Extreme selfie fans get their own drone

You can now click your selfies with the help of a drone. The self-flying Lily Camera is a new consumer photography drone specifically for capturing aerial selfies.

It knows exactly where its subject is at all times, automatically tracking their location through a small remote with GPS that users keep in their hand or pocket, CNN Money reported.

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Flying anywhere between two and 50 feet off the ground, the drone doesn't require any real-time piloting or a hand-held controller. You just throw it in the air, and when you're done, press a button on the remote and it lands back in your hand.

"It's all about getting the shot. Lily takes care of all the flight," co-founder Henry Bradlow was quoted as saying.

Before takeoff, choose from a list of pre-set movements or programme custom shots on the companion mobile app. Lily can follow a subject around for cinematic tracking shots, slowly zoom in or out, make a lazy circle around them, or just hover at a set spot in the air.

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The disk-shaped black quadcopter is a little over 10 inches wide and 3 inches tall. It weighs 2.8 pounds, and can stay in the air for 20 minutes before needing a charge.

Inside, a built in camera shoots 1080p video and captures 12 megapixel still photos. The founders hope Lily will appeal to the selfie stick and extreme sports crowds more than drone hobbyists.

A surfer might fling the waterproof drone into the air for a shot that follows her along a wave. Tennis players might use the footage to improve their game.

Source: IANS