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Costco Members: DJI Mini 3 Drone Aerial Camera Bundle Expired

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: DJI Mini 3 Drone Aerial Camera Bundle (CP.MA.00000688.01) for $339.99. Shipping is free.

Note: If you don't have a Costco Warehouse Membership, you can sign-up here

Thanks to Community Member Weltweit for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Less Than 249g (0.55lbs) Ultralight and Foldable
  • Gimbal with 4K HDR Camera
  • 38-Min Flight Time and True Vertical Shooting
  • 38kph (Level 5) Wind Resistance
  • Includes: 64GB SD Card and ND Filter Set

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Mini 3 Bundle with 64GB SD card and ND Filter Set.

https://www.costco.com/dji-mini-3...46635.html
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I think it is. I had a Mini 2, the camera in the 3 is much better.
The camera hardware in 3/3pro/4pro is all the same.


Mini 2se vs Mini 3

https://www.droneblog.com/dji-min...ji-mini-3/
I have a $20 or so charger from Ebay or Amazon, charges 3 batteries. The flat type charger, the batteries stand in them, works for 3/3pro/4pro batteries. Performance is the same as an original DJI charger. I had one with a 3 pro bundle.
Batteries, I have one extra, was open box (new) $50.
When I had the 3pro with 3 batteries, I found out 2 batteries is my real need. My third battery was collecting dust.
I currently use this Mini 3 bundle.
Lowest Price so far AFAIK

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04-03-2024 at 07:11 AM.
04-03-2024 at 07:11 AM.
Quote from itrocks4u :
How important is the screen on the controller in 4. Should I get this or wait for the 4 to go on sale?
The RC 2 screen is a nice convivence option, but it is a bit small and only 700nits. For my usage of bringing it on a bike, it was the best solution. Some people use a tablet with their RC-N2 which could be nice to have all of that screen space.
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senecaripple
04-03-2024 at 07:47 AM.
04-03-2024 at 07:47 AM.
Bought the mini 2 when it first came out. Have yet to open package. Doubt Costco will accept refund. Probably different CC.
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baubricks
04-03-2024 at 07:50 AM.
04-03-2024 at 07:50 AM.
Quote from Phenetic :
1st drone, I was concerned with drone hitting something. I thought collision detection would be beneficial for a new drone flier.
For sure! Check reviews on that feature. You could buy two 3 Pros for the price of the upgrade. Or get the insurance that DJI offers. It is great and covers a lot!
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jlumby
04-03-2024 at 08:23 AM.
04-03-2024 at 08:23 AM.
Quote from senecaripple :
Bought the mini 2 when it first came out. Have yet to open package. Doubt Costco will accept refund. Probably different CC.

Interesting story
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jlumby
04-03-2024 at 08:37 AM.
04-03-2024 at 08:37 AM.
Quote from Phenetic :
Is the Costco DJI Mini 3 Pro bundle with 3 batteries worth the $330 extra?

Hmm. Are cameras the same? can't remember but I think user 1st page suggested so.

If so, probably not worth the upgrade at that price.
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kstatinet
04-03-2024 at 12:13 PM.
04-03-2024 at 12:13 PM.
I bought my first drone (Costco bundle listed here) last week. Also bought DJI's protection plan for 2 years, but cancelled it a day after. It's not worth the $$$ imho. You get 2 fly aways replacements that would cost you 1/2 the price of the drone each time. After taking it to the local park to test last Sunday, got a feeling that I don't quite know how to use RTH, and I had manually land when it went up and awy too far. Btw, definitely need to buy battery plus. Hope to take it to travel to Greece vac soon. The next adventure is to fly it under Pennybacker bridge. haha
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04-03-2024 at 01:15 PM.
04-03-2024 at 01:15 PM.
Quote from Mswol767 :
I'm holding out for a deal w the upgraded controller. Screen is a must for me
Those dont really go on significant sales often.
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jlumby
04-05-2024 at 08:10 AM.
04-05-2024 at 08:10 AM.
Quote from kstatinet :
I bought my first drone (Costco bundle listed here) last week. Also bought DJI's protection plan for 2 years, but cancelled it a day after. It's not worth the $$$ imho. You get 2 fly aways replacements that would cost you 1/2 the price of the drone each time. After taking it to the local park to test last Sunday, got a feeling that I don't quite know how to use RTH, and I had manually land when it went up and awy too far. Btw, definitely need to buy battery plus. Hope to take it to travel to Greece vac soon. The next adventure is to fly it under Pennybacker bridge. haha

Thinking of this as my first one too. Should I get it? Worth?
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04-05-2024 at 11:56 AM.
04-05-2024 at 11:56 AM.
Quote from jlumby :
Thinking of this as my first one too. Should I get it? Worth?
haha. from first time buyer to the first time buyer. imho it worth it.
i wouldn't want to spend another $300 just to be able to track objects while in flight.

i actually flew mine yesterday for the second time and almost lost it when it flew out of sight when i pressed RH (return to home) and instead it flew really high up and away.
I could not see it and canceling RH manually didn't work for some reason. So, I'm like here went my $349 (tax not included). there was a huge open area with small river/creek, high grass with bluebonnets and people making family pics in bluebonnets. Beautiful. I kinda panicked, but then started to see option on the controller. And found one - track my drone via GPS. So, imagine the dude running through bluebonnets like crazy. Found it. It was deep in the grass. Happy ending lol. So, yeah. Why would you want to spend $700+ (pro model) for something you can loose this way? Learn to fly on the cheapest thing, which is almost perfect compared to the pro version. Peace.

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04-05-2024 at 05:25 PM.
04-05-2024 at 05:25 PM.
Quote from kstatinet :
haha. from first time buyer to the first time buyer. imho it worth it.
i wouldn't want to spend another $300 just to be able to track objects while in flight.

i actually flew mine yesterday for the second time and almost lost it when it flew out of sight when i pressed RH (return to home) and instead it flew really high up and away.
I could not see it and canceling RH manually didn't work for some reason. So, I'm like here went my $349 (tax not included). there was a huge open area with small river/creek, high grass with bluebonnets and people making family pics in bluebonnets. Beautiful. I kinda panicked, but then started to see option on the controller. And found one - track my drone via GPS. So, imagine the dude running through bluebonnets like crazy. Found it. It was deep in the grass. Happy ending lol. So, yeah. Why would you want to spend $700+ (pro model) for something you can loose this way? Learn to fly on the cheapest thing, which is almost perfect compared to the pro version. Peace.

Thanks friend
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04-06-2024 at 10:16 PM.
04-06-2024 at 10:16 PM.
I think I'm going to buy mine right now for our anniversary for hubby😂(it's also a gift to myself as well haha)
i'm going to try it for couple days i hope i like it if I don't i shall get my money back ( i doubt I won't like it, I'm pretty sure it's going to be really fun to record stuff)
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04-09-2024 at 07:17 PM.
04-09-2024 at 07:17 PM.
Got one of these. Forums are going wild over how great a deal it is. Bought the fly more kit open box with extended battery life!
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04-09-2024 at 09:47 PM.
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Life time return ?
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04-10-2024 at 06:06 PM.
04-10-2024 at 06:06 PM.
Well just went and grabbed one today as well. Got it charged and firmware upgraded and ready to play once it gets light outside again Smilie
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Quote from kstatinet :
haha. from first time buyer to the first time buyer. imho it worth it.
i wouldn't want to spend another $300 just to be able to track objects while in flight.

i actually flew mine yesterday for the second time and almost lost it when it flew out of sight when i pressed RH (return to home) and instead it flew really high up and away.
I could not see it and canceling RH manually didn't work for some reason. So, I'm like here went my $349 (tax not included). there was a huge open area with small river/creek, high grass with bluebonnets and people making family pics in bluebonnets. Beautiful. I kinda panicked, but then started to see option on the controller. And found one - track my drone via GPS. So, imagine the dude running through bluebonnets like crazy. Found it. It was deep in the grass. Happy ending lol. So, yeah. Why would you want to spend $700+ (pro model) for something you can loose this way? Learn to fly on the cheapest thing, which is almost perfect compared to the pro version. Peace.
Glad you got your drone back. You know what you did wrong....right?

Without knowing all your details, commonly this is maybe what happened based on what you wrote without reviewing your logs. When you press RTH, the drone will climb up high so the return flight can overfly any obstacles closer to the ground. This may look like the drone is "flying away" but instead it could go very high first....and then come home. So where's home? That's where the drone took off from. As long as you established a home point which means you wait for a GPS lock, the drone will come back "home" when RTH is triggered. If you don't wait and you fly off and later while flying, a lock is established then your home point can be somewhere else far away. Also wait for full GPS lock and when you heard "home point has been established." Check it on the map.

If you hit the button and you trigger RTH and then you see your drone "fly away", hitting the button a second time will likely cancel the RTH and the drone will stop and hover. Normally that means the battery draining to near empty and the drone coming home anyway or the drone will land in place. You should check your flight logs to see what really happened. And you should also practice RTH in a small open field with your drone within sight and get use to this powerful feature and how it works and what to expect and which will save your drone many times down the road. RTH is essential to a working drone and practicing will help with the panic which even I still get sometimes.
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