Has anyone else had their drone get a little wet?
I was flying yesterday morning and suddenly felt a very light drizzle. I immediately brought the Mavic 3 Pro back to home. It had a very light sprinkling of mist/drizzle.
I blew some off with air (probably sholdn't have done that), and then let it dry under a fan.
It powers on, flies, and records without any apparent issues.

Should I be concerned at this point? It seems like it's absolutely fine, and other than avoiding such situations in the future, I don't what else I can do about it now.
I've done a little reading and YouTube research, and I've found some stories of people getting their drones absolutely soaked without any negative effects. I guess they're pretty robust overall?

Hi, Andrew. Although the DJI Mavic 3 series is not 100% waterproof (because we need to balance the performance of the aircraft comprehensively, and we don’t want to sacrifice the portability and the battery life for 100% waterproof). If there is a sudden downpour during the flight and the aircraft is several kilometers away. The engineering team tries their best to make sure that the aircraft returns safely instead of crashing immediately after getting wet from light rain. Therefore, the DJI Mavic 3 has many waterproof design considerations, such as adding a flow channel inside the aircraft, so that water can flow out after entering the aircraft from the heat dissipation holes as much as possible, instead of directly into the circuit board. However, these waterproof considerations are not 100%  guaranteed effective. Their goal is to improve flight safety rather than encourage their use in the rain. Therefore, it is still not recommended to fly the aircraft for a long time in the rain. Have a great day.

Ive had this happen a few times,  so far no ill effects.

It happened to me, too. When i feel rain drops I always return directly, remove the battery and dry the drone. And leave my suitcase open so that the moist can evaporate. Also, I have some moist beads (those white bags that come in electronics boxes) in my suitcase that absorb the moisture. When I come home, I always leave the lid open, and the moisture can evaporate.
So, no problems until now.

GuiG Posted at 2-20 00:16
It happened to me, too. When i feel rain drops I always return directly, remove the battery and dry the drone. And leave my suitcase open so that the moist can evaporate. Also, I have some moist beads (those white bags that come in electronics boxes) in my suitcase that absorb the moisture. When I come home, I always leave the lid open, and the moisture can evaporate.
So, no problems until now.

Hi there, thanks for your reply. Consumer drones do not have an IP rating. They are neither waterproof nor dustproof. Therefore, we recommend that you pay attention to the flying environment and do not fly in rain, snow, or foggy weather to avoid water damage to the device. Thank you.

I've just flown through fog and got a light covering of water droplets on the drone.
I don't see the point of those "water jacket" stickers. As you get water droplets on your camera lens anyway, which makes any footage useless.

DJI Wanda Posted at 2-20 00:24
Hi there, thanks for your reply. Consumer drones do not have an IP rating. They are neither waterproof nor dustproof. Therefore, we recommend that you pay attention to the flying environment and do not fly in rain, snow, or foggy weather to avoid water damage to the device. Thank you.

(didn't even bother to read colleagues response)..

djiuser_Ve6IU7YPhdqU Posted at 9-26 05:16
(didn't even bother to read colleagues response)..

Why do you say that ? There may be flow channels etc. designed into the drone but that doesn't mean the drone is, as a whole, water proof etc..

DJI Tony Posted at 2-16 21:08
Hi, Andrew. Although the DJI Mavic 3 series is not 100% waterproof (because we need to balance the performance of the aircraft comprehensively, and we don’t want to sacrifice the portability and the battery life for 100% waterproof). If there is a sudden downpour during the flight and the aircraft is several kilometers away. The engineering team tries their best to make sure that the aircraft returns safely instead of crashing immediately after getting wet from light rain. Therefore, the DJI Mavic 3 has many waterproof design considerations, such as adding a flow channel inside the aircraft, so that water can flow out after entering the aircraft from the heat dissipation holes as much as possible, instead of directly into the circuit board. However, these waterproof considerations are not 100%  guaranteed effective. Their goal is to improve flight safety rather than encourage their use in the rain. Therefore, it is still not recommended to fly the aircraft for a long time in the rain. Have a great day.

Very interesting post, would you by any chance have photos of this flow channel ?

djiuser_Ve6IU7YPhdqU Posted at 9-26 05:16
(didn't even bother to read colleagues response)..

Hi, there
Because we need to balance the performance of the aircraft comprehensively, the DJI Mavic 3 cannot be 100% waterproof.
It is still not recommended to fly the aircraft for a long time in the rain.
Could you please tell us if you have any issue while using our product?
Kindly request you provide more detailed information, we will check it out for you.

Sean-bumble-bee Posted at 9-26 06:59
Very interesting post, would you by any chance have photos of this flow channel ?

Sorry we don't have images for the flow channel.
If you have other questions in the future, please feel free to contact us.

electronics and water don’t mix and rain on the lens/lens cover will ruin everything so I fail to see the point. Certainly getting caught out for a short period might be safe but purposely setting out to fly and shoot is not a good idea.

DJI Wanda Posted at 9-26 17:52
Hi, there
Because we need to balance the performance of the aircraft comprehensively, the DJI Mavic 3 cannot be 100% waterproof.
It is still not recommended to fly the aircraft for a long time in the rain.

Sean-bumble-bee Posted at 9-26 06:57
Why do you say that ? There may be flow channels etc. designed into the drone but that doesn't mean the drone is, as a whole, water proof etc..

She basically repeated exactly what her colleague had already answered.  Do try and keep up...

DJI Tony Posted at 9-26 20:26
Sorry we don't have images for the flow channel.
If you have other questions in the future, please feel free to contact us.

"If you have other questions in the future, please feel free to contact us."

... so we can't answer them.

djiuser_Ve6IU7YPhdqU Posted at 10-1 00:05
She basically repeated exactly what her colleague had already answered.  Do try and keep up...

With an uncalled for comment like "Do try to keep up" I will leave you to stew in your own juices.

djiuser_Ve6IU7YPhdqU Posted at 10-1 00:06
"If you have other questions in the future, please feel free to contact us."

... so we can't answer them.

Hello, thank you for your message. Our colleagues' responses are meant to warmly remind our users of important considerations for using the device in order to ensure its optimal performance. We appreciate your feedback and will work on making the necessary improvements to our service.

If you encounter any issues related to our DJI, please feel free to let us know anytime, and we will be more than happy to assist you.

Sean-bumble-bee Posted at 10-1 00:22
With an uncalled for comment like "Do try to keep up" I will leave you to stew in your own juices.

And I leave you to stew in yours woketard

djiuser_Ve6IU7YPhdqU Posted at 10-3 08:30
And I leave you to stew in yours woketard

Great

djiuser_Ve6IU7YPhdqU Posted at 9-30 07:00

Great post - very informative and enlightening.