If you’ve been looking for an excuse to take your FPV flying skills to the next level, DJI just gave creators a pretty compelling reason. The company has launched its new #AllForPassion Challenge, inviting Avata 360 users to capture their favorite sports and adventure moments for a chance to win up to $10,000.

DJI made pocket gimbals popular. HoverAir wants to make them fly. With the official debut of HoverAir Versa, the company has combined a professional handheld camera with the autonomous flying technology behind its popular X1 series, creating a hybrid device that can capture everything from stabilized walking shots to AI-powered aerial videos.

Getting an online order delivered in under an hour already feels convenient. Having it arrive by drone in around 30 minutes might soon become routine for millions more Americans. Amazon has unveiled ambitious expansion plans for its Prime Air drone delivery service, saying it expects to reach nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States by the end of 2026. That’s roughly six times larger than its current footprint and marks one of the biggest milestones yet in the company’s push to make drone deliveries part of everyday shopping.

DJI’s Mavic 4 Pro is one of the few consumer drones that can shoot stunning 6K HDR video, switch between three cameras mid-flight, and even rotate its camera a full 360 degrees. Now, DJI is making that flagship experience a little smoother with a fresh firmware update for the drone, DJI RC Pro 2, DJI RC 2, and the DJI Fly app.

If your travel bag already feels overloaded with an action camera, a gimbal, spare batteries, and accessories, Insta360 thinks it has the solution. The company has unveiled its new flagship Insta360 X6, a camera designed to do the job of three devices at once. It combines an 8K 360 camera, a traditional action camera, and an AI-powered tracking camera into a single pocket-sized package, making it one of the biggest upgrades the X series has seen in years.

The DJI Mini 5 Pro isn’t a military drone. And the Air 3S certainly isn’t something most people would associate with the battlefield. Yet these, and several other popular DJI drone models, could potentially get caught in the Federal Communications Commission’s latest drone crackdown.

DJI has added another microphone to its increasingly crowded audio lineup, and this one brings a feature many creators have been asking for: built-in recording. The new DJI Mic Mini 2S comes with 32-bit float internal recording, up to 28 hours of onboard audio storage, upgraded AI noise canceling, and support for up to four transmitters. But for US customers, there is a familiar problem. DJI has not announced official availability or US pricing for the new microphone.

DJI is continuing to polish the software experience behind its growing handheld camera and gimbal lineup. The company has released DJI Mimo v2.11.2, introducing a handful of quality-of-life improvements that should make everyday shooting and editing noticeably smoother for creators.

For years, creators have had to choose between carrying a pocket camera with a gimbal or packing a separate drone for aerial shots. Follow-me drone specialist HoverAir thinks they shouldn’t have to. Its newly unveiled Versa is designed to do both, transforming from a handheld, pocket-sized camera into a self-flying AI camera with snap-on propeller modules.

DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P is finally rolling out globally after debuting in China and other Asian markets, but the camera’s biggest talking point may not be its dual-lens setup or cinema-grade image quality. Instead, it’s a tiny new wireless accessory called FrameTap that could make filming yourself dramatically easier.

Your summer vacation probably has room for another pair of shoes. A bulky drone? Maybe not. DJI Flip is one of the few drones designed to slip into an everyday bag, launch from your palm, and even film you without needing someone else behind the controls. And right now, it’s also considerably cheaper than usual.

If you’ve ever filmed an incredible drone shot only to crop away half of it for Instagram Reels, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts, you’re not alone. Traditional drone cameras capture wide landscape footage. That’s perfect for YouTube and TVs, but not so much for today’s vertical-first social platforms. Cropping a horizontal video into a 9:16 format often means sacrificing image quality or cutting out parts of your scene. The good news? If you own a relatively recent DJI drone, you may not need to crop at all.

After teasing the Osmo Pocket 4P at the Cannes Film Festival and quietly rolling it out across several Asian markets, DJI has finally announced a global launch date for its new dual-lens pocket gimbal camera. The company says the worldwide launch will take place on July 30 at 12 p.m. GMT.

DJI is keeping the momentum going for its newest pocket-sized cameras. Just days after introducing the Osmo Pocket 4P in China and rolling it out to additional Asian markets including Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam, the company has released a fresh update for the DJI Mimo app — the companion app that’s essential for activating, managing, and editing footage from the Pocket camera lineup.

Just weeks after delivering a feature-packed firmware update for the Osmo Pocket 4, DJI is back with another software release. This latest update, firmware version 01.02.07.06, is much smaller in scope, focusing solely on fixing “some known issues.” But while there are no headline-grabbing additions this time around, it’s still worth installing if you own DJI’s latest pocket-sized camera.

Texas has become one of the biggest proving grounds for drone delivery in America, and it’s about to add another high-profile name to the list. Food technology company Wonder has announced a partnership with Zipline that will bring on-demand drone meal deliveries to Texas beginning in January 2027.

93 minutes of flight time sounds like a typo. For less than $300, you’d expect to be choosing between a decent drone and enough batteries to actually enjoy flying it. Not this time.

There’s a reason DJI Neo keeps showing up on “best beginner drone” lists. It’s not because it has the biggest camera, the longest flight time, or the most advanced obstacle avoidance. It’s because Neo solves the biggest problem most people have with drones: getting started. And right now, that entry point just got a lot cheaper.

If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll buy a DJI drone “later,” Prime Day may be making that argument a lot harder. The Air 3S, DJI’s sweet spot between beginner-friendly Minis and the far pricier Mavic lineup, is currently selling for under $1,000. And while that price tag is certainly appealing, many buyers are paying attention for a different reason: the growing belief that waiting indefinitely for a better deal on DJI hardware may not be the safest bet.

Most people shopping for their first drone fall into one of two camps. They either buy something ultra-cheap and quickly outgrow it, or they spend big on a premium drone and spend every flight terrified of hitting a tree. This DJI drone feels like it was designed specifically for everyone stuck in the middle.

Most people who think about buying a drone spend months talking themselves out of it. The drone they actually want feels too expensive. The cheap alternatives look questionable. And somewhere in the middle sits a long wish list of trips, sunsets, hikes, beaches, and family vacations they keep telling themselves they’ll capture “someday.” This Prime Day, DJI may have just removed the biggest excuse.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded the list of aircraft exempt from its sweeping foreign-drone import restrictions, marking another sign that federal regulators are willing to make targeted exceptions even as the broader crackdown remains in place.

The all-new Potensic Atom 3 is here, and after putting it through a real-world flight test, I’ve got a lot to unpack. Bigger sensor, longer battery life, a sturdier body, and a brand-new controller — this is a meaningful step up from the Atom 2. It’s not perfect, but the upgrades here are real.

If you’ve been waiting for a deal on one of the most talked-about new drones in recent memory, Prime Day may be the time to act. Antigravity has announced its biggest sale of the year, with discounts of up to 25% on the Antigravity A1, the world’s first 8K 360 drone. The promotion begins June 23 and will be available through Amazon as well as Antigravity’s official online store. Accessories will also be discounted by 20%, making it easier for buyers to build out a complete flying kit.