Drones with 5K camera

Ultra HD (5K) and above

— quadcopters are capable of shooting video at higher resolutions than Ultra HD 4K.

The specific capabilities of such devices may be different. Some time ago, the maximum for them was the Ultra HD 5K standard, which provides resolutions from 5280x2972 to 5472x3078. However, now (as of mid-2021) you can find drones that can already work with the 8K standard (in particular, with a resolution of 7680x4320).

Anyway, support for Ultra HD (5K) video and above is a sure sign of a high-end device with advanced shooting capabilities. On the other hand, such features are not cheap, and to fully view the received materials, screens of appropriate resolutions are also required. In addition, the frame rate when shooting in these standards usually does not exceed 24 fps — this is the minimum indicator that allows you to view the resulting video without a "slideshow effect", but there is no need to talk about the smoothness and smoothness of the image. And support for a higher frame rate so far turns out to be unreasonably expensive and is not used in copters, although in the future it is quite possible to expect a change in the situation.

Separately, it is worth mentioning the professional use of drones from this category. In general, high resolutions can be very useful for aerial surveillance, broadcasting of various events, professional filming of documentaries and feature videos, etc. However, in fact, for such tasks it is more convenient and reasonable to use a heavy industrial (see "Type") copter with a gimbal , on which you can install a professional "SLR" or video camera. Such equipment often provides a higher quality of shooting than the compact built-in (or complete) “peephole” of the copter, and the user’s capabilities are wider — for example, you can use different lenses on the camera, choosing optics for the specifics of a particular situation, and then and even install different cameras on the drone. So nowadays, support for 5K or 8K can only be found in individual devices of small sizes. It makes sense to purchase such models in cases where manoeuvrability and speed are no less important to you than high-resolution video — for example, for filming air races on the same quadrocopters.