Drone with multiple cameras capable of not only wide-angle but also medium-telephoto shooting 'DJI Air 3' photo review
In July 2023, the drone ' DJI Air 3 ', which is equipped with two cameras and supports wide-angle shooting and medium-telephoto shooting, appeared. DJI Air 3 can shoot movies at 4K / 100fps using two types of cameras, as well as autopilot specifying flight routes and automatic control of complicated camerawork. Since I had the opportunity to touch such DJI Air 3, I first checked the details of the appearance and accessories.
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This time, we will try the 'DJI Air 3 Fly More Combo', which is a set of DJI Air 3, battery charging hub, DJI RC 2 transmitter, shoulder bag, etc.
The outer box of 'DJI Air 3 Fly More Combo' looks like this.
Inside the box was a shoulder bag.
The shoulder bag has a fluffy padded strap attached.
The weight of the state including all the contents is 2.5 kg.
When opening the lid of the shoulder bag, the DJI Air 3 main body and accessories were packed.
Taking out all the contents of the shoulder bag looks like this. From the top left, DJI Air 3 main unit, battery charging hub and battery, DJI RC 2 transmitter, USB Type-C cable, propeller, and documentation.
There are two types of propellers, 'A' and 'B', according to the place to be installed, and each of A and B contains 6 pieces. Since four propellers are used during flight, the remaining eight are spares.
The appearance of the DJI Air 3 body when folded is like this.
When expanded, it looks like this.
Let's install propeller A and propeller B. Attachment locations are illustrated in the bag containing both propellers.
Propellers can be installed without tools. Also, propeller A and propeller B have slightly different mounting shapes, so you don't have to worry about getting them mixed up.
When the propeller is attached to DJI Air 3, it looks like this.
The protector attached to the camera part can be removed by hand.
Sensors and cameras appear when the protector is removed.
The focal length of the camera is 70mm (35mm format equivalent) on the top and 24mm (35mm format equivalent) on the bottom.
There is a battery insertion port on the back side of DJI Air 3.
Set the battery.
It is like this when setting the battery.
A cover is provided below the battery insertion port.
When the cover was removed, a USB port and a microSD card slot appeared.
A large number of sensors are mounted on the back side.
The side looks like this.
Opposite side.
The appearance of the battery charging hub looks like this.
You can set 3 batteries.
One cable can charge 3 batteries. In addition, it is equipped with a function that maximizes the capacity of one battery by transferring power between batteries that have run out of power.
The appearance of the DJI RC 2 transmitter looks like this. A large display is mounted on the front.
The grip on the back is covered with a non-slip material.
Also, a stick is embedded in the back.
The stick can be attached by simply twisting it with your finger.
It looks like this when you wear a stick.
The top has a recording button, a folding antenna, and a shutter button.
When the antenna is expanded, it looks like this.
With the DJI RC-N2 transmitter, you need to set up a smartphone to check the camera image, but with the DJI RC 2 transmitter, you can control the drone while checking the camera image on a large screen without a smartphone.
The DJI Air 3 Fly More Combo is available at Amazon.co.jp at 187,000 yen including tax at the time of article creation.
Amazon.co.jp: DJI Drone Air 3 Fly More Combo (with Screen Mounted DJI RC 2 Remote Controller), [Remote ID Support] 4K HDR Compatible Drone with 2 Main Cameras Medium Telephoto & Wide Angle, Max Flight Time 46: Electronics Minutes, 48MP photo, O4 video transmission, spare battery x 2 : Home Appliances & Cameras
·to be continued
In order to check the shooting performance of DJI Air 3, I climbed Japan's 100 famous mountains 'Omineyama' and shot a movie. The aerial movie by DJI Air 3 is summarized in the link below.
In order to check the performance of the drone 'DJI Air 3' equipped with two cameras, I tried shooting an aerial movie at Japan's 100 famous mountains 'Omineyama' - GIGAZINE
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