DJI and Hasselblad have combined forces to create an integrated medium format camera drone, the two companies announced this week.

With an A5D camera mounted to DJI's recently announced M600 drone, the device offers professional photographers a flying platform with the same advanced sensors and optics they'd expect from Hasselblad on the ground.

The collaboration is the first following Chinese drone maker DJI's investment in Hasselblad, a Swedish manufacturer long synonymous with medium format photography.

The M600 drone is designed for professional aerial photography and industrial applications. Powered by six batteries, it accepts numerous cameras and mounts, and can fly for just under an hour with a camera that weighs 13 pounds or less.

The six batteries can be turned on and off with the push of one button and the drone will stay in the air should one battery fail. The drone also has ultra-low latency HD image transmission for remotely viewing images in real time.

The camera, meanwhile, has a 50 megapixel CMOS sensor and a 3.5/50mm-II lens, with the focus locked on infinity. An 80-megapixel version is also available for camera-only orders, though it doesn't appear that option will be offered for the integrated drone. For mapping applications, up to eight A5Ds can be synchronized together.

It also has secure locking mounts to minimise vibration and flexing, and to ensure that the image plane and sensor stay parallel at all times while it's airborne.

There's no word on pricing for the integrated product, though the M600 drone itself costs $4,599.