DJI has introduced its latest skilled class Encourage 3 drone for aerial cinematography. This mannequin incorporates a raft of enchancment over its predecessor, from its design, sensor, connectivity, and operation.
The brand new Encourage 3 features a full-frame Zenmuse X9-8K Air Gimbal Digital camera sensor, which is their lightest but, and helps DJI’s CineCore 3.0 picture processing system. It could report internally as much as 8K 25fps in CinemaDNG in addition to 8K 75fps in Apple ProRes RAW. It could additionally do 4K 120fps ProRes RAW with out cropping.
The X9-8K Air sensor helps twin native ISO at EI 800 and 4000 beneath 30fps, making it very succesful for taking pictures in low mild conditions. Above 30p the digital camera can nonetheless do EI 320 and 1600. The sensor has a claimed dynamic vary of 14+_stops. DJI Cinema Coloration System (DCSS) is supported for correct colours and pores and skin tones, and colour matching between different DJI cameras such because the Ronin 4D.
The Encourage 3 is helps the DJI DL mount and the digital camera is suitable with an extra 18mm F2.8 full body lens and a brand new telephoto lens designed for 8K in addition to different DL mount choices.
The Encourage 3 incorporates a new redesigned, light-weight physique. The FPV digital camera, visible sensors, positioning antennas, and storage card slot are all built-in inside the airframe. The touchdown gear could be lowered whereas flying, offering an unrestricted 80-degree view when taking pictures upwards. The brand new propulsion system can obtain speeds of 94km/h, with 8m/s ascent and descent pace and dive pace of 10m/s.
The Encourage 3 additionally options an up to date FPV digital camera. That is the digital camera that the drone operator sees out of and the brand new mannequin has a 161-degree FOV with a 1/1.8-inch night time imaginative and prescient sensor and 1080p 60fps. The drone has a transmission vary of 15km with one controller and 12km in dual-control (pilot + gimbal management) mode. It could do 1080p 60fps reside feed with a latency of 90ms over 12km or 4K 30fps over a 5km vary.
The Encourage 3 comes with the DJI RC Plus controller with a 7-inch 1200-nit show and three.3 hours of operation time, extendable as much as 6 hours with an exterior WB37 battery. The drone itself helps TB61 twin batteries that present a flight time of as much as 28 minutes.
The flight system has been up to date on the Encourage 3 with new Waypoint Professional choices, together with repeatable routes that lets the pilot fly the drone in actual patterns and routes a number of instances to seize the identical takes a number of instances or at totally different time of the day. 3D dolly can simulate a crane, cable cam, or a dolly in order to emulate a conventional mounted digital camera motion however with far fewer restrictions of the aforementioned setups.
The digital camera can do that with a brand new excessive precision RTK positioning system and built-in 3 GNSS (GPS + Galileo + BeiDou), which lets the digital camera transfer exactly anyplace on the planet. New machine studying algorithms additionally present single object recognition and monitoring so the pilot can deal with flying whereas the digital camera mechanically tracks the topic, making it simpler to fly and report solo.
The Encourage 3 is designed to combine seamlessly in high-end skilled movie units, with timecode sync, potential to pair with a Excessive-Shiny Distant Monitor together with the RC Plus. The monitor permits compatibility with different DJI merchandise, such because the DJI 4D Hand Grips and DJI Grasp Wheels for gimbal management.
The DJI Encourage 3 is priced at $16,499 and might be availably by the tip of June. It consists of the DJI Encourage 3 Plane, Zenmuse X9-8K Air Gimbal Digital camera, RC Plus distant controller, 6x TB51 Clever Battery, Charging Hub, PROSSD 1TB, Trolley Case, 3x Foldable Fast-Launch Propellers (Pair), Lens Carrying Field, RC Plus Strap, and extra. Lenses are bought individually.
