There are many camera drones such as the Mavic series from DJI, but usually the aircraft are extremely water-shy. Even a little rain or spray will end the video, not to mention an outland landing in the water. With the Poweregg X from Powervision this should no longer be a problem. The egg-shaped drone is rainproof and can also take off and land on the water with the floats supplied. In addition, the camera system can also be used as a 3-axis stabilized handheld camera. The camera targets and people can be tracked using face recognition and automatically kept in the picture. In drone mode, control is via smartphone and controller or voice control in real time. In addition, the camera can recognize gestures and thus take photos, for example.
When the floats are installed, the Poweregg X takes off and lands on the water
The body of the Poweregg-X drone can be used as a handheld camera
The propeller noise should not affect the sound recordings, and the smartphone can also be used as an external microphone. This enables videos from a bird's eye view, in which the commands on board or the splashing of the bow wave can be heard.
The Poweregg-X drone can be used up to wind speeds of ten meters per second, which corresponds to about 5 Beaufort. The flight time is specified with a maximum of 30 minutes. As a handheld camera, the battery lasts 3.5 hours. The flight weight is 552 grams, so the drone must be marked in accordance with the air traffic regulations and proof of knowledge is required.
The price for the Explorer set is 849 euros. The wizard set costs 1149 euros and, in addition to the Explorer, contains another set of replacement propellers, a second battery, the water landing accessories and a waterproof housing.
The wizard set contains two batteries, the float and the waterproof housing
Further information is available from the manufacturer or from Waterloft. The supplier is exhibiting the drone at boot Düsseldorf in Hall 10, Stand A47.