DJI Matrice 4D (M4D)

The mapping-grade dock drone. The DJI Matrice 4D carries a triple RGB camera system led by a 20MP 4/3 sensor with mechanical shutter, survey-quality capture from an IP55 airframe that lives in a Dock 3 and flies missions no one has to attend.

Three cameras, mapping first

• 20MP wide (24mm): 4/3 CMOS, mechanical shutter, adjustable f/2.8–f/11 aperture: the photogrammetry camera
• 48MP medium tele (70mm) and 48MP tele (168mm) for standoff detail and inspection
• Laser rangefinder to 1,800 m with full-colour Night Scene mode

The dock-ready airframe

• IP55-rated: flies in rain and dust that grounds the standard Matrice 4 series (which carries no IP rating at all)
• 54-minute flight time (47 min hover) from a self-heating 149.9 Wh battery rated to 400 cycles, charged 15%→95% in 27 minutes inside Dock 3
• O4+ Enterprise transmission: 25 km FCC / 12 km CE, with drone-to-drone relay: one aircraft extends another's link without 4G
• Omnidirectional vision sensing plus an optional LiDAR + mmWave radar module that detects wires as thin as 12 mm at speed
• Anti-ice low-noise propellers standard, built-in RTK, 1,800 m laser rangefinder, AI detection of people, vehicles and boats
• Dock 3 native: charging contacts and dock comms built in, or fly it standalone with the RC Plus 2 Enterprise controller

What it gets used for

• Automated surveying: scheduled mapping missions from a dock: construction progress, mining volumetrics, stockpiles
• Infrastructure inspection: oblique capture of bridges, towers and facades with RTK repeatability
• Site overwatch: on-demand eyes over any remote asset

Specifications

Wide camera	4/3 CMOS, 20MP, mechanical shutter
Medium tele / tele	70mm 48MP · 168mm 48MP
Laser rangefinder	Up to 1,800 m
Flight time	54 min (47 min hover)
Protection	IP55 · −20°C to 50°C
Wind resistance	12 m/s · anti-ice propellers
Transmission	O4+ Enterprise, 25 km FCC / 12 km CE
Battery	149.9 Wh, self-heating, 400 cycles
Positioning	Built-in RTK
Weight	1,850 g · MTOW 2,090 g
Dock compatibility	DJI Dock 3

Configurations

Aircraft only: for adding to a Dock 3 (battery sold separately). Standalone Combo: adds the RC Plus 2 Enterprise controller, 240W charging hub, spare props, SD card and hard case for manual operations today, dock-ready tomorrow.