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Updated: DJI to launch Inspire 3 drone with Zenmuse X9 camera

DJI’s social channels just teased a launch event for the long-awaited DJI Inspire 3 drone, seven years after the original launch of the Inspire 2 drone.

Other DJI leakers have been posting Inspire 3 related leaks for the last three weeks, so today’s Inspire 3 launch event announcement comes as no surprise.

The biggest change coming for the new Inspire 3 should be battery life and possible a new Zenmuse camera to refresh the current Zenmuse X7. Battery life on the existing Inspire 2, which tops out at 23 to 27 minutes has long been a pain point for cinematic aerial filmmakers as the longer flight time was only achievable with the older X4 camera.

With the release of the Inspire 3 just days ahead of NAB in Las Vegas we expect there will be more in-depth demo opportunities with the Inspire 3 in two weeks. It also means we should see a lot more leaks and specs in the lead-up to the April 13th launch event.

DJI Inspire 3

Overall the design of the new Inspire 3 is little changed from the Inspire 2. Upgrades inside the aircraft will be processor, battery and image transmission related.

Here’s what we expect from the new Inspire 3 drone:

  • longer flight time with hot-swappable batteries
  • 6K or higher video resolution
  • backward compatibility with existing Zenmuse cameras and lenses
  • possible new Zenmuse sensor & lenses to accomodate 6K and higher resolution
  • enhanced obstacle avoidance

As we guessed above, the Inspire 3 will launch with a new camera gimbal called Zenmuse X9 capable of video capture up to 6K.

DJI Zenmuse X9 camera gimbal with 50mm lens

Stay tuned for more updates. If you have specs, photos or other intel on the new Inspire 3 drone please pass it along to us via our Contact page.

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Dave Johnstone

Dave Johnstone is Managing Editor at DroneReviewsAndNews where he writes and reports on all drone related news. He also contributes at HasselbladNews.com. You can reach him at dronenewsguy@dronereviewsandnews.com or @dronenewsguy

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