Wednesday, August 19, 2026

US tariffs on imported drones hit September 3rd: 25% on sub-25kg models and up to 100% on thermal and heavier units, while the FCC is eyeing a potential ban on future drone imports with integrated LiDAR, naming DJI's Mini 5 Pro, Air 3S, Avata 360, and Neo 2. DJI pushed firmware updates to the Osmo Pocket 4 and 4P with cloud upload to Google Drive, OneDrive, or NAS, plus D-Log slow motion on the 4P. Canon released free firmware for the C80 and C400 adding Cinema Exposure Mode for highlight recovery and Auto Exposure Ramping on the C400. Viltrox showed four new L-mount lenses (50mm, 40mm, 20mm, 14mm) and new Silver and Titanium finishes for the 26mm f/2.8 FE Sony pancake. Brightin Star's 28mm f/2.8 full-frame pancake is now orderable across six mounts at intro pricing.