Cameras

DJI sued in China when Insta360 muscled in on drones, and both companies are Spider-Man Pointing in US lawsuits now they’re competing on stickcams. Recall: Insta360 just launched its Osmo Pocket competitor Luna Ultra in the US, but DJI can’t sell its Osmo Pocket 4 here.

Technically, Insta360 hasn’t fully announced the wireless-removable-screen, dual-lens camera yet — but that isn’t stopping retailers. The Luna Ultra is $770 at Best Buy and at B&H, and there’s a $970 “Creator Bundle” at Best Buy which adds an extended battery handle, wireless microphone, carrying bag, and wide-angle lens. Lots of unannounced specs at those links too.

Using the wrong screws when attaching the camera to its solar panel could accidentally puncture the battery’s metal casing, according to the USCPSC. To date there have been 13 reports of batteries overheating while six exploded and caught fire. Wyze is offering full refunds, replacements, or gift cards to its online store.

The company hasn’t confirmed when its dual camera Luna Ultra will see a global release, but it recently teased a new head-tracking accessory. The POV Head Tracker is worn like an open-style earbud and translates your head movements to the Luna Ultra so it’s always capturing what you’re looking at.

The new feature in Google Home lets you add your pets’ faces to your indoor cameras, so you get alerts that tell you which cat is walking on the counter rather than just that a cat is traversing the kitchen. To enable it, type your pet’s name and species into the Ask Home search box in the Home app; you need Google Home Premium Advanced ($20/month).

After introducing its smallest instant camera in 2021, Polaroid has updated the Go for a second time. The new Go Generation 3 is now available for $89.99 and features a faster shutter, stronger flash, and an upgraded lens positioned deeper in the camera to deliver better contrast and sharper images.

The Insta360 Luna is already available for preorder in China, but a new hands on video reveals a feature you won’t find on DJI’s. The controls and rotating screen on the front of the Luna and dual-lens Luna Ultra are removable, becoming a wireless remote that even has a built-in microphone.

Honor says it’ll launch in Q3, meaning July-September, though we’re still expecting it to be a China exclusive. The news was announced at the Cannes Film Festival, where Honor celebrated its partnership with professional cinema camera manufacturer Arri. The Robot Phone will be the first to include “core elements of Arri image science.”

Following the Osmo Pocket 4’s debut nearly a month ago, DJI announced a long-rumored dual camera alternative called the Osmo Pocket 4P during the Cannes film festival today. While it can capture footage in the high-dynamic range 10-bit D-Log2 format, details on the 4P’s zoom capabilities, pricing, and US availability weren’t revealed.

Sony’s trying to show off the AI Camera Assistant on the new Xperia 1 VIII, but I’m not sure a bunch of blown-out photos with weird ideas about highlights and shadows will convince anyone this is worth it. Our own Dominic Preston says he saw better results in his briefing, but this is looking pretty grim. (h/t Manideep!)

The home security company launched two new products today: the Ring Spotlight Cam (2nd Gen) at $169.99 and the Ring Floodlight Cam (2nd Gen) at $199.99. Both feature Ring’s Retinal 2K video resolution, bringing higher-res support to Ring’s base models.

That’s where DJI will launch the Osmo Pocket 4P on May 14th, during the annual film festival. We’d previously assumed the new dual-camera steadicam would be called the Pocket 4 Pro. The recent Pocket 4 didn’t get a US launch, but a rebranded Pocket 4P for the US may be on the way.

Jaron Schneider of PetaPixel has a new piece in his personal Gunpla collection for me to be jealous of: a camera. The modified IUTD TBC (To Be Continued) 35mm film camera is hand-painted and decaled by Little Road Camera to mimic the original RX-78-2 Gundam.

Leaked photos and videos have revealed a dual camera pro version of the Osmo Pocket 4 that DJI almost certainly won’t release in the US. But Xtra Techology, the company that sells “exact hardware copies” of many DJI products, teased its new dual camera Muse 2 Pro coming to the US that looks a lot like the leaked Osmo Pocket 4P.

The Mission 1 Pro ILS camera is coming out later this year, and this time it’s not stuck with the lens GoPro installed at the factory.

After adding support for the iPhone 17 and its square sensor selfie camera last November, Adobe has updated its Project Indigo camera app to support the iPhone 17e and iPads with at least 6GB of RAM. But Adobe warns that “Project Indigo is not yet tuned for iPad operation” and suggests sticking with an iPhone for an “optimal experience.”