DJI Power 500 & 1000: Outdoor Power Sources for Your Drones

DJI portable power stations
DJI, a market leader in consumer drones, announced the release of their first portable portion, the Power 500 and 1000. The compact DJI Power 500 has a storage capacity of  500Wh, and the bigger DJI Power 1000 of 1024Wh. When I reviewed the first solar generators from Anker and Bluetti, some of my readers asked what these have to do...

I’ve been testing the ISDT BattAir LIPO for 3 weeks -here’s the pros and cons

ISDT BattAir Smart FPV LIPOs
Last month, I won two pairs of their BattAir smart LIPO batteries on ISDT's giveaway. As they are known more for their hobby chargers, I expected to receive their newest K2 Air or Air 8 inteligent charger. Unlike DJI batteries, FPV batteries are dummies and do not have any smart features; there are just a bunch of LIPO cells connected...

Insta360 Launches $499 X4 8K 360° camera with powerful AI chip

Insta360 X4
Insta360 officially released their 4th generation 360° camera for content creators today. Much-anticipated 8K 360° video, plus 5.7K60fps and 4K100fps, add unparalleled image quality to the endless creative possibilities of 360° capture, including the ability to "shoot first, point later" and the Invisible Selfie Stick effect. X4 also doubles as a traditional action cam, with its Single-Lens Mode now...

Saturn 4 Ultra: Elegoo’s new flagship 3D resin printer

Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra
Elegoo's new flagship 3D resin printers have amazing features for only $399. The Saturn 4 Ultra has a 12K mono LCD that provides superb print quality with a resolution of 19x24μm. Thanks to the company's "Tilt Release" technology, you can print with up to 150mm/h (regardless of horizontal size or complexity of the model). It has approximately a 19x123x220cm...

FIMI MINI 3: What’s new from its predecessors?

FIMI X8 MINI 3
Here on FirstQuadcopter, we already reviewed the original FIMI MINI (1), and the MINI, and now it's time to talk about the company's latest sub-250g drone, the X8 MINI 3. A few days ago, FIMI shared a teaser photo of their upcoming drone on their social media accounts. In design, the FIMI MINI 3 remained almost identical to its predecessor,...

The DJI AVATA 2 promise an amazing user experience, but is it worth 489$?

DJI AVATA 2 drone
I love Whoop-style drones and flying FPV, and this morning, I was ready to purchase the new DJI AVATA 2, but when I saw the total price of the combo pack with an additional DJI FPV Remote Controller 3, I canceled my order. I found paying $1,497 for a drone that can fit in your palm a bit exaggerated....

KOSPET TANK T3 Ultra review: A near-perfect rugged smartwatch

Kospet T3 Ultra
The last time I wore a watch was in the 80s, a Casio with a built-in scientific calculator that can be considered the great-grandfather of today's modern smartwatches like the KOSPET TANK T3 Ultra. This month, Kospet updated their T and M series smart watches. The T3 Ultra and M3 Ultra share similar features but have different designs. The built-in...

BLUETTI AC200L review: My fifth Power Station – and the Biggest one!

Bluetti AC200L
Portable power stations like the BLUETTI AC200L are the successor of noisy and heavy gas generators, and they enable off-grid living and working by providing DC and AC. With a massive output of 2400W, the AC200L can handle 99% of commonly used devices in your home or outdoors. I built a 3x4 meters tree house two years ago, 100 meters...

Skystars Koko 2207 1950Kv: Racing and freestyle FPV motor for 5″ drones

SkyStars KOKO 2207 1950KV motors
I received these Koko 2207 motors and a SKYSTARS F722HD flight stack two years ago, but somehow I forgot to review them. The motors have 16x16mm and can be installed on most 5-5.5" FPV frames, regardless of design and type. The Skystars Koko 2207 motors have four KV options (1750KV, 1950KV, 2550KV, and 2750KV) and are suitable for racing and...

I tried the Zhiyun Fiveray M40 pocket light — and it’s bright as a Star!

Zhiyun Fiveray M40
The Zhiyun Fiveray M40 pocket LED panel was designed as a lightweight, handheld, and tripod-mountable video light for Vloggers and content creators. The combination of 88 cool and 88 warm light LEDs can generate up to 40W of power with an adjustable color temperature from 2700 to 6200K. Pocket continuous lights like the Fiveray M40 are perfect for shooting videos...