Updated on 17 Aug 2024
New DJI Phantom 3 Standard
The new DJI Phantom 3 Standard has been unveiled. It's lighter and cheaper than the DJI Phantom 3 Advanced or the DJI Phantom 3 Professional. ... Read More
The DJI Phantom 3 Standard has been unveiled as a new addition to the extremely popular Phantom 3 range. The DJI Phantom 3 Standard is a slightly simplified and lighter version of its brothers - the Phantom 3 Advanced and the Phantom 3 Professional. It's also cheaper at £649.00 compared to £899.00 for the Advanced and £1159.00 for the Professional and is expected to ship from mid August onwards. dji-phantom3c201507070052-1024x632.jpg The new DJI Phantom 3 Standard The onboard camera is still capable of 12 mega-pixel stills and, surprisingly, it can shoot 2.7K video at 30p (2704 X 1520), which better than the 1080 HD produced by the Advanced but not as sharp as the 4K video on the Professional.
Follow Me, Point of Interest and Waypoints
But the interesting news for the entire range of Phantom 3's is that all of them will now have long awaited Follow Me, Point of Interest and Way-point features. The Standard will get that out of the box but firmware upgrades announced today also mean that the Advanced and the Professional will get the features pilots have been waiting a long time for. The Inspire 1 and Matrice 100 won't be far behind with their upgrades. dji-phantom3c201507070044-1024x652.jpg The DJI Phantom 3 Standard camera These options also feature in the upgrade of the DJI Pilot app to the DJI GO app which was also announced today. GO is effectively V2.0 of Pilot. There'll be a separate blog soon on the DJI GO app.
Weight Loss Programme
DJI have managed to save weight - it's 1216 grams as opposed to 1280 grams for the Advanced and the Professional. The Visual Positioning system has been sacrificed as part of the weight reduction plan so that means the Phantom 3 Standard won't get a visual lock on the floor when flying indoors or in poor GPS signal areas. The satellite system has also been pared down to make it lighter. There is a GPS system on board but the GLONASS receiver, which pulls in the Russian constellation of satellites, has been left out. DJI Lightbridge has also been dropped from the Standard and the radio frequencies are different. The controller frequency is 5.8 GHz while the video transmission is over the 2.4 GHz band. The Advanced and Professional, which both have DJI Lightbridge, share control and video over the same 2.4 GHz range. The 5.8 GHz band means that the theoretical maximum control range of the Standard is much less than the other two but in the UK it is enough to keep you flying up to 500 metres away, which is the CAA limit. dji-phantom3c201507070079-1024x704.jpg The controller of the DJI Phantom 3 Standard In fact the Standard's controller is an updated version of DJI’s previous Phantom 2 Vision+ controller, with an integrated WiFi range extender and wheel to angle the camera. There is an upside to all this weight loss - the DJI Phantom 3 Standard has a claimed maximum flight time of 25 minutes. That's a whole 2 minutes more than the Advanced and Professional. dji-phantom3c201507070087-1024x629.jpg
DJI Phantom 3 Standard Specs
#### Aircraft | ##### Weight (Including Battery) 1216 g ##### Max Ascent Speed 5 m/s ##### Max Descent Speed 3 m/s ##### Max Speed 16 m/s (ATTI mode, no wind) ##### Max Altitude Above Sea Level 6000 m ##### Max Flight Time Approximately 25 minutes ##### Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C ##### Navigation System Built-in GPS |
#### Gimbal | ##### Controllable Range Pitch -90° to +30° ##### Angular Vibration Range ±0.02° |
#### Camera | ##### Sensor 1/2.3” Effective pixels:12 M ##### Lens FOV (Field Of View) 94° 20 mm (35 mm format equivalent) f/2.8 ##### ISO Range 100-3200 (video) 100-1600 (photo) ##### Electronic Shutter Speed 8s -1/8000s ##### Image Max Size 4000 x 3000 ##### Still Photography Modes * Single Shot * Burst Shooting: 3/5/7 frames * Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB): 3/5 * Bracketed Frames at 0.7EV Bias * Time-lapse ##### Video Recording Modes * UHD: 2.7K: 2704 x1520p 30 (29.97) * FHD: 1920x1080p 24/25/30 * HD: 1280x720p 24/25/30/48/50/60 ##### Max.Video Bitrate 40 Mbps ##### Supported File Formats * Micro SD Card: FAT32/exFAT * Photo: JPEG, DNG * Video: MP4, MOV (MPEG-4 AVC) ##### Supported SD Card Types Micro SD Card 8 GB included ##### Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C |
#### Wi-Fi Video Link | ##### Operating Frequency 2.400 GHz – 2.483 GHz ##### Max Transmission Distance FCC: 1000 m; CE: 500 m (outdoors and unobstructed, aircraft's altitude at 400 feet (120 m)) ##### Transmitter Power (EIRP) FCC: 27 dBm; CE: 20 dBm |
#### Remote Controller | ##### Operating Frequency 5.725 GHz – 5.825 GHz, 922.7 MHz – 927.7 MHz (Japan) ##### Max Transmission Distance FCC: 1000 m; CE: 500 m (outdoors and unobstructed, aircraft's altitude at 400 feet (120 m)) ##### Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C ##### Battery 2600 mAh LiPo 18650 ##### Transmitter Power (EIRP) * FCC: 19 dBm * CE: 14 dBm ##### Working Voltage 600 mA @ 3.7V ##### Charging Port Micro USB |
#### Charger | ##### Voltage 17.4 V ##### Rated Power 57 W |
#### Intelligent Flight Battery ( PH3-4480 mAh-15.2 V ) | ##### Capacity 4480 mAh ##### Voltage 15.2 V ##### Battery Type LiPo 4S ##### Energy 68 Wh ##### Net Weight 365 g ##### Max Flight Time Approximately 25 minutes ##### Operating Temperature -10°C to 40°C ##### Max Charging Power 100 W |
#### App / Live View | ##### Mobile App DJI GO ##### EIRP 100mW ##### Live View Working Frequency 2.4GHz ISM ##### Live View Quality 720P @ 30fps (depending on conditions and mobile device) ##### Latency Low Latency Video (depending on conditions and mobile device) ##### Required Operating Systems * iOS 8.0 or later ##### Recommended Devices * iOS: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini 3, and iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular. This app is optimized for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus * Android version coming soon. |
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James Willoughby
James joined heliguy™ in 2018 following a 13-year stint in print and online journalism, having worked on regional and weekly newspaper titles. He is responsible for spearheading heliguy™'s content strategy and social media delivery. James collaborates with DJI Enterprise's European marketing team to coordinate and produce case studies and helps organise events and webinars.