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Quick Tips and Tricks on Downhill Tracking For Running (or Cycling) with A Drone

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/downhill-tracking-running.html

See, many DJI drones in the past couldn’t autonomously descend below their starting elevation.

GoPro Hero5 Black In-Depth Review

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Back in September GoPro launched three new cameras, alongside a drone and a gimbal.

GoPro Karma Grip Gimbal In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/gopro-gimbal-review.html

Almost exactly 11 months ago GoPro announced their Karma drone and Karma Grip products.

DJI Air 3 In-Depth Review (with Sports Tracking!)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/review-sports-tracking.html

This drone is meant to slot in below the Mavic 3 Pro price/feature-wise while being higher-end than the Mini 3 Pro.

DJI Avata In-Depth Review: Everything you need to know

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This drone isn’t quite like most of the other drones I review, in that it doesn’t have a autonomous sports-tracking component.

Best Action Cam 2017: GoPro Hero5 Black vs Garmin VIRB Ultra 30

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Drone Compatibility: Yes, GoPro has a drone for its Hero5 Black – the GoPro Karma.

My 6 Favorite Action Cam Accessories I Use Daily

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It was originally designed to hold the now-defunct GoPro Karma drone, but I’ve put numerous other drones in there without issue.

DJI Mavic 3 vs Skydio 2 Active Track Review (for Cycling)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/dji-mavic-3-vs-skydio2-review-active-cycling.html

Additionally, within this video, I include a review of the canal water temperature, entry to water conditions, and overall canal immersion experience – from the perspective of a cyclist now retrieving a drone.

DJI OSMO Action: In-Depth Review of DJI’s First Action Camera

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For realz this time, not a small hand-held gimbal that’s sorta like an action camera but not, not another drone that can be action-like, but now – a bona fide action camera – complete with ‘Action’ as half its name.

GoPro Hero 7 Black In-Depth Review

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For example, they lose the ability to connect to a GoPro Karma gimbal/drone – and odd way to drive less revenue in accessories.

My Winter 2016-2017 Sports Gadget Recommendations

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Drones have advanced so much in the last 12-18 months it’s mind-boggling.

A Week On A Small Australian Tropical Island

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To compare the differences in tides, here’s two drone shots – taken about an hour away from both low and high tides.

HoverAir X1 Pro vs The Gauntlet: Sports Tracking Test!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/03/hoverair-x1-pro-gauntlet-tracking.html

The HoverAir X1 Pro/Pro-Max drones have been some of the most hotly anticipated drones over the last year.

5 Sport Tech Products I Want To See AirTag Integration In

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/products-airtag-integration.html

I know, I know, I’ve got a small history with occasionally misbehaving drones.

A 360° Action Cam Roundup: Nikon, 360Fly, Giroptic…and GoPro

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Just as last year was the year of the drone at CES, this year there is a lot of buzz about virtual reality.

Investor Call Tech Tidbits: GoPro Q2 2017

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I was interested to see what they might have to say about the upcoming Hero 6, the GoPro Fusion 360° camera, and their Karma drone.

Skydio 2 vs Mavic 3: Obstacle Avoidance Testing Video

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/dji-mavic-3-skydio-2-obstacle-avoidance-testing.html

For those in the sports action tracking realm, the Skydio drones have always led the way in terms of not just tracking you autonomously, but also avoiding all the stuff in the way (trees, buildings, trees, and more trees).

DJI Avata High Wind Tests

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As is often the case with new drones, when the wind kicks it up a notch in the Netherlands, I head out to the pier to put it to the test.

Tech Tidbits: LIMITS Power Meter Company Liquidates, COROS Firmware Update, Skydio Leaves Consumer Drones

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/08/liquidates-firmware-consumer.html

This happened about 10 days ago, but given I was on a trip in the mountains, I wanted to at least mention it somewhere here – since Skydio drones have been really the best option when it comes to autonomous sports tracking drones, at least from an obstacle avoidance and tracking standpoint.

Morocco Gravel Bike Adventure: In Search of Camels

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Also notable about this day was that we had hired a drone videographer to join us.

DJI Mini 3 Pro Accessories Tested: New Bike Mount for ActiveTrack

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/accessories-tested-activetrack.html

The point being, the DJI Mini 3 has become my defacto drone for virtually all of my sports tracking shots this summer, both locally and on trips.

Week in Review–December 27th, 2015

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1) BMW concept car comes with built-in drone: But it’s not the drone that caught my eye – but the TomTom action camera that’s hanging from the drone.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend in Île de Ré

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It appears the bike shop also specializes in some drone stuff (videos/photos), as they had a customized DJI Inspire off to the side, and a few other drones and remote-controlled aircraft floating around.