Apparently by the first of the year GoPro is going to release a "drone" with a high def digital camera for around $500. I'd buy one for that just to play with on my own property.
Those things are far from as easy to fly steadily as they look in my limited experience with the smaller toy sized quad copters. I wonder if they are more steady, the bigger they are?
I agree with you. I think they would be hard to fly and would require learning a whole new set of skills.
Multi rotor copters are very easy to fly. I have two and have ordered another. Try before you assume how they fly.
Thad
I'll second that. These are not toys. They have GPS, 3 axis gyroscopes, 3 axis accelerometers, and some have downward looking image recognition cameras to stabilize their position and fly smoothly. The real problem with video smoothness is caused by vibrations, but they have come a long ways towards fixing that recently.
> I'll second that. These are not toys. They have GPS, 3 axis gyroscopes, 3 axis accelerometers, and some have downward looking image recognition cameras to stabilize their position and fly smoothly. The real problem with video smoothness is caused by vibrations, but they have come a long ways towards fixing that recently.
Good info.
So you get what you pay for, then I guess, right?
Both of my experiences under $100, they fly like toys.
How much $--- before they fly smoothly?
I bought the original DJI Phantom for around $400 (with a WIFI enabled camera included) after they were discounted because the phantom 2 had come out. There are many models to choose from, but around $400 seems to be the starting point for a basic quadcopter with a decent camera. But they are getting the cheaper and cheaper, the DJI phantom I mentioned above was originally $800 and didn't include a camera.
