A new generation of drones
The launch of the DJI Matrice 4 range marks a revolution in the world of professional drones. These devices redefine standards with their on-board artificial intelligence platform and state-of-the-art sensors, enabling more precise aerial operations than ever before.
The two flagship models, M4T and M4E, stand out for their exceptional versatility. Equipped with a high-resolution 48MP multi-camera system and a powerful hybrid zoom, they excel in a variety of missions, from mapping to public safety.
Autonomy now reaches 49 minutes of flight time, while the DJI Pilot 2 system optimizes mission management. Compatibility with DJI Terra facilitates the creation of detailed 3D models, paving the way for ever more ambitious professional applications.
The Matrice 4T: the advanced thermal version
The Matrice 4T features an ultra-high-resolution thermal camera with up to 1280 x 1024 pixels, enabling precise analysis of temperature variations at great distances. Its NIR auxiliary light illuminates up to 100 meters away, making night-time missions possible.
A laser rangefinder measures accurately up to 1800 meters, with a minimum margin of error of 0.2 meters. This accuracy is particularly useful for search and rescue operations and forest protection.
The night mode exploits an IR-Cut filter and optimized noise reduction, guaranteeing sharp images even in total darkness. Accessories such as the DJI AL1 spotlight and AS1 megaphone extend its capabilities for critical missions.
Le Matrice 4E: the mapping specialist
Ultra-fast orthophoto capture at 0.5-second intervals revolutionizes aerial surveying. With a maximum speed of 21 meters per second in mapping mode, this drone covers up to 2.8 square kilometers in a single flight.
Its 20MP 4/3 CMOS sensor with mechanical shutter guarantees distortion-free images. Smart 3D Capture technology generates raw models directly on the remote control to optimize flight trajectories near complex structures.
Integrated distortion correction 2.0, combined with DJI Terra algorithms, ensures remarkably faithful reconstruction. 5-way oblique capture mode and 3-way orthographic capture maximize coverage of mapped areas.
Comparison: DJI Matrice 4T vs DJI Matrice 4E
In the new DJI Matrice 4 Series range, two models stand out for their features and professional applications: the Matrice 4E and the Matrice 4T. Let’s discover the major differences between these two drones, and how each of their configurations can meet specific needs.
| Characteristics | DJI Matrice 4T | DJI Matrice 4E |
| Wide-angle camera | 1/1.3″ CMOS, 48MP Effective Pixels, f/1.7, Equivalent format: 24 mm | CMOS 4/3. 20 MP effective pixels, f/2.8-f/11, format equivalent: 24 mm, mechanical shutter |
| Medium telephoto camera | 1/1.3″ CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels, f/2.8, format equivalent: 70 mm | 1/1.3″ CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels, f/2.8, format equivalent: 70 mm |
| Camera | 1/1.5″ CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels, f/2.8, format equivalent: 168 mm | 1/1.5″ CMOS, 48 MP effective pixels, f/2.8, format equivalent: 168 mm |
| Laser rangefinder | Measuring range: 1,800 m (1 Hz); Oblique incidence range (oblique distance 1:5): 600 m (1 Hz) Blind zone: 1 m; Range accuracy (m): ± (0.2 + 0.0015 × D) | Measuring range: 1,800 m (1 Hz); Oblique incidence range (oblique distance 1:5): 600 m (1 Hz) Blind zone: 1 m; Range accuracy (m): ± (0.2 + 0.0015 × D) |
| Infrared thermal camera | Resolution 640 × 512, f/1.0, equivalent focal length: 53 mm, uncooled VOx microbolometer, supports high-resolution mode | |
| NIR auxiliary lamp | Field of view: 6°, Illumination distance: 100 m |
Optimized performance and autonomy
The DJI Matrice 4 Series stands out in particular for its optimized performance and autonomy, meeting the most demanding expectations in the field of professional UAVs. With a flight endurance of up to 49 minutes, operators can cover larger areas and multiply missions in a single day.
Beyond its longevity in the air, the Matrice 4 Series boasts proven resistance to harsh environmental conditions. Its rugged bodywork and appropriate protection rating enable it to operate in demanding conditions, from sustained winds and extreme temperatures to moderate precipitation. This resilient design enhances flight safety, while ensuring greater reliability for sensitive tasks such as infrastructure inspection or surveillance of isolated areas.
Finally, the Matrice 4 Series’ intelligent battery system plays an essential role in optimizing its performance. Featuring advanced management functions, it monitors the battery’s condition in real time, adjusts power consumption and provides protection mechanisms against discharges or overloads. This approach guarantees not only maximum autonomy, but also enhanced durability for the device, enabling professionals to focus on their mission objectives without worrying about technical constraints.
A great asset in low-light environments
The Matrice 4 series stands out for its remarkable low-light capabilities, thanks to the integration of dedicated technologies and advanced functions. This evolution aims to ensure optimum visibility, even in the dark, to facilitate missions such as search and rescue, surveillance or wildlife protection.
Night scene mode
The night mode of the Matrice 4 series has undergone a major upgrade. It now supports three color night vision modes and offers two additional levels of noise reduction. Equipped with an anti-IR filter and NIR auxiliary light, this system effectively overcomes the constraints of darkness and guarantees clear detection of subjects in critical operations.
Intelligent low-light photography
The cameras in the Matrice 4 series benefit fromenlarged apertures and features specially designed for low-light shooting. This significant improvement gives these cameras enhanced performance from dusk and throughout the night, enabling high-quality image acquisition, essential for informed decision-making in the field.
NIR auxiliary lamp
The NIR auxiliary lamp featured on the Matrice 4T offers an illumination range of up to 100 meters*. Thanks to this new lighting module, operators benefit from extended visibility in nocturnal environments, facilitating wildlife surveillance missions and any other application where ambient light is virtually non-existent.
*Range may vary according to environmental conditions.
Thermal imaging
The Matrice 4T supports a high-resolution infrared mode, with images up to 1280 × 1024 pixels. It also provides ultra-high definition, enabling fine temperature variations to be discerned on a variety of missions. Each device undergoes precision thermal calibration and incorporates a temperature sensor to deliver real-time measurements, making analysis and decision-making more reliable and responsive.
Impressive sharpness: highlight every detail
Improved medium telephoto lens
The new telephoto lens integrated into the Matrice 4 series significantly expands its capabilities for intermediate-range inspection missions. Whether checking the condition of power lines or examining bridges, this camera can easily spot missing screws or cracks up to 10 meters away, and can also read instrument data in substations. This accuracy is crucial for users requiring rapid detection of anomalies.
Super-resolution telephoto lens
Designed to deliver outstanding visual clarity, the Matrice 4 series TV camera boasts 48 MP resolution, enabling it to capture subtle details on panels up to 250 meters away. What’s more, the Matrice 4T benefits from the addition of an IR-Cut filter, guaranteeing reliable operation day and night, 24/7. This flexibility is crucial in sectors requiring continuous monitoring and impeccable image quality.
Foreground stabilization for telephoto shots
Thanks to an advanced stabilization system, the Matrice 4 series maintains ideal sharpness on foreground subjects when shooting telephoto, even with a 10x zoom or more. In contexts as varied as public safety orinfrastructure inspection, this feature ensures precise visibility of critical details, guaranteeing in-depth analysis and more effective intervention.
Clarity first and foremost
To cope with difficult flying conditions, such as fog or high humidity, the Matrice 4 series incorporates an electronic defogging function adapted to three distinct levels (low, medium, high). This technology enhances visibility and image quality, ensuring optimum adaptation to diverse environments and operational requirements, from emergency missions to long-term surveys.
Precision mapping, effortless time-saving
Accelerated shooting at 0.5-second intervals
The Matrice 4E’s wide-angle camera features rapid capture at 0.5-second intervals for orthophotography and oblique photography. This sustained rate of capture enables multiple aerial shots to be taken from a variety of angles, while maintaining flight speeds of up to 21 m/s. The result: a significant increase in mapping productivity.
Multidirectional capture, tenfold efficiency
The Matrice 4 series adopts a 5-way oblique capture system, providing added flexibility for complex aerial surveys. Its stabilizer intelligently reorients itself according to the area to be mapped, enabling a diversity of angles to be obtained in a single flight, previously reserved for several flyovers. Compared with previous generations of small UAVs, this innovative approach significantly improves the performance of oblique photography.
Intelligent 3D capture, precision modeling
The Matrice 4E supports intelligent 3D capture, enabling a provisional model to be produced directly from the remote control. Based on this draft, the device then produces detailed, precise mapping routes close to the surface of an infrastructure. This approach facilitates in-depth measurements and the modeling of complex buildings. What’s more, the integration ofvirtual spatial routes and waypoint photographs supports flight safety assessment and area coverage management, guaranteeing optimum efficiency for 3D missions.
Safe flight, worry-free operation
Positioning: a reliable way home
The Matrice 4 series benefits from a DJI RTK module supporting the L5 frequency band, coupled with GNSS+Vision Fusion technology. This system enables the return point to be updated via visual positioning, guaranteeing take-off in just 15 seconds. Even in the absence of GNSS signals, the Matrix 4 can finalize its return home, effectively overcoming the obstacles and interference common in urban environments.
Intelligent guidance: obstacle-free flight
The Internet-connected DJI RC Plus 2 Enterprise remote control can load elevation and detailed maps. Thanks to this feature, the device can automatically plan its trajectories to avoid obstacles, even when flying at night or in mountainous areas, guaranteeing optimum safety. In addition, the Matrice 4 is equipped with a five-way vision assistance system and downward vision, providing all-round visibility and enhancing aircraft protection.
Reach new heights in video transmission
The O4 Enterprise transmission system sets a new standard in harsh environments. Thanks to the eight-antenna configuration of the Matrice 4 series and thehigh-gain antenna of the remote control, transmission range is up to 25 kilometers. At the same time, download bandwidth climbs to 20 Mb/s, more than double that of the Mavic 3 Enterprise series, ensuring greater reliability for image broadcasting and route transfer.
In addition, the Matrice 4 series supports the use of an optional DJI 2 cellular dongle. Combining 4G transmission with the device’s antennas, this device further enhances signal stability, enabling seamless communication even in complex conditions.
The different fields of application
The DJI Matrice 4 Series is a versatile aerial platform designed to meet the challenges of a wide range of industries. Its performance in terms of stability, precision and data transmission make this drone a strategic asset for many professional operations. Here’s a non-exhaustive overview of the areas in which it can bring significant added value.
Public safety
For public safety missions, the Matrice 4 Series offers indispensable aerial visibility for surveillance of sensitive areas, coordination of ground teams or search and rescue of missing persons. Thanks to its state-of-the-art sensors (optical, thermal or multispectral cameras), it can gather information in real time, rapidly locate individuals and optimize resource allocation in emergency situations. Its ability to fly in low-light conditions or through complex environments (urban, forest) makes it a tool of choice for authorities and rescue organizations.
Power line inspection
Power line inspection is another major field of application for the Matrice 4 Series. Equipped with a reinforced stabilization system and optical zoom cameras, this drone is able to get as close as possible to the infrastructure, detecting micro-cracks, damaged cables or even corrosion on pylons. The high-resolution image capture function facilitates subsequent analysis, while the various intelligent flight modes (such as route tracking or automatic overflight) guarantee increased productivity and reduced risks for field crews.
Renewable energy and the environment
The renewable energies sector and environmental protection also benefit from the advanced features of the Matrice 4 Series. Whether inspecting wind farms or solar panels, this drone enables fast, accurate surveys, identifying anomalies or faulty elements with unrivalled efficiency. What’s more, its autonomy and reliability make it easy to monitor vast natural areas for environmental studies or wildlife monitoring. Thermal sensors make it possible to track temperature variations, identify nuisances in natural habitats or contribute to water resource management.
Quarries and sandpits
Last but not least, quarries and sandpits are an ideal field of operation for the Matrice 4 Series. By automating mapping and volumetric missions, the drone provides the detailed topographical data needed to calculate material reserves and manage the logistics of extraction sites. Its high-resolution cameras and specialized sensors can also monitor the stability of rock faces, detect any risk of rockfall and ensure rigorous monitoring of work progress. This approach avoids the mobilization of costly equipment and reduces risks for personnel, while improving the accuracy of geological analyses.
Offering remarkable versatility and top-level performance, the DJI Matrice 4 Series is positioned as a leading solution to meet the requirements of a wide range of sectors. Its robust design, advanced features and ease of use make it an essential tool for optimizing productivity, enhancing safety and gaining a better understanding of the environment, whatever the field of application.