Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The anticipated Sony drone is now available for purchase and the first shipments are expected to go out on December 24.
It is definitely aiming for the premium, professional segment of the air photography market: The Airpeak S1 has a price tag of about US$9,000, and that doesn’t include a camera or a gimbal. Realistically, consumers are looking at a US$12,000+ investment for a full package.
The flight time of the Airpeak S1 on single charge is only 12 minutes when carrying a payload such as a camera.
On the positive side, the Airpeak is very compact in size and stable even in moderately strong winds.
Sony has announced an annual US$300 Airpeak Plus cloud subscription, which will offer additional data storage, advanced geofencing options, and the import and export of flight logs.
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