How many more projects will there be for selfies?

Bad advice for crowdfunding projects: Technical specifications are not so important, the main thing is to have a good promotional video and marketing budget.

“Taking a selfie in 2017 with the help of a monopod and, moreover, an outstretched hand, is a bad tone. A real geek will definitely have to get a selfie dronomer who can fly behind him everywhere, choose a good angle, take pictures, post it on instagram and put on whatever funny hashtags. And the drone must be very small so that it is convenient to carry in your pocket. ”

Like this, any video about drones for selfie from a kickstarter is voiced. What will happen earlier: these quadcopters for selfie will start shooting video and photos of good quality, or new projects of such UAVs will cease to appear. Today I want to talk about the latest project called SELFLY.

SELFLY

This is a case for a smartphone that can turn into a miniature drone equipped with a video camera. The device flies by itself. You pull the drone out of the case, which by the way is only 9 mm thick and let it fly. The drone hangs in the air and waits for commands from the mobile application in your phone.

SELFLY is essentially a remote camera that uses the computing power of your smartphone to provide broad functionality. The device is able to hang in the air, stabilize, i.e. According to the developers, the pictures will be of the same quality as if you used a tripod.

Among the functions are also stated: following the object, voice control, face recognition and smiles, shooting from various angles, including 360g panoramas.
The case is designed for the following phone models: iPhone6, iPhone6 ​​plus, iPhone7, iPhone7 plus, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy 7, Galaxy 7 Edge, Nexus 6. Also declared is a universal connector that fits all 4-6 inch smartphones running on IOS and Android.

Mass production and delivery of the device to the first bakers is scheduled for June this year.

Price $ 99

• Specifications:
• Control is performed through an application for IOS or Android
• Sync: Wi-Fi
• Flight time: 5 minutes
• Camera: 8mp 1080p @ 30fps
• Weight: 70 grams
• Thickness: 9mm

There are already a lot of projects of drones for selfies, but, here, the quality of the video from the promo and video from the first lucky ones who managed to get quadcopters is heaven and earth. In most cases, things don't even go further than beautiful promo videos.

Fleye

The first deliveries were expected in September 2016, but there is not a single video test of this UAV.

ZANO - Nano Drone

The project is not completed. This is a mega disorder of crowdfunding. The authors, having collected $ 3.5 million, were all disappointed by rejecting the idea of ​​the project.

ZeroTech Dobby

Most recently there was a review on the GT. The disadvantages of this project can also be attributed to the complexity of management and initial calibration.

Comparison of promo video and video from quadrocopter

Hover Camera Passport

A recent post . Hover Camera Passport worth $ 600. In general, the quadcopter flies, takes photos and videos, but is clearly not of such quality that they would like to be reviewed or shared.

Comparison of promotional video and video from quadcopter Hover Camera Passport

Mydrone

Article on GT . Multikopter with 4K and object tracking function. Cost from $ 699 to $ 1.399.


A completely different kopter, different in size and the presence of a stabilizer and price.

Airdog

Article on GT .

Hexo +

Lily: smart camera drone

Link to GeekTimes . For $ 499 in pre-order, the buyer had to get a quadrocopter in a waterproof case that does not require direct control. Lily had to navigate the compact beacon built into the UAV control panel.

The creators of unmanned drone Lily announced the closure of the project.

Conclusion: Undoubtedly, unmanned aerial vehicles have a future in the field of aerial photography. We are now being presented with promotional videos shot with the help of stadikam and multikopter with good suspensions for the video from the device itself, to which they collect money. This is very sad, because in this case, nothing except frustration is waiting for the backers. It's my personal opinion.

Thanks for attention!