The new DJI Air 3S drone features a larger 1-inch type 50MP sensor for the main 24mm camera. The second 70mm telephoto camera has a 1/1.3-inch type 48MP sensor. The drone has a maximum flight time of 45 minutes and brings some new improvements, such as a front-facing LiDAR sensor, a better night-time flying experience, and more. The Air 3S is available now, starting at €1,099. After releasing the tiny, affordable, and easy-to-fly DJI Neo last month, the Chinese tech company DJI brings out yet another new drone today. This time, it’s the DJI Air series that gets a refresh. Let’s take a quick look at what the new DJI Air 3S has to offer. The return of the 1-inch sensor Back in April 2021, when DJI announced the Air 2S drone, many filmmakers and photographers were pleased with the promising specs. The lightweight sibling of the larger DJI Mavic 2 Pro received a new camera module with a 1-inch type 20MP sensor that could record 5.4K 10-bit video in up to 30fps. Thanks to the appealing image quality with improved low-light performance, this particular drone became fairly popular among the filmmaking and photography community. DJI Air 2S Drone has a 1-inch 20MP Sensor. Source: DJI Last summer, I had the chance to review the DJI Air 3, a drone that some people considered a successor to the Air 2S, while others thought of it more as an Air 2 successor. The reason is that there was a slight “downgrade”...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 15 October