okay so my EVO II Pro has been my workhorse for like two and a half years now and i genuinely love it but its starting to show its age a little, had to replace a motor arm last month and the gimbal is getting a little twitchy on cold days. been looking at the v3 and trying to figure out if the differences are substantial enough to justify spending the money when my current one still mostly works fine.

from what i can tell the main things they changed are the transmission system and some updates to the obstacle avoidance sensors but honestly the specs on paper dont look dramatically different to me. the camera is basically the same one right? or did they change something there too because i keep seeing conflicting info online. anyone whos actually used both have an opinion on whether the real world flying experience feels noticeably different or is it one of those things where you mostly only notice on paper

the camera module itself is the same 1 inch sensor as far as i know, the bigger deal with the v3 is the SkyLink transmission which is a genuinely big improvment over the old one especially if you fly in areas with a lot of interference. i noticed a pretty meaningful difference in range and signal stability compared to my original EVO II. the obstacle avoidance is also more reliable on the v3, the older sensors were a bit hit or miss in low light situations.

that said if your v2 Pro is mostly working and you're not running into transmission issues regularly, its probably not a must-upgrade situation. more of a nice upgrade if you have the budget

tbh i went from a v1 straight to the v3 so i cant do a direct comparison for you but the v3 has been rock solid for me. the cold weather gimbal thing you mentioned sounds like it might just be a maintenance issue on your current one though ? have you tried recalibrating it or cleaning the ribbon cable connection? i had similar twitchiness on a friends EVO II and that fixed it, might buy you more time before needing to decide on the upgrade