Planning to up your selfie game a notch with drones? Good job!
In a world & time, where & when you can visit any place on Earth virtually, sitting on your couch, tap a few times on your screen and have anything delivered to you, sitting on your couch, and earn a hell more than a few bucks online, sitting on your couch, tongue-out-bent-neck-eyebrows-high-close-up selfie from your phone doesn’t suffice.
Get a drone and take a selfie of yourself sitting on your couch on the top of the largest waterfall in the world.
Ok! maybe I went too UP!
The point being, with regular technological advancements and innovative designs, controlling a drone and capturing yourself along with your vicinity is as effortless and easy as taking a mirror selfie.
Not to mention, drones are getting cheaper with every breath you take.
In this article, I have talked about the top 4 selfie drones with extraordinary features that should blow your mind. They blew mine.
What to look for?
Selfie drones are like toy drones: compact and light, but, with good quality cameras. And good quality cameras make the foundation of several convenient features.
A few features to look for in selfie drones:
| LIVE VIEW for frame aesthetics | GESTURE CONTROL for instant selfies | AUTO-FLIGHT for convenient utility |
| GIMBLE for stabilized images | PORTABILITY to take it wherever you want | LONG RANGE for wider selfies |
4 Best Budget Selfie Drones
Here is a detailed comparison of my top picks:
| DRONE | DJI SPARK | ZEROTECH DOBBY | HOVER PASSPORT | YUNEEK BREEZE |
| Camera | 12 mp | 13 mp | 13 mp | 13 mp |
| Video | 1080p 30fps | 1080p 30fps | 4k 30fps | 4k 30fps |
| Flight Time | 16 min | 9 min | 10 min | 12 min |
| Range | 2000 m | 100 m | 20 m | 100 m |
| Dimensions (folded) | 5.63 x 5.63 x 2.17 inches | 5.3 x 2.6 x 1.4 inches | 7.1 x 5.19 x 1.2 inches | 7.72 x 7.72 x 2.56 inches |
| Weight | 0.66 lbs | 0.43 lbs | 0.53 lbs | 0.84 lbs |
| Max Speed | 31 mph | 24.8 mph | 17 mph | 11.19 mph |
| Gimbal | 2-axis electronic | manual | electronic | electronic |
1. DJI Spark – Best Portable Mini Drone
- Available in 5 colors
- Shallow focus feature
- QuickShots feature: Programmed shooting around an object
- Collision Avoidance
- Face Recognition: Lifts as it recognizes you
- TapFly: Flies towards the selected spot
- PalmControl Mode: Fly it with the palm gestures
- 720p real-time transmission
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| PROS | CONS |
| Mechanical Gimbal Stabilization | Max 1080p resolution |
| 2 km range | Low Wind Resistance |
| Excellent Gesture Control | Dated Camera |
| Auto Fly away and back |
2. ZeroTech Dobby – Best Pocket Selfie Drone
- Base mounted sensors ensure a safe landing
- Six different angles, accessible manually
- Electronic image stabilization
- Face/Object Tracking
- Touchscreen/Motion control via smartphone app
- Orbital tracking motion
- 16gb internal storage
- Only white color
- 4K videos without EIS, 1080- with EIS
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| PROS | CONS |
| Extremely Portable | Low battery capacity |
| Budget King | No Mechanical Stabilisation |
| Follow-me feature | |
| 4k video |
3. Hover Camera Passport – Overall Best
- Follow Me Feature
- No FAA Registration Required
- Carbon Fibre Cage
- Gesture Control
- Owner Mode: It will find and follow you
- 360-degree panoramic video
- 4K videos without EIS, 1080- with EIS
- Only black color
- Comes with two batteries
- Catch it with your hand
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| PROS | CONS |
| Protective solid frame | Extremely low range |
| Good Portability | No mechanical stabilisation |
| 4k video | |
| 360-degree shot feature |
4. Yuneec Breeze 4k – Best Compact Smart Drone
- Follow Me Mode
- Indoor positioning system
- Pre-Programmed shot modes
- 4K videos without EIS, 1080- with EIS
- Only White Color
- Brushless nacelle for stable shots
- Digital Stabilisation
Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on:
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| PROS | CONS |
| 4k video | No mechanical stabilization |
| Comes with propeller protections | Comparatively bulkier |
| Ready-to-fly | Very slow |
| Pre-programmed shot modes | Expensive w.r.t. features |
So?
Personally, I would line-up the four drones in the same order of preference, as they have been compared. And, I think the reasons for doing so are pretty evident.
Let me know which drone you finalized in the comments below.
And if there is a drone in the affordable price range that you think I am missing out on, do contact me at hello@smarthonk.com
Until next time.
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