Parrot Bebop Drone With Skycontroller Review
There are more and more consumer-friendly drones hitting the market, giving anyone with a credit card the ability to fly a camera through the air while recording HD footage. The Parrot Bebop ($899.99 with remote control) is a relatively small drone, but one that's priced like larger, more capable models. It has an integrated camera that records 1080p video and still images, and aerial footage is steady. It's easy to fly via the huge Skycontroller remote, even if it does raise the price tag significantly (on its own, the drone costs $499.99). For $100 more, you can pre-order the new DJI Phantom 3 Advanced, which is set to hit store shelves this month. And if immediate gratification is desired, you can opt for our Editors' Choice, the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ ( at Amazon) . If you're just looking for a toy copter, consider the more budget-friendly Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 .
Design and Flight ExperienceThe Bebop ($269.00 at Amazon) is a relatively small quadcopter, measuring about 1.4 by 11...
The small Parrot Bebop doesn't climb as high as competing drones, and its flight time is limited, but it's easy to fly and records stable video.
Stable 1080p video; Safe to fly indoors; Capable of performing aerial rolls and flips; Can be flown via dedicated remote or smart device; Raw and JPG image capture
Very limited flight time; Expensive; Skycontroller is huge; Not the most stable drone in the air; Indoor video footage is noisy