DJI MINI 3 vs MINI 3 PRO // BUY CHEAP, BUY TWICE?

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[HeyitsmeSarah]

$100 difference between 2 and 3, and $200 difference between 3 and 3 Pro. Kind of a no brainer that features and performance would differ in degrees in performance proportional to the price, doesn't it? If you've got the Mini 3 Pro, should you downgrade? Maybe if you want a secondary or "fun drone"/ If you've got the Mini 2, should you upgrade? Yes, if you want better image and video quality as well as improved flight time. A beginner? Hands down the Mini 3 is the best drone that you can get.

[timoryan]

Great comparison Stewart and glad you referenced the good old Mini2…..

[jyixdjp]

The Mini 3 Pro caters to a different market. I'd much rather spend 200 bucks less on an "inferior" product if I were to say just wanna fly around and have fun and have shooting photos or videos as a secondary purposes. It's a beginner drone that is in that sweet spot between the DJI Mini 2 and DJI Mini 3 Pro in terms of both output and performance.

[andrewlennie]

Great review Stewart as always and I agree with you a bit more saving and get the mini 3 which I will be doing next spring

[lindsayheyes]

Brilliant review, and mercifully compact. My opinion. When you buy a camera, it may be to get one particular shot - but its real value comes when you want the next 'different shot' - so buy for the videographer you will be, not for the one you can be today.

[rickracine]

THX for the advise and opinion cause i bought the Mini 3 pro a while back and makes me feel i made the right choice

[quiet]

Thanks for the comparison. I love the Mini 3 Pro but I do get what the Mini 3 drone is for. I find it a smart choice for an entry-level drone performance-wise and budget-wise.

[InaMopar]

Ordered the Mini 3 (non pro) yesterday and I can’t wait it’s coming Saturday gonna be a massive change from my mini se

[Al-Kwadrone]

Cheers Stewart.
Doesn’t matter which drone you buy first.
Once you got that needle in your arm, you’re gonna be doomed to upgrade.
Love your content as much as your accent!
👍🏼👊🏻💪🏼

[Brian-lyxm]

Somewhere in between the Mini 2 and the Mini 3 Pro, we have the Mini 3. And it’s for someone who wants exactly something in between those two drones. You get the point?! Whatever floats your boat. I’m just glad we have more choices now.

[maindrones]

Another awesome video. I'm gutted to find the mini 3's camera won't record 10bit or 60fps in 4k. If I do decide to go sub 250g, the mini3 pro will be my choice. For now, the mavic 2 pro will continue to be my work horse. Love that shot of you perched on the rock, (drone descends and gimbal "looks up" to reveal valley below). Very cool!

[RonaldBrown]

They really hobbled the Mini 3 by removing features from the Pro version to save people around $200. If your on a really tight budget, the Mini 2 is still a good option. Great video Stewart, thanks for sharing.

[normanq]

For a beginner pilot not having obstacle avoidance is a little scary. Better get DJI Care Refresh I suppose.

[Finite-Tuning]

Excellent points! For me it's the mini 3 pro all the way, it's a bit more drone for only a bit more coin.
Cheers 🍻

[thewhitbyphotographer]

If it was £400 with the fly more kit then it would be worth it. At the price its come to the market at there are no positives of the Mini 3.

[vasssiliss]

Nice video! All in all which mini comes with quick shots?

[TheArtisticGardener]

Finally, an honest review! Not a creator kissing up to DJI trying to sell their latest product, but steering consumers towards the better value and pointing out the true downfalls of the latest offering. Spot on Stewart!👍

[geecars]

The cynic in me gets the feeling the removal of what is an almost “must have” feature for entry level drones and the hobbling of the camera are really designed to push buyers towards the more expensive/profitable Pro version.

I suspect, had they wanted, rather than removing the obstacle avoidance technology they could have left it in place and differentiated by use of the Mini 2 camera and gimbal, and that would probably have satisfied most buyers, which leads back to my first point…

[gilbertguerin]

Nice and honest review as always Stewart!
We shall just hope that the waypoints are soon available to the Mini 3 pro.
Been doing for years with Litchi and p3p, p4p. Mini 1.
Or at least that dji releases the sdk so Litchi can be used at last for that matter.
Why call it 'pro' if it can not emulate what we have been doing for years with older drones. Dji makes nice drones, but these software intended limitations are such a pain...

[Poundy]

very important points, and some of the reasons I would not "drop down" that level if I was buying