DJI Mini 3 Pro
Announced May 10, 2022
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Reviewer Consensus
Exceptional
DJI Mini 3 Pro is a highly capable, sub-250g drone that packs advanced obstacle sensing and a high-quality camera into a remarkably portable frame. While it offers impressive flight performance and creative features like true vertical shooting, its premium price point and lack of side-facing sensors may give some users pause.
Weighted from 51 reviewer scores
Pros
- High-quality camera performance with dual native ISO and 4K/60p video
- Advanced obstacle avoidance and intelligent flight modes
- Compact and lightweight design that avoids complex registration requirements
- Versatile gimbal capable of true vertical shooting
- Extended battery life and responsive flight controls
Cons
- High purchase price compared to other lightweight models
- Lack of side-facing obstacle sensors
- Susceptibility to wind and stability issues due to low weight
- Fragile build quality and finicky accessory design
- Limited color depth and image processing constraints
- Launch price $759 (USD)
- Sensor 48MP
- Video 4K 60p
- Max flight time 38min
- Weight 249g
- Battery capacity 2453 mAh
- Dimensions 148.0 x 90.0 x 62.0 mm (5.83 x 3.54 x 2.44 in)
What the Reviewers Say
All 51 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 9/10
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is a high-quality drone in a tiny package.
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What DJI has created is a must-have sub-250g drone. With an improved remote control and quick connectivity to GPS, they’ve really built something spectacular that pilots beyond the hobbyist set can appreciate.
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The new DJI Mini 3 Pro is much improved over its predecessor and easily the best sub-250 gram drone around. We're just not sure it's worthy of the 'Pro' label.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro offers a fantastic combination of features in a very compact and lightweight, easy-to-fly unit that produces superb video and stills.
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Offering a better camera than any other sub-250g drone, as well as obstacle-sensing tech, long battery life and responsive, easy-to-use flight controls, the DJI Mini 3 Pro is a drone with true mass appeal.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro would be an impressive drone even if it crossed the 249g threshold (it can if used with the optional bigger battery). The fact it flies in below the magic weight limit imposed on drone pilots in many countries makes it nearly irresistible.
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The Mini 3 Pro is an excellent drone with a lightweight design, 4K video recording and excellent flight time, but its price tag is quite high for it to be a must-buy drone.
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DJI's Mini 3 Pro is the new king of the lightweight drones. It's well suited for adventure sports, nature, hiking and more, thanks to the impressive tracking and obstacle avoidance.
- Digital Trends 10/10
The DJI Mini 3 Pro is the best drone for most people to buy, given that it provides robust, modern drone features and a high-quality camera in a drone that’s light enough to be legal to fly in more places than heavier drones.
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DJI has just announced their newest sub-250g drone, the DJI Mini 3 Pro –and this time, it’s a massive step up in functionality and hardware over the previous iterations.
- Android Police 9.5/10
The DJI Mini 3 Pro combines the latest evolution of DJI’s ultra-lightweight Mini family with a really good camera that normally belongs on a heavier drone. It earns the ‘Pro’ name with a high-quality image and plenty of powerful features.
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I think many drone pilots will prefer to have a fully functioning smartphone or tablet as their control device for this reason. Still, the RC is a great “set it and forget it” tool, and it is priced right.
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If you want a feature rich drone that is not overly expensive, has a raft of safety features and a ton of different shooting modes, the Mini 3 Pro is worth checking out.
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Unfortunately, the firmware at present isn’t 100% complete so there are features that don’t work but I’ll update the review as and when those updates roll out.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro is quite possibly the best consumer drone currently on the market.
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The arrival of the DJI Mini 3 Pro alleviates the shortcomings of previous models to provide a much more rounded drone suitable for both enthusiasts and professional use.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro is our new favourite drone. It's got almost all the features you could want from DJI's larger drones but is shrunken down into a tiny and lightweight form factor.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro is a fun and easy to fly drone that you can take – and fly – just about anywhere you want to. It also produces photo and video quality beyond its entry-level looks, super portability and sub-249g regulation-friendly weight.
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This is easily the best sub-250g drone on the market, and were it not for its slightly high price (and the fact that DJI will continue to sell the cheaper Mini models), it’d also be the best drone for beginners.
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It’s a terrific, tiny package that’ll open up new perspectives, and worth having in your kit.
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[T]he Mini 3 Pro from DJI [...] is I think possibly the most ideal drone if you do stuff like this that I do here, hiking, lots of travel, stuff like that, because of the size, the weight and the incredible performance out of the latest version of this tiny drone.
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You're looking at the latest addition to my usual camera kit. This is going with me everywhere!
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The mini 3 pro is an incredibly impressive piece of technology.
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It definitely has my stamp of approval as an amazing entry-level drone for videographers [...]
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If you’re after a capable drone that has obstacle avoidance, the ability to track subjects and shoot at 4K60 (or in HDR), the Mini 3 Pro is a great choice.
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In the end, this is a fantastic mini drone with very impressive features. I am blown away by the image quality that comes out of this tiny drone and I cannot wait to push it to its limits to see what else it can do.
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It's pricey, to be sure. But it's also a whole lot better than the DJI Mini 2, and arguably, worth the cash.
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Now I have to say that overall I really like this drone.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro is a complete package that has more features and is safer to operate than the outgoing DJI Mini 2 series. The DJI Mini 3 Pro offers so many features that it's more of an evolution than an iteration.
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The Mini 3 Pro is the best travel drone we've tested, striking the challenging balance between performance and portability.
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The DJI Mini 3 Pro is the perfect drone for those who want to initiate themselves in this field, whether they want to do it professionally or as a hobbyist.
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It's been very reliable and I've captured a lot of great content with it.
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[T]he DJI Mini 3 Pro is a beast of a drone.
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If you’re in the market for a new drone, the DJI Mini 3 Pro feels like a hard one to pass up.
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For me, the best thing about the Mini 3 Pro is how easy it is to fly and capture truly cinematic content. The Mini 3 Pro has more object avoidance sensors than any previous “Mini” drone, which basically makes it nearly impossible to crash.
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Purchase the Mini 3 Pro if you are looking for a recreational drone, to add aerial photography to your real estate services, to conduct room clearing for law enforcement purposes, to inspect infrastructure/construction projects and so much more.
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Amazing flyer, just so smooth, so stable, couldn't really ask for more. On the video, it really does great.
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Unquestionably, the DJI Mini 3 Pro is the best DJI drone I have ever flown. The DJI Mini 3 Pro's camera produces very good pictures and captures great video, which are the two most important features to me.
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[T]he easy to use interface lets you get into whatever you want to shoot, from hyperlapses to quick shots and even master shots, which is just a ton of different shots combined into one clip for you, so you can easily and quickly get some great looking footage.
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So yeah, I can highly recommend this drone after using it for over a year now.
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This is the best bang for your buck drone you can get.
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So to sum everything up, I think the DJI Mini 3 Pro is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to buy a sub 250 gram drone.
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In my opinion, this is the ideal drone for absolutely everybody and arguably the best drone you can buy right now, full stop.
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So there you are, if you're still arming and ahhing about whether or not to get this, personally I can definitely recommend it in pretty much every aspect. It truly is, I think, the perfect all-rounder.
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While the price may be a little steep, the Mini 3 Pro definitely justifies it with its performance and capabilities.
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With this new-to-me-information, I decided to pick up a DJI Mini 3 Pro on the way south. Although I likely paid a premium because I bought in the states (I also missed out on Black Friday Aeroplan promotions;( ) I quickly fell in love with this very capable drone.
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[I]t can shoot 4k 60fps, and one of the reasons I bought this is by its ability to shoot Active Track, and vertical mode at the same time for the people who likes drone photography, TikToker, and Instagram users, I highly recommend this drone.
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There's no doubt that this drone to me represents some of the best that DJI has ever made, but that doesn't make the two other drones obsolete, not by any chance.
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If you've been holding back buying your first drone, I think this is the best mini drone to buy from DJI right now, especially with all the technologies that you get, features they inherited from their more expensive drones such as the Air or Mavic series.
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It is a luxury having something so light and powerful, and I think it's great for that.
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If you're a professional filmmaker, image quality is critical, and I think this one, this one is offering, don't get me wrong, this one is offering insane image quality for the size, but I think the Air 2S is still one step better than this one.
