 very much, the 04 transmission strength is amazing, even my Air 3 flying over the skyscrapers and the signal was blocked, but I could still control it~ this is crazy~

@marcowuest 5 ай бұрын

but what about the chromatische aberrationen? i have an air 3 too and i am really struggling to get clean images / videos because they have lots of purple fringing. don't you have the same problem? what is your solution?

@zzalg 6 ай бұрын

I’ll have to say Mavic 3. But not the pro one. Sub 250 might be important, but so is sub 900. The pro is simply too heavy which puts it in the C2 category. Since there is a huge difference between C1 and C2 drones in Europe, I’ll stick to the old one. But I do love those 890g. It’s so stable in the air, in all kinds of wind conditions - and the Norwegian west coast is always windy.😊 And unlike you Steward, manual aperture is so imported that I’ll have to choose it over the Air3 (I’d love to have the Air 3 second camera instead of my old 7x though…)

@DroneFilmGuide 6 ай бұрын

Great feedback! Thanks for sharing!

@LeChatSwag 3 ай бұрын

Do you think a Mavic 4 is coming soon?

@MitsukiHashiba 2 ай бұрын

Q4 of 2024 or Q2 of 2025

@marcterryjadal6520 6 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@chrisregister8021 6 ай бұрын

I just picked up a mavic 3 for 750 bucks. 😊

@frankinblackpool 6 ай бұрын

If I can keep my Mini 4 and not kill it after a couple of years, then I will buy one of the Big Boy Mavics. I have to prove to the other half that I won't kill any more. BTW, I keep thinking that you are a Game Show hoast on "Blankety Blank" with that mic 🤣

@usmclongrangebrainsurgeon 6 ай бұрын

I have the 3 pro, thus its the winner :) Jk great video

@peteranton1867 4 ай бұрын

@infiveg 5 ай бұрын

Ну если в итоге ты скажешь - Решайте сами! или - Каждый дрон для своих задач! То я не подпишусь.

@OniSamurai_86 6 ай бұрын

Air 3 is the middle ground in everything. Price on the mavic it’s just too expensive and mini is to toyish in terms of materials to be honest. Did my research, tested the 3, felt the materials of each and Air3 was the best for me. Compact sized, 2 cams, superb flight time, strong materials, amazing features, and with recent updates we have all the mini4pro good stuff. No brainer.