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First-person GoPro view of a skier dropping into a deep powder line above a forested valley, with snow-covered peaks on the horizon.

Action Camera · Industry

GoPro CEO Promises 'More Cameras' After Merger, Names None

Woodman's letter says GoPro will keep building cameras after the Starman merger. It names no product, and GoPro's filings say details wait for closing.

Haye KestelooSep 45 min read

A woman in a patterned headband raises the GoPro MISSION 1 PRO ILS with a Micro Four Thirds lens to her eye against a cloudy sky over a colonial old town, from GoPro's launch video.

FPV

GoPro Calls The $700 ILS 'Available' A Day After Selling 90% Of Itself

GoPro says the 197-gram MISSION 1 PRO ILS is now available and pitches it at FPV pilots, one day after agreeing to sell 90% of itself to Starman.

Haye KestelooSep 2

GoPro MISSION 1 PRO ILS compact cinema camera fitted with a Laowa cine lens on a speed-rail rig, the newest hardware from the company Starman Optical is buying for $285 million.

Industry

GoPro Sells 90% Of Itself For $285 Million And Pivots To Defense

Starman Optical pays $1.14 a share for 90% of GoPro, clears $92 million in debt, and points the camera maker at defense, government, and AI markets.

Haye KestelooSep 2

Three action cameras held side by side in two hands: a DJI Osmo Action model with flip-out screen, a square 360-degree camera, and the DJI Osmo Action 6 showing its F2.0-4.0 variable aperture lens.

DJI

DJI Osmo Nano vs Action 6 vs Osmo 360: My Buyer's Guide to DJI's Action Cameras

Jake Sloan breaks down the DJI Osmo Nano, Action 6, and Osmo 360 action cameras — specs, overheating, macro lenses, and which one fits how you actually shoot.

Jake SloanAug 28

GoPro MISSION 1 PRO ILS compact cinema camera fitted with a Laowa 6mm T2.1 cine lens and variable ND filter, clamped to a blue-and-chrome speed-rail rig under a metal roof.

FPV

GoPro's 197-Gram 8K Cinema Camera Takes MFT Lenses For $699.99, Manual Focus Only

GoPro's MISSION 1 PRO ILS is a 197-gram 8K cinema camera with a Micro Four Thirds mount at $699.99, no autofocus, and a real FPV cinelifter angle.

Haye KestelooAug 26

Onboard camera view looking down the red-and-silver body of a rocket high above the ground, with Earth's curved blue horizon and dark sky beyond

Osmo Action 6

DJI Osmo Action 6 Rides LandSpace Rocket From Liftoff to Landing

DJI strapped its Osmo Action 6 to LandSpace's Zhuque-3 booster and published the full uncut ride, from ignition to a vertical landing in northwest China.

Haye KestelooAug 24

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

NASA

Leaptic Cube Brings 8K Madness to a Thumb-Sized Camera

t the center of the LEAPTIC Cube is a bold decision that immediately separates it from most tiny action cameras. Dreame went with a 1 over 1.3 inch

Rafael SuárezJan 8

DJI

DJI Osmo Action 6 Review – The Most Versatile Action Camera?

Good day, folks. Shawn here from Air Photography. Today marks the global launch of the brand new DJI Osmo Action 6, and I have to say, this is one of those rare moments where the upgrades actually deserve attention. When I make videos like this, I tend to avoid using terms like game changer. In…

Shawn Air PhotographyNov 18

Action Camera

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