Everything you need to know about DJI’s latest commercial drone for everyday use.
The Mavic 3E (M3E) is a compact, portable, and powerful drone for everyday use. This aircraft sets a new standard for the industry. Whether you are a hobby pilot ready to go professional. Or you are looking for a versatile platform to enhance your commercial fleet.
The M3E’s features make it the most accessible and capable surveying drone to date. On the other hand, the thermal version, the Mavic 3T, is available for emergency, inspection, and night operations. Read more below about the seven things that make the Mavic 3 Enterprise series the ultimate portable and professional drone platform.
A camera for fast precision surveys
The goal of the M3E was to reduce the time needed to perform aerial surveys, without compromising data depth and output quality. The Mavic 3E delivers just that, with a huge wide-angle 4/3 CMOS, 20MP sensor and a mechanical shutter that reduces motion blur during survey flights. This new camera also takes fast 0.7-second interval shots. This allows you to complete mapping missions in a fraction of the time, compared to previous models.
Low-light challenges have also been addressed. The Mavic 3E’s wide-angle camera has 3.3 µm pixels and improved low-light software. This takes performance in dim conditions to the next level. This dramatically increases your potential operational window as well as making earlier and later mission launches a real possibility. Moreover, surveys can also take place on cloudy days with maximum image quality.
Finally, the M3E is equipped with a 12MP zoom camera supporting up to 56x max hybrid zoom. This allows pilots to observe important details at a distance with a smooth, continuous stream instead of staggered zoom increments.
Combining an RTK module with a mechanical shutter, short 0.7-second interval shots and enhanced low-light performance, the M3E is expected to become the platform of choice for fast aerial surveys.
Foldable and lightweight
The M3E is built on top of the Mavic 3 platform, which launched to rave reviews in late 2021 and redefined industry expectations for relatively small aircrafts. The M3E builds on those core capabilities by combining its foldable and lightweight form with a host of powerful features.
You carry the M3E in one hand and can deploy it in an instant. This makes it perfect for getting started and makes it a versatile tool for established drone programmes. As usual, DJI has focused on portability without sacrificing power. With a flight time of 45 minutes, the M3E lets you cover a lot of ground during any mission. It maps as much as 2 square kilometres in a single flight.
Powerful safety and connectivity features
The M3E is a robust platform that prioritises safety and performance when you need it most. Its state-of-the-art obstacle detection and navigation systems provide professional pilots with the guidance and backstops needed to reduce the risk of accidents.
The latest version of DJI’s Advanced Pilot Assistance System (APAS) combines data from six vision sensors and two wide-angle sensors to detect obstacles in all directions and automatically reroute your flight path in avoidance mode. You can adjust the proximity of these triggers and the drone’s braking distance according to your mission requirements. APAS also controls the M3E’s advanced Return To Home function, which plans and activates the most efficient, hassle-free return trip.
Whether supporting emergency operations or conducting inspections, the M3E’s integrated AirSense system provides pilots with early warning of nearby manned aircraft emitting ADS-B signals.
In terms of connectivity, the M3E features DJI’s latest image transmission technology. Quad-antenna O3 Enterprise Transmission ensures a more stable connection between pilot and drone in complex environments.
Optimised for flight and mission efficiency
Time is money for professional drone pilots. In emergency situations, a few minutes can make the difference between life and death. That is why the Mavic 3 Enterprise series has been developed with operational efficiency in mind.
Besides the impressive flight time of 45 minutes, DJI has minimised mission downtime with 100W fast charging and a 100W charging station with three batteries. This ensures pilots have enough batteries to be airborne almost 24 hours a day when needed.
For aerial surveys, mapping missions can be completed at 0.7-second intervals in a fraction of the usual time.
These features make the M3E an ideal platform for rapid response missions and investigations under time pressure.
Reinforcing accessories for commercial pilots
The M3E is available with a range of accessories to enhance the work of commercial drone pilots and business users. First, the M3E is compatible with the new DJI RC Pro Enterprise, a powerful remote control with excellent screen visibility in direct sunlight and built-in microphone and Text-To-Speech functionality for direct communication between the pilot and those near the drone.
The new speaker offers greater volume with less battery consumption from before. Pilots can record messages directly via the remote control or they can use the built-in text-to-speech functionality.
The new lower-weight RTK module enables precision measurements and centimetre-level accuracy alongside the D-RTK 2 Mobile Station.
The Beacon accessory previously available with the Mavic 2 Enterprise series is now fully integrated into the M3E. This eliminates the need to use an accessory slot when complying with local regulations during night flights and low-light missions.
Two models, countless applications
The Mavic 3 Enterprise series is available in two models: the M3E and the M3T.
The M3T has the same 12MP 56x hybrid zoom camera as the M3E, in addition to a 48MP wide-angle camera and DJI’s top 640 x 512 thermal sensor. The latter supports point and area temperature measurements, high-temperature alerts, colour palettes and isotherms. All this helps you identify targets and make informed decisions during night flights, firefighting operations and search and rescue missions.
The Mavic 3T’s thermal and zoom camera enable 28x continuous, side-by-side zoom for easy in-flight comparisons, putting the power of synchronised split-screen zoom at your fingertips.
A comprehensive software suite and powerful development tools
The M3E connects to powerful software in the Enterprise ecosystem to support the full range of in-flight capabilities, payload management, mission planning and fleet analysis. The Pilot 2 and Flighthub 2 applications simplify flight management and make every mission intuitive and collaborative. DJI Terra unlocks the full mapping capabilities of what is already an impressive aerial mapping solution. DJI’s Thermal Analysis Tool 3.0 unlocks the potential of the M3T to support smarter inspections.
DJI also wants developers to get started with the M3E. If you want to build on top of the M3E, the Payload SDK and Mobile SDK simplify the integration process of third-party payloads and building on top of the DJI Pilot 2 application. For those building their own solution, DJI’s Cloud API allows developers to connect the M3E’s hardware, video feed and photo data to third-party software.
We can’t wait to see what our developer community will build on top of the M3E.
A new definition of small commercial drones
The M3E is small but promised ground-breaking capabilities for surveying professionals and any drone program that needs a versatile platform for daily operations.
The latest enterprise platform redefines the industry standard for “small” commercial drones. Combining a mechanical shutter, a 56x zoom camera and an RTK module with a portable yet powerful platform, the Mavic 3E takes mission efficiency to new heights.
