DJI Mavic 3 Mind Blowing Low Light Performance

[@Crushemedia]

Very good video. I enjoy your content a lot. It is always concise and strait to the point. I have been sort of binge watching your Mavic 3 content lately, and especially looking up night video as I primarily film in low light. I just received my Mavic 3 Pro and am looking forward to all it can do. Thanks for sharing your professional experience.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@kernzilla]

Always love the content m8, straight-forward and no BS. one thing that might be worth adding for review like night mode/noise reduction etc here would be 100%/200% crops to be able to compare details. YT compression makes it hard to tell the benefits, and some crops would be really informative. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@michaelmichaelspoolservice4735]

Love your stuff. I'm a older amateur flier. I do have the M3 and M3 pro. My wife insisted that I had to let go my older drones. Still a mighty fleet. If there are some videos that are more suited to my level. Please send those my way. I've been flying for almost 5 years so I do have some skills. Can't believe that I'm up at all 3:00am watching. But I'm in Tampa, rode out the hurricane and with no power. Nothing else to do. Things will sort out soon. Drones are my happy place. Thanks for all you do.

[@JakeSloan]

I hope you rode through ok! I have LOADS of drone content on my channel thats all VERY different from where you live lol. Most of it is frozen

[@hellobobby]

Wow!! The night mode on the new 3 is absolutely stunning! Great flight.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks and I agree!

[@MrEddieNunez]

Absolutely incredible. I’m going to do a nyc night mode test this weekend.

[@JakeSloan]

AWESOME!! I can't wait to see

[@outofthecommonphotography5503]

First off, it was so nice to see my hometown, Chicago, in this footage. Such an incredible city! Second, HOLY SHITE THAT DRONE'S NIGHT MODE IS INCREDIBLE!!! Lastly, great video as usual. Great details and superb editing. Thank you for this video!!!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!!

[@georgekelly1948]

Stunning work. Thank you, Jake. Cheers from Wisconsin.

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@timelapsebylkunl72]

Thank for great night video sample. DJI done a great job this time. Cruise control are my favorite function of this update.

[@JakeSloan]

Agreed! Although my other favorite feature is the ability to completely adjust speeds especially for cine mode!

[@beedroneinsta]

hey Jake missed your last live stream sorry . very tron like at the start of the video. That was amazing footage you got on this video. its so clear as you fly near the city. looking forward to your next video with it.hope all is well

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@beedroneinsta]

@@JakeSloan no problem at all looking forward to the next video..

[@donhawkins3461]

Mind blowing is putting it mildly! Thanks a lot Jake! I was perfectly happy with my Air 2. Now I have to get a Mavic 😁

[@JakeSloan]

Rofl at least now you can get a mavic classic and not spend an arm and a leg!

[@JoshuaDircks]

Great to see and will definitely try out now. Thanks for breaking it down. Look forward to that aurora test!

[@JakeSloan]

Cheers!

[@discob61350]

Welcome back to Chicago!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@aerialphotography8363]

Great video Jake!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@scetchport]

Thanks Jake, best vid I've seen on night mode and settings. I'm on a 60k outback QLD Australia property, no lights at night except for the homestead. I'll try night mode soon anyway. My mav 3 is working mustering bulls that come to the homestead a few times a week and play up making dust. Mavic 3 pushes them a km back where they belong. I've flown it up to 5km several times, it could go further but battery life isn't long enough. Looking forward to checking out all your vids. Subbd and liked. 🤝

[@JakeSloan]

hey Roger check out my video about filming the Aurora with the mavic 3, that will give you an idea of what night mode pushed to the absolute limit will be. you can see it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joqlhX6nhqlll9k

[@scetchport]

@@JakeSloan thanks Jake...

[@cverschragen]

Like always, excellent work and great review. Thanks Jake!

[@JakeSloan]

My pleasure!

[@mr02gixxer1000]

Wow😮 the night mode is truly amazing !!!

[@JakeSloan]

agreed!

[@kevinhudson6256]

Super job on this review of the new update. I am kinda blown away at how good it is sooc in night mode too.

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!!

[@OldLadyAngler]

wow that looks awesome

[@JakeSloan]

agreed!

[@BobCaseyAerial]

Great shots Jake. I can really get into this night mode. It helps make those night flights look so much better.

[@JakeSloan]

Agreed!!

[@Panos__1904]

DJI 3 has a really impressive quality for low-light Thanks for sharing Subscribed 👍

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@thisdroneupflying]

Fabulous Jake!

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks ☺️

[@DannyDHidalgo]

Welcome to the Chi! We’re you recording ProRes?

[@JakeSloan]

Yes I was and thanks!

[@CarolinaAirshots]

Wow, ISO was up there without it looking grainy, I'll have to watch this again if and when I get a Mavic 3, I'll probably have to eventually, thanks for sharing

[@JakeSloan]

It’s pretty impressive!

[@MarkH163]

Awesome! Looks great at night! Looking forward to Aurora Borealis!

[@JakeSloan]

Me too lol!

[@jesusramos1900]

Yayyyyyyyy officially love my Mavic 3 cine!

[@JakeSloan]

me too!!

[@madrivermediaeddooley5084]

Great review! So many upgrades along with Night Mode. I’ve decided to trade in my 4 month old Air2S!

[@JakeSloan]

Nice!

[@jaakkotahtela123]

Why did you shoot with ISO 1600 previously? Mavic 3 is ISO-invariant at high ISO setting so you would have gotten the same result by adjusting exposure in the post production phase

[@JakeSloan]

because I couldn't see what I was shooting otherwise

[@JimKilgo]

You’re killing me! First you get the aurora from inside the Castner Ice cave just a week after I was there. Now you’re gonna get a drone hyperlapse of the aurora! Jealous level 10 😂 here! You’re killing it rock on! 😊

[@JakeSloan]

Let’s see how it turns out first 😂😂😂

[@lucasieger1966]

AURORA!!! Make it awsome man...

[@JakeSloan]

I hope to!

[@DE-signYourLife]

Solid present

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you

[@BlairAir]

Night mode rocks! Still, I am also super impressed with Gain/Exp tuning that gives us... wait for it: TRIPOD MODE. Even better actually because it's tunable and that braking sensitivity turned all the way down to 10 - the Mavic 3 is not only agile, fast, and aggressive. It can now be smooth as butter - something thar was not in its play book until now. Oh.. and Cruise Control, with multi stick inputs is game changer. I can go 4 kph forward, and 1 kph upward, while doing the world's slowest yaw... hands free. It finally does more than the same baked in DJI stuff you find on Air 2S and Mini 3 😁

[@JakeSloan]

Agreed 100%!!!!

[@isaaclo1016]

Can Mavic 3 classic night mode take star light or th Galaxy either in video or hyperlapse?

[@JakeSloan]

Not sure yet! We will find out in the video I film about the Aurora!

[@isaaclo1016]

@@JakeSloan looking forward to it

[@sacha3912]

Hi Jake, great video!! What luts did you used? Looks great!

[@JakeSloan]

This is the DJI lut

[@ericvdl]

Bonjour Jake, very nice video of mavic 3 footage at night, do you recommend to shoot in auto or maual (shutter speed) ? thank you

[@JakeSloan]

thank you, I always shoot in manual settings

[@arhitectura.din.România]

Very good chanel about drones! Maybe the best one! I SUBSCRIBE about one year ago and I study you very good reviews! Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you!

[@grantwilcox330]

nice video what settings would you recommend when recording high football with stadium lights?

[@JakeSloan]

if the field is well lit then start in normal mode (not night mode) and see if you can film at 400-800 ISO otherwise switch to night mode and film at 800-1600 iso if possible

[@jimanderson4865]

Nice video Jake. I'd have to step up to the Mavic series from the Air 2S. Honestly, how often do you use the telephoto zoom on the Mavic 3? Is it still worth getting or is the Classic good enough as far as zooming goes.

[@JakeSloan]

I think I would absolutely just get the classic in your shoes. The zoom is cool and useful every once in a great while but not often enough to justify the extra cost in my opinion.

[@jimanderson4865]

@@JakeSloan Thank You Jake

[@AnubisArtsTJGrady]

Great video Jake. Is the night mode only good for video or will it work in photo mode also?

[@JakeSloan]

Not photo mode since you can way slow the shutter down in photo mode

[@hidaven]

hi! What about shooting 5.1k vs 4k in night mode at ISO 3200? Ive seen some great examples of even more detail with the same low noise floor.....

[@JakeSloan]

if you shoot in 5.1k dlog you get no noise reduction and no sharpening on the camera so depending on what you do with the footage in post you can get excellent results

[@Andy-rk9mu]

Amazing. Are you planning to release just footage?

[@JakeSloan]

of the aurora? or this footage in this video here? The aurora footage will be included as part of a video like this was

[@Andy-rk9mu]

@@JakeSloan I meant Chicago night footage alone.

[@aero_man]

Great video! Thank you! Where I can download the m3 dlog- rec709 lut?

[@JakeSloan]

From the DJI website. If you click on the mavic 3 then look for downloads

[@aero_man]

@@JakeSloan Thank you!

[@sutv6754]

Jake are you using Mavic 3 Cine? My Mavic 3 Classic which I just got will not allow Dlog in Night Mode. I thought it would be the same that is why I'm wondering. Also you said 422 10bit and I think that is only with Pro Res. But besides that I wanted to get advise. I am shooting a commercial tomorrow night indoors in a large restaurant floor with a lot of xmas lights and decorations and a fire place. Its dim. Outside of Night mode I need to shoot about 2200 iso amd 60 shutter and F4 to get it lit up properly exposed. In a situation like this, would you use night mode? Also if I end up using normal mode would use shoot Dlog in a situation like this. Thanks. As far as

[@JakeSloan]

I am using the cine but I also use the standard both night mode but night mode standard color profile, the Dlog shots here are being shot in video mode, and Dlog is needed for 422 10 bit. Night mode doesnt need log as there isnt a huge amount of dynamic range to deal with

[@gmdronesuk3425]

Where is the best place to download the DJI LUTS ? Dji ?

[@JakeSloan]

Yes on DJI’s website

[@trosencrantz]

I've been hesitant to update as I've heard some folks having issues with their M3 after the update. May wait some time to make sure the update is safe. So you have your footage color graded by someone else ehh? Never thought about having someone grade my drone footage but I like the idea(time).

[@JakeSloan]

Oh I color grade my own footage. In this example I just used the lut from DJI to show what it does

[@throughmyeyes4]

Do any of these work on other bodies like the Air 2s

[@JakeSloan]

Not yet as far as I know. Hopefully they will bring them in the future

[@CaminoAir]

Thank you for this update, Jake. Is Night Mode DJI's response to Autel's drone's low light image quality?

[@JakeSloan]

It very well might be.

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Fantastic 🤝😎

[@JakeSloan]

Thank you

[@lifeon2wheels1990]

Would you say night mode is now as good as dlog with noise reduction. Or d log is still better. Just curious on what you would do. Because d log requires more grading

[@JakeSloan]

you don't need lots of dynamic range at night so normal is better overall

[@f13dfx]

Hi Jake, I always take your word as Gospel even though I live in Canada. I have a Basic Pilot’s Certificate but I want to go for the Advanced Certificate so I can fly at night in cities like Vancouver, Toronto & Montreal so I can take nightscapes like this one! My big question is that I heard that Remote ID is also part of the update which I’m a bit hesitant about. Can you explain how Remote ID might affect the flying you did in this video taken at night. Thanks again for info on the Night Video Mode!

[@JakeSloan]

I’m not sure how remote ID in Canada will work but in the USA the drone now transmits the location data elevation and direction of the drone as well as the location data of the pilot. However so far that is only accessible by law enforcement. None of the publicly available apps are able to get that data as of yet

[@johnanello3352]

I wish DJI would put out a firmware update allowing night mode using waypoints. I don't think there is a workaround for this on the Mavic.

[@JakeSloan]

that would be amazing

[@ZGP]

Watched your entire video but I’m confused, what about HLG? Was it better for low light then the d-log?

[@JakeSloan]

it's really 6 or 1/2 dozen lol. both HLG and D-Log are high dynamic range which you don't really need for night since there is such a limited amount of dynamic range anyway.

[@weird_videophotography]

I dont know the laws in america about drones, but in europe the extra light for night flights has to be on the buttom (what makes more sense to see the drone from the ground) and the light has to be green. I was a bit wondering about that part in your video.

[@JakeSloan]

That is not the law in the USA. Here it must be visible from 3 nautical miles and must be white

[@berkayefe1]

hi music song name ?

[@JakeSloan]

I can’t remember now lol

[@Lordvader330]

Funny I shoot M4/3 cameras. People always complain they have crap dynamic range. I have never had an issue. This just proves the point. The real issue with M4/3 is the added depth of field. Something people can struggle with if they don't take into consideration the crop factor.

[@JakeSloan]

Agreed!!

[@jeffarose]

What software are you using? Looks like Final Cut Pro (which I have), but appears to be running on Windows.

[@JakeSloan]

This is Final Cut Pro on Mac.

[@jeffarose]

@@JakeSloan Ok. I see now. When watching it on my iPhone, the menu bar was cut off and it looked like the quit X was in the top right corner.

[@romainprovost7164]

It’s légal flying at night in the Sky of such a big city ?

[@JakeSloan]

I explain how it is legal in the USA to fly at night later in the video. This was legal airspace but not all cities have legal airspace so it’s important to check and make sure before you take off. If you live in another country you may have different rules.

[@BrunoParnell]

yeessh not as good I hope tbh. I'm not sure if it's youtube compression but lots of color banding and noise on my end. For context: I am on a M1 MacBook, watching 4k and I work in major network / film industry full time as Union Drone Op / so I don't think it's my eyes. Love your work tho and appreciate this vid as I was considering using Mav 3 Cine for an upcoming night shoot for a show, don't think I will after watching this.

[@JakeSloan]

I think that is mostly KZbin compression tbh, however night mode locks you into normal color profile as well which is almost always a no go for any of the TV shows and productions I work on, only a few have said yes to that but I have yet to see the shots used on those shows lol. there is no way this will compete with a proper camera on an alta etc. On the aurora, I doubt it as well in video mode. it might catch a really bright display with moon light but I actually think hyper lapse mode might be able to pull something off. we will see...

[@BrunoParnell]

@@JakeSloan Oh shoots, that's definitely a no go if it's stuck in normal color in night mode. Really stoked to see your Aurora footage, a hyper lapse is a good call. Great stufff as always Jake, thanks again.

[@BrunoParnell]

@@JakeSloan A day later and I actually used it on a major network show last night lol. Looks much better without youtube compression, you were right.

[@107drones]

Chicago sure looks gorgeous in "Night Mode". Now all I need is a Mavic 3. 😳 You're killing me, Jake. Or should I say you're killing my wallet? 😂 Nice review.

[@JakeSloan]

Rofl well I hear the mavic 3 classic is cheaper 😉… thanks a lot for the kind words

[@maroskn3008]

You have no fast movement, so you should go with slower shutter speed to get more light, same as fps. Use 1/30 instead 1/60 for 30fps, also called angle 360 instead of 180. And if using 60fps the use 30fps instead (with SS 30) to get better results.

[@JakeSloan]

Also an option to get even more light in

[@WesleyHenriq]

Não vi diferença nenhuma em relação ao Mini 4 pro e Air 3!!

[@JakeSloan]

because those drones came out much later with different technology...

[@leesanghong80]

bk5b

[@JakeSloan]

cheers

[@rotorfpv4117]

pfff only 30 fps

[@JakeSloan]

…

[@SkyCoreLLC]

Should've been shooting 24 fps, would've let in more light and for slow far shots like that could've put the shutter to 360 for another stop.

[@jere9916]

First

[@JakeSloan]

Thanks!

[@trinimedia19]

Still isn't great tbh, it's just ok.

[@JakeSloan]

first we need to have realistic expectations for a drone of this size but it’s a big step up it's not going to perform like a full frame low light camera like the A7sIII but the performance out of it for this size is impressive… it’s on the same level as the inspire 2 in almost all cases