Call me picky but I'd like to snap pictures or possibly use visual flight cues. Maybe this is in the works for the next couple of updates.
I think it's a real shame that one can't program the camera control. Just for a laugh, I decided to see if the
Tello could handle some extra weight and carry a battery and camera from an ex-drone (the one that got away, fortunately without the camera onboard). Add in a big blob of blu-tack to jury rig battery/camera on the
Tello and the total added weight was 40g.
The camera was then connected to my phone via wireless, the
Tello was connected to the laptop via its own wireless and it was time to try it out.
For my first attempt I foolishly attached the gear under the
Tello, blocking the sensors, so naturally the
Tello went skittering around the room like a blindfolded budgie. Duh.
The next attempt saw the gear perched atop the drone, the blu-tack serving to hold the camera out of the way of the blades. I decided to go as simple as possible and just did a take off, pause, land. Perfect. The next attempt was a slightly more complex task, albeit conservative as I was working indoors. Apart from a near collision with the door frame (due to drifting) it too was pretty darn good. I would say the
Tello was not quite as precise in its movements but I'm still astonished that it was apparently untroubled by being given an extra unbalanced load of 40g.
Has anyone else played with add-ons?