Sony is currently completely revealing its Airpeak S1 drone, which it teased at CES 2021 in January. The declaration contains much more detail on the drone’s capabilities, features, and reveals a $9,000 pricetag for the drone sans gimbal or camera, all of which cements that this drone will be aimed squarely at the professional video market.
The Airpeak S1 is worked to work with Sony’s mirrorless cameras, including the A7S Mark III, FX3, or even the 8K-able Alpha 1. They’ll be attached to an exceptional version of the Gremsy T3 gimbal that has been designed specifically for the Airpeak and that you’ll need to purchase independently. With a camera, the robot will have around 12 minutes of flight time (however it can accomplish 22 minutes with no heap). It’s likewise worth noting that the camera needs its own batteries — it isn’t being given power by the drone.
Sony’s as of now released a see of the types of shots you can pull off with the drone, which you can see below. You can likewise get a fix of the retracting landing gear in motion.
One of the drone’s greatest selling points is its stability and wind-resistance. As indicated by Sony, it can stay stable in winds of up to 44.7 miles each hour (that is 20m/s, twofold what DJI cites for the Inspire 2), and it has five sets of stereo cameras that let the robot and an infrared rangefinder that should help the drone stop before it hits obstacles and stay steady even without satellite reception. Sony even enlisted JAXA, the Japanese space agency, to assist it with doing of the tests for the drone:
The Airpeak is likewise fast — it can do 0-50 (which is near its maximum velocity of 55.9 miles each hour) in 3.5 seconds. It is significant, however, that is with no kind of attachments — Sony hasn’t said what kind of speed or acceleration can be achieved when the robot is flying a camera. All things considered, Sony showed me and different journalists a video of the drone doing figure-eights noticeable all around, which it pulled off with impressive speed and agility.
For examination, DJI’s Matrice 600 Pro, which costs around $7,000 without a gimbal or camera, has a maximum velocity of 40 miles each hour and a quoted battery life of 32 minutes alone or 16 minutes with a 13-pound payload, utilizing its stock batteries.
The Airpeak S1 can be worked with simply the included controller, however Sony has an application called Airpeak Flight to help make things simpler. The application is iOS/iPadOS-just until further notice, however it will allow for control of the camera and gimbal. The Airpeak can be worked by a single individual, yet in addition considers dual-operator mode, where one individual controls flight and different controls the camera. Sony says the controller’s range is as yet occur from crashes.
While you will not get a camera or gimbal at the Airpeak S1’s $9,000 cost, it accompanies two sets of propellers, the regulator, two batteries, and a charger. Sony hopes to transport it in the fall, and will offer a help intend to cover harm that could happen from crashes.
Considering all the legislation and controversy around drones from China, Sony is clarifying that the Airpeak S1 is designed and made in Japan; it came up over and over in a press briefing and again in the press release.
