Seemingly in the same day, all the leakers jumped on to share the latest leaks of DJI’s yet-to-be-announced Mavic 4 Pro. So let’s break down what people are saying and just how packed DJI’s new flagship really will be.
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Jasper Ellens and OsitaLV shared presumptive specs for the upcoming DJI Mavic 4 Pro. Ellens’ source was a reported leaked store listing and shared both a range of camera and aircraft specs and the actual marketing copy that you’ll see on the store listing. OsitaLV shared two guesses as to what he thinks the specs will be and more details on recording CODECs for the cameras.
And not to be left out, Igor shared a flurry of product photos, but we’ll talk about those in a different post.
Ellens specs
The specs from Ellens’ line up with what we expect to come; here’s a breakdown:
| Hasselblad Wide Camera | Next Gen 4/3 CMOS, 100 MP effective pixels, up to 6K/60 HDR or 4K/120 |
| Med-Telecamera | 70mm, 1/1.3 inch CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels, up to 4K/60 HDR or 4K/120 |
| Telecamera | 168mm, 1/1.5 inch CMOS, 50 MP effective pixels, up to 4K/60 HDR or 4K/100 |
| Obstacle sensing | Omnidirectional in 0.1 lux night, up/down/left/right/backwards, equipped with forward facing LiDAR |
| Special features | Infinity gimbal, 360 degree rotating payload |
| Max takeoff alt. | 6,000 m (19,685 ft) |
| Max wind resistance | 12 m/s |
| Max speed | Sport: 25 m/s, Normal: 18 m/s |
| Flight time | 51 minutes |
| Max Transmission range | FCC: 30 km, CE/SRRC/MI: 15 km |
| Weight | 1,063 g |
| On board storage | 512 gb |
An across-the-board spec bump was to be expected, and with drone technology reaching a slowdown in what can be packed into such small places, this is pretty much what we expected the Mavic 4 Pro to have. What is shocking are the focal lengths for the medium-tele and tele cameras. Previous rumors shared that the equivalent focal lengths would be going down to ~50 and ~145.
Personally, I thought these were better as 50mm is a more standard length for videos and photos, and the previous 166mm equivalent seemed a bit too much zoom. However, DJI knows their market well, and I’m sure my opinion is one of a small minority.
Ellens’ leaked promotional text didn’t state what focal length the Mavic 4 Pro’s main camera would feature; however, the standard across all recent drones has been 24mm. I would expect something close to or the same. What the leaked text did share was the potential of an expanded variable aperture, now from f/2.0 to f/11. It also noted that it will feature 16 stops of dynamic range.
Camera codecs, Apple ProRes?
So far, there has been no concrete evidence that a Mavic 4 Cine variant of the drone is coming. By now, we should have seen product photos of the Cine leak alongside its Pro variant. To add to the speculation, OsitaLV states there will not be a Mavic 4 Cine.
The leaker goes further to say that Apple ProRes, a main selling point for the Mavic 3 Cine, will not be coming to the Mavic 4 Pro. In its place, OsitaLV states the drone will feature something similar to Sony’s XAVC-I High Profile 4:2:2 codec.
Just like previous DJI drones, we expect the Mavic 4 Pro to still shoot in less intensive D-Log and other video formats that will allow for minor color correction. However, if you’re a ProRes workflow studio, you might want to keep your Mavic 3 Cine as the only drone upgrade with Apple ProRes being available would be the Inspire 3.
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