It seems that the Chinese dronemaker DJI is making its DJI Fly app more robust for the professional drone pilots who use the app for the Mavic 3. This means that some of the new features trickle down to the less expensive drones such as the DJI Mini 2 and the Air 2S. DJI FLY APP UPDATE V1.5.8 Shawn explains the new features that have become available to the DJI Mini 2 and Air 2S in the Youtube...
If you’re curious about all the new Mavic 3 firmware features that have become available to the DJI flagship drone this week, be sure to watch Billy Kyle’s latest Youtube video. Mavic 3 firmware features explained As usual, Billy explains in great detail what the new features are on the DJI Mavic 3 drone that became available in the latest firmware update from earlier this week. Billy...
Check out Jeven Dovey’s latest video in which he explores the new features that came with the latest firmware update for the DJI Mavic 3. The one addition that he is most excited about is the DJI ActiveTrack in combination with D-Log and a 2x zoom feature. Earlier this week, DJI finally released the firmware update for the DJI Mavic 3 that brings us all the features that were promised to us...
Autel Robotics, one of the few dronemakers that actually made it to CES this year, launched the Autel Nano+. Billy Kyle got his hands on one of them and here are his first flight impressions. Billy likes the Autel remote controller of the Nano+. Transmission is great between the remote and the latest sub-250-gram mini drone. The new Autel Sky app does not allow you to tune in the sticks of the...
Apart from the firmware update for the DJI Mavic 3, DJI also updated the firmware for the RC Pro, the remote controller that initially only shipped with the DJI Mavic 3 Cine Premium edition. This latest update makes the RC Pro compatible with the DJI Air 2S. DJI RC Pro firmware update now compatibla with the DJI Air 2S In his Youtube video posted today, Shawn from Air Photography explains the...
Every so often, we come across illegal drone footage. Today we received an email from one of our readers (thanks Vic!) pointing us to this drone video of the Cincinnati Bengals game last weekend. Last Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals played the Las Vegas Raiders. One drone operator thought it would be a good idea to capture some illegal drone footage of the football game. Not only did he or she...
Check out this cinematic video that was shot on the DJI Mavic 3 of the island of Madeira, Portugal. The beautiful video was made by Denis Barbas who recently spent a little more than a week in what he calls one of his favorite places on Earth. Barbas said: “We only spent 8 days on this beautiful and majestic island but I think it’s safe to say that it is by far one of my favorite...
Gone are the days that Billy Kyle reviews and explains smaller drones like the DJI Mavic series. He upgraded to the DJI Matrice 300 and in a series of videos, he will explain all the details about this commercial, enterprise-grade workhorse of a drone. DJI Matrice 300 First Flight and set up guide This is Billy Kyle’s first video in a series in which he will be covering the DJI Matrice 300...
The winners of the SkyPixel 2021 Creative Video Contest were recently announced. The top prize was won by Italian filmmaker Sergio Mota. With his entry TUSCANY through ART, he single-handedly introduces a whole new genre of drone video, namely an ode to classical painting. The result is a flashy journey through a colorful fantasy world.
As you are used to, we regularly post beautiful drone videos on DroneXL. In 2021, we will broaden this tradition by also sharing “regular” videos that stand out for the creative use of drone shots. A good example of this is a short documentary about the French quad rider David Tharan. Thanks to the cinematic FPV drone shots you get a unique impression of his stunts.