When flying a drone, should you watch the physical drone or your controller's screen?
Drone Video Techniques To Try
Today, you too can get a long shot of a forest, or a fly away from a character looking wistfully over a lake or the ocean, just like they do in say, Midsomer Murders
A Perfect Example of the Advantages of 360° Shooting
This footage is a perfect example of the benefits of shooting 360° with something like the DJI AVATA 360, DJI 360 or GoPro Max
Is AVATA 360 from DJI really its flagship?
You see, with the AVATA 360, it is continuously filming in all directions, effectively giving you an infinite number of cameras to switch to when editing in post.
Broome April 2026 Day 1
The first videos from our current trip to Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. These were shot on a DJI OSMO Action 6 and a DJI AVATA 360 drone.
Which Drone? This’ll Help
In the consumer area there is the NEO, the Flip, Mini 4K, Mini 4 and Pro, Mini 5 Pro, Air3S, Avata 2, Avata 360, MAVIC 3 and 4. Which is best for your needs?
Which Drone Video – The DJI FLIP
In this first video of the series, I look at what I think is the perfect starter drone for those who want to dip their toes in the water before getting seriously into drone flying, video and photography.
Geozone Locking. DJI Drone Major Update.
It seems that the process of unlocking was superseded back in November of last year
Quick Tutorial: Object Tracking with AVATA 360 and DJI Studio
This afternoon, I took a short trip down to the Leschenault Inlet, about 1km down the road from my house, and shot a quick 1 minute clip.
Major Update: DJI Studio for Windows
It turns out here is a later version of DJI Studio - ver 1.1.0 - that solves this issue.
Can’t Afford the DJI AVATA 360? There Is Another Option
The realist in me says that paying over $1600 to get the AVATA 360 with the goggles and motion controller is not exactly chump change.
All the Details: Released – DJI AVATA 360
Well the wait is over and the full details of the new DJI AVATA 360 have finally been revealed. And what a clever little beast it is. Here are the major points:
Basic Tutorial: Editing DJI AVATA 360 Footage in DJI Studio
The major difference of course is the camera employed in the AVATA 360, as it is a spherical 360 ° unit.
DJI AVATA 360: First Flight. Wheee!
I have to say this up front. THIS is a very cool drone, very cool indeed.
DJI AVATA 360 – First Looks and Impressions
The AVATA 360 takes advantage of the Goggles N3 unit which also can be used with the NEO 2, and these are a HUGE improvement
Proof. It does exist… now to open the box and see what’s inside…
As always, the DJI packaging is impeccable and everything bar the N3 Goggles and Motion Controller 3 are packed inside the main box
DJI Drone Comparison Table
With effectively five consumer models on the market currently, working out which model best suits your needs can be difficult. Do you want photos more than video? Is flight time more important? What about resolutions? or are you not interested in video or photos and just want to "Go Fly"?...
Comparison: DJI Mini 2, Mini 3 Pro, Avata, Air2S and FPV
As may be evident by now, I keep a close track on what goes on in various Facebook (and other) newsgroups to keep abreast of what people are talking about, what the topic(s)-of-the-day might be, and see what questions are being asked. In the Drone forums, one question that is...