Cameras & creator gear

Impressed by the Air 3S, citing its obstacle sensing, dual cameras with 3x zoom and a new 1-inch sensor that copes much better in the dark.

400 GoPros are used because they are small enough to hide inside things and blend into the background.

Impressed by the sky cam's footage and its automatic fly-space safety limits.

Twenty are handed to contestants to vlog sequences because they are the easiest cameras to operate.

Eight $100,000 Box cameras with huge zoom range, described as 'Bonkers' numbers.

Arun found the custom head-tracked FPV drone system absolutely incredible for getting shots inside the crowd.

Used in large numbers as the fixed wide-shot cameras around the stadium, with no personal verdict from Arun.

A remote-free monitor light that wakes when he sits down, is brighter than the old one and gives even coverage.

A clean, cheap desk light bar, but lacks the auto colour temperature and back light of his BenQ.

The monitor light bar he used in the old house and loved, used as the reference point.

He thinks the DJI Neo could change drones, praising its controller-free flying, quick shot modes and the smart phone-audio vlogging feature.

Used as the main camera inside the giant phone, shooting 8K video.

Used as the zoom camera behind a mirror periscope, giving 25x optical zoom.

A small, well-made drone whose image quality and tracking are too poor to be usable, rated 3 out of 10.

A purposeful, well-themed minion camera with a high quality paint job, despite his dislike of the Minions.

A tiny, very bright light with magnetic soft box and honeycomb attachments that works as a whole studio in one gadget.

The team replaced a $20 Amazon Basics bag with this sling, which fits all their shoot-day kit.

A hugely funded Kickstarter drone that failed at basic flight, left backers empty-handed, and its makers were banned from Kickstarter.

Goggles that make the flying experience click, with a passthrough view similar to an Apple Vision Pro.

An FPV drone that feels like playing a game with its motion controller, with immersive flying and sharp 4K video.

The previous generation, described as already very well reviewed but clearly outdone by the X4's specs.

Used as a battery benchmark: 90 minutes at 5.3K against the X4's 135 minutes at 5.7K 360.

Survived being frozen with dry ice and a 50 mph car impact, scoring 10 out of 10 and later 9 out of 10 for the overall endurance.

A holder that follows you around and starts or stops recording from a hand gesture, which he calls even weirder.