DJI has teased an event scheduled for next week. This could mean that a new drone is in the works.
The event, announced on the company’s social media channels, is called, “Explore Vivid,” and will take place at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday November 2.
Below is a tweet by DJI. It shows a closeup of a lens that looks very similar the Hasselblad lens. This lens made its debut in November 2021 on the Mavic 3 drone line.
Explore Vivid
09:00 AM EDT| 09:00 AM EDTLearn more https://t.co/3powSg5L0m pic.twitter.com/TZm5BKu1Er
— DJI (@DJIGlobal) October 27, 2022
Site for drone specialists Drone DJ has been taking a look at various filings made by DJI with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and concluded that DJI’s new product will indeed be a drone, and most likely a new addition to the Mavic 3 family.
In the FCC filings, DJI mentions a “Mavic 3 Classic” drone that’s likely to be almost identical to the current Mavic 3 aircraft except that it’ll feature one camera instead of two — meaning no telephoto lens.
If that’s the case, then the machine that DJI unveils next Wednesday will be capable of shooting 20MP still images in 12-bit RAW format and videos in 5.1K at 50fps and 4K at 120fps, and an adjustable aperture of f/2.8 – f/11 — in other words, identical to the current Mavic 3 model.
A Mavic 3 Classic’s price is the best, especially since it seems to have dropped its telephoto lens. Current Mavic 3 retails for $2,049 on DJI’s website. Fly More Combo with additional parts is $2,849; the Cine Premium Combo costs $4,999. The Cine Premium Combo supports Apple ProRes codecs, and has 1TB onboard SSD storage.
Be sure to check back next week for more details on DJI’s new product.
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