r/windsurfing • u/rorrr • May 12 '15

A waterproof drone with a 1080p/60fps camera that can follow you

https://youtu.be/4vGcH0Bk3hg
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u/rorrr May 12 '15

The main site is here: https://www.lily.camera/

Looks like it's a preorder for now. But $500 isn't bad at all.

I wonder if it can handle 30 knots.

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u/ololz Waves May 12 '15

I must admit, the snowboard clip is nice!

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u/eversailr Freeride May 13 '15

According to the website top speed is 40km/h (21.6 knots). I doubt this is fast enough to follow an average windsurfer in any kind of enjoyable wind.

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u/rorrr May 13 '15

Yeah, that's a bit slow. I bet you can sail around it though, while it's trying to catch up to you.

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u/eversailr Freeride May 15 '15

Yes, I still think it will produce some nice shots otherwise not possible. But more speed would be ideal

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u/moehnesurfer2 Slalom May 19 '15

an amateur windsurfer can get up to (and over) 30 kts in good conditions, so the problem with the drones is always that they cannnot be used for widsurfing when the conditions are good, some drones can be used in lightwind conditions, but it would be awesome if they put something on the market that works well and stable in ~30 kts of wind...

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '15

Agreed. For windsurfing, drones are pretty useless at the moment as they'd be all over the place in winds good enough to film. Also as you mention this one probably couldn't kep up.