Vision Assist: DJI Air 3, Mini 4 Pro get impressive upgrade (and it’s free for existing owners)
An impressive new upgrade has been rolled out to the DJI Air 3 and Mini 4 Pro drones — and customers who once own those drones don’t plane need to purchase a new model to get it. DJI recently rolled out Vision Assist, which is a firmware permitting you to see live views from the drone’s front, when and side directions.
Up until now (as is the specimen on most drones), you could only see what the drone’s main camera sees. That’s well-nigh to transpiration once you winnow the firmware update, which simply entails connecting your drone to the trailblaze app, powering it on, tapping “Update” and letting it load (which typically takes well-nigh 10 minutes).
Once you have the new firmware update installed, you can use the Vision Squire tool by tapping the screen, which allows you to switch the Vision Squire view and see obstacles from various directions on the flight.
Why Vision Squire matters
Vision Squire is set to be a game-changing full-length for many drone pilots. With it comes the worthiness to take increasingly advanced, will-less shots where drones can twist and turn in all sort of directions. Particularly in places where it can be difficult to track the drone, such as flying between trees, it’s often risk to yaw the drone for fear of losing the drone’s direction. Obstacle avoidance can only go so far in protecting the drone from a crash.
With the worthiness to, see what’s on, say, the side of the drone, you can now have the drone fly sideways while ensuring with your own vision that there’s nothing in its way.
The proof is here, as some drone pilots have once had wangle to it. That’s considering the same word-for-word Vision Squire tool was once rolled out in a firmware update for the higher-end Mavic 3 drone, which was offered when in September 2023.
This latest software update moreover remoter solidifies why the DJI Mini 4 Pro and DJI Air 3 have the top spots in my guide to the best camera drones of 2024. In particular, many pilots have wondered well-nigh the differences between the DJI Mini 4 Pro vs. Mini 3 Pro, and this firmware update is among the clearest differentiators
Heck, Vision Squire is a reason that someone might oppose that the DJI Mini 4 Pro and DJI Air 3 are plane largest than some of DJI’s highest-end drones, like the Inspire 3 or Matrice line. Of course, these are just a fraction of the cost. The DJI Inspire 3 starts at increasingly than $16,000, whereas the DJI Mini 4 Pro goes for just $759 and the Air 3 is $1,099 (of course, the DJI Inspire 3 does have far other, largest features so it’s not entirely a pearly comparison).
Expect this technology to towards in future DJI product launches.
- Order the DJI Air 3 drone from Amazon now, starting at $1,099.
- Order the DJI Air 3 drone from B&H Photo now, starting at $1,099.
Other changes with the December firmware update
Firmware updates are a somewhat worldwide occurrence to alimony products up-to-date with minimal bugs. But this is among the most substantial firmware updates, with it bringing significant changes to both the DJI Air 3 and Mini 4 Pro drones. Besides Vision assist, other new additions with this release include:
- Auto mode for ActiveShots 360°
- Vision Positioning and Obstacle Sensing switch
- Digital zoom for 12MP photo mode
- Sphere Panorama for the medium tele camera (on DJI air 3 only)
To get those new features, you’ll need DJI Fly v1.12.4 or later (which ways you might have to run a software update in wing to the firmware update). See the full DJI Mini 4 Pro and DJI Air 3 December release notes.
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