GoPro Unveils Mission 1 Series Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses and Enhanced Sensors
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GoPro has taken the wraps off a trio of new cameras offering fast frame rates for slow-motion footage, a larger image sensor and interchangeable lenses. Called the Mission 1 series (the company has dropped the "Hero" name to differentiate them), the entry-level and midrange models can be preordered and will be available globally on May 28. The top-end Mission 1 Pro ILS -- with interchangeable lenses -- is scheduled to arrive in Q3. The base Mission 1 is $600 (£530, AU$950), while the Mission 1 Pro and Pro ILS are $700 (£600, AU$1,100). Existing GoPro cloud service subscribers get a $100 discount, plus the preorders include a point-and-shoot grip that would otherwise be $100 extra.
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EngadgetWe heard all about GoPro's new action camera series last week, but the company is now unveiling the pricing across its Mission 1, Mission 1 Pro and Mission 1 Pro ILS cameras. The entry-level Mission 1 ($600) features GoPro's new 50-megapixel 1-inch sensor, which the company says will offer a major leap in image quality and low-light performance over the Hero 13 line. While largely looking the same as the Hero series (and still waterproof), the Mission 1 can record 8K video at 30fps and 4K at 120fps. It lacks the higher frame rates of the other Mission 1 cameras, but supports 10-bit GP-Log2 color and 32-bit float audio.
ZDNetThe Osmo Nano is marketed as a 4K POV camera and vlogging camera. It's a step down in performance and robustness compared to full-on action cameras like the Osmo Action 6 or GoPro HERO13 Black, but it's a step up in compactness and usability.
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After seeing the runaway success of its Neo lineup, DJI is taking another stab at the budget drone market with the new Lito series. The Lito 1 and Lito X1 are both under $400 and weigh less than 249 grams — they’re ideal for beginners. Both are designed to replace DJI’s Mini series, but they offer things that those models lacked like LiDAR and 360-degree obstacle avoidance.
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Battery life is surprising adequate Since these cameras are designed for on-the-move use, they need their own power, and batteries are another area DJI knows a lot about. The camera houses a 530 mAh battery, and the dock adds an additional 1,300 mAh.
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EngadgetThey come with an Intelligent Flight Battery that offers up to 36 minutes of flying time. That can be extended to about 52 minutes with the Intelligent Flight Battery Plus, though that model isn’t available in the EU or UK. As with every other DJI drone I’ve tested, real-world flight times are about 30 percent less than the company promises. I got about 25 minutes of use on a charge — still not bad for a sub-$400 drone.
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01 Engadget Engadget’s hottest review roundup truly has it all this week: a new pocket cam, a 2-in-1 smart grill, a pair of drones and a pricey skinny vac. And that’s before we even get to the highly capable gaming display that will only set you back $350. Read on to catch up on the reviews you might’ve missed over the last two weeks as we prepare for another slate of big events next month.
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02 The Verge You can still find the Asus Xbox Ally X and the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus for $999 and $1,049 respectively, but Lenovo’s Legion Go S has seemingly given up the fight. The best version of Lenovo’s 8-inch handheld now costs nearly double what it did at launch — originally $829.99 last summer, the SteamOS version with Z1 Extreme chip now costs a staggering $1,579.99 at Best Buy.
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03 ZDNet Unlike the cameras I used to use "back in the day" -- which required shouldering and holding up to your eye (so the person recording the moment got a weird filtered reality) -- cameras are now small enough to clip onto a baseball hat or hang off a pendant.
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04 CNET As a video producer, perhaps unsurprisingly, it's the top ILS model that's got me the most fired up. It's the camera that's responsible for shooting the incredibly stunning footage that got the internet wetting its collective pants in excitement back in March. The footage featured a lot of shallow depth of field and hugely zoomed-in moon shots, none of which would have been possible on the company's usual wide-angle Hero action cameras.
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