I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 10 years, which has given me a front row seat for the DSLR to mirrorless transition, the smartphone camera revolution, and the mainstream adoption of drones for aerial imaging. There's plenty of resolution to cover the 2MP per frame that you get from 1080p, but because it's cropped from a tiny point-and-shoot sized image sensor and an ultra-wide lens, you get blurry edges and soft details.

This feels quite steep considering its best use is as a toy and there are plenty of toy drones with mediocre cameras available for much less. By connecting it to the Parrot Skycontoller 2, use the two joysticks to guide it even more accurately! With this built-in artificial intelligence, you can now focus on piloting and the Parrot Bebop 2 Power will capture the perfect shot.There are several good reasons to pick the Bebop 2, but value and image quality are further down on the list then they should be. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Double tapping on the screen makes the Bebop 2 do a flip, which is fun, but those flips don't really show up in the video.

But that's a serious limitation for anyone who lives in a densely populated area and is looking at the the Bebop as a tool for capturing sweeping aerial views of the neighborhood. Because of its weight, you do need to register with the FAA before flying outdoors, even if you only plan on flying in your backyard. You use your phone to view FPV, either on the controller (single view) or in the FPV googles supplied (FPV View). While piloting this way was much better, it was easy to slide beyond the joystick and telling the Bebop 2 to do a flip.It was a bit more steady when we tried to put it into a steady hover, but due to its lightweight design, even a small breeze could move it around. Lightweight and compact, the three-axis digital stabilisation technology allows for stable and clear aerial footage so you can confidently fly in all conditions. More than two decades experience writing about PCs and accessories, and 15 years writing about cameras of all kinds. Not really something you want to have happen when it's hundreds of feet in the air or out over a body of water. What did get fixed from the original is battery life, mainly because the body supports a larger pack.

There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Flight has been upgraded with a number of automated modes for more cinematic shots and easy piloting. He tenido la suerte de ser de esos usuarios a los que el drone solo ha dado satisfacciones, muy muy fácil de volar y configurar, es sacarlo de la caja, instalar el software y ya está en el aire y con una calidad de imagen aceptable aunque no profesional, (subo un video usando la función follow me) un poquito por debajo de la gopro 3 black.That said I flew mine for 6km overall flight distance which took it 12mins so the battery performance is great. J'aime moins les lunettes qui zooment sur le telephone et font ressortirent les pixels du telephone donnant une image pas tres bien definie (sur un galaxie A8 en tous cas. No te preocupes si el dron falla en vuelo inexplicablemente, parrot te manda uno nuevo siempre y cuando les envíes el vídeo, aunque para esto tienes que poder localizar el dron y acceder a él. With the Bebop 2 Power you have to either use the app, which means slightly slow transfers over Wi-Fi direct, or connecting the drone to a computer over micro-USB.

It has some autonomous flight modes, such as a cable cam type waypoint function, but we found them to be so unstable and unsteady that they were nearly useless.My preference is to use the Skycontroller 2 and FreeFlight Pro app together, but it is good to know that you can fly the Bebop 2 even if your Android or iPhone runs out of juice—you just won't be able to change settings or see what the camera is seeing.