DJI AIR 3S Review - Is This Now the Perfect Drone? (or not?)

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

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🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00 *🛫 First flight of DJI Air 3S conducted with notable sky conditions for optimal testing.* 00:29 *📸 DJI Air 3S features an upgraded 1-inch sensor main camera for high-quality footage.* 00:57 *🔍 Medium telephoto camera offers 1.3-inch sensor with 3x zoom without quality loss.* 01:38 *🌓 Drone possesses 14 stops of dynamic range, excelling in capturing various lighting conditions.* 01:54 *🗄️ Built-in 42GB internal storage complements SD card for additional media saving options.* 03:14 *🌅 Upgraded 50 megapixel photo mode available, improving detail in well-lit conditions.* 03:58 *🌄 New “free” panorama mode allows custom framing for dynamic compositions.* 05:20 *🌌 Equipped with TOF sensor and improved obstacle avoidance in low-light scenarios.* 06:03 *🌬 Drone shows improved stability and flight time over previous models, with minor noise concerns in urban areas.* 07:00 *🎥 Enhanced slow-motion features now available at 120 FPS in 4K, and up to 240 FPS in 1080P.* 08:08 *🎨 HDR filming modes like HLG and DLog M require post-processing for optimal color grading.* 09:46 *🏰 Desirable area for flying noted for its historic appeal, though now privately owned and deteriorating.* 10:39 *🛡️ Return to Home feature ensures safe landing, even refusing to land in unsuitable conditions.* 12:42 *📋 First flight deemed successful, showcasing ease of use and minimal public detection issues.* Made with HARPA AI

[@GAVINHR]

Nice review my friend I like the way you focused on the actual camera quality as of course that is what the drone is - a camera! looks a great piece of kit

[@MichaelBarber-z8f]

Very impressive and amazing flight. Excellent video 💯 quality. Hi Henrik 👏😀. A great review. DJI is the best. Thank you so much for sharing this video and God bless 🙏

[@fonsos13]

Thanks for this initial review. Air 3S is something I may get in the new year. I have the Air 2S and this seems like it will be a good addition for me based on my use. I like the "S" series

[@GizmoMaxx]

Your Slow Mo run in front the drone crack me up 😂 😂 and Great Review as Always

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

ha, yes almost lost my pants

[@KongGig]

I'm just happy that there will be a newer model of the mavic air 3, as it will mean that the original will get a price drop

[@usadroneflyer]

Air 3S is an amazing update from the Air 3. Love it; but I'll wait until the MAvic 4 release next year! Thanks for sharing! Like 197...

[@Sev51]

the weird flight path is the drone recording the first moments of takeoff so it can land even without gps, used mostly for "inside" enviroments like a garage!

[@yfsvalorant1641]

Nice video😃

[@eitanfine5185]

Hi Are the batteries compatible with the air 3 ?

[@LoftechUK]

Thank you

[@AD-yc5cb]

Yeah 45min on paper, i saw at the beginning you had 97% @ 37min of flight time I mean, even if we don't get the full 45min, +35min is quite long which is great and sufficient enough. Great drone the Air 3S will be my first Air model, i already enjoy my Mini 4 Pro, but i know that i will love the Air 3S great video friend.😅😂

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

No doubt it will not anywhere 45min

[@BlairAir]

You will indeed love it. I fly my Air 3 more than Mavic 3 Pro. Why? Because it is Goldilocks perfect. That's why.

[@AD-yc5cb]

@@BlairAir thanks I will 🤙🏻

[@dfwald4657]

@@BlairAir If the Air3 is Goldilocks perfect, than what is the Air3S?

[@user-wi7vu5hv8g]

Perfecter 😅

[@victorgorospe6576]

Does the Air 3S use the goggles 3?

[@TheHeadman]

Worth upgrading from an Air 3? Any issues with the bitrate ?

[@BlairAir]

Did DJI send you the beacon? That's the big tech item on this upgrade, everything else is typical - refinements and better camera. That beacon is the most interesting part. I like the new "custom" Panorama - You could do this with 3rd party Flight Software, but now with the Fly App is great!

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

That one was not provided

[@BlairAir]

@@TECHDRONEMEDIA Hopefully soon. I love new tech, innovation 💡 - this gets Lidar, the Beacon. Reminds me of Honda Prelude which introduced 4 wheel steering and other tech. Sigh, this is good, guess I'll sell Air 3 and spend a bit to upgrade 🤔

[@Maximilan20]

I wonder if its the same 1" sensor as the Osmo Pocket 3

[@DroneItUp87]

7:39 🤣robber running mode

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

Ha I was loosing my pants

[@DroneItUp87]

@@TECHDRONEMEDIA 🤣

[@MehranNusratov]

Very good 👍🏽 testing Altitude 500? Or 1000?

[@rafas4426]

Hello, takes a wide angle panorama with the camera pointing vertically down like a mavic or not ?

[@OliverGeistbeck]

I was hoping to ger infos about the new GPS remote. Any news here? Do you think it will be compatible with the air 3?

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

It was not included

[@CactusJackSlade]

The model I have been waiting for.... but will continue to wait until it is compatible using the RC2 controller with goggles, like the standard Air 3. 😕

[@victorgorospe6576]

Does the Air 3 S use the goggles 3?

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

I haven't tried yet

[@JasperEllens]

I think the air 3 and air 3S were to close releases on eachother

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

Yes, but it’s still a nice upgrade

[@JasperEllens]

@@TECHDRONEMEDIA indeed, I would buy a air3s over the Mavic 3 any day, the LiDAR and speed are crazy

[@jeromerobinson7064]

I have a question that no one haven't ask what happened to the 5k camera? Everybody was saying that it was going to have like the air 2s, so is it really a air 3s what the point of making a air 3 without the 5k camera did they do that intentionally to get sales.

[@dfwald4657]

Can you do the free panorama in RAW mode? I wouldn't want a panorama created from JPEG photos.

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

I would have to check, but I think you can get the individual images as raw

[@dfwald4657]

@@TECHDRONEMEDIA It probably only autocreates the pano if using JPEG. That's okay as I can use LR to merge them.

[@richalwani]

Wait. You can adjust aperture on Air 3s?

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

no

[@richalwani]

@@TECHDRONEMEDIA Thanks. I just got mine this morning

[@mosyahmi9642]

first😊💓

[@joegophotos1]

No variable aperture … I’ll Go mavic all day

[@joeychm]

I am astonished that reviewers call the main camera a 50mp sensor. In reality it's a 12 MP sensor, achieving 50mp with pixel binning and as such little improvement over the native 12mp sensor. The Air 2S had a 20MP sensor, far superior to the Air 3S.

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

how can you make pixel binning if the pixels are not there ;-)

[@stefanwoermcke6828]

I just checked DJI's website for the DJI Air 3 "Dual Camera with 48MP", so same marketing story here .. and as many already reported for the DJI Air 3 (and I experienced this as well with my Air 3), the 48MP Photos will introduce more noise. In perfect light conditions the 48MP worked for me, otherwise I switch to the 12MP settings.

[@MrDlian]

This is a deal breaker for me, I hoped that the new Air 3S's native resolution would at least match the Air 2S, sadly not the case, to me this is a backward step from a photographers perspective. Looks like i will have to either go for the Mavic 3 or wait for the Mavic 4

[@jonzaremba]

Definitely a turtle head.

[@gbh1946]

Thank you