DJI Air 3 Specs Compared to Mini 3 Pro, Air 2S, and Mavic 3 Pro drones

Haye Kesteloo
July 19, 2023
Avy, DJI Air 2S, DJI Air 3S, DJI Mavic 3, DJI Mini 3, DJI Rumors, Drone Rumors, Drones, Europe
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Yesterday, NGDrone shared this screenshot of what seems to be a sales guide or marketing material to promote the yet-to-be-released DJI Air 3 drone. In the material, the DJI Air 3 specs are compared to the DJI Mini 3 Pro, the DJI Air 2S, and the DJI Mavic 3 Pro. Let’s dive in and see what Air 3 specifications stand out when compared to these other DJI drones.

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Hat tip to Igor Bogdanov, aka Quadro_News, for translating all the Chinese to English.

DJI Air 3 Sales Guide

Apparently, the Chinese DJI Air 3 Sales Guide is part of the Retail Training Group marketing and sales materials. In the sales guide, all the prominent specifications of the DJI Air 3 drone are explained and compared to other popular DJI drones, such as the DJI Mini 3 Pro, the still popular DJI Air 2S, and the very capable, albeit nose-heavy DJI Mavic 3 Pro.

The main selling point of the DJI Air 3 drone is its dual camera setup with one wide-angle lens (24mm) with an aperture of f/1.7 and one 3x or 70mm telelens with a max aperture of f/2.8. Both cameras enjoy a 1/1.3 CMOS sensor that can shoot still aerial images at either 12 or 48 Megapixels.

The drone can record video footage in 4K at a maximum of 100 frames per second with the wide angle lens and 4K, 60 fps with the telelens. Footage can be recorded in HLG/D-Log M color mode. The DJI Air 3 also supports a 3x digital zoom.

The DJI Air 3 marketing material points out that there is no difference between the footage from the wide-angle and telelens, requiring no color grading or adjustments to the footage in post-production. This should make it easier and faster to take aerial photos or videos and post them to social media.

DJI Air 3 Specs Compared

As the table below shows us, the DJI Air 3 promises to be a very capable drone when compared to its direct DJI competitors, such as the DJI Mini 3 Pro, Air 2S, and Mavic 3 Pro. If you are looking for one DJI drone that can do it all without breaking the bank, the sure seems that the yet-to-be-released Air 3 will be the king of the hill.

Function	DJI Mini 3 Pro	DJI Air 2S	DJI Air 3	DJI Mavic 3 Pro
CMOS	1/1.3	1-inch	1./1.3	4/3
Video	4K/60 fps	5.4K/30 fps	4K/100 fps	5.1K/50 fps
Effective pixels	48 MP	20 MP	48 MP	20 MP
Color Mode	D-Cinelike	D-Log M/ HLG	D-Log M / HLG	D-Log / D-Log M / HLG
Source	Front, Rear, Bottom	Front, Rear, Bottom, Top	All Directions	All Directions
Transmission Range	7.5 miles	7.5 miles	12.5 miles	10 miles
Battery Life	47 min	31 min	46 min	43 min
Charge Time	78 min	95 min	60 min	70 min
Max take-off	4,000 meters	5,000 meters	6,000 meters	6,000 meters
Max take-off, landing speed	5 m/s, 3 m/s	6 m/s	10 m/s	8 m/s, 6 m/s
Max speed	16 m/s	19 m/s	21 m/s	21 m/s

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