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Here are the 2026 TIPA photo and imaging awards

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra just won Best Photo Smartphone at the 2026 TIPA awards.

Phones are officially competing with cameras — and winning.

Here's the full list of camera and gear winners.

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Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.2 LAB lens without TFT/LCD screen officially announced in China

Viltrox just dropped a cheaper version of their flagship 35mm f/1.2 — same blazing optics, same F1.2 aperture, but they killed the LCD screen to cut costs.

Sony E and Nikon Z mount.

The flagship just got budget-friendly.

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How To Pair Goggles And Controllers To The DJI Avata 360

PSA: Update your DJI Avata 360 firmware BEFORE pairing it to anything — you literally cannot connect until you do.

Here's the full pairing guide for goggles and controllers.

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FAA Replaces Controversial ICE NOTAM, Pentagon Cites Classified Intel Against DJI, and DJI Teases New Lido Drone

The Pentagon just shot down its own $30M drone with an anti-drone laser — then the FAA cleared those same lasers for US airspace.

Military-grade defense is getting a lot more active near the southern border.

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DJI Lito Fly More Combo Unboxed: The No-Registration Drone Americans Have Been Waiting For

The drone Americans have been waiting for: DJI's new 249g Lito shoots 4K/100fps, avoids obstacles with LiDAR, flies 36 minutes, and costs just $329.

No FAA registration required. 🎥

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DJI Pocket 4 camera becomes first real casualty of US FCC ban

DJI just dropped the Pocket 4 — arguably the best pocket camera ever made.

But Americans literally can't buy it.

FCC ban means DJI's blocked, the approval window's missed, and even third-party sellers are cut off.

Pocket 3 is your only option now.

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Why this sub-$300 drone might be enough for most creators

DJI's $815 flagship has a problem.

A $289 drone beats it in AI tracking, GPS stability, and obstacle avoidance.

For TikTok creators, the expensive one might not be worth it anymore.

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Hyfix Raised $15M To Out-Engineer DJI. Now Comes The Hard Part

A veteran founder with 20+ patents just raised $15M to build a DJI-killing drone chip.

But $15M barely covers tape-out costs, DJI has 20 years of head start, and the chip doesn't exist yet.

The hard part is everything after the press release.

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Okanagan Lake DJI Drone Pilot Fined CAD $5,000 After Helicopter Pilot Broke Off Firefighting to Chase Him

A realtor flew his DJI drone over Okanagan Lake to film wildfire destruction.

A helicopter broke off firefighting to chase him, wasting two water drops.

Court fined him CAD $5,000 — a rounding error against the $100K max.

No jail.

No cost recovery.

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Freefly joins the L-Mount Alliance

Freefly — the company behind the world's fastest cameras and drones — just joined the L-Mount Alliance.

They're promising to put L-mount glass where it's never been: rocket launches, forest fires, you name it.

New gear at NAB next week.

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DJI Lito: Pricing for new drone lineup leaked ahead of April 23 launch

DJI's new Lito drones just leaked: $399 gets you 30-min flight + 22GB storage, while the $493 X1 adds LiDAR + 42GB.

Both stay under 249g.

Oh, and there's rumored 5G connectivity.

April 23 launch.

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DJI Pocket 4 vs DJI Pocket 3: 7 upgrades for the next best-selling vlogging camera

The DJI Pocket 4 shoots 8x slow-mo in 4K — most cameras can't even do that in 1080p.

Add 37MP photos, built-in storage, and you finally have a real vlogging upgrade.

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DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro Rumored Features and Upcoming Release Timeline

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro rumored with dual-lens telephoto zoom, 240fps 4K slow-mo, 107GB storage — and might launch cheaper than the last model (€499 vs €539).

Pocket cameras are getting seriously serious.

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DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro Rumored Features and Upcoming Release Timeline

DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro rumored with dual-lens telephoto zoom, 240fps 4K slow-mo, 107GB storage — and might launch cheaper than the last model (€499 vs €539).

Pocket cameras are getting seriously serious.

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DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Released: 1-Inch Sensor, 4K/240fps, and 14 Stops of Dynamic Range

DJI's new Osmo Pocket 4 crams a 1-inch sensor, 4K/240fps slow-mo, and 14 stops of dynamic range into a pocket camera.

Too bad US customers might be locked out due to the ongoing government dispute.