AgriDrones

DJI

Mavic 3M

Compact multispectral mapping aircraft with four narrowband sensors plus a 20 MP RGB camera.

Current model

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Specifications

Every figure below is rendered directly from our source file, so this table cannot drift from what we verified. The source and check date sit alongside each value.

SpecificationValueSourceChecked
Aircraft
Weight951 g — with propellers and RTK module; maximum takeoff weight 1050 gag.dji.com
Dimensions223×96.3×122.2 mm folded; 347.5×283×139.6 mm unfolded (both without propellers) — diagonal length 380.1 mmag.dji.com
Max Flight Time43 min — without wind; maximum hover time 37 minag.dji.com
Max Flight Distance32 kmag.dji.com
Max Flight Speed15 m/s normal; 21 m/s forward, 20 m/s sideways, 19 m/s backwards in Sport mode — at sea level, no windag.dji.com
Max Ascent Descent SpeedAscent 6 m/s normal, 8 m/s Sport; descent 6 m/s in bothag.dji.com
Max Wind Resistance12 m/sag.dji.com
Max Takeoff Altitude6000 m — above sea level, without a payloadag.dji.com
Hovering AccuracyVertical ±0.1 m (vision), ±0.5 m (GNSS), ±0.1 m (D-RTK); horizontal ±0.3 m (vision), ±0.5 m (HD positioning), ±0.1 m (RTK)ag.dji.com
GnssGPS + Galileo + BeiDou + GLONASS — GLONASS only when the RTK module is enabledag.dji.com
Operating Temperature-10 to 40 °Cag.dji.com
Multispectral camera
Multispectral BandsGreen 560±16 nm, Red 650±16 nm, Red Edge 730±16 nm, NIR 860±26 nmag.dji.com
Multispectral Sensor1/2.8-inch CMOS, 5 MP effective — maximum image size 2592×1944, TIFFag.dji.com
Multispectral LensFOV 73.91° (61.2°×48.10°), 25 mm equivalent, f/2.0, fixed focusag.dji.com
Multispectral ShutterElectronic, 1/30–1/12800 s — gain range 1×–32×ag.dji.com
Multispectral Video1920×1080 at 30 fps, H.264, up to 60 Mbps — video content NDVI / GNDVI / NDREag.dji.com
Sunlight SensorBuilt-in light-sensor moduleag.dji.com
RGB camera
Rgb Sensor4/3 CMOS, 20 MP effective — maximum image size 5280×3956; JPEG or DNG rawag.dji.com
Rgb LensFOV 84°, 24 mm equivalent, f/2.8–f/11, focus 1 m to ∞ag.dji.com
Rgb ShutterElectronic 8–1/8000 s; mechanical 8–1/2000 s — ISO 100–6400ag.dji.com
Rgb Video4K 3840×2160 at 30 fps (130 Mbps); FHD 1920×1080 at 30 fps (70 Mbps), H.264ag.dji.com
Gimbal
Gimbal3-axis mechanical (tilt, roll, pan) — angular vibration range ±0.007°; max control speed 100°/sag.dji.com
Gimbal RangeMechanical — tilt -135° to 45°, roll -45° to 45°, pan -27° to 27°; controllable — tilt -90° to 35°, pan not controllableag.dji.com
Sensing
Sensing TypeOmnidirectional binocular vision with a downward infrared sensorag.dji.com
Sensing ForwardMeasuring 0.5–20 m, detection to 200 m, avoidance at ≤15 m/s, FOV 90° horizontal / 103° verticalag.dji.com
Sensing Other AxesBackward 0.5–16 m at ≤12 m/s; lateral 0.5–25 m at ≤15 m/s; upward 0.2–10 m at ≤6 m/s; downward 0.3–18 m at ≤6 m/sag.dji.com
Sensing EnvironmentClear surface patterns and lighting above 15 lux; downward needs diffuse surfaces with reflectivity above 20%ag.dji.com
Transmission
Video TransmissionO3 Image Transmission Industry Edition, 1080p/30fps live view — 2.400–2.4835 GHz and 5.725–5.850 GHz; 4 antennas, 2T4R; approx. 200 ms latencyag.dji.com
Transmission Distance15 km (FCC), 8 km (CE/SRRC/MIC) — unobstructed and interference-freeag.dji.com
Transmission Distance ObstructedStrong interference 1.5–3 km; medium 3–9 km (FCC) or 3–6 km (CE/SRRC/MIC); weak 9–15 km (FCC) or 6–8 km (CE/SRRC/MIC)ag.dji.com
Battery
Battery5000 mAh at 15.4 V, LiPo 4S, 77 Wh — 335.5 g; charging 5 to 40 °Cag.dji.com
Charging Hub100 W hub charging three batteries in rotation — charger input 100–240 VAC; 82 W maximum on one port when both are in useag.dji.com
Remote controller and RTK
Remote ControllerDJI RC Pro Enterprise Edition (RM510B), 5.5-inch 1920×1080 at 1000 nits, 60 fps — approx. 680 g; 64 GB internal storage plus microSDag.dji.com
Controller RuntimeApprox. 3 hours — 5000 mAh at 7.2 V; charges in approx. 1.5 h on the 100 W hubag.dji.com
Rtk Module50.2×40.2×66.2 mm, 24±2 g, USB-C, approx. 1.2 Wag.dji.com
Rtk Positioning AccuracyFixed RTK — 1 cm + 1 ppm horizontal, 1.5 cm + 1 ppm verticalag.dji.com
Support
Guaranteed Software Updates Until2024-12-31 — DJI's own published commitment; this date has now passedag.dji.com

What these figures mean in practice

Our reading of the specifications above. These are not manufacturer claims — every number below is derived from the table, and the trade-offs are ours.

DJI's guaranteed software update window has already expired

The specification page states guaranteed software updates until 31 December 2024. That date has passed. It does not mean the aircraft stops working or that no further updates will come — only that DJI no longer commits to any. On a mapping platform whose value depends on processing-chain compatibility, that is a real consideration for a new purchase, and it is the sort of thing a spec sheet states once and nobody reads.

A different machine from everything else here

At 951 g against the T25's 32 kg, this is not a spraying aircraft with a camera bolted on — it is a survey tool. Forty-three minutes of flight, 32 km of range and 12 m/s wind resistance against the Agras line's 6 m/s. It gathers the data that tells a sprayer where to go; it does not do the spraying.

The four bands are the point, not the 20 MP camera

Green 560, Red 650, Red Edge 730 and NIR 860 nm, each 5 MP through a fixed f/2.0 lens, with a built-in sunlight sensor for irradiance correction. That combination is what makes NDVI, GNDVI and NDRE outputs comparable between flights. The 20 MP 4/3 RGB sensor alongside is for the visual orthomosaic; it is not what makes the aircraft agricultural.

RTK is one centimetre, and it needs the module

Fixed RTK gives 1 cm + 1 ppm horizontal and 1.5 cm + 1 ppm vertical, and the 24 g module is what enables GLONASS as well. Without it, hovering accuracy falls to ±0.5 m horizontal on GNSS alone — a fiftyfold difference, and the reason the module is not really optional for repeat survey work.

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