The DJI Air 2S has been a longstanding member of our information to one of the best drones, however a number of leaks have revealed that its DJI Air Three successor is imminent – and will nicely be the brand new candy spot in DJI’s drone vary.

A mixture of rumored DJI Air Three specs, plus leaked images and a video, have began to construct an image of what we will anticipate from the mid-range drone. And the massive information is that it is prone to get a brand new telephoto lens, just like the one we noticed just lately on the DJI Mavic Three Professional.  

The DJI Air 2S presently has only a single digital camera with a 1-inch 20MP CMOS sensor. However based on common DJI leaker @Quadro_News, the DJI Air Three will add both a 1/1.3-inch mid-telephoto lens with an efficient 3x zoom (just like the one on the Mavic Three Professional) or a 1/2-inch telephoto lens with an efficient 7x zoom.

Neither of those could be ‘zoom’ lenses within the technical sense, however their longer focal lengths would supply a useful approach to shoot images and video of distant topics, notably ones you could’t legally fly close to (eg. teams of individuals).

DJI Air Three leaks, as you see pic.twitter.com/yS0ZCK6ZAqMay 24, 2023

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These rumors seem like backed up some just lately leaked photos and video (beneath), which have simply appeared courtesy of Offers Drone  and Dronemodelismo.

Whereas not precisely clear or high-resolution, the pictures present that the drone has a big digital camera module that has possible been boosted from the one on the Air 2S to make room for that extra lens. 

Including an additional lens to the DJI Air Three would additionally make sense within the context of DJI’s present lineup, giving aerial photographers a cause to decide on the newer drone over the small and in any other case wonderful DJI Mini Three Professional.

DJI Air Three in testing. video from Wechat pic.twitter.com/GWrQ5BEdsyMay 24, 2023

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The one different specs leak we have seen for the DJI Air Three up to now is an obvious 30-minute battery life, which might make its flight time virtually an identical to the DJI Air 2S. With an anticipated launch in “late June or early July 2023”, based on Quadro_News, we’ll possible see extra leaks and particulars very quickly.

The one attainable draw back to the DJI Air 3’s new lens and boosted specs may very well be a better price ticket, with the rumors pointing in direction of a worth of round 7,500 yuan (which converts to round $1,060 / £860 / AU$1,625). However anybody on the lookout for a compact, all-rounder drone might nonetheless see it because the candy spot in DJI’s vary.

Evaluation: Higher than the Mini Three Professional?

We had been large followers of the DJI Air 2S when it landed in April 2021, awarding it a five-star assessment and placing it on the prime of our information to one of the best drones you should buy. It is since been pushed down that listing by the sub-250g DJI Mini Three Professional and the DJI Mavic 3, now extra polished because of some much-needed firmware upgrades.

If the DJI Air Three brings an additional telephoto lens, alongside different enhancements like Ocusync 3.zero Plus transmission and improved excessive frame-rate video choices, it might reclaim that prime spot. The Air collection has all the time provided an excellent center floor between DJI’s Mini vary and its Mavic collection, which command worth tags which can be difficult for many amateurs to justify.

We might prefer to have seen an improved battery life on the DJI Air 3, however the rumors up to now counsel that is unlikely – with one of many leaked images showing to again up that principle by displaying a stash of spare DJI batteries.

It appears prefer it’ll be nicely price ready till June or July to see what the Air Three brings, for those who’ve been enthusiastic about shopping for a brand new flying digital camera – not least due to the wave of keenly-priced Air 2S drones on the second-hand market.

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