dji ZENMUSE XT S User manual

2019.12
User Manual
ZENMUSE XT S
v1.0

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Using this Manual
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The DJI Pilot app is required when using Zenmuse XT S.
Scan the QR code or visit http://www.dji.com/zenmuse-xt-s/downloads to download and install
the app.
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Disclaimer and Warning
Congratulations on purchasing your new DJITM product. The information in this document affects
your safety and your legal rights and responsibilities. Please read this entire document carefully
to ensure proper configuration before use. Failure to read and follow instructions and warnings
in this document may result in serious injury to yourself or others, or damage to your DJI product
or damage to other objects in the vicinity. This document and all other collateral documents are
subject to change at the sole discretion of SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (DJI). For up to date product
information, visit http://www.dji.com and click on the product page for this product.
Do Not Modify or Alter the Zenmuse XT S
The ZENMUSETM XT S has been calibrated specically for the designated camera and lens before
leaving the factory. No physical or mechanical modication or adjustment of the gimbal is required
or recommended. Do not add any other component or device (such as a lter, lens hood, etc.) to
the camera.
The Zenmuse XT S is a delicate instrument. Do not disassemble the gimbal or camera as this will
cause permanent damage.
Be sure to use a DJI approved battery, otherwise performance may be hindered and internal
malfunction or damage may occur.
Only Use Compatible Aircraft
The Zenmuse XT S is currently compatible with the following DJI Aircraft: MATRICETM 200 series V2
and Matrice 200 series. It will also be compatible with other designated products in due course. To
optimize the gimbal’s performance, download the latest DJI Pilot app and update the latest aircraft
rmware, otherwise the Zenmuse XT S may not function properly.
IP44 Protection Rating
Under stable laboratory conditions, the Zenmuse XT S 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 rmly in place.
• Make sure the gimbal surface is dry before opening the microSD card slot cover.
Safe Use
Make sure to operate your aircraft in the safest manner possible. Observe the procedures contained
in the user manual and the online tutorials to mount and connect the gimbal to your aircraft. Please
respect the AMA’s National Model Aircraft Safety Code.
By using this product, you hereby signify that you have read this disclaimer and warning carefully
and that you understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions herein. You agree that you
are solely responsible for your own conduct while using this product, and for any consequences
thereof. You agree to use this product only for purposes that are proper and in accordance with all

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applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including international and domestic airspace regulations,
and all terms, precautions, practices, policies, and guidelines DJI has made and may make
available.
DJI accepts no liability for damage, injury or any legal responsibility incurred directly or indirectly
from the use of this product. The user shall observe safe and lawful practices including, but not
limited to, those set forth in the User Manual.
Caution
1. Do not expose the camera lenses to a strong energy source such as the sun, lava or laser beam.
The temperature of the observation target should not exceed 600℃, otherwise it will burn the
camera and cause permanent damage.
2. Do not place the product under direct sunlight, in areas with poor ventilation, or near a heat
source such as a heater.
3. 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.
4. Do not plug or unplug the microSD card during use.
5. 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.
6. Clean the surface of the camera lenses with a soft, dry, clean cloth. Do not use alkaline
detergents.

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Contents
Using this Manual 2
Legend 2
Download the DJI Pilot App 2
Disclaimer and Warning 3
Do Not Modify or Alter the Zenmuse XT S 3
Only Use Compatible Aircraft 3
IP44 Protection Rating 3
Safe Use 3
Caution 4
Introduction 6
Installation 6
Supported Aircraft 6
Mounting the Zenmuse XT S 6
DJI Pilot App 7
Connecting DJI Pilot App 7
Settings 8
Remote Controller Operation 12
Updating Firmware 13
Specications 14

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Introduction
The Zenmuse XT S gimbal and camera features a Longwave Infrared Thermal Camera with a
resolution of 640×512 and a frame rate of up to 25 Hz, high sensitivity (≤40 mK @ f/1.0) and 4x
digital zoom. As with other DJI 3-axis gimbal systems, the Zenmuse XT S can be mounted onto the
Matrice 200 Series V2 or Matrice 200 Series aircraft. It can also stream live video to the DJI Pilot
app, and is a highly capable tool for a variety of aerial thermal applications such as inspection,
maintenance, search and rescue, and more.
Zenmuse XT S
1. Gimbal Connector
2. Pan Motor
3. Tilt Motor
4. Infrared Thermal Camera
5. microSD Card Slot
6. Roll Motor
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Installation
Supported Aircraft
Matrice 200 series V2 Matrice 200 series
Mounting the Zenmuse XT S
1. Remove the gimbal cap.
2. The following installation display uses the Matrice 210 V2 aircraft as an example.
Rotate the gimbal connector to the unlocked position and insert the gimbal, and then rotate the
gimbal connector to the locked position.

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Ensure that the Zenmuse XT S is mounted securely. Hold the gimbal connector rmly and
apply a steady, rm rotating force when attaching or detaching the gimbal.
Ensure that both the aircraft and the remote controller have been updated with the latest
rmware, meeting the following requirements:
Matrice 200 series V2 – both the aircraft and the remote controller firmware version is
v01.00.0590 or later.
Matrice 200 series – the aircraft firmware version is v02.00.0450 or later, the remote
controller rmware version is v02.00.0170 or later.
When mounting onto an aircraft with the dual gimbal conguration, if Zenmuse XT S is the
only gimbal and camera, ensure that it is mounted to gimbal connector I.
Ensure the microSD card slot cover is rmly in place to prevent dust or moisture entering
during usage or transportation.
Do not disassemble the gimbal or camera, as this will cause permanent damage.
DJI Pilot App
Connecting DJI Pilot App
1. Power on the aircraft and remote controller.
2. If you are using the DJI CrystalSky, install it onto the remote controller.
If you are using other mobile device, connect it to the remote controller via a USB cable.
3. Launch DJI Pilot and enter Camera view. When a connection is established, your mobile device
will display a live video feed from the camera.
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Settings
You can view the video from the Zenmuse XT S and change camera settings in Camera View.
Camera View
FFC
502 m
D 30 m
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120 m
H 10 m
H
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H.S 10.0 m/s
H.S
24.0 m/s
V.S 2.0 m/s
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1. FFC Calibration
Tap this button to enable FFC calibration, which is used to optimize image quality. During
calibration, your screen may freeze momentarily and the camera will make a clicking sound.
2. Digital Zoom
Tap to adjust the digital zoom. 2x and 4x zoom options are supported.
3. Temperature Measurement*
Spot Meter
The temperature of any position within the temperature measurement area on the screen can be
measured.
Area Measurement
Enabling this function will display the average temperature, lowest temperature, highest
temperature, and the corresponding locations of each area in DJI Pilot.
The temperature measurement accuracy is affected by various factors:
(1) Reectivity of objects – shiny metals with high reectivity will reect more of the background
radiation and result in lower accuracy, whereas objects with matte surfaces will produce a
higher accuracy.
(2) Temperature of background radiation – a sunny day without clouds will have less of an effect
on the accuracy than a cloudy day.
(3) Air temperature and humidity – the temperature and humidity have been calibrated before
delivery, but some temperature measurement errors are inevitable. Extreme temperatures or
humidity levels will affect the measurement accuracy.
* 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.

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White Hot
Fulgurite
Iron Red
Hot Iron
Medical
Arctic
Rainbow 1
Rainbow 2
Tint
Black Hot
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.
(4) 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 accuracy.
(5) 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.
4. Camera Settings
Tap to enter the photo and video settings.
• Photo Settings
Shooting modes: include Single Shot, Burst (2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60 s).
Photo Format: R-JPEG, JPEG.
• Video Settings
The video format is MP4.
• General Settings
Palette
The Zenmuse XT S 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.

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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 eld for human body temperatures.
Arctic Uses the same palette as Medical, except switching the purple for a cool blue to
better reect 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.
Black Hot
The opposite to White Hot, using black for warmer objects and white for cooler
objects. The heat distribution of high temperature targets can be better observed
when outdoors.
Different palettes applied to the same example image are shown below.
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Iron Red Rainbow 1
Isotherm
This feature allows designated temperature ranges to be represented with different color
schemes, so that objects measured in a single color scheme impart higher contrast and better
visibility.
Individual isotherms (or color schemes) are separated by upper and lower thresholds.
Hot Iron Isotherm Fulgurite Isotherm
Iron Red Isotherm Medical Isotherm
There are three options for Isotherms: Search People, Search Fire, and Customized. When
Search People or Search Fire is selected, upper and lower temperature thresholds will be set.
The video feed will show the people or re with an enhanced display for greater visibility.

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Infrared temperature measurement is affected by many factors including the
environment and the distance of the object. If the default measurements settings of
“Search People” or “Search Fire” are not met, please set thresholds in “Customized” to
view the best isotherm results.
Gain Modes
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
notication will appear in DJI Pilot.
Gridlines
Enable or disable the gridlines or diagonal.
Restore Settings
Tap restore factory default settings to restore the camera to the default settings.
Format SD card
Tap “Format microSD card” to format and remove all content from the microSD card.
5. Shutter/Record Toggle
Tap to switch between photo and video modes.
6. Shutter/Record Button
Tap to shoot photos or start/stop recording.
7. Playback
Tap to view photos and videos from the microSD card.
Remote Controller Operation
Adjust the gimbal’s tilt using the left dial. Press the right dial to control the gimbal’s pan. Press the
Shutter Button or Record Button to take photos or record video. The camera setting dial can be
used to select palette or adjust zoom.

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1. Left Dial
Turn to adjust the gimbal’s tilt.
2. Record Button
Press to start/stop recording video.
3. 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.
4. Right Dial
Turn to adjust the gimbal’s pan.
5. Camera Setting Dial*
Turn to select palette or adjust zoom. The dial selects palette by default, press the button inside
the dial to switch between palette and zoom adjustment.
* Only supported by Matrice 200 series V2 aircraft.
Updating Firmware
Ensure that the Zenmuse XT S 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.
1. Visit DJI ofcial website and go to Zenmuse XT S download page.
2. Select the latest rmware to download.
3. Copy the downloaded rmware update le to the root directory of the microSD card.
4. Insert the microSD card into the microSD card slot of Zenmuse XT S.
5. 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.
6. Restart the device after the rmware update is completed.
Alarm Description
4 short beeps An update le is detected, preparing for update.
1 long beep Updating rmware, do not stop the update.
1 long beep followed by 2 short beeps The rmware update was successful.
Continuous long beep The rmware update failed, please try to update again.
Contact DJI support for help if needed.

Ensure that there is only one rmware update le on your microSD card.
Do not power off the aircraft or detach the Zenmuse XT S during updating the rmware.

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Specications
General
Name Zenmuse XT S
Dimensions 105×101×83 mm
Weight 387 g
Ingress Protection Rating IP44
Supported Aircraft Matrice 200 series V2, Matrice 200 series
Gimbal
Angular Vibration Range ±0.025°
Mount Detachable
Controllable Range Pan: ±320°, Tilt: -120° to +30°
Mechanical Range Pan: ±330°, Tilt: -135° to +45°, Roll: -90° to +60°
Max Controllable Speed Pan: 90°/s, Tilt: 90°/s
Camera
Thermal Imager Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
Lens Focus 19 mm
Digital Zoom 1x, 2x, 4x
Video Resolution 640×512 @ 25 Hz
Video Format MP4
Image Resolution 640×512
Image Format JPEG, R-JPEG*
Pixel Pitch 17 μm
Spectral Band 8-14 μm
Sensitivity (NETD) ≤40 mK @ f/1.0
Scene Range (High Gain) -40° to 150° C
Scene Range (Low Gain) 100° to 550° C
Temperature Measurement Method Spot Meter, Area Measurement
Still Photography Mode Single shot
Interval: 2/3/5/7/10/15/20/30/60s
File Storage Supports a microSD card with capacity of up to 64 GB.
A UHS-I Speed Grade 3 rating microSD card is required.
Image Processing & Display Control
Temperature Alarm Yes
Isotherm Yes
Palette Yes
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 reection temperature.
Download the DJI Thermal Analysis Tool at https://www.dji.com/zenmuse-xt-s/downloads

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