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New drone to drool over

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Created by kiteboy dave > 9 months ago, 13 May 2015
kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
13 May 2015 12:52PM
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Do want.

$530US seems reasonable after watching this:



https://www.lily.camera/

Skid
QLD, 1499 posts
13 May 2015 1:23PM
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Looks good, but no mention of when it will be available/shipped...

What if the company runs out of $ before it gets production sorted? (Sorry to sound so negative; it does look cool though)

nebbian
WA, 6277 posts
13 May 2015 11:32AM
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Wow, that seems really accessible to the majority of people who aren't R/C nutters. I wonder how it goes with avoiding overhanging trees. It's really interesting in that they aren't shipping it with a joystick controller, maybe that helps to keep the cost down.

The folding props seem like a good idea, although they do tend to have vibration issues.

btw if anyone's interested, here's a drone I designed:
buzzfpv.com.au/

The first production run has sold out already, the manufacturer is sourcing some components to put together another batch.

evlPanda
NSW, 9207 posts
13 May 2015 1:57PM
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You could just get one of these for a few bucks instead:

kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
13 May 2015 2:41PM
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^^Yes but holding it only leaves one hand to control kite/sail.

srsly though, haven't you every had a awesome session and wished that move you finally cracked was on video so you could sit back with a beer later and see just how inelegant you actually looked?

windaddict
VIC, 1121 posts
13 May 2015 3:09PM
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I wonder how it goes in 25 knots of wind....

felixdcat
WA, 3519 posts
13 May 2015 1:15PM
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nebbian said..
Wow, that seems really accessible to the majority of people who aren't R/C nutters. I wonder how it goes with avoiding overhanging trees. It's really interesting in that they aren't shipping it with a joystick controller, maybe that helps to keep the cost down.

The folding props seem like a good idea, although they do tend to have vibration issues.

btw if anyone's interested, here's a drone I designed:
buzzfpv.com.au/

The first production run has sold out already, the manufacturer is sourcing some components to put together another batch.


Amazing and still very affordable! How much more for a FPV version?

kiteboy dave
QLD, 6525 posts
13 May 2015 4:09PM
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windaddict said..
I wonder how it goes in 25 knots of wind....



My little hubsan x4 goes fine in about 15kts and it's tiny. Everyone's surprised how well it copes. It kind of surfs the wind a bit but stays pretty steady overall.

westozwind
WA, 1415 posts
13 May 2015 3:29PM
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What, pray tell, is a "digital" gimbal? If it can fly in 20 knots plus, I'd imagine a mechanical gimbal will be required for a steady shot.
the camera is fixed to the quad so the stability of the footage will be interesting to see.
anything digital (ie zoom) always means a big drop in picture quality.

Mark _australia
WA, 23468 posts
13 May 2015 4:43PM
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I presume they refer to use of a digital gyro used to stabilise the internal camera....? (In addition to the digital gyro to make it fly (same as RC heli's)

Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
13 May 2015 7:04PM
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kiteboy dave said...
srsly though, haven't you every had a awesome session and wished that move you finally cracked was on video so you could sit back with a beer later and see just how inelegant you actually looked?


My best sessions involved having a beer beforehand.

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
13 May 2015 7:09PM
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oh no ,its gonna be sky chaos at the snow

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
13 May 2015 7:25PM
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I could have used some of that digital gyro stabilizing technology walking home from the pub last night.

nebbian
WA, 6277 posts
13 May 2015 9:26PM
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Mark _australia said..
I presume they refer to use of a digital gyro used to stabilise the internal camera....? (In addition to the digital gyro to make it fly (same as RC heli's)



Nope it will be processing applied to the picture to make the horizon level, in a similar way that youtube de-shakes video. Similar principle, but they have the bonus of knowing exactly the orientation of the camera at all times so it's easy to stabilise based on gyro inputs instead of guessing from the content of the video.

^^^
Well that's my guess anyway

Darkspi
SA, 171 posts
14 May 2015 9:43AM
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Throw-and-go Lily captures actions, to ship February
mite be cheaper then a wedding photographer hahah not that im ever gonna get married again


westozwind
WA, 1415 posts
21 May 2015 11:47AM
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20 minute flight time is lame...
www.engadget.com/2015/05/20/hydrogen-powered-drone/?ncid=rss_truncated

wavekiter
QLD, 4 posts
21 May 2015 5:46PM
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have you seen this one: www.airdog.com/ ?

flyingcab
VIC, 942 posts
21 May 2015 7:20PM
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The fact that its waterproof is amazing, would be sweet if human controlled drones could be this way.
Kinda means that even if the wind did kick up to 25knots you could just let it crash in the ocean rather than fly 20 blocks inland



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