The Drone Buying Guide is here! Is the new DJI Mini 3 Pro worth buying?

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I stood on the Haiyin Bridge and looked at the Pearl River as the sun was setting in the west. I suddenly had an idea: if there was a drone, could it be possible to record this beautiful scene from a different angle?

There is a reason for such an idea. About half a month ago, I saw the data of the DJI drone Mini 3 Pro . The size of the slap, the image quality of the previous generation, made me, as a flying novice, move. God’s heart.

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• Before buying, it is a guide to persuade
• Although it looks like an advertisement, it does recommend DJI
• 6 drones, how to choose?

Before buying, it is a guide to persuade

Pick up your mobile phone and record your daily life, journey, work, and food; put up your tablet and shoot blackboard writing, manuscripts, conferences, and exhibitions. Even if there is no professional equipment, it is not difficult to take pictures today when even door locks and glasses are equipped with cameras.

For the average consumer, drones are a plus for recording life, not a required course.

With the continuous improvement of UAV technology, the application scenarios of civilian UAVs are gradually expanding and subdivided. The first major application scenario is industrial-grade drones for industrial production. It has been applied to various scenarios such as pesticide spraying, atmospheric monitoring, disaster rescue, and border inspection. Seeing drones in the news and in life is no longer the case. new.

The second major application scenario is entertainment aerial photography, which is why I want to start with drones. Aside from advertising companies and self-media with commercial needs, ordinary consumers – such as me – buy drones just to play, and I don’t know how many good lives I have to record, but watching drones fly into the sky. I feel like I should have it.

If you are also thinking about buying a drone, please ask yourself three questions before you start:

1. Do you have a strong desire to document your life?
2. Do you like to travel very much?
3. Can you accept that a flight may cost hundreds of thousands of dollars?

The charm of drones lies in allowing you to discover another angle of the world. Even in the city where you grew up and the streets you walk through every day, you can still find different emotions from the perspective of drones.

However, drones used for tourism aerial photography are, after all, a big toy for a small number of people. Although with the iteration of technology, a film can be made with one click, and the risk of bombing the machine (damaged during shooting) is also much lower, but if you want to shoot your own style, you also need to learn and accumulate for a long time. Interest, demand, economy The foundation is indispensable.

Electronic paper books, game consoles, drones, and fitness cards may be the “four kings” that are easiest to get on a whim and eat ashes when express delivery arrives. Before preparing to start, ask yourself several times, “Do I really need it?” They all say that if it is unnecessary, don’t increase the entity. After all, drones are not cheap.

If you are sure that you will not regret it, you are ready to buy the first drone in your life, or you are worried about eating ashes, but you want to try it out and prepare to rent the first drone in your life, then start our Buying guide now!

Although it looks like an advertisement, it does recommend DJI

Even today, if you search for the question “Which tablet is worth buying?”, you will surely see something like “tablet is divided into iPad and others”. Even many years ago, my family asked me “Is Xiaomi’s iPad good to use?” The problem.

In the past few years, the iPad, which can almost be equated with tablet computers, has a global market share of between 30% and 40%, while DJI’s share in the global drone market has reached an astonishing 80% – if Drones are a popular product, and my family may also ask me “how about XX brand DJI drones”.

A large market share does not mean that other brands do not have excellent products, but the huge market share shows that DJI’s product strength and services have been recognized by users, and on the other hand, it means that third-party manufacturers will be more willing to launch Accessories related to DJI drones.

We look forward to seeing more competitive drone brands, but at least for now, it has to be DJI.

On DJI’s official website, we can see that the drones on sale are divided into expensive and more expensive ones, excluding the DJI FPV series, Inspire series, and the Phantom series that have not been updated for a long time for professional users. Ordinary consumers will generally buy in the three series of DJI Mini, DJI Air and DJI Mavic. The comparison of several models on sale are as follows:

There are 3 models and 6 products, covering the price range from 2,000 to 30,000 yuan, with various parameters. Let’s put the question of “which one to buy” aside and see “how to buy” a drone.

Just like buying a mobile phone, you can’t just look at the processor. When buying a drone, you also need to pay attention to many aspects, such as shooting specifications, battery life, image transmission distance, volume and weight, and obstacle avoidance effects. For beginners, although picture clarity may be important, battery life, image transmission distance and obstacle avoidance are more important.

The image transmission distance determines how far you can fly. Take the just-released DJI Mini 3 Pro as an example. Its farthest image transmission distance is 12 kilometers. That is to say, in theory, you can make it fly as far as you can. 12 km away. However, the actual flight distance is generally 1.5 to 3 kilometers in the city, and 3 to 7 kilometers in the suburbs. Only the undisturbed outer suburbs and seasides can reach the theoretical distance.

The battery life determines how long you can fly. A battery can generally support the drone to fly for about half an hour. After subtracting the time for scene scouting and take-off and landing, the shooting time is not long, and the battery will be affected in a low temperature environment. Attenuation, if you can only buy one accessory for the drone, it must be the battery.

No matter the distance of the image transmission or the battery life, it is all based on the premise that you can fly the entire distance safely – if you fall (that is, blow up the plane) just after take-off, no amount of preparation will help. In order to reduce the bombing, the obstacle avoidance function is very important, especially for beginners.

DJI Mavic 3 supports omnidirectional binocular vision system, and there is an infrared sensor at the bottom of the fuselage, which minimizes the possibility of bombing. Generally speaking, the better the performance of the drone, the better the obstacle avoidance effect (and the more expensive), and the novice will not buy the too expensive drone, um… It seems to be caught in a paradox.

After ensuring the image transmission distance, battery life and obstacle avoidance requirements, consider the performance of parameters such as volume and image. Although this article recommends DJI drones, the consideration for purchasing other brands of drones is still: content of these aspects.

For example, the drone launched by Xiaomi many years ago has almost no obstacle avoidance performance in the details page. The battery life is 26 minutes, and the image transmission range is 4 kilometers (open environment). Although the promotion of 4K photography seems to be good, the most important point is that the light Looking at the details page makes me feel bad.

6 drones, how to choose?

For DJI drones, price is positively correlated with image quality and performance. No matter how important the above-mentioned concerns are, a lack of budget is useless.

We list the six drones mentioned above in order of price from highest to lowest.

First of all, let’s talk about the difference between the basic set and the smooth flying set. The Changfei suit generally has 2 more intelligent flight batteries, charging butler, data cable, custom shoulder bag, spare propellers and screws than the basic suit.

Like the just-released DJI Mini 3 Pro, shown on the right is the extra accessories from the Changfei suit.

For pilots, one more battery is equal to more opportunities to create, and the sense of happiness is much stronger. So no matter what kind of drone it is, we strongly recommend choosing the Flying Kit.

Next, let’s see DJI Care Replacement at will. It is similar in nature to Apple Care, which is equivalent to buying an insurance for the drone.

Still using DJI  Take the Mini 3 Pro as an example. The one-year version of DJI Care is 478 yuan, and the two-year version is 788 yuan. The rights and interests are shown in the table below.

After purchasing the two-year version of DJI Care, I have three replacement opportunities for my DJI Mini 3 Pro, including two drop-in replacements.

Assuming that my Mini 3 Pro blows up, I only need to pay another 398 yuan to get a new one. If it is accidentally lost and cannot be retrieved, you only need to pay 1469 yuan to have one again.

Even veteran pilots can accidentally miss. Therefore, if DJI Care is free to change it, it is basically a must-buy, so that you can fly boldly and with confidence. For my DJI Action 2, the screen module was broken during the first shooting. Don’t take chances, you still have to buy insurance.

With the Changfei kit and the DJI Care replacement (two-year version), the total price of the cheapest drone Mini SE has also reached 3,000 yuan.

If you see this and you still don’t know which one to buy, you can rule out the DJI Mavic 3 first. Because its professional attributes are relatively strong, the price is also flagship. It is suitable for those who can use drones to make money, or have some flying skills; among the remaining five machines, the Mavic Air 2 can be excluded, because it has been released for two years and the price is higher than the Mini 3 Pro, The performance is not as good as the latter. At present, the official website shows that it is out of stock, and DJI Care is only available for one year. If you look closely, you can find that the sensors and pixel sizes of the Mini SE and Mini 2 are the same, and the Mini SE will be released later. When the performance is close to the picture quality, the price/performance ratio of the Mini 2 is not so high.

After the elimination method, the following three drones remain, which correspond to the three price ranges. You can choose according to the highest budget you can accept.

After reading the above content, I believe you already know which drone is suitable for you to buy, but before you start flying, there is one very important thing to pay attention to, that is, a series of regulations customized by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

For example, flying within the line of sight, flying in the daytime, performing real-name registration, the flying height cannot exceed 120m, and the transportation of thrown objects is prohibited.

Although DJI’s electronic fences give restricted flight areas, some places with dense crowds will have separate regulations for no-flying for safety reasons. Therefore, be sure to refer to the relevant policies and regulations and no-fly zone settings in various places. Sound like a hassle? In fact, on the DJI Fly app, you can use the map to see which attractions are recommended to fly, and which attractions are controlled or not recommended for flying. A glance before every flight can give you a lot of peace of mind.

Maintaining a good flight environment is the responsibility and obligation of every pilot. For other details, please visit the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

If the flying weight of the drone you use exceeds 249 grams, you need to search for “drone” in the station, enter the comprehensive management platform for civil drones, and actively report in accordance with relevant regulations.

There is also a “DJI Flight Guide” page on DJI’s official website. Before taking off, you must read it carefully and abide by relevant laws and regulations.

The “DJI Flight Guide” lists several points to pay special attention to. Here are excerpts that every novice pilot should keep in mind:

1. Do not fly drones under the influence of alcoholic beverages, narcotics or other drugs;
2. Check the local no-fly zone before flying;
3. Insure the drone on the ground with third-party liability insurance;
4. Minors are not allowed to operate drones alone;
5. The use of drones for commercial activities requires a business license;
6. Away from airports, national borders, border lines, military administrative areas, party and government organs at or above the city level (inclusive) divided into districts, regulatory sites, power plants, substations, gas stations and large stations, wharfs, ports, large-scale event sites, high-speed railways Sensitive facilities and institutions such as ordinary railways and highways above the provincial level.

In addition, the drone itself also has certain dangers. Even if there are no restrictions, try to avoid flying in places with many people, or deliberately make drones to hit people, pick up drones and other operations.

From rolling coastlines to majestic mountains, mainland China has so much to offer aerial photography.

This is the first sentence of the “DJI Flight Guide”, and it is also the voice of countless players who want to enter the pit of drones, but as I said before, aerial photography is suitable for people who often travel and camp, and “hang” is the form , “shooting” is the key point. In the final analysis, it is a camera with a special perspective.

If you’ve made up your mind to see another angle of your life, take off! Go and record, from rolling coastlines to majestic mountains!

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