This drone on a leash is the affordable flying camera you've been waiting for
Fotokite Phi
For most people, the average drone camera is overly complicated. Remote controls, apps, landing gear - it all sounds great until the drone makes a beeline into the nearest tree and the app controller suddenly isn't as precise as you'd like.
The Fotokite Phi, a "flying camera on a leash," keeps it as simple as humanly possible. The $349 drone launches in whatever direction you point it at, and is guided your movements - if you want the drone to go to a certain place, just turn your wrist towards it.
Since it's on a tether, the propeller-driven drone can't go very far. It's essentially a hybrid of a drone and a kite. Since the propellers are soft, a kite-loving kid could probably use it safely, in fact.
Lupashin was inspired to create the Phi (and it's more expensive older sibling, the $10,000 Fotokite Pro) after watching Russian protests filmed by drones. "I think it's very powerful. It's a different perspective," he says.
It's not for everyone, which is why it's relatively cheap for a quadcopter. The thermos-sized Fotokite Phi takes footage via an onboard GoPro camera, which has to be purchased separately. And since it's charged with an onboard USB port, the battery only lasts 15 minutes. The Fotokite Pro, in comparison, can last for hours tethered to an external battery.
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