Star Wars Jedi training drone
Mixed reality Star Wars Jedi training quadcopter
Michael Moon and Stephen Dodds at Juuk Inc., are making the first real-life Star Wars Jedi Training Drone. Their smart quadcopter uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to locate, track, and decide when to shoot the player. The drone even knows when you blocked the light beam with the light saber! They removed the remote...
Xiaomi Mi 4K drone: What we know about it
Based on my good experience with the Yi 2 camera, I decided to accept Flora's guest post about the Xiaomi Mi 4K drone to be published here on FirstQuadcopter.
In March, Xiaomi released the 4k version drone, there’s a HD camera on it. And I just fly it just several days ago, and I will let you know what my feelings.
It’s easy to fly, with...
SJ R/C F11 brushless GPS drone with camera
Only few days ago I introduced the SJRC Z5 brushed GPS quad and now I'm back to write you about the SJ R/C F11, a GPS enabled brushless drone. Adopting similar design, these two can be easily confused. Even their remote controllers are about the same.
Brush-less motors, compared to brushed ones, offer not just better flight performance, but they are also...
ZHIYUN CRANE-M2 S Good-Design Awards Prizewinning
In the 72nd Edition of the GOOD DESIGN® Awards, the ZHIYUN CRANE-M2 S won in the electronics category from among approximately 4,000 shortlisted entries from 52 countries. The entries were judged by a board of independent, international jurors, with awards given to products determined to have achieved the greatest design quality and innovation.
GOOD DESIGN is the world’s oldest and...
ZHIYUN CRANE M3 : Ultra-Versatile Vlogging Gimbal
ZHIYUN, the world’s leading gimbal manufacturer for all kinds of cameras introduces the CRANE M3, the latest in the highly-regarded one-handed stabilizer series. Proving it’s more than just an upgrade of the Crane M2, the M3 now comes with unique features such as a built-in dual colour temperature fill LED light.
Like its predecessor, the new Crane M3 also support...
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...
Drone Film Festival by SanDisk 2017: Best 12 aerial footage
Usually, I refuse to publish this kind of announcements, but checking the winner aerial films, I decided to make an exception this time. Frankly, these guys did a really great job. They show us that drones can do more than spy our neighbors, they can create Truly Art!
Drone Film Festival Australia & New Zealand presented by SanDisk 2017 winning films...
Autel EVO Nano and EVO Lite Series Drones March 2022 firmware
Starting on March 29, pilots of Autel Robotics’ EVO Nano and EVO Lite series drones can download a firmware update that adds features including Dynamic Track 2.1 (person only), SuperDownload, 8-bit Log video, HDR video, and other improvements. Some of these new firmware features are available now for selected models, and other features will become available for the EVO...
ATTOP Wolvy GPS camera drone: Features & Specs
After several toy grade drones, ATTOP finally came up with a nice GPS enabled brushless drone. The ATTOP Wolvy is equipped with a removable 1080P camera with 1-axis gimbal. In order to reduce the jello effect, the camera mount has 4 pieces of vibration reduction damping balls.
Like the JJRC X7 Smart, the ATTOP W quadcotper also features remote camera angle...
OpenSpace include support for drone-based reality with Insta360 Sphere camera
OpenSpace, the global leader in reality capture and AI-powered analytics, formally announced platform support for the Insta360 Sphere, an easy-to-install, dual 360° camera that can be attached to DJI Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S drones. Paired with OpenSpace's technology, drone capture with Sphere is easy and scalable—opening up 360° capture for a wider business audience. Sphere joins a...
ZHIYUN SMOOTH 5 gimbal: Film Like A Pro with your phone!
ZHIYUN, the world's leading tech company of professional camera stabilization systems, is proud to announce the release of the SMOOTH 5 phone gimbal. It comes with a powerful fill LED light, similar to the CRANE M3 gimbal.
The ZHIYUN SMOOTH 5 has dimensions of 311*108*52mm and can accommodate most of the latest generation smartphones, including the iPhone 13 Pro MAX,...