The DJI Matrice 400 is a top-tier enterprise drone platform designed for high-performance missions. It offers an impressive 59-minute flight time [1] and supports payloads of up to 6 kg [2]. Equipped with a rotating LiDAR system and mmWave radar, it provides precise obstacle detection at the power-line level [3]. This DJI drone features O4 Enterprise Enhanced Video Transmission and Airborne Relay Video Transmission [4], ensuring improved operational safety and efficiency. With Smart Detection, visible and thermal imaging, AR projection, ship-based takeoff and landing, and advanced automation, the Matrice 400 is optimized for emergency response, power inspections, mapping, and AEC applications.
The Matrice 400 excels in flight performance, delivering up to 59 minutes of forward flight even with a payload, and up to 53 minutes of hover time [6]. This makes it a dependable choice for extended and continuous missions such as search and rescue, firefighting, and large-scale mapping. Additionally, it can navigate around large obstacles [3], including buildings and mountains, while reaching speeds of up to 25 m/s.
The Matrice 400 is built for versatility, effortlessly handling diverse operational demands with its robust payload capacity. Supporting up to 6 kg [2], it enables smooth transitions between a single downward gimbal and a dual downward gimbal [8]. Additionally, a third gimbal connector on the underside enhances adaptability. With 4 external E-Port V2 ports [7] the aircraft can accommodate up to 7 payloads simultaneously, maximizing efficiency across various applications.
The DJI M400 adapts to various mission requirements by integrating the Zenmuse H30 Series, L2, P1, S1 Spotlight, V1 Speaker, Manifold 3, or third-party payloads. This flexibility enhances its functionality and maximizes the capabilities of the DJI ecosystem.
Zenmuse H30 Series [8]
The Zenmuse H30 Series combines five major modules: a wide-angle camera, a zoom camera, an infrared thermal camera, a laswer range finder, and an NIR auxiliary light. Using cutting-edge algorithms, it evolutionizes imaging standards, lowering the limitations of day and night vision.
Zenmuse L2 [8]
Zenmuse L2 combines frame based LiDAR, a self developed high accuracy IMU system, and a 4/3 CMOS RGB mapping camera. It delivers more precise, efficient, and reliable geospatial data acquisition for DJI's multi payload drone platform.
Zenmuse P1 [8]
Zenmuse P1 features a full frame sensor with interchangeable fixed focus lenses mounted on a 3-axis stabilized gimbal. Optimized for photogrammetry flight missions, it enhances efficiency and precision to unprecedented levels.
Zenmuse S1 [8]
Zenmuse S1 is DJI's first spotlight designed for multi-payload drone platforms. Featuring LEP technology, it delivers high brightness with an extended illumination range and supports multiple lighting modes, making it well suited for public safety, emergency rescue, inspection, and nighttime operations.
Zenmuse V1 [8]
Zenmuse V1 is DJI's first loudspeaker for multi payload drone platforms, delivering high volume and extended broadcast range. With multiple broadcast modes, it is well suited for applications such as public safety, emergency rescue, and other critical operations.
Manifold 3 [8]
Manifold 3 delivers an impressive 100 TOPS of computing power in a compact 120g unit. Designed for mounting on the Matrice 400 drone platform, it enhances operational efficiency with its powerful processing capabilities.
Zenmuse H30 Series [8]
The Zenmuse H30 Series combines five major modules: a wide-angle camera, a zoom camera, an infrared thermal camera, a laswer range finder, and an NIR auxiliary light. Using cutting-edge algorithms, it evolutionizes imaging standards, lowering the limitations of day and night vision.
Zenmuse L2 [8]
Zenmuse L2 combines frame based LiDAR, a self developed high accuracy IMU system, and a 4/3 CMOS RGB mapping camera. It delivers more precise, efficient, and reliable geospatial data acquisition for DJI's multi payload drone platform.
Zenmuse P1 [8]
Zenmuse P1 features a full frame sensor with interchangeable fixed focus lenses mounted on a 3-axis stabilized gimbal. Optimized for photogrammetry flight missions, it enhances efficiency and precision to unprecedented levels.
Zenmuse S1 [8]
Zenmuse S1 is DJI's first spotlight designed for multi-payload drone platforms. Featuring LEP technology, it delivers high brightness with an extended illumination range and supports multiple lighting modes, making it well suited for public safety, emergency rescue, inspection, and nighttime operations.
Zenmuse V1 [8]
Zenmuse V1 is DJI's first loudspeaker for multi payload drone platforms, delivering high volume and extended broadcast range. With multiple broadcast modes, it is well suited for applications such as public safety, emergency rescue, and other critical operations.
Manifold 3 [8]
Manifold 3 delivers an impressive 100 TOPS of computing power in a compact 120g unit. Designed for mounting on the M400 drone platform, it enhances operational efficiency with its powerful processing capabilities.
Estimate the Matrice 400's flight time based on the payload configuration using the table below.
The M400 features an advanced obstacle sensing system that combines rotating LiDAR, high-precision mmWave radar, and full-color low-light fisheye vision sensors [13], delivering exceptional detection capabilities. It can identify even small obstacles, such as high-voltage power lines in mountainous terrain—even in darkness [3]. The system also penetrates rain and fog, ensuring enhanced safety in adverse weather conditions.
The DJI M400 features an IP55 protection rating, ensuring dependable operation in demanding environments with heavy dust or rain. It maintains consistent performance in temperatures ranging from -20° to 50°C (-4° to 122°F), delivering reliable results in extreme conditions.
O4 Enterprise Video Transmission Technology
With a ten-antenna system on the aircraft and a high-gain phased array antenna on the remote controller, the O4 Enterprise Enhanced Video Transmission System delivers image transmission up to 40 km [10].
The Matrice 400 supports the sub-2G frequency band [5] and, when equipped with two DJI Cellular Dongle 2 [11], automatically switches to the best available carrier network for a more stable signal, even in urban interference zones or remote areas.
Airborne Relay Video Transmission [5]
The M400 features an integrated video transmission relay module, enabling one drone to act as a relay by flying at higher altitudes to extend signal coverage for another Matrice 400 operating farther away. This function enhances transmission range, making it well-suited for search and rescue missions and inspections in mountainous terrain.
The DJI M400's omnidirectional sensing system, featuring rotating LiDAR, high-precision mmWave radar, and full-colour low-light fisheye vision sensors [12], delivers strong positioning capabilities. It ensures stable flight near glass facade buildings or wind turbine blades and enables safe return from complex locations like building edges mountain bases or bridge sides even without an updated return point.
The aircraft's four full-colour low-light fisheye vision sensors enable Full-Color Vision Assist [12], enhancing flight safety.
Leveraging the Zenmuse H30 Series' visible and thermal imaging, the DJI M400 can identify vehicles, vessels, and subjects during search and rescue missions or routine flights. It also supports model switching, broadening its range of applications, while enabling high resolution grid photography and advanced tracking capabilities.
Power Line AR
During power grid inspections, the obstacle sensing system detects frontal wire obstacles [3] and overlays clearly visible AR lines on the remote controller’s screen, providing enhanced situational awareness for safer flight.
Map View AR
In urban operations, whether day or night, the remote controller displays building and landmark names in real time, highlighting core roads with distinct lines.
Live Annotations
Without modeling, operators can mark points on the remote controller screen to determine subject locations, draw lines to measure distances between multiple points, and outline areas to calculate their size. Measurement results can be synced to DJI FlightHub 2 to improve team efficiency.
AR Flight Waypoint
The drone provides real-time route previews during RTH, obstacle sensing, and FlyTo operations. During landing, the AR Aircraft Shadow helps operators verify the landing site.
Terrain Following in Real-Time
Terrain Following in Real-Time
The M400 enables Real-Time Terrain Follow flight in any horizontal direction [15], maintaining a stable relative height to the ground in both manual and automated flight modes.
For large-scale search and rescue operations, it preserves the consistency of ground subject sizing on the remote controller screen, minimizing zoom adjustments and enhancing efficiency. In mapping missions, it ensures a consistent ground sampling distance (GSD), enabling high-precision data collection.
Takeoff and Landing on Vessels [16]
Takeoff and Landing on Vessels [16]
To support offshore operations such as maritime patrol and wind turbine inspections, the DJI M400 is designed for ship-based takeoff and landing. It can launch from stationary vessels and land on moving vessels by recognizing landing point patterns on the deck. This ensures safe and precise landings.
Cruise: Enable cruise control mode to guide the drone in a set direction without continuous stick input, simplifying long-distance flights and linear inspections.
FlyTo: During emergencies or disasters, the drone autonomously adapts its flight path and speed to environmental conditions, ensuring it reaches the designated location without manual input.
Smart Track: Smart Track enables precise subject positioning with automatic zoom adjustments, allowing seamless transitions between subjects. It can also automatically reacquire a subject if briefly obscured.
POI: POI allows for continuous building observation and 3D modeling while orbiting a set area, significantly improving the efficiency of fixed-point observation and modeling tasks.
Power Line Follow with Zenmuse L2
With the L2 LiDAR system, the Matrice 400 can autonomously follow power transmission and distribution lines. Its rotating LiDAR detects obstacles in real time, enabling automatic avoidance of crossing lines.
Slope Route and Geometric Route
The Matrice 400 enables the planning and execution of slope and geometric routes using DJI Pilot 2 or DJI FlightHub 2. It streamlines detailed aerial surveys of building facades, slopes, and other inclined surfaces, as well as mapping individual buildings or structures. This ensures efficient acquisition of high-precision data.
The TB100 Intelligent Flight Battery is designed with high-performance, high-energy cells, enabling up to 400 charge cycles to lower the cost per flight. Its advanced heat dissipation system enhances efficiency, while a built-in self-heating feature ensures greater reliability in various conditions.
The intelligent battery station provides a comprehensive solution for charging, storing, and transporting batteries. It enables sequential charging for up to three TB100 batteries and two WB37 batteries, with each TB100 battery reaching full charge in just 45 minutes to support uninterrupted flight operations. In Silent Mode, it functions at noise levels as low as 36 dB for minimal disruption.
The D-RTK 3 Multifunctional Station functions as a base station, delivering centimeter-level positioning for multiple drones at once. Its newly introduced Rover Station Mode, integrated with the DJI Enterprise app and DJI Terra, offers a complete solution for high-precision aerial surveying, ensuring precise and reliable operations.
The DJI Matrice 400 Dual Gimbal Connector allows for the simultaneous mounting of two downward-facing gimbals, enabling the integration of multiple payloads. Optimized for missions requiring visual, thermal, LiDAR, or other sensor combinations, it enhances operational versatility for advanced applications in surveying, inspection, and public safety.
DJI Flighthub 2
DJI FlightHub 2 has been enhanced specifically for the Matrice 400, enabling cloud-based remote control. Operators can manage the aircraft's flight attitude and official payloads, as well as execute remote takeoff, landing, and Live Flight Controls. Additionally, it supports various flight route planning options, including slope routes, geometric routes, and other advanced configurations. During multi-drone operations, users can remotely synchronize and display multiple livestreams across screens, delivering a seamless and efficient air-ground integrated experience.
* Customers who purchase the Matrice 400 and link it to FlightHub 2 at activation will receive allocated live streaming minutes, map imagery quotas, and cloud storage space.
DJI Terra
DJI Terra is a 3D model reconstruction software built on photogrammetry technology. It enables precise and efficient 2D and 3D reconstruction using visible light data, along with point cloud data processing from DJI Zenmuse L2. Designed as an optimal companion for the DJI Matrice 400 and its payloads, DJI Terra creates a comprehensive application solution tailored for industries such as land surveying and mapping, power line inspection, emergency response, construction, and forestry.
DJI Modify
DJI Modify offers advanced 3D mesh and point cloud model editing. When combined with the Matrice 400 and DJI Terra, it forms a comprehensive solution for aerial surveying, modeling, model refinement, and sharing.
In the Box:
It is advised to operate when the ship speed is under 10 knots and the wind speed is below 5 m/s, with caution exercised in other conditions. A 3 m × 3 m takeoff and landing space on the deck is recommended. Standard landing point pattern files can be found on the download page.Notes
*Always verify and adhere to local laws and regulations before operating the aircraft.
**All information presented here was gathered using a production model of the DJI Matrice 400 in a controlled test setting. Actual performance may differ based on environmental conditions, usage, and firmware version.
***All videos and photos displayed here were captured in full compliance with local laws and regulations. Demonstrations, including wildlife footage, were filmed from a safe distance and serve as reference only. Before flying, always adhere to local laws and ensure the aircraft has obtained the necessary certifications.
****The DJI Matrice 400 must be activated through the DJI Pilot 2 app before use.
