Recommended and Supported Drones

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A guide to officially recommended and supported drones to use with DroneDeploy

 

General

 

  • Phantom 4 Pro V2
    The Phantom 4 Pro V2 offers great reliability and are the best all-around options for most users using DroneDeploy

  • Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Pro Zoom
    The Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Pro Zoom offers great quality in photography combined with quality battery life all merged together with a portable light-weight body optimal for travel and storage.

 

Enterprise

 

  • Matrice 200 and 210 V2
    Both the Matrice 200 and 210 V2 offer the best Enterprise solution for high-quality RGB mapping, video capture, and panorama capture. With the ability to capture imagery with 2 sensors the 210 line is the preferred options for thermal imagery. Additional Highlights include Swappable light sensors, beacons, and avoidance signals that help for flying at lower light situations. These drones are also water-resistance so users can fly in a wide range of environments.

Flight Autonomy

 

  • Skydio 2
    The Skydio 2 will offer users the best in class obstacle avoidance for users with it's sophisticated sense-and-avoid technology. For users trying to map at low altitudes or with obstructions, the Skydio 2 is a great choice for mapping.

Technical Support is available for Recommended and Supported Drones only. Please note that DroneDeploy cannot guarantee technical support and troubleshooting of drones that are not listed. We strongly recommend using one of the drones best supported by both DroneDeploy and the DJI SDK for an optimal experience.

See our full list of supported drones below.

 

Drone Status
Inspire 2 Supported
Mavic Air Supported
Mavic Pro Supported
Mavic Pro Platinum Supported
Mavic 2 Pro (regular + zoom) Supported
Mavic 2 Enterprise Zoom Supported
Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual Supported (non-radiometric)
Matrice 100 Supported
Matrice 200 Supported
Matrice 210 Supported
Matrice 210 RTK Supported
Matrice 200 V2 Supported
Matrice 210 V2 Supported
Matrice 210 RTK V2 Supported (No RTK Functionality)
Phantom 4 Supported
Phantom 4 Advanced Supported
Phantom 4 Pro (including Obsidian) Supported
Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 Supported
Skydio 2 Supported ( iOS only)

 

Supported Cameras & Lenses

Drone Model Cameras Lenses
Inspire 1 X3
X5
XT1		 X5 Lenses:
- DJI MFT 15mm F1.7 ASPH
Inspire 2 X4S
X5S
X7		 X5S Lenses:

- DJI MFT 15mm F1.7 ASPH
- OLYMPUS M.12mm F2.0
- OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8

X7 Lenses (FW 01.01.0200 only):

- DJI DL-S 16mm F2.8 ND ASPH
- DJI DL 24mm F2.8 LS ASPH
- DJI DL 35mm F2.8 LS ASPH
- DJI DL 50mm F2.8 LS ASPH
Matrice 100 X3
X5		 X5 Lenses:
- DJI MFT 15mm F1.7 ASPH
Matrice 200/210/210RTK X4S
X5S
XT
XT1
XT2*		 X5S Lenses:

- DJI MFT 15mm F1.7 ASPH
- OLYMPUS M.12mm F2.0
- OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8

The X7 exhibits behavior when used on the M200/210 line that prevents normal operation so it is not supported for this line.

Z30 - Zoom Camera - Supported for manual capture only

 

Note: All "Officially Supported” cameras and Lenses are tested with DroneDeploy rigorously. Your results with cameras others than those listed above may vary.

RTK data is not recorded to photo metadata, so the map accuracy increase you'll see out of the 210RTK may not be substantial when compared to the regular models.

When using XT2, both RGB and Thermal imagery is saved to the SD cards.*

Panoramic Flight
**Incompatible Drones** * Phantom 3 * Inspire 1 * Mavic Air **Incompatible Cameras** * All thermal cameras (e.g. XT1 and XT2) * All 3rd Party Cameras * DJI Zenmuse X7
Video Flight
**Incompatible Drones** * Inspire 1 * Phantom 3 Line Most drones are supported for video both at HD and 4K capture quality. Mavic 2 Pro video format must be set in DJI GO
Non-DJI cameras
DroneDeploy is now able to control supported DJI drones without a DJI camera, but it won't be able to initiate image capture. For example, you could create a DroneDeploy mission for a Phantom 4 with a RedEdge camera, but you would need to trigger image capture externally.
Not sure what drone you need?
Check out our Drone Buyer's Guide for industry-specific recommendations.

Data Processing Compatibility

The DroneDeploy Map Engine lets paying customers upload and process your imagery from any UAV setup with embedded geotags. Once the data has been processed, you will also be able to make use of all the additional DroneDeploy functionality (such as sharing, annotations, and analysis).

Processing imagery from the Phantom 4 Multispectral, MicaSense, SenseFly, Mavic Air 2 or the WingtraOne is officially supported.

RTK processing from DJI drone image sets not taken in DroneDeploy can be processed on Business plans and above.

Using Map Engine does not require any app, just data.

Data requirements:
All images should be in JPG format
All images must have latitude, longitude and altitude in the GPS EXIF data
All images should be facing the area of interest
All images should have significant overlap (more than 60% side and frontlap, 75% for agricultural or homogeneous imagery)
There must be at least 10 images

To begin, please see How to Process Datasets.

Initial Setup for DJI Drones

Please see here to set up for your first flight.

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