Fuss Free Drone - Lily

[JacePhoto]

Looks like a good solution. Pre-orders at affordable rate too.

https://www.lily.camera

 

[kandinsky]

Cute. Targeted shipping Feb 2016, and they charge your card immediately. Feels risky.

The conclusion this author had observing a prototype demo is kinda scary. Haha.

It’s a drone, sure, but mostly it’s a flying camera. And at $499 if you pre-order (or $999 after), it’s a pretty expensive one too. You can tweak the default settings using either the companion app or the small tracker, but you don’t have to know a thing to get it to work. You can’t take over the piloting if you want to—there is no manual mode.

Lily’s not a DJI competitor, and it’s not trying to take down the super-powered Solo from 3D Robotics. It’s not complicated, and in a couple of years it won’t be expensive either. It’s not the future of drones; it’s more like the future of the point-and-shoot. And it can get shots your selfie stick couldn’t even imagine.

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/lily-robotics-drone/

 

[Bamboopictures]

Lily+urban landscape = lawsuit

 

[JacePhoto]

Lily+urban landscape = lawsuit

Hi Bamboo, what is your definition of Urban Landscape? haha...

 

[Bamboopictures]

Hi Bamboo, what is your definition of Urban Landscape? haha...

Anywhere with lamposts and buildings! haha.
No remote control = No culpability?

 

[JacePhoto]

Orh you mean accidents = lawsuits.

Yes, I was thinking if there are external sensors that sense and flies it. Was thinking it will be cool if I walk through the corridors and it does the follow through/ fly through. Haha.

 

[Bamboopictures]

Any dronemaker with Obstacle Avoidance will have bragging rights at the moment. But judging from Lily's size...

 

[JacePhoto]

Haha. Ok

 

[Bamboopictures]

Akan Datang!
[video=youtube;ovgyqbmb8WA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovgyqbmb8WA[/video]

 

[JacePhoto]

Awesome Thanks for sharing

 

[Sgdevilzz]

On their youtube link:

"Lily 16 hours ago
+Liz Quilty Hi Liz, great question! At this moment, the Lily Camera does not have any obstacle avoidance capabilities (cost and design choice). We have found that most outdoor activities do not need obstacle avoidance because Lily can follow the user's path. But again there are no guarantees that Lily will not hit anything while it is following you. If Lily is about to hit an object you can press the middle button on the tracking device and Lily will stop, hold its position, and continue to film you."

 

[Bamboopictures]

Lily could be useful for shooting stills for ski trips, yachting, football, baseball games. If there is a gimbal, videos could be decent. Otherwise, Adobe warp stabiliser is a must.

 

[JacePhoto]

For me, I will buy this for traveling and stop bringing a camera along. But I will wait for version 2 that can change extra batteries

 

[RyanKhoo]

Who is buying this Lily camera ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vGcH0Bk3hg

 

[JacePhoto]

aiming for version II where it allows spare batteries.

 

[Bamboopictures]

The only drone I'm buying this year is the 3D robotics Solo.

 

[uboat51]

Where can we buy this. It looks amazing.

 

[Bamboopictures]

Where can we buy this. It looks amazing.

Pre-order Lily here
https://www.lily.camera/?utm_source...nBlT_XqVqDuxSPpS85mfyAveox-MJqH0DEaAkjq8P8HAQ

Or preorder Solo here
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1138520-REG/3d_robotics_solo_quadcopter_with_3_axis.html