Drone Comparison

IGIDRONE / FEATURE RANKING

Best 4K and 8K Camera Drones

Sorted by: Maximum video resolution · highest to lowest

Rank Drone Maximum video resolution
1 DJI Inspire 3 Up to 8K (8192×4320) recording resolution; supported codecs/formats include CinemaDNG and MOV (configuration-dependent)
2 DJI Inspire 2 Up to 6K CinemaDNG/RAW and 5.2K Apple ProRes with Zenmuse X7; camera-dependent
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.
4 DJI Air 2S 5.4K/30fps; 4K/60fps; 1080p/120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 150 Mbps
5 DJI Mavic 3 Hasselblad: up to 5.1K/50fps and 4K/120fps; tele camera: up to 4K/50fps; Cine version supports Apple ProRes.
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.
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.
8 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.
9 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.
10 DJI Avata 4K up to 60 fps; 2.7K up to 120 fps; 1080p up to 120 fps; MP4, up to 150 Mbps
11 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
12 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
13 DJI FPV 4K/60fps; 1080p up to 120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 120 Mbps
14 DJI Inspire 1 Zenmuse X3: up to 4K (4096×2160 at 24/25fps; UHD 3840×2160 at 24/25/30fps)
15 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.
16 DJI Mini 2 4K up to 30fps; 2.7K up to 60fps; 1080p up to 60fps; H.264, up to 100 Mbps
17 DJI Mini 3 4K/30fps; 2.7K up to 60fps; 1080p up to 60fps; HDR recording at 24/25/30fps.
18 DJI Mini 3 Pro 4K up to 60fps; 1080p up to 120fps; H.264/H.265, up to 150 Mbps
19 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.

20 DJI Neo EIS Off:
4K (4:3): 3840×2880@30fps
1080p (4:3): 1440×1080@60/50/30fps

EIS On:
4K (16:9): 3840×2160@30fps
1080p (16:9): 1920×1080@60/50/30fps

Vertical Shooting
1080p (9:16) 1080×1920@60/50/30fps

21 DJI Neo 2 4K up to 100fps; 1080p up to 100fps; 2.7K vertical up to 60fps; MP4, up to 80 Mbps.
22 DJI Phantom 4 Pro 4K up to 60fps (H.264); 4K up to 30fps (H.265); up to 100 Mbps
23 Parrot ANAFI 4K Cinema / 4K UHD / FHD / HD
24 Parrot ANAFI Ai 4K UHD 3840 × 2160 at 24/25/30 fps; 1080p up to 60 fps; HDR10/HDR8 modes
25 Parrot ANAFI FPV 4K Cinema (4096 × 2160); 4K UHD (3840 × 2160); FHD (1920 × 1080); HD (1280 × 720)
26 Parrot ANAFI Thermal 4K UHD / 4K Cinema; thermal 1440 × 1080 at 9 fps
27 Parrot ANAFI USA EO: 4K / FHD / HD. Thermal: 1280 × 720 pixels.
28 DJI Mini SE 2.7K up to 30fps; 1080p up to 60fps; H.264, up to 40 Mbps

Resolution alone does not determine overall video quality. Frame rates, bitrate, sensor size and codec also matter.

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