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Zipr head! The Zipr is a foldable, battery-powered mobility system. It holds a payload of up to 300kg and can be pushed, pulled or ridden! There’s a choice of 2WD long-range or 4WD off-road configurations, and pre-orders are open at $1499 with UK prices not set. zilrpro.com 1
2 8K 360 drone The £1219 Antigravity A1 is the first 8K 360° drone. It's built to be used with goggles with dual displays that mirror the pilot’s head movement. A dual-lens 1/1.28-in sensor captures every angle in 8K. Weighing just 249g, it offers up to 39 minutes of flight time. antigravity.tech
FOUR-MIDABLE! You can’t go wrong with any one of these mirrorless cameras but they do offer different features
It’s the awesome four-some for serious enthusiasts
If you are in the market for a do-it- all, enthusiast’s mirrorless camera for under £3000, then the new Sony A7 V joins the recent Canon EOS R6 III, Nikon Z6III and Panasonic Lumix S1 II as the most obvious choices. Of course, your current kit and lens armoury will likely sway any buying decision. But on spec alone, the Sony offers the fastest, highest-resolution sensor and early tests say it has the edge in dynamic range too. But although it’s fast, capable, clever and polished, it’s the most conservative Alpha model in years compared to others which are pushing the boundaries, especially in video spec. Sony’s big sensor pitch this time is ‘partially stacked’, a term
that Nikon invented to describe a faster-reading sensor that allows computing power to boost AF, frame rates and offer blackout-free viewing. However, it’s not quite as speedy or pricey as the fully stacked sensor invented by Sony in 2017 with the original A9. It has featured in Sony’s flagship cameras ever since, including the current Sony A9 III and A1 II. Canon says that its 33-megapixel sensor reads out faster but that it drops to 12-bit files in e-shutter mode. Sony’s one gives more dynamic range at 14-bit. Canon’s processor moves the equivalent of 66 million pixels thanks to Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, while Sony only has to move half that. Canon covers nearly 100% of the frame with AF points, while Sony hits around 90% but has a far better battery life.
Then you get to the pure video situation where Sony once crushed the competition but now appears to be content with no open gate recording or internal Raw video. Canon’s EOS R6 III offers more video formats including internal Raw. Nikon has been even more aggressive with its new ZR. And Panasonic’s latest partially stacked S1 II was king of the hybrids – until now. The gap between all these cameras has never been smaller, which means it’s an even more difficult decision to make if you are considering switching systems. These relatively affordable full- frame hybrids from Sony, Canon, Nikon and Panasonic are all insanely good.
3 Nanlite’s mini The Nanlite Pavo Tube II 6CP packs serious lighting power into a sleek 25cm tube for just £89. It is now 10% brighter with a 2400-12,000K colour range and 78-minute battery life. Built-in magnets make it fast to mount and there’s USB-C charging. nanlite.com
STEADY SHOT Shooting the new Sony A7 V handheld is aided by improved image stabilisation
4 Pocket podcaster The £169 Zoom Podtrak P4next is a portable podcasting recorder. It has four XLR audio inputs and AI-powered noise reduction that removes hum but keeps speech natural. It offers 48kHz/24-bit recording, mobile-video support and smartphone compatibility. sound-service.eu
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