Flipping the two-inch screen open is all it takes to start recording with the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, priced at $399 (was $499). That simple motion turns the camera on and gets you rolling in about two seconds, whether you hold it upright for vertical clips or keep it horizontal for wider scenes. The screen itself rotates freely and stays bright enough to read outdoors at 700 nits, so framing a quick walk-and-talk or a family moment never feels like a chore.
DJI’s smallest wireless microphones just got the one feature that kept a lot of creators from fully trusting them. The Mic Mini 2S keeps the same pocket-sized transmitters that disappear on a collar or lapel, yet each one now carries enough internal storage to record hours of high-quality audio on its own. That single addition turns a convenient clip-on mic into something far more reliable for anyone who has ever lost a take to a dropped signal or a sudden spike in volume.
Insta360 just launched the X6, and the company is treating it like a full replacement for the gear most people carry on trips, rides, and everyday outings. One compact body now handles full 360 capture, locked-on subject tracking in flat video, and single-lens action shooting. Switch between the three with a tap. The camera then analyzes the footage on its own and delivers finished clips before you reach for your phone.
Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys have spent years filling giant balloons with water and then filming the results at ridiculous speeds. Their latest outing takes the familiar setup and adds a slope. Dan, who stands six feet tall, climbs into a matching six-foot water balloon perched on a roughly five-foot ramp. Once inside, the balloon starts rolling. High-speed cameras running at 2,200 frames per second turn the brief tumble into something you can study for minutes.
HOVERAir just revealed Versa, a camera that lives in two worlds at once. Hold it and you get a compact, three-axis stabilized shooter small enough for a pocket. Snap on a set of protected wings and the same module lifts off, follows you, and films from the air without a controller or any flying skill.
Photo credit: Crissa Graves
Crissa Graves has spent years making the old Game Boy Camera feel less like a novelty and more like something you might actually carry. Her latest prototype, the GBD-M2, takes that work further. It starts with a fully working Game Boy Pocket and turns the whole thing into a dedicated handheld camera with a removable camera module and interchangeable CS-mount lenses.
On a February evening in 1990, two presenters sat down with a stack of old reports and asked a simple question. What became of the cameras that were supposed to change photography forever? Peter Macann and Kate Bellingham pulled clips from the Tomorrow’s World archive and walked viewers through four ideas that had once looked like the next big thing. Some had already faded. One had quietly taken over. Another was still waiting for the rest of the technology to catch up.
Sony just put a full set of professional cinema tools into a body small enough to disappear on a gimbal or vanish into a backpack. The FX5 arrived today as the latest member of the Cinema Line, and it finally gives smaller crews the internal RAW recording and open-gate flexibility that used to require much larger, heavier cameras.
Kodak just handed film beginners a camera they can actually stick in a jeans pocket without second thoughts. This little plastic box called the EC35 costs thirty-five dollars and works with any standard roll of 35mm film. Reto Project builds it under the Kodak name, and the whole point is simple: give people who have never touched film something that feels as easy as the disposable cameras they grew up seeing at drugstores, only this one lasts longer than a single roll.
