Recently purchased an Air 3 (A3) that is still in the box. I was just about to open it a day or so ago when I heard about the announcement of the Mini 4 Pro (M4P). Currently using a Mini 3 Pro (M3P) but really wanted to get something with full 360 obstacle avoidance. I fly in Arizona and there are a lot of bushes, cactus and other things that definitely have been getting in the way when I'm trying to do (side flight) panning shots of homes as I do real estate and commercial building photography. Because of this I decided to pick up an A3 mostly for the obstacle avoidance. The extra camera might be nice but it's not really something I need or was looking for. So that's the reason for holding off opening the A3, with the M4P could save a few bucks and stay with the smaller form factor since I don't really need the 70mm camera.
However from looking at some leaked prices it looks like the M4P fly more kit difference will only be about $300-$350, and I may just stick with the Air 3 for the extra camera that may find some uses. Otherwise battery life and other things will probably be fairly similar and I expect the new M4P to get the stacked sensor of the A3 so the image quality should be identical. I also occasionally use the vertical shooting mode of the M3P and I would lose this with the A3, but I can crop as I don't need all the pixels when I deliver to clients.
Anyway, since I do fly in Arizona, heat is definitely an issue. I always fly in the slowest mode as I'm not in a big hurry and I'm trying to keep the little bugger from overheating, especially if I'm shooting in the middle of summer where it can reach 110°F. I was wondering if the A3 has a fan that might help it run cooler so that I could use one of the faster flight modes or just worry less about the heat issue. When I land my current A3P, if I've been on 15 plus minute flight where I'm doing quite a bit of movement, the drone and the battery are quite warm. As well as the motors especially if it's been a bit windy. Opinions, thoughts?
However from looking at some leaked prices it looks like the M4P fly more kit difference will only be about $300-$350, and I may just stick with the Air 3 for the extra camera that may find some uses. Otherwise battery life and other things will probably be fairly similar and I expect the new M4P to get the stacked sensor of the A3 so the image quality should be identical. I also occasionally use the vertical shooting mode of the M3P and I would lose this with the A3, but I can crop as I don't need all the pixels when I deliver to clients.
Anyway, since I do fly in Arizona, heat is definitely an issue. I always fly in the slowest mode as I'm not in a big hurry and I'm trying to keep the little bugger from overheating, especially if I'm shooting in the middle of summer where it can reach 110°F. I was wondering if the A3 has a fan that might help it run cooler so that I could use one of the faster flight modes or just worry less about the heat issue. When I land my current A3P, if I've been on 15 plus minute flight where I'm doing quite a bit of movement, the drone and the battery are quite warm. As well as the motors especially if it's been a bit windy. Opinions, thoughts?