Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Note: any compression you're seeing in the sky is a result of the video being rendered by me, not the camera. There isn't that much compression noise in the sky normally.
This is an unboxing and initial review of the MGCool Explorer 3. It's a nice looking camera and that's what originally drew my attention. I'm a bit disappointed that this cam is missing the 2K resolution that the T5 Edge has, because otherwise I like the way it looks a lot and the menus are easy to navigate. The 2K res and the 4K res on the T5 Edge have the same bitrate which means less compression artifacting on the lower res. I don't expect this cam will be updated though. MGCool has not had a good history of updating their cameras. Nonetheless it's definitely worth a consideration and this is likely MGCool's best camera to date, but if the Edge is cheaper check that out instead.
I got the cam from Gearbest. Check out the links below to buy it for yourself:
Buy T5 Edge: http://dreki.tech/t5-edge-gb
Buy this cam: http://dreki.tech/explorer-3-gb
Buy Firefly 8S: http://dreki.tech/8s-gb
--- Gear Links ---
- Drone : DJI Mavic Air -
USA: amzn.to/2GEdBXz
Canada: amzn.to/2GbwrWf
UK: amzn.to/2OMbPMt
- Action Cam : Firefly 8SE -
International: http://dreki.tech/8se-gb
- Stabilizer : FY WG2 -
International: http://dreki.tech/fy-wg2-gb
- Phone : Galaxy S9 -
USA: amzn.to/2EKkN8s
Canada: amzn.to/2EKtYFN
UK: amzn.to/2z1EhPH
- DSLR : Nikon D750 -
USA: amzn.to/2D8JExg
Canada: amzn.to/2DebFIa
UK: amzn.to/2GI8B3P
Please note: the above links are affiliate links, and I get a small kickback if you use them to buy anything. It helps support my channel at no extra cost to you. Thanks a bunch! :)
--- Gear Links ---
- DSLR (Mirrorless) : Nikon Z6 -
USA: amzn.to/2WULmxF
Canada: amzn.to/2T6blkv
UK: amzn.to/2T7t6Qi
- Drone : DJI Mavic Air -
USA: amzn.to/35ZVVU4
Canada: amzn.to/2Z4wL5e
UK: amzn.to/2T4Utue
- Stabilizer : FeiyuTech WG2 -
International: http://dreki.tech/wg2
- Phone : Galaxy S9 -
USA: amzn.to/2WuE9oX
Canada: amzn.to/2yLHyGZ
UK: amzn.to/2LuEzFy
Please note: the above links are affiliate links, and I get a small kickback if you use them to buy anything. It helps support my channel at no extra cost to you. Thanks a bunch! :)
Note: any compression you're seeing in the sky is a result of the video being rendered by me, not the camera. There isn't that much compression noise in the sky normally.
This is an unboxing and initial review of the MGCool Explorer 3. It's a nice looking camera and that's what originally drew my attention. I'm a bit disappointed that this cam is missing the 2K resolution that the T5 Edge has, because otherwise I like the way it looks a lot and the menus are easy to navigate. The 2K res and the 4K res on the T5 Edge have the same bitrate which means less compression artifacting on the lower res. I don't expect this cam will be updated though. MGCool has not had a good history of updating their cameras. Nonetheless it's definitely worth a consideration and this is likely MGCool's best camera to date, but if the Edge is cheaper check that out instead.
I got the cam from Gearbest. Check out the links below to buy it for yourself:
Buy T5 Edge: http://dreki.tech/t5-edge-gb
Buy this cam: http://dreki.tech/explorer-3-gb
Buy Firefly 8S: http://dreki.tech/8s-gb
--- Gear Links ---
- Drone : DJI Mavic Air -
USA: amzn.to/2GEdBXz
Canada: amzn.to/2GbwrWf
UK: amzn.to/2OMbPMt
- Action Cam : Firefly 8SE -
International: http://dreki.tech/8se-gb
- Stabilizer : FY WG2 -
International: http://dreki.tech/fy-wg2-gb
- Phone : Galaxy S9 -
USA: amzn.to/2EKkN8s
Canada: amzn.to/2EKtYFN
UK: amzn.to/2z1EhPH
- DSLR : Nikon D750 -
USA: amzn.to/2D8JExg
Canada: amzn.to/2DebFIa
UK: amzn.to/2GI8B3P
Please note: the above links are affiliate links, and I get a small kickback if you use them to buy anything. It helps support my channel at no extra cost to you. Thanks a bunch! :)
--- Gear Links ---
- DSLR (Mirrorless) : Nikon Z6 -
USA: amzn.to/2WULmxF
Canada: amzn.to/2T6blkv
UK: amzn.to/2T7t6Qi
- Drone : DJI Mavic Air -
USA: amzn.to/35ZVVU4
Canada: amzn.to/2Z4wL5e
UK: amzn.to/2T4Utue
- Stabilizer : FeiyuTech WG2 -
International: http://dreki.tech/wg2
- Phone : Galaxy S9 -
USA: amzn.to/2WuE9oX
Canada: amzn.to/2yLHyGZ
UK: amzn.to/2LuEzFy
Please note: the above links are affiliate links, and I get a small kickback if you use them to buy anything. It helps support my channel at no extra cost to you. Thanks a bunch! :)
