Drones and Action Cams
Another New Budget Drone From DJI
DJI has released yet another drone, this time a cut down version of the Mini 3 Pro. So, what do you get for your AUD$829? Well, you get the base Mini 3 drone and the […]
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Reviews Hardware: Mounts - Tripods, Gimbals, Mounts, Cranes, Jibs etc)
Review: Zhiyun Smooth5 S Smartphone Gimbal
If the speed with which DJI and Zhiyun release gimbals, there must be money to be made! The latest to enter the Auscam Castle is the Zhiyun Smooth5 S, a gimbal designed specifically for smartphones. […]
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Review: Elgato Low Profile Mic Arm… and magnets. I talk about magnets.
We now know this is called “magnetism”, and even if we don’t know WHY it does what it does, we at least understand what is happening. […]
Reviews Hardware: Mounts - Tripods, Gimbals, Mounts, Cranes, Jibs etc)
Review: DJI Osmo 6 Mobile
The obvious first question to ask is “what is the difference between the older DJI Osmo 5 Mobile gimbal and the new Osmo 6 unit? There are two major areas that have been updated, and […]
Drones and Action Cams
DJI Introduces The O3 Air Unit
The O3 Air Unit a compact is a lightweight FPV camera and transmission module system that delivers an robust and reliable image to empower users to reach new heights of their immersive flight. A 1/1.7-inch […]
Drones and Action Cams
Which drone should you buy, the Mavic 3 Classic or the Air2S? That depends on a few things.
When DJI posted the announcement of the Mavic 3 Classic, I posed the question: with this release, should you buy this new drone or the older Air2S? I have an Air2S along with an AVATA, […]
Drones and Action Cams
More Information: DJI Mavic 3 Classic
We got some more more info from DJI this afternoon. Here it is … (slightly edited) DJI says the world’s best camera drone is now more accessible with the Mavic 3 Classic, giving creators a […]
Drones and Action Cams
New DJI Drone. Another Mavic.
To be fair, it was pretty much expected. A Classic version of the Mavic 3 – still with a lot of bells and whistles, but without the stratospheric price tag the top of the range […]
Drones and Action Cams
Video – DJI MAVIC 3 Flies Over Everest
The environment of Mt Everest is complex and changes fast. DJI engineers made the theoretical calculations about what it would take to fly from the summit and adapted a Mavic 3 to be able to […]
Drone Tutorials and Techniques
Build a Drone with a Raspberry Pi
This is a little left of field I know, but if you have some programming smarts and a 3D printer, you can become your own DJI. In theory, you could put a GoPro 11 Mini […]
Action Cam Tutorials and Techniques
Slo-Mo Footage from a DJI Pocket 2
This happened by sort of accident today, and I have to say I am impressed. The subject is a metal sculpture in the park at Koombana, here in Bunbury. I simply took the DJI Pocket […]
Drones and Action Cams
Released: DJI Osmo Mobile 6
Those DJI engineers – and their factories for that matter – have been working overtime of late. In the last few weeks we have seen the release of the new AVATA FPV drone (which just […]
Drones and Action Cams
Initial Impressions: DJI AVATA
The first thing that struck me after opening the packaging for the DJI AVATA is how tiny it was compared to say my Air2S or the FPV! The attached photo shows this next to my […]
Drone Tutorials and Techniques
DJI Flight Sim Now Available for Windows and Android. Yay!
I reckon they kept this quiet … For quite some time if you had a DJI drone, specifically the FPV or now the AVATA, and wanted to learn to fly without the risk of crashing, […]
Action Cam Tutorials and Techniques
New DJI OSMO Action3
It appears that DJI has discarded the design used in the Action 2 with its modular magnetic clamping system and reverted to the “standard” action cam design of old. All we have seen is photographs, […]
Action Cam Tutorials and Techniques
Tutorial: The Camera Does NOT Create the Image. Or Going Beyond “A” for Auto.
If you are new to shooting your new GoPro or DJI drone and want to learn how to get those fantastic shots you see from experienced usres, here is a starting point that is very […]
Drones and Action Cams
DJI Avata; Full Details
DJI today introduced DJI Avata, a transformational new drone that offers an unparalleled experience of immersive flight. DJI Avata creates a new paradigm for first-person view (FPV) drone flight, allowing every pilot to race through […]
Drones and Action Cams
And… a new DJI drone – AVATA. Prelim info.
I await the full PR release, but until then… Featuring 4K/60fps video, a 155-degree FOV, and an upgraded stabilization algorithm, DJI Avata is the ultimate flight experience drone. All this performance, combined with its built-in […]
Editorial
It’s All Apple’s Fault. Of course.
Over the years Apple has forged many new innovations that others have reluctantly and grumbly followed in order to keep pace. Of course the probable most important was the iPhone concept. But there is another […]
Action Cam Tutorials and Techniques
Gimbal Modes Explained (updated)
There are 3 axes to a gimbal, and these dictate where the lens is pointing and at what angle. While a student of geometry would call them the x, y and z axes, in gimbal terms they are the tilt, pan and roll axes. […]
