We don’t often extensively cover video gear here at PetaPixel, but we thought it might be helpful to cover some of the best hybrid cameras out there -- those cameras geared toward both photographers and videographers.
After many years of growth, drone technology feels like it has reached a plateau. Even inexpensive drones now have robust collision-avoidance sensors, long battery life, good image quality, and easy-to-use software. So where does the Mavic 3 Pro3 fit in?
The DJI Inspire 3 is a drone that I had actually given up hope on ever seeing. The Inspire 2 was released way back in 2016 (the hot camera that year was the Nikon D500, to give you some perspective), and progress with UAVs has been incredibly rapid since then.
DJI has ceased production and availability of its AeroScope drone detection system which is used to help keep drones away from airports and government facilities. However, Ukrainians claimed Russia used the tech to track their drone movements in the war.
DJI has announced its third installment in the Mini series of drones in the Mini 2 SE, which goes pretty much unchanged from the last version other than dropping support for 4K video, but it gets much cheaper in exchange.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seems set to roll out its plan for Remote ID, a system that provides in-flight identification of drones. DJI argues it already has a technology that's perfect for this: AeroScope.
DJI says its Mini 3 Pro is out to redefine what a sub-249 gram drone can do. It is equipped with some of the company's best aerial features along with a 1/1.3-inch sensor that captures 48-megapixel photos and 4K video at up to 60 frames per second.
DJI has denied accusations that it is limiting the capabilities of drone technology used by the Ukrainian army after rumors spread on social media that the Chinese consumer drone manufacturer was throttling its AeroScope technology.
Ukrainian drone enthusiasts who normally photograph landscapes or weddings are signing up to use their piloting skills to assist in the war effort by providing real-time data on Russian troop movement in their country.
DJI has published a firmware update for the Mavic 3 that fully unlocks all of the drone's capabilities and lets it do everything the company promised it could when it was launched last year.
DJI has announced the Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Cine drones that feature two main cameras. The first features a 4/3-sized, 20-megapixel sensor behind a 24mm adjustable aperture prime lens, and the second is a 28x hybrid zoom camera, effectively combining the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom, but with upgraded hardware.
DJI is labeling the newly announced $999 Air 2S its “all in one” drone. When something is claimed to do it all, I always wonder where the sacrifices are being made.
DJI has announced the Air 2S drone, a small and portable flying camera that the company says should offer an "all-in-one" solution of robust flight performance, a top-of-the-line camera, and a set of preprogrammed content creation tools.
While up-close photos taken of Iceland's erupting volcano are impressive, some footage captured by a drone is equally stunning.
DJI has announced the Mini 2, the second iteration of the tiny folding drone. It still stays small, enough to keep it under FAA registration requirements, but bumps video quality up to 4K and adds DNG RAW photo capture.
Specs and photos of the upcoming DJI Mavic Air 2 have leaked, and while it doesn't look to be a totally revolutionary update with any dynamite new features, the drone maker has made some key improvements where it counts.
Nearly a year after announcing that "a shortage of parts" meant it would no longer be able to produce its Phantom drones, DJI has brought the lineup back from the dead and is once again selling the Phantom 4 Pro V2.0.
Consumer drones were first released in 2010, and over the years, the technology, size and price have improved considerably. The DJI Mavic 2 Pro, for example, folds up to the size of a brick, features a Hasselblad-badged 20MP camera, and cost about $1550. But unless you’re a photographer who specializes in aerial photography, the cost is still steep for a “see if you like it” approach.
After months of leaks and rumors, DJI has officially unveiled the Mavic Mini: an exceptionally light, palm-sized, foldable drone that's "portable, easy to fly, designed for safety and perfect for everyone who wants to experience the fun of flying."
Melbourne-based photographer Simon Pollock was landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday when he looked out his window and spotted a DJI camera drone flying just a small distance away.
The good news: you no longer have to register your little DJI Phantom or Mavic with the FAA. The bad news: DJI still needs you to register it with them... or else.
Ouch. Reviews don't get much worse than starting with "The GoPro Karma is unquestionably, inarguably, unarguably, without a doubt, the worst drone I have ever flown." And it only went downhill from there...
(Warning: Strong language).
Those with delicate constitutions where the destruction of photography gear is concerned should look away or skip over this one. Whatever you do, don't press play on the video above... or if you do press play, don't watch past about the 3:50 mark, because that's when things get ugly.