IGIDRONE / FEATURE RANKING
Best Camera Drones
Sorted by: Camera and imaging specifications · highest to lowest
| Rank | Drone | Camera and imaging specifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DJI Inspire 3 | Up to 8K (8192×4320) recording resolution; supported codecs/formats include CinemaDNG and MOV (configuration-dependent) · 35 mm full-frame CMOS gimbal camera; lens-dependent, supports DJI DL lenses |
| 2 | DJI Inspire 2 | Up to 6K CinemaDNG/RAW and 5.2K Apple ProRes with Zenmuse X7; camera-dependent · Supports Zenmuse X7, X5S and X4S interchangeable gimbal cameras |
| 3 | DJI Mavic 4 Pro | Hasselblad: up to 6K/60fps; medium tele: up to 4K/120fps; tele: up to 4K/100fps; camera-dependent. H.264/H.265; H.264 ALL-I only on 512GB Creator Combo. · 100 MP 4/3 CMOS Hasselblad + 48 MP medium tele + 50 MP tele |
| 4 | DJI Air 2S | 5.4K/30fps; 4K/60fps; 1080p/120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 150 Mbps · 1-inch CMOS, 20 MP; 22 mm equivalent, f/2.8 lens |
| 5 | DJI Mavic 3 | Hasselblad: up to 5.1K/50fps and 4K/120fps; tele camera: up to 4K/50fps; Cine version supports Apple ProRes. · Hasselblad main camera: 4/3-inch CMOS, 20 MP; tele camera: 1/2-inch CMOS |
| 6 | DJI Mavic 3 Classic | 5.1K/50fps; DCI 4K/120fps; 4K/120fps; 1080p up to 200fps (recording frame rates; high frame rates play as slow motion); H.264/H.265. · 4/3-inch CMOS Hasselblad camera, 20 MP effective pixels; 24 mm equivalent lens, f/2.8–f/11 |
| 7 | DJI Mavic 3 Pro | Hasselblad: up to 5.1K/50fps and 4K/120fps; medium tele and tele: up to 4K/60fps; H.264/H.265. Cine version additionally supports Apple ProRes. · Hasselblad Camera: 4/3 CMOS, Effective Pixels: 20 MP Medium Tele Camera: 1/1.3″ CMOS, Effective Pixels: 48 MP Tele Camera: 1/2″ CMOS, Effective Pixels: 12 MP |
| 8 | DJI Air 3S | Both cameras: 4K (3840 × 2160) at 24/25/30/48/50/60/120 fps; FHD (1920 × 1080) at 24/25/30/48/50/60/120/240 fps; 2.7K vertical at 24/25/30/48/50/60 fps. 120/240 fps are slow-motion recording modes. · Wide-angle: 50 MP (8192 × 6144), plus 12 MP mode. Medium tele: 48 MP (8064 × 6048), plus 12 MP mode. · Wide-angle: 1-inch CMOS, 50 MP effective pixels. Medium tele: 1/1.3-inch CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels. |
| 9 | DJI Air 3 | Both cameras: 4K (3840 × 2160) at 24/25/30/48/50/60/100 fps; FHD (1920 × 1080) at 24/25/30/48/50/60/100/200 fps; 2.7K vertical and FHD vertical at 24/25/30/48/50/60 fps. 100/200 fps are slow-motion recording modes. · Both cameras: 48 MP maximum (8064 × 6048); 12 MP and 48 MP photo modes. · Wide-angle: 1/1.3-inch CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels. Medium tele: 1/1.3-inch CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels. |
| 10 | Parrot ANAFI Ai | 4K UHD 3840 × 2160 at 24/25/30 fps; 1080p up to 60 fps; HDR10/HDR8 modes · 48 MP and 12 MP; JPEG and DNG · 1/2-inch 48 MP CMOS |
| 11 | Parrot ANAFI FPV | 4K Cinema (4096 × 2160); 4K UHD (3840 × 2160); FHD (1920 × 1080); HD (1280 × 720) · Wide: 21 MP (5344 × 4016), 84° HFOV; rectilinear: 16 MP (4608 × 3456), 75.5° HFOV · 1/2.4-inch CMOS, 21 MP |
| 12 | Parrot ANAFI USA | EO: 4K / FHD / HD. Thermal: 1280 × 720 pixels. · EO wide: 21 MP (84° FOV); rectilinear: up to 16 MP (75.5° FOV). Thermal: 320 × 256 pixels. · EO: two 1/2.4-inch sensors. Thermal: FLIR BOSON. |
| 13 | DJI Avata | 4K up to 60 fps; 2.7K up to 120 fps; 1080p up to 120 fps; MP4, up to 150 Mbps · 1/1.7-inch CMOS, 12 MP effective pixels; 155° FOV, f/2.8 lens |
| 14 | DJI Avata 2 | 4K up to 100 fps (16:9); 4K up to 60 fps (4:3); H.264/H.265, up to 130 Mbps · 1/1.3-inch image sensor, 12 MP effective pixels; 155° FOV, f/2.8 lens |
| 15 | DJI Flip | 4K: 3840×2160@24/25/30/48/50/60/100fps FHD: 1920×1080@24/25/30/48/50/60/100fps 2.7K Vertical Shooting: 1512×2688@24/25/30fps FHD Vertical Shooting: 1080×1920@24/25/30fps · 1/1.3-inch image sensor |
| 16 | DJI FPV | 4K/60fps; 1080p up to 120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 120 Mbps · 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12 MP; 150° FOV, f/2.8 lens |
| 17 | DJI Inspire 1 | Zenmuse X3: up to 4K (4096×2160 at 24/25fps; UHD 3840×2160 at 24/25/30fps) · Zenmuse X3 standard: 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12.4 MP effective; optional X5/X5R and other gimbals |
| 18 | DJI Mavic 2 Pro Review: Camera, Flight Performance and Key Specifications | 4K/30fps; 2.7K/60fps; 1080p/120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 100 Mbps. · 1-inch CMOS, 20 MP effective pixels; 28 mm equivalent lens, f/2.8–f/11 |
| 19 | DJI Mini 2 | 4K up to 30fps; 2.7K up to 60fps; 1080p up to 60fps; H.264, up to 100 Mbps · 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12 MP; 24 mm equivalent, f/2.8 lens |
| 20 | DJI Mini 3 | 4K/30fps; 2.7K up to 60fps; 1080p up to 60fps; HDR recording at 24/25/30fps. · 1/1.3-inch CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels |
| 21 | DJI Mini 3 Pro | 4K up to 60fps; 1080p up to 120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 150 Mbps · 1/1.3-inch CMOS, 48 MP; 24 mm equivalent, f/1.7 lens |
| 22 | DJI Mini 4 Pro | H.264/H.265 4K: 3840×2160@24/25/30/48/50/60/100*fps FHD: 1920×1080@24/25/30/48/50/60/100*/200*fps * Recording frame rates. The corresponding video plays as slow-motion video. 4K/100fps and HLG/D-Log M only support H.265 coding. · 1/1.3-inch CMOS, Effective Pixels: 48 MP |
| 23 | DJI Neo | EIS Off: 4K (4:3): 3840×2880@30fps 1080p (4:3): 1440×1080@60/50/30fps EIS On: Vertical Shooting |
| 24 | DJI Neo 2 | 4K up to 100fps; 1080p up to 100fps; 2.7K vertical up to 60fps; MP4, up to 80 Mbps. · 1/2-inch CMOS, 12 MP |
| 25 | DJI Phantom 4 Pro | 4K up to 60fps (H.264); 4K up to 30fps (H.265); up to 100 Mbps · 1-inch CMOS, 20 MP effective pixels; 24 mm equivalent, f/2.8–f/11 lens |
| 26 | Parrot ANAFI | 4K Cinema / 4K UHD / FHD / HD · 1/2.4-inch CMOS, 21 MP |
| 27 | Parrot ANAFI Thermal | 4K UHD / 4K Cinema; thermal 1440 × 1080 at 9 fps · 21 MP visible camera plus FLIR Lepton 3.5 radiometric thermal sensor |
| 28 | DJI Mini SE | 2.7K up to 30fps; 1080p up to 60fps; H.264, up to 40 Mbps · 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12 MP; 24 mm equivalent, f/2.8 lens |
| 29 | DJI Agras T10 | FPV live view: 1280 × 720 at 15–30 fps · Forward and rear FPV cameras, 1280 × 720 resolution, 15–30 fps |
| 30 | DJI Agras T20P | HD FPV camera with adjustable gimbal angle (mapping/inspection) |
| 31 | DJI Agras T25P | Night-vision colour FPV camera; agricultural spraying/spreading system |
| 32 | DJI FlyCart 30 | FPV live view camera: 1920×1440 at 30 fps · Full HD FPV camera, 1920×1440, 149° diagonal FOV, 30 fps, single-axis gimbal |
| 33 | DJI Matrice 210 Review: Enterprise Drone with Flexible Payload Mounting | Payload-dependent; supports compatible Zenmuse X4S, X5S, Z30, XT and XT2 |
| 34 | DJI Matrice 30 | 12 MP wide + 48 MP zoom; 4K video |
| 35 | DJI Matrice 300 RTK | Payload-dependent; supports Zenmuse H20/H20T, P1, L1 and compatible enterprise payloads |
| 36 | DJI Matrice 30T | 12 MP wide + 48 MP zoom + thermal camera + laser rangefinder |
| 37 | DJI Matrice 30T Review: Thermal Camera, Zoom and Laser Rangefinder | 12 MP wide + 48 MP zoom + thermal imager + laser rangefinder |
| 38 | DJI Matrice 350 RTK | Payload-dependent; supports H20/H20T/H20N/H30/H30T, P1 and L2 families subject to compatibility |
| 39 | DJI Matrice 350 RTK Review: TB65 Batteries, Payloads and RTK Accuracy | Payload-dependent enterprise gimbal platform |
| 40 | DJI Matrice 3TD | 48 MP wide + 12 MP tele + 640 × 512 thermal camera |
| 41 | DJI Matrice 4T | 48 MP wide + 48 MP medium-tele + 48 MP tele + 640 × 512 thermal |
| 42 | DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral (3M) | 20 MP 4/3-inch RGB + four 5 MP multispectral sensors (G, R, red edge, NIR) |
| 43 | DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral Review: Precision Agriculture and Crop Mapping | 20 MP 4/3-inch RGB + four 5 MP multispectral sensors |
| 44 | DJI Mavic 3 Thermal (3T) | 48 MP zoom + 12 MP wide + 640 × 512 thermal |
| 45 | DJI Mavic 3 Thermal (3T) Review: Thermal Camera and Inspection Features | 48 MP zoom + 12 MP wide + 640 × 512 thermal |
| 46 | DJI Mavic Air 2 | 1/2-inch CMOS; 12 MP / 48 MP photos; 4K video up to 60 fps |
| 47 | DJI Mavic Mini | 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12 MP; 2.7K video up to 30 fps |
| 48 | DJI Mavic Pro | 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12.35 MP; 4K video up to 30 fps |
| 49 | DJI Mini 5 Pro | 1-inch CMOS, 50 MP |
| 50 | DJI Phantom 3 4K | 1/2.3-inch Sony EXMOR CMOS, 12 MP; 4K video |
| 51 | DJI Phantom 3 Advanced | 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12.4 MP; 2.7K video up to 30 fps |
| 52 | DJI Phantom 3 Standard | 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12 MP; 2.7K video up to 30 fps |
| 53 | DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 | 1-inch CMOS, 20 MP; 4K video up to 60 fps (H.264) |
| 54 | DJI Phantom 4 RTK | 1-inch CMOS, 20 MP; 4K video at 30 fps; mechanical shutter |
| 55 | DJI Phantom 4 RTK Review: 20MP Mapping Camera and RTK Accuracy | 1-inch CMOS, 20 MP; 4K/30 video; mechanical shutter |
| 56 | DJI Spark | 1/2.3-inch CMOS, 12 MP; 1080p video up to 30 fps |
A resolution-first guide using saved video/photo resolution and camera or sensor details. It is not a laboratory image-quality score.
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