DON'T DO IT! // DJI Mini 3 VS DJI Mini 3 PRO

Now that the @DJI Mini 3 and DJI Mini 3 Pro are out, the question of which one to choose is harder than ever. The drones are very similar, but is it worth spending more money on the pro? Let's put them head to head and find out.

Thanks to DJI for sending out the Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro!

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[jyixdjp]

My heart says Mini 3 Pro but my pocket appreciates there’s a DJI Mini 3!!!

[georgekelly]

Great review, Matt. I started with the Mini 2. Bought the Mini 3 Pro 4 months ago. I think the extra $200 is well worth it. No matter which of the two anyone buys, I would recommend the new RC controller. After using the RC N1 with the Mini 2 and moving to the RC with the Mini 3 Pro, I entered an entirely new world. The new RC controller makes flying more convenient, and its features make flying A LOT more FUN. Cheers from Wisconsin.

[DennisSchmitz]

Quite important next to 10 bit D-Cinelike support is also the ability to lower sharpening and noise reduction to -2. With these settings the oversharpening, heavy noise, ghosting and chroma blotches are completely gone. Puts it into an entirely different league.

[lindenv]

Thanks for doing this review. I noticed that you render the top+bottom black bars into your video, rather than using a project resolution that matches your intended aspect ratio. When viewing with an ultrawide monitor, this makes the viewing experience worse where it could've actually been better than a standard 16:9 experience. I would recommend using a resolution that matches the "cinematic" aspect ratio you're going for. This won't impact 16:9 screen viewers (they'll still see the black bars on the top and bottom) and ultrawide viewers will be uniquely surprised at the viewing experience!

[SirLeDoux]

I just bought a mini 3 pro- I’ve only flown small cheap drones without collision avoidance so im pretty excited to get this thing out and get some great video.

[emirgoodman]

I enjoyed this comparison. Either way you’re going to get your money’s worth from both drones. DJI made sure we get a wide variety from their mini drones to suit our needs and budget!

[timmy]

Pro all the way. Always buy over spec not under. You don't want to regret it later on.

[HollyFischerArt]

This is, so far, the best video I've seen on this subject. In 1.5 minutes I saw exactly why I would choose the Mini Pro 3 over the Mini 3. Smoothness. If someone cannot see the difference in the smoothness of the Mini 3 Pro when it moves over the jitteriness of the Mini 3 when it moves then I suppose they can save themselves a little bit of money but I would have to have the smoothness of the Mini 3 pro for my own taste.

[germulasss]

Now the price gap is bigger. On the DJI store the fly more combo with the built in screen controller is 818€ of the mini 3 vs 1188€ of the 3 Pro. 370€ difference right there makes it harder to chose the Pro version

[rappy]

That's a shame that the mini 3 doesn't do D-cine, if it did it would be perfect. The lack of active track isn't the biggest deal but I personally may save and go for the pro for the extra features despite the markup

[bernardogamboa]

at the moment m3 is 479€ and m3 pro is 839€... 360€ difference, im thinking about getting the mini 3 for me

[chriswhetton]

I feel like the sensors are overhyped, given that side sensors and above sensors are what are needed to avoid most crashes… neither of which the pro has.

[DerWonMusics]

I feel like I and most beginners need, beside good drone flying skills, is good learning material about editing software to edit the colors post production. Since I'm a total beginner with video editing and color grading etc.

[MyweathernetreportsBlogspot]

Thinking about buying my first drone. Not planning to ever monetize my drone video content. After watching this video, I thought about how social media compresses images uploaded to their servers and I’m not sure the extra $200 would be necessary to share a video clip of a morning sunrise or sunset. Thinking the Mini 3 would be a good fit for my personal use. However the additional sensors might help a beginner like me prolong a crash.

[notfound]

Awesome and thanks. I'm the photography flyer you refer to mid-way so this sealed the deal for me. I want something to compliment my Avata, which I love for close in flying where ducts save you vs sensors. That said, one thing I don't see covered much anywhere on all this DJI content is how actually good are all these sensors? No one I see talks about it except to mention from time to time when the downwards ones appear to get confused, especially, and not ideally, over water. Maybe that's a boring subject and maybe the sensors just work as people expect, but I'm curious how well that is and how much true protection they actually offer. And maybe boring questions like this is why I don't have a channel. :) Thanks again.

[leadsled]

How about the difference between O2 and O3 ?

[cjctucson]

Perfect comparison of the two units. If this doesn't completely help somebody make their decision, then there is a different problem.

[johnftaylor]

Come on.
How could you leave this discussion in the air like that.
The Mini 3 Pro and Mini 3 are Polars apart.
Mini 3 Pro:-
Better Camera Quality.
Obstacle Avoidance.
Portrait and Landscape camera options.
Active Track etc.

For a few hundred pounds or dollars more!

The outright winner is Clearly the M3P.

It's a No Brainer.

[mark]

i miss the obstacle detection but other than that the non pro is great for the price

[JakeFuller-ssgk]

Every other video I've watched includes a "Paid Promotion". Although they never mention anything... it's from DJI. Bless up Matty, solid vid