DJI Mavic 3 Pro vs DJI Mini 5 Pro

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Professional imaging and telephoto capture

Premium travel, content creation and low light

Specifications from manufacturer documentation
Specification	DJI Mavic 3 Pro	DJI Mini 5 Pro
Temperature	-10 to 40 °C	-10 to 40 °C
Positioning	GPS + Galileo + BeiDou	GPS + Galileo + BeiDou
Foldable	Yes	Yes
Year	2023	2025
EU class	C2 (EU)	C0 / C1 depending on battery
Dimensions	231.1 × 98 × 95.4 mm folded	157 × 95 × 68 mm folded
Speed	21 m/s	18 m/s · 19 m/s with Plus battery
Ascent speed	8 m/s	10 m/s
Wind resistance	12 m/s	12 m/s · level 6
Altitude	6 000 m	6 000 m · 4 500 m Plus battery
Distance per charge	28 km per charge	21 km · 32 km Plus battery
Transmission	DJI O3+	DJI O4+
Claimed range	8 km CE · 15 km FCC	10 km CE · 20 km FCC
Storage	8 GB · 1 TB Cine + microSD	42 GB + microSD up to 1 TB
Battery	5 000 mAh · 77 Wh	2 788 mAh · 4 680 mAh Plus
Gimbal	3-axis mechanical gimbal	3-axis mechanical gimbal, roll up to 225°
Vertical video	Not native · crop in editing	Yes · true vertical capture + rotation 225°
RAW photos	JPEG + DNG (RAW)	JPEG + DNG (RAW)
Colour	D-Log · D-Log M · HLG 10-bit	Normal 10-bit · HLG · D-Log M
Tracking	ActiveTrack 5.0 · APAS 5.0	ActiveTrack 360° · night-time omnidirectional detection
Zoom	Triple cameras 24 / 70 / 166 mm	1–3× at 4K · 1–4× at FHD
Weight	958 g	249 g
Flight time	43 min	36 min
Sensor	4/3" CMOS Hasselblad + 2 telephoto	1" CMOS
Photo	20 MP	50 MP
Video	5.1K/50 fps / 4K/120 fps	4K/120 fps
Obstacle detection	Omnidirectional	Omnidirectional + LiDAR

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