Mavic 3 Drama Summarized and My Opinion Changing 

Alex: "Bondage Strap" Also Alex: I hope this doesn't get made fun of online

I, for one, am super happy that I got an Air 2S for the price I did. It’s an incredible platform. Love your no bullshit reviews and advice.

Hey, just discovered your channel while working on my education for my part 107, and Im a definitely a new fan. Your work is a breath of fresh air, its straight to the point, and easy to listen to. Thank you.

Spot on, say its bad and get a lot of views without even owning or flying it. Everyone I know who has one, likes it and looks forward to Jan firmware. Good video glad someone agrees with me

QOTY “The drone community has a lot of astronomers and not a lot of astronauts.” No doubt…the most underrated channel on YT

Your detailed content, crisp presentation, wry humor, and excellent editing deserve more views and subscribers. Please don't stop making videos. Ever.

You made me giggle, a lot, in a good way. I appreciate your input and experience.

Subscribed! Perfect analysis and I appreciate you easing some of my worries about the issues I've been having with my Mavic 3. Been able to keep her safe for almost 50 flights but that drifting and flyaways keep you on your toes.

Thanks for your review, Alex! This was informative and helpful. I also took your A to Z course through DLA and have seen a drastic change in my completed product so thank you for that as well. I am definitely getting the Mavic 3 in January!

Love your videos! You’re so truthful and to the point! Keep up the awesome work

Now with the Mini 3 Pro, what drone would you go for if you had to pick one of these two?

Between you & Phillip Bloom. You two always provide the most objective and informative data on these drones and I really appreciate it.

This was one of the greatest videos I have seen in a while! Great job on summarizing all that.

I agree with everything you said .. I also bought the cine version and am incredibly happy with it .. I got some insane waterfall shots first time using it .. the picture quality is 👌🏽 .. and it’s worth every dollar I paid for it .. no complaints 😊

RED is notorious for a non finished product but we happily pay for it.

This confirms the drifting and no response to input issues I have heard reported in three crash videos involving M3. Early buyers should not expect full capabilities and some actual control issues...??? Feeling better about controlling my impulse to put a hole in my bank account.

Ahhhh,, I was searching everywhere for you.. Thank you for creating this channel

Have you attempted a hyperlapse with the timed shot feature that is available? I've gotten close to creating something I would publish but not there yet. I throw it in Cine mode and put the focus mark on a target. I then keep my speed as consistent as I can and focus on keeping the target in the square. I came up with a few decent runs with it, however I have just ended up playing around with the video and flying at night. Wow this is incredible in low light.

I appreciate your review, actually still flying my Phantom 4 Pro because I haven't been impressed with any Mavic cameras until the Air 2S came out, now Mavic 3. $1,000 difference isn't really an issue with me, but in reality, if you're mainly shooting photos, is there that big of a difference between the Air 2S and the Mavic 3 to justify $1000 difference? I use it commercially as I have my part 107 mainly for commercial real estate.

Thanks for an excellent rundown!

Really like your delivery. Great video as usual. 👍🏿

Last line is gold haha! Great content as always!

Agree with everything you said. Very happy with mine. Waiting a few months for the software to catch up is not a big deal to me.

Appreciate your content so much man. Thank you.

I just stumbled across your channel and immediately was hooked so I subscribed, you don't dribble 💩 and straight to the point, I really dig that. 🍻🇦🇺

Brilliant, as always.

This review is exactly how I feel too, 7min 40 (green spot in flare) have you managed to work out best ways of filming sunset without it? only appeared in one sunset shot of yours. Such a spot on review in all areas

6:43 .. the little girl screaming just about says it all for the DJI Inspire … 😂

Great video! Interesting the normal mode is better color. Do you find the image quality to be better 5k/24p vs 5k/50fps? Have you indepth compared pro-res vs h265?

Nice captures of Scottsdale. I’m moving there in a couple months 🙌🏻

Great review! Simple, informative, fast-paced, and I agree with everything you said (from M3 user’s perspective)

I agree that the Air 2S is great value. I do feel like DJI have a really amazing platform here, but they need to put the power in the people's hands in regards to the app and allowing us to customise more things. The customisability of the Go 4 app was much better. I do plan on getting a 3 eventually, just waiting to see what they can change in the Fly app first, also not going to buy it until the regular Mavic 3 can be paired with the RC Pro as a purchasing choice. Basically awaiting to see if they can make the software and firmware match the quality of the hardware. The second camera is the only thing you can question about the hardware, wasted space that could have been used for a better quality shorter focal length, or just have the one camera. They need to allow a shortcut tap to focus button, fix the second camera, and add app controls to make it feel more pro. They're missing sales at the moment.

One of the best gripe/non gripe videos. I wish they had an HQ view as well. Best to wait until January when its out of beta testing.

Great review! Thank You! I look forward to the day when I can afford to upgrade.

6:43 lmao the girl screaming sums up flying a large drone in public perfectly

The bondage strap! Love that and yes it is awesome! Great video!!

Nailed on the head, straight to it, thanks for another reality vid. I’m saving for this drone (the 3) but tbh honest my Air 2S is soooo good at most things, such great value.

Spot on!! Almost everything you said was on point. People often get carried away with excitement for their 'new toy' then later when they calm down start to find fault. Very few people 'need' this as opposed to 'want' so any haste to have it is unwarranted.

Nice review. Keep up the great work. I saw you had a smaller bag to carry your M3. Which company makes those?

No ball gag. This is the information I was looking for. Thank you.

The gaining altitude is ghosting on the bottom OA sensors in bypass mode. It see's 200 meter vs 20 on M2P. You can actually see the yellow radar on screen when your 100 feet or more above the "obstacles" trees, ground etc. & you get the alert sound. I'm on Drone #2 , still happens.

I love that this video carries the info we need but the humor of a show like “The Office”

LOL top notch review with funny jabs. 10/10 will share with buddies in the drone world.

Would you mind making a video touching on the pro controller? I'm strongly considering getting it. Also is the advanced gimbal settings only on the mavic 3 cine? I can't find them on my mavic 3 settings. Or is it settings found specifically in cinematic mode on the flight style? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks in advance!

Nice, good explain about this expensive drone! Congratulations from Brasil 🇧🇷

Great review! I went from the Mavic 2 to the air 2s to get 50/60fps which is plenty for my needs. Hopefully they can sort the quirks in the firmware.

Excellent video as usual. So do you recommend the cine over the non? Sounds like you can’t really tell a difference? And is the internal SSD that helpful?

Excellent review -- as a former Inspire 2 owner and Mavic 2 Pro operator, I agree completely with your assessment. The Inspire's footage was so gorgeous, but it really was so annoying to travel with and set up/breakdown. I dumped it for the Mavic 2 pro, but missed that amazing footage. Now that I've been using my new Mavic 3 Cine for a few weeks, I finally feel like I have the best of both drones. I use it for stock video and my own productions. I actually have enjoyed the footage of the 2x and 7x settings. Besides the annoying aperture setting you mentioned, my biggest annoyance with this drone is that my gimbal tilt seems to go out of level so easily, even during a shot. The correction to get it back to level takes time in the air, so I hope a future FW update addresses this...

Great job summarising what is good and not so good. Appreciated and from your video if I had a need for this machine I would order one.

I am reserving my overall opinion until after the first major firmware update. But from what little I've flown the Mavic 3; I like the feel and the quality of photos so far.

Thank you for getting right to the pint on your video Alex!

I have two big frustrations right now as one of the early users. 1. It feels a bit "jerky" if that makes sense. Compared to the M2Pro this M3 takes a very light touch to fly smoothly, even in cine mode I feel. So I really hope that will be part of the big update, adjustable stick sensitivity. 2. I live in Belgium and it's been raining non stop for the past two weeks and will continue to do so for at least another week. So the Mavic stays grounded for now.... Apart from that, I agree with just about all your points. Good job!

Thanks Alex for the review. Im I’m trying to decide whether I should get the cinema version. I currently own the Mavic 2 Pro. I’m a hobbyists who is transitioning to professional work.

The amount of innuendo in this video is next level

Fantastic view 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I love my Mavic 3 even before the updates 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Very cogent analysis. I am still not thrilled with my M3 at this time, but I agree that waiting is not the end of the world.

For a while I was swayed by all the criticisms but coming across honest reviews like yours, Im actually seeing more good than bad about this drone.

Great review-thank you.

I have an air 2s but need to outgrow it first before getting a mavic 3, they'll get the bugs worked out

Thanks for this! Well said!

Great review!!! And knew this was suppose to be the Evo of DJI for this size of drone.

Finally, someone with some sense. It was no surprise that features were missing, and I'm sure glad I pulled the trigger in the M3C. My only gripe is the occasional lack of connection between the aircraft and RC Pro at startup. I'll survive!

Bought the air2s and happy with it. Will be my workhorse for a few years before I can see what the mavik 4 will do.

Great objective video. I'm amazed by the shadows I can bring out in post on just H.265 and their Natural color profile... not even messing about in D-Log as you note. And yeah, I also struggle changing aperture, iso, etc in the app, too small for sure so you aren't alone. I do love the 'grab and go of the Cine and RC Pro though... it's just a hefty price for convenience.

Always keeping it real! loved this vid & what you had to say!

10:24 "...the best camera is the one you have with you...", priceless Chase Jarvis assert! Thank you for your rendering!

Great video, waiting for your update video on the January update.

I like this video a lot. Very informative

About the price: Everything you said it’s true, problem is the Mavic line was pretty well known for being affordable and very powerful for its price. Maybe they should have name this drone Inspire Mini and people would have not complain. Bad marketing I’d say because for a Mavic line drone, yes, I still think it’s overpriced.

Ball & Gag comment is why I have subscribed. Stayed for the proper reasoning on DJI's behalf. I love my M3C too. Just next level... And a tax write off, so who cares. Basically the same price as my Canon R5 without a lens...

Haha “Ball Gag”… and subscribed, hilarious.

Love the straight to the point thoughts. Bravo.

Nice little review, I do real estate photography and a little dab of video here and there so I'm happy with my Mav 2 Pro - your jokes made me laugh - cheers from New Zealand! 👍

Honestly people forget just his much bang for buck drones are Example parrot Anafi sub $500 -4k 30 -Log -Stabalized -Can fly -25min fly time -active track -GPS return -Automated flights with gps -Digital Zoom -4km range (on a good day) Hobbyist are honesty getting spoiled and I while I love it cuz i can save a lot of money people need to realize the true value of this equipment.

I love the Cine, it's people desperate for views. I have actually unsubbed to 3 different channels piggy backing on the hysteria, but subbed to yours for calling it out. I shoot with drones 3-4 times a week and have logged well over 500 miles on my previous 2 Mavic 2 Pros. There are a lot of posers out there speaking like they have a ton of experience and really they wouldn't know a decent drone if it hit them in the face. Think about what was happening less than 10 years ago... Remember the Phantom 2? You buy this bad ass drone, strap your favorite GoPro to it, fire it up, calibrate the compass, wait for satellites and then watch as it promptly takes off on it's own and flies back to China with your favorite GoPro. Ok, ok, it did not fly back to China but seriously that was the common joke in the DJI Forums at that time. A half kidding conspiracy we were throwing around to make light of our frustrations. I don't know where you are located but if by chance you are in or around SoCal, I'd love to collaborate given the opportunity. Other than that keep it up brother, great stuff.

Did your drifting incident occur over water during a bright sunset? That’s when I had this issue. I suspect it’s the bright reflection interfering with the sensors.

Great presentation!

Yup. Agree with everything you said.

Very well said man. I love mine. Had it 4 weeks.

This drone came in clutch for some low light work aerial project, I didn't expect a huge difference from the Mavic pro 2 but the photos came out super clean. You can still do hyper lapses and panos but you just gotta do it manually haha I hope there will be a elevator hyper lapse in the update, would be nice cause the Mavic pro 2 had to do it manually.

Thanks for the video! Looks like yours has the uneven horizon too that I’ve heard others complaining about. Hope that is addressed in the updates.

Absolutely Spot on about price. People have short memories. 20 years ago some people spent £800 on a 2.1mp compact that look 4x AA batteries that lasted no time at all. They have rushed it out, the panoramic feature is what I bought it for, but I can wait another month.

what would you say are the pro's and cons of the RC Pro? I have wondered about getting it. I don't need or want the cine model for what I film but the controller seems like something that could make the experience potentially better (or worse).

Any chance of an Air2s vs M3 video in January? Love the low key concise no bullish!t videos. P.S. -Would love to see a Gerald Undone crossover!

That flat, dry humor though hahaha great video dude. You always make quality content

I'm still relatively new using a drone. I notice your videos were shot at 24 fps. I watch many other videos from drone experts and will hear they shoot at 60 fps, or at least 30 fps. Is 24 fps generally what you like to shoot at? Thanks for the vid, very helpful and informative!

You've said more here in 10 minutes than I have heard all year. A true professional. Still out of my price range but thanks.

One time in Switzerland i had a nasty drifting above a small river; i guess the stability sensors (cam) tried to hold still but not noticing it was moving water.

This is very refreshing to watch. I dont get people being mad without even having the drone or getting to fly it.

The reference frame of the drone is probably distorted due to water. I flew mine above rivers (Air 2s) and it would see the water move and thus follow the water. This might be more pronounced at the new Mavic 3, but these are probably to be solved by some control updates anyway.

great review I have a lot of the same feelings 👍🏼

"Bondage Strap". I was eating a sandwich when you said that and lost it. I currently have an Inspire 2 and a Mavic 2 Pro and I'm exhausted taking the Inspire 2 to different locations as it's not portable and the flight time of 20 minutes and crappy range has got me looking hard at the Mavic 3. Great content as always as you get right to the point. New Sub

Agree with everything you said! Let hope this is one hell of a software update 😰

Thanks I bought the Mav 3 Cine simply because I’d rather have more than not enough. I am not a professional droner or photographer I am 107 qualified and just love the drone. I have no issues with the drone.

Really sick video 🔥🔥🔥

From another Mavic 3 (basic not cine) Beta Tester, I think I have to agree with just about everything you said - especially about the Fly App, which I really don’t like (or the basic controller). The drone itself is giving me some great images and I like the drone cover too - which is so much better than the Mavic 2 gimbal cover!

Ok dude so 1: More content please 2: You're total crack up and I love that deadpan humour! 3: More content please. Heartemoji.

How’s the non removable SSD workflow for a professional? Do you think you’ll need to get a second drone?

now every features been unlocked..kindly do a video like you did for dji mini 2 settings checklist

December 2021. Which drone would you recommend for someone who wants one as a hobby. Just for general use when out walking and travelling? Thanks