Hover Camera:Your new selfie stick?

If you are a selfie addict, this gadget should be in your arsenal of selfie accessories. Introducing the Hover Camera Drone.

Toss that selfie stick away. You can now get a flying selfie drone that will buzz around and take your photos for you. The Hover Camera from ZeroZero Robotics folds up small enough to fit in your backpack, so you can take it along on all your selfie adventures. Don’t worry, you don’t need to send your phone flying to use the Hover Camera ; it already comes with a built-in camera.

The drone is designed to fly around autonomously, following you and filming you from the air. It’s like a very fancy airborne selfie stick. Set it to automatically track your face or body, or control it like a regular drone using an app.

One big disadvantage to the Hover Camera is that it lacks a gimbal. Instead, it uses electronic image stabilization(EIS) to counter shake in photos. But EIS is only available while taking photos and cannot ensure that video shooting goes smoothly and stably.

In addition, the Hover Camera has a maximum hovering time of up to 10 minutes without wind. Though you get two batteries in the package, 20 minutes is not a lot of time to enjoy taking your selfies while hanging out. Excluding the time it takes to strike a pose or mug for the camera, you’re not going to get that many shots off before your battery is out of juice.

What makes it intriguing despite them is the clever folding design. A cage-like structure protects fingers from the propellers. You can even grab it right out of the air when you’re done filming.

It’s on sale now, but you may balk at the $599 price, which is a lot to ask for a personal selfie drone. You can get a very capable DJI Phantom 3 Standard $499 for less, after all. But if you love capturing your own image, and want to put an aerial spin on your selfies, the Hover Camera looks like a promising option for narcissists with deep pockets.

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