Dobby: an selfie-drone of pocket

While there have been numerous announcements of self-drones in recent months, few have finally come to fruition. Dobby drone is an exception to the rule.

Whether you like it or not, drones and selfies are there to last. The latter are permanently installed in our digital society while the former are just beginning to do so. If they do not replace conventional cameras, drones become valuable photographic aids. They allow, for example, the production of still or animated images from points of view inaccessible to amateurs and semi-professionals.

Designed by Chinese ZeroTech, Dobby drone falls into the category of pocket drones intended to immortalize the exploits of its owner. Made of a sturdy plastic, the thing is barely bigger than a smartphone and can fit in the back pocket of jeans, with the four arms supporting the propellers folding underneath the device. The camera is equipped with a 1 / 3.06 ” effective 13 megapixel sensor and a 28 mm f / 2.3 lens (35 mm equivalent).

With such characteristics, there is a risk of medium high sensitivity. This is not very serious, this kind of product being designed to be used outdoors in daylight. This did not prevent the manufacturer from limiting the sensitivity to 3200 Iso. The video capture in 4K at 30 fps is provided without stabilization, making it difficult to use outside in windy conditions. To benefit from electronic stabilization, we will have to be satisfied with the Full HD 30 im / s that we consider suitable for this type of use. The images are stored in the 16 GB of internal memory (non-extensible).

The Dobby drone is using an application available in iPhone and Android versions. It essentially offers automatic modes such as object / person tracking, orbital recording (the drone rotates around an object) or facial recognition. The device is equipped with a GPS and a slew of environmental sensors. Note that the battery has a range of 9 minutes maximum in flight.

Dobby is available for $478 in specialty shops.

 

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