The Phantom 4 Drone produced by the Chinese company DJI, is one of the best performing drones on the market. Just eight months after its initial release, the company has unveiled the upcoming Phantom 4 Drone Pro edition. Their announcement puts a lot of pressure on their competitors who are already struggle keeping up.
The Phantom 4 Drone Pro has been made available for pre-order starting today on the DJI website or in their stores in Asia. The company hopes that the Pro version of the Phantom 4 drone provides potential customers with enough incentives to move away from cheaper models such as the Mavic Pro.
According to the release technical specs, the Pro edition features an improved camera, greater battery life, and several more intelligent flight modes such as advanced obstacle avoidance. More specifically, the camera found under the drone features a 1-inch CMOS sensor with 20 megapixels. It has 11.6 stops of dynamic range which allows for clearer images by resolving differences between light and dark. It addresses of the biggest problems in drone photography where you have a bright sky and a dark terrain below.
Additionally, in order to better appeal to professional and amateur photographers the Phantom 4 Drone Pro’s camera has an adjustable lens aperture. This means that the users have greater control of the depth of field in their photos. It can also shoot 14 images per second when in burst mode and even record slow-motion video at 60 frames per second.
One of the best new features of the Pro version is that you can buy a specialized remote with a built-in display. Previously, DJI drones require a mobile device for a screen besides getting the simple remote. However, the new screen is a great addition being brighter than a smartphone and you can fly a drone without using the battery life of your phone.
The Phantom 4 Pro will cost those interested $1, 499 and up to $1,799 if they opt in for the special controller. The company has also released another new drone, the Inspire 2. This makes it DJI’s fourth announced product in two months. It remains to be seen how their sales numbers are affected seeing that some of their drones have overlapping appeal.
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