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DJI Enterprise launches the Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T – Not Your Average Mavic 3

October 3, 2022 Darwin Sucipto Leave a comment

DJI’s Mavic 3 launched a few months back. It is, in our opinions, one of DJI’s most innovative product to date. The feature packed compact drone is really a demonstration of DJI’s technological superiority when it comes to drone technology.

While compact drones like the Mavic 3 have its roots found in the demand in the end-user segment for aerial photography and videography, it holds more potential that goes beyond just amateur filmography. Thanks to its lightweight and compact construction, the industrial application could be limitless for a Mavic 3.

The Mavic 3 for enterprises comes in two flavors, the Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T. The difference? You get a thermal enabled camera on the Mavic 3T while the Mavic 3E boasts a powerful camera system that allows you to accurately map out an area or pinpoint points of interest with 56x hybrid zoom. The thermal camera on the Mavic 3T allows you to also pinpoint subjects of interest via heat signatures. At the same time, the Mavic 3T packs a 28x side-by-side digital zoom for even better accuracy in detecting subjects and comparison.

Thanks to DJI’s know how in long-range remote technology, the drones can be flown up to 15km away from base (remote). They call the technology DJI O3 Enterprise Transmission and it is even more powerful than the antennas you can find on any consumer grade DJI products. The technology also allows users to view its feed live at 1080p/30fps with minimal interruption.

The Mavic 3 for pro-sumers is already a potent drone with state-of-the-art safety features and measures. The one for Enterprises gets all the same innovative features for safer and easier flight. It also includes DJI AirSense, a system that automatically detects traditional aircrafts in the area and warns its users of surrounding air traffic. At the same time, the DJI APAS System 5.0 is improved to ensure that the Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T do not fly blindly into obstacles.

Made for all sorts of applications, the DJI Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T can be attached with a selection of modules to ensure that the Mavic 3 is properly tailored for specific use cases. For one, the remote that the DJI Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T can work with is the DJI RC Pro Enterprise that fits a 1,000-nit display for clear visibility even in direct sunlight. With the RTK Module, the Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T becomes an aerial measuring tool that measures down to centimeters. Ensuring that your Mavic 3E or Mavic 3T is properly always located for emergencies is the D-RTK 2 Mobile Station with GNSS receiver. You can even send the drone packing a speaker for either crowd control or direct communication via the drone and remote combination.

Of course, hardware is only one part of the story. The Mavic 3 made for enterprises comes with a suite of apps and software to support and make sense of all its sophisticated hardware. For the Enterprise series, there is the DJI Pilot 2 app with improved interfaces for even better experiences than before. Payloads can also be easily controlled via the app if they can interface with the drone. At the same time, the DJI Pilot 2 can be used as a monitor for users.

To manage a fleet of drones, DJI developed the FlightHub 2 as well to always locate and manage your fleet with route planning efficiently and effectively. DJI Terra can be used to map entire areas for mission planning and even 2D or 3D modelling of an area. For the Mavic 3T, the DJI Thermal Analysis Tool 3.0 helps with analysis, annotations, and processing of all images captured by the thermal camera for temperature changes and abnormalities.

The DJI Mavic 3E and Mavic 3T is now available in Malaysia. If you are interested in procuring one, you can do so via DJI Enterprise’s newest authorized distributor and service centre, Aonic. This also means that you can also service your existing DJI drones with Aonic as well. The Mavic 3E will set you back MYR 14,800 while the thermal camera equipped DJI Mavic 3T comes in at MYR 21,000. More on DJI’s Mavic 3 Enterprise series drones can be found on their website.

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The DJI Revolution is Here in the Form of the Mavic 3 with Prices from MYR 9,799

November 10, 2021 Darwin Sucipto 1 Comment

Rarely today you get a product that is leaps and bound from its previous generation product that it would replace. Then again, there is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX, the new 12^th Generation Intel Core Alder Lake processors, and even AMD’s Ryzen processors. Maybe a huge generational gap is not that unique after all. This DJI Mavic 3 though, is a special one.

The DJI Mavic 3 is meant to replace the DJI Mavic 2 series of drones. If you remember, the DJI Mavic 2 came in two flavours; the Pro and Zoom. The Pro variant comes with a Hasselblad engineered camera module while the Zoom variant comes with a camera module with optical zoom lens, you get the idea. The DJI Mavic 3 does not follow the same path with the Mavic 2 series though. Instead, DJI introduced one Mavic 3, and one Mavic 3 Cine edition.

An Aerial Video Powerhouse

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The Mavic 3 series has more in common with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro than the Zoom variant. It packs a 4/3 CMOS Hasselblad engineered camera. The only traces of the Zoom variant is its 28x hybrid zoom capability.

The camera module, to be fair, is not that big of an improvement compared to the older Mavic 2 Pro to be fair. It records videos at up to 5.1K resolution at 50 fps. The biggest improvement is on its 4K resolution recording though. Now you can record 4K videos at 120fps for even better-looking slow-motion videos. This is where the Mavic 3 stops and where the Cine edition starts.

The Mavic 3 Cine edition is truly a special thing. It offers Apple ProRes 422 HQ encoding for even higher quality videos for post processing. It is not RAW, but it is the first integrated drone system that can record at ProRes 422 HQ format. Of course, if you choose to record at that format, ou are going to run out of storage space pretty quickly if you use a humble SDXC memory card. The Cine edition has a 1TB internal SSD storage for all your recording needs though.

Longer, Smarter Flights

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To ensure that your Mavic 3 does not get tumbled around mid-air, it has even more sensors than before too. It now packs omnidirectional sensors that can detect objects up to 200 meters away just so that it knows where and when to stop or how to avoid the obstacle. It is the easiest full-sized Mavic to fly. It is even cleverer too. It can track a subject, lose it if it goes out of frame, and pick it back up as soon as the subject comes back into the frame with ActiveTrack 5.0. It can even follow the subject wherever it moves. Of course, it also comes with the array of other precision sensors to ensure that it knows where it is at any given time. With the help of GPS, GLONASS< and BeiDou satellites too, it knows where to return to when you call it home or when its battery is running out.

It boasts 15km of remote range with DJI O3+. Even with interference, you are not going to lose remote signal or even clear video signal from 15km away. DJI boasts that this drone can transmit 1080p Full HD/60fps live feed over that distance without loss or lag. Of course, you might not fly the DJI Mavic 3 to that full range, but it is nice to know it can. What is more impressive is that DJI managed to extend the battery life of the Mavic 3 to up to 46 minutes instead of the mere 30 minutes the previous versions used to boast.

Price and Availability

The DJI Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine edition is now available in Malaysia. You can get your hands on either from DJI’s authorised retailers across Malaysia or from DJI’s official stores on Shopee and Lazada. The DJI Mavic 3 starts at MYR 9,799, which is quite a little bit more expensive compared to the Mavic 2 Pro. The Mavic 3 Cine edition however starts at MYR 22,899. For that money you are getting the drone itself with a few extra ND filters, two extra Intelligent Flight batteries, a charging hub, and a special carrying bag. For more information on the DJI Mavic 3, you can visit their website.

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DJI Air 2S Takes to the Skies with 5.4K Video and 20-Megapixel Photographs

April 16, 2021 Darwin Sucipto Leave a comment

A few months ago, DJI launched their most advanced compact aerial photography and videography tool ever. They launched the DJI Mini 2, a follow up to what was a very successful DJI Mavic Mini. It is just a matter of time then for them to start updating the whole line-up and shorten the names of their products. The next product to receive that treatment is the DJI Mavic Air 2.

The DJI Mavic Air 2, before the launched the DJI Mavic Mini, was the most compact consumer level Mavic drone they made. It was capable of more than 30 minutes of flight and could record videos at 4K resolution which made it a very compelling prosumer tool to have. The DJI Mini 2 can do that now too though, at half the size. The DJI Mavic Air 2 needed an upgrade.

Welcome to the DJI Air 2S, the replacement for the DJI Mavic Air 2. The DJI Air 2S now shoots out of a 1-inch sensor, twice larger than the older DJI Mavic Air. A larger sensor allows more light to hit individual pixels to produce more detailed images at low-light conditions and regular lighting conditions alike. It now only shoots at 20-Megapixel compared to 48-Megapixel from before. But the lower Megapixel count also means that the DJI Air 2S shoots better in low-light conditions thanks to larger individual pixels in the already larger sensor.

At the same time, the DJI Air 2S packs more sensors than the older DJI Mavic Air 2. Instead of the regular front, back, and downward sensor, the DJI Air 2S has an upward sensor so you do not accidentally send it into a tree branch when you first take flight. It also means that flying is even easier and safer now on the DJI Air 2S.

Of course, when you get a DJI drone, you are not only going to take a photo from the skies. You want to take videos from the skies as well. In that department you have 5.4K at your disposal on the DJI Air 2S. You can also opt to still shoot at 4K resolution. In that mode, you can shoot at up to 60fps. You can also shoot those videos at up 10-bit colour profile (D-Log, HLG) in either H.264 or H.265 format.

The DJI Air 2S can also go beyond 10km in remote range. Thanks to DJI’s OcuSync 3, the DJI Air 2S can be controlled at 12km distance. That 12km remote range is also coupled with a Full HD 1080p video feed to the remote, which also means you are not technically flying blind. Additionally, the ability to fly that distance at up to 31-minutes also means that you can get it to fly that far, with less battery anxiety.

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Of course, if you have flown modern DJI drones, the flyer app will tell you which areas you can fly your drones at, or if flying in that area is frowned upon. If you are really new to flying a drone, the DJI can even automatically take off for you and even land where it takes off automatically using the “Return to Home” function. All this is thanks to the inclusion of GPS antenna and DJI’s own GEO 2.0 geofencing algorithm.

The DJI Air 2S is now available in Malaysia via DJI’s official stores on Shopee and Lazada. You can get your hands on the DJI Air 2S now at MYR 4,499. As expected from DJI, there is also a Fly More Combo at MYR 5,975 that gives you two extra batteries, an extra set of propellers, and a charger capable of charging all three included battery at once. You can find out more about the DJI Air 2S on DJI’s website.

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DJI Mavic Air 2 Takes Flight

April 28, 2020 Darwin Sucipto Leave a comment

There is one thing that plenty of us miss during this quarantine period. That thing is travelling. Specifically, we all miss flying away to faraway lands and see the beauty of this ball of dirt floating through space from high up above.

There is, of course, another way to fly. There is another way to explore the vast outside world in this ‘stay home, stay safe’ period. After all, staying indoors for about 40 days without seeing what grass or trees look like is difficult and depressing. Buy a drone, any drone.

Thing is, just any drone does not cut it sometimes. There is so much potential with a drone. If you invest in one now, you can take it to your travel destinations after the whole COVID-19 situation blows over and create some stunning videos and photos to make your friends all jealous of you.

It is true, a simple aerial shot can be more stunning than it seems. Aerial photos and videos make the plainest places in your eyes look even more stunning than you can imagine. That is why plenty go for DJI drones. They are the best in the business, so it only makes sense.

Last year they introduced a near perfect drone package in the DJI Mavic Air. The compact, lightweight Mavic remote controlled drone was half the weight and size of the larger Mavic 2. That also means that it is more travel friendly than before with its foldable propeller arms introduced into the world with the DJI Mavic Pro.

It was no larger than a 500ml drinks bottle, which was quite fascinating. Considering you still can shoot videos at 4K 30fps with such a small package was wonderful. It even has longer battery life compared to the Mavic Pro all while costing less. Even the fly more combo was still cheaper that the basic DJI Mavic 2.

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There is no way they could top that within 6 months, we thought. Then earlier today they released their new DJI Mavic Air 2 and all hell broke loose. It is the successor to the DJI Mavic Air and it comes with a whole list of upgrades that they conveniently put in a single video.

Bigger, Better, Faster

The first upgrade, which will yield the most thumbs up is its sensor itself. The DJI Mavic Air 2 now features a larger ½-inch sensor that give you the power of 48 million pixels. You get to shoot at 4K resolution still, but now you can do it at 60fps instead of 30fps. 1080p Full HD videos can be shot at 240fps for a nice, smooth slow-motion videos, if you really need one in the air.

48-Megapixel sensor also means that you get incredibly detailed and sharp photos. You can choose between that or a compressed 12-Megapixel photos for your Social Media needs. Then there are more clever stuffs like HDR photos, Hyperlight low-light mode, and even scene recognition.

Beefed Up, Souped Up

It is a bigger drone than the original Mavic Air. It even looks like its bigger brother now. No more cheap white plastic you can draw on or customise on your own. It is now built with the same materials as the bigger Mavic Pro. It is built to the same quality standards too meaning. It is still lighter than the bigger Mavic Pro at 570g but put on quite a lot of weight compared to the older Mavic Air 480g body.

The added weight also means that the DJI Mavic Air 2 packs a longer battery life at 34-minutes of flight time. There is a whole slew of new sensors packed with Mavic Air 2 as well to keep it flying and not hitting anything in front of it. That might make for some remarkably interesting review video though, obstacle avoidance. They call the new system Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS) 3.0. Even if you are a rubbish drone operator, you can still fly it. I did not say you cannot crash it, you can if you try hard enough.

Still, the added weight also helps with in-air stability if anything. You really want that stability in windy conditions especially when you can keep it about 10km away from you with the new remote system and OcuSync 2.0. Oh yes, the remote is also now beefier and a little cleverer.

Clever Flying, Clever Shooting

The new DJI Fly app has been improving with each iteration and that is no doubt the case with the app. It should be more intuitive than ever and even better to use than ever. But shooting aerial photographs or videos is much more than that.

There are new sets of ND filters you can equip the camera with, because you really want to block out some harsh sunlight in super sunny conditions. You are shooting outdoors anyway, and ND filters are important in outdoor shoots just to compensate for the harsh lighting.

The drone itself can now shoot timelapses in 8K resolution if you really want to. With timelapse mode you have Free movement, Circle, CourseLock, and WayPoints mode to get that stunning moving timelapse. Of course there are other shooting modes that you might be used to with the DJI Mavic Air.

There is a new cleverer ActiveTrack 3.0 that should be a large improvement over the ActiveTrack 2.0 from the older Mavic Air though. With the new Point of Interest 3.0 also, tracking subjects on a shoot is much more accurate and natural. That is also true for the new Spotlight 2.0 mode that is usually only found on DJI’s professional drones. All this makes for an independent aerial photography and videography a breeze for single operators.

Pricing and Availability

The DJI Mavic Air 2 will be available 10^th May 2020 onward. You can pre-order your’s today onward though via authorised DJI retailers in Malaysia. Of course, with a beefier spec, comes a beefier price tag too. A standard package will set you back MYR 3,299. The Fly More Combo that comes with an extra piece (two pieces of battery) of everything you get from a standard package (except for the drone itself, of course) a shoulder bag, ND filters, and a charging hub for MYR 4,299. For more information on DJI’s latest portable and foldable flyer, check out their website.

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