DJI Power 500 & 1000: Outdoor Power Sources for Your Drones
DJI, a market leader in consumer drones, announced the release of their first portable portion, the Power 500 and 1000. The compact DJI Power 500 has a storage capacity of 500Wh, and the bigger DJI Power 1000 of 1024Wh.
When I reviewed the first solar generators from Anker and Bluetti, some of my readers asked what these have to do...
Insta360 Launches $499 X4 8K 360° camera with powerful AI chip
Insta360 officially released their 4th generation 360° camera for content creators today. Much-anticipated 8K 360° video, plus 5.7K60fps and 4K100fps, add unparalleled image quality to the endless creative possibilities of 360° capture, including the ability to "shoot first, point later" and the Invisible Selfie Stick effect. X4 also doubles as a traditional action cam, with its Single-Lens Mode now...
Saturn 4 Ultra: Elegoo’s new flagship 3D resin printer
Elegoo's new flagship 3D resin printers have amazing features for only $399. The Saturn 4 Ultra has a 12K mono LCD that provides superb print quality with a resolution of 19x24μm. Thanks to the company's "Tilt Release" technology, you can print with up to 150mm/h (regardless of horizontal size or complexity of the model). It has approximately a 19x123x220cm...
FIMI MINI 3: What’s new from its predecessors?
Here on FirstQuadcopter, we already reviewed the original FIMI MINI (1), and the MINI, and now it's time to talk about the company's latest sub-250g drone, the X8 MINI 3.
A few days ago, FIMI shared a teaser photo of their upcoming drone on their social media accounts. In design, the FIMI MINI 3 remained almost identical to its predecessor,...
The DJI AVATA 2 promise an amazing user experience, but is it worth 489$?
I love Whoop-style drones and flying FPV, and this morning, I was ready to purchase the new DJI AVATA 2, but when I saw the total price of the combo pack with an additional DJI FPV Remote Controller 3, I canceled my order. I found paying $1,497 for a drone that can fit in your palm a bit exaggerated....
DJI Goggles 2 and Integra on sale: DJI O4 Air Unit is coming?
Usually, when products receive a massive discount, like DJI Goggles 2 and Integra, it's a masked announcement of upcoming new products. The FPV community has been waiting for the appearance of the new O4 Air Unit system for a while; maybe it will be announced in the spring of 2024. Hopefully, the O4 will offer backward compatibility without the...
OCTOPUS launching a pocket, drone-friendly 4K RAW cinema camera
BlackMagic was the favorite Cinemaca Camera brand for drone photographers for many years. OCTOPUS CINEMA's upcoming Pocket Sized Super 16 Cinema Camera, called the OCTOPUS16, measures 80x80x50mm (3.14 x 3.14 x 1.96″) and weighs less than 400g (0.88 lb). With these physical parameters, it can be installed on four-rotor 10"+ FPV drones and smaller eight-rotor CineWhoops.
Hollywood needs better quality...
BetaFPV Nano TX V2: First 2W ELRS with T-LED antenna
BetaFPV's second-generation Nano TX module comes with significant upgrades from its predecessor, making the ELRS radio link even more stable over long ranges. The unit comes with ExpressLRS V3.3 firmware.
The BetaFPV Nano TX V2 was announced with three frequency options. The 2.4GHz edition has a maximum output power of 1W, and the 915/868MHz with a max output power of...
RunCam’s new 6th-generation FPV camera fills a small niche
If you’re looking for a lightweight camera for FPV drones, UAVs, RC vehicles, or any application where you want a more compact camera, the RunCam 6 is the camera to choose. Weighting just 45 grams, it is ideal for 2-3.5" drones that are not powerful enough to carry a full-size GoPro action camera.
While the RunCam HD (gen1), RunCam 2...
iFlight Afterburner 5: FPV drone for professional cinematic works
IFlight developed the Afterburner 5" FPV drone in partnership with 2RAW; a company focused on cinematic FPV drones. Adopting a true-x frame structure, it has a 20% smaller footprint than traditional 5-inch freestyle frames.
To reduce the vibration and movements of the GoPro camera during flights, this is installed in the center of the frame, not in front. The view...
Walksnail Moonlight: A major upgrade for digital FPV
After years of experience flying analog FPV drones, I upgraded my fleet to HD digital FPV last year. I used for most of them DJI O3 Air Unit kits and HD Avatar systems for a few. CaddxFPV's new Walksnail Moonlight, featuring 4K resolution and Starlight low-light performance, seems to be a game changer. Practically, it has everything you could...