DJI Zenmuse H20 Series User Manual

: June 7, 2024
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DJI Zenmuse H20 Series

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Caution:

Please store the camera in a dry and ventilated area at normal temperature, to avoid fogging the lenses due to excessive ambient humidity. If the lenses fog up, the water vapor will usually dissipate after turning on the device for a while. The recommended storage environment is a relative humidity less than 40% at a temperature of 20±5 ℃.
Do not expose the infrared camera lenses to a strong energy source such as the sun, lava or laser beam. The temperature of the observation target should not exceed 800℃, otherwise it will burn the camera and cause permanent damage.
Do not place the product under direct sunlight, in areas with poor ventilation, or near a heat source such as a heater.
Do not frequently power on/off the product. After it is turned off, wait at least 30 seconds before turning back on, otherwise the product life will be affected.
Under stable laboratory conditions, the Zenmuse H20 series achieves an IP44 protection rating by IEC60529 standards. However, this protection rating is not permanent and may reduce over time after long-term use.
Make sure the gimbal port and gimbal surface are free from any liquid before installation.
Make sure the gimbal is securely installed onto the aircraft, the microSD card slot cover is clean and firmly in place.
Make sure the gimbal surface is dry before opening the microSD card slot cover.
Do not plug or unplug the microSD card during use.
Do not touch the surface of the camera lenses and keep it away from hard objects, as doing so may lead to blurred images and affect the imaging quality.
Clean the surface of the camera lenses with a soft, dry, clean cloth. Do not use alkaline detergents.

Introduction

The Zenmuse H20 gimbal and camera features a zoom and wide camera. Operators can quickly switch to a high-magnification zoom image for detailed observation after recognizing the target from the wide camera view. The Zenmuse H20T also features a Longwave Infrared Thermal Camera, which can provide both infrared and visual images simultaneously. Both the Zenmuse H20 and H20T are equipped with a laser rangefinder, providing distance and location information applicable to various missions such as search and rescue, inspection, and more. For optimal performance, the Zenmuse H20 Series is compatible with the Matrice 300 RTK aircraft.

Zenmuse H20

Overview

Zenmuse H20T

Overview 2

Installation

Mounting the Zenmuse H20 Series

The following installation display uses the Zenmuse H20 as an example.

Remove the gimbal cap and lens protector.
Rotate the gimbal connector of the Matrice 300 RTK aircraft to the unlocked position and insert the gimbal, and then rotate the gimbal connector to the locked position.

Hold the gimbal connector firmly and apply a steady, firm rotating force when attaching or detaching the gimbal.
Ensure the microSD card slot cover is firmly in place to prevent dust or moisture entering during usage or transportation.
The Zenmuse H20 series is a delicate instrument. Do not disassemble the gimbal or camera as this will cause permanent damage.

Remote Controller Operation

Adjust the gimbal’s tilt using the left dial and adjust its pan by the right dial. Press the shutter button or record button to take photos or record video. Toggle the 5D button to adjust the zoom (up and down) and EV value (left and right). The customizable button C1 can be used to recenter the gimbal, and the customizable button C2 can be used to switch between the main and auxiliary screen.

Remote control

Left Dial
Turn to adjust the gimbal’s tilt.
Record Button
Press to start/stop recording video.
Shutter Button
Press to take a photo, you can set the photo mode as single or interval in the DJI Pilot App. Taking single photo is supported during video recording.
Right Dial
Turn to adjust the gimbal’s pan.
5D Button
The default function is as follows. The function for this button can be customized in the DJI Pilot App.
Left: Decrease EV value
Right: Increase EV value
Up: Zoom in
Down: Zoom out
Customizable Button C2
The default function is to switch between the main and auxiliary screen. The function for this button can be customized in the DJI Pilot App.
Customizable Button C1
The default function is to recenter the gimbal. The function for this button can be customized in the DJI Pilot App.

DJI Pilot App

The touch interface can be used for capturing photos, recording videos and playback. The visual cameras support intelligent functions such as High-Res Grid Photo and Night Scene, while the infrared thermal camera supports Digital Zoom, Spot Meter, Palette and Isotherm functions, which can all be configured in the app.

Among the following functions, those marked with * are only applicable to the infrared thermal camera of the Zenmuse H20T.

Basic Functions

You can view the liveview from the Zenmuse H20 series and change camera settings in Camera View. Basic Function

Laser Ranging:
Tap to enable the laser ranging function. Laser ranging can measure the distance of objects within the measurement range, and displays the distance from the aircraft, relative height and GPS position of the measured object in the middle of the screen. After enabling this function, you can save the current camera view with laser ranging information by tapping the screenshot button. The image will be stored in the remote controller.

Camera and Zoom
Shows the camera of the current live view and its zoom ratio.

Camera Parameters
Shows the camera’s current shoot/record parameters.

Focus Mode
Tap to switch the focus mode. Various focus modes are supported: MF (manual focus), AF-C (continuous autofocus) and AF-S (single autofocus).

Auto Exposure Lock
Tap to lock the exposure value.

Camera Settings
Tap to enter the photo and video settings.

Photo Settings
Photo Mode: includes Single Shot, High-Res Grid Photo, and Interval (2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60 s) Image Ratio: 4:3
Image Format: JPEG
Save Photo: Includes Current View, Wide Photo, Zoom Photo and Infrared Photo. Current view will save the photo taken by the current camera, but in SBS display mode of the infrared thermal camera, it will save the screenshot instead. Photos will be saved in the microSD card in the gimbal and camera.
Video Settings
Video Size: Zoom: 4KP30, 1080P30
Wide: 1080P30
IR: 640P30
Video Format: MP4
Save Video: Includes Current View, Wide Video, Zoom Video and Infrared Video. Current view will save a recording of the current liveview of the app (not the HD camera feed). Videos will be saved in the microSD card in the gimbal and camera.
General Settings
Night Scene
If the main screen shows the zoom camera view, you can enable Night Scene mode. In night scene
mode, the zoom camera will switch the IR filter to optimize for imaging in low-light environments.
This function is only available for the zoom camera, tap Menu > General Settings, and then enable Night Scene.
Add Timestamp and GPS Info
Enable or disable adding timestamps, which includes time and GPS information.
Lock Gimbal while Shooting
Enable or disable locking the gimbal while taking photos. If enabled, the gimbal will be locked steady for a moment for shooting, to avoid imaging being affected when the aircraft is moving.
**ROI (Region of Interest)***
Use this feature to manage color range distribution across the screen to maximize contrast for regions of highest interest.
Select “Full” to evenly distribute the color spectrum across the entire image.
For instance, if there is a large patch of sky (relatively low temperature) in your image, much of the color spectrum will be allocated to the lower range, meaning that other parts of the spectrum will have a lower contrast. In this case, you may select “Sky excluded (33%)” or “Sky excluded (50%)” to ignore areas of the sky so that most of the spectrum can be allocated to remaining areas, providing higher contrast and utility for analysis.
DDE (Digital Detail Enhancement): Enhances image details and/or suppresses fixed pattern noise.
Contrast: The ratio of the black and white of the image. Colors will be richer and have more contrast when the value is high.
Brightness: The brightness of the image.
Gain Mode
High Gain Mode: A narrower temperature range can be captured with a higher sensitivity to temperature differences.
Low Gain Mode: A wider temperature range can be captured with a lower sensitivity to temperature difference.
Temperature Alert
After enabling the Area measurement feature, an alert temperature value can be set.
When the highest temperature in the selected area exceeds the alert value, an onscreen notification will appear in DJI Pilot.
**Auto FFC*
Enable or disable the automatic FFC calibration. The infrared thermal camera will automatically calibrate at regular intervals.
Gridlines
Enable or disable the gridlines or diagonal.
Smart LED
Enable or disable smart LED such as frame arm LEDs or beacon.
Reset Camera Settings
Tap to reset the camera to the default settings.
Format SD card**
Tap to format and remove all content from the microSD card. Operate with caution.

Photo/Video Toggle
Tap to switch between photo and video modes.

Zoom Slider (Zoom camera)
Tap to adjust the zoom magnification level of the zoom camera.
If the main screen shows the zoom camera view, the liveview will be changed directly by adjusting the zoom. Otherwise, only the zoom camera preview box in the middle of the screen will be changed.

The zoom magnification of the zoom camera ranges from 2x to 200x.

Shutter/Record Button
Tap to start shooting photos or recording video.

Playback
Tap to enter Playback and preview photos and videos as soon as they are captured.

Parameter Settings
Tap to set ISO, shutter, exposure values and other parameters.

Camera View Switch Button
Tap to switch the main screen to the camera view corresponding to the button.
The infrared camera view switch button only appears when using the Zenmuse H20T.

**Palette/Isotherm***
The Zenmuse H20T offers a variety of palette options. Distinct colors are used to show temperature differences in the thermal image, which are related to grayscale intensity. The temperature range of the image is mapped to 256 colors and displayed in the 8-bit JPEG or MP4 format.

The following table shows all palette options.

Palette	Description

White Hot

| The most commonly used pseudo color, using white for high temperatures and black for low temperatures, which is a natural association for people.

Fulgurite

| Dark red represents low temperatures and white represents high temperatures. The warm tone of this palette aligns with people’s association with hot temperatures.

Iron Red

| This palette displays nuanced differences in heat signatures, quickly displaying anomalies and human bodies. Hotter objects appear as light warm colors and colder objects appear as dark cool colors.

Hot Iron

| Red represents high temperatures, and cool colors represent low temperatures. It is able to identify hot targets quickly, while showing the details of cool targets.

Medical

| This palette shows nuanced differences in temperatures, and is therefore ideal for scenarios with small temperature changes. In environments with low contrast, it is still able to detect objects and slight temperature changes. It is mainly used in the medical field for human body temperatures.

Arctic

| Uses the same palette as Medical, except switching the purple for a cool blue to

better reflect temperature changes.

Rainbow 1

| Similar to Medical, it reduces the warm color ratio and increases the cold color ratio for high temperature targets to better show the details of cool targets.

Rainbow 2

| The color transition is reduced, the warm and cold colors are moderately proportioned, which can show the details of high and low temperature targets at the same time.

Tint

| Uses black and white for low temperatures and bright red for high temperatures, it is able to detect high temperature targets quickly. Mainly used for high-contrast environments, ideal for quickly and accurately identifying high temperature targets at night.

Different palettes applied to the same example image are shown below.

Isotherm

This feature allows designated temperature ranges to be represented with different color schemes, so that objects within this range impart higher contrast and better visibility. The temperature range is set by upper and lower thresholds.

*FFC Calibration
** Tap this button to execute FFC calibration, which is used to optimize image quality. During calibration, your screen may freeze momentarily and the camera will make a clicking sound.

*Zoom (Infrared thermal camera)
** Tap to adjust the digital zoom of the infrared thermal camera. 2x, 4x and 8x zoom options are supported.

*Display Mode
** Tap to switch between the IR and Split display modes for infrared thermal camera. IR: only displays footage that the infrared thermal camera captures.

Split: Both the footage that the infrared thermal and the wide camera captures will be displayed side by side.

Intelligent Functions

Click to Aim

Double-click the point of interest on the main screen, the gimbal will automatically move to the point of interest in the center of the screen.

High-Res Grid Photo

Drag to select an area in the wide camera view, the gimbal will move automatically and take a series of 20MP photos of the selected area at the current zoom ratio by the zoom camera.
Tap MENU > Photo Settings, and then select High-Res Grid Photo. After entering this function, the liveview will switch to the wide camera view. You can set the target shooting area by editing, moving and zooming the white grid on the screen.
All photos will be saved in the same sub-folder in the microSD card, and an HTML file will be created. To view the wide and close-up images, open this HTML file using a browser on a PC.

Night Scene

In Night Scene Mode, the camera will switch the IR filter of the zoom camera, which enabled shooting in low-light environment.
This function is only available for zoom camera, tap MENU > General Settings, and then enable the Night Scene.

Temperature Measurement*

Spot Meter
The temperature of any position within the temperature measurement area on the screen can be measured.

Area Measurement
Drag an area within the temperature measurement area on the screen, the average temperature, lowest temperature, highest temperature, and the corresponding locations of this area will be displayed in DJI Pilot.

The temperature measurement accuracy is affected by various factors:

Reflectivity of objects – shiny metals with high reflectivity will reflect more of the background radiation and result in lower accuracy, whereas objects with matte surfaces will produce a higher
Temperature of background radiation – sunlight has a great influence on the temperature measurement accuracy, direct or reflected sunlight should be avoided from the infrared thermal
Air temperature and humidity – the temperature and humidity have been calibrated before delivery, but some temperature measurement errors are Extreme temperatures or humidity levels will affect the measurement accuracy.
Distance between the camera and the object – the default distance used in calibration is 5 m, and the temperature measurement is most accurate at this distance. Deviations from this distance will lower the
Emissivity of objects – the emissivity of the object will affect the temperature measurement accuracy. Generally, accuracy increases proportionally to emissivity. Emissivity is affected by factors such as the material, the roughness or the degree of oxidation of the object’s surface.

When measuring a blackbody 5 m away at a windless 25℃ indoors, the camera provides an accuracy of up to ±2℃ or ±2% (whichever is the larger value). Since the emissivity of different blackbody varies, this measurement result only represents the accuracy of the tested blackbody, for reference only.

Updating Firmware

Ensure that the Zenmuse H20 series gimbal and camera is securely mounted onto the aircraft and the aircraft is powered off. Ensure that there is enough free space on your microSD card and the Intelligent Flight Batteries are fully charged.

Visit DJI official website and go to Zenmuse H20 series download page.
Select the latest firmware to download.
Copy the downloaded firmware update file to the root directory of the microSD card.
Insert the microSD card into the microSD card slot of Zenmuse H20 series gimbal and camera.
Power on the aircraft, the gimbal and camera will start to perform an auto-check, then it will start to update automatically and the buzzer will beep to indicate the status.
Restart the device after the firmware update is completed.

Specifications

General

Name                                          Zenmuse H20, Zenmuse H20T
Weight 678±5 g (Zenmuse H20) 828±5 g (Zenmuse H20T)
Ingress Protection Rating IP44
Laser Safety Class 1M (IEC 60825-1:2014)
Angular Vibration Range ±0.01°
Mount                                         Detachable
Controllable Range Pan: ±320°, Tilt: -120° to +30°
Mechanical Range                      Pan: ±330°, Tilt: -132.5° to +42.5°, Roll: -90° to +60°
Max Controllable Speed Pan: 90°/s, Tilt: 90°/s
Sensor 1/1.7″ CMOS, Effective Pixels: 20M
Focus Mode                                MF/AF-C/AF-S
Exposure Mode Manual, Auto
Metering Mode Spot metering, Center-weighted metering
Electronic Shutter Speed             1-1/8000 s
AE Lock                                      Supported
Video Resolution                         3840×2160@30fps, 1920×1080@30fps
Video Format MP4
Video Subtitles                            Supported
Max. Image Size                          5184×3888
Supported SD Cards Supports a microSD card with capacity of up to 128 GB. A UHS-I Speed Grade 3 rating microSD card is required.

Environment

Operating Temperature -20° to 50° C (temperature measurement is only supported in temperature range of -10° to 50° C)
Storage Temperature 20° to 60° C

By importing R-JPEG images into DJI Thermal Analysis Tool, you can measure temperature, and adjust parameters such as emissivity and reflection temperature.
Download the DJI Thermal Analysis Tool at https://www.dji.com/zenmuse-h20-series/downloads
Optical parameters of the laser rangefinder: laser pulse width is 6.5 ns, repetition frequency is 12.5 kHz, maximum peak power is 45 W. Do not disassemble the laser module to avoid being injured by the laser.

DJI Support: http://www.dji.com/support