Stunning visuals from the Mini 3! Impressive performance for an entry-level drone!

Excellent Video, Excellent Flying, and Excellent Photography. Thank You Rick.

That was awesome Rick! Really love the bridge shots.

Awesome scenery Rick. A fatnastic drone it is, for sure.

Nice smooth flying, Rick! The bridge at golden hour was the money shot!

Many thanks for sharing; your footage of the "Old Bridge" (would be curious to know its History) was simply amazing / superb !

Solid performance and fuss-free flight! If you're new to flying drones, this is the part where you'll get hooked with the hobby!

It doesn't look so bothered with the wind with a kind of stabilization like that! I think DJI did pretty amazing on the Mini 3!

Nice video, good to see u again, Rick!

Beautiful...

Nice footage. 👍🏻

Hi from England nice footage liked the bridge fly over 👍

Hi from England well impressive aerial footage and colour nice job👍

Great pictures and videography

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 I love flying and we have some really cool spots here in NJ to get a drone over. I'll have a few more Mini 3 clips this week so be sure to stay tuned.

Rick, that was some beautiful footage and excellent pilotage. I've never been to New Jersey. I've always imagined it as being a nasty, dingy state with malcontent people. LOL! Well, what do you know, it's beautiful! I have the original mini. It sounds like an angry hive of bees, not very stealthy. How does the mini 3 compare?

Great video, I don't think I'm too far from where you are. I live in brigantine, I fly over the marshes all the time, it's great.

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

You're close and flying over the bat and the marshes is one of my favorite spots. I stay up pretty high so I don't disturb the wildlife and I'm not sure if you caught the group of egrets on the island when I flew over. They didn't even blink because the Mini 3 is so quiet.

I really enjoyed the footage, especially the old bridge. I posted footage of an old swinging bridge that I really enjoyed. Great work....Bob

Wooow, very impressive 🤝😎

Hey. You should go to the Wallisch Homestead in West Milford,NJ. They have some awesome places to fly legally. I plan on going next week. Anyways, I enjoyed the video. Thanks for the content and hard work.

3:20 I wonder if that person in the kayak is catching any fish. This footage looks fantastic for such an inexpensive drone. Very impressive for straight out of camera. Did you shoot in 30 fps and then upscale to 60fps in your final video? The specs say it goes up to 30fps in HDR video mode. Just curious. It blows my Mavic Air 2 away. Maybe it's the HDR technology? I'm saving my $$ to upgrade to a new drone soon. I'm considering the Mavic 3 Classic but I don't see anything in the specs about the HDR video. Hmmm. Is that because it's a superior camera?

Thanks for going back to that broken bridge to nowhere. Wanted to see that again. Thank you. Cliff Odom

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Cliff, that's one of my favorite spots to fly and have been going there since I was a kit. Great crabbing spot and it turns a golden orange color at sunset because there's nothing blocking that low setting sun across the marsh. Stay tuned for more content on the Mini 3 this week. Rick

Torn between getting the pro or the new standard with the RC controller. Not rich, but my budget can do the Mini 3 Pro. I wish someone would do a video on using the maps on the RC controller. On my Evo1 you can see the blue line flight path as well a the red line showing the direct line back to home. These lines are important on the map when I get disorientated. Also showing how to load the maps on from your pc or using a hot spot on your cell phone. Thanks Rick for all you do.

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Chas, if you have the budget, I'd go for the Mini 3 Pro for the 4K 60 and the obstacle avoidance alone. The map function is the same on both of them so no difference there. I'll work up a clip for the channel that goes into more detail soon.

@shsechas

Жыл бұрын

@@Dronevalley Thanks Rick. I appreciate that!!!

I'm so tempted to buy the Pro version of this. I just hate the feeling of if i buy it now will the next version come out next week.

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post and I'm the same way with new tech, but there's always something new around the corner. The thing I go back to is that the Mini 3 Pro is a near perfect quad and I'm not sure what DJI could add to a Mini 4 that would be worth waiting for. I'd say grab the Mini 3 Pro and start flying and you can always upgrade later (and sell the Mini 3 Pro) if the Mini 4 ever releases and has some amazing feature you need.

That opening clip was amazing rick I was wondering about the video transfer from the controller can u post from the controller to say social media

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post and that location is one of my favorites and I was just lucky to catch it at sunset during the golden hour where that entire landscape turns orange. Very cool spot to fly. I'm pretty sure you can post directly to social media from the controller and if not it has quick Wifi transfer directly to your phone for posting. I'll check it and try to give you a few more details.

Hey Rick, Does the DJI Mini 3 have a fan at the bottom of it? I’ve heard but have not confirmed that the DJI Mini 3 Pro needed to be moving or it would over heat. This was why I wasn’t too interested in going to the Mini 3. I have the Mini SE which doesn’t have a fan installed and can hover for some time without any notable issue. My concern about the fan is eventually with all mechanical systems the fan will fail and thus your left with an over heating drone.

Will the P4Pv2.0 be able to be used with the same RC?

what kind of range are you getting?

Your voice is like the voice from every corporate video I've ever seen! I hope you're selling that voice, because you could make some dollars!

What's the range on those?

Rick, what is the title of this music on this clip?

how is this 60fps?

Is this drone compatible with the same smart controller as the Mavic Air 2?

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

John, I'd have to test it but they both use I2 so there's a good chance that if they aren't ready yet, they will be soon with a firmware update to the controller. I'll see if I can test it this week. Rick

no offence. but the footage looks muddy.. did you end up getting better results another time?

Hi I hope you can help or make people aware I got a Mini 3 at Christmas I have not really flown it yet but I took it 3 ft up and believe I had an issue with my IMU and I broke 2 props on my rear starboard arm. I replaced the Props and when I decided to order replacements I went for Master Air Screw as they are not as brittle material. When I looked at the motors on the Mini 3 they are different to the Mini 3 Pro I believe as the screws supplied are smaller and dont fit. I contacted some one who had a mini 3 Pro who he photographed his motors and like wise I did the same and I believe the Mini 3 has Mini 2 Motors on it. I have fitted the Master Air Screw Props with the same Screws that came in the Fly More Pack and they are Secure and I have hovered the drone in my living room and all is fine. If you remember the Mavic Mini and the Mini 2 had different props ie one had a grey stripe and one an orange but the graphics on the Mini 3 and Mini3 Pro are the same. question being should I use these props or not and also if you go on Amazon and put Mini 3 in you get a moajority that put Mini 3 Pro products up. As I suscribe to various channels no body has mentioned this difference in the motors so is it worth informing people about another hidden difference ?

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post and all of the DJI Mini series are slightly different and few parts can be swapped between them. There are a lot of sellers on eBay and Amazon that list parts (like props) that they claim work on various drones but they're wrong. It's super important that you only use the accessories that fit your drone and because something "looks" like it might work, doesn't mean it will. The ESC's on the drones are calibrated for specific props and swapping the wrong ones onto the drone can cause you a lot of issues. As for the IMU, if it had issues it would have reported that before takeoff during its initial power-on testing. Do yourself (and your drone) a favor and be sure the parts you're using are made for that air-frame. Mavic Mini, Mini 2, Mini SE, Mini 3 Pro and Mini 3 are all very specialized quads and DJI has changed aspects of their design in each release to make them more efficient and fly better.

Hey Rick, are you still planning on the 12 days gift giveaway?

Everyone talking about how its an entry level drone, while ive been building racing drones for a decade now and looking to buy this one because of how expensive it is for me 😂

Serious question, have you seen a bigfoot, sir?

You have very aggressive hand gestures. I about pulled my side arm.

@Dronevalley

11 ай бұрын

LOL, it's a Jersey thing...we need to use our hands to help amplify our talking. It happens naturally and if I couldn't move them, I'm not sure I could talk. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the footage. I'll have more Mini 3 and Air 3 content this week. Rick

Did you have a spotter to watch if you could not see the drone?

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post and I had a strobe on the drone for visibility and kept it within 2500 feet of me for these flights. Even though I was flying low and in remote areas I always keep it close enough to see. I also try to find positions in the center of the flight that I can move between for the longer flight.

@waddac2

Жыл бұрын

@@Dronevalley Thanks for that reply Rik, but in parts of the video recording it seems to me that drone of this size would not be seen with naked eye or even strobe at distance flown. I'm a registered UK CAA Pilot... Do drone laws actually stand if we need to fly a bit further or use a drone such as Mavic Air 2?

@Dronevalley

Жыл бұрын

@@waddac2 Thanks for the reply but I had it in VLOS for all of the flights and always do my best to be sure I can see the drone. I use a small strobe with the Mini series of drones that does put it over the 250g limit but have them registered. The VLOS rule in the States is a little gray as to whether you need to actually be able to see the drone or just the sky around the drone when flying so you can see other aircraft in the area. I always take the conservative approach to keep an eye on the drone.

@waddac2

Жыл бұрын

@@Dronevalley Thanks again for that reply. Seems world wide drone laws are different, which is confusing at best of times. I love the videos you do, so hope to see more soon.