This DJI mutirotor is going to flood the market and with a price tag of $2,899.00 will hopefully keep it out of the beginners hands.
Features:
• Completely READY-TO-FLY
• Innovative transforming design for 360° aerial photography / video
• Leading edge camera for 4K video & 12 megapixel photos
• Modular camera gimbal design for easy transportation & upgradability
• 720p HD Live video output
• Support dual transmission system – photographer & Flyer can control the gimbal & model separately (A extra transmitter is required)
• Optical Flow technology combined with sonic waves rise indoor flying stability to a new level
• Intelligent battery with advanced algorithms – It can calculate the distance of your Inspire 1 from you and keep tracking your battery status, so you can manage the flight time better
• Specially design transmitter to fit FPV needs - Dedicated buttons for photo and video capture, a gimbal control dial, an integrated rechargeable battery, HDMI and USB port allowing you to connect mobile devices or compatible screens.
• 1-click take-off & landing
• Return-to-Home function
• Smartphone controllable
Specification:
DJI Inspire
Weight (Incl. Battery): 2935g
Hovering Accuracy (GPS mode): 0.5m(Vertical), 2.5m (Horizontal)
Max Angular Velocity: 300°/s(Pitch), 150°/s (Yaw)
Max Tilt Angle: 35°
Max Ascent Speed: 5m/s
Max Descent Speed: 4m/s
Max Speed: 22m/s (ATTI mode, no wind)
Max Flight Altitude: 4500m
Max Wind Speed Resistance: 10m/s
Max Flight Time: Appro. 18 minutes
Motor Model: DJI 3510
Propeller Model: DJI 1345
Indoor Hovering: Enabled(Default)
Diagonal Distance: 559 to 581mm
Dimensions: 438x451x301mm
Gimbal
Model: ZENMUSE X3
Output Power (with camera): 9W(Static), 11W(In motion)
Operating Current: 750mA(Static), 900mA(In motion)
Angular Vibration Range: ±0.03°
Mounting: Detachable
Controllable Range: -90° to +30°(Pitch), ±320°(Pan)
Mechanical Range: -125° to +45°(Pitch), ±330°(Pan)
Max Controllable Speed: 120°/s(Pitch), 180°/s(Pan)
Camera
Model: FC350
Resolution: 12.0MP
FOV (Field of View): 94°
CMOS: Sony EXMOR 1/2.3”
Lens:
f/2.8 (20mm equivalent)
9 Elements in 9 groups
Aspherical lens element
Anti-distortion filter
UV filter
Still Photography Modes:
Single shoot
Burst shooting (BURST: 3/5/7 frames, AEB: 3 or 5 bracketed frames at 0.7EV Bias)
Time lapse
HD Video Recording Modes:
UHD (4K): 4096x2160p24/25, 3840x2160p24/25/30
FHD: 1920x1080p24/25/30/48/50/60
HD: 1280x720p24/25/30/48/50/60
Max Bitrate of Video Storage: 60Mbps
Supported File Formats: FAT32/exFAT
Photo: JPEG, DNG
Video: MP4/MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
Supported SD Card Types:
SD/SDHC/SDXC Micro SD
Max capacity: 64GB, Class 10 or above
Transmitter
Operating Frequency:
5.728GHz~5.850 GHz (Transmitter to Transmitter)
2.400GHz~2.483GHz (Transmitter to radio)
EIRP: 13dBm@5.8G, 20dBm@2.4G
Video Output Port: USB, HDMI
Dual User Capability: Host-and-Slave
Output Power: 9W
Battery: 6000mAh LiPo 2S
Battery
Capacity: 4500mAh
Voltage: 22.2V / 6cell
Energy: 99.9Wh
Net Weight: 570g
Vision Positioning
Velocity Range: Below 8m/s (2m above ground)
Altitude Range: 5cm-500cm
Operating Environment: Brightly lit (lux >15) patterned surfaces
Operating Range: 0-250cm
Included:
Inspire 1 Quadcopter
Transmitter
ZENMUSE X3 Gimbal and Camera
Charger
Smartphone Holder
4 x Spare Props
$2,899.00
Comments
Beautiful machine - an APM / AC 3.x retrofit would a good winter project
Sorry those stats were for the old Sony goggles, the new ones are even better...90 fov and 720p but are quite costly $2000.
There doesnt appear to be much difference in the tech details of the Zeiss goggles vs the Skyzone which i have. Both are 30 fov and both are about the same dims. The Z has 10 extra pixels in both dimensions. The Z has a HDMI input which probably would be useful for applications like the LB. The LB specs on the dji site also say it does AV Input which i am assuming is a mistake and should be output.
I stumbled across some new Sony goggles which are about 1k but do have a proper 720 display (1280x720) and 45 fov.
I did not post this blog to advertise this item, I put this blog because hobbyking seems to be the first out there to give real specs regarding the most talked sUav of the hour and I personally find it very interesting to see some specs and price behind this new fab that is going to hit the markets. If my memory serves me correct there was also big talk about the Iris and Iris+ when they where the topic of the hour and their specs was release and for me its very interesting what big companies with 1000's hours of R+D come up with on a "Quad Copter", it give me a perspective of what I can do as well without putting in those hours of R+D.
Also in the past we saw the phantom (also DJI creation) being the source of most of the issues out there that opened the sleeping giants (FAA...) eyes even more to personal sUAV's in the community, so I am glad that this RTF has this high price mark so that people with real application for this will buy this.
And on another personal note I like the whole xbox gamers design it looks pretty :)
Oh, I think the Inspire is pretty good for the price point. It's hard to argue that with digital transmission at that quality.
I didn't realize when you meant all those engineers that you were talking specifically about hardware as there are plenty of engineers that also do software. I doubt the dozens of people in that department are all engineers and that all are hardware engineers so they may have been limited in some regards but at least with the recent backing of Branson, that might change things up some more. Who knows, they may have something new up and coming we don't know about. The less they say, the less we know but when they've released anything ahead of time, it always seems to come back and bite them with everyone dogging on them for any delays so they may just be getting things worked out before any announcements. Look at FatShark and what happened with their Dominator V2 and HD? That's been a mess and in an even more competitive drone market, that's the last thing you want. 3 years may seem long in some respects but I doubt LB was some 1 year effort of just a couple of people and it was likely in development for longer than that. Give 3DR time and space. They'll deliver in some way, even if in the end, it's more software than specific advanced hardware.
Regarding goggles for using with LB, try the Dominator HD before you put the money down. They're definitely nice but unless your face shape is just right, getting a clear picture through the entire image can be difficult. Not only that, it's not quite 720p resolution either. The V2's are much more forgiving and are lower res than the HD but work for more people out there. I've had both and only have the V2's now as my IPD was 2mm too narrow to be able to use the HD. Both have HDMI In and are great displays.
@healthyfatboy
First of all note the words that i used. I said APM not Pixhawk. The *hardware* engineering work for Pixhawk was not done by 3DR but the Univ of Lausanne in Switzerland (hope i got the uni correct). The same goes for the Beagleboard. Sure the software and license is great, and its nice that Randy, Tridge, Michael bring quality, and are sponsored by 3DR. The next platform needs new hardware.
All i asked was what has the engineering department which appears to have dozens of people got to show for over 3 years of work ? Since the APM nothing new has come out.
Maybe you dont like *everything* about the Inspire, but you should be gracious and admit that products like LB are the shoulders of giants that the next generation of FPV will enjoy. I havent checked but i one thing i dont like about LB is it doesnt appear to have a AV out so i can use googles, and yes i suppose i will have to buy the new HD fatsharks.
@mP1
I guess Pixhawk is a year old and out of date huh? I'm sure development of the AP codebase for Linux using a BBB and custom cape doesn't count towards moving tech forward either. I suppose they could put the cape files out there and then release the code for it in its infancy since this is a DIY site but seeing how many people are merging towards RTF, it'll only bring on "3DR Linux AP's suck!" references everywhere.
Sure, it might not be out yet but it's not like they aren't doing anything and resting on the laurels of outdated APM 2.6 hardware, unless you're also saying Pixhawk is outdated. If you're talking RTF with ease of use, then sure, they lag behind DJI in that respect but then you also lose the power of everything that makes the ArduPilot codebase so strong and desirable with the customization and feature set. Not only that, Pixhawk and APM are easy enough to hack in to to add just about anything you want so in many respects, it's already ahead of the game. You can't do much to add SLAM or other vision applications to DJI gear that I know of.
If all you want is RTF gear for doing photography and video, then you have to change the entire development and focus to that instead of advancing all the other, more difficult, gratifying (for the developers) work that is currently being done.
If that's really a desire and focus of "everyone", why don't those that want this easy tech fork the code, strip out all the extra, advanced stuff, and focus on making it just as rock solid and easy to setup as DJI gear? It's open source so people can put their money where their mouth are to do just that. Or are they just waiting for someone who would rather advance amateur UAV tech in other ways to do it for them?
@Tobias
The cost of the Inspire is a very fair price for the technology and performance. The Lightbridge HD link makes up half the cost. If you tried to add a LB to an IRIS with the 3D gimbal it would cost you MORE, and you would get less flight time.
3DR need to release something with the next generation of technology. How long can they ride old hardware like the APM. Wheres the new stuff all those engineers are working on for the past few years ? Whatever it is, they need a real professional package like Inspire or something new like Bebop.
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