Drones (aerial)
Camera drone (photo & video)
A small multirotor built around a stabilised camera for stills and video: real estate, events, film, marketing.
Good at
Smooth aerial shots at a fraction of the cost of a helicopter.
Watch out for
Small batteries and strict rules over people and at night.
Specs that matter for this type
- Weight
- Runtime / flight time
- Payload
- Top speed
- Range
- Max wind resistance
- Ingress protection (IP)
- Operating temperature
- Sensors
Jobs it does
Usually the main robot for
- Real estate drone photography
- Wedding drone videography
- Event aerial photography & video
- Roof inspection by drone
- Insurance claims aerial imagery
- Facade inspection by drone
- Bridge inspection by drone
- Telecom tower inspection & audit
- Drone advertising & banner flights
- Drone pilot training
- Golf course mapping & flyovers
- Traffic & crowd monitoring by drone
- Chimney & stack inspection
- Sports broadcast drones & cable cams
Also used for
Models we've catalogued
How to read this. Specs come from each maker's own spec page or datasheet, with the link and the date we checked it. Blank means the maker doesn't publish it (or we haven't found it). Scores are a whirrwork assessment, not a lab test: we only score a model when independent trials or tests exist. Methodology.
| Model | Weight | Runtime / flight time | Top speed | Range | Max wind resistance | Operating temperature | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJI Air 3S DJI | 0.724 kg | 45 min | 21 m/s | 20 km | 12 m/s | -10 to 40 °C | Not enough evidence to rate |
| DJI Inspire 3 DJI | 3.995 kg | 28 min | 26.1 m/s | – | 12 to 14 m/s | -20 to 40 °C | Not enough evidence to rate |
| DJI Mini 4 Pro DJI | 0.249 kg | 34 to 45 min | 16 m/s | 20 km | 10.7 m/s | -10 to 40 °C | Not enough evidence to rate |
Also called: camera drone, broadcast drone, training drone.