What’s up! Brett Garamella, the drone pilot pro here.
There are 5 very good reasons why we will see the DJI Mavic 3 in early 2020.
Reason #1: DJI just lowered the price of the Mavic 2 Pro.
Usually DJI lowers its prices because it has a newer model soon to be released.
I believe that is the case with the Mavic 2 Pro, which has been lowered from $1,729
to $1,379.
And the Mavic 2 Pro with the Smart Controller has gone down from $2,199 to $1,779.
Reason #2: The DJI Fly app is here.
I believe it will replace the DJI GO 4 app, and here’s why.
When I go into the DJI Fly app, I click on the icon in the upper righthand corner.
That brings me to this page.
I press the drop down menu on top.
Then I can see which drone I want to use.
For now, it works with the Mavic Mini, and sort of works with the Spark and Air, though
it is not recommended for those drones just yet.
However, we can see the option for “All,” which means DJI has plans for the DJI Fly
app to be fully functional with all DJI drones.
And it has even listed each drone individually as you scroll down.
So it makes sense that if the DJI GO 4 app will be replaced by the DJI Fly app, then
the DJI Mavic 2 will soon be replaced by the DJI Mavic 3.
Reason #3: The timing wasn’t right for the Mavic 3 to be released in 2019.
DJI didn’t have any significant threat in the drone market in 2019.
It was also dealing with internal fraud that became a public story, which DJI says cost
it up to $150 million in damages.
Add the fact that the United States government was accusing DJI of collecting Americans’
data and spying on the U.S.
And although there has been no substantial proof of this, it still made things difficult
for DJI.
Also it is consider the fact that DJI will be implementing AirSense in all its drones
released in 2020.
AirSense is a function that allows DJI drone pilots to see where all airplanes and helicopters
are around them and take necessary safety precautions.
All of these factors contributed to the delay in DJI releasing the Mavic 3.
Reason #4: The Skydio 2 is a legitimate threat to DJI.
It has the world’s best autonomous flying technology.
Skydio 2 is a portable drone that shoots 4K up to 60 frames per second, making it more
than just a drone with amazing artificial intelligence.
It certainly has gained a lot of attention in the drone industry, and Skydio will be
shipping the majority of its drones in early 2020, making perfect sense for DJI to release
the Mavic 3 in order to take its share of the drone market from Skydio.
Reason #5: There is an Ambarella Processor inside the DJI Mavic Mini.
This processor, tech geeks say, is much better at processing video than the generic processor
found inside the Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom.
In simple terms, there are 3 factors, or a 3-headed monster that make for good video
image quality: A good lens, also known as good glass
A good camera sensor, usually the bigger, the better
And a good processor The processor is basically a chip or media
device that makes your video work fast and efficiently.
And in the world of processors, the Ambarella Processor is much better than what DJI used
in its Mavic 2 drones.
Then why is the bit rate only 40Mbps in the Mavic Mini versus 100Mbps in the Mavic 2 you
ask?
Well, according to DJI, the low bit rate in the Mini is due to its small size to prevent
overheating, whereas a much bigger drone like the Mavic 2 can have a much bigger bit rate.
The engineers can argue the validity of that, but in practical terms it means that DJI has
the option of making the Mavic 3 image quality better than the Mavic 2 by just replacing
the processor alone.
BONUS REASON: The Mavic 2 Pro has limitations with its video.
It only shoots 4K up to 30 frames per second, not 4K 60fps like some other portable drones,
such as the Autel EVO and Skydio 2.
It also is very soft on the corners and edges of the frame despite having rather good quality
in the center of the frame.
This is my biggest complaint with the Mavic 2 Pro video, which gets much worse in low
light despite having a Hasselblad camera with a 1-inch sensor.
In fact, I tend to like the image quality and colors out of my Phantom 4 Pro a little
more than my Mavic 2 Pro, despite being a much older drone.
I know a lot of professional drone pilots and filmmakers who agree with me on this,
and definitely would like to see either a Mavic 3 or an Inspire 3, or in an ideal world
- both!
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