DJI Mini 3 Pro vs DJI Mini 5 Pro

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Content creation under 250 g and vertical capture

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Specifications from manufacturer documentation
Specification	DJI Mini 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	2022	2025
EU class	C0 (EU, depending on version)	C0 / C1 depending on battery
Dimensions	145 × 90 × 62 mm folded	157 × 95 × 68 mm folded
Speed	16 m/s	18 m/s · 19 m/s with Plus battery
Ascent speed	5 m/s	10 m/s
Wind resistance	10.7 m/s · level 5	12 m/s · level 6
Altitude	4 000 m	6 000 m · 4 500 m Plus battery
Distance per charge	18 km per charge	21 km · 32 km Plus battery
Transmission	DJI O3	DJI O4+
Claimed range	8 km CE · 12 km FCC	10 km CE · 20 km FCC
Storage	microSD	42 GB + microSD up to 1 TB
Battery	2 453 mAh	2 788 mAh · 4 680 mAh Plus
Gimbal	3-axis mechanical gimbal, rotation 90°	3-axis mechanical gimbal, roll up to 225°
Vertical video	Yes · native vertical 4K	Yes · true vertical capture + rotation 225°
RAW photos	JPEG + DNG (RAW)	JPEG + DNG (RAW)
Colour	Normal · D-Cinelike 10-bit	Normal 10-bit · HLG · D-Log M
Tracking	FocusTrack · APAS 4.0	ActiveTrack 360° · night-time omnidirectional detection
Zoom	Up to 2× at 4K · 4× at FHD	1–3× at 4K · 1–4× at FHD
Weight	249 g	249 g
Flight time	34 min	36 min
Sensor	1/1.3" CMOS	1" CMOS
Photo	48 MP	50 MP
Video	4K/60 fps	4K/120 fps
Obstacle detection	Forward, backward and downward (3 directions)	Omnidirectional + LiDAR

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