Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, as we affectionately call them, are becoming an indispensable tool for people who want to create stunning footage, the kind of which we could only see in movies or documentaries a year or two ago, and behind which there was a camera crew and a ton of logistics. With the Hexo+ drone, which follows us automatically, all this is a thing of the past, because now it is possible to record jumps and similar shenanigans without any help.
Ever since they have drones hit the shelves, it seems that the range of their uses just keeps expanding and that the sky is literally the limit for them. They got an even bigger dimension with Kickstarter's star, the drone Hexo+, which eliminated one last, but rather glaring, flaw. It is difficult to perform action shots in their entirety if we also have to worry about operating the drone in the meantime. Hexo+ is such a big plus for all adventurers (as well as others) who, in addition to first-person (e.g. from a helmet, bike, etc.) would also like to third person shot, but they cannot afford a film crew.
Instead of it, i.e. the recording team, a mobile application pops up with it, where you define the parameters (e.g. as the recording perspective - above you, behind you, in front of you, etc.) and which is actually all science (you can manage it with a special application also manually). After turning on the drone, everything else is done by itself and it is able to follow you at a speed of up to 72 km/h and from a height of up to 50 meters.
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It is a six-wheeler that has built-in software that prevents it from having a "stroke" (running out of battery) and crashing on a beautiful surface. Unfortunately, it does not detect obstacles in front of it, so you have to use it in the open, somewhere away from branches, wiring, etc., or high enough so that it does not cross its path, which it otherwise carefully calculates to follow your commands as optimally as possible. It is foldable, takes 15 minutes to charge and can be "transported" GoPro cameras and all similar action models.
More information:
http://hexoplus.com
