Sky Elements, a drone show company, brought record-breaking holiday cheer to Texas on December 21 with its latest show. According to its website, the show featured 1,499 drones to recreate the classic Nutcracker ballet.
Kentucky is reportedly considering a public land ban on the use of cellular trail cameras and drones in the state.
Qysea, one of the only robotics companies pushing the envelope for underwater drones, has a new modular, AI-equipped, underwater robot that gets almost everything right. The camera, though, leaves something to be desired.
Drones are awesome. Much more than just being fun novelties you might see buzzing around your neighbor’s backyard piloted by a young child, they are amazing creative tools that allow for camera shots that you simply cannot get in any other way, and are used in everything from music videos to live sports to the biggest blockbuster films.
It’s been over two years since DJI released the DJI Mavic 3, an upgrade to their incredibly popular Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom series. In this new form factor, they redesigned the battery to offer a whopping 45-minute flight time, added Occusync 3.0 for better flight distance and stability, added 5.1K video resolution, added an onboard SSD (to the Cine version), and experimented with adding a Zoom lens to capture images and video at different focal lengths.
In collaboration with Quantum Systems and Trimble, Phase One announced a state-of-the-art 128-megapixel camera purpose-built for survey-grade applications.
Dramatic drone footage reveals the moment that a young humpback whale was freed after it was discovered hog-tied to a 300lb crab pot.
Baseballs won't be the only thing flying through the air in Texas tonight as Fox Sports has integrated drones into its World Series coverage for the first time.
DJI commands more than 70% of the global drone market, and even though its technology has regularly been far and away better than the competition, its ties to China have put it in hot water with United States government agencies.
A photographer got a surprise when his drone was suddenly stolen mid-flight -- by none other than an eagle.
Michigan Supreme Court has heard a remarkable case in which a man has complained that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated after the township he lives in hired a drone photographer to spy on his property.
There is perhaps no other place in the world that is like the Icelandic Highlands: It is remote, hostile, and lonely.
A photographer has demonstrated how great white sharks will chase his drone's shadow in much the same way a cat will chase a laser pointer.
DJI has announced the DJI Mini 4 Pro, what the prominent drone-maker calls its "ultimate mini camera drone." Designed to be the perfect companion for adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts, the Mini 4 Pro incorporates sophisticated omnidirectional obstacle sensing and DJI's O4 video transmission technology.
Drone manufacturer Skydio has announced the X10, a drone that features "the best sensors ever" in a compact drone, resists rain, and can fly in very low light. It has all the features that would make it stand up to DJI, but Skydio won't sell it to you.
A drone photographer discovered an elaborate shack made out of driftwood perched on a rocky cliff above the Pacific Ocean in California that is believed to be inhabited by a hermit.
The ability to capture stunning aerial footage has been made possible by drones, which have gained popularity over the past decade. I remember flying some of the earliest commercial drones and the emphasis was on the flight time and features but not image quality. Being able to capture areal footage was exciting enough that the cameras didn’t need to be particularly advanced to be impressive.
Sony's Airpeak S1 drone has thus far been a rare misstep for the respected Japanese company. Despite some (expensive) improvements to the Airpeak S1 drone, Sony's support for its flagship aerial platform, first revealed in 2021, has been significantly undercut by yesterday's reveal of the Sony ILX-LR1 full-frame camera.
Sony will update its remote camera SDK with additional features that are especially useful for drone applications which comes alongside the unusual ILX-LR1 compact camera for drones that was also announced today.
Sony has announced the Sony ILX-LR1, a new ultra-lightweight, interchangeable lens professional camera designed for industrial applications.
A drone pilot from the U.K. has been fined $1,900 (£1,500) after he illegally flew his DJI Mavic 2 over a music festival and close to an airport.
Hundreds of people searched for the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland this weekend -- deploying the latest technology including thermal drones and infrared cameras.
Archeologists using a drone equipped with high-resolution LiDAR have revealed thousands of previously unknown details from the U.S.' largest and bloodiest World War II battle.
California-based drone maker Skydio has announced that it will "sunset" its consumer drone offerings.
A drone got smacked out of the air by a skier performing an incredible stunt -- sparking a debate on whose fault it was.
While PetaPixel editor-in-chief Jaron Schneider implores drone manufacturers to make drones compelling enough to jump through regulatory hoops in the United States, law enforcement and first responders in the United States are finding plenty of reasons to fly drones. However, some critics wonder if existing limits are sufficient to curtail the questionable use of drones, especially by police.
Drones are not nearly as exciting nor popular as they were just a few short years ago as a combination of laws and incremental updates has made the flying them feel like too much effort for not enough payoff.
DJI's new Air 3 drone sports both a wide-angle and 3x telephoto camera to capture 48-megapixel photos and up to 4K at 100p video. It also can stay in the air for up to 46 minutes in a body that weighs just 720 grams.
After many years of growth, drone technology feels like it has reached a plateau. Even inexpensive drones now have robust collision-avoidance sensors, long battery life, good image quality, and easy-to-use software. So where does the Mavic 3 Pro3 fit in?
A customer claims that he was dropped by his longtime home insurance company -- based on photos taken by a "drone" over his property.