Discover the Hover Camera drone

Called the Hover Camera, the drone is designed to take perfect pictures thanks to image stabilisation technology and a built-in 13MP camera that will revolutionize the realization of selfies and photos of products or events.

The drones, technology initially reserved for the military, are more and more common in our daily life. For $599, everybody can afford this small flying camera, even if the most powerful models explode this budget.

A worthy substitute for the selfies boom, the Hover Camera drone shoots and takes high-quality photos, and can be controlled by a user’s smartphone via a Wi-Fi connection.

 The first drones were relatively heavy and dangerous, the propellers allowing the camera to fly away being unprotected. The latest models, and those being manufactured and marketed as the “Hover Camera” from Zero Zero Robotics feature protections and are much lighter.

The company said: “Hover Camera captures exciting moments, whether snapping an aerial family vacation photo, capturing the perfect shot from above the rim at a basketball game, or recording your wedding while you walk down the aisle.”

The Hover Camera drone uses AI algorithms to intelligently navigate its environment and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Flight drone platform.

 Meng Qiu ‘MQ’ Wang of Zero Zero Robotics told that rival drones are too difficult for people to fly without crashing or endangering others, but the Hover Camera is easier to fly.

For example, users of Hover Camera can select an auto-follow mode or input a location they want the drone to fly too, possibly recording its path along the way.

Stabiliser technology prevents fuzzy footage,while algorithms allow the drone to recognise faces and follow them.Though some reviewers pointed out that the electronic stabilization the Passport uses is working overtime, and without it videos would be un-watchable. The problem she had was that even with the electronic stabilization working overtime, the videos often came out choppy. As for the recognition technology, it’s actually a little difficult to get the camera to follow you if you aren’t moving extremely slowly and staying in its field of vision at all times. So, it’ll follow you on a run in a straight line, but it tends to cut out or “lose” you if you turn — even if you go slowly.

The Hover Camera drone can hover at a specific distance from the ground by using sonar and a bottom-facing camera to hold it in place, like an invisible tripod. However, it is unable to dodge obstacles due to a lack of cameras on its sides.

The drone can hover at a height of up to 164 ft (50 metres) and its altitude can be adjusted by swiping the phone screen used to control it.

While a two-finger vertical swipe controls the altitude, the drone can be steered by swiping left and right.

The drone can additionally be folded in two, meaning it can be easily stashed in a bag.

Carbon-fibre casing protects users from being cut by its four blades, while its battery gives the gadget 8 minutes of fly time.

Weighing just nine ounces (238g) the company claims its light enough so it doesn’t have to be registered with the Federal Aviation Authorities (FAA).

Thanks to the Hover Camera drone, the selfies will no longer have any limits.

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