M3 First impressions

alex_markov · Dec 11, 2021

I was flying DJI FPV for 8+ months and love it - but missed gimble and better camera - so after a month and a half of waiting - finally have an M3 - basic version - only one came and it's mine - My Preciosssss

First impressions:
- No single problem whatsoever for now!!! (Cross my fingers

)
- Very, Very Quiet!
- Never-ending battery - Start at 99% 6+ minutes flight and land at 84%!!!
- Amazing main camera - Never seen something as good as this!
- D-Log assistant is missing and I cant see a thing of fine branches - so I fly in Normal - But the Great news is Normal is so good I did not even touch the footage before posting!
- Active track and PoI are working well and are made easy to use!
- try it in very windy weather (50+km/h) and some raindrops - No problems!
- Gimble FPV mode is Very nice

and now some suggestions
- Goggles spoiled me I get used to great visibility and fly with confidence in tight places - here on a phone screen visibility is far from it - I miss Goggles A lot!
- H (Home point) in DJI FPV Is the greatest invention and I miss it a lot!
- The auto start of filming was great with DJI FPV!
DJI PLEASE Implement those!!!!

- APAS 5 is might be good for wide areas - in tight places, it's a jumpy ride of Nervous horse

- Bad for filming

- Please reduce avoidance distance - or at least give us an option to reduce it!

- some green dot flares especially bad during night with many city lights

some examples:
Витоша дъжд и вятър - Vitosha test flight in rain and wind
More to come

Phantomrain.org · Dec 11, 2021

it makes a world of difference when you get the white balance dialed in on the night time videos .

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mavic 3 in the Rain. Land on the water and light up the sky.

christangey · Dec 12, 2021

Alex, you said normal mode is good, but have you tried grading it, what is that like?

alex_markov · Dec 12, 2021

christangey said:
Alex, you said normal mode is good, but have you tried grading it, what is that like?

I don't need to

for first time picture is perfect for me! Tryed d-log with dji lut and results are far from expected - sure with some efforts d-log with 10 bit will worth it, but for me Normal 4K 60 fps is a choice for now (5K reduces field of view - not much but does it

)
P.s. in one of above clips i had normal vs d-log with grading comparisson

BethanyFerrell · Dec 12, 2021

alex_markov said:
- APAS 5 is might be good for wide areas - in tight places, it's a jumpy ride of Nervous horse

Interesting that you worded it this way. When squeezing between two trees near ground level, I noticed a little hop just before the craft made its way through. At the time I thought it "felt" very much like riding a skittish horse when it gets the courage to push past something that made it unsure.

alex_markov · Dec 12, 2021

BethanyFerrell said:
Interesting that you worded it this way. When squeezing between two trees near ground level, I noticed a little hop just before the craft made its way through. At the time I thought it "felt" very much like riding a skittish horse when it gets the courage to push past something that made it unsure.

This is only analogy - you do not drive it You ride it and he has his own opinion

JustName · Dec 12, 2021

Amazing, there are absolutely no color issues visible on your videos.

alex_markov · Dec 12, 2021

JustName said:
Amazing, there are absolutely no color issues visible on your videos.

The camera is amazing - the whole complex - Gimble, sensor, lens, and processing (only downfall are flares - but they are nowhere near bad flares I had on EVO 2 Pro

)
Here today night flight in a very colorful lamps situation - Great Night filming but I think I had enough

alex_markov · Dec 12, 2021

christangey said:
Alex, you said normal mode is good, but have you tried grading it, what is that like?

The clip above was shot in Normal 4K 60 fps

and heavily processed denoise + curve (up the light) + sharpen ... Not perfect - but better than anything I did till now

- might be I have played enough at night for now

Phantomrain.org · Dec 12, 2021

alex_markov said:
The clip above was shot in Normal 4K 60 fps and heavily processed denoise + curve (up the light) + sharpen ... Not perfect - but better than anything I did till now - might be I have played enough at night for now

I was going to say the sky looked really nice so that worked, and you were not really even in a lit area so amazing.
I thought the volcano was exploding in the back. Music worked nicely.

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Gear to fly in the Rain

alex_markov · Dec 14, 2021

Phantomrain.org said:
I was going to say the sky looked really nice so that worked, and you were not really even in a lit area so amazing.
I thought the volcano was exploding in the back. Music worked nicely.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain

I overdue denoising a bit

but overall looks good

alex_markov · Dec 15, 2021

I traveled 300 km and finally found great weather - Active track is very good and M3 manage to avoid everything ... for now

alex_markov · Dec 15, 2021

And found something else - M3 is a boring drone You fly and fly and get bored but baterry is lasting even more

Phantomrain.org · Dec 16, 2021

alex_markov said:
And found something else - M3 is a boring drone You fly and fly and get bored but baterry is lasting even more

I got the same problem, The hard rain cannot last long enough , its all chump change now. lol I am really happy you got the M3 , you do a lot flying and you deserve it.

On top of that I can watch your vids without getting sick again. .

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly the M3 in the Rain.

alex_markov · Dec 16, 2021

Phantomrain.org said:
I got the same problem, The hard rain cannot last long enough , its all chump change now. lol I am really happy you got the M3 , you do a lot flying and you deserve it.

On top of that I can watch your vids without getting sick again. .

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly the M3 in the Rain.

You and many others, But now I spend a lot more time editing to reach viable length out of looooooooong flights

alex_markov · Dec 19, 2021

I spoke too soon

today my M3 Ascend by himself with no input from me and did it very fast and high - good I was able to stop it and descend and continue mi flight with no further problems

JustName · Dec 20, 2021

alex_markov said:
I traveled 300 km and finally found great weather - Active track is very good and M3 manage to avoid everything ... for now

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There is a second drone behind you, apparently with much better active track skills

alex_markov · Dec 20, 2021

I can't edit the first post? So I'll add new findings in new posts

Besides gaining altitude by itself I also find piloting it a bit different and inconsistent - for example turning while maintaining a straight course slows down the M3 - something I never saw before?
And also gimble cant turn sideways as much as M2's was doing - seeing side arms and props

alex_markov · Dec 21, 2021

I am done with APAS

ad now M3 flyes a lot more consistent

alex_markov · Dec 31, 2021

Today my RC Pro arrived - Very good surprise - Great product - I can see in direct sunlight very well, sticks are great like on DJI FPV, the connection is great ... I am happy