Aerial
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We’re increasingly seeing drones that cross over between sea and sky. Now engineers from North Carolina State University have developed the EagleRay XAV, an amphibious fixed-wing drone that can fly above or dive below the waves as needed.
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Hasselblad has announced its latest medium-format aerial camera system, the A6D-100c. Designed for surveying and mapping users, the new camera boasts a 100-megapixel resolution and the ability to synchronize eight cameras to shoot within 20 microseconds of each other.
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DJI's Inspire One was kind of like a Phantom drone for pilots with a bit of extra cash. But the Inspire 2 is a whole new ball game, with a distinct focus on industrial grade professional cinematography. And DJI has commissioned a short film, shot using only the Inspire 2, to prove the point.
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Expansive skies, mind-blowing scenery and a dozen motorcycles to follow. Loz spent two weeks in gorgeous Western Mongolia with a Phantom 3 Professional. The results? Spectacular.
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DJI's flagship prosumer camera drone is an amazing piece of aerial camera gear. But is it perfect? No - and not by a long way. There's some pretty clear areas for improvement, even if the Phantom 3 Professional is still miles ahead of the competition.
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Hasselblad has launched a new line of medium format digital cameras which are designed for aerial photography and have no moving internal parts to prevent any unintentional movement that may occur due to aircraft vibration.
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Ready to fly straight out of the box, the Vision+ is the easiest and quickest way to get a fully gimbal-stabilised, 1080p HD video camera in the air. Friendly to fly thanks to excellent GPS and compass stabilisation, DJI's best selling machine puts aerial photography and video within easy reach.
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Consumer drones have limited battery life, they're noisy, and can be difficult to fly. Allsopp's Action Cam Skyshot Helikite, however, is claimed to have none of these problems. It's basically just a GoPro-carrying kytoon – a kite/balloon hybrid.
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With the FAA last week granting exemptions for drone use in film production, the team behind the PlexiDrone really couldn't have timed its run any better. The PlexiDrone is a modular, snap-together drone capable of lugging a range of camera equipment along for the ride.
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Held in China and the United States over the past week, the 2013 International Aerial Robotics Competition saw the team from Tsinghua University successfully complete an elaborate autonomous espionage operation that was first proposed in 2010.
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Targeted at users with no piloting experience, Lehmann Aviation's LA100 is a fully automatic UAV designed specifically to carry a GoPro Hero3 camera.
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A new 3D CMOS sensor has been developed to better-allow UAVs to avoid collisions with other objects.
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