DJI has announced the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine, the latest drones in its Mavic lineup that bring dual camera systems with improved sensors, omnidirectional obstacle sensing, improved flight time and more.
Inside the main camera, which can capture 12-bit Raw files, is a 20MP Four Thirds sensor behind a 24mm (full-frame equiv.) lens with a variable F2.8-11 aperture. The secondary camera (the top one in the array) uses a 12MP 1/2"-type CMOS sensor behind a 162mm (equiv.) telephoto lens with a fixed F4.4 aperture. Both lenses combine to offer a 28x hybrid (optical + digital) zoom function.

The main imaging difference between the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine models is that the Cine model can capture ProRes 422 HQ at a maximum data rate of 3,772 Mbps. Aside from ProRes 422 HQ capture, both drones can record 5.1K/50p, DCI or UHD 4K/120p and 1080p/200p footage (200 Mbps with H.264 and 140 Mbps with H.265). Both models offer 10-bit D-Log recording.



4K Cinematic Footage:  

Hello there mavicair2tw. Good day and thank you for posting this interesting video that you have filmed and created. Nicely done and thank you for your support.

Nice video but being zoomed in that much makes the video unusable. It goes completely out of focus and hurts to watch.

Suren Posted at 11-24 21:01
Nice video but being zoomed in that much makes the video unusable. It goes completely out of focus and hurts to watch.

That's right.  I still use main lens most of time.   This is for testing purpose only.

It is an entirely separate camera mounted above the main camera, complete with its own lens and ½” CMOS sensor. It is capable of a 28x zoom or 162mm in focal length at f/4.4 aperture; however, the aperture number here isn’t as important since all the zoom is digital. You can’t shoot in ProRes with it — understandable. And you can’t shoot in D-log — less understandable. And you’re locked in at 4K or 1080p @ 30FPS. You also can’t take RAW photos, only 12MP jpegs.

DJI Stephen Posted at 11-24 20:16
Hello there mavicair2tw. Good day and thank you for posting this interesting video that you have filmed and created. Nicely done and thank you for your support.

Thank you for watching and the kind words!  I hope you enjoy it. Have a wonderful day my friend!  

Interesting to see!

The 'zoom' lens without digital zoom looks good!

Impressive test video William.    That was some beautiful footage in the 4K Cine video.

mavicair2tw Posted at 11-25 02:19
Thank you for watching and the kind words!  I hope you enjoy it. Have a wonderful day my friend!

Hi there mavicair2tw. You are very much welcome and it is always my pleasure to see your work. Have a safe and a happy flying always. .