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DJI Mini 3 Pro

10 May 2022 · — RRP

Under 249 g with standard battery. C0 with the standard pack. Plus battery broke 250 g. UK IDs, class and Remote ID

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Record

SpecMini 3 Pro
Identity
Released
10 May 2022
App
DJI Fly
Weight & UK law
Takeoff weight
249 g
UK class / IDs
C0 · sub-250 g (C1 with Plus pack) · Operator ID + Flyer ID
Open subcategory
A1 Over People
From uninvolved people
May overfly uninvolved people; not crowds. Flyer ID + Operator ID from 100 g with a camera. Towns OK in A1.
Height (Open)
120 m AGL
Folded size
145 × 90 × 62 mm
Camera
Main sensor
1/1.3-inch CMOS · 48 MP · 24 mm
Aperture
f/1.7
Field of view
82.1°
ISO (photo / video)
100–6400 / 100–6400
Colour / log
D-Cinelike
Other cameras
Single camera
Max video
4K/60 HDR
Gimbal / vertical
90° tilt · true vertical
Flight
Lab flight time
34 min (47 with Plus)
Hover time
30 min
Wind resistance
Level 5 · 10.7 m/s
Max speed
57.6 km/h Sport
Climb / descent
5 / 5 m/s
Max takeoff altitude
4000 m
Sensing
Obstacle sensing
Front / back / down
Transmission
Video range (CE)
8 km CE · O3 (12 km FCC)
Power & storage
Battery
18.1 Wh (28.4 Wh Plus)
Internal storage
1.3 GB
microSD
microSD, up to 256 GB
GNSS
GPS + Galileo + BeiDou
Operating temperature
−10 to 40 °C

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Price board

UK pounds, dated snapshots. Each cell names the box that figure is for. EAN is the barcode on that carton when a UK listing cited one; otherwise we leave it blank rather than guess. Not live APIs. Buying used checklist.

Mini 3 Pro
as of 2026-08-31
DJI Store UK RRP—
Discontinued as new
Amazon UKSee Amazon
No new Amazon drone+RC buy-box
eBay UK band£260–£420
Used RC-N1 kits; Fly More + screen RC at the top
CeX sell£460
Mini 3 Pro Fly More Combo + DJI RC, grade B
CeX cash / voucher£285 / £331
Mini 3 Pro Fly More Combo + DJI RC, grade B

Which box

DJI sells the same airframe in several cartons. EAN is the barcode on that UK box when a retailer cited one. Prices as of 2026-08-31.

Parts that fit

Battery family, controllers, motion, ND, goggles. Confirm firmware before you mix RCs. Full compatibility matrix

Batteries

Mini 3 series Intelligent Flight BatteryMini 3 and Mini 3 Pro share the same standard pack. Plus packs are not sold for EU/UK on later Minis.

Controllers

DJI RC-N1Phone clamp for Mini 2, Mini 4K, Mini 3 family, Air 2, Air 2S and original Mavic 3. Does not fly Mini SE (Wi-Fi stick), Mini 4 Pro, Mini 5 Pro, Flip or Air 3.

Motion
—
Headsets
—
ND filters
—

Reviews

From 3 reviews, as of 2026-08-31 — not a DroneIQ flight test

Mini 3 Pro is the Mini that first went ‘pro’: 1/1.3-inch 48 MP, 4K/60, true vertical, tri-directional sensing, still under 249 g on the standard pack. DPReview said it reset expectations for the compact class; Heliguy called it the most advanced Mini yet and A1-friendly. The Plus battery is the legal footnote — 47 minutes and over 250 g. Versus Mini 3 you would notice sensing and 4K/60; versus Mini 4 Pro the argument moves to omni sensing and O4.

  • DPReview: pro features in sub-250 g; Plus battery breaks 250 g
  • Heliguy: 1/1.3, 4K/60, true vertical, A1 over people
  • Heliguy: the Mini 3 you buy if you want sensing

Questions

Do I need to register the Mini 3 Pro in the UK?

Mini 3 Pro is C0, takeoff about 249 g (Under 249 g with standard battery.). In the UK a Flyer ID is required from 100 g, and an Operator ID is required from 100 g with a camera or from 250 g — this airframe needs both. A Plus battery can take this out of C0 — weigh the pack you fly. This is not legal advice; read the CAA Drone Code for the airframe and battery you actually fly. Longer version: the UK Open explainer on this site (/guides/uk).

How far from people can I fly the Mini 3 Pro in the UK?

Mini 3 Pro (C0): A1 Over People. May overfly uninvolved people; not crowds. Flyer ID + Operator ID from 100 g with a camera. Towns OK in A1. Open height is 120 m AGL. Never over crowds. This is not legal advice — the CAA Drone Code (March 2026) applies to the airframe and battery you actually fly. Longer version: the UK Open explainer on this site (/guides/uk).

Which controller or headset flies the Mini 3 Pro?

DJI RC-N1 (Phone clamp, O2 / O3). A matching OcuSync generation is not enough — firmware on a used RC still has to list this airframe. Full matrix on the Gear page.

Compared with

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