DJI Redesigns Camera Drone For Hasselblad-Packing Mavic 3

Three years after collaborating with Hasselblad for the Mavic 2 Pro's camera module, DJI has pushed the envelope further for the launch of the Mavic 3 by mounting a dual camera setup to the stabilized gimbal comprising a Four Thirds main camera capable of 5.1K video and a 12-megapixel telephoto shooter.

Photo Insert: The DJI Mavic 3 is equipped with a 4/3 CMOS Hasselblad camera.

As with the Mavic 2 Pro, DJI has joined forces with Swedish high-imaging house Hasselblad for the Mavic 3. The resulting dual-camera setup is mounted to a 3-axis motorized gimbal and sports a Four Thirds CMOS camera with a 24-mm prime lens and a 28x digital/optical hybrid zoom camera with a 162-mm f/4.4 telephoto lens, Paul Ridden reported for New Atlas.

The main camera is capable of shooting 20-MP stills in 12-bit RAW format, 5.1K (5,120 x 2,700) video at 50 frames per second (fps), and 4K (3,840 x 2,160) at up to 120 fps.

Up to a billion colors can be captured thanks to 10-bit D-Log recording, 12.8 stops of native dynamic range should help find detail in the shadows, the camera module taps into the drone numerous vision sensors to help with fast focus, while that prime lens has a variable f/2.8-f/11 aperture and 84-degree field of view.

The zoom unit features a 1/2-inch CMOS sensor for 12-MP stills, 15-degree field of view, 4x digital zoom, and is able to record 4K or Full HD video at up to 30 fps.

DJI has also launched a Cine edition of the Mavic 3, which shares most of the same specs as the standard offering but benefits from ProRes 4:2:2 encoding for a data rate of up to 3,772 Mbps and 1 TB of SSD storage instead of the standard edition's 8 GB, with the company including a new 10 Gbps data cable for fast data transfer.

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