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Fancy giving your photography a new perspective and flying a drone? Angela Nicholson explains our top-picks for the best drones with cameras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A few years ago aerial photography was a very expensive enterprise and way beyond the means of the average amateur or even professional photographer. The rapid development of drone technology, however, means that you no longer have to charter a \u2018plane or hire a helicopter to shoot from the air anymore. Drones have because much more readily available at relatively affordable prices and, crucially, they are a lot easier to fly than the first models that took to the sky.<\/p>\n

A note on weight – why 250g matters<\/h3>\n

Look for a sub-250g drone if you don’t have a licence, as you only need to get a Flyer ID and Operator ID from the CAA to fly a drone under 250g, in the UK. Once you have these, you\u2019re able to fly it most places, apart from in the flight restriction zones around airports, military bases and prisons etc. You can even fly over people as long as there isn\u2019t a crowd.<\/p>\n

DJI is the dominant force in the drone market and each year it brings out increasingly sophisticated models that promise to enable you capture better images more easily than before.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the only player, so let\u2019s take a looks at our choice of the best drones with cameras in 2022.<\/p>\n\n

Best camera drone for enthusiast photographers: DJI Mavic 3<\/h2>\n\t\t
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DJI Mavic 3<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

At a glance<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 20Mp Four Thirds type and 12Mp 1\/2-inch type sensors<\/li>\n
  • 24mm (equivalent) f\/2.8-11 and 162mm (equivalent) f\/4.4<\/li>\n
  • 5.1K video at up to 50p<\/li>\n
  • Max flight time 46 minutes<\/li>\n
  • 895g<\/li>\n
  • \u00a31719<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    DJI makes two versions of the Mavic 3, the standard and the Cine version. The Mavic 3 Cine is aimed at filmmakers and has a 1TB SSD onboard plus the ability to record in Apple ProRes 422 HQ, but the standard Mavic 3 is more than enough of most enthusiast photographers and it\u2019s likely to keep many pro videographers satisfied too.<\/p>\n

    It features not one, but two cameras, with a 12Mp 1\/2-inch type camera with an effective focal length of 162mm sitting next to the 20Mp 1-inch 24mm (equivalent) main camera. In practise, you\u2019ll want to limit the tele camera to checking out routes or distant objects and use the main camera for the serious photography.<\/p>\n

    Like all the drones in our list, the Mavic 3 folds for easier transport. It\u2019s added bulk over models like the Mini 3 Pro, and its more powerful motors means that its very stable in flight and can cope with pretty strong winds. It\u2019s also very easy to fly manually but comes with DJI\u2019s suite of automated flying modes to keep things simple.<\/p>\n

    Read our DJI Mavic 3 review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n