![]() The DJI Air 3 has a much larger battery than the Air 2S, and as a result offers a flight time of up to 46 minutes on a full charge – a major improvement on the Air 2S’s 31 minutes, and the same as the Mavic 3 Classic’s flight time. In the EU, however, it’s categorised as a C1 drone, which puts it in a similar position to a sub-250g drone like the DJI Mini 3 Pro – and means you can fly it almost anywhere. So despite the Air 3’s raft of safety features, flight stability and long battery life, there are actually few places you can fly it without breaking the law. Returning to the weight front for a moment, potential UK buyers should note that as the Air 3 is above 250g it must be flown no closer than 50m to uninvolved people, never over a crowd of people and at least 150m from ‘residential, recreational, commercial and industrial sites’. ![]() It’s solidly constructed, comfortable to hold and its battery offers about six hours of use on a full charge. It weighs 375g and features a large touchscreen, twin stick controls and shortcut buttons for various camera functions. ![]() The RC-N2 controller flaunts a new design too, although is very similar to DJI’s previous version. If you purchase the Fly More Combo, it even comes with a nicely appointed, well-made carrying bag that can snugly hold the drone, its RC-N2 controller, up to three spare batteries and the charging hub, and various extras like cables, spare propellers and ND filters. If you’re looking for a drone that you can haul around in your backpack all day without knowing it’s even in there, the Air 3 isn’t the one to pick (hint: the one to pick would be the Mini), but it’s still fairly trim and tidy overall. When folded down, the Air 3 measures 207 x 100.5 x 91.1mm and weighs 720g, which makes it a bit heftier than the Air 2S (180 x 97 x 77mm, 595g), significantly heftier than the Mini 3 Pro (145 x 90 x 62mm, 249g) and almost as hefty as the Mavic 3 Classic (221 x 96.3 x 90.3, 895g). There’s little in the way of connectivity apart from a single rubber flap that opens to reveal a microSD card slot and USB-C port. An included plastic cover can be used to protect the delicate camera and gimbal when the drone isn’t in use. It’s constructed of hard grey plastic and feels reassuringly resilient, but like most drones isn’t designed to be flown in bad weather conditions – or into hard objects (more on how it avoids doing that later). If you’ve seen a DJI folding drone before, you’ll find the Air 3’s design familiar: a rectangular body with four fold-out propeller arms, a removeable battery pack at the back and a gimbal-mounted camera unit at the front. Supplied with new RC-N2 touchscreen controller.720g take-off weight with corresponding restrictions.That said, the DJI Air 3 is larger and heavier than the Air 2S, and its camera sensors are slightly smaller than the Air 2S’s 1-inch CMOS – so with that in mind, are you better off sticking with the older model, or even dropping down to the tiny DJI Mini 3 Pro? Here are my thoughts. ![]() DJI hasn’t rested on its laurels when it comes to this model, upping the ante with a dual camera setup and a raft of new features and quality-of-life upgrades. The DJI Air 3 is the first new Air model since 2021’s Air 2S (a highly impressive drone that I awarded a full five-star rating at the time). These mid-range folding camera drones aren’t aimed at beginners or professionals, but somewhere in between: the enthusiasts who want great aerial image quality, but not at great expense. Wedged between the tiny Mini and premium Mavic ranges sits DJI’s Air series.
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