simple drone with camera w/o remote

[giove]

Hi guys. I have no knowledge about drones.. and I would like to use one in my videos.
I want something really simple and lightweight just need it to go up and down when i push a button and record and come back down.. no programming to do no wifi beaming me no remote through 'smart'phone
Do you know if there is such a thing I could buy without having to sell my house?

Thanks ; )

[giove]

??

[smrpix]

There are plenty of affordable good, drones -- look in the DJI line.

But given your requirements -- how are you planning to control it, telekinesis?

[jagabo]

The market for a drone that just goes up and down is tiny -- maybe just you. And such a drone still needs all the flight and stabilization hardware and software that a full drone needs. It wouldn't be any cheaper to build -- so nobody would manufacture such a thing.

Depending on how high you need to go, you might be able to use a telescoping tripod.

[giove]

I want it to go 10/15m above the trees when I'm in the forest (no wind nothing) just a fricking fan to go up and down.. if it loses control and brakes who cares. Anyway from what I'm seeing there isn't such a thing.. thanks guys

[Cornucopia]

If something falls from the sky from a far enough distance, it breaks. That's why it needs all the extra flight stabilization stuff jagabo mention - to keep it from falling/hitting things & breaking. Also, you might not be as aware of it, but there almost never is "no wind". Even inside there is often some wind currents, due to HVAC.

If you want something to just sit & float, get a balloon.


Scott

[giove]

Yes I was thinking of a balloon but i have to shoot it to take it down xD
Anyway technically what i'm asking isn't impossible.. the thing could very well have code inside to be stable if wind blows.. so getting it to go up and down while being stabilized isn't that hard to do.. For all I care the thing could be complex as long as it doesn't cost me much and has a way to control it without being beamed by wifi... Anyway looks like there isn't such a thing so no drone filming for me.. i don't care much.. thanks guys

[jagabo]

Yes I was thinking of a balloon but i have to shoot it to take it down xD

A string. But you would still have no way of stabilizing the camera. It would be free to rotate, bob up and down, etc.

Anyway technically what i'm asking isn't impossible.. the thing could very well have code inside to be stable if wind blows.. so getting it to go up and down while being stabilized isn't that hard to do..

It requires all the same hardware and software a full drone requires -- hovering is just a subset of flying. It would cost just as much to manufacture as any other drone and would be severely limited.

[giove]

yep I see.. I wish I was like the market wants me to be but i'm not.. anyway I'll find a way
CIAO ; )