Sony is discontinuing its $9,000 Airpeak S1 pro photography drone 

Almost 4 years aft teasing it astatine CES 2021, Sony is discontinuing the Airpeak S1 drone that was designed to activity pinch Sony’s mirrorless cameras. According to a notice posted to Sony Japan’s website connected November 1st, income of the $9,000 drone will extremity connected March 31st, 2025, while each support will extremity 5 years later, arsenic reported antecedently by PetaPixel.

Sony will besides extremity trading Airpeak S1 accessories for illustration the drone’s gimbal, artillery charger, and distant power adjacent year. However, it will proceed to waste replacement batteries and propellers until March 31st, 2026, and will connection inspections, repairs, and package attraction until March 31st, 2030.

The AirPeak S1 promised capabilities including a apical velocity of 55.9mph, formation times up to 12 minutes pinch a camera and gimbal attached, and an expertise to support a unchangeable formation successful winds up to 44.7mph erstwhile it was officially announced successful 2021. However, the drone struggled to compete pinch offerings from companies for illustration DJI, and early reviews were not positive. PetaPixel reviewed the Airpeak S1 successful 2022 and concluded it was “not fresh for commercialized use.”