SCoutts
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What I'm suggesting is the Mini 3, Mini 3 Pro, Mini 4 Pro and Air 3 all use the same STACKED sensor.
When the Air 3 was released, a bunch of YouTube influencers were dropping this new "stacked sensor" buzzword. Curious, I went looking for more information on DJI's website. To my surprise, there was no mention of it. I looked in their press release. Still nothing.
If this is such an awesome new technology, why isn't DJI shouting it from the hill tops?
Even more curious, all the drones I mention have EXACTLY the same sensor specs. Sure some have additional features but the core sensor specs - resolution, pixel size, dual-native ISO, quad bayer, etc - are all identical.
My hypothesis is that DJI had to make dropping from a 1" to a .75" sensor in the Air 3 palatable. Could you imagine the outrage if the Air 3 had a smaller sensor AND one from an "inferior" drone? LOL. People would have lost their minds.
So the marketing guys tossed in the "stacked" terminology, which is valid for that sensor and folks accepted it as something new and better.
The image quality improvements in the Air 3 and now Mini 4 Pro come from improved image processing. DJI is getting better results out of the same sensor. They even say "new image-processing platform" in their Mini 4 Pro promo video, which, I think, adds credence to my hypothesis.
Stacked sensors aren't new, they've been around for years.
At the end of the day, I don't care if it's a brand new sensor or not. If the image quality is appreciably better, which it is, I'm happy. I honestly could care less how it's achieved.
I just wanted a straight answer and I couldn't get one, so I ended up down this crazy rabbit hole. :-) |
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