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'



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DJI Air 3 '', which appeared in July 2023, is equipped with a wide-angle camera and a medium-telephoto camera, and can shoot movies at up to 4K / 100fps. In order to verify the shooting performance of such DJI Air 3, I climbed Japan's 100 famous mountains 'Omineyama' and shot an aerial movie.

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The appearance of DJI Air 3 and accessories is summarized in the following article.

Drone with multiple cameras capable of not only wide angle but also medium telephoto shooting 'DJI Air 3' photo review - GIGAZINE



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 main unit and accessories can all be stored in a shoulder bag for easy carrying.



This time, I climbed the mountain with my shoulder bag in a 35-liter mountaineering rucksack. In addition to filling most of the rucksack with the shoulder bag, the weight of the shoulder bag containing the main unit and accessories reaches about 2.5 kg, so the weight is also a point of concern. However, for those who often take landscape photos, it can be said that the volume and weight are not noticeable if you take measures such as ``give up mirrorless cameras and lenses and leave shooting other than aerial photography to smartphones.''



Below is a video taken with a wide-angle camera near the top of Mt. Omine and Mt. The image quality setting is 4K/60fps.

Aerial footage taken near the summit of Japan's 100 famous mountains `` Omineyama / Sanjogatake '' [DJI Air 3] [4K 60fps]-YouTube


DJI Air 3 is equipped with a high-performance gimbal that can effectively cancel the blurring that occurs during flight. If you check the image below, which actually cuts out a part of the movie, you can see that it is possible to realize a detailed depiction without blurring.



I also took aerial shots at 4K/60fps using a wide-angle camera at other locations. First of all, the following movie was taken near the famous spot 'Kanekakeiwa' of Sanjogatake. I was able to record a movie without blurring even if it was raised to an altitude of about 140 m. When you play the movie, you can see the scene where DJI Air 3 rushes into the clouds and white haze occurs.

Aerial movie taken near Kanekakeiwa of Japan's 100 famous mountains 'Omineyama / Sanjogatake' [DJI Air 3] [4K 60fps] - YouTube


Below is a movie of `` Dainichiyama '', which is characterized by the shape that pops out even in Omineyama. Anyway, the image stabilization performance is excellent, and you can shoot images without blurring even in environments where the wind is blowing a little.

I took an aerial shot of Japan's 100 famous mountains `` Omineyama / Dainichiyama '' with a drone [DJI Air 3] [4K 60fps]-YouTube


DJI Air 3 has a function called 'Quick Shot' that allows you to easily realize complex camera work by combining subject tracking and autopilot. Below is the result of shooting an aerial movie that circles around the tracking target using the quick shot function, specifying the top of Kanekakeiwa as the tracking target. Even people who are not good at controlling drones can easily take aerial shots with complicated camera work with autopilot.

Aerial shooting movie [DJI Air 3] [4K 60fps] - YouTube


DJI Air 3 is equipped with a wide-angle camera with a focal length of 24mm (35mm format equivalent) and a medium telephoto camera with a focal length of 70mm (35mm format equivalent). Below is a movie taken by switching between a wide-angle camera and a medium-telephoto camera at almost the same altitude. You can see that it is possible to shoot movies with less blur even with a medium telephoto camera. This time, I mainly shot landscapes, so I didn't use a medium-telephoto camera, but I wanted to shoot an aerial movie using the compression effect. It seems to be useful in situations such as 'I want to shoot a close-up video.'

Comparison of aerial photography with wide-angle camera and medium telephoto camera of 'DJI Air 3' - YouTube


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



Also, you can check the climbing record of Mt. Omine at the following link.

Attributes such as women's prohibition, world heritage, Japan's 100 famous mountains, etc. Mt.



in Review,   Hardware,   Video, Posted by log1o_hf