Drone Photography
Watch: Drone footage shows a close encounter of a surfer and a shark
Oct 14, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
When filming with a drone, you can sometimes see things that aren’t as obvious as when you’re down on the ground – or in the…
Ring’s new “Always Home” camera is actually a drone that flies around your home… shooting video
Sep 28, 2020
John Aldred
This is both cool and super creepy – especially given past stories of Amazon employees being caught (and, thankfully, fired) for spying on Ring customers….
Modifying my Mavic 2 Pro remote to act more like an aircraft style controller
Sep 27, 2020
Chris Cameron
I’m having a go at converting my DJI Mavic 2 remote controller from two thumbsticks to a more Aircraft style controller where a whole hand…
Teardown reveals the $749 DJI Mavic Air 2 is made from around $135 worth of parts
Sep 3, 2020
John Aldred
This isn’t the first Mavic Air 2 teardown we’ve seen, that honour goes to the folks at iFixit, but a new teardown by Tokyo-based…
DJI makes radical staff cuts due to coronavirus and political pressure
Aug 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
The leading drone manufacturer DJI has been facing difficulties lately. The company has reportedly made significant cuts among its staff. According to several sources, the…
Drone nearly collides with Air Force One while Trump is on board
Aug 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
We’ve reported about crashes and near-crashes of drones and airplanes quite a few times. It has happened with both passenger planes and military jets, and…
This lunatic is diving 18-story buildings with a $20,000 drone-mounted RED camera
Jul 24, 2020
John Aldred
The world of FPV droning doesn’t typically have much to do with the more aesthetic, cinematic of drone filmmaking. At least, not usually. Well, not…
How I create 2D animation with drone light painting
Jun 2, 2020
Russell Klimas
Before we jump into this blog post if you haven’t already read how I do drone light paintings horizontally in the sky be sure to…
The DJI Mavic Air 2 is actually super easy to fix
May 25, 2020
John Aldred
The folks at iFixit have been working hard during the lockdown, including building a massive repository of repair information for ventilators and other devices to…
Autel Robotics wins patent suit over DJI – Calls for stop of sale and import of most DJI drones
May 18, 2020
John Aldred
Autel Robotics USA has won a pretty major victory over competing drone manufacturer DJI. The suit claimed that many of DJI’s consumer drones have been…