DJI’s New Phantom 4 Pro and Inspire 2 Are For Pros

DJI’s New Phantom 4 Pro and Inspire 2 Are For Pros

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DJI’s not done releasing new drones – the company has just announced the professional version of their Phantom 4 drone and the successor to their professional-grade Inspire drone – the Inspire 2.

Let’s start with the Phantom 4 Pro first. The new model is a slightly upgraded version of the previously released Phantom 4, sporting a new pair of stereoscopic sensors on the rear as well as infrared sensors on the sides. The new sensors means that the Phantom 4 Pro is almost virtually crash proof – at least in terms of obstacle avoidance.

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The Phantom 4 Pro also has a bigger battery, allowing for 30 minutes of flight time on a single charge, and has a bigger camera sensor that uses a 1-inch CMOS capable of capturing 20-megapixel images and 4K video at 60 frames per second. The controller has been revamped too, and now features its own 5.5-inch full HD display instead of using your smartphone. There’s a display-less remote available too if you want it.

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The Inspire 2, on the other hand, features a tweaked design and has more features for professional filmmakers. For one thing the new drone can hit speeds o up to 67 mph, or around 108 kph, and can accelerate to 50 mph or 80 kph in just four seconds, making it one of the fastest drones around.

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The Zenmuse X5S and X4S cameras can capture 5.2K video at 20.8-megapixels or 20-megapixels respectively. Because of the sheer volume of data generated by the cameras, a microSD card isn’t going to cut it anymore, no matter its performance so DJI stuffed the Inspire 2 with an onboard SSD instead via PCIe.

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While the Inspire 1 was usable with a single operator, it excelled the most when two people were operating it – pilot and camera operator. To make it easier (and safer) to operate the Inspire 2, DJI has included a dedicated first person view for the pilot. The Inspire 2 also has most of the side-sensing tech as the Phantom 4 Pro.

DJI’s new professional aerial shooting platforms don’t come cheap though – the Phantom 4 Pro is set to retail at $1500 (Php 73.6K) for the standard remote version. If you want the one with the built-in display in the controller, you’ll have to shell out $1800 (Php 88.4K) for one. The Inspire 2 on the other hand, starts at a wallet-draining $3,000 (Php 147.4K).

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