With the Mavic 3 Pro, DJI is launching the first consumer drone with three cameras on the market in May. The previous model was still equipped with two cameras. It uses tried-and-tested Hasselblad technology with a focal length of 24 millimetres for wide-angle shots, as well as two telephoto cameras with 70 and 166 millimetres for distant subjects.

The Hasselblad camera allows 12-bit RAW photos to be taken with a dynamic range of up to 12.8 f-stops. The Hasselblad camera records videos with a resolution of up to 5.1K (5120 × 2700 pixels) at 50 frames per second. In 4K, it enables up to 120 frames per second.

With the 70 millimeter telephoto camera, DJI brings a triple optical zoom, whereby the images achieve a resolution of up to 48 megapixels. The second lens with an equivalent focal length of 166 millimetres allows photos with a resolution of up to 12 megapixels and a 4K film mode.

According to the manufacturer, the Mavic 3 Pro offers a flight time of up to 43 minutes. DJI has placed eight wide-angle vision sensors across the body of the drone, which can detect obstacles in all directions to increase flight safety.

New flight modes

The drone offers "Waypoint", "Cruise Control" and "Advanced RTH" as standard flight modes. With the former, a flight route can be planned based on preset waypoints and repeated as often as required. With Cruise Control, the drone flies in a predefined direction. Meanwhile, the pilot can change the camera and orientation without affecting the drone's flight route. Thanks to Advanced RTH, the Mavic 3 Pro is able to find an efficient return route to the starting point and fly around obstacles.

The Mavic 3 Pro also supports intelligent flight modes. "FocusTrack" enables the seamless tracking of a subject. With "MasterShots", the drone performs various autonomous flight modes and then generates a movie including music from the recorded material. With "QuckShots", the Mavic 3 Pro rides predefined flight modes, and in panorama mode, the drone shoots images with a resolution of an incredible 100 megapixels.

Category C2 with flight restrictions

With a weight of over 900 grams, it falls into the Category C2, which means much stricter regulations than its predecessor model, which still flew in the C1 class. For example, a C2 drone is not allowed to fly over uninvolved persons.

Further information: dji.com/ch/mavic-3-pro