Media Update 18 June 2020

DJI Drones Capture Unique Footage in a Zoo

Commissioned by the producers of the TV show 'Real life in the zoo', Dronewatch was challenged with capturing a number of drone shots at the Ouwehands Zoo, located in Rhenen, Holland. The job involved recording elephants, pandas, and giraffes from 'unusual' camera angles, importantly, without disturbing the animals. The results clearly show that the animals didn’t even notice the presence of the drones.

For this show, three different DJI drones were used: An Inspire 2 for the establishing shots (sunrise, overview images), a Mavic 2 Pro for shots at a somewhat lower height and a Mavic 2 Zoom for the close-up shots of animals. Thanks to the zoom range of 24-96 mm and the relatively low noise of the drone, full screen images were achieved without disturbing the animals.

Click here to read DJI's interview with drone expert and owner of Dronewatch, Wiebe de Jager, and learn more about this filming experience.

New Levels of Efficiency for Infrastructure Inspectors with the M300 RTK

Inspections are critical to keep infrastructure running, such as a continuous supply of power to our homes or bridges safe for the loads they carry. Drones provide inspectors with tools that prevent them from taking risky and time consuming actions such as climbing power poles or stringing from bridges.

Valmont Industries, a leading provider of engineered products for critical infrastructure, talks about their drone operations and how the new Matrice 300 RTK and Zenmuse H20 Series offer increased efficiency for their missions.

Watch this DJI Story to learn more about the use of the M300 RTK and Zenmuse H20 for inspection.

Livox Introduces the New Tele-15, a Lidar with Improved Detection Range

Livox Technology Company is revolutionising the Lidar industry by announcing availability of the Livox Tele-15 automotive Lidar to the global market on a mass producible scale. Since its announcement at this year’s CES in Las Vegas, the Livox Tele-15 has garnered a significant amount of interest due to its many advanced features, performance and approachable cost.

Designed for advanced long-distance detection, the Livox Tele-15 offers a durable, high precision system in a compact form. Objects with low reflectivity have an increased detection range of 60% from 200 metres to 320 metres at 10% reflectivity, and it will also detect objects at 500 metres with 50% reflectivity, previously requiring 80% reflectivity at that distance. Additionally, Tele-15 now supports a custom firmware, increasing detection range to a maximum of 1,000 metres allowing autonomous driving systems to detect objects well in advance while providing crucial reaction time even at higher speeds.

To learn more about the new Livox Tele-15, please click here.

For additional information, you can visit the Livox official website.

Four Photographers Along the Ganges River with Hasselblad

Travelling to India to follow the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts over 100 million people to central India to bathe in the Ganges River, four photographers set out to document this cultural journey through their own eyes and individual photography styles. All hailing from the United States with a mixture of cinematographic, documentary, travel and street photography backgrounds, Gabriel Flores, Joe Greer, Jeremy Snell, and Dan Tom, in collaboration with Kamalan, a cultural agency, were all bound by their love for Indian culture, a spirit for adventure, and X1D-50c cameras as their artistic tool for capturing their unique perspectives.

You can share these amazing images with your readers by directing them to the Hasselblad official website.

If you would like any further information please contact: nathalie.gerke@hasselblad.com