The Mini 3 Pro is a little badass. I love mine. Something it doesn't get nearly enough credit for is how good the algorithm is when recording in auto mode. I was skeptical at first, but it does an excellent job at maintaining the right shutter speed to frame rate ratio. I trust it so much now that I don't have the histogram on the display, no warning stripes, and other than a UV filter to protect the lens, the only ND filter I've had to use is an ND32 for when it's really sunny. I went back and forth between the 32 and 64. The difference was nominal, but the 32 was the most consistent. The wind issue is something I've never had to deal with. It can be so stagnant here in Texas, but that's something I want to do some testing with a little more. The only thing that I really wish this drone came with standard was better landing gear like what you have on yours. I'm not the biggest fan of hand release and capture, but I'll do it if needed. Having those extenders would be nice, though.
Hi. Hoping you're still responding to old videos. I also noticed the extensions right off. Are these the PGYTECH landing gear extensions? They look much more stable out on the ends of the arms vs the regular foldable legs that are in close to the body on other landing gears. I am about to purchase a Mini 3 Pro and have been watching some videos. Another of your videos comparing the regular 3 to the Pro was one of the main deciding factors to get the Pro. My main question, though, is with these leg extensions, (Or any added landing gear) does it put the drone over the 249 gram limit? Would you "legally" have to register it with the FAA if you installed them? I can see a high probability of ground contact with the props on landing and takeoff without them.
The only thing that bothers me about it is the props. I wish it had the quick snap props like the bigger dji drones. Hate the screws. Other than that everything is great about it. I don't have a problem with it not having side avoidance sensors. I don't rely on the collision avoidance sensors. I just make sure I don't fly into stuff. If you must have the sensors all around your drone then you don't trust your piloting skills.
Thanks for the review. Just 2 comments if I may (just my take for what it is worth): 1) I hear you with regard to high wind conditions, but considering the weight of the drone, which is one of the main reason I bought this drone, I fully expected that to be the case and so I think it is a bit of an unfair criticism. Of course it is easy for me to say that as I also have a Mavic 3 which is very decent in high winds. 2) Fair comment on the fixed aperture but I don’t agree that we are stuck with the 180 degrees shutter rule in order to ensure a “cinematic feel”. I believe this is one of the biggest misconception in videography. Famous film directors like Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick for examples, have purposely broken that rule in some of their movies. Yet I don’t think too many people are complaining that their movies are not cinematic enough. Whenever possible it is a good idea to use the 180 degrees shutter rule, but that doesn’t mean that we are stuck with it.
Gotta be honest, I'm glad I watched till the end before commenting - half way through I was all ready to give you a blasting for being so (as you said) nit-picky 🤣🤣 But you're quite right, it's a pretty awesome piece of gear.
As a Part 107 Certified Pilot in the USA and investing my post retirement time in the sUAS regulatory space, as well as operating a drone flight school this is my main problem with the Mini 3 Pro. First and foremost, it is not a true sub 250 gram drone. It is only 250 grams and not subject to registration if you do not fly it with one or more of the following. 1. The extended battery 2. An anti-collision light required for night operations 3. If it is operated with a prop guard which is required for Category 1 operations over people. I learned all of this after the fact and did wind up having to register it. As you mentioned, I expected better performance in light gusts, but with each increase in the wind, say over 18 km/hr, the stability of the aircraft decreased substantially. I also noticed unlike my Air 2 and A2S, where I always got precision landing within a few cm of the home point, the Mini 3 Pro was off by as much as a meter and I had to manually guide it to the landing pad. That being said, it does take relatively good photos and video, although with the f1.7 aperture, the content was almost always overexposed on mostly sunny days and I was forced to use the ND filters.
I have nothing against the Mini 3 Pro, but just not a fan of the mini blades like my Mini 2. The Mini drones have very poor maneuverability compared to Air 2s, Avata and other DJI drones. I am looking at the DJI Mavic 3 Classic, due to way points and some other sweet features. I just passed my 107 Certification 2 weeks ago and looking to have a good mixture of drones to open some future drone jobs. Not set on anything specific.
@@BlueDroneBluesA year later and I just got my Mini 3 Pro out of mothballs and read your reply. Hope you were successful in getting your Part 107. As I mentioned, I do live near an AMA field and have given flight instructions for a fee and have done some real estate work and for roofing companies, there is no way what I’ve made is anything but spending money. The main reason I got certified is because of paranoid neighbors and our HOA who are a bunch of Karens, that would like nothing more than to call the cops on me. With a 107, you prove that you are as capable flying a drone as a Part 61 private pilot is flying light aircraft.
if you are a professional, as you say for yourself, then you will not use a cheap drone for clients, but you will use a better and stronger drone that professionals use even when the wind is strong.
yeah price may be a bit much but right now its a worthy investment for me as i need it to get the life i want and encourage me to get out of this house lol
As you said. it´s an entry level drone with a lot of features. Sideway obstacle avoindence and variable aperture is for even higher priced drones. And if it is too windy just don´t fly...
I honestly have a fifth hate. That is honestly the props. I don’t know how it is with the Mini 3 Pro, but having the Mini 2 and when your 300’ plus in altitude and your waiting for it to land, your going to be waiting a good 2 minutes or so for it to come down. I wonder if on the future Mini 4 Pro they’d introduced the duel prop quick lock and release feature that is pretty much standard on all other DJI drones other than the Mini drone, DJI FPV and the Avata drones. I wonder with a better blade design if the Mini would be more maneuverable in all directions? Anyways, nice video. 😊
Everybody hated the mini 3. All dji minis suck in the wind it's why I stopped using them. I'll never go back to a mini unless it's used and dirt cheap and I'm just using it for fun. They're pretty much kids toys. The mini 4 is not worth nowhere near the 1k they r asking. It's a 600 buck drone at the most.
Had mine for 3 weeks now and love it. I have flown up to 15mph gusts. I wish it had more than a 2X zoom and a slightly taller landing platform. I get about 32 min. out of my big battery. Did I mention that I love it?
So are most other drones without a screen. Not everyone gives a flip about controllers with a built in screen. I can pay under $300 bucks for a 10.2” screen the iPad 9th Generation which with an adapter would be a far better display then the $1,200 dollar 💵 Rc Pro controller.
The Mini 3 Pro is a little badass. I love mine. Something it doesn't get nearly enough credit for is how good the algorithm is when recording in auto mode. I was skeptical at first, but it does an excellent job at maintaining the right shutter speed to frame rate ratio. I trust it so much now that I don't have the histogram on the display, no warning stripes, and other than a UV filter to protect the lens, the only ND filter I've had to use is an ND32 for when it's really sunny. I went back and forth between the 32 and 64. The difference was nominal, but the 32 was the most consistent. The wind issue is something I've never had to deal with. It can be so stagnant here in Texas, but that's something I want to do some testing with a little more. The only thing that I really wish this drone came with standard was better landing gear like what you have on yours. I'm not the biggest fan of hand release and capture, but I'll do it if needed. Having those extenders would be nice, though.
Yep! The leg extensions are handy!
Hi. Hoping you're still responding to old videos. I also noticed the extensions right off. Are these the PGYTECH landing gear extensions? They look much more stable out on the ends of the arms vs the regular foldable legs that are in close to the body on other landing gears. I am about to purchase a Mini 3 Pro and have been watching some videos. Another of your videos comparing the regular 3 to the Pro was one of the main deciding factors to get the Pro. My main question, though, is with these leg extensions, (Or any added landing gear) does it put the drone over the 249 gram limit? Would you "legally" have to register it with the FAA if you installed them? I can see a high probability of ground contact with the props on landing and takeoff without them.
i agree the price is so fcked up.. its not bundle too
The only thing that bothers me about it is the props. I wish it had the quick snap props like the bigger dji drones. Hate the screws. Other than that everything is great about it. I don't have a problem with it not having side avoidance sensors. I don't rely on the collision avoidance sensors. I just make sure I don't fly into stuff. If you must have the sensors all around your drone then you don't trust your piloting skills.
Thanks for the review. Just 2 comments if I may (just my take for what it is worth): 1) I hear you with regard to high wind conditions, but considering the weight of the drone, which is one of the main reason I bought this drone, I fully expected that to be the case and so I think it is a bit of an unfair criticism. Of course it is easy for me to say that as I also have a Mavic 3 which is very decent in high winds. 2) Fair comment on the fixed aperture but I don’t agree that we are stuck with the 180 degrees shutter rule in order to ensure a “cinematic feel”. I believe this is one of the biggest misconception in videography. Famous film directors like Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick for examples, have purposely broken that rule in some of their movies. Yet I don’t think too many people are complaining that their movies are not cinematic enough. Whenever possible it is a good idea to use the 180 degrees shutter rule, but that doesn’t mean that we are stuck with it.
I agree! I own
How did you get landing legs on the DJI mini pro?
thats why my big heavy phantom is much more reliable on windy situation.
Best Drone Ever !!
Works well for photogrammetry also
At what wind speed does it become too windy?
Gotta be honest, I'm glad I watched till the end before commenting - half way through I was all ready to give you a blasting for being so (as you said) nit-picky 🤣🤣 But you're quite right, it's a pretty awesome piece of gear.
Glad you enjoyed it! And watched till the end! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
your a proffessional lol what is hetcic wind speed ......... cyclonic .... what drone flies in this ?
😂😂😂
what would you recommend in this price bracket please? (im looking to buy)
Mini 3 pro for sure!
I love it too.
Is there a country called Austraya?
Why is the video showing mini 3 not mini 3 pro
It’s the mini 3 pro
Apologies it was the front legs that made me think, thank you for great video
What I hate ab Mini 3 PRO is that people like you make films ab it 😂😂😂
Lol and then people like you watch it! 🤷🏼♀️😂
@@amycreighton I hate it as well 🤣🤣🤣
complaining about ND filters and wind, its not issue for drone seems its more related to operator who dont know how to use it
Lol I don’t think so bud 😂
As in don't use it? 😂
@@amycreighton well continue to not think at all blondie 😂
I hate that the bananas I recently bought dont taste, feel, cost or smell like oranges.
As a Part 107 Certified Pilot in the USA and investing my post retirement time in the sUAS regulatory space, as well as operating a drone flight school this is my main problem with the Mini 3 Pro. First and foremost, it is not a true sub 250 gram drone. It is only 250 grams and not subject to registration if you do not fly it with one or more of the following.
1. The extended battery
2. An anti-collision light required for night operations
3. If it is operated with a prop guard which is required for Category 1 operations over people.
I learned all of this after the fact and did wind up having to register it.
As you mentioned, I expected better performance in light gusts, but with each increase in the wind, say over 18 km/hr, the stability of the aircraft decreased substantially.
I also noticed unlike my Air 2 and A2S, where I always got precision landing within a few cm of the home point, the Mini 3 Pro was off by as much as a meter and I had to manually guide it to the landing pad.
That being said, it does take relatively good photos and video, although with the f1.7 aperture, the content was almost always overexposed on mostly sunny days and I was forced to use the ND filters.
I have nothing against the Mini 3 Pro, but just not a fan of the mini blades like my Mini 2. The Mini drones have very poor maneuverability compared to Air 2s, Avata and other DJI drones.
I am looking at the DJI Mavic 3 Classic, due to way points and some other sweet features. I just passed my 107 Certification 2 weeks ago and looking to have a good mixture of drones to open some future drone jobs. Not set on anything specific.
@@BlueDroneBluesA year later and I just got my Mini 3 Pro out of mothballs and read your reply. Hope you were successful in getting your Part 107. As I mentioned, I do live near an AMA field and have given flight instructions for a fee and have done some real estate work and for roofing companies, there is no way what I’ve made is anything but spending money. The main reason I got certified is because of paranoid neighbors and our HOA who are a bunch of Karens, that would like nothing more than to call the cops on me. With a 107, you prove that you are as capable flying a drone as a Part 61 private pilot is flying light aircraft.
you do realize this is a mini drone right? these "problems" can be fixed by upgrading to a larger drone.
Correct but some people can’t afford that
Nothing to see here, move along please
if you are a professional, as you say for yourself, then you will not use a cheap drone for clients, but you will use a better and stronger drone that professionals use even when the wind is strong.
Correct.
I hate teal & orange. Sorry.
All good! Not everyone likes the same stuff mate
Shoul I listen to you?!?
yeah price may be a bit much but right now its a worthy investment for me as i need it to get the life i want and encourage me to get out of this house lol
As you said. it´s an entry level drone with a lot of features. Sideway obstacle avoindence and variable aperture is for even higher priced drones. And if it is too windy just don´t fly...
You know how the mini 3 pro has no side sensors? I crashed mine and it fell 10 feet and it was painful watching it hit the ground at a high speed
Next “expert”. If is to windy stay at home. Who normal is flying in strong wind?. Is it plane or drone?.
Can’t stay at home when a client expects you to get drone shots for them mate! Lol 😂
@@amycreighton So for commercial use bigger drone. It’s easy
I honestly have a fifth hate. That is honestly the props. I don’t know how it is with the Mini 3 Pro, but having the Mini 2 and when your 300’ plus in altitude and your waiting for it to land, your going to be waiting a good 2 minutes or so for it to come down.
I wonder if on the future Mini 4 Pro they’d introduced the duel prop quick lock and release feature that is pretty much standard on all other DJI drones other than the Mini drone, DJI FPV and the Avata drones.
I wonder with a better blade design if the Mini would be more maneuverable in all directions?
Anyways, nice video. 😊
Everybody hated the mini 3. All dji minis suck in the wind it's why I stopped using them. I'll never go back to a mini unless it's used and dirt cheap and I'm just using it for fun. They're pretty much kids toys. The mini 4 is not worth nowhere near the 1k they r asking. It's a 600 buck drone at the most.
Maybe you can make a 4k drone < 250g that fixes all the issues you mention, you sound pro
Maybe 🤔
nice sweater! who makes it?
Why i hate bicycle
1. It has no engine
lol
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Agree it’s been bloody cold 😅
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click bait.
What is clit bait?
Had mine for 3 weeks now and love it. I have flown up to 15mph gusts. I wish it had more than a 2X zoom and a slightly taller landing platform. I get about 32 min. out of my big battery. Did I mention that I love it?
why did you lie.
I didn’t lie mate watch the ENTIRE video!
Complaining just to complain.
Please bring back the dislike counter
Lady, most people don't buy drones to take pretty pictures. Most people are content taking vertical video and pictures with their phones.
Lol 😂
DJI Mini 3 useless without i phone or smart phone or tablet
So are most other drones without a screen. Not everyone gives a flip about controllers with a built in screen.
I can pay under $300 bucks for a 10.2” screen the iPad 9th Generation which with an adapter would be a far better display then the $1,200 dollar 💵 Rc Pro controller.