DJI - Mavic 3 Pro
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"Have you tried shooting in HLG on your A3S? I use this for better results at night. ... The night mode for the M3P has an ISO range of 800-12800 but HLG is only 100-1600 but definitely gives a better looking result. ... I post process color grading HLG to HDR and looks way better than night mode because you get a larger dynamic range of colors and light to shadows from the original video done in HLG."
"I get the best photos with the Mavic 3 and 3E since they both have a 4/3rds wide camera sensor."
"I shoot a lot of large scale panoramas. ... I have a Mavic 3 that produces excellent results."
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"Have you tried shooting in HLG on your A3S? I use this for better results at night. ... The night mode for the M3P has an ISO range of 800-12800 but HLG is only 100-1600 but definitely gives a better looking result. ... I post process color grading HLG to HDR and looks way better than night mode because you get a larger dynamic range of colors and light to shadows from the original video done in HLG."
"I get the best photos with the Mavic 3 and 3E since they both have a 4/3rds wide camera sensor."
"I shoot a lot of large scale panoramas. ... I have a Mavic 3 that produces excellent results."
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"It adds a 3x telephoto lens, and once you use a drone with one it's very hard to go back to not having it."
"The 3x tele on the Mavic 3 Pro would be the best lens although the 7x might be excellent if you have room to frame it."
"The 3x tele on the Mavic 3 Pro would be the best lens although the 7x might be excellent if you have room to frame it."
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"best FPV camera and video feed"
"I needed the DLOG and manual camera control and most importantly the adjustable aperture. ... I found that having an adjustable aperture gives me a better control of the exposure on a sunny day and also allows me to control what is in focus for my image. I don’t need to use filters to decrease the light on sunny bright days because I can just use a smaller aperture setting."
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"I have shot surfing in a 24 mph wind with the 3pro and it works great"
"Mavic 3 is probably the only one I'd go for if you were really needing stability at 40mph gusts"
"The Mavic is more stable in windy conditions but both are very good."
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"I use to travel with it but it's just a lot to carry in the already bulked up gear bag."
"You got to carry a lot of batteries and most of all small compact hard shell to carry the drone most pilots make their own."
"Love my M3P but it really annoys me the controller is so big, rather than the older small foldable designs. What’s the point in having such a small portable drone if the controller is bigger than it"
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"Absurdly enough I also have the Mavic 3 Pro, which is a *much* more expensive drone, but effin DJI withholds the SDK from that drone to try to get us to buy the "enterprise" version."
"while the Mavic-3 Pro is AMAZING, it's probably overkill and overspend."
"I own the Mavic 3 pro and love the image quality but the price tag isn't great."
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"DJI has the ability to Brick all of your drones and any company that cooperates with the FAA would have the ability to just down all civilian drones at their behest"
"If you also follow the law then you really can't fly drones damn near anywhere. You can't fly them over crowds you can't fly them over roads you can't fly them in parks you can't fly them within a certain radius of an airport above a certain altitude."
"The major brands have their drones so locked down with software and firmware that you have to keep them updated as well as register them with the government."
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"DJI has the ability to Brick all of your drones and any company that cooperates with the FAA would have the ability to just down all civilian drones at their behest"
"Absurdly enough I also have the Mavic 3 Pro, which is a *much* more expensive drone, but effin DJI withholds the SDK from that drone to try to get us to buy the "enterprise" version."
"The major brands have their drones so locked down with software and firmware that you have to keep them updated as well as register them with the government."
Able-Lab4450 1.0I got the entire combo for 1500😭 Batteries and all. Sealed M3 Pro too.
Alone_Employer_8417 1.0I would get something heavier. I know the budget is the issue but the mini 4 will not handle the wind. It will be a wasted investment. I have shot surfing in a 24 mph wind with the 3pro and it works great, be afraid that the 4 would be lost in the water.
BB0410 1.0My first reaction is start with the Mini 3 and then go from there. If it's new I always recommend getting the DJI care to cover you. But one thing I wanted to point out is the Mini 3 has no active tracking so if you were interested in an autonomous tracking of a vehicle or yourself etc. you won't have that feature. I have the Neo and M4P (had Mini 3 and M3P) I love the Neo and was going to get the Flip instead of the M4P but I decided I wanted the better wind resistance and a quieter drone.
The M4P is a little beast and just perfected upon the previous generations. It's like buying a base model car it's good and does the job but the top trim gives you some features that you didn't realize you wanted till you used them. The M4P having a downward light that's auto or manually turned on was like the chef's kiss IMO. I tell family and friends buy the Mini 3 to start and test the waters if drones are for you and you want more upgrade to the M4P if you have budget constraints grab a used M3P w/RC or save for the M4P because the Mini 3 is still so great lol.
bb_nyc 1.0Used M3P will give you amazing value for money -- I have seen them go for $200 and less in USA. I've been flying mine for 3 and half years and still don't feel limited by the hardware (more my own skills). Biggest advantage to newer Mini Pro models is better uni-directional obstacle avoidance, but if you're careful and not recklessly pushing your flying abilities, the 3 directional sensors should be plenty. Just take the time to really learn how to fly, go slow, and you'll be fine. ND filters are a must, as are extra batteries.
Boring-Ideal5334 1.0Good idea tracking fast targets like cars is a tough challenge. Most consumer drones, even with DJI’s ActiveTrack, struggle when the target makes quick turns or moves behind objects. For current options: DJI Air 3 / Mavic 3 Pro - decent tracking, but limited for high-speed or erratic motion. FPV drones with custom flight controllers (Betaflight or PX4) - better agility, but need external tracking or AI vision support. NVIDIA Jetson + PX4 combo — used in research for real-time object tracking using onboard vision models. The main limits are camera latency, processing power, and environment complexity. For best results, consider using a companion computer with high-FPS vision and predictive control algorithms instead of only GPS or visual lock.
ceoetan 1.03 Pro or 4 Pro. Any of the mini / air line will be a downgrade from M2P.
collin3000 1.0My big question that hasn't been shared anywhere is flight time. For a while I had been strapping two x3s to my mavic 3 pro. Trying to Make basically this drone. It lowered flight time down to 20-25ish minutes (instead of 40) which wasn't awesome but acceptable. I could never figure out how to correctly stitch 2 x3s together but they've basically built the drone I was trying to manually create for almost a year. I just really really hope it isn't ridiculously expensive since image quality isn't on par within X5 or that it ends up having. A super short flight time at high speed since for me flight time mattered for the distance and continuos shots without cuts for relaxing landscape VR fights.
DaemonCRO 1.0I still run the first Mavic. It’s still a great drone. So 3? Amazing. Don’t fall for marketing bullshit of needing the new thing.
davidabreu151 1.0Sincerely I don’t have that opinion. I have friends using the Mavic 2 still and also a very good drone! About the Mavic 3 Pro, I love this drone and despite the Mavic 4 having sharper telecameras, and rotational camera, I still Believe this drone will be very worthy through many years
Totally agree! I use the Mavic 3 pro on all my professional projects!! I still use my mini 2 also and the mini 4 Pro. But still very curious about the Mavic 4 Pro and Mini 5 🤔
Emergency-Truck-9914 1.0Wow what a great side by side said above there . I own both the mini 4 pro and the mavic 3 pro, my favorite is the mavic. My discreet mini pro 4 is good for being silent. The noise of the mavic is pretty loud compared to the mini. I love em both. Have been doing this for the last two years and it’s cheaper than a real plane.
Mavic 3 pro and mini 4 pro.
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