Brother I must say that your older desk reviews were very good but you getting out there and connecting with real life environments is a game changer. The change you have made in your life has a razor focus on perfection. I did the same after my divorce. I went to college and received a Bachelor's degree. I launched out into the deep and began to travel the world. I focused my mind and body and I began embracing something I could never do when I was married. I took back my FREEDOM! Everything changed for the better. So cheers to you brother. You have not been swallowed in sorrow. You have not been turned into a whimpering puddle of tears. You are taking the time to develop you; to perfect yourself and I personally think you are doing a phenomenal job at it. Go Forth in Success and let no one stop you !
Bought the Air 3 a week after release. It is now my daily flyer. The 70mm lens is a total game changer, and the battery life and occusync 4 make this a hands down winner over my new backup, my Air2s. I like this one better than my Mavic 2 Pro, but I do miss the variable aperture. This drone is money for the cost. Well worth the fly more package. The battery system is the best I have seen from DJI to date. Good review! I concur. This is a solid AF drone for anyone who isn't sporting the kind of jack to get a Mavic 3 Pro Cine.
Excellent review! I don't usually talk about the reviewer that much, but you seem to have a real talent for reviewing. Your voice is clear and succinct and your choice of words and just your presentation, is excellent if not a little above average. Keep up the good work. Marc T.
Hi Shawn, you are awesome as always!! You've been my Guru from the other side of the globe for a few years now and I make it a habit to go through your reviews before I buy any action cameras or drones. The footage you've shown here is fantastic!! I bought the Mini 4 Pro and have the Air 2S but am loving the Air 3 now! With Pocket 3 and Mic 2 getting released soon, I'm all out for DJI this year, not to forget the Action 4!! 🙂
I agree with most of your points here, and I love the Air 3, and have been flying it more than any of my other drones since it arrived. But I still like the Mavic better for taking photos. Great review, thanks for sharing Shawn.
I’m a real estate photographer and I love this drone. I edit all of my own pics and I can tell you there’s a big difference in pic sharpness doing photos. The video is amazing.
hey, massive fan. I was wondering if you preferred the dji action 4 better than the go pro hero 11, because i noticed you were using the action 4 is some of your new videos
Compared to the hero 11 I prefer the action 4. I can’t speak on behalf of the 12 yet as I haven’t received mine, but I plan on doing a lot of tests and comparisons.
I sold my Mavic 3 Pro for the Air 3 for the MUCH better vehicle tracking. I loved the Hasselblad camera, but the cameras on the Air 3 are still exceptional. 👍
Hello Mr. Peter Fritz, I myself have the Mavic 3 Classic and | asked myself the question if the Air 3 is a better choice for me because of the telephoto lens and also the good camera, although no Hasselblad. When I compare my own footage that I took with the Classic the bigger sensor with the Hasselblad profile, natural looking colors and not oversharpening is a win for me over the slightly more oversharpened footage from a smaller lens like the one from my DJI Mini 3 Pro. The footage from a bigger sensor looks more natural to me. On the other hand the difference in quality is only more visable on my 4K TV Screen. The quality from my Mavic 3 Classic holds me off from switching to a drone like the Air 3. But the Air 3 is more versatile and has the 3 times optical zoom from the telelens, very tempting. So what do you think, was switching from your Mavic 3 Pro a good choice at all? I am still debating with myself to wait for a new Air 3S drone with telelens minimal 1 inch sensor or step in for the Air 3 and sell my Mavic 3 Classic for that now. Can you give me some advice from your own perespective? I shoot mostly for hobby but also some professional work sometimes. Is the Air 3 good enough for that? Thanks and a lot of succes with your work. Greertings from NL.
@@gekoldronevideos It’s definitely good enough for pro work (I shoot aerials for clients, plus a fair bit on TH-cam). For 99% of applications, it has the measure of the Hasselblad camera.
Another great video Shawn. I live in the Greater Toronto area which I think is where you are? Do you ever get together with other drone owners? I have a Mini 2 and enjoy it a lot. Wouldn’t mind connecting esp with the launch of the Mini 4 Pro on Monday.
Yes, indeed, the talking parts were filmed on the Dji Action 4 just hand, held on an extension stick. I had the Horisont balancing enabled. To keep the background level. All filmed in auto at 4K 30.
Great videom, with the new updates to the mavic 3 classic such as vision and home point and return in your opion is it better to purchase the mavic 3 $50 more for the classic instead of the air 3?
First off...fantastic scenery...boy are you going to be disappointed when you get back to Southern Ontario!! If you have nothing holding you back like you mentioned in previous videos...just say out there Shawn. Great review...won't be buying it myself as I'm happy with my Mini 3pro/Mavic 3...may keep that combo til the 5's of the drones come out...
The one thing that sucks about the RC-2 controller is not being able to swap the ascend/descend controls. I am so used to “pulling back” on my Air2s to ascend that I’ve almost crashed several times flying the Air 3. I hope they update that otherwise it’s a great drone.
@@xtremeskierbfs Basically what I was getting at is that they are not completely customizable. When using the app on my phone with my old Air2s I could remap the controls anyway I wanted. On the new controller with the Air 3 there are some limits. I prefer to have the ascend/descend swapped. You can swap the ascend/descend on the Air 2s but not with the Air 3.
Hassleblad on dji is just hassleblad stamped on it. It's made at dji. There's no difference between air 3 and mavic 3. Mavic 3 pro has a higher zoom on the pro but they r the same thing like gmc to chevrolet fire bird to camaro
Bough it as soon as it came out. They should’ve included the nd filter set and charger at this price point. AND they should at least make a split ND since we have 2 cameras with different apertures.
So I just got my part 107 certification with the FAA and I want my first drone to be reliable enough to last me for some time, but also I want to engage in as many job opportunities that a drone can provide. Do you, or anyone in the comment section have anything to say? I want to do commercial work with drones
Agreed the video is great and cameras ok. But stills are crap. I am a photographer and was so disappointed I sent back the first Air3 I had. The noise and chromatic aberration were so bad I had to buy third party software to handle the crap in the images. Photoshop could not handle the noise without softening the image too much. DJI are aware of this and are trying to find a solution. So as long you don't want clean images at 100iso go for it.
Love the air 3 over my air 2s EXCEPT the photo quality. I feel like the photos coming out of it remind me of a cell phone photo, no mater if it’s RAW, or 12 or 48. Very disappointing from a photographer standpoint.
@@marc8136 I didn’t. Photos were much better. The only time I experienced issues like this was if I forgot to shoot in RAW and needed to really push the photo.
The good : - Same sensors for the 2 cameras. - Same color profile (M log, not a true log, but anyway...) The Bad : - Not 1 inch sensors. - So much oversharpening!! Like mobile's movies...
Very weak video quality, oversharpned like in smartphone, and there is something wrong with still images, nah, i thought that I swap becouse of tele camera but i will stay with mavic 3 classic. Thank you for review
@@user-qq8mw6vs8x the price difference is marginal, it does not justify the price of Air 3, someone who needs the best quality will not take Air 3 at almost the same classic price
It’s a tough decision. They’re both excellent drones. I guess if a mini drone is not terribly important to you, then the air 3 is a great choice. it’s not overly big and bulky but very powerful and a lot of great feature
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I currently have an Air 2S, but it is so loud. I am primarily using it to film wildlife and the loud noise scares off a lot of what I am trying to see even when using the zoom. I thought maybe the Mini 4 Pro would be more quiet or maybe the Air 3 would be able to zoom in enough to take quality videos?
I’ve had so many comments about that, but it is exactly how I like it. It makes more sense it is easier to connect. I think Apple designed it upside down accidentally. 😂
Sean, great review, thanks!! Still debating with myself to wait for the next gen. Air 3 (S) or something like. See my question to another reaction from @PETERFRITZPHOTO. What do you think about this comparing the quality from the Hasselblad Mavic 3 Classic with the Air 3? Greetings from NL.
Brother I must say that your older desk reviews were very good but you getting out there and connecting with real life environments is a game changer. The change you have made in your life has a razor focus on perfection. I did the same after my divorce. I went to college and received a Bachelor's degree. I launched out into the deep and began to travel the world. I focused my mind and body and I began embracing something I could never do when I was married. I took back my FREEDOM! Everything changed for the better. So cheers to you brother. You have not been swallowed in sorrow. You have not been turned into a whimpering puddle of tears. You are taking the time to develop you; to perfect yourself and I personally think you are doing a phenomenal job at it. Go Forth in Success and let no one stop you !
Bought the Air 3 a week after release. It is now my daily flyer. The 70mm lens is a total game changer, and the battery life and occusync 4 make this a hands down winner over my new backup, my Air2s. I like this one better than my Mavic 2 Pro, but I do miss the variable aperture. This drone is money for the cost. Well worth the fly more package. The battery system is the best I have seen from DJI to date. Good review! I concur. This is a solid AF drone for anyone who isn't sporting the kind of jack to get a Mavic 3 Pro Cine.
Excellent review! I don't usually talk about the reviewer that much, but you seem to have a real talent for reviewing. Your voice is clear and succinct and your choice of words and just your presentation, is excellent if not a little above average. Keep up the good work. Marc T.
Hi Shawn, you are awesome as always!! You've been my Guru from the other side of the globe for a few years now and I make it a habit to go through your reviews before I buy any action cameras or drones. The footage you've shown here is fantastic!! I bought the Mini 4 Pro and have the Air 2S but am loving the Air 3 now! With Pocket 3 and Mic 2 getting released soon, I'm all out for DJI this year, not to forget the Action 4!! 🙂
I agree with most of your points here, and I love the Air 3, and have been flying it more than any of my other drones since it arrived. But I still like the Mavic better for taking photos. Great review, thanks for sharing Shawn.
I’m a real estate photographer and I love this drone. I edit all of my own pics and I can tell you there’s a big difference in pic sharpness doing photos. The video is amazing.
I am considering one. I love the Mavic 3. and the Mini 3. but this is perfect size for my channel and travel. great info
hey, massive fan.
I was wondering if you preferred the dji action 4 better than the go pro hero 11, because i noticed you were using the action 4 is some of your new videos
Compared to the hero 11 I prefer the action 4. I can’t speak on behalf of the 12 yet as I haven’t received mine, but I plan on doing a lot of tests and comparisons.
Great job! I don't know why I tease myself with your videos of new drones out. Still enjoying my Air 2S though.
Your footage is incredible, is that all native DV? And any filters there?
Hi I just got myself the Air 3 and I just Watching your video thanks for the info about the Air 3
I sold my Mavic 3 Pro for the Air 3 for the MUCH better vehicle tracking. I loved the Hasselblad camera, but the cameras on the Air 3 are still exceptional. 👍
Hello Mr. Peter Fritz, I myself have the Mavic 3 Classic and | asked myself the question if the Air 3 is a better choice for me because of the telephoto lens and also the good camera, although no Hasselblad. When I compare my own footage that I took with the Classic the bigger sensor with the Hasselblad profile, natural looking colors and not oversharpening is a win for me over the slightly more oversharpened footage from a smaller lens like the one from my DJI Mini 3 Pro. The footage from a bigger sensor looks more natural to me. On the other hand the difference in quality is only more visable on my 4K TV Screen. The quality from my Mavic 3 Classic holds me off from switching to a drone like the Air 3. But the Air 3 is more versatile and has the 3 times optical zoom from the telelens, very tempting. So what do you think, was switching from your Mavic 3 Pro a good choice at all? I am still debating with myself to wait for a new Air 3S drone with telelens minimal 1 inch sensor or step in for the Air 3 and sell my Mavic 3 Classic for that now. Can you give me some advice from your own perespective? I shoot mostly for hobby but also some professional work sometimes. Is the Air 3 good enough for that? Thanks and a lot of succes with your work. Greertings from NL.
@@gekoldronevideos It’s definitely good enough for pro work (I shoot aerials for clients, plus a fair bit on TH-cam). For 99% of applications, it has the measure of the Hasselblad camera.
Another great video Shawn. I live in the Greater Toronto area which I think is where you are? Do you ever get together with other drone owners? I have a Mini 2 and enjoy it a lot. Wouldn’t mind connecting esp with the launch of the Mini 4 Pro on Monday.
Great review
I’m loving this Air3.
Always good to see you Shawn!
Thank you very much 🙂
Another great video Sean. I love my air 3. Wow! thank you
Thanks 👍
Hey! Did you film this on the new action 4? Really enjoying the look of all of the footage in this review. Thanks for the content!
Yes, indeed, the talking parts were filmed on the Dji Action 4 just hand, held on an extension stick. I had the Horisont balancing enabled. To keep the background level. All filmed in auto at 4K 30.
Great videom, with the new updates to the mavic 3 classic such as vision and home point and return in your opion is it better to purchase the mavic 3 $50 more for the classic instead of the air 3?
Good update video Shawn. Im still in the balance on buying the Air 3.
Very good Shawn. I am seriously considering this drone to replace my Mavic 2.
First off...fantastic scenery...boy are you going to be disappointed when you get back to Southern Ontario!! If you have nothing holding you back like you mentioned in previous videos...just say out there Shawn. Great review...won't be buying it myself as I'm happy with my Mini 3pro/Mavic 3...may keep that combo til the 5's of the drones come out...
The one thing that sucks about the RC-2 controller is not being able to swap the ascend/descend controls. I am so used to “pulling back” on my Air2s to ascend that I’ve almost crashed several times flying the Air 3. I hope they update that otherwise it’s a great drone.
can you elaborate on this? Are you saying the controls are reversed from standard?
@@xtremeskierbfs Basically what I was getting at is that they are not completely customizable. When using the app on my phone with my old Air2s I could remap the controls anyway I wanted. On the new controller with the Air 3 there are some limits. I prefer to have the ascend/descend swapped. You can swap the ascend/descend on the Air 2s but not with the Air 3.
Hassleblad on dji is just hassleblad stamped on it. It's made at dji. There's no difference between air 3 and mavic 3. Mavic 3 pro has a higher zoom on the pro but they r the same thing like gmc to chevrolet fire bird to camaro
You’re forgetting the 4/3 sensor which is considerably larger. But I get what you’re saying.
Great video. Once again.
Excellent and very honest review
I think I want this drone snd an autel also.
I just got the minin3npro I. April. Still getting used to filming
Bough it as soon as it came out. They should’ve included the nd filter set and charger at this price point. AND they should at least make a split ND since we have 2 cameras with different apertures.
Hi, I love my air 3. Perfect for my needs and It is enough for many users instead of Mavic 3.
Great review, as always! Was that a tree on that boat, lol.
Yes, indeed lol
Great video Shawn
Question; in your opinion, is this the best drone for connectivity as far as signal and being able to control the drone at further distance?
So I just got my part 107 certification with the FAA and I want my first drone to be reliable enough to last me for some time, but also I want to engage in as many job opportunities that a drone can provide. Do you, or anyone in the comment section have anything to say? I want to do commercial work with drones
Good vids by the way
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Agreed the video is great and cameras ok. But stills are crap. I am a photographer and was so disappointed I sent back the first Air3 I had. The noise and chromatic aberration were so bad I had to buy third party software to handle the crap in the images. Photoshop could not handle the noise without softening the image too much. DJI are aware of this and are trying to find a solution. So as long you don't want clean images at 100iso go for it.
what are the chances I click on a review and it was filmed in my home province ;-)
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Love the air 3 over my air 2s EXCEPT the photo quality. I feel like the photos coming out of it remind me of a cell phone photo, no mater if it’s RAW, or 12 or 48. Very disappointing from a photographer standpoint.
You didnt had that with the 2s ?
@@marc8136 I didn’t. Photos were much better. The only time I experienced issues like this was if I forgot to shoot in RAW and needed to really push the photo.
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Thank you
Good vid!!!!
Thanks!
Dji Air 3 vs Dji Mavic 3 Classic Please 🥺
Noted!
@@AirPhotography Thank you 😊
Guy did 7 miles out. Made it back with 5% battery.
The good :
- Same sensors for the 2 cameras.
- Same color profile (M log, not a true log, but anyway...)
The Bad :
- Not 1 inch sensors.
- So much oversharpening!! Like mobile's movies...
Very weak video quality, oversharpned like in smartphone, and there is something wrong with still images, nah, i thought that I swap becouse of tele camera but i will stay with mavic 3 classic. Thank you for review
@@user-qq8mw6vs8x
the price difference is marginal, it does not justify the price of Air 3, someone who needs the best quality will not take Air 3 at almost the same classic price
Been there canada new foundland
Another person showed terrible stitching errors in pano so no "upgrade" for me
droneblog is using your idea of showing only hands when doing his videos but your videos are better.
Would you pick this airframe over a Mini 4 Pro?
It’s a tough decision. They’re both excellent drones. I guess if a mini drone is not terribly important to you, then the air 3 is a great choice. it’s not overly big and bulky but very powerful and a lot of great feature
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I currently have an Air 2S, but it is so loud. I am primarily using it to film wildlife and the loud noise scares off a lot of what I am trying to see even when using the zoom. I thought maybe the Mini 4 Pro would be more quiet or maybe the Air 3 would be able to zoom in enough to take quality videos?
Your watch band is installed upside down.
I’ve had so many comments about that, but it is exactly how I like it. It makes more sense it is easier to connect. I think Apple designed it upside down accidentally. 😂
@@AirPhotography Touché lol
Wow
Sean, great review, thanks!! Still debating with myself to wait for the next gen. Air 3 (S) or something like. See my question to another reaction from @PETERFRITZPHOTO. What do you think about this comparing the quality from the Hasselblad Mavic 3 Classic with the Air 3? Greetings from NL.
The Air 3 is for those who can’t afford the Mavic 3 pro.