Is the Blade Chroma Quadcopter Going to be the Best Camera Drone for Beginners in 2015?

Advances in radio controlled aircraft technology and especially in the drone market has been exciting to watch.   It seems like everybody and his brother these days is getting into this exciting aspect of the hobby.  In fact 2015 has been dubbed the year of the drone.  High quality camera drones are getting far more easy for the beginner to be safe and successful with his aerial photo or videography. 

I might add that the "drone" label is a bit of a misnomer in my very humble opinion.  AV quadcopter or the like is more appropriate, as the word drone elicits an uncontrolled,  unmanned aircraft  image in my mind.

I personally have had my eye on such models as HobbyKing's Quanum Nova and the, ever popular, DJI Phantom.  I have not allocated the funds to buy one, but the DJI Phantom was at the top of my list, until recently.

DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter V2.0 Bundle with 3-Axis Zenmuse H3-3D Gimbal for GoPro

Enter the blade Chroma. If the hype is true, this one is going to be a real game changer.  This quad comes a step closer to being a consumer "drone" than its predecessors.  Because of its hands-off capabilities.

I jokingly refer to it as the Chroma stalker. It goes beyond the advances that the DJI Phantom folks have made. This little bugger incorporates a function that will allow it to follow you around. Or if you want to take the ultimate selfie video it will circle around  at a level, and presumably safe, altitude while you hold the controller, but push no controls.  Beginners everywhere can quickly look like AV superstars.

  Of course it has similar safe technology that allows it to return to the pilot with the push of a button. As I said, if the hype is true, this fancy machine is one that every drone pilot must check out.   

In the first video below, Josh Bixler and the guys at flitetest.com took the Chroma for a spin at a local cornfield maze attraction. It did a decent job of tracking them through the maze.

However, the real fun came when they launched an RC airplane in the air with the controller taped to it.  This gave the Chroma quad copter a real challenge as its camera tracked the aircraft through the air. Check out their awesome review and see what you think of the Blade Chroma's  performance for yourself.

Cheers, until next time.