Lawsuits	Status	Notes
GoPro vs. Insta360	Closed	Insta360 won at ITC (Feb 2026)
DJI vs. Insta360	Active	Multiple lawsuits filed by DJI
Insta360 vs. DJI	Active	Multiple countersuits filed by Insta360

The action camera world has recently turned into a legal battlefield. At the moment, the major patent battles are:

• GoPro vs. Insta360 (ITC + U.S. federal litigation)
• DJI vs. Insta360 (Shenzhen patent ownership dispute)
• DJI vs. Insta360 (Texas Luna/Osmo Pocket patent infringement lawsuits)
• Insta360 vs. DJI (U.S. countersuits involving five patents)

Here are the latest updates on the major patent lawsuits involving GoPro, Insta360, and DJI:

GoPro vs. Insta360 (ITC Case)

GoPro filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (Investigation No. 337-TA-1400) accusing Insta360 of infringing multiple patents, including HyperSmooth stabilization technology and the iconic HERO camera design.

Final ruling (February 2026):

• GoPro won on its design patent – the ITC issued a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease & Desist Order against certain older/legacy Insta360 Ace models.
• GoPro lost on all five utility patents covering stabilization, horizon leveling, and distortion correction. These claims were ruled invalid, not infringed, or both.
• Current Insta360 cameras (2025+) are unaffected. Insta360 called it a “complete victory” on the important technical patents.

Update on the GoPro vs. Insta360 lawsuit

DJI vs. Insta360 (China Lawsuit – March 2026)

DJI sued Insta360’s parent company, Arashi Vision, in the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court. The case involves six patents related to drone flight control, structural design, and image processing.

DJI claims these patents are “service inventions” that rightfully belong to DJI because they were developed by former DJI engineers who joined Insta360 within one year of leaving the company (under Chinese patent law).

Insta360 has strongly denied the claims, stating the innovations were created independently. The case is still ongoing with no major public updates since the initial filings.

DJI vs. Insta360 & Insta360 vs. DJI (U.S. Lawsuits – June 2026)

This is the newest and most active front.

DJI’s lawsuits (filed June 10–11, 2026): DJI filed two complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Insta360’s new Luna and Luna Ultra pocket gimbal cameras. The suits allege infringement of:

• 2 design patents (overall look and layout)
• 4 utility patents (gimbal control modes, subject tracking, and on-device display features)

DJI is seeking an injunction to block U.S. sales of the Luna series plus damages.

Insta360’s countersuits (filed June 12, 2026): Insta360 quickly responded with two countersuits asserting five of its own utility patents against DJI. The patents cover gimbal stabilization, directional control, and panoramic video stabilization. The accused products include DJI’s Osmo Pocket series, Ronin/RS gimbals, Osmo Mobile, and Osmo 360.

Insta360 founder JK Liu stated the company will “take decisive action to defend our intellectual property” while emphasizing that the Luna was developed independently since 2020.

DJI has filed a lawsuit against Insta360 over patent violations

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Image: 7Artisans

Early this year, 7Artisans launched a new series of F1.8 autofocusing APS-C lenses: a 25mm, 35mm and 50mm (38mm, 53mm and 75mm equiv., respectively). They were initially available for Sony E and Fujifilm X mount, but the company has just made them available on Nikon's Z mount as well.

The trio of lenses makes up the company's "Lite" series, owing to the fact that they all weigh around 180g (6.3oz), and are compact to make it easier to carry them around. You can read the full specs, including optical formulas, in our launch coverage for the lenses, but they're designed to be as similar to each other as possible so it's easy to switch between them, especially if you're using a gimbal for video work. They're all 67mm by 51mm (2.6 x 2") and threaded for 58mm filters. They also all use high-refractive-index glass and have nine-bladed apertures.

While the company and other lens makers have provided similar options for the mount before, it's nice to see it continuing to do so with lenses that use its latest optical and industrial designs. It's also interesting that third parties like 7Artisans have continued to make autofocus lenses for Nikon's mount after the company filed a lawsuit against Viltrox and encouraged people to use officially licensed lenses. So far, only Sigma and Tamron have made any claims about their lenses being licensed, and that doesn't appear to be changing today.

Like their counterparts for E and X mounts, the Z mount versions of the lenses cost $125 each. 7Artisans also sells them as a set for $359, letting you save a bit of money if you were already planning on getting all three. They're available to order now from the company's site and other retailers.

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What nature photos are you most proud of?

Sony DSC-RX10M4 | F4 | 1/500 sec | ISO 800

Photo: hwvlover

Happy Nature Photography Day!

Last week, we asked what nature photos you're most proud of taking. Every time we post one of these prompts, I'm pleasantly surprised by the sheer variety and originality of the scenes. This week's entries delivered the full package: stunning landscapes, animals minding their own business as if they hadn't signed a release form, and cloud formations that looked like the atmosphere was showing off a little. Scrolling through the submissions honestly felt more like taking a very efficient world tour from the comfort of my desk.

We actually received so many creature-based photos, we'll be running another mini-challenge in the future with this theme, so get your camera ready!

View the slideshow above of the community's submitted photos to see a great view of Earth's magnificent nature. Many more photos could not be included, so check them out in the forums. We'd love to see you contribute your own nature discoveries, too.

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Flower in the dark

NIKON D800E | Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD (A005) | F10 | 1/160 sec | ISO 100

Photo: giacomofarabegoli

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Flower moth

Photo: ellittnewcomb

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Tenby, Wales, UK cliffs

Photo: fuji_phil_e

"This image of a gull in the landscape makes me feel mellow and gives good memories of a foggy morning in Tenby, Wales, UK, earlier this year. I tend to photograph birds more intimately, but I was carrying an old Minolta MD 28mm lens adapted to my X-T3, and I wanted views of the fog, sea, rocks, cliffs and beach, with a bird in frame."

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An odd 'duckling'

Nikon Z7 II | NIKKOR 400mm F2.8G ED VR | F2.8 | 1/25 sec | ISO 5000

Photo: Bearly There

"Barred Owl siblings - one of them is not like the others."

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A mad gathering of Koi

OM-1 | Olympus M.Zuiko 8-25mm F4.0 PRO | F6.3 | 1/320 sec | ISO 200

Photo: Iokatz

"Koi, Ritsurin Garden, Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan"

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Sunlit fall river

Photo: AshleyMC

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Tanzania Plain Zebras

Photo: GrayCard

"One of my all-time favorite photos shot at Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. I love the inclusion of landscape with the wildlife, the atmosphere of low-hanging clouds, and sunrays coming through. It is a magical place, and I don't think we are going back there in the near future. So this remains one of my most cherished photos."

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Lake Ladoga

Photo: dpreviewblog

"Different years, different cameras. Mainly the Pentax K-1 MII and cameras with Foveon sensors. Photographs were taken on the islands of Lake Ladoga and in high-altitude beech forests and etc."

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Pollin-covered bee

Nikon COOLPIX P950 | 70mm equiv. | F3.5 | 1/800 sec | ISO 100

Photo: gordonpritchard

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Baby Barred Eagle Owl

Olympus E-PL7 | M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II | F6.7 | 1/80 sec | ISO 2500

Photo: LarsPolarBear

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A mother's love is everlasting

Pentax K-5 | Pentax FA 77mm F1.8 Limited | F9 | 1/1000 sec | ISO 400

Photo: KPM2

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Bird eating bee

Fujifilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF100-400mm F4.5-5.6 | F5.6 | 1/2000 sec | ISO 3200

Photo: pentax mono

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Solitary winter tree

Photo: Joachim Wulfers

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Great Spotted Woodpeckers

Photo: hwvlover

"Ten days ago, one of the pair of great spotted woodpeckers that visit our garden was taken by a sparrowhawk. It turned out to be the male of the pair; the adult female continued to visit the garden.

On Saturday, she not only appeared again but this time brought a juvenile with her.

I had a short window of opportunity with my camera, and this is probably my favorite image. In this one, you can see that she (on the right) has just fed junior, as there is a saliva trail between them."

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Morning dew at a wildlife refuge

Photo: DuckShots

"Right around the corner sits Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Natural Wildlife Refuge. I call it my backyard. Sitting at the Northernmost tip of the Everglades, America's greatest swamp, it's the home of the American Alligator and hundreds of species of birds. I don't photograph birds or reptiles or animals, I just walk the trails, watch the light, track the seasons. One of America's treasures, greatly underused and underappreciated."

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Dandelion sunset

Sony SLT-A99V | Sigma AF 105mm F2.8 EX DG Macro | F2.8 | 1/1600 sec | ISO 100

Photo: cbf_si

"I'm trying to make a series of photos that combine a close-up of the subject with a blurry evening sun in the background. The sun is therefore greatly enlarged in the shot. So far, I have two photos that I'm somewhat satisfied with."

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DxO started a new summer sale where you can get 20% off any DxO software with the discount code SummerRumors2026 (valid for new customers only). This offer is valid from June 15th to July 10th, 2026. See the latest DxO releases here.

Use coupon code RUMORS for a 15% discount at Aftershoot. See the details on their latest major release here.

Skylum has launched a new Luminar Summer Sale with discounts of up to 70%. The campaign runs June 5-28, 2026. See the previous Skylum releases here.

ON1 Photo RAW 2026.4 has been released with a new intro promo. See the latest ON1 releases here.

Travel Photography Cheat Sheets summer sale: up to 88% off until June 30th.

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Logos: Adobe

Adobe has announced a new round of updates for Lightroom and Photoshop, which improve on some of the useful new features it's been rolling out, as well as making them available in more places.

To start, the company says it's improving Lightroom's Assisted Culling feature, which is designed to automatically pick out images that are in focus with proper exposure, so you don't spend your time looking through a bunch of images destined for the bin. The company says it's now "generally available" – previously it was marked as being in early access – and that there's a new "Face View" that will show each person detected in a photo to make it easier to assess for yourself whether the tool was correct about them being in focus, and the subject's eyes being open. The company also says that the stacking feature will now try to show you the best image first out of a batch of near-identical ones.

Image: Adobe

As has been the case since we demoed the feature at last year's Adobe Max, there are lots of controls to customize what the tool will select or reject, and how picky you want it to be.

The company also says you can now use Topaz Lab's "Noise-Aware Sharpen model" from directly within Lightroom, letting you "recover fine details on flower petals, fur, foliage and more with pixel-level precision." This is part of a broader effort for the company to not just integrate its own AI tools into its photo editing tools, but to also offer third-party models that you'd typically have to go into another program to use. However, these often require the use of AI feature credits that aren't included in all Creative Cloud plans.

Finally, Lightroom now supports all of the Raw formats used by the Sony a7R VI, including the company's new "Compressed (HQ)" option. This means they're also supported in the Adobe Camera Raw processing used for Photoshop.

Speaking of Photoshop, the company has updated the Remove tool, which has, for a while, given you the option of using generative AI or not. If you chose to, the program would have to use a model stored on Adobe's cloud, though the company told us it was efficient enough that it didn't cost any credits. Now, however, you have the option to use the generative AI removal algorithm on-device, which could be useful if you'd prefer not to send your image to Adobe's servers, or if you're working offline.

We've had impressive results with Adobe's reflection removal tool in the past, and the company has made it even more versatile. Image: Adobe

Finally, the company has updated the Reflection Removal tool that was originally introduced in Adobe Camera Raw. It says the tool will now isolate those reflections in a separate layer, rather than just hiding them, "giving you precise control over opacity for natural,
nondestructive results."

The company says all these updates, plus new features for Premiere and After Effects, will be rolling out to Creative Cloud subscribers throughout the week.