A “W” indicates that the camera was tested under various weather conditions. I know of no other drone on the market even close to this price range that offers a mechanical shutter. On a shadowless day, you avoid noise in your final Pix4Dmapper model and will produce a clearer, often more accurate surface model and orthomosaic for your client. Pilots with experience using 3rd party apps on DJI drones can access the world’s leading drone app ecosystem for their Phantom 4 RTK with the SDK Remote Controller. Users can plug in a compatible Android or iOS device and install any compatible DJI Mobile SDK-enabled app to harness the full power of their Phantom 4 RTK.
The recently released Autel Evo II with its 1 inch sensor, 6K video capability, amazing range and battery life is promising — if you can get your hands on one. The following summer, DJI released their Ground Station Pro software which essentially gave everyone free acquisition software and opened up a new world of opportunity for making money with aerial mapping. For small businesses in aerial mapping, all that was needed was access to a high-quality photogrammetry processing software like Pix4Dmapper (which costs $350/month). The Phantom 4 Pro intelligent flight modes make flying and producing meaningful aerial imagery so much easier. Here, we review the Phantom 4 Pro including the new Phantom 4 Pro v2.0 intelligent flight modes, specifications and features. The Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 features an OcuSync HD transmission system, which supports automatic dual-frequency band switching and connects to DJI Goggles RE wirelessly.
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The bad news is there’s yet another new style of battery (so if you already have a Phantom, your collection of cells won’t work). The good news is that the phantom 4 can fly for up to 28 minutes on one charge. That’s more or less double what you could get out of the Phantom 1 or 2 carrying a camera, so it’s not to be sniffed at.
The big update that many of us are excited for is the inclusion of OcuSync, which adds multi-remote connectivity and a wireless connection to the DJI Goggles. Announced on April 13, 2017, the Phantom 4 Advanced uses the same camera sensor as the Phantom 4 Pro. Buy just the Phantom 4 or packages with such accessories as extra batteries, car charger, battery charging hub, soft or hardshell backpacks, spare propellers and a tablet hood for better viewing.
The DJI GO 4 app shows battery lifetime and calculates remaining flight times according to distance traveled and more. When the minimum distance required for a safe journey back to the takeoff point is reached, a prompt will alert the pilot. An advanced battery management system is also in place to prevent overcharging and over-draining. When placed in long term storage, batteries will discharge power to maintain good health.
They may have been the initial aerial data gatekeepers, but now, Propeller’s primary users are tethering all their moving parts together using 3D drone models. The real-time geotagging, plus corrections from a base station on the ground, means unprecedented reliable accuracy for your drone surveys. In 2013, DJI introduced the world to the Phantom, a durable quadcopter that brought an air of professionalism to a largely recreational market. Around this time, individuals outside of the aerial photography community began exploring use cases for the objectivity and visibility a bird’s-eye view presents. Simply put, the Pro will always take clearer photos under the same lighting conditions than even the newest high-tech drones.
This hardware and software kit includes a GeoCue calibrated dji fly RTK and True View EVO post-procressing software. It enables a full photogrammetric workflow in PPK mode using the customer’s L1/L2 base station. When bundled with True View EVO and our recommended add-ons, the P4 RTK provides the highest accuracy method of performing photogrammetric drone surveying with a DJI platform. A new RTK module is integrated directly into the Phantom 4 RTK, providing real-time, centimeter-level positioning data for improved absolute accuracy on image metadata. If you have a very limited budget and have never worked with drones before, Phantom 4 RTK is a good solution for a small-scale project that does not demand high-precision accuracy.