With over 100,000 Twitter followers and a weekly YouTube vlog – ‘Filming Photography’ – that is proving ever more popular, 26-year-old Dorset-based photographer Matt Pinner seems to have social media…
Drones
DJI introduces its first integrated drone zoom camera
Meet the Zenmuse Z3, the drone-maker's first integrated aerial zoom camera optimised for still photography - with up to 7x zoom
Drone Safety – DJI GO app now includes geofencing
DJI’s GEO system stands for Geospatial Environment Online, and is designed to help pilots avoided sensitive areas such as airports where drone flying is restricted or outright forbidden. It automatically…
DJI “Snotbot” drone helps whale research. Sure, why not?
DJI have gotten involved in plenty of projects and causes in the past, however it’s safe to say that this one represents a departure from the norm. The firm has…
Xiaomi drone looks set to go head to head with DJI Phantom 4
Following the recent news that Xiaomi will be entering the action camera market with one of its trademark cut-price offerings, the much rumoured Xiaomi drone has now arrived. Xiaomi’s Mi…
DJI responds to report in to drone complaints in UK
As much fun as drones are, they can also be something of a polarising issue, with the number of drone complaints increasing year on year. Those who don’t care for…
First-ever London Drone Film Festival announced
The first London Drone Film Festival will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, England, on the evening of Monday 23 May 2016. The event will…
Hydrogen-powered drones fly six times longer than those on batteries
Drones are gaining in popularity and reputation as image and video-making tools, however the one main hurdle users still have to overcome is that brutally short flight time, which generally…
DJI Inspire 1 Pro versus Jaguar XJ
Can a DJI drone keep up with a Jaguar XJ in a run around a tough racecourse? The two firms appear to have agreed that there’s only one way to…
7 Reasons You Should Buy a Drone
Once the preserve of videographers with big production budgets, drones have now dropped in price by up to 30%, and not a day go by without a new drone being…
Lowepro announces new DroneGuard backpack 450 AW
The new DroneGuard Backpack 450 AW joins Lowepro’s DroneGuard series of backpacks designed for the quadcopter enthusiast. Designed specifically to carry the most popular quadcopters on the market, the bag’s…
Drone makes 72-minute flight across English Channel
It’s the rather annoying limitation that drone enthusiasts generally downplay. The fact is that flight-times are the iPhone battery life of the drone world, and often you’ve barely got 20-30…
UPDATED: DJI Phantom 4 drone announced (with sample videos)
DJI has just announced the long awaited update to its Phantom series of drones, the DJI Phantom 4. the new drone comes with a host of new features including ActiveTrack,…
Droneboarding has arrived
Yep, it’s happened. Someone has solved the eternal problem that snowboards don’t tend to move on flat surfaces. How have they solved this, you ask? With technology. Meet droneboarding, the…
DJI reduce the price of Phantom 3 Professional Drone
As we reported last month, DJI has discounted the price of some of its drones by over 30% to celebrate its tenth anniversary of drone making. Whilst the Phantom 3…
Scotland Yard consider using Eagles to take down drones
Inspired by a Dutch police programme that achieved impressive results, Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe is considering employing real live eagles to hunt down unauthorised drones that are being…
More footage revealed from the GoPro Drone
There are no pictures. There are no details. Despite this lack of information, the GoPro drone has to be one of the most hotly anticipated products of 2016. “You’re…
DJI Launch affordable Phantom 3 4K drone
With 4K video starting to become the norm, rather than the exception, drone manufacturer DJI has announced a new affordable drone aimed at video enthusiast. The DJI Phantom 3 4K…
Prices on Phantom 3 DJI drones hugely discounted to celebrate tenth birthday!
If you didn’t get one of the Phantom 3 DJI drones for Christmas then you may now be in luck. The Chinese drone manufacturer has just announced that it is cutting…
CES 2016: Parrot Disco Drone capable of 50mph
Parrot’s latest drone has ditched the quadcopter design in favour of a contour wing shape. The oddly named Parrot Disco, (which makes it sound like a terrible Caribbean themed nightclub)…