DJI's 60mm telephoto on the Pocket 4P matters more than you'd think—it's not just a zoom gimmick. For gimbal camera users tired of being locked to a single focal length, this actually expands what's creatively possible without swapping hardware or going full-size like an Air 3S. The real question: does it eat battery life or compromise stabilization? That's where the devil lives, and DJI hasn't been transparent about the tradeoffs yet.
The open-source firmware ecosystem just got serious updates across Betaflight, ArduPilot, and iNav—ignore these at your peril if you're building custom quads. Betaflight 2026.6.1 and ArduPilot's new Plane/Copter 4.7.0 versions suggest meaningful tuning improvements and compatibility fixes, not just bug squashing. If you've got unsupported hardware or bleeding-edge builds, these drops are worth testing; if you're on stable production gear, don't chase updates just because they exist.