Shenzhen-based DJI held over 90% of the global consumer drone market in 2024, and reviewers rate its Osmo Action 5 Pro ahead of the GoPro Hero 13 Black on sensor size, battery life and low-light video. Since the FCC's December 2025 Covered List action new DJI models can't get US authorization (the Osmo Pocket 4 isn't sold in the US), though models already approved keep working.
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Eufy is the security-camera brand of China's Anker Innovations; Security.org rates it 8/10, with free local storage and features comparable to Arlo at lower prices. In 2022 it was found uploading some footage to cloud servers despite local-only claims, then apologised and changed its policies.
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- Eufy - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
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Shenzhen Hohem Technology, founded in 2014, makes iSteady smartphone and action-camera gimbals; the iSteady V2 won a Red Dot design award in 2022. Australian Photography gave the iSteady V3 Ultra its Gold Award and found it solid and well built.
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- Hohem - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
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HoverAir palm-launched, follow-me camera drones are made by China's Zero Zero Robotics, founded in 2014 by two Stanford PhDs. New Atlas called the 8K X1 ProMax a worthy prosumer drone and well worth its $699 price.
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- Review: HOVERAir X1 ProMax delivers the 8K goods – but one of the extras is iffy newatlas.com
- Zero Zero Robotics zerozerorobotics.com
Reolink, headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, sells wired PoE and battery security cameras that record locally to microSD, a home hub or an NVR with no required subscription. PCWorld called its 4K dual-lens Argus 4 Pro an excellent security camera.
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- Reolink Innovation Limited | Security Info Watch securityinfowatch.com
- Reolink Argus 4 Pro review: Wide-angle surveillance pcworld.com
Zhiyun (Guilin Zhishen Information Technology, Guilin) makes Crane and Weebill camera gimbals and Smooth phone gimbals that compete with DJI's RS and Osmo Mobile lines. Amateur Photographer gave the Crane 4 4.5/5 for its stabilisation and battery life.
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- About ZHIYUN zhiyun-tech.com
- Zhiyun Crane 4 review - lightweight gimbal for heavier cameras amateurphotographer.com