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Every time DJI comes out with a new DJI Drone, it does so elegantly but in a truly trail-blazing fashion! The Matrice 300 RTK, the latest addition to the DJI Enterprise family, is no exception.
This drone pairs intelligence with high performance and incredible reliability, providing the perfect experience to any company or institution working in the field of Inspections and Public Safety.
But how does it compare to its older siblings belonging to the Matrice 200 V2 Series? It certainly builds on their solid foundations, but offers longer flight times, enhanced safety features and higher IP rating.
For anyone wanting to make that upgrade from the M200 Series to the M300 RTK, there are some main points to be considered.
Flight Time
The M300 RTK has a reported maximum flight time of 55 minutes without any payload, while the M200 can only reach 28 minutes of autonomy.
Even when mounted with a payload, the M300 RTK still dominates: when loaded to full capacity (meaning 3 payloads), it can last about 31 minutes, which is still longer than most M200 drones.
Payloads
The M300 RTK is able to take off carrying up to 9kg of payload; in fact, it is able to carry up to three payloads at once!
The M200 V2 on the other hand can only carry a single payload in the downward gimbal position.
Two new sensors are available for integration with this drone: the ZenMuse H20 and the H20T are both incredible multi-sensor solutions.
The M300 RTK can be also mounted with older sensors such as the Z30 and XT2 or XT S. It cannot, however, mount the X4S, X5S and X7 (most used for surveying purposes), while the M200 Series V2 can.
Matrice 300 RTK mounted with three payloads
IP Rating
The M200 V2 series has an IP Rating of 43, while the M300 RTK has an IP45, meaning it is more tolerant of wet weather, resisting rains of up to 100mm/24h.
Batteries
The M300 RTK is powered by the new TB60 Intelligent Flight Battery, which can be changed without having to switch off the device.
The new Battery Station is very fast, allowing to charge two TB60 flight batterie in only one hour.
The previous IN2CH charging hub needed more than double the time, fully charging 2 TB55 batteries for the M200 Series V2 in about 2h24m.
Maximum Transmission Range
Another great update is the M300 RTK’s compatibility with DJI’s new OcuSync Enterprise Transmission System, which allows a transmission range of up to 15km (FCC) or 8km (CE).
The M200 Series V2 on the other hand uses OcuSync technology, guaranteeing a maximum range of 8km (FCC) and 5km (FC).
Safety Features
The M300 RTK guarantees superior safety levels thanks to its six Directional Sensing and Positioning System. It also features DJI’s AirSense technology, Auxiliary LED lights, anti-collision beacons, as well as Dual Battery provision.
Drone videography has become the hottest trend in event marketing since the inception of social media. Drones are the best way to stand (or fly) above the crowd and generate a buzz (two drone puns in one sentence!). Utilizing drone footage before, during, and after an event can take your marketing efforts to the next level.
From indoor conferences to outdoor festivals, drones can be used for advertising and entertainment purposes for just about any event you host!
So what can you do with drone videography to enhance your event marketing and experience?
The two super-unique shots of a drone
Aerial shots
Before the use of commercial drones, the only way to produce an aerial shot was to rent a helicopter and licensed pilot, send them up into the air at the perfect moment, and attempt to take some “fast shots.” Plus, you’d have to log your flight plans and get permits with the city. Not only is this expensive with a seriously high cost to entry for organizations, but it also uses up too much time and resources—while potentially disrupting the integrity of the event itself.
Drones make aerial shots a lot simpler, a lot higher quality, and a lot lower of a cost.
Motion shots
Drone videography is especially popular for events that have a lot of fast action, like sporting events. You can get a drone close to the action without getting in the way, and it can move and fly down the court or field right alongside the players. This gets closer than a photographer can, while enabling photographs and videos at the same time.
How to use drone videography for event marketing
Fly your drone up into the air to get a bird’s eye view of everything going on during the event (or pre- or post-production). This captures the whole experience in an attention-grabbing way that your audience will adore.
Live stream the event as it’s going on. Some drones have live streaming capabilities, so you can actually film the event from a number of angles to get a super-immersive video, that your followers at home can watch even if they couldn’t make it to the event. Live streaming also works great to show on monitors to give attendees a fuller and broader experience. **
Show the behind the scenes as you’re getting ready for the event. Aerial photos of a stage being set up or a production being made can be a great way to generate excitement before the event.
Take aerial photos or close up shots you can use in marketing materials for the next event. Professional photography elevates the perceived quality of an event, so next time around you can attract even more customers (and maybe at a higher price point).
Put the drone in your show! You can fly drones around as part of the entertainment, and/or you can use them to help event attendees see other parts of the stage or venue for a uniquely immersive experience.
Show an overview of all the activities you’re offering. For example, at a music festival, you can fly a drone over the space to show multiple stages and audiences at once.
Drone videography works well to highlight a sponsor’s involvement in an event. You can use the drone shots to demonstrate where the sponsor’s booth is, where all their signs are, or how they’re participating. This works especially well if you’re not putting on the event yourself but want to create a sizzle reel of all your involvement.
**Utilize drone videography in tandem with regular live streaming videos on social media for event announcements to really get people excited about what’s going on.
Other uses of drones for your event
Location spotting
Looking for the perfect place to host an event? It’s hard to get an idea of a full space or property by just walking the grounds or looking at a map. Flying your drone over the property can give you a better sense of what it looks like, and you can then bring the footage back to your team for discussion and approval. You’ll get an aerial view of the space, and you can even capture hard-to-see areas for better mapping and planning.
You can then also use those drone shots to organize the event with an in-depth look at where everything is in the space.
How to leverage drone videography for your event
Drones produce high quality footage and photos, while saving you time and money compared to other traditional video forms. With unlimited versatility, you can do anything from live streaming drone footage to putting drones in the show!
Curious how drone videography might work for your event marketing? Want to get the most out of your event for marketing and entertainment? Contact our team to see some of our fan-favorite drone shots we’ve used for events. We’re happy to help you brainstorm ideas for how drones and other hot tech could take your event to the next level!
When you watch a time-lapse video, it can take seconds or minutes to show you an event that took place over hours, days, weeks, months or years.
We make time-lapse videos by setting up a camera or cameras with certain exposure settings and a timer to manage shooting intervals. This then documents the events which have taken place over the course of a set period.
Useful for Commercial Business
Time lapse videos are often seen on the TV during nature programmes which demonstrate how plants bloom or how a caterpillar emerges to become a butterfly.
However, time-lapse videos are also very useful in commercial business and they are especially useful as a way of documenting construction projects.
Save Money Documenting the Construction
Usually when a construction project is under way, a construction manager is in charge. His or her job is to make sure the work is done on time and within budget. During the course of a construction programme the manager will often have to make a number of costly and time-consuming visits to the site. Having a time-lapse video in place means less visits which save time and money.
Resolve Disputes
Time-lapse videos can help a construction manager in a variety of ways. For example, if a dispute occurs on site or there is a security breach. The time-lapse cameras will have videoed anything which occurred within the frame of the camera, so it acts like a CCTV camera.
View the Video Remotely
The video can be viewed remotely from the construction managers office on a smartphone, computer or laptop and can be shared with other members of the management team. This also means issues can be dealt with immediately by management even if they are all in different locations.
Management can see the results of the work at the end of each day so that should any changes need to be made these can be carried out quickly before any more work is done. For example, if management realise part of a wall is too big it can be reduced quickly before any further work is carried out.
Great Marketing Tool
Once the construction has finished the time-lapse video can be used for advertising, promotional and marketing purposes. It can be uploaded to a website or on social media platforms where it can be viewed by business to business clients or consumers.
Construction business can upload time-lapse videos to their websites to engage potential customers and display how the work is carried out from start to finish. When we mount our cameras on your construction site, we make sure they won’t disturb the building team and that they are as unobtrusive as possible.
UAS advancements are increasingly impacting our everyday lives, from agriculture & filmmaking to security and communications down to the products we have delivered. Its advances present major changes for the future of the maritime industry. As disruptive as the smartphone has been to the world, the use of drones will revolutionise the landscape of ship operations for years to come.
Drones are quickly becoming a regular tool in the maritime industry, although developed for government and military operations, over the next half a decade, growth in the commercial and civilian drone industry is expected to surpass defence industry, with an estimated value of $127 billion. As the development of UAS technology gathers momentum, we’re going to see UAS used more and more in maritime applications than ever before.
Drones can safely go where humans can’t. Improving safety, reducing costs, speeding up processes and making access challenges a breeze, are just a handful of the benefits of using drones in the maritime industry.
Improving Ship Safety & Speeding up Maintenance & Repairs
Replacing the need for human vessel inspections, routine maintenance can be monitored remotely in real-time by surveyors, providing instant feedback to the vessel or offshore Superintendent. This, in turn, reduces costs, increases efficiency and significantly reduces the risk to human life during essential maintenance.
Tank inspections are a common task onboard vessels and are always a risk to the participating crew members. Dangerous gases are the biggest killer at sea: often, a crew member will enter an enclosed space – unbeknownst to them, that it contains a noxious gas. Unfortunately, often they will become unconscious and suffocate. However, this can be completely avoided by the use of a drone. Easy and quick analysis will determine the safety of the tank for entry – saving lives with just a matter of minutes of drone flight. Equally, video feedback can be used to identify if human inspection is even required, completely removing any threat to human lives.
Aside from the safety and efficiency aspects, shipping companies also want to avoid typically three things: whales, icebergs and pirates. Since the advancements of drones have allowed imagery from over 30km away, dealing with the task of hazard avoidance has become far easier for commercial shipping companies.
Reducing Costs
Drones can be typically operated by one person without any extensive safety equipment, meaning the costs associated can be significantly reduced. UAS are so quick to deploy in comparison to traditional methods, reducing downtime.
The use of drones for delivery has become a fast approached topic in the maritime industry, a topic that has now become a reality. The use of drones, rather than launch boats could help to reduce costs by up to 90% for vessel operations and ship managers. Research has shown that on average, the cost of a launch boat is $1,500 per hire, however, it can be as much as $4,000 depending on port locations, and it’s been estimated to save the entire industry upwards of $675 million.
Making Access Challenges a Breeze
Drones can be flown into high up or hazardous areas to check the structural integrity of a vessel or of loaded cargo. Whereas previously this high-risk job was down to a crew member, now a drone can be flown to the inspection point, and with a high definition video feedback to the control centre, not only does this mitigate any risk, it is also far quicker.
Much has been made of re-supplying ships whilst at sea, especially since the evolution of drones, this task has become a far simpler concept. Although initial tests showed multiple hurdles to overcome to make this option of delivery viable, are the use of drones disrupting the maritime industry as we know it?
Since the first trial in January 2016, when a drone made an at-sea delivery, the industry rut began to budge. Although, only travelling a distance of 247 metres and was launched from a smaller tug-boat rather than from the shore, the optimism and promising signs were ever present. However, there are still far more speed bumps to overcome, from improving the distance a drone can travel to its ability to handle heavy and large loads and until these progressions, UAS technology is currently primarily being focussed on inspection and surveillance.
Drones are only one small part of the bigger puzzle in helping transform and disrupt the maritime industry. What do we know? That UAS play a critical component in the future of the maritime industry in increasing its effectiveness, efficiency and safety and before we know it, the maritime industry will be altered forever.
