DJI recently released a firmware update for the new Osmo Action 5 Pro camera that had all the pixel peepers buzzing about the added support for adjusting the bit rate and audio gain when recording video.

Amflow PL Carbon Pro with DJI Avinox motor now lets you control your POV footage from your handlebars.

But buried deep in the list of improvements, and arguably the most exciting update for mountain bikers, is that DJI has now made it possible to connect the Osmo Action 5 Pro camera to the Avinox Drive System used on its Amflow PL e-bikes.

This update will enable wireless control of the Osmo Action 5 Pro camera from either of the bike’s handlebar remote switches, yes, it has two. You’ll also be able to use the 2 inch, full-colour OLED touch screen that’s embedded in the top tube of the carbon Amflow PL frame to change the camera settings.

Want to know more about this ground-breaking new bike? Then checkout our First Ride review of the Amflow PL Carbon Pro here.

Now, if you’ve ever used an action camera like a GoPro Hero, Insta360 or even the Osmo Action Pro and missed the most important shot because the voice command didn’t work properly, or you simply fumbled when trying to hit record while riding one handed, then you’ll really appreciate how useful this new feature is going to be.

Toggle between the different shooting modes on the DJI OSMO Action 5 Pro camera

So what exactly can you control from the cockpit of your Amflow e-bike? Currently, you can start and stop recording, and toggle between the camera’s different shooting modes, like video, photo, slow-mo and time-lapse.

Amflow e-bike with DJI’s Avinox motor can now put metrics straight on to your video footage

And if you edit the footage in the DJI Mimo app, you can also overlay real-time metrics from the Avinox Drive System; like elevation, speed, cadence, distance and gradient straight into your footage. Obviously you’ll need an Amflow PL e-bike and Osmo Action 5 Pro camera to take advantage of these key updates, but it does give us a window into what’s possible when one brand controls the entire ecosystem.

DJI’s Neo drone will follow you on the trails

What’s next for DJI and Amflow? Drones that automatically follow you as you ride and seamlessly document the entire experience? Sounds like science fiction, right? Well, DJI already has drones like the Neo and Air 3S that can do just that. So we are going to need to dream bigger than that. But the small things matter too, and we’d actually be happy with something as simple as a camera preview on the bike’s display, just so we could check that the angle of the camera is correct every time.