Still going strong with the Air 2S. Especially now it has a C1 label

Billys next video in a week; “yes, you will need this new drone.,,Air 4!’

I bought my Air 3 in February. I find it hard to believe that DJi would give up on the Air 3 after less than a year. But if it happens it happens. I’m happy with my Air 3.

I’m going to wait for the Air 57

You're one of the bigger drone channels on KZfaq so please make a call to action video before June 12th for all DJI flyers to write or call in about this DJI ban bill they are trying to pass! People need to be aware and taking action and the best way is for all the big KZfaqrs to make a call to action video! This is so urgent!

Great wishlist! Speaking of swappable payloads, I don't know if it would be technically feasible to design a Mavic with interchangeable cameras with, say, a thermal camera as well. So instead of having to buy 1 Mavic 4 + 1 Mavic 4 Entreprise + 2 RC Pro 2, one kit with multiple camera options would make so much sense? Cheaper and less resource extensive.

This may be more relevant to the Air 4 than the Mavic, but i really would like DJI to catch up with Skydio in tracking. As a solo motorcycle creator, this is really important to me. I still have the Air 2s because it can use Litchi and track via GPS. I really hope a better active track comes, but seems like no one really even wants it.

Awesome wishlist Billy, and video. Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

Love this video Billy, especially incorporating the wish lists of all the other industry professionals.

Panasonic/Lumix has a new BSI dual gain conversion MFT sensor (Lumix GH7 and G9-II) that passes Sony APS-C sensor in dynamic range, readout speed and FPS. DJI could license it from Panasonic and now you have a Mavic 4 with 1.5 more stops of dynamic range and 120p 4k. There is your Mavic 4 right there. (Super35/APS-C sensor not needed,....this new MFT chip beats it.)

I love how you caught me in 4k while driving. Got me. Now that I've watched the video I agree with a bigger sensor or the ability to swap lenses and have a really sharp telephoto lens.

Great video as usual

Yo- thanks~you shared incredible dji~ take care~

Internal ND filter

I went 1 feature in Mavic 4 Rainproof

The Air 3 already has 5G if you remove the cover at the top of the drone and buy the 5g dangle 😊 This is what I need. 1. Mechanical shutter 2. Better protection for the gimbal. 3. The ability to have a swappable camera to allow 3rd Party camera's 4. Gatling gun style lens swaping system 5. Omnidirectional spring loaded legs, to reduce damages in a crash situation. 6.A Three position Payload switch on the controller to allow the development of a device to pick up and release things like roof tiles. This is really just for me at the moment 😊. 7. A miniature INSPIRE would be AWESOME ❤❤ then add a few of the above features. 8 Built in Luts or editable pre sets. 9. An combined collaboration between a drone company and Samsung to combine a small lightweight interchangeablelens lens camera system which is android based such as the Samsung NX range. The advantages. 1. Third party apps could be added A. An SDK would not always be required. B. The available features would be almost limitless. 2 Anti theft built in. I am sure you get the idea. There are a lot of possibilities not just for DJi but for any new drone manufacturer.😅

The Air 3 is top notch and is almost a perfect drone. I would say update the controller similar to the M350 but that would probably be overkill. The software and speed is top notch on the RC Plus .Pretty cool that Billy has Greg on speed dial. Pilot Institute is the best!!!

The threat of a DJI Ban is making me not want to feed into any of this but, I like everything that has been mentioned. I would also like built in industry standard bright anti collision lights not just a beacon on top but built in strobes on the back and a solid red and solid green (position) lights for night time flying. It’s not a dealbreaker to add the lights but would be cool to have them built in. I use the 7x lens more with my aerial photography than I do with video especially if I want to really compress the shot. I want to be able to set up a Waypoints flight mission from the RC Pro before the flight much like you can do with the Mavic 3 Pro instead of wasting a battery by adding your waypoints on location. Longer battery length would be great too.

I tend to fly in the morning or at dusk when the lighting is best. If I could have one new feature it would be to have an integrated anti-collision beacon on the top of the drone and the ability to manually turn it on and off. (It'd be nice to also be able to turn the navigation/status lights on and off manually as well like you can with the landing light on the M4P.)

Dolly Zoom in the quickshots!!!

Excellent video Billy, and thanks for including me. Hearing the rest of the creators and their wishlist - I definitely agree with native vertical video and a larger camera such as APSC. Thinking back on my answer, USB-C on the battery I would also add to my list: Dual screen smart RC so I can proactively see my maps and/or side cameras; and I would like to see DJI software loaded to a smartwatch especially for active track.

Hey Billy you had the same idea as me with adding a small battery. I would love to see a small internal battery built in to the drone so you can hot swap external battery really quick without having to shut down the drone. I had this idea ever since I saw the big drones with dual batteries which makes it easier to hot swap the batteries. Thanks for all the knowledgeable videos you post. Your list for new features on the new drone and inputs from the other KZfaqrs are great ideas.

1.) a barometer, i am flying comercially for sailing livestreams and the mavic 3 pro is so bad at keeping a consistant height above water making it a pain to keep clear of other drones at different heights! 2.) i don't need it faster, just better wind resistance making it "faster" against the wind 3.) longer battery life .. when there is a lot of wind, i get about 20 minutes flight time 4.) optical zoom for me aswell .. make a mavic 4 zoom with 1-3x or something like that 5.) small dual battery sounds cool in theory, but you sacrifice flight time because of this design! so for me: just faster boot up

How about a better obstacle avoidance, how about follow the remote when in active track, how about a update home point button, how about a minimum altitude setting and a setting for automatic recording at lift off

Real nice with the ‘bringing in da buds’…perfecto 💡. As for features I’d like to see on an Air4…2-1” cameras matching cameras, mechanical shutter & SDK support.

I love my Air 3. Ordered the day it came out and have around 40 flights on it, including one full speed crash into a tree it then tumbled into some sand. Hit hard enough to fold one of the rear arms in and scratch the heck out of my nd filter. Spent like 30mins shaking the sand out which eventually all came out put new props on, and she flew like it never happened! The other big thing is it never complains about wind like the mini 4 pro.

A true Micro 4:3 sensor is probably more realistic than APS-C, as DJi has utilized them in the past and they have a relationship with Panasonic. Would personally love to see Vertical mode too!

Billy, i like the idea of SDK and Mechanical Shutter. As to usbc on the battery, I see no problem as is; just by another charging module. Ive always wanted a beacon on the drones to meet the FAA standard.

Yes, of course Billy

I would stay wit the three cameras. I really like and need the 166mm for the kind of shoot I do. That are times when I need to get really close to a subject without flying too close to the subject. I would like to see a large sensor on both the 70mm and 166mm. However, a 200mm would out of this world amazing. You could never get too close. More speed would be a plus as well. Trying to keep up with boats, cars and trains can sometimes be a real challenge. Thanks for sharing.

Still rocking my phantom 4 pro I bough it the same day of the release. Ill upgrade if they. 1- Lower the price of the flagship (remove expensive prores SSD upgrades) 2 - better dynamic range 3 - Agree for the no need of multiple cameras if they give a single better one with some kind of optical zoom or interchangeable lenses. Dream about a MFT sensor with 14+ stops of dynamic range 12 bit recording to a small NVME drive, internal compressed raw like the GH7

I’d like to see a better solution for the usb c port flap thingy. I tend to forget to close it quite often, user error for sure but it could be designed away with magnets or something.

Solution for vertical video: Add open gate to record full sensor. Then, the pilot can choose framing in post. Also, add full-size HDMI on RC Pro. Dual native ISO to close the gap to Inspire 3.

I am just about to buy the air 3 and this video comes up. I think I am still going to get the air 3 because it is already so good and still very new. Also I can’t wait any longer to upgrade my drone

air 3 with a variable aperture is all I want

possibly will get this as an upgrade in the future as a mini 3 pro owner deff looking into buying something like this meaning the air 4

We need DJI to honour their promise of the SDK for the Mavic3. That's what we need.

I'm waiting for the batteries that last 3 hours !

Billy, what I would like to see on the Mavic four would be multiple hot swap batteries. This way, the battery swap time and flight takeoff time is almost instantaneous.

When u make videos like these teasing and hinting, it means u probably have the drone already, so I’ll just wait for the announcement

All this talk about new drones but we don’t know how much longer dji will be prohibited in the states

Thanks for sharing! It would be awesome if DJI can add compatibiity with RC Pro and goggles 3 for Mavic 4 and Air 4 ... so I can keep flying new drone with my RC Pro.

If they add dual camera's and add aperture on both of them (f2 to 16), and keep the drone C1 ( - 900grms ) , I'm happy. 🙂

The list is great! I would say the new controller should be better suited for vertical shooting, like how the screen flips on the Osmo Pocket 3. Also, with the camera, I would add built-in ND filters. Finally, some sort of IP rating and way to lockout some axis on the gimbal to then go FPV style down a waterfall for example.

Hard to believe they would release a new Air model before a new Mavic when the Mavic is the oldest and lagging behind the Air in many areas. 15:19 This guy nailed it without hesitation. Having to stop recording to change focal length (lens) is a bit of a faff and 166mm lens is unnecessary. As I've said before something like a 50mm would've been more useful to bridge the gap between the 24mm and 70mm but optical zoom is really a much better way to go for the Mavic. It would give the Mavic a much needed USP to really justify the higher price and its place at the top of the range. Then for the Air 3 Pro or Air 4 whatever it's going to be, if they just give that the 1 inch sensor from the Air 2S, I'll be interested in upgrading. I briefly had an Air 2S before getting an Air 3 and while I was blown away by the image quality of the Air 2S I wasn't happy with the flight time and I found the lack of side sensors more of an issue than I imagined. So I sold it and got an Air 3 and have never been totally happy with the image quality of the 24mm lens, where the Air 2S was hard to pick fault with and was pin sharp the Air 3's equivalent lens image looks a stage down in resolution or just overly compressed and not as naturally sharp.

VERTICAL VIDEO needs to be on the Mavic 4. Been wanting this for years. Glad Ken agrees. And yeah Billy I also hate shooting vertical but it beats cropping vertical from a horizontal shot.

Builtin nd-filters, APS-C sensor, dual SD card slots, better obstacle avoidance like skydio

Add the hand held cameras to the sequential lineup. Mavic 4, Air 4, Mini 4, Action 4, Pocket 4, and even OcuSync 4, and goggles 4.

If it still has an M4/3 sensor I'll probably skip it. My wishlist APS-C sensor, swappable lenses or optical zoom, built-in ND filters,

How many dji drone do you have ?

I'd like to see a real simulator from Dji that you could practice every little thing the drone can do with proper physics

Hello good morning. Greetings from Spain. For me, an improvement that I would like to see in the future Mavic 4 would be for it to be quieter. A very cordial greeting and thank you for your videos.

I want a modular camera system. Different camera systems for specific needs that are swappable.

We need larger camera sensors.. X7 sensor in the Mavic 4 Pro, MFT in the Air 4, 1” sensor in the Mavic Mini 4 .. that’s all I would want and the accompanying better codecs.. and I still want that “Matrice Ultra”.. a photo and video centric version on the Matrice 30 to bridge the gap between the inspire 3 and the Mavic Cinema.. also with a X7 super 35 sensor and strong resolution/ video features.. Maybe use Sony’s 26mp sensor that is used in the a6700 and Fuji Xt series

Hey Billy, Maxime from DroneXperts here. I have a few customers worried that the Air 3 will be replaced next fall. I told them I'd expect the Mavic to up first, because it's older and still running in o3. Think that would be a valid guess too?

Make those RC Pro controllers more future proof to be able to upgrade transmission system or handle multiple transmission systems if possible..they are very expensive to have to be tied up to only one type of transmission system.

I think square sensors for cameras should be a thing, that way they can take the full advantage of the image circle. Give the sensor enough resolution to have a full vertical 4K 16:9, and then also full horizontal 4K 16x9, without the need to have a fourth axis on the gimbal. GoPro got close with the 8:7 or 7:8 sensor on the Hero 12.

WHY IS THE FRONT LEFT LEG ON YOUR AIR 3 CRUNCHED?

I want to start seeing some mechanical zoom lenses on these things rather than digital or three different cameras for three different fields of view. And after flying the mini 4 pro for a while with the 1.7 aperture every drone needs to have at least that or lower for better low light capabilities. We are in a time now when we don’t need tosee any grain in night shots.

I think the Mavic 4 will still have a 4/3 sensor (or maybe two of them). Even if it's the same resolution, it will be enough to implement a vertical mode by cropping the sensor, which will still give us 4K vertical video. Maybe they'll also hop on the open gate trend. My point is, there's a lot they can do with the Mavic 4, without any major technological revolutions.

Port on the battery is top tier as well as making the sd card slot more convenient

Air 2 came out then the A2S a year later so an a4 coming out soon because the a3 was released about a year ago sounds likely. The Air series had new units come out more often than the Mavic series

Mavic 4 will probably be a minor upgrade with maybe some different colour profiles for the cameras (so they all match up better) and O4 image transmission

I think they're getting ready for a new mavic series because it's the only drone left behind on the O3 operating system.

the new model comes out mainly reply on the new sensor. in 2024, we have new sony lyt900 and lyt600 sensor which already used in mobile phone. but compare to the old sensor, it has not upgrade a lot. so for the new model, it must go larger sensor. apsc for mavic series is a must.

One feature on the mavic 4 I would love is a Lazer finder

I'd like stealth mode so that it could fly with the same propeller noise level of the mini drones. An 8K camera would be nice too.

Okay, since I didn't get a call... Game on!!! 1. Dual Micro SD Card Slots- Unnecessary as virtually no one wants to store large amounts of footage on the drone where it could all be lost in a crash. 128G is pushing your luck in my opinion. As far as "backup" goes, I can't tell you when I last had a "corrupted" file from a DJI drone. 2. More Than 8G Of Flash Storage- I can get on board with this. I'd suggest 64-128G for the same reason as #1. I'd want super fast storage so the transfer speeds would be viable. BTW This negates the need of dual sd cards if you could record to both simultaneously. 3. Faster- I'm also onboard with this idea. There's no reason the drone couldn't do 60 MPH in Sport Mode and with the better Obstacle Avoidance (that none of the dorks you called mentioned), we could see 40+ MPH in Normal Mode. 4. Better Gimbal Range- Also onboard with this idea. Basically, they'd just continue down the path they've blazed with the Mini 4 Pro. However, all this talk of a larger sensor or optical zoom will kill this notion to an extent. 5. Vertical Shooting- Meh. 6. USB C Ports On The Batteries- That's what the charging hubs are for. Trying to charge a battery of that size with car charger or a phone charger... I hope you have a few hours to spare. Especially if you're trying to charge several batteries at once. Purchase a 2nd charging hub and keep it in your drone bag/ case/ bucket. "Problem" solved. I mean you all begged for years to be able to charge batteries in the drone and now... Yeesh. 7. Optical Zoom- Should have been NUMBER ONE!!!! Try to get 5x but would settle for 3. Screw the multiple camera crap! 8. Bigger Sensor (APSC)- Sure... Except it would all but KILL all your other camera wishes and/ or make the drone WAY larger. I'd be happy with 4/3rds and optical zoom myself but sure, dream big. 9. Higher Resolution- No. The more megapixels you cram onto a sensor, the smaller they must be. You could get 6k from the existing sensor with better processing. If you want to maintain the current low light video quality, larger pixels are where it's at. 10. Mechanical Shutter- Unnecessary except for mapping. Probably wouldn't be used while shooting video anyway. Will just add extra complications with little benefit for the average hobbyist. 11. User Swappable Payloads- Not a "bad" idea but can add failure points. Typically, the cost is so high, you may as well buy a second drone if you need a backup. 12. Integrated LED Beacon- Fair enough. Maybe even one on top and bottom or just make the existing LED's on the arms and bottom brighter and flash on command. 13. 5G- Not gonna happen. As of this point DJI will be lucky to just get FCC clearance for a standard drone much less 5G. "Hi, US gov't? DJI here. You know how you're afraid our drones spy on you and you want pilots to keep them in line of sight? Well, we'd like to make them have unlimited range." !!!CLICK!!!! "Hello? Hello?" 14. Small Dual Battery Design- Dual batteries could be done but we must remember that regardless of how much people want to call this line a "Prosumer Drone", it is designed and sold as a consumer product. "Hot Swapping" just isn't that big of a deal. However, if you want it, a small battery built into the drone that can keep it powered on while swapping batteries would work. Simple. Easy. 15. SDK- Meh... The Enterprise drones have SDK kits... The necessity to develop them for consumer drones is far less critical and gains DJI very little if anything. 16. Remote Controller- UM... They already have an upgraded RC Pro. Just make the RC Pro+ compatible or make a "light" version of it. 7" higher resolution screen, 1200 nits, faster/ better processor, swappable batteries, water resistant, better antennas, etc. Oh and what your group of experts missed was, Better Obstacle Avoidance and a Better Processor- these two things would lead to better Active Track, clearer Vision Assist and the possibility of a faster drone with Obstacle Avoidance. Oh and as a side benefit, 6K. Yea, bet you wish you called me now!!!!

I own/ owned the mini3 pro, mini4 pro, Mavic 2 pro, Mavic 3, and last the Mavic 3 Pro. It is a mistery that Mavic 2 Pro still has THE BEST video quality in terms of detail by far. It has the magical HQ mode which is FF equivalent 40mm focal length and gives the most "cinematic" picture ever. I have a long and detailed test on my YT channel. I am talking about DETAIL, not sharpness or resolution ( like: 5.1 K vs 4K ). My eyes were used to the fine lines of the M2P so much, that it was a shock when I tried the Mavic 3 at first ! And not in a good way ! I tried every channel I could find to get some explanation from DJI authorities, but no luck, at least not a convincing way. Is Mavic 3 a better drone ? Yes. More resolution, more dynamic range , functions, safety, no doubt. But Mavic 2 Pro still has so much better details and focal length, that I STILL carry every time with me along my new Mavic 3 Pro !! Which is a shame. So DJI, PLEASE bring back at least the 40mm HQ mode into the Mavic 3 ProS or MAvic 4, or whatever you'll name it !!!

1. Object avoidance! Real super duper avoidance, not the kind of handy one we have today. They need to put much more work into that. 2. A Find My Drone for when the drone is lost. Like Apple's system for finding your phone or watch. Pinpoint accuracy. DJI have a great fix and replacement service but not much good if you lose your drone.

I think a good upgrade would be upgraded camera system, 1x, 3x, and 5x, all 1 inch sensors with variable aperatures and swappable while filming, new transmission system, better battery life, and an interchangeable camera module. Oh, and 128gb internal storage, 64gb MINIMUM. I feel like the biggest upgrade would be swappable camera modules. Right now, range is limited by battery. A new transmission system is giving diminishing returns, and with current battery tech, same goes for flight time. The biggest changes would be with cameras. If you could get the 4, and just keep upgrading cameras, and higher capacity extended batteries, that would be awesome. There's really no NEED for whole new airfrsmes,

and what happens if the band happens? Just saw and article somewhere that they think it might happen.

I thought the Mini 4 pro came out after the Air 3? Buy I could be wrong. I could see a Air 4, and I could see Specta taking over Air 3 sales. Just a thought. The gonna have to blow my socks off with the Air 4 to get me to drop the Air 3. Great Drone! Btw Awesome Vid! 👌

I like the Air 3 and Mavic 3 platforms but unless they release the SDK for the Air 4, I'm sticking with my Air 2s. It has been reliable other than when DJI locks me out needing an Internet connection to log in. (4 times)

I love DJI drones, but I think the Avata 2 is my last. This potential ban is presenting too many uncertainties

1inch sensor for main camera, 3x,5x telecamera

I believe the drone industry should be at the forefront of new battery tech, they should be experimenting with graphene as the same weight and size have 5 times more capacity than a Lithium battery plus the ability to charge 3 times faster than Lithium.

Now I want a "I heart BK" bumper sticker lol

The Mavic 3 Pro, etc with OS 3 has made it a lot less desireable to fly. I have the Air 3 and Mini 4 pro, and love the extra reliable distance. Thoughts?

i think this rumor came out months ago but i read it 2 weeks ago i think the air 4 will come out first this summer the air 4 SHOULD have variable aperture !

All I want is an Air 3 with a variable aperture..to me that will be the perfect drone for my work and personal use..and if that happens to be an Air 4..then I am all for it! I will wait..lol the Mavic 3 Pro with its "3rd camera" the 7x optical camera..to me seemed gimmicky to begin with for practical use..and the quality is not that good..thats why when the Air 3 released with its two cameras, the 3x optical one was a better and more practical choice and people actually use the 3x camera..thats why for some consumers its a better drone now than the Mavic 3 Pro especially for the price point..

OMG, I got confused as he said to have 'I ♥ BK' on it. Some might think he means 'Burger King' 🤣🤣🤣. Well, I'd prefer to have an 20x optical zoom as a spy for sure. Lets see what new features they will come up with.

Water and dust proof or at least resistant so we can fly in heavy rain

5:10. Correction! The Mini 4 Pro is the newest drone. Air 3 released in July and Mini 4 Pro in September. great video nonetheless.

You probably already have the DJI Air 4

2:08 what happened to your Air 3s front leg!? lol looks a little crumpled. 😂 I love my Air 3 it’s a beast of a drone.

I’m waiting for the Mavic 27 my Mavic 3 cine will do just fine for now. Who the heck can afford to just keep replacing all these germs over and over and over😮

What’s nutz is the Air 3 is so damn awesome to fly. Crazy…

I would love the mavic 4 to have dual sensors 4/3 24mm and 1 in 50mm with rotatable camera to get native 5k. Maybe even built-in nd filters so we dont have to fly back to change filters. Oh and a usb-c ssd like from the I3...like a baby I3

O4 for the Mavic 3, O3 Struggles at times. My Mini 4 Pro has much better range and reliability

Whats happened to Autel these days, they seem to have dropped behind DJI, Last time they had anything to compete with was against the Mavic 2 pro.

Looking to upgrade from my Skydio, but DJI seems like an annoying company to buy from. You gotta buy the minute it’s released or you feel like your purchase will be obsolete in a matter of months.

If this is true, I hope it has bigger camera sensor

Billy you forgot dji pushed the mavic 2 back and the air series became the drone that intro occusink ..they not gone make a air 4 tell mavic 4 come out with the new occusink which let me know this is gonna be the air 3s then the mavic 4 will come out....

Funny, those cameras make it look like a fly’s eye! 😅

DJI is capable of making voice control. Mavic 4 Drone would have a RC controller, motion controller and control with voice option.

Clearing the product pipeline before the ban.

extra 360 Camera on the body so you don't miss a shot.

21:9 Native video capture.

Short answer is No. But if they build it I will come....Eventually😁