DJI Mavic 3 Pro ND Filters Set (ND8/16/32/64)

Why it's worth it

A four-filter ND set built specifically for the Mavic 3 Pro's triple-camera system, with lighter light reduction on the tele lens so all three cameras expose evenly. If you shoot video in daylight, this fixes the choppy-motion problem that no editing app can undo.

Shoot at noon without a filter and your drone picks an absurdly fast shutter to avoid blowing out the sky. The footage comes back sharp and stuttery, with none of the natural motion blur your eye expects. An ND filter cuts the light so you can keep the shutter near the 180-degree rule — roughly 1/48s at 24fps — and the pans suddenly look like film instead of a slideshow.

The clever bit here is that the filters aren't uniform. The Mavic 3 Pro carries three lenses with different apertures, so a matched set would leave the tele camera underexposed while the wide looked correct. DJI reduces light less on the telephoto element to keep all three cameras usable at the same shutter and frame rate. Owners who cut between the 24mm, 70mm and 166mm views report exactly that benefit.

From our review of 7 dji drone accessories

What we like

• +Shoot at noon without a filter and your drone picks an absurdly fast shutter to avoid blowing out the sky
• +The clever bit here is that the filters aren't uniform
• +Fit is the other reason to go with the factory set
• +The ND8 through ND64 spread covers most of what you'll meet outdoors, from an overcast afternoon to hard midday sun over snow or…

What to know

• –This set fits the Mavic 3 Pro and Mavic 3 Pro Cine, and that's it
• –There's no polarizer in the set