![]() ![]() Thanks to the higher resolution and fisheye lens, though, you can perform limited digital panning from within Parrot’s FreeFlight app-which, incidentally, receives a live video stream from the camera. AR.Drone enthusiasts will remember that model’s dual cameras, but here it’s just the one. Speaking of the camera, it’s a 14-megapixel fisheye built into the Bebop’s nose, which faces front but angles down. ![]() However, the new guards necessarily leave a large gap in front to accommodate the camera’s field of view, and unnecessarily leave a smaller gap in back, so the protection is not total. That’s in stark contrast to the AR.Drone’s clunky foam shell, which never seemed to fit snugly. You also get a pair of cool, curvy blade guards, which clip on and off with admirable ease. And Parrot bundles two of them, each with a promised (and tested) flight time of about 11 minutes. Thankfully, there’s now a power button, so you don’t have to disconnect the battery when you’re done flying. Batteries clip easily onto an upper deck and lock down with an admittedly cheap-feel Velcro strap. Its rounded, forward-sloping top half and colored accents (your choice of red, blue, or yellow) lend a supercar-like sense of speed, even when it’s sitting still. If automakers ever build a quad-rotor car, it’ll probably look like the Bebop. It vastly improves certain elements of the AR.Drone’s design, at the same time maintaining the versatility of its app-powered controls. It’s a lightweight, nimble, downright sexy drone capable of capturing 1080p video out of the box, no pricey GoPro required, for $500. Today, smarter, faster fliers from the likes of DJI and 3DRobotics have clipped Parrot’s wings.Įnter Bebop, a high-flying beauty unlike anything else in the air. Back in 2010, Parrot’s AR.Drone quad-copters all but owned the skies. It’s hard to single-handedly kickstart an industry, only to watch competitors soar past. ![]()
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