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   Robin Harvey 26. June 2025 Reply

   excel­lent review of the Air 2s. How will it com­pare with the Air 3s

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      Dr. Gerd-Uwe Neukamp 26. June 2025 Reply

      Hel­lo Robin,

      the Air 3s is bet­ter in almost every Aspect:

      🎥 Cam­era & Image Quality

      Dual‑camera set­up: The Air 3S fea­tures a wide-angle + medi­um tele con­fig­u­ra­tion (equiv­a­lent to 24 mm and 70 mm), where­as the Air 2S only has a sin­gle 1″ cam­era. This unlocks cre­ative zoom options and rich­er fram­ing flexibility

      Sen­sor size & imagery upgrades:

      Air 3S: Wide-angle sen­sor with 1″, cap­tur­ing 50 MP pho­tos, 14‑stop HDR, plus a 1/1.3″ tele with 48 MP

      Air 2S: A sin­gle 1″ sen­sor with 20 MP stills and 5.4K/30 fps or 4K/60 fps video

      Low-light & dynam­ic range: Air 3S wide-angle 1″ sen­sor + f/1.8 aper­ture offers sig­nif­i­cant­ly bet­ter low-light per­for­mance and dynam­ic range than its predecessors

      🔋 Bat­tery & Flight Time

      Air 2S: Up to ~31 min flight time (3,750 mAh)

      Air 3S: ~45 min (4,276 mAh), a big leap over the 2S

      Charg­ing con­ve­nience: Air 3S-series bat­ter­ies are USB‑C recharge­able in‑drone and are com­pat­i­ble with smart charg­ing hubs

      🛡️ Obsta­cle Avoid­ance & Safety

      Air 2S: 4‑way sens­ing (forward/back/up/down) with APAS 4.0

      Air 3S: Adds LiDAR + infrared sen­sors for Nightscape and omni­di­rec­tion­al obsta­cle sens­ing – sig­nif­i­cant­ly bet­ter per­for­mance in low-light/night

      📶 Trans­mis­sion & Range

      Air 2S: Ocu­Sync 3.0, 12 km max range, 1080p/30 fps feed

      Air 3S: Upgrad­ed to Ocu­Sync 4, up to 20 km range, 1080p/60 fps feed

      ⚙️ Oth­er Upgrades

      Stor­age: Air 3S include inter­nal stor­age (42 GB) along­side microSD; Air 2S has only 8 GB

      Intel­li­gent flight fea­tures: Air 3-series brings Active­Track 5.0 and Way­point mode, which Air 2S lacks (it used Active­Track 4.0)

      Per­for­mance: Slight­ly heav­ier (~720‑724 g vs. 595 g), faster top speed (~47 mph vs. ~42 mph), and a more refined con­troller (DJI RC 2 with bet­ter video transmission)

      The Air 3S deliv­ers the best blend of fea­tures: it merges the Air 2S’s supe­ri­or sen­sor size with the Air 3’s dual-lens sys­tem, adds robust low-light per­for­mance, night-time safe­ty via LiDAR, longer flight time, improved range, and smarter flight modes. If you’re after top-tier image qual­i­ty, enhanced safe­ty, and cre­ative flex­i­bil­i­ty — with just under 45 min of flight time — the Air 3S is a sig­nif­i­cant and round­ed upgrade.

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