12th Jan 2021
Sony Unveils Airpeak drone at CES 2021
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The mysterious Sony Airpeak drone has been shown off for the first time at CES 2021.
Sony first announced the Airpeak drone project in November 2020, but didn't reveal any images or details about the kind of flying machine it had in store. Well, we've now seen some short videos of Airpeak in action at CES 2021 – and it's fair to say it's aimed at the high-end professional market.
What we're looking at is a pro rival to the likes of the DJI Inspire 2, rather than affordable consumer drones like the DJI Mavic Air 2. That might disappoint hobbyist fliers, but professional aerial videographers will be salivating over the prospect of a flying Sony A7S III, which is the camera the Airpeak drone is shown carrying through the air.
In its short announcement, Sony said that it would be launching a new business targeted at "professional photography and video production" in the first half of 2021. While the Airpeak drone looks terrifying and intimidating in the way that pro drones often do, according to Sony it's "the industry's smallest class of drone that can be equipped with the Alpha system", which means full-frame aerial photography and video.
According to the demo video, the Airpeak is capable of capturing some spectacular video while traveling at pretty high speeds – in Sony's first teaser video, the drone is shown following a prototype Sony Vision S car at a race track.
The only other details we can glean from the video are that Airpeak has a quadcopter design and some impressive landing gear, which retracts after take-off. Price and availability are yet to be announced.
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