Adobe have launched Photoshop Elements 15 and Premiere Elements 15. For this newest release of Photoshop Elements, Adobe focused on further automating the organisation and editing, and added touchscreen compatibility to their Organiser and Quick Edit mode, enhanced the Search function, automated the tagging of photos based on subjects like sunsets birthday, dogs, cats etc., and improved upon the program's instant fix functionality so that you can quickly and easily edit a batch of photos at one time. Additionally, there are five brand new Guided Edits and an enhanced Filter Gallery, plus a new set of tools aimed at "adjusting" facial features. Premiere Elements 15 also brings touch functionality and gets the Haze Removal tool that was introduced to Photoshop Elements a while ago. This tool enables you to easily remove haze to make the background of your scenes as crisp as what’s up front. Face detection has been added to Smart Trim, Favourite Moments and Pan and Zoom, giving priority to footage of what matters most – the people in your videos – when suggesting places to trim. There's a new Layer Adjustment Guided Edit, a Remix feature and a Video Collage creation toolset.

Drobo today announced the launch of the world’s first self-­managing USB-­C storage solution, the Drobo 5C. Built upon the company's BeyondRAID technology, the Drobo 5C allows the user to easily expand capacity by adding a mix of different size hard drives and brands, eliminating the limitations found in traditional RAID systems. The 5C, with an average performance of 250MB/sec, is ideal for storing all types of data, including pictures and video. The five-bay 5C, which uses the latest USB‐C interface to connect to your PC, is available for $349. Drobo is offering second and third generation Drobo 4 Bay customers a $50 USD discount when they purchase a new Drobo 5C through its online store.

Jessops have announced a brand new GoPro Academy Course that will teach you to get the absolute best from your GoPro. Led by experts from Jessops, these courses will cover a range of need-to-know subjects, from understanding your GoPro’s modes, menus, settings and apps, to using your camera to capture incredible high-definition footage. The interactive courses will teach you to capture experiences in unique ways and create unforgettable content. To book your place, and to find out more about the courses, visit the website below.

The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers (SINWP) have announced the winners of the ‘Best of Nature’ Photography Competition. A photo by Marco Gargiulo from Sorrento, Italy (reprinted above) was chosen as the winner from over 300+ images entered in to the competition. The runners-up include Mario Fiorucci from Argentina and Dennis Debono from Lancashire. Marco has won 12 months membership to The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers. Each runner-up won a 6-month membership.

Announced in the run-up to Photokina 2016, the EOS M5 is the new flagship mirrorless camera in Canon’s range, joining the entry-level EOS M10 and the mid-range EOS-M3. Join us as we explore this exciting new product in our first hands-on preview.

The PowerEye professional cinematography drone is now available for global pre-order. PowerEye features PowerVision’s integrated Dual Viewing capability, which gives multiple users the ability to see video simultaneously from a First Person View and a Subject Matter View. With Dual Viewing a cinematographer has the ability to see what is in front of the PowerEye while in flight through a dedicated FPV camera housed in the nose of the aircraft and a separate gimbal-mounted camera can be simultaneously directed to action on the ground or other areas in the sky. PowerEye is available in two camera models. The “PowerEye Professional” is equipped with a Lumix G 11mm F2.5 ASPH 4K UHD camera.  The “PowerEye Thermal” is equipped with a state-of-the-art Thermal/Natural Light Switchable Camera that comes with two integrated light sensors and two lenses. Through the PowerEye App, users can switch between the thermal and the natural light setting with one touch. Using the Thermal/Natural Light Switchable Camera, cinematographers can capture a spectrum of light not visible to the unaided eye. The PowerEye Professional is priced at $3,988.

At Photokina 2016, Panasonic announced the development of its new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix GH5. This preview sums up what we know about this promising compact system camera so far.

Successor to the well-regarded SLT-A99, the Sony A99 II is a 42.4 megapixel full-frame interchangeable-lens camera that can shoot full-resolution stills at 12 frames per second. Aimed at professional sports, action and wildlife photographers, the Sony A99 II also offers 5-axis image stabilisation and 4K video recording.

Having attended the launch event in Cologne, Germany, we now bring you our first hands-on preview of this exciting new product.

Introduced at Photokina 2016, the Olympus OM-D E-M1 II is the long-awaited new flagship of the Micro Four Thirds system. Having attended the launch event in Cologne, we now bring you our first hands-on preview of this exciting new product. Do note that all of our remarks are based on a prototype/pre-production sample.

DJI today revealed its Mavic Pro drone – a portable, powerful and easy-to-use remote-controlled helicopter featuring DJI’s most innovative flight technology in a sleek, foldable package. Small enough to toss in a bag and easy enough to launch quickly whenever the time and place are right, the DJI Mavic Pro's folding design compresses the entire drone to practically the size of a water bottle. Equipped with a stabilised, raw-capable 4K/12-megapixel camera and a visual navigation system, with a 4.3-mile range and 27-minute flight time, the Mavic Pro can be operated by the powerful long range remote controller, or simply by your smartphone at shorter range. When controlled by a smartphone, the whole system can be set up and airborne in less than a minute. The Mavic Pro’s U.S. retail price will be $999 with the remote controller, and $749 without.