DJI Air 3 drone with DJI RC-N2 controller

DJI Air 3 drone with RC-N2 controller

A whopping 46 minutes of flight time and a camera. Lots of features at a lower price than the Mavic 3 Pro.

The DJI Air 3 is the first drone outside the DJI Mavic 3 series to feature more than one camera - here you have a traditional 24mm wide-angle lens with an f/1.7 aperture and a 70mm lens with an f/2.8 aperture.

Why buy the DJI Air 3 over the DJI Mini 3 Pro? The Mini 3 Pro is a great little drone, but the Air 3 comes with two cameras for more flexibility. The Air 3 also offers omnidirectional obstacle detection, better range, and internal storage.

Air 3 or Mavic 3 Pro? If you're looking for one drone that can do many things without having to pay the maximum amount, the Air 3 is your choice. Of course, for the higher price of the Mavic 3 Pro you get a third camera, with a large 4/3-inch image sensor for better image quality for both stills and video.

• New RC-N2 controller
• Two cameras - Wide-angle camera and telephoto camera (3x)
• Ability to record vertical (9:16) video at 2.7K resolution
• 46 minutes of flight time in ideal conditions
• OccuSync O4 transmission technology. In the EU, the range is about 4km, which is 40% more than the Mavic 3 series
• FullHD (1080p/60fps) live image to the controller
• Waypoint Flight feature provides a flight path based on waypoints

The DJI Air 3 has a C-marking C1, so this falls into the A1 category after a transition period. The remote pilot must complete an online exam . Read more here

Two cameras

The DJI Air 3 drone contains two cameras - a wide-angle camera and a telephoto camera.

• Main camera: 24mm cine equivalent (f/1.7), 48 megapixels, 1/1.3" CMOS sensor
• Medium Telephoto camera: 70mm cine equivalent (f/2.8), 48 megapixels, 1/1.3" CMOS sensor

Both the main camera and the telephoto camera have the same size 1/1.3" inch image sensor. DJI itself emphasizes that there is no difference between the footage from the wide-angle and telephoto lenses, and the footage is not color-corrected in post-processing. This should make it easier and faster to share aerial images and videos on social media, for example.

Everyone is used to the traditional drone-style 24mm focal length, so the 70mm focal length is something that has been longed for in aerial photography. With the narrow angle of view of a medium telephoto camera, the perspective is close to what the human eye sees, and subjects can be captured more dynamically and vividly.

Battery and battery life

The DJI Air3 comes with a 4241 mAh (62.6Wh) battery that provides up to 46 minutes of flight time in ideal conditions, which is about 40% more than the previous Air2S. Flight time is affected by many factors, and you can only get close to the maximum time in ideal conditions and when you are not shooting video, a realistic 37-41 minutes is still excellent.

Other features:

• Advanced RTH (Return to Home)
• Live image up to 1080p60 resolution
• Support for OcuSync 4 video transmission
• 8GB of internal memory, so if you forget your memory card at home, no problem

Specifications:

• Maximum flight speed: 19m/s according to EU regulations
• Flight time: up to 46 minutes in ideal conditions
• Wind resistance: 12 m/s
• Internal storage: 8GB
• Battery: Capacity 4241 mAh / 62.6Wh, Voltage 14.76 V, Weight 267 g
• Video formats: MP4/MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265)
• Dimensions in transport size: 20.7 x 10 x 9.11 cm
• Dimensions when opened: 25.9 x 32.6 x 10.6 cm
• Operating temperature: -10° - 40° C
• Weight: 720g

Main camera:

• Image sensor: 48Mpix 1/1.3" CMOS sensor
• Focal length: 24mm cine equivalent (angle of view 84°)
• Aperture: f/1.7
• Sensitivity range: 100-6400
• Electronic shutter speed 2-1/8000 s
• Maximum image size 8064x6048 / 20mp
• H.264/H.265:
  4K: 3840x2160@24/25/30/48/50/60/100*fps
  FHD: 1920x1080@24/25/30/48/50/60/100*/200*fps
  2.7K Vertical Shooting: 1512x2688@24/25/30/48/50/60fps
  FHD Vertical Shooting: 1080x1920@24/25/30/48/50/60fps

Second camera:

• Image sensor: 48Mpix 1/1.3" CMOS sensor
• Focal length: Lens 70mm cine equivalent (angle of view 35°)
• Aperture: f/2.8
• Sensitivity range: 100-6400
• Electronic shutter speed 2-1/8000 s
• Maximum image size 8064×6048 / 48mp
• H.264/H.265:
  4K: 3840x2160@24/25/30/48/50/60/100*fps
  FHD: 1920x1080@24/25/30/48/50/60/100*/200*fps
  2.7K Vertical Shooting: 1512x2688@24/25/30/48/50/60fps
  FHD Vertical Shooting: 1080x1920@24/25/30/48/50/60fps

The sales package includes:

1 x DJI Air 3 Drone
1 x DJI RC-N2 controller
1 x Joysticks
1 x Battery
3 x pairs of Low-Noise propellers
1 x Gimbal protector
1 x USB-C 3.0 cable