You could get them if don’t go with the $599 Hover Camera

Drones have evolved quickly in the past few years, but lately we’re entering a new era. Instead of stuffing them with every feature known to man, manufacturers are building them with features and specs that target a particular type of use — like racing, FPV, or filmmaking.

The Hover Camera Passport from ZeroZero Robotics is a prime example of this trend. Instead of being a jack-of-all-trades, this drone is built specifically for taking selfies and follow footage.

The Hover Camera does shoot 4K video and have a 13MP camera, it’s meant to be more of a close-up camera or tripod – not a true arial camera.Here are some selfie shot images from it.

You can see the image quality is essentially not usable. While it has 4K resolution, the electronic stabilization and image quality make for an unstable, grainy image.

However, the main purpose of buying Hover Camera is Camera.  And from this point of view it provides very low value for the price:

You have $599 to spend on a camera, there are so many great cameras for the same price.

1.Some entry-level DSLR’s  are cheaper than Hover Camera and can provide better image quality in both photo and video.

2. Middle class mirrorless camera with great image quality and stabilization

3. If you would like a camera that can fly, consider the Phantom 3 Standard which is actually $200 cheaper than the Hover camera. And it provides up to 2.7K sharp, stable video. Stills may be usable on the Hover Camera, but video is comparable to a cheap smartphone. Stability is better indoors, but still not great.

Hover Camera Passport isn’t the only company trying to usher in a world where we can all toss a drone into the air in a few seconds to capture life’s complexities. There are heavy-hitters like GoPro and drone maker DJI, and startups like Lily and Vantage Robotics, that are all trying to corner the personal flying camera market.

Looking at the current drone and digital cameras market it becomes very clear that Hover Camera is an overpriced product. However if you can accept the value that Hover provides for the price it definitely will be a great choice.

 

 

 

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