There have been many rumors circulating about DJI's upcoming Mavic 3 drone , but now a full image of the model has leaked ahead of its expected November launch. The leaks come from TechnikNews, WinFuture , and Jasper Ellens of DroneXL. They show what the new drone looks like from almost every angle and detail the three different Mavic 3 packages that will be available, as well as the differences between them.
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Previous rumors have suggested that the DJI Mavic 3 will have better battery life than its predecessor, USB-C charging, and two cameras (one a “main” wide-angle camera with a Four Thirds sensor and one a telephoto camera). Today’s leaks suggest that the drone will come in both DJI’s standard “fly more” package and a new “Cine” package. As with the current Mavic 2, the leaks say that the fly more add-on includes extra cables, batteries, propellers, a case, and other accessories that you don’t get with the standalone model. As we’ve seen with two Mavic 2 models (the Pro and Zoom), the Cine appears to have slightly different hardware and capabilities than the original.
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Unlike the Mavic 2 Zoom, which had a different camera module, the leaks suggest that the Cine model includes additional internal features that will make it better at shooting video. According to a leaked spec sheet shared by Jasper Ellens, the Mavic Cine will support ProRes, the video codec recently released on iPhones. The photos also show that it will come with DJI's Smart Controller, which includes a screen and is a new version with a different port configuration.
The specs also suggest that the Cine model will have 1TB of internal storage instead of the 8GB included in the standard model (though both reportedly support microSD cards). If the Cine package includes these upgrades, it's likely that its price will be quite a bit higher than the previous model.
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Ellens also hints that the DJI Mavic 3 will be released on November 5th, with an image that appears to show a battery indicator, which reinforces the rumor that the next-gen Mavic will offer longer flight time. Previous rumors had it arriving on November 15th and starting at $1,600, the same as the Mavic 2. For more leaked images, check out DroneXL and TechnikNews.
