I repeat constantly, Billy is the only youtuber who impartially and to the smallest detail best presents DJI drones and the only one who leaves sample files for public to make sure if it suits their needs! Billy is No.1 drone tuber for me for a years! Cheers mate
Good demo flight! Changing the white balance gave it the look that I expected from this drone. The colors look a little warm on the videos that I’ve seen.
as an amateur hobbyist who's mostly interested in capturing cool videos of my car, my mini 3 pro indeed struggles to keep up (even with tailwind). this review, while not really testing a lot of the Air3S's new features, is the only one i've seen thus far confirming the athleticism and agility of this new drone. thanks. i never thought i'd reach a point where i would be seeking a semi-pro "prosumer" level drone, but here we are. the extra high tech obstacle avoidance gives me the confidence to invest. the mini 3 pro will probably still be my go-to for travels.
This is great! I've watched two other videos where they 'tried' to go 60 but ended up at 50.. When you unboxed the ND filters surprised me, I had to go back and look at what I purchase last night and yes, there is a set of ND filters in my Combo with the RC-N3, since I have a Mini 4 Pro with the RC 2 already and they do not sell the Air 3S Combo without a controller.
Great videos and thank you for sharing the raw images, helps a lot to judge the air 3s. If next time you could share some low light and blue hour raws too please that would be awesome.
Great review. Purchasing one soon. Still love that you fly in that really cool area in Philly...I believe an old Iron works place? Stayed at that Hotel a couple of times.
@@mikewestra don't do it. Don't get sucked in. Drone are for videos right? Your drone still takes videos right? Still flies in the sky right? Then keep it and keep using it. There's absolutely nothing special about the bells and whistles of the 3s. It's all corporate greed
@@theone2be33lol if you have the money and want MUCH better tracking / better obstacle avoidance the air 3S is the perfect upgrade there. Then the battery situation with air 2s is such a less pleasant experience both charging and using them… tons of reasons to make that jump. Air 2 can still fetch a decent price on markets too.
I should emerge from the Dark Ages & sell my First Gen Mavic Pro. Maybe wake up and smell the technology. Been watching your videos for years. I've got the DJI FPV and love it but for a production camera drone, this Air 3S sure looks like the real deal. Thx Billy.
Hey Billy, as we all know, DJI is a business to make profits to stay in business. Great things don't always come first. Hence, for the drone hobbiests to invest every few years 😅. For me, I'm finally upgrading and ordered the Air3s moving up from the original Mavic pro drone! This will be an upgrade! 👌 and to enjoy many new drone enhancements & features!
Mine just shipped, I'm quite hyped. Can't wait to do my own flight test on the Schuylkill soon! QQ: are the ND filters staggered for the F-stop difference?
This is perfect for me since my last drone was a Mavic 2 Zoom. I nearly bought an Air 3, especially with the 20% off sale a week ago but I'm glad I waited. How would you feel about full price for the Air 3S vs 20% off of the Air 3 (they both have the same MSRP)?
I'm on the fence with this drone until you (Billy) give your opinion on the night time video capabilities and if it exceeds my Air 3. Your first impression was that it didn't. Thanx for the testing!
Huge improvement from my Air 2s and although I've only had a couple of flights on it I'm really enjoying some of the improvements. Can't wait to get more flights in.
@@julianbockowski600 I find it better than my Air 2s but have only had a couple of flights. It's things like the speed, the 2nd camera, OA improvements and improved RTH that I really like.
@@gbower1 Well... The Air3S's 1" Sensor is FAKE! Quad-Bayer crap. Its a native 12MP camera. The Air2S's REAL 1" Sensor is a 20MP native camera. Plenty of other reasons the Air3 and Air3S are still better, but don't be fooled.
People are already tested . You should test it on sport mode. See the obstacle sensor working . also see does it work on the night. try it all the mode 😅 maybe ?😢
I wish you could switch cameras without having to stop and restart the recording. Like how the iPhone can switch between cameras easily while recording.
Currently have a Mavic 3 cine. This has me hyped to see what they do with the Mavic 4. A huge fan of the lidar would like a full 360 system implemented
Just received my Neo a few days ago, love it! Dumb question, total newbie, if I grab the Air 3S, can I use the remote for the Neo as well, I'd want the RC 2 option? I'm assuming I can just wanted clarification.
Hello, I watched your video, and bought a DJI Air3S, but in the settings, it says that it can't go faster than 47mph, did you do anything to get it to 60mph? What firmware do you have?
There is nothing made by DJI that could be considered junk! Improvements are incremental most of the time between releases as is the case here if you're a frequent buyer of the product as I am. The Air line is however no longer a mid-sized drone. Its almost as large as the full-sized flagship and its updated release is imminent. Having the Mini 4 pro for lightweight action and the Air 2s for true mid-size action I'll be putting that $1600 expenditure towards the Mavic 4pro that will likely have all the improvements of the Air line and a whole lot more in the way of flagship features, for the full-size offering! Its nice to see however some of the new tech DJI has in store for us though. Great review here and thank you for that.
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Great drone and specs. Petty that DJI does not honor the fact that some pilots already own the RC2. It is not possible to buy the drone without the RC-N3 (which I have lying around unused anyway)...
Hey Billy, question. I have an Air 3 and Mavic 3 classic. When I do paid work, I use my air 3 for video because of the 70mm lens, and the video looks great out of the A3, however, I absolutely hate the camera for photos, especially the 48mp. When I need pro photos, I switch to my M3. In your opinion, is the photo quality a lot better on the A3. That’s really my deciding factor on upgrade. I appreciate it.
The 70mm camera is unchanged. It’s only the 24mm camera that was upgrade over the Air 3. 70mm camera is exactly the same on both drones. Any improvements will be in software/firmware updates which will likely be rolled out to both drones.
@@Astrohurricane understood. Maybe I worded it wrong. I use the A3 because I love the 70mm, but I hate the photo quality of the main lens. I use the 70mm for video mostly.
Billy, I have not seen anyone mention Waypoints on this Air 3s yet mate, can you confirm does it do the waypoints mode? Even the DJI site does not mention them, but it does not for the Air 3 either so I'm confused.
@@maddmavicI like it but it STILL Lacks a Low Light Night Vision Camera [ like the CADDXFPV Infra Camera No-Light night vision analog camera in FPV market, capable of capturing images even in 0 Lux conditions ] for true night cap flights. I may just wait.
Ugh ...so either it truely is just a refresh ..or - they haven't opened the sensor up yet ...as much as you said "refresh" I tend to doubt there is much more to this drone than speed ...odd no real third party sellers ...all preorder except from DJI out here
All you early reviewers claim this Air 3S has better capability in low light video and obstacle avoidance than the Air 3 which I have and has great night time videography and obstacle avoidance. Yet I'm failed to see a single one of you post a nighttime video with the Air 3S.
Great video but I’ll be waiting for that Mavic 4 Pro …now we know what’s coming like that LiDar nightscape and 60 mph?! That’s Inspire speeds! 😊 this is replacing your Mavic 3 Pro, even with the not so great low light capabilities?
@21:10 wheres that VLOS guy. hahahahaha! its 3500 ft from you. I love my air 3 and the wind resistance it has over mini 4 pro but the LIdar is the only reason to switch to air 3s
Billie great overview, question. I understand that this comes with internal memory so if you have the SD card in does the internal memory fill up first then goes over to the memory card. How does that exactly work? Thanks.
AIR 3S IS NO FASTER THAN AIR 3, unless you have a 6 m/s Tailwind. Max Horizontal Speed At sea level, in windless conditions:21 m/s* * (46.97 mph, 75.2 kph) At sea level, with 6 m/s tailwind, while flying in the same direction as the wind: 27 m/s* ( 60.397 MPH, 97.2 KPH)
This Air 3S bundle is nice, but man is pricey after tax and refresh care $+1800. I do not recommend it unless you are making money or an a enthusiastic. I still have my Original Mavic Air & DJI FPV. I love DJI, but buy used or previous models.
The only competitor that rivals Dji is Autel robotics and even though there’s no need to get a brand new drone we also have to worry about that bill for Dji drone ban
Hey there fellow droner… In case you hadn’t heard, it seems that the DJI ban legislation has been shelved until after we see who captures the White House for the next four years. (Whooo boy, I’ve certainly got my fingers crossed for the candidate I’m hoping for.) Thought you’d like to know.
I repeat constantly, Billy is the only youtuber who impartially and to the smallest detail best presents DJI drones and the only one who leaves sample files for public to make sure if it suits their needs! Billy is No.1 drone tuber for me for a years! Cheers mate
Good demo flight! Changing the white balance gave it the look that I expected from this drone. The colors look a little warm on the videos that I’ve seen.
as an amateur hobbyist who's mostly interested in capturing cool videos of my car, my mini 3 pro indeed struggles to keep up (even with tailwind).
this review, while not really testing a lot of the Air3S's new features, is the only one i've seen thus far confirming the athleticism and agility of this new drone. thanks.
i never thought i'd reach a point where i would be seeking a semi-pro "prosumer" level drone, but here we are. the extra high tech obstacle avoidance gives me the confidence to invest.
the mini 3 pro will probably still be my go-to for travels.
100% the best drone reviewer channel by a mile. Hands down!
This is great! I've watched two other videos where they 'tried' to go 60 but ended up at 50.. When you unboxed the ND filters surprised me, I had to go back and look at what I purchase last night and yes, there is a set of ND filters in my Combo with the RC-N3, since I have a Mini 4 Pro with the RC 2 already and they do not sell the Air 3S Combo without a controller.
Great videos and thank you for sharing the raw images, helps a lot to judge the air 3s. If next time you could share some low light and blue hour raws too please that would be awesome.
Agree, I'm waiting for thermal cameras on DJI drone!
I have the air 3 but I think I'll be getting this as it looks like it will be capable of following me on a enduro bike offroad .
Great review. Purchasing one soon. Still love that you fly in that really cool area in Philly...I believe an old Iron works place? Stayed at that Hotel a couple of times.
I’m still flying the Air 2S. But with the 3S I’m really considering to upgrade
@@mikewestra don't do it. Don't get sucked in. Drone are for videos right? Your drone still takes videos right? Still flies in the sky right? Then keep it and keep using it. There's absolutely nothing special about the bells and whistles of the 3s. It's all corporate greed
@@theone2be33wrong, the rth without gps for example is excellent, plus many more exclusive features.
@@theone2be33lol if you have the money and want MUCH better tracking / better obstacle avoidance the air 3S is the perfect upgrade there. Then the battery situation with air 2s is such a less pleasant experience both charging and using them… tons of reasons to make that jump.
Air 2 can still fetch a decent price on markets too.
@@theone2be33you might actually be cooking with this one
@@theone2be33Nope. I really don’t like the colors from the Air 2S compared to other newer ones. So Air 3S is a must
the mini pro 4 was my first drone. I ordered 3s it just shipped headed to Hawaii can’t wait to see the difference between the two.
I should emerge from the Dark Ages & sell my First Gen Mavic Pro. Maybe wake up and smell the technology. Been watching your videos for years. I've got the DJI FPV and love it but for a production camera drone, this Air 3S sure looks like the real deal. Thx Billy.
Billy, thanks for posting; I’m looking forward to the new speed of this drone.
Hey Billy, as we all know, DJI is a business to make profits to stay in business. Great things don't always come first. Hence, for the drone hobbiests to invest every few years 😅. For me, I'm finally upgrading and ordered the Air3s moving up from the original Mavic pro drone! This will be an upgrade! 👌 and to enjoy many new drone enhancements & features!
Good video Billy
My Mini 2 needs a companion, I think this will do just the trick. Great video as always Billy. Best wishes from the United Kingdom
Nice unboxing and first flight. The speed of this new drone ivery impressive. Great video, and thanks for sharing.
Mine just shipped, I'm quite hyped. Can't wait to do my own flight test on the Schuylkill soon! QQ: are the ND filters staggered for the F-stop difference?
Sweet drone for sure
This is perfect for me since my last drone was a Mavic 2 Zoom. I nearly bought an Air 3, especially with the 20% off sale a week ago but I'm glad I waited. How would you feel about full price for the Air 3S vs 20% off of the Air 3 (they both have the same MSRP)?
This is gonna be my first Drone!!!! Im so excited to fly
Catch you Breath Mate! Before you collapse. You speak faster than the movie Speed.
Why don't you breathe, can barely hear you!
I agree with statement!
Then he goes on about his phone color like anybody gives a fuck.
I'm on the fence with this drone until you (Billy) give your opinion on the night time video capabilities and if it exceeds my Air 3. Your first impression was that it didn't. Thanx for the testing!
Man you must be really comfortable flying in that location. Watching you do so much in S mode without looking at the drone was making me nervous lol.
I still like my DJI Air2S ! Thanks Billy for your insight into this..
True. we don't need yearly upgrades. I'm perfectly happy with my iPhone 4S.
The DJI FPV is a folding drone if you hit the wall at it's rated full speed of 39 m/s or 87 mph.
Would like to see you demonstrate top speed toward and against the wind please
Huge improvement from my Air 2s and although I've only had a couple of flights on it I'm really enjoying some of the improvements. Can't wait to get more flights in.
How is the video quality compared to the air 2s? I’m debating upgrading mine as well
@@julianbockowski600 I find it better than my Air 2s but have only had a couple of flights. It's things like the speed, the 2nd camera, OA improvements and improved RTH that I really like.
@@gbower1 Well... The Air3S's 1" Sensor is FAKE! Quad-Bayer crap. Its a native 12MP camera. The Air2S's REAL 1" Sensor is a 20MP native camera. Plenty of other reasons the Air3 and Air3S are still better, but don't be fooled.
Got mine the day of the release and i love it
People are already tested . You should test it on sport mode. See the obstacle sensor working . also see does it work on the night. try it all the mode 😅 maybe ?😢
As current Air 3 user, i still may upgrade to the 3s, as it seems to fix all of my complaints on the Air 3. 👌
Whoa!! Watch them power lines
Cheers to ya from Virginia
Mavic air 3s still got the stacked sensors from the air 3?
Great video. Is there anywhere in Philly that teaches drone photo/video courses in person?
I wish you could switch cameras without having to stop and restart the recording. Like how the iPhone can switch between cameras easily while recording.
Billy kyle I love yours review about drones and i also want to learn from you
Currently have a Mavic 3 cine. This has me hyped to see what they do with the Mavic 4. A huge fan of the lidar would like a full 360 system implemented
What’s Mavic 3 cine do that this one can’t ?
I remember at release my Inspire 1 did over 70 mph until DJI neutered the speed on a firmware update , it was never as much fun after that 🤣
they need to make the vision sensors display in color . maybe on the air 4?
I subscribed I want to see video with goggles 3 both controllers does it fly at 60 with the motion control?
Just received my Neo a few days ago, love it! Dumb question, total newbie, if I grab the Air 3S, can I use the remote for the Neo as well, I'd want the RC 2 option? I'm assuming I can just wanted clarification.
Yes
Hello, I have a question, where do I buy the drone, thank you
Definitely thought he meant it unfolds the fastest of any drone. Hahaha. I was hoping for some kind of spring-loaded unfolding action
Rth without gps is new and awesome
Seems to be very little showing max speed I don’t think a lot of people know about it yet or is it only the USA that can set it up 60mph?
I have a mavic pro, I kinda want one.
[BK] Conduct an High Speed Range Test at 60mph ! How far can one go in Sport setting mode.
Hey bro I live in south jersey I’d love to watch your test flights. I also have a parrot disco I’m looking to unload
Hello, I watched your video, and bought a DJI Air3S, but in the settings, it says that it can't go faster than 47mph, did you do anything to get it to 60mph? What firmware do you have?
Awesome video as usual Billy thank you sir!
How about the beacon 🤔
It’s for me, 1st drone
Can it do flips?
There is nothing made by DJI that could be considered junk! Improvements are incremental most of the time between releases as is the case here if you're a frequent buyer of the product as I am. The Air line is however no longer a mid-sized drone. Its almost as large as the full-sized flagship and its updated release is imminent. Having the Mini 4 pro for lightweight action and the Air 2s for true mid-size action I'll be putting that $1600 expenditure towards the Mavic 4pro that will likely have all the improvements of the Air line and a whole lot more in the way of flagship features, for the full-size offering! Its nice to see however some of the new tech DJI has in store for us though. Great review here and thank you for that.
Great drone and specs. Petty that DJI does not honor the fact that some pilots already own the RC2. It is not possible to buy the drone without the RC-N3 (which I have lying around unused anyway)...
100% , that would be ideal.
The 3S is a huge upgrade from the 2S
I'm bumping up from my phantom 4 pro to this should be fun
Are the propellers interchangeable with the Air 3?
I’m waiting a little bit longer to see what the “upcoming” mavic 4 brings to the table.
That bag turns into a backpack! Or at least the bag looks the same as the one that turns into a backpack lol maybe I’m wrong
The lidar is just for front ???
Hey Billy, question. I have an Air 3 and Mavic 3 classic. When I do paid work, I use my air 3 for video because of the 70mm lens, and the video looks great out of the A3, however, I absolutely hate the camera for photos, especially the 48mp. When I need pro photos, I switch to my M3. In your opinion, is the photo quality a lot better on the A3. That’s really my deciding factor on upgrade. I appreciate it.
It’s gotta be.
The 70mm camera is unchanged. It’s only the 24mm camera that was upgrade over the Air 3. 70mm camera is exactly the same on both drones. Any improvements will be in software/firmware updates which will likely be rolled out to both drones.
@@Astrohurricane understood. Maybe I worded it wrong. I use the A3 because I love the 70mm, but I hate the photo quality of the main lens. I use the 70mm for video mostly.
Your 3x seems to have same problem as mine, is not clear... :))))) Looks like blurred by bad optics and then artificially sharpened...
Great review, Billy, as always!
Can I use Litchi with this DJI Air 3S Controler
Billy, I have not seen anyone mention Waypoints on this Air 3s yet mate, can you confirm does it do the waypoints mode? Even the DJI site does not mention them, but it does not for the Air 3 either so I'm confused.
Yes it can
@@billykyle nice one
Nice video (the best I've seen so far)👌
Is it easy to see the screen of the controller in the bright sunlight that you were filming in ?
Yes
@@billykyle thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.
I find it weird it didn't come with some kind of straps
Ascent and descent speed is exactly the same on both drones at 10ms.
He may be talking about what it can be changed to in settings. I remember he likes to crank his up after purchasing
I ain't going to lie, I was curious about how fast this is flying backwards
AIR2s Camera vs AIR3s 1 inch cam ?? Same Better or worst !
Not even close. Air 3s for the win.
@CAMTechChris you clearly don't know Jack about specs lmao. 2s much better
@@maddmavicI like it but it STILL Lacks a Low Light Night Vision Camera [ like the CADDXFPV Infra Camera No-Light night vision analog camera in FPV market, capable of capturing images even in 0 Lux conditions ] for true night cap flights. I may just wait.
@@CAMTechChris thanks CTC
How is it the fastest drone? On the dji website says the air 3 and air 3s have the same horizontal speed at 21m/s????
Did you watch the video?
@@billykylenot yet I’m at work but I saw that you wrote fastest in the caption.
Because it can fly 60mph
@@billykyleI’m just wondering why on the dji website do they list the air 3, air 3s and mavic 3 pro all at 21 m/s horizontal speed than?
Ugh ...so either it truely is just a refresh ..or - they haven't opened the sensor up yet ...as much as you said "refresh" I tend to doubt there is much more to this drone than speed ...odd no real third party sellers ...all preorder except from DJI out here
Billy you the man!
Just had mine delivered, and had some marks on straight from the box :( Anyone else notice any scratches or marks on a brand new DJI drone.
Is that a bit blurry or is just my phone?
Indeed, what happened to the "leaked" information? 😊
Billy, I don't have a drone I wish I could get one
I love this drone. Been using it for 13 months 🎉
huh 13 MONTHS ? isn't it just released ?
All you early reviewers claim this Air 3S has better capability in low light video and obstacle avoidance than the Air 3 which I have and has great night time videography and obstacle avoidance. Yet I'm failed to see a single one of you post a nighttime video with the Air 3S.
do you have to FAA register it
Yes
Can anyone tell me is it worth upgrading from the mavic 2 pro or am i better of waiting for better models to come out
be waiting forever with that reasoning, been a load of drones out since then
Mid cycle refresh lol 😂 drone
Great video but I’ll be waiting for that Mavic 4 Pro …now we know what’s coming like that LiDar nightscape and 60 mph?! That’s Inspire speeds! 😊 this is replacing your Mavic 3 Pro, even with the not so great low light capabilities?
@17:48 what is going on with the car on the road below the highway?
@@jasongrant6664 it's driving on the road below the highway..lol....A road that leads to the apartments/condo..
@21:10 wheres that VLOS guy. hahahahaha! its 3500 ft from you. I love my air 3 and the wind resistance it has over mini 4 pro but the LIdar is the only reason to switch to air 3s
Billie great overview, question. I understand that this comes with internal memory so if you have the SD card in does the internal memory fill up first then goes over to the memory card. How does that exactly work? Thanks.
I want
you paid by dji
Exactly
AIR 3S IS NO FASTER THAN AIR 3, unless you have a 6 m/s Tailwind.
Max Horizontal Speed
At sea level, in windless conditions:21 m/s*
* (46.97 mph, 75.2 kph)
At sea level, with 6 m/s tailwind, while flying in the same direction as the wind:
27 m/s*
( 60.397 MPH, 97.2 KPH)
i got the 3 a week before this came out SMH
Why could they not make it 62mph for us metric countries or 100kph 😅
Shiiiiiiiiddddd it’s nearly 13mph faster!! That’s avata 2 manual mode speed! Unless you use a tailwind and hit 73.6mph 😉
That is the most silent drone I have ever heard
This Air 3S bundle is nice, but man is pricey after tax and refresh care $+1800. I do not recommend it unless you are making money or an a enthusiastic. I still have my Original Mavic Air & DJI FPV. I love DJI, but buy used or previous models.
The only competitor that rivals Dji is Autel robotics and even though there’s no need to get a brand new drone we also have to worry about that bill for Dji drone ban
Hey there fellow droner… In case you hadn’t heard, it seems that the DJI ban legislation has been shelved until after we see who captures the White House for the next four years. (Whooo boy, I’ve certainly got my fingers crossed for the candidate I’m hoping for.) Thought you’d like to know.
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can you give me that air 3 ? im a subscriber !
Sir can you give me a dji air3s, I don't have money, please give me a dji air3s drone