DJI Archive
Big cameras and top-notch gear usually make all the buzz over the Internet, at least in the filmmaking community. Every new announcement gets a lot of attention, reviewers, comparisons, and so on. But there’s been a lot of turmoil in the lower end of the spectrum as
Recently launched, the DJI Mavic Air 2 certainly complicates things if you were planning on purchasing a new consumer drone. It seemed to be relatively easy before, with the Mavic 2 Pro being among the best if you needed solid image quality. Now, with the Mavic Air
The Mavic Air 2 is DJI’s latest iteration of their prosumer high-tech drone. It looks like a cross between the Mavic 2 Pro and a bigger Mavic Mini, but packed inside is a new class of features that should take it up to the next level. Drones
DJI just announced the successor of the ubiquitous Mavic Air which is now over two years old. The long-awaited and highly rumored Mavic Air 2 boasts a brand new 48MP sensor alongside a Quad Bayer filter. The larger 1/2” sensor enables 4K recording up to 60fps, 1080p
It’s been a while since the first drones dropped on the market creating a small earthquake in indie filmmaking. Aerial photography used to be a prerogative of big-budget productions, often shot using helicopters, so the affordability of these small things that could fly and capture decent quality
Being a drone filmmaker or photographer during a time when everyone is being asked to stay indoors isn’t ideal. That doesn’t mean you have to stop using it entirely, especially when you have a super tiny drone like the DJI Mavic Mini. Sure, is flying around the
Single-handed gimbals provide solo camera operators a compact, fast solution for stabilized filmmaking on the go but with so many offerings on the market which one is right for you? That’s a reasonable question, especially if you don’t have much prior experience with single-handed stabilizers and generally
After a seemingly static period where most announcements in gimbal technology happened inside the realm of phone stabilizers, drone cameras and such, a new generation of handheld gimbals hit the market. Among the multitude of choices, though, there are two, in particular, which seem to catch most
It won’t be exaggerating to say that in the last couple of years we have seen the so-called rise of the handheld gimbals. Starting with the bulky DJI Ronin back in 2014, we’ve gone a long way from there with a myriad of choices available these days.
DJI has just announced their most ultra-lightweight and compact foldable drone to date. The new DJI Mavic Mini, comes in at just 249 grams, which means that you don’t have to register it with the FAA in the States (however you should check your local jurisdiction and their
The Skydio 2 is not just a super-advanced self-flying 4K/60p drone camera, but it is also one that is made by an American drone company. Yeah, ‘Merica baby! Finally, a small American startup is challenging the hegemony of DJI, currently dominating the consumer drone market. For some
DJI, the renowned drone maker, has long ago entered the filmmaking industry with some pretty enticing products, most notable of which being the offerings belonging to the Ronin series. The latest addition to the lineup, the Ronin-SC is a compact single-handed gimbal packed with an abundance of
It goes without saying, gimbals are ubiquitous these days. If you’ve been to any kind of tech convention or public event lately, odds are you’ve seen a multitude of videographers using small mirrorless cameras mounted on all types of stabilizers. It’s surely normal for professional filmmaking but
Drone racing has been gaining momentum over the last couple of years and now the biggest and most popular consumer drone maker in the world, DJI, is taking drone racing to the next level with the newly announced DJI Digital FPV system. The new DJI digital FPV is
There are many drones out there to choose from, even consumer electronics stores now easily have a couple on display. While many countries and states around the world are struggling to keep up with their legislation on the matter, the use of drones has become something almost
After being teased just a couple of days ago, DJI just unveiled the newest addition to the DJI Ronin lineup – the Ronin-SC. As expected, it is smaller and lighter than the Ronin-S with a maximum payload of 4.4 lbs (2 kg) and weight of just 2.4
Even though most single-handed gimbals like the Ronin-S are initially designed to be compact and leightweight, in reality, they end up being too heavy and bulky. Holding such a device for a long period of time could be a real struggle, not to mention the extra weight
Not a drone, not a stabiliser, but a friggin’ robot on wheels with a fully functional gel bead blaster! Whaaaat!? How cool is that? At first, I thought this was a spoof, but apparently it’s real. DJI just unveiled the DJI RoboMaster S1, an advanced educational rover
Apparently, DJI now offers full-service aerial cinematography production with its custom drone for cinema cameras. And no one knows about it. Called, the DJI STORM (offered by DJI Studio), it seems that DJI have setup an entirely new division doing exactly what some of their high-end customers
2018 will be remembered as the year dominated by gimbal technology. Period. A lot of different companies have debuted on the market alongside a plethora of copycats rolled out in between as it becomes more and more difficult to make an informed choice considering all the alternatives
