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 enactment with Sony’s mirrorless cameras. According to a notice posted to Sony Japan’s website connected November 1st, income of the $9,000 drone volition extremity connected March 31st, 2025, portion each enactment volition extremity 5 years later, arsenic reported antecedently by PetaPixel.

Sony volition besides halt selling Airpeak S1 accessories similar the drone’s gimbal, artillery charger, and distant power adjacent year. However, it volition proceed to merchantability replacement batteries and propellers until March 31st, 2026, and volition connection inspections, repairs, and bundle attraction until March 31st, 2030.

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