DJI werkt samen met FujiFilm om de Fuji X-T3 camera en andere Fuji camera's goed te laten functioneren met DJI drones.

Samenwerking

De samenwerking valt af te leiden uit een persbericht dat verscheen over een nieuwe software-update van de Fuji X-T3 camera.

Persbericht

Fujifilm to release firmware update for the FUJIFILM X-T3

Enabling video shooting control from Gimbal / Drone and offering other feature enhancements
November 13, 2019 – FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) plans to release a series of firmware updates for the FUJIFILM X-T3 (hereinafter “X-T3”), starting in mid-December 2019. The updates reflect requests of additional features and operability improvement, received from users of the X Series of mirrorless digital cameras.

The upcoming update will enable controls for video recording from Gimbal / Drone via USB communications. You can combine the X-T3 with a Gimbal / Drone that supports this function to significantly broaden your shooting options. FUJIFILM is in communication with SZ DJI Technology Col, Ltd.* and ZHIYUN** (listed in the alphabetical order) about their plan to release compatible products. Fujifilm also plans to deploy this function to the FUJIFILM X-T30 and other models. Further firmware updates in the future will bring autofocus enhancement and other improvements to the X-T3.

Main features:

Firmware update for the X-T3, due to be released in December 2019Firmware version: FUJIFILM X-T3（Ver. 3.10）
Gimbal / Drone support***
This firmware adds the following function to complement the current support for still image shooting via USB communications:

• Starting and ending video recording
• Adjusting exposure settings (exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation) for video recording
• Making manual focus adjustments

Firmware update for the X-T3, due to be released in January 2020Firmware version: FUJIFILM X-T3（Ver. 3.20）
1. Enhanced autofocus

• Improving the tracking performance of the eye AF frame, making it easier to attain accurate autofocus on the eyes
• Improving face-detection performance when there are faces of different sizes within the same frame, making it easier to attain accurate autofocus
• Improving autofocus capability on a foreground subject even when there is a mixture of foreground and background subjects within a frame, causing the foreground subject to go out of focus, e.g. when shooting flowers against a busy background

2. Capability to save up to 9,999 pictures in each folder
Until now, the number of pictures that can be saved in a folder on an SD card was limited to 999. This update will raise the limit by ten times to 9,999 pictures.
*SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.

Fujifilm X-T3

Om de Fujifilm X-T3 te laten werken met een DJI-drone, gebruikt FujiFilm USB-communicatie waarmee je video-opnames kunt starten en stoppen, de belichtingsinstellingen aanpassen zoals belichtingsmodus, sluitertijd, diafragma, ISO en belichtingscompensatie voor video-opname, evenals handmatige scherpstelling. Er wordt niet specifiek vermeld of dezelfde functies beschikbaar zullen zijn voor foto's.

DJI drones

Het is onbekend met welke drones de Fuji camera gaat werken, maar de kans bestaat dat dit mogelijk voor de toekomstige Inspire 3-serie gaat gelden. Er gaan geruchten dat DJI medio 2020 een nieuwe Inspire drone zal introduceren.

Camera-fabrikanten

Het is niet uit te sluiten dat DJI ook in gesprek is met andere camera-fabrikanten, denk aan Canon of Sony om hun camera's naadloos te laten samenwerken met DJI drones.