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DJI Matrice 400 vs Matrice 4E — which one fits your missions?

October 27, 2025

Snapshot (who each is for) Airframe, durability & operating envelope Sensing & flight safety Imaging & mapping workflows Performance & link Ecosystem & expandability Remote & autonomous ops (Dock & Cloud) What it’s like in real missions Power & utilities (live lines, substations, corridors):If you need maximum sensor fusion against wires/towers, multi-payload stacks (e.g., H30T + L2), and all-weather reliability, the M400 is the safer bet. The rotating LiDAR + mmWave radar stack reduces surprises in cluttered, reflective, or low-light environments. Aerial mapping & construction monitoring:If your main output is orthos/DSM/DTM/3D with frequent flights, M4E is brilliant out-of-the-box: mechanical shutter,Read More

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Couple Caught Having Sex by Drone

October 29, 2019

drone pilot attempting to take an aerial video of a church steeple got a shocking surprise this week as he caught a couple having sex on camera. The footage, taken in Tver, Russia captures the couple in flagrante delicto for several seconds before they are interrupted. A tourist carrying a backpack walks up to the steeple to get a view from the top. In order to prevent him getting a view of anything else, the male member of the couple pulls away and zips up his pants. While this video has done the rounds online, some have questioned its veracity,Read More

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US defence ‘Star Wars II’ Donald Trump new plan

October 29, 2019

President Trump has announced the biggest overhaul of US missile defence since Ronald Reagan’s “star wars” plan with a pledge to test space-based weapons both to defend America and attack its enemies. The strategy to beef up the interception of enemy missiles included a “space-based missile defence layer” that the president said was “ultimately going to be a very, very big part of our defence and obviously of our offence”. Mr Trump’s long-awaited announcement at the Pentagon included “20 new ground-based interceptors” in Alaska to detect and destroy incoming missiles and “shield every city in the United States”. Other ideasRead More

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DJI Mavic 3 rumored to be released by the end of January 2020

October 21, 2019

While many drone enthusiasts are getting very excited for October 30th, there likely is another new DJI drone just around the corner. That’s right, the latest rumors indicate that a new DJI Mavic 3 is expected to be released by the end of January 2020. DJI Mavic 3 around the corner Based on the latest rumors we received this week, we expect DJI to bring the new DJI Mavic 3 to market by the end of January 2020. We have not heard if DJI will continue both the Pro and Zoom versions for the M3, but we think it is veryRead More

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Official DJI statement on GPS 2019 Week Rollover

October 21, 2019

Per this statement from DJI, they are aware of the upcoming GPS week rollover and have confirmed that DJI drones will not be affected by the week rollover. What is the GPS Week Number Rollover (WNRO)? Garmin explains it like this: The GPS system is world renowned for its ability to provide accurate and reliable positioning and timing information worldwide. The GPS satellites transmit to users the date and time accurate to nanoseconds. However, back in 1980, when the GPS system first began to keep track of time, the date and time was represented by a counter that could only count forwardRead More

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SkyPixel And DJI Kick Off The Biggest Aerial Photo & Video Contest

October 21, 2019

DJI and SkyPixel, the world’s most popular aerial photography community, are kicking off their annual SkyPixel Aerial Photo & Video Contest. Running from December 18, 2018 to February 18, 2019, the contest is a showcase for the world captured from above, and welcomes submissions from professional photographers, videographers, aerial enthusiasts and content creators around the globe. The 2018 SkyPixel Aerial Photo & Video Contest consists of two storytelling formats, one in photography and the other in video form. There is no restriction on the type or brand of aerial equipment, and participants can submit as many photos or videos asRead More

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Planting Seeds From The Sky

October 21, 2019

Three years ago, Juan Carlos Sesma had a realization. Global warming and climate change seemed to be a mounting problem, with scientific records indicating rising temperatures and sea levels across the world. At the heart of this issue was a conjoined catalyst. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) were building up in our atmosphere. At the same time forest fires, logging, and aggressive human expansion meant the supply of trees which help to regulate and remove this CO2 from our atmosphere was dwindling.  He decided the best way to tackle a problem this large was to combine two of the most powerful forcesRead More

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DJI’s Refreshed Smartphone Video Gimbal Is Now Way Cheaper and Whole Lot Better

October 10, 2018

Videos shot on smartphones have a very specific, very low-rent aesthetic. A whole host of stabilizers are available on the market that try to improve that aesthetic—eradicating the shaky cam look so you can actually see whatever the smartphone’s camera is looking at. DJI even has one! The original Osmo Mobile was a pricey handheld stabilizer with some good ideas and a whole lot of big flaws. The Osmo Mobile 2, announced today, looks like it improves on almost every point of contention, and even better, DJI has slashed the price. This thing costs just $130. The original Osmo MobileRead More

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DJI’s New Mavic Air Is So Small It Fits in a Jacket Pocket

October 10, 2018

DJI’s New Mavic Air Is So Small It Fits in a Jacket Pocket DJI just revealed a new, delightfully tiny drone called the Mavic Air. It’s a lot like the DJI Spark, announced last year, but its rotor arms fold in making the little bitty aircraft even more little bitty. If you set the Mavic Air on the table next to your smartphone, you’d find they have about the same size footprint. The drone is a lot fatter, though. As the name implies, the Mavic Air is a smaller, sleeker version of the Mavic Pro. The company’s presenter on stageRead More

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DJI’s New Osmo Gimbal Is the Rare Phone Accessory That’s Actually Worth It

October 10, 2018

DJI’s New Osmo Gimbal Is the Rare Phone Accessory That’s Actually Worth It Running around the office with the DJI Osmo Mobile 2, I got a lot of questions. Specifically I got exactly two questions repeatedly. The first was about what I was holding. Each time, I explained that the weird selfie stick-like contraption I’d put my phone in was a mechanized gimbal that automatically stabilizes my phone as I move around, so I can shoot video footage so smooth it looks like it was shot with the aid of a professional Steadicam. Then I’d jostle the little joystick onRead More

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