The DJI Enterprise line up of drones has always been geared towards safety and construction workers for inspections and rescue operations. The debut drone; Enterprise 2 was a Mavic 2 Pro styled drone fitted with a thermal camera and a module that allows the pilot attach a variety of accessories like a flood light or speaker to aid in flight missions but what DJI just released is a game changer and the fact that it isn’t geared towards photographers is little sad.
Unlike the Enterprise 2 that was an upgraded Mavic 2 Pro, the new Enterprise drone is called the DJI Matrice 30 a.k.a M30 series (the M30 doesn’t have a thermal sensor while the M30T has one) is a complete overhaul of the first enterprise with a completely new body and camera design that comes what a new controller too. As earlier stated the drone is not a commercial drone as it is geared towards the safety community but the specs on this drone will have photographers drooling as it does the one thing I’ve always wanted in a drone; It flies under heavy rainfall.
DJI Matrice 30T
Weather Sealing is a feature that is now super common with flagship cameras and lenses but drones have lacked this feature since Day 1, thankfully, the M30 can comfortably withstand heavy downpour and serious winds whilst also being able to fly in icy cold conditions. From a photographers standpoint, this is a dream come through as all this features do not in any way reduce the image quality as the drone is able to capture 4K/30p video with its 12 megapixel wide angle camera and 4K/30p video and 8K resolution photo with its 48 megapixel zoom camera.
Also common with DJI drones, the propeller arms are foldable to allow for easy transportation but for terrains that aren’t as easier accessible, DJI is currently Beta testing a dock system for the M30 series that allows for remote flight missions. All one needs to do is install the docking system and it will store, charge and deploy the M30 from anywhere in the world for flight missions in a 7 kilometre radius. The M30 will revolutionize the drone market as there’s a chance that DJI might incorporate its weather sealing technology in upcoming Mavic lineups. We saw the debut of the Mavic 3s last year and a new Mavic system should be expected in about 2-3 years but with any luck, maybe a demo would be debuted with the DJI Air 3 but I wouldn’t hold my breath for that.
The DJI M30 starts at $10,000 while the M30T starts at $14,000.
