We had a guest stay over a couple of nights ago. He saw an aerial picture we have of the house, and before he left he asked if I wanted a go with the drone he had with him. Of course I said yes. So we sent this drone up about 50 feet, and took some video of the house from across the road.
I was seriously impressed. First by the ease of controlling and directing it, secondly by the rock solid stability, and third by the video quality. Despite a 4k sensor, not near a match for a digital VCR with a proper zoom lens, but good. It only had digital zoom.
Hands off the controls, this thing hovered like a kestrel maintaining station. Although it leaned into the direction of travel when I moved it clumsily, the camera remained steady on its gimbal.
It's tiny thing, 14 x 8 x 6 cm when fold, it would fit in a biscuit tin unfolded. It weighs 249g. DJI Mini 2. A kit with spare batteries costs about £440 currently. I'm tempted but can't really justify that for what is really a toy.
Why might I need a flying camera?
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