At its launch
the Inspire 1 was a revolution.
It turned tens of thousands of people into aerial filmmakers
and now appears on professional film sets around the world.
The Inspire 2 builds on this foundation
empowering filmmakers to be more creative than ever,
whether flying as a team or operating as a single pilot.
A dedicated 2-axis stabilized FPV camera
with independently adjustable pitch,
gives the pilot a personal live feed
freeing the camera op to move anyway they need to
to get the shot.
Top speed is boosted to 58mph (94kph)
and ascent and descent is also accelerated.
This speed doesn’t come without protection.
DJI’s unmatched FlightAutonomy system comes to the Inspire 2
bringing with it an extended range of close to 100ft
meaning faster flight with protection from what it can see.
It also adds an Infrared Sensing System
placed on top of the Inspire
extending obstacle avoidance to obstructions overhead.
The new dual battery design increases flight time
hitting a maximum of 27 minutes when using the X4S camera
and also provides battery redundancy.
Self-heating systems
mean the Inspire 2 can be flown in extreme cold.
The Zenmuse X5S Micro Four Thirds camera
now has a 20.8-megapixel sensor
with better pixel performance.
It is capable of capturing 5.2K at 30fps
as well as 4K at 60fps.
It also supports CinemaDNG and ProRes recording.
You just kind of look at it and you go like
that¡¯s really small
but how can this little small thing give these big results?
Normally I wouldn¡¯t think of using a drone for normal shots
but it kind of made this simple shot easily
you know, it looked great.
And I¡¯m really, I¡¯m just, I¡¯m telling you, I¡¯m really picky.
The Inspire 2 is DJI Focus compatible for precision focus control.
A broad range of Micro Four Thirds lenses are also supported
including zooms from 9mm to 45mm.
The 45 is pretty beautiful on this camera.
We used that a lot for close ups
and it has a great depth of field
and it just makes me feel like
you know, that¡¯s kind of cinematic for me.
The Inspire 2 image processor
known as CineCore 2.0
offers CinemaDNG, ProRes, H.264 and H.265
recording onto a detachable PCIE SSD drive
with a maximum read and write speed of 6Gbps or a Micro SD card.
ProRes is a widely used delivery method for post production,
offering flexibility for editing while not compromising image quality.
But to get the absolute most out of what you shoot,
the Inspire 2 also captures RAW.
Acquiring content on RAW
just gives you more information to work with in your post-process.
The RAW
native CinemaDNG format
gives you the most dynamic range possible at that camera.
It basically takes full advantage of the sensor
and everything that it can see.
There isn¡¯t one shot that we compromised for detail,
for color purity,
for separation of images
for black.
For low light detail, highlight detail.
I never could have told you
that this particular footage came from a drone.
It¡¯s just too good.
New Intelligent Modes
including Spotlight Pro and Profile
make cinematic shots easier for production teams
and even for single operators.
Spotlight Pro keeps the camera locked on the subject
rotating beyond 360 degrees
to fix a target in frame
as the Inspire flies.
While Profile Mode turns the camera to capture the subject¡¯s profile
as the Inspire flies forward.
By maintaining forward flight,
obstacle sensing systems are able to protect the aircraft.
The onboard FPV camera separates the flight view from the main camera view,
effectively giving the Inspire 2 a dedicated TapFly camera.
Just tap on the screen to fly in that direction
and focus on camera control.
During Return to Home
the primary camera with a maximum sensing range of 200m
is used to effectively avoid obstructions.
Live TV broadcasting has also been enabled natively
through an optimized Broadcast Mode
that streams smooth video
at the 1080i50 and 720p60 live broadcast standard.
The Inspire 2 brings better quality images,
more power,
and more intelligence to professional aerial filmmaking,
setting the stage for more filmmakers to take to the sky.