Easy-to-use flying camera

The swinglet CAM, is a safe and easy-to-use flying camera. It takes high-resolution pictures automatically based on user-defined GPS waypoints. It will be your eyes in the sky.

This would be cool to play with

That's pretty cool. That's pretty similar to what we use in the Navy, a UAV Wasp. Thanks for sharing.

WANT!
Mind you, the price is nowhere to be seen which only means one thing

$10600 direct from their website in 2010

sas8888 wrote in post #12459489
$10600 direct from their website in 2010

Hmmm, better only get one then

sas8888 wrote in post #12459489
$10600 direct from their website in 2010

Wow, that is considerably cheaper than the Rocket pack I was saving up for.

Hmm.. $10k isn't a terrible price I guess...

Seems steep to me...

Cool - but steep

You can buy drones now? How much to get one equipped with stingers?

Haha Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS or this flying machine.

Totally cool but I wonder how well this would fly around cities with skyscrapers. The cool thing is that you can deploy a birds-eye view without need for a helicopter to survey an area. Personally the first thought that came to my mind was for post-earthquakes and such.

Shame it's so expensive though, would be cool to do some low flying over some beaches in summer

I'd rather modify a model helicopter. But it is pretty darn cool nonetheless.

while you waiting for it to be released - you can practice with this one
http://ardrone.parrots​hopping.com …one_product.asp​x?i=194641

Flyyyyyyyyyyyying camera?

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That is actually nothing new, I have a custom built one for the movie industry however there are 2 issues for the wannabe's. 1) You need insurance and that is not easy. 2) If you receive any compensation for work you are breaking the law, ie, FAA flight restrictions regarding these units. The FAA is in the process of producing guidelines for this.