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VIDIUS Smallest First Person View (FPV) Drone
The amazing Axis VIDIUS Drone is (so the company claims) the "World's Smallest First Person View Drone". It can fly up to 100 feet away, performing 360 degree flips and rolls all while streaming and recording live video!
(VIDIUD Smallest FPV Drone video)
You can control the VIDIUS from your Android or Apple device or the included 2.4 gHz controller. The live video feed is transmitted to your device through a wifi connection and can be recorded and shared right from the free VIDIUS Drone App to social media, blogs, messaging, email and more!
- World’s Smallest FPV Drone™ - 4.3cm x 4.3cm x 2.5cm
- Live First Person View Video Camera Puts You in The Pilots Seat!
- Control Flight with Included 2.4 gHz Controller, Smartphone or Tablet
- Stream and Record Live Video & Still Images in 420p During Flight! 5-7 Minute Flight Time per 20 Minute Charge via USB Cable; 150 mAh Battery
- 3-Speeds Pre-programmed for Desired Level of Flight Sensitivity
- 6-Axis Gyro Stabilization Keeps Drone Stable and Centered
Fans of Golden Age sf great Raymond Z. Gallun stand in awe of his 1936 classic The Scarab, which gives an amazing preview of the very idea for this cool little drone, with its minute vision tubes for transmitting its tiny POV back to the operator::
...the Scarab buzzed into the great workroom as any intruding insect might, and sought the security of a shadowed corner. There it studied its surroundings, transmitting to its manipulator, far away now, all that it heard through its ear microphones and saw with its minute vision tubes.
Via Axis Drones.
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