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DroneDJDronesSphere earns highest BARS Gold rating for drone safety Australian drone operator Sphere has achieved Gold status under the Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) program, earning the highest designation available to remotely…

DroneDJDronesAirData can now automatically track drone pilot certifications and skills Managing a drone fleet involves more than keeping track of aircraft, batteries, and flight logs. Operators also need to know whether their pilots are properly trained and qualified for the missions…

DroneDJDronesMountain rescuers turn to automated DJI drones to save time Imagine being stranded somewhere in the snow-covered Tatra Mountains in Poland. Help could take hours to reach you, especially if you’re in a remote valley or on a trail buried under snow.

DroneDJDronesForget new sensors. Ericsson wants 5G towers tracking drones What if the cell towers already lining America’s highways, cities, and industrial sites could do more than deliver phone calls and internet connectivity?

DroneDJDronesAntigravity A1 drone gets wearable controls for hands-free 360 filming What if you could go mountain biking, hiking, or simply spend a day outdoors with friends, and have a drone film the entire experience without anyone having to operate it?

DroneDJDronesFCC lifts decades-old restriction on drone cellular operations For years, a decades-old restriction designed to keep cell phones from interfering with ground-based mobile networks has also stood in the way of drone operations.

DroneDJDronesDJI wants its enterprise drones back in the air in 25 seconds DJI is bringing automated battery swapping to its drone-in-a-box lineup, and it’s doing so with a remarkably quick turnaround.

DroneDJDronesRick Scott doubles down on DJI and Autel drone restrictions as FCC reviews appeals US Senator Rick Scott is pushing back against DJI and Autel Robotics’ attempts to challenge their placement on the Federal Communications Commission’s Covered List, arguing that Washington has spent…

DroneDJDronesUgCS 6.3 adds terrain-following control for complex drone LiDAR surveys Planning a drone survey across hundreds of acres is one thing. Making sure every flight, sensor setting, and calibration maneuver fits into the same overall plan is another.

DroneDJDronesYour industrial drones collect data. Percepto wants AI to make it count Industrial drone inspections have a data problem. Drones can capture detailed images of miles of power lines, sprawling oil and gas facilities, and hard-to-reach industrial equipment.

DroneDJDronesDrone delivery noise is becoming a problem. Zipline has a new answer The next big improvement in drone delivery might not be faster deliveries or longer flight times. It could be making sure your neighbors barely notice the drone bringing your package. more…

DroneDJDronesDJI Modify 1.7.0 adds new ways to refine drone 3D models DJI Modify is more than a tool for cleaning up drone-generated 3D models. It is designed to help mapping professionals turn raw reconstruction outputs into polished, usable deliverables, whether that…

DroneDJDronesOwn a DJI Flip drone? Check these settings after the latest update If your DJI Flip has been sitting in your camera bag waiting for the next trip, there’s a small maintenance update worth installing before takeoff.

DroneDJDronesAutel EVO Lite 640T and 6K drones get a new update Autel Robotics has a fresh firmware update for its EVO Lite Enterprise series, giving professionals another reason to check in on a compact drone lineup designed for work that goes well beyond aerial…

DroneDJDronesDJI Avata 360 drone just got better at capturing cinematic shots A drone that captures everything around it just got better at deciding where to fly next. DJI’s Avata 360 has picked up waypoint flight, zoom controls for subject tracking, and support for the RC Pro…

DroneDJDronesDJI Avata drone owners have a new firmware update to install The DJI Avata is built for pilots who’d rather swoop through a tight gap than capture another routine aerial shot.

DroneDJDronesFour DJI FPV goggles just got firmware updates Got a pair of DJI FPV goggles sitting in your gear bag? You might want to check for a firmware update, as DJI has released new software for four models. more…

DroneDJDronesDJI RC, RC 2, and RC Pro 2 get new firmware updates DJI’s latest drone firmware rollout isn’t just about the aircraft themselves. The company has also released updates for three of its screen-equipped remote controllers, bringing routine bug fixes…

DroneDJDronesDJI Neo and Neo 2 drones get new firmware, but what’s changed? DJI has rolled out new firmware updates for its Neo and Neo 2 camera drones, giving owners of both palm-sized flyers another reason to check their DJI Fly app. more…

DroneDJDronesDJI updates Mini 5 Pro, Air 3S, and Mavic 4 Pro with new firmware DJI is rolling out new firmware for some of its most capable consumer camera drones, giving Mini 5 Pro , Air 3S , and Mavic 4 Pro owners another reason to check their DJI Fly apps. more…

DroneDJDronesDJI updates two classic drones after years of firmware silence DJI’s Mavic Air 2 and Air 2S may be several years old, but the company hasn’t forgotten about them. Both camera drones have received new firmware updates, marking a return to software maintenance…

DroneDJDronesRemember Mini 2? DJI certainly does Remember the DJI Mini 2 ? The little drone that made 4K aerial footage accessible to just about everyone has suddenly received some attention from DJI again, and if you’ve owned one, this is a pretty…

DroneDJDronesDJI revives the Mini 3 Pro with a surprise firmware update DJI appears to have a small surprise for Mini 3 Pro owners. The company has released a new firmware update for the compact drone, marking its first firmware refresh in more than two years. more…

DroneDJDronesMatternet drones take on London traffic to speed up children’s care London traffic can be more than a daily frustration when doctors are waiting on urgent test results. For children receiving care at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), getting medical samples to a…

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The hot shoe is where the flash goes, and the microphone, and the monitor, and whatever the next decade bolts on. Every camera has one and nobody photographs it. This magazine is named after it because that is where the whole business meets: the body, the glass, the light, the sound, and the person holding it.

I shot news in Gothenburg for nine years and documentary for hire after that, then stopped taking assignments to write about the tools. Since 2021 I live in Tokyo, ten minutes from the used-camera shops of Shinjuku, which is not an accident: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Ricoh and Sigma make almost everything worth pointing at a subject, and their own press writes about it first, in Japanese. So this magazine reads it there, and in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and in English from the reviewers who actually put a card in the slot — around eighty sources and thirty channels, counted and plotted so you can see what is moving.

Bodies and lenses, cinema cameras and drones, film and the darkroom, firmware and the software that finishes the picture, the rumours before the launch and the reviews after it, and the photographers and shows the rest of it is for. I test what I write about on a job before a word goes down. I shoot film on Sundays and do not think that makes me interesting.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link to whoever reported it. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the photographer or the maker. A story written in Japanese appears in Japanese, as its author set it down; the link goes to the original.

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