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U.S. Government adds DJI to list of national security list News 

U.S. Government adds DJI to list of national security list

Leading drone company SZ DJI Technology Co. was added to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List, designating the Chinese company as a national security concern and banning U.S.-based companies from exporting technology to the company. The filing listing DJI accuses the company of “enabled wide-scale human rights abuses within China through abusive genetic collection and analysis or high-technology surveillance.” The... Read More
SkyPixel, DJI call for entries for SkyPixel 6th anniversary aerial photo and video contest Events Photo contests 

SkyPixel, DJI call for entries for SkyPixel 6th anniversary aerial photo and video contest

DJI and SkyPixel announced details to its yearly SkyPixel Aerial Photo & Video Contest. Running from Dec. 18, 2020 to Feb. 18, 2021, this year’s contest introduces five new categories including Vlog, FPV, Showreel, Hometown, and Environment. Award will be announced March 18, 2021. This SkyPixel 6th Anniversary Aerial Photo & Video Contest consists of 11 categories in two formats, one in photography... Read More
DJI debuts DJI Mini 2 with 4K New Products 

DJI debuts DJI Mini 2 with 4K

DJI launched the DJI Mini 2, a high-performance camera drone successor to the original Mavic Mini. The DJI Mini 2 features the same folding design but adds upgrades to improve performance, including OcuSync 2.0 transmission technology for ensuring stable, long-distance, and reliable connection between the remote controller and the drone. DJI Mini 2 has a maximum transmission range of 10 km, which... Read More
DOJ clamps down on DJI drones News 

DOJ clamps down on DJI drones

Dronelife reports The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has decreed no agency may use DOJ funds for any unmanned aircraft manufactured by a “Covered Foreign Entity,” which is an “entity that is determined or designated, within the Department of Justice, to be subject to or vulnerable to extrajudicial direction from a foreign government,” which includes drones made by DJI. The full... Read More
DJI releases DJI OM 4 Smartphone magnetic stabilizer New Products 

DJI releases DJI OM 4 Smartphone magnetic stabilizer

DJI unveiled the DJI OM 4, a premium smartphone stabilizer. The rebranded sequel to DJI’s Osmo Mobile line, the DJI OM 4, features a highly functional quick-snap magnetic phone attachment system, intuitive operation, upgraded motors, new creative capture modes and a portable folding design, the company says. The DJI OM 4’s folding design makes it portable. On a full charge,... Read More
Autel Robotics patent win clouds DJI drone future News 

Autel Robotics patent win clouds DJI drone future

A U.S. chief administrative law judge ruled Chinese drone leader DJI violated the patent of a smaller drone maker named Autel Robotics USA. The ruling was issued on March 2nd at the US International Trade Commission (ITC), according to a press release by Steptoe, the international law firm representing Autel Robotics USA, a China-owned drone company based in Seattle, Wash. Autel had accused... Read More
DJI debuts enterprise-level drone platform New Products 

DJI debuts enterprise-level drone platform

DJI unveiled its most advanced commercial drone platform, the Matrice 300 RTK (M300 RTK), and the Zenmuse H20 Series – a hybrid, multi-sensor camera. DJI engineered this all-in-one, high-tech solution to expand possibilities and exploit areas of work never explored before, for precise aerial inspections and data collection missions. “With the M300 RTK flying platform and the Zenmuse H20 camera... Read More
DJI debuts Mavic Air 2 drone New Products News 

DJI debuts Mavic Air 2 drone

DJI introduced the Mavic Air 2 drone, a compact and easy-to-use folding drone featuring 8K recording.  A larger 1/2” camera sensor offers high-resolution photos and videos to make content stand out, while advanced programmed flight modes, intelligent features and imaging technology make capturing professional-looking content effortless, the company claims. Pilots can now stay in the sky longer with enhanced maximum... Read More
Hasselblad, Peak Design and DJI team up for spring pop event in Manhattan Events Promotions 

Hasselblad, Peak Design and DJI team up for spring pop event in Manhattan

Hasselblad announced a collaborative five-day Spring Pop Up event at its New York Experience Studio in Manhattan, featuring carry solutions from Peak Design and aerial imaging tools by DJI. The event, starting March 10, will feature artist talks, demonstrations, community meetups, and interactive learning sessions. Peak Design will feature Travel Tripod and its recently revamped Everyday V2 collection. Hasselblad will present... Read More
Tiffen announces filter kits for new DJI Mavic Mini New Products 

Tiffen announces filter kits for new DJI Mavic Mini

Tiffen Filters, a division of The Tiffen Company, introduced a line of drone filters for the DJI Mavic Mini. The filter kits will consist of a three-filter kit and a six-filter kit of neutral density and neutral density polarizers designed with all creators from beginners to experts in mind. The filters have a multilayer and hydrophobic coating. Its surface is... Read More
DJI, SkyPixel announce aerial photo and video contest Events Photo contests 

DJI, SkyPixel announce aerial photo and video contest

DJI and SkyPixel, the world’s most popular aerial photography community, announced the annual Aerial Photo & Video Contest celebrating SkyPixel’s fifth anniversary. Running from Dec. 3, 2019 to Feb. 3, 2020, this year’s contest introduces a special “Aerial Story” category to celebrate its fifth year and welcomes submissions from professional photographers, videographers, aerial enthusiasts and content creators. This year’s contest is sponsored by the... Read More