by Scott Simmie | Aug 31, 2017 | Aerial Cameras, DJI, Drones, Events, Foldable Drone, Mavic Pro, Multi-Rotor, Spark, Tech
The guessing is over: DJI has made not one – but three major announcements in Berlin. They are: A new Mavic Pro “Platinum” Drone A special Obsidian edition of the Phantom 4 Pro in sleek black A new “Sphere” mode to allow the Spark to shoot fisheye panoromas...
by Scott Simmie | Aug 24, 2017 | DJI, Drones, Spark, The Buzz
It’s not often something makes the news some eight months after it happened. But that’s the case with this story, which is about the longest yet flight of an unmanned aircraft in its class. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale – also known as the...
by Scott Simmie | Jul 25, 2017 | DJI, Drones, Spark
A small number of owners of the new DJI Spark say their aircraft has lost power in mid-flight and dropped from the sky. What appears to be the first case was reported on the DJI forum July 3, with the last case on the DJI forum noted (as of publication time) July 20,...
by Scott Simmie | Jul 5, 2017 | DJI, Drones, Tips & Tricks
When the DJI Spark was first launched at a slick New York City event in May, plenty of people were blown away. That’s because you could control some aspects of this small drone (DJI’s smallest to date) with your hands alone. Those gesture controls looked...
by Scott Simmie | Jun 20, 2017 | News, Software/Firmware, Spark
As shipments of the new Spark drone land in homes and retail outlets globally, manufacturer DJI has made some firmware tweaks to further optimize the flying experience. As a result, owners of the new Spark should immediately upgrade their firmware before flying. Oh,...
