Long battery life ; Superb on-board camera ; Great safety features

Digital zoom produces soft images ; Not all features available at launch

While the DJI Air 2S offers better value for money for the vast majority of users, the Mavic 3 is a more than worthy flagship model for DJI’s folding camera drone line-up. With the best camera performance in the business, a bevy of safety features to...

Four Thirds camera is excellent ; Useful adjustable aperture ; Improved safety features ; Telephoto lens a handy backup

Pricier than Mavic 2 series ; Basic controller lacks info screen ; European classification issues

Superb image quality ; Large sensor and adjustable aperture ; Long flight times ; Thoughtful and compact design ; A significant improvement on the Mavic 2 Pro

The telephoto camera is much lower quality than the main sensor ; Very expensive ; The DJI Fly app could use some tweaks

If you're looking for the best consumer drone on the market, and the price doesn't scare you, then the DJI Mavic 3 is the one to buy. Upon its initial release, it was already the best around, and now, after a number of updates, it has only further...

Superb image quality ; Excellent battery life ; Safe and easy to fly

Soft hybrid zoom images ; Some features unavailable until Jan 2022

DJI’s stunning flagship raises the bar for foldable flying cameras

Incredible image quality

Basic Fly app

Now, let’s get to the cameras. The primary camera was built by DJI in collaboration with Hasselblad and features a 24 mm f/2.8-f/11 lens and 4/3 sensor. For reference, that’s a third bigger than the one-inch sensor on the Mavic 2 Pro and the same size...

Versatile dual-camera system ; Flies incredibly smooth ; Better than average battery life ; Outstanding dynamic range

Pricey cost ; Telephoto lens not great for low light

“This is the drone for serious users that want the best of the best in a portable package.”

Awesome video quality ; Sensitive controls ; Stable platform

Lacks a case ; Control a bit cramped for big hands

The DJI Mavic 3 earned our admiration for its high-level performance in every test that we put it through. The device renders ultra high-quality 5k video, has a long-lived battery life, a great user interface, and sensitive controls. We had no...