DJI Phantom 3 Professional

usability, design, price, portability, image quality

reliability

91% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

price, usability, performance, battery, portability

93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent video quality ; Easy to use ; Good battery life for itsclass ; Excellent app with useful features

Lacksadvanced flying modes ; The design needs updating

I was a little underwhelmed when the Phantom 3 launched. I was hoping for a more radical redesign, and a few killer autopilot features (DJI say's these are in the works, just they're insistent on them being safe). Instead, DJI played it a little safe,...

Very stable in the air. Easy to fly. Smooth 4K video capture. 20mm wide-angle lens. Raw and JPG still capture. 22-minute flight time. Built-in GPS. Return-to-home function. Automated takeoff and landing. Attractive price

Limited operating range. Propellers intrude into footage. Battery requires more than an hour to recharge. Requires Android or iOS device

The Phantom 3 4K captures stable ultra high-definition video from the air and includes all of the safety features you expect from a DJI drone.

Easy to fly. Very stable in the air. Smooth video capture, even during motion. 20mm wide-angle lens. 4K video capture. Raw and JPG still capture. High-quality Live View feed. Built-in GPS. Return-to-home function. Automated flight modes.

Battery life limits flying time. Wide-angle lens shows some edge distortion.

Conclusion The Phantom 3 Professional is the best quadcopter that we've reviewed to date. It takes the ease of use that made us enamored with our previous Editors' Choice, DJI's Phantom 2 Vision+, and refines just about every aspect of operation. The...

Much easier to fly than not only the previous models, but competitors too. Produces higher quality, more stable videos. Improved controller makes it easier to fly and to shoot images

Indoor flight is still difficult. Camera gimbal doesn't swivel, and the camera still isn't removable

Good video quality, great flight performance

Can be expensive if not on sale

Like all of DJI's Phantom line, the Phantom 3 Professional is a good and capable drone. However, most users would be better off spending a bit more to get top shelf quality, or saving quite a bit of money on some other similar models.

For $1,259, users get an incredibly capable flying 4K video camera ; The new controller and its support for Apple's Lightning connector is a major improvement ; Improvements to DJI's iOS app offer even more control ; Longer flight time, faster, and...

Come on, DJI, ship it with a cheap plastic lens cap ; The ; is available from ; partner B&H with free expedited shipping for $1,259. It includes a 16-gigabyte micro SD card.

For all of the bells and whistles and new features, in the end it's all about the footage that the Phantom 3 Professional is capable of capturing.

Range is up from ~500 m (1,640 ft) to a whopping 2 km (1.2 mi) and beyond, although the video feed gets a bit blocky beyond a few hundred meters.

Ease of use ; 4K video quality ; Robust, customisable remote control

23-minute battery life ; Camera doesn't pan left-right ; 16GB microSD card

The DJI Phantom 3 Professional is easily the best drone on the market at this price thanks to 4K video, a fantastic new remote control and an abundance of new flying features.