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Skydio 2

Designed to be your personal film crew in a case, Skydio 2 captures stunning 4K60 HDR content, follows subjects, and avoids obstacles to create previously impossible shots. Launch, fly, land, and export all in the Skydio 2 app. Connect a Skydio Beacon to unlock greater range and lock in exactly the angle you want, or add a Controller to manually fly with precision and without fear.

Pricing: $2999 + Software Options

Specifications

General

SIZE WITH BATTERY: 223 x 273 x 74 mm (l x w x h)
SIZE WITHOUT BATTERY: 223 x 273 x 43 mm (l x w x h)
SIZE OF INCLUDED HARD CASE: 297 x 255 x 65 mm (l x w x h) – (case fits: drone, spare propellers, charging cable, and either 2 batteries or 1 battery and 1 wall adapter.)
WEIGHT (WITH BATTERY): 775 g
FLIGHT TIME: 23 minutes
MAX FLIGHT SPEED (SEA LEVEL, NO WIND): 36 mph (fully autonomous)
MAX WIND SPEED RESISTANCE: 25 mph
MAX SERVICE CEILING (ABOVE SEA LEVEL): 15,000 ft density altitude
MAX FLIGHT ALTITUDE (FROM CONTROL DEVICE): 1,640 ft
OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE RANGE: -5°C to 40°C

Autonomy System

MAIN PROCESSOR: NVIDIA Tegra X2 SOC
GPU: 256-core NVIDIA Pascal™ GPU
CPU: Dual-Core NVIDIA Denver 2 64-bit CPU; Quad-Core ARM®-A57 MPCore
RAM: 4GB 128-bit LPDDR4
OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE COVERAGE: Omnidirectional and above/below; Super fisheye lenses for 360° view
3D WORLD MODEL UPDATE RATE: > 1 million points per second
WORLD MODEL-TO-ACTION UPDATE RATE: 500 iterations per second
ONBOARD AI: 9 custom deep networks used in flight
USER-SELECTABLE SUBJECTS FOR TRACKING: People and motor vehicles
OBJECT TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION: Up to 10 simultaneous objects of interest
CALIBRATION: Automated online calibration of lens; parameters, camera rotations, wind speed, and air density
CINEMATIC SKILLS: Motion Track (relative to subject motion); Fixed Track (relative to absolute orientation); One Shots (dronie, rocket, boomerang, and vortex); Cable cam (single pass, looping, or track)

Wireless & GPS

RANGE TO PHONE (LINE OF SIGHT, IDEAL CONDITIONS): 200 m
RANGE TO BEACON (LINE OF SIGHT, IDEAL CONDITIONS): 1.5 km
RANGE TO CONTROLLER (LINE OF SIGHT, IDEAL CONDITIONS): 3.5 km
OPERATING FREQUENCIES
  • 2.4-2.483 GHz
  • 5.18-5.24 GHz
  • 5.725-5.85 GHz
CHANNEL WIDTH (STANDARD WIFI): 20, 40, and 80 MHz
CHANNEL WIDTH (SKYDIO LINK™): 5 and 10 MHz
GPS SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS: GPS and GLONASS

Primary Camera System

SENSOR TYPE: Sony IMX577; 1/2.3” 12.3MP CMOS
SENSOR ACTIVE PIXELS: 4056 (H) x 3040 (V)
LENS APERTURE: f/2.8
LENS FOCAL LENGTH: 20mm (35mm format equivalent)
LENS DEPTH OF FIELD: 1m – ∞
SHUTTER SPEED: electronic shutter 1 to 1/1920s
ISO RANGE
  • video 100-3200
  • photo 100-3200
EXPOSURE CONTROL: -2.0, -1.5, -1.0, -0.5, 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0
IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR: Qualcomm QCS605
GPU: Adreno™ 615
CPU: 64-bit octa-core Kryo™ 300
DSP: Hexagon™ 685, 2x HVX
RESOLUTION AND MODES
  • 3840×2160 30 fps
  • 3840×2160 60 fps
  • 3840×2160 48 fps
  • 3840×2160 24 fps
  • 1920×1080 120 fps
  • 1920×1080 60 fps
  • 1920×1080 30 fps
BITRATE: 100 Mbps
VIDEO FORMAT: MPEG-4 (AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265)
STILL RESOLUTION: 4056×3040 (12 MP)
STILL FORMATS: JPEG, DNG (RAW)
STILL MODES: Single, Interval
DYNAMIC RANGE: 13 stops
STORAGE: Removable Micro SD Card; UHS Speed Class 3 / V30
STABILIZATION MECHANICAL RANGE: pitch ±124°, roll ±120°, yaw ±12.5°
PITCH CONTROLLABLE RANGE: -110° to +45°

Navigation Camera System

CONFIGURATION: 6x cameras in trinocular configuration top and bottom
SENSOR TYPE: Sony 1/3” 4K color CMOS
LENS APERTURE: f/1.8
FIELD-OF-VIEW: 200°
ENVIRONMENT COVERAGE: True 360°
FRAMERATE: 30 FPS