It’s true, all of the rumors have been true. The new $1,099 (and up) DJI Air 3 drone has two cameras, 46 minutes of battery life, improved connectivity with Occusync 4, a brand-new controller, and a brand-new design resembling the recently released Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Pro. But is it enough to make me want to buy it? #drone #drones #technology
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0:01 Intro and my concern
1:17 Image quality, sensor size, dual camera system, photos
1:40 Low light performance
1:53 3x telephoto lens
2:24 One tiny problem with the second lens
3:25 What else is new? DJI RC 2, Ocusync 4, battery
4:08 Color space (D-Log M), noise level, slow motion, night mode
4:55 Status Update: Drone innovation is slowing down
5:52 DJI is getting complacent
6:46 2.7K vertical mode
7:05 What’s next?
7:29 DJI’s compétition (Autel, Skydio)
8:55 Chasing storms ⛈️ (and should you buy it?)
9:46 My plea to DJI
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24 responses to “What the uninspiring DJI Air 3 says about the drone industry”
8:55 — go watch me chase some storms 🙂 ⛈
When you produce consistently high quality drones, it may appear that they're getting bored, however, you've simply been jaded without realizing it. Could be wrong, I've been wrong before, once……..long time ago.
I think I’ll stick to my air 2s for now until something cool comes out
Bought it! Love it!
I want a Skydio 3. That thing is going to be amazing. The only problem with Skydio though, is they lack the production capacity of DJI.
I have a modded mini 2 and besides the camera zoom xompared to the mavic 3 its better then anything djo has released. I can fly 58 minutes is my record in air. I mod the batterys and mod the signal. 1 more thong this remote signal is complete bs. Its 2023 rc cars use 4g now why cant drones? Tell me why no drone un modded doesnt come with 4g signal?
I was really hoping on night vision for that 2nd camera
The whole Sub 250 gram thing has to be weighed also. If stepping up, Go all the way up. Don't half arse it. The air 3 is somewhere in the middle.
DJI really tried hard to get the market to forget about Remote ID…
Neat drone but I have to be blown away if I'm going to buy a new over 250g drone for recreation…
I'll just stick with the air2s/mini3pro combo for now.
clearly this is the verges lets all hate CHINA, pathetic
Really good video man!
Everything totally true in this video!
I do agree because I be wanted to expect something new from dji
I would say dji use to be fun during the phantom series and the beginning of the mavic pro
Back-lit stacked sensors, that's the main upgrade. But yeah once again no one talks about that 😅
Great honest review.
Once my mavic air 2 hits 750 miles of use, it's time to CONSIDER getting a new drone, but by then we'll probably have the DJI Air 6
Agreed. Boring. Innovation has plateaued DJI. Thanks for honesty.
Imagine not getting excited about an extra lens
I was anxiously waiting for this drone. Bought the mavic air and two months later the mavic air 2 came out and it was a HUGE upgrade, so I got newer one. A year later, that air 2s came out and it also featured a big improvement on the camera, but no lateral obstacle avoidance, so I kept the mavic air 2 and still use it. I think DJI is going the apple way by adding S, S max, ultramax, bummer. I think I'll wait for the Air 3 S and a 1 inch sensor.
That's generally what happens when a product reaches maturity. Iterative changes because that's cheaper than innovation around every corner
360 filming with Insta360 tech should be the next step…or a BYO solution, just a chassis and basic controlability with interchangeable lens.
I feel the same way. Sticking with my Air2s not worth the upgrade. Air2s is still an amazing drone
DJI has a huge market and no competition so we need an upstart that will force DJI to innovate
yo are u stupid, they just got you so much more at a lower price