Category: dji

DJI introduces “GEO” geofencing system adding temporary no-fly-zones and ability to opt out

John Aldred

DJI first introduced geofencing capabilities to its drones in 2013. It’s a technology that uses the GPS data to prevent drones from flying into no-fly-zones such as airports. Now, DJI have released GEO (Geospatial Environment Online) which provides drone pilots with up-to-date information on where restricted locations exist. As well as the permanently restricted areas that […]

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DJI’s new follow focus lets you remotely focus your drone’s camera lens from 3 miles away

John Aldred

Designed for both the land and air, the new DJI Focus remote follow focus system wants to change the way we record our aerial footage. No longer are we limited to hyperfocal distance and infinity focus lenses that have everything sharp. Now, we’re able to nail focus on our subject and use cinematic focus pulling techniques while shooting from […]

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Another day, another person getting whacked in the head by a drone

John Aldred

It’s getting to become a pretty common occurrence lately.  Somebody flies a drone, somebody else gets hit in the head by it.  Well, when they’re not being speared out of the sky. This time, however, it is believed that it wasn’t pilot error or a drone malfunction, but simply mother nature doing her thing as the drone collided […]

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DJI just released the Matrice 600, its most powerful drone to date and new Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer

John Aldred

Aimed at Hollywood’s heaviest hitters as well as independent aerial cinematographers, DJI have announced their new Matrice 600 drone & Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer.  Able to carry a payload of up to 13.2 pounds, the Matrice 600 is perfectly suited to a range of cameras from Nikon and Canon DSLRs, to RED and Arri cinema cameras. As […]

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This mesmerizing timelapse of Saigon was captured on the DJI Osmo

Gannon Burgett

When you think of DJI’s Osmo camera, timelapse photography likely isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But, as it turns out, the gimbal-stabilized 4K footage from the DJI Osmo is a perfect solution to creating incredible hyperlapse videos. Award-winning timelapse photographer Rufus Blackwell took his DJI Osmo on a recent trip to Saigon, […]

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DJI Inspire drone gets absolutely crushed at sea by airborne jet ski

Gannon Burgett

Drones are becoming more affordable with each new generation, but not for one second does that mean they’re cheap. And that’s precisely what makes watching this DJI Inspire get taken out by a jet ski so painful. It’s just one of the many accidents we’ve seen and one of many to come, but this one […]

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DJI’s Phantom 4: A Photographer’s Take

Levi Sim

At least as much as anyone, I’m intrigued by drones. I’ve always wanted to be a pilot, I’m reading a book on the Wright Brothers right now, I fly every chance I get, and if I ever have a first born son, I’m torn between naming him Bernoulli or Orville. I’m crazy about flying, but […]