The Pro Kit with controller, beacon and hardcase. These cost up to $2,169 and include additional accessories such as the Hardcare controller or the Skydio 2+ Beacon, as well as handy extras such as MicroSD cards, ND filters and an upgraded hardcase. Other kits include the Sports, Cinema and Pro packages.
The new drone costs $1,099 for the so-called Starter Kit (drone, a battery, 2 additional propellers, charger, soft case). You can see some examples of this feature on the company’s website. If something changes, you can edit existing paths. You can “play back” the path at any time, even backwards, and you can also change its pace. The drone will find its way without hitting any obstacles. This can be very handy when you are trying to perform a complicated sequence in a tight environment. Once this is done, the drone generates a flowing path that traverses all of these defined waypoints in sequence, resulting in a cinematic sequence. This feature allows you to successively define specific waypoints, including orientation, camera angle, and so on.
Skydio 2 software#
The new Skydio 2+ (and also the original, via software update) now has a new feature called Keyframe. the drone maps its environment to avoid collisions. It has pretty advanced collision avoidance technologies and path-finding routines to follow you, even in the middle of a thick forest.
The original Skydio 2 drone was already pretty impressive when it comes to autonomous flight capabilities. It simply follows the beacon in your pocket. With the Skydio 2+ Beacon, you can also let the drone fly on its own without any interaction at all. Of course, you must comply with local regulations. With the also optional hardware controller, the range can be increased up to 6 km (desert / 1 km in a city). If you use the optional Beacon, the range increases up to 3 km (desert, no wifi / 500 m in a busy city with a lot of wifi). You have the option to control the Skydio 2+ with your phone only, but this results in a relatively low range. The drone weighs 500g without the battery, the battery adds 300g. The newly developed batteries have a larger capacity, resulting in longer flight times (27 minutes instead of 24 minutes for the Skydio 2). Both of these problems have been addressed with the new Skydio 2+: It now uses 5Ghz Wifi (5.18-5.24 GHz / 5.725-5.85 GHz) and an updated antenna design for better performance and range. The lens itself has a focal length of 20 mm (35 mm format equivalent) at f/2.8.Īmong the original model’s weaknesses were 1) its limited range due to the relatively basic antenna design and radio technology used, and 2) its weak batteries, which resulted in fairly short flight times. The camera system is stabilized with a gimbal that allows ☑24° tilt, ☑20° rotation and ☑2.5° yaw. The company claims a dynamic range of up to 13 stops for the camera.
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The bitrate is 100Mbps and MPEG-4 (AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265) is used as the video container. The main camera of the Skydio 2+ drone uses a Sony IMX577 1/2.3″ 12.3MP CMOS sensor, which allows up to 3840×2160 UltraHD video 60 fps (1080p120 is also available).
Skydio 2 update#
This feature is also available for Skydio 2 owners through a free software update ( see support document here). It also features a new keyframe mode that allows you to pre-program a flight path step-by-step, which the drone will then follow smoothly whenever needed.
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