Just bought Mavic 3, telephoto lens doesn't work, zoom doesn't work

[mavicn00b]

I am only just beginning to test out the Mavic 3 so I'm not the best one to answer this. I'm sure many others with far more experience can address this well.

This video may help answer the question:

In this video,

the narrator says you should stick to using just the 1x and 7x settings, that the zoom image quality is not good. However, that video was made a year ago and there have been some improvements since then....

In this video you can see the quality of different zoom settings.

On the standard lens, 1x is great, and 2x looks decent, 4x looks bad.
On the telephoto lens, 7x looks great, 14x is grainy but passable, 28x looks bad.
However, interestingly, he shows you that 28x on the telephoto lens is actually better quality than the 4x on the standard lens.
The 7x of the fixed telephoto is much, much better than the 4x digital zoom of the standard 1x camera.

Yeah agree, I think the 28x utility is more in S&R or just exploring/scouting around than for actual recording.

 

[saltire]

In your opinion, how usable for photos is the zoom images. In good light and good wx conditions are the zoomed images good quality?

The 7x is great i use it to spot wildlife, deer mostly and otters .The pictures are nice and crisp above 7x again i use it for spotting dont think i have ever taken any pictures above 7x but i will now and have a look .

 

[waynorth]

In your opinion, how usable for photos is the zoom images. In good light and good wx conditions are the zoomed images good quality?

If you mean the so-called 7x zoom lens, it is not a zoom lens at all, it is a tele lens with fixed focal length at approx. 162mm in 35mm equivalent.
Even though it has a much smaller sensor than the wideangle lens, it can give surprisingly good image quality if used correctly and in good light.
Have a look at these shots taken by Meta4:

Mavic 3 Tele Lens

I see some members dismissing the tele lens that's incorporated into the Mavic 3 and confess that I was initially skeptical about it. With a fixed aperture and dinky 1/2 inch sensor, I didn't think it would be capable of producing the quality I wanted. It definitely has limitations and can't...

mavicpilots.com

 

[GadgetGuy]

I kinda know that

So why are you pitching non-DJI drones in this thread?

"...the one I just bought.
Which by the way is not a DJI product and its fantastic."

 

[GadgetGuy]

This basically was not addressed to you

It was addressed to everyone subscribed to this thread, which includes me. It was off topic, pitching buying another drone brand, when we are discussing where to best buy a DJI drone.

 

[GadgetGuy]

No, you misunderstood, the "HOA thread" was here on this forum. I would never be fool enough to post on MY HOA group chat or the Nextdoor ap that I'm a drone pilot.

My bad!

 

[davedrone 178]

I just sent back my Mavic 3 Classic for a refund. The battery compartment was glitchy, gimbal wobbled at takeoff, and the range was poor making the screen freeze for long periods of time. Very
disappointed

 

[GadgetGuy]

I just sent back my Mavic 3 Classic for a refund. The battery compartment was glitchy, gimbal wobbled at takeoff, and the range was poor making the screen freeze for long periods of time. Very
disappointed

Sounds like you got a lemon. May I suggest you try another one, purchased elsewhere, in case it was also from a bad batch?

 

[davedrone 178]

Sounds like you got a lemon. May I suggest you try another one, purchased elsewhere, in case it was also from a bad batch?

I bought it directly from DJI. Their customer service people called yesterday to discuss but didn't suggest I bought a lemon. Too many small problems that I doubt would be all rectified with a new unit. I really wanted to love the drone though.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I bought it directly from DJI. Their customer service people called yesterday to discuss but didn't suggest I bought a lemon. Too many small problems that I doubt would be all rectified with a new unit. I really wanted to love the drone though.

Then pick one up at Best Buy. 15 day free return with no 15% restocking fee, if you claim any defect. None of the issues you mentioned should exist on a normal unit.