DJI has announced the Mini 3 drone aimed at the consumer market. The DJI Mini 3 is a stripped-down version of the DJI Mini 3 Pro and it comes at a lower price. The new drone lacks forward and rear obstacles sensors and outputs 4K 30p videos as its highest quality. The DJI Mini 3 also lacks ActiveTrack functionality which is some of the factors for its reduced price.

DJI has had an eventful 2022 with a raft of industry-defining offerings. The penultimate model was the DJI Mini 3 Pro which was feature-rich. The price of the DJI Mini 3 Pro started at $669 but the new drone will be less expensive. The Mini 3, according to DJI is well-suited for first-time users in suburban and urban scenarios. It is a successor to the DJI Mini 2 but also nearly identical to the Mini 3 Pro. However, the front sensors have been replaced with grills while the position of rear sensors is covered with smooth plastic.

The DJI Mini 3 doesn’t need a special permit to fly in many territories. The drone weighs 249g and can take 12MP pictures. Its video output does not include 4K 60p on the Mini 3 Pro. The new drone offers true vertical video and photo shooting and the camera can flip 90 degrees. You can shoot HDR videos with the Mini 3 at up to 30fps. It also has dual native ISO for low-light scenarios, making use of a relatively small sensor.

The Intelligent Flight Batteries of the Mini 3 delivers a flight time between 38 minutes and 51 minutes. The extended batteries option is however only available in North America. Actual times could vary by up to 10 minutes for the drone. DJI says the Mini 3 packs some power that makes it withstand stiff winds during a flight.

The DJI Mini 3 can be linked to the DJI RC controller for an extra $230. This could be a better option than using a smartphone with the RC-N1 controller. The joysticks of the RC controller can be easily tucked underneath the controller for traveling.

The screen of the RC controller is however not well-suited for sunlight. There are a few features in the DJI Mini 3 that could be exciting to social media fans. These include Quickshots, Dronie, and Circle. The new drone however lacks many of the features in the scaled-up version of the drone lacks some of the intelligent features in the Mini 3 Pro. The DJI 3 Mini will retail for $469.

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Rumors are rife that popular Chinese drone maker DJI will deliver a step-down version of its Mini 3 Pro model. The drone is said to go by the name DJI Mini 3 and it is a lower version of the Mini 3 Pro. Leaked images of the upcoming drone point to its imminent launch. The Mini 3 will likely follow the same trajectory as the Mavic 3 series and the Mini SE. The Mavic 3 Classic was released last month. DJI may have adopted a similar step-down strategy for the Mini 3.

A tweet that featured two drone images on December 1 is the latest incident fuelling speculation around the drone. The images were released by DealsDrone, a reliable DJI tipster. The very short tweet read: DJI Mini 3 coming soon. Although short, the tweet has ramped up the excitement of fans waiting to see an affordable and not-too-simplified version of the DJI Mini 3 Pro. Indeed, there had been rumors that DJI was working on the Mini 3. The upcoming drone was reported to be under consideration for FCC certification last month.

It is unlikely that the two images of the alleged DJI Mini 3 shared by the tipster were real. Possibly computer generated, the images alone might not be the main source of excitement, but the fact that the rumor was coming from a reliable DJI tipster. The launch last month of the Mavic 3 Classic opened up the gadget to a wider audience with budget-friendly inclinations. The Mavic 3 Classic retained many of the top-notch features in the Mavic 3 but at a lower price. This provided savings of up to $600 when compared with the basic offering of the Mavic 3.

The DJI Mini 3 Pro retails from $759 and it’s unclear how much the step-down version of the drone will cost. The reduction in quality will probably come from the drone’s camera rather than its battery. The DJI Mini 3 Pro has a flight time of 34 minutes and any reduction in battery capacity is a non-starter.

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