The DJI Mini 3 Pro introduces new designs to the Mavic line, including an improved camera gimbal and new propeller arm orientations.
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is the biggest change in the Mavic line of drones we’ve ever seen, and that’s a good thing. In addition to a new camera gimbal design, you can now unfold the propeller arms in any order you desire. The new iteration to the mini line offers 4K video at up to 60fps, and maintains the 249g weight for legal ease. If the default 34 minutes of flight time is not enough, the optional Battery Plus will get you up to 47 minutes in the sky. From first glance, you’ll notice that something has changed. The overall form-factor of the Mini 3 Pro is similar to previous Mavic drones, offering a compact, folding design in a rectangularly shaped fuselage with the camera up front. Unlike most other Mavic drones, however, the propeller arms are not also the landing gear, and the camera does not hang under the nose of the craft. The landing gear is built into the airframe on the front, and is a part of the battery on the rear. This is similar to the DJI Spark from back in the day, with four small feet on the bottom of the drone itself. Without the foot on the front propeller arm, the front and rear arms are now able to operate in any order without bumping into each other. That said, DJI swapped their orientation. The front propeller arms swivel under and out to the front, and the rear arms flip straight out. The camera gimbal is the exciting update for us, allowing the camera far more flexibility in movement, and the ability to point further upward. DJI also enabled the camera to rotate 90 degrees to the side, allowing you to capture portrait video. The orientation of the drone is a little changed as well, the motors point a forward, which means the nose of the craft is far higher than the rear when in flight.
