The Atom 3 is a very stable and well-flying machine with good position hold, responsive controls, consistent altitude hold, and can reach a top speed of just over 50 km/h in sport mode.

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The Atom 3 features a larger, redesigned 2590 mAh battery, which contributes to a noticeably longer flight time, achieving nearly 30 minutes in varied conditions.

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The Potensic Atom 3 offers a significantly better and smoother flight experience, with more controlled movements and gradual braking, similar to DJI drones, making it suitable for cinematic shots.

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The drone produces excellent HDR video quality, with vivid colors and clear images even in challenging conditions like fog.

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Thanks to its larger sensor, the Atom 3 shows significant improvements in low light video performance, gathering more light.

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The extended battery provides approximately 39 minutes of real-world flight time, which is considered outstanding despite being less than the manufacturer's claimed 50 minutes.

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The drone offers significant flight time (39 mins standard, 49 mins extended) and features USB-C charging for its redesigned battery, which also functions as a power bank.

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The drone achieves a good top speed, reaching 57-58 km/h and potentially up to 60 km/h.

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The image transmission system has been significantly improved, providing smooth enough footage and a strong signal.

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The Atom 3 features a higher power tri-band transmitter providing a control and FPV range of up to 16 km (10 miles), significantly more than its predecessor.

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The drone has a larger 1/1.3-inch, 50-megapixel camera image sensor, an improvement over the Atom 2's 1/2-inch, 48-megapixel sensor.

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With the extended range 3850 mAh battery, the Potensic Atom 3 can achieve up to 50 minutes of flight time, while the standard battery provides 40 minutes.

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The combination of optical flow and time-of-flight sensors allows the drone to maintain a very steady position, both horizontally and vertically, making it 'rock solid' when hovering, especially close to the ground or indoors without GPS.

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The Atom 3 significantly improves video capabilities with 4K 60fps, a major upgrade from the Atom 2's 4K 30fps.

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The Atom 3 features a larger 1/1.3-inch sensor, leading to cleaner images, enhanced dynamic range, and better control over highlights and shadows.

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The medium telephoto option on the Atom 3 provides clearer 1080p-like footage, a notable improvement over the Atom 2's blurry 720p-like output.

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The Atom 3 offers a substantially longer flight time, with the reviewer consistently achieving 37-38 to 40 minutes, compared to the Atom 2's approximate 23 minutes.

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The Atom 3's AI night mode provides a clear step forward from the Atom 2, producing cleaner and more usable low-light footage with better highlight and shadow control.

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The Potensic Atom 3 demonstrates impressive flight stability and quick GPS acquisition thanks to GNSS hot start.

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Despite being slightly larger, the Potensic Atom 3 maintains a weight of 249 grams, staying below the 250-gram registration threshold.

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The Potensic Atom 3 is a foldable, affordable sub-250g mini drone.

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Even with the heavy extended range battery, the Potensic Atom 3 weighs only 249 grams, keeping it under the 250g limit for registration-free flying in most countries.

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The Atom 3 maintains a weight under 249 grams, ensuring it is compact, lightweight, and easy for travel.

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The drone features an upgraded camera with a 50MP 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor, improved noise reduction, and 4K/60 HDR recording, contributing to good image quality.

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The Atom 3 demonstrated strong durability, withstanding a violent impact from a crash into branches and a fall from height with minimal damage (only one landing leg partially broke and was easily repaired).

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Object tracking is generally unreliable, struggling with quick shots, is fussy about gimbal angles, and loses lock easily at speeds faster than a brisk jog, though a new low-altitude toggle offers some improvement for follow mode only.

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The new PT2 controller delivers a more responsive and reliable flight experience with stronger connection and a more sensitive touchscreen compared to the previous PT1.

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The reviewer concludes that upgrading from the Potensic Atom 2 to the Atom 3 is worth it for those with the budget, citing numerous improvements.

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The drone does not have obstacle avoidance sensors, requiring caution when using tracking features in areas with obstacles.

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The Return to Home (RTH) feature is highly reliable, accurately bringing the drone back within a meter of the takeoff point. However, reconnecting to the remote can be delayed until the drone is very close, creating a nerve-racking wait period.

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The Potensic Atom 3 does not have any obstacle avoidance sensors.

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The Atom 3 does not include optical avoidance, which the reviewer believes would be beneficial, especially for beginner pilots.

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The Potensic Atom 3 features a different, simpler camera protector mechanism and an overall updated design compared to the Atom 2.

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The drone is equipped with a 4K camera featuring an F2.8 aperture and a 24mm equivalent focal length.

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The Potensic Atom 3 features more intelligent AI tracking, including the ability to track subjects from the side and front, and an orbit object tracking mode.

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The Potensic Atom 3 offers much better signal transmission compared to the Atom 2, maintaining strong signal even in areas known for interference over 300 meters.

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The drone features a new 1/1.3-inch sensor capable of 4K 60fps video, producing good footage with plenty of detail, making it suitable for an entry-level drone.

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The camera still struggles with dynamic range, particularly in challenging lighting conditions like shooting into the sun, leading to crushed shadows or blown-out skies in low-to-the-horizon shots.

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The Atom 3 achieves a very good real-world transmission range of at least 4 km, with an estimated upper limit of 5 km each way, benefiting from Pixsync 5 technology.

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The drone features an impressive, fully autonomous waypoint system allowing pre-planned missions without remote connection, offering detailed customization for each waypoint.

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The PDD 2 remote controller features an integrated, bright 5.5-inch 1080p screen with 900 nits of brightness.

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The drone features a highly capable 48-megapixel 1/1.3-inch camera sensor, comparable to the DJI Mini 4 Pro, supporting 4K 60 HDR/log and 8K photos.

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The drone supports various AI tracking modes for objects and people, as well as multiple Quick Shot modes like pull away, rocket, circle, spiral, dolly zoom, parallel tracking, and follow mode.

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The gimbal does not allow vertical rotation, meaning the drone lacks native vertical shooting capabilities.

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The new gimbal protection cover also holds the rotor blades in place, making it easier to put in and take out of the carrying case and protects the gimbal.

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The Atom 3 is capable of recording video at 4K 60 frames per second, double the frame rate of the Atom 2 at the same resolution.

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The drone introduces new intelligent tracking modes, including a low-altitude follow-me feature and 'AI drift' which automatically turns to keep subjects centered during fly-by shots.

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The gimbal now has a travel distance of 30 degrees up to 90 degrees down, providing a wider field of view and better horizon visibility in sport mode compared to the Atom 2.

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The drone features a highly accurate global navigation system, utilizing GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo satellites, demonstrated by its ability to lock onto 32 satellites quickly.

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The Atom 3 includes native log recording from release, offering greater flexibility for color grading, unlike the Atom 2 which received it later via update.

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The Potensic Atom 3 is positioned as a highly competitive option in the sub-2…