As is customary earlier than a giant DJI launch, a deluge of leaks has simply revealed many of the specs and pricing for the incoming DJI Mavic 3 Professional – they usually’ve revealed just a few surprises concerning the flagship client drone.
The Mavic 3 Professional is predicted to formally arrive at DJI’s event tomorrow (opens in new tab) (that is April 25 at 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST), and maybe the most important shock from the leaks is the drone’s pricing.
In response to the dependable DJI leaker @JasperEllens (opens in new tab), the Mavic 3 Professional will value the identical as the present DJI Mavic 3. Whereas the Mavic 3 Professional’s cheaper bundles cannot be instantly in comparison with the Mavic 3 as a result of their completely different controllers, the Mavic 3 Professional Cine Premium Combo has an an identical price ticket to the Mavic 3 (€4,799, which ought to work out as $4,999 / £4,279 / AU$7,199).
Fortuitously, that will not be least expensive model of DJI’s new drone. The leaks recommend you will additionally be capable of purchase a Mavic 3 Professional with no controller for €1,799 (round $1,799 / £1,549 / AU$2,699), or with a DJI RC controller for €2,199 (round $2,249 / £1,899 / AU$3,299). Fly Extra Combos containing your alternative of both the DJI RC or RC Professional controller will apparently even be out there.
Whereas the official pricing may differ from these leaks, it does all recommend {that a} value drop for the present DJI Mavic 3 could possibly be on the playing cards. And that is not the one excellent news for drone followers. Some separate leaks from @Quadro_News (opens in new tab) and @JasperEllens (opens in new tab) recommend that the Mavic 3 Professional can have an nearly an identical 20MP 4 Thirds CMOS digicam to the unique Mavic 3, solely with a unique Sony sensor.
| Digital camera | Sensor | Focal size | Aperture |
| Most important digicam | 20MP 4 Thirds | 24mm | f/2.8-f/11 |
| Mid-telephoto (3x zoom) | 48MP 1/1.3in | 70mm | f/2.8 |
| Telephoto (7x zoom) | 12MP 1/2in | 166mm | f/3.4 |
Maybe extra importantly, we’ll additionally apparenly get an improved telephoto digicam, alongside that new mid-telephoto 70mm lens. In response to the rumors, the Mavic 3 Professional’s telephoto can have a barely longer focal size of 166mm and have a brighter aperture of f/3.4 (in comparison with f/4.4 on the Mavic 3). This could lend a serving to hand to the picture high quality for long-distance taking pictures, which can nonetheless look greatest in good gentle because of the small 1/2in sensor.
That new mid-telephoto lens may additionally present a helpful different to utilizing digital zoom on the Mavic 3’s primary digicam, apparently providing a 1/1.3-inch sensor with a 48MP decision. These specs imply it may nicely have the identical sensor as the primary digicam we have seen within the DJI Mini 3 Professional.
So what else do the leaks inform us concerning the Mavic 3 Professional? In barely worse information, one other slight shock is that the drone will apparently (opens in new tab) be in Europe’s C2 class weight class, tipping the scales at 958g (or 963g in its Cine model). That is a slight disgrace, because the Mavic 3 nearly qualifies as a C1 class drone, which suggests it could fly over folks (if not over ‘assemblies of individuals’, in response to EU drone legal guidelines).
Nonetheless, professionals ought to be capable of get round this with the precise permissions and approvals, and the Mavic 3 Professional is in any other case shaping as much as be a superb all-round flying digicam. Elsewhere, the leaks recommend it should have a 43-minute flight time and the identical O3+ transmission because the Mavic 3, which suggests it could theoretically be flown from as much as 15km away (within the US) or 8km in different areas.
Evaluation: A shake-up for the Mavic 3 sequence
The 2 present fashions within the DJI Mavic 3 sequence are among the many greatest drones you should buy, however this new third mannequin may give drone followers a dilemma.
If the Mavic 3 Professional does value the identical because the DJI Mavic 3, that ought to theoretically push the value of the latter down a bit. And this might make the Mavic 3 extra interesting than its new sibling, regardless of the latter’s triple-camera setup.
However the promise of getting three cameras, with that new mid-telephoto in between the wide-angle and telephoto, may be too tough to disregard. In digicam phrases, that might successfully make the DJI Mavic 3 Professional a flying flagship smartphone, serving to it provide some distinctive aerial views for images and video.
👉I believe the specs can be posted by the others. So I will go away you with a recent DJI Mavic 3 Professional promo. Frank(@DJIGlobal ), thanks for the sport. 👨💻#dji #mavic3pro pic.twitter.com/fFfsbzxOPZApril 23, 2023
Alternatively, that rumored additional weight – which may crucially push the Mavic 3 Professional into Europe’s C2 class – may nudge drone consumers again in the direction of the DJI Mavic 3 or the extra reasonably priced DJI Mavic 3 Basic.
Both manner, tomorrow’s launch on April 25 – which is because of kick off at 9am EDT / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST – will deliver the entire official solutions to those questions and assist you to determine which flying digicam to take in your subsequent massive journey.