DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

DJI dominates 2016 with a two-cameras Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro drones

Nov 16, 2016 by Udi Tirosh 1 Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

dji-inspire-2

DJI already had 2016 going for it drone-wise. Their Mavic Pro smashed the competition from GoPro and is possibly what everyone is getting for Christmas, but now, they are making another push with two new drones: a pro Inspire 2 and an update to the popular Phantom line: Phantom 4 Pro.

Inspire 2

This is a long 5 minutes intro, but definitely worth it.

https://youtu.be/XBHuftMcmis

It’s been two years since the inspire 1 was introduced back in November, 2014. From that time till now DJI has been slowly building the inspire line to go from small productions to Hollywood. They built the ZenMuse line, added micro four thirds capability to the drone, made crazy zooms, and the Inspire system was finally ready for an Inspire 2 to leverage that tech.

The amount of features pushed into the drone is just staggering. Video wise it can deliver up to 5.2K video at 30fps and the bitrate is a dream: 4.2 Gbps (you;d have to use an on board SSD for that). It shoots H.264, G.265, Prores and, wait for it, RAW cinemaDNG footage (yup, on board SSD for that).

Flight wise, there are some new features like better obstacle avoidance (for ground, ceiling and front obstacles). . There are better auto-flight modes that can track moving objects. Lastly, the return to home function is obstacle aware too. No more crushing-behind-the-mountain drones.

There is also an PFV camera that helps you direct the flight of the drone (if you prefer that to the map controls). Yes – two cameras is a thing now. This will enable a flight director and a camera operator, each getting a separate feed.

Interestingly, there are now two batteries. This increases flight time to 25 minutes, but also adds some redundancy in case of a battery failure. Speed has improved from 50 miles per hour on the Inspire 1 to 67 mph on this model.

See if you can tell which shots were made with the Inspire 2 flying, and which were made by putting it on a slider or a tripod:

Phantom 4 Pro

On the prosumer side, DJI introduced the Phantom 4 Pro. Here is the intro video:

There are some impressive features on this drone as well, maybe enough to upgrade from the previous Phantom 4 model.

The camera now harbors a 1″ 20MP sensor capable of 4K video at 60FPS at 100Mbps bitrate. It shoots with a mechanical shutter which is great to eliminate rolling shutter banding.

Obstacle avoidance has been improved and now monitors all 4 directions plus ground, and just like the Inspire 2, it will fully activate when returning-to-home.

It has 30 minutes of flight time, and a remote with a bright, built-in monitor.

dji-phantom-4-pro

Price and Availability

OK, they are hot drones, but how many arms will you have to cut to buy those? And more importantly when can you have them?

The DJI Inspire 2, is up for pre order right now for $2,999 for the basic kit, or a full combo which includes an Inspire 2, a Zenmuse X5S and CinemaDNG and Apple ProRes License Key for $5,999. DJI says they will start shipping in January 2017

The Phantom 4 Pro will set you back $1,499 for a “regular” version or $1,799 for the version with the brighter monitor. DJI says shipping will start about 2 weeks after payments are made.

At this point, I think DJI had become the google of drones (or microsoft, if you are old like me). I wonder who can even challenge them.

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

DJI Is Putting Micro Four Thirds Cameras On Their Inspire 1 Drones Goodbye DJI Phantom 4: DJI terminates production of Phantom 4 DJI Phantom 3 & Inspire 1 Add Auto Flight Modes Via Firmware Update Tiffen announces new range of filters for the DJI Mavic and Inspire drones

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: dji, DJI Inspire 2, DJI Phantom 4 Pro, drone photography, Gear Announcement

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

« Extreme lens modding with the Helios 44-2
This Madrid timelapse shows off a variety of cool techniques and a beautiful city »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Opticull uses AI to cull out duplicates, blurry and photos with blinking people
  • Pentax K3 monochrome review – what a great camera!
  • Aputure’s F14 Fresnel Lens is motorised for remote focus control
  • The Aputure Electro Storm XT26 is a 2600 watts bi color beast LED light
  • Aputure Electro Storm CS15 is an IP65 rated 1500 Watt RGBWW LED light

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy