{"id":40042,"date":"2026-08-12T04:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40042"},"modified":"2026-08-12T04:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:35:43","slug":"best-drone-deal-save-50-on-the-dji-mini-3-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40042","title":{"rendered":"Best drone deal: Save $50 on the DJI Mini 3 drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p><strong>SAVE $50: <\/strong>As of August 11, get the <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QKwOWV?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=DJI%20Mini%203&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=04cjzZsg2IXnBSzUhtpfhUB&amp;short_url=QKwOWV&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Ftech%2Faug-11-dji-mini-3-deal\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">DJI Mini 3<\/a> for $499 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $549. That&#8217;s a discount of 9%. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"flex relative flex-col p-6 max-w-3xl mx-auto mt-8 mb-16 font-sans border border-gray-100 pogoClear md:flex-row\" data-commerce-block=\"\">\n<div class=\"pl-0 mt-3 w-full md:pl-7 md:mt-0 md:w-1\/2\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-between items-center py-0 mb-3 md:space-x-2\">\n<p>\n                                                    <span class=\"text-sm font-bold\">$499<\/span><br \/>\n                                                            <span class=\"text-xs\"> at Amazon<\/span><br \/>\n                                                        <br \/><span class=\"text-xs font-bold line-through\">$549<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                                        <span class=\"text-xs font-bold text-red-400\"> Save $50<\/span>\n                                                                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in flying a drone, creating drone-centric content, or just taking some cool pictures, DJI is a brand that has plenty of options for you to choose from. While it&#8217;s been difficult to obtain a DJI drone with the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/april-20-dji-mini-3-drone-deal\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">FCC ban<\/a>, there are still occasionally models that go back in stock at Amazon. There&#8217;s one on sale right now you can get for a great price, and if you&#8217;re interested in grabbing it, you&#8217;ll want to do so before it once again becomes unavailable. <\/p>\n<p>As of August 11, get the <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QKwOWV?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=DJI%20Mini%203&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=04cjzZsg2IXnBSzUhtpfhUB&amp;short_url=QKwOWV&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Ftech%2Faug-11-dji-mini-3-deal\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">DJI Mini 3<\/a> for $499 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $549. That&#8217;s $50 off and a discount of 9%. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/aug-11-dji-osmo-pocket-3-vlog-bundle-deal\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">The ultimate travel vlogging setup: Save over $100 on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Vlog Bundle<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>This lightweight drone is just half a pound, which makes it an impressively small drone that&#8217;s perfect for newbies. It can even fold up to become smaller, so if you want something compact and simple to use, this is the model to go after. But just because it&#8217;s small, that doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s bereft of features. It has 4K HDR video capabilities as well a gimbal design that allows it to shoot vertically with dynamic angles. <\/p>\n<p>It offers about 38 minutes of flight time per battery charge, which you can extend up to 51 minutes if you pick up the Intelligent Flight Battery Plus as a separate purpose. 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