DJI has released the third iteration of the Mavic line – the Mavic 3. I was lucky enough to take the high-end (high price!) Cine version for a few flights. So, what’s new this year – specs!? Watch our hands-on video as we take DJI’s feature-packed new drone for a spin…
Familiar design, high-end specs
DJI has been upping their Mavic line over the years, it was a huge shift to go from the Phantom down to the compact Mavic design. This time around, the Mavic 3 has grown slightly in size and has a number of features professional film crews used to have to look to Inspire or other options for.
The Mavic 3 has a 4/3 CMOS sensor, a good step up in size, and you can immediately tell from the imagery that’s produced. It’s made in partnership with Hassleblad and features a 24mm, 2.8-11 aperture controllable camera. Resolution-wise it can capture up to 5.1K @ 50 FPS, and 4K 120 FPS. Both of those can be captured in Apple’s ProRes codec. ProRes capture…