so ive been flying my Air 3 for about a year now and honestly love it, no real complaints. but i keep seeing the Air 3S everywhere and my brain is telling me i need it even though my footage is already better than anything i actually do with it lol

the main thing that catches my eye is the bigger sensor obviously and the low light stuff ? i do sometimes fly in the early morning before the sun is fully up and ive definitely noticed the Air 3 struggles a bit in those conditions. but like, is that actually going to be noticeably different or is it one of those spec sheet upgrades that you only care about if youre pixel peeping

would love to hear from people who actually made that jump rather than just youtube reviewers who get units for free and have every reason to say its amazing

made that exact switch about four months ago and honestly... it depends so much on what you shoot. for golden hour and blue hour stuff the difference is real and not subtle, like genuinely usable ISO 3200 footage where the Air 3 would've been pretty rough. but in normal daylight i had to look really hard to tell my old clips apart from new ones.

if low light is your actual use case then yeah its worth it. if youre mostly flying noon on a sunny day to get real estate shots or whatever then i'd save the money or put it toward ND filters and a decent gimbal protector for travel. also the RC 2 controller situation is a little annoying if you already have accessories from the Air 3 ? wasnt a huge deal but just worth knowing.

im in the same boat debating this rn. from what ive read the tracking on the 3S is better too not just the sensor but i havent seen enough real world side by sides that arent from sponsored channels