Air 3 3D infrared sensor question.

[solidhouse]

Reading through the specs, I’ve notice that the Air 3 has a 3D infrared sensor. The Mavic 3 doesn’t appear to have this.

Does anyone here know where this infrared sensor is located?

 

[msinger]

Both of those drone models have an infrared sensing system. Here are more details from the DJI manuals:






It's a pretty standard feature these days. You can see them on the Mini 3 models too:

 

[Droning on and on...]

It's called a Time of Flight (ToF) sensor, and operates the same as the older ultrasonic sensors, except with infrared wavelengths of light. Emits a pulse and measures the return time of the reflection. This can be converted to a distance measurement to whatever is below.

It's more accurate and has greater range than the ultrasonic sensors, and why DJI switched to them some years ago.

 

[Capt KO]

Not infrared camera (I wish), sensor only.