LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ZEROTECH, a leading innovator of smart drones and flight control solutions, announced new features for its DOBBY pocket drone and introduce ZEROSPACE -- formation flying product based on Computer Vision. New features of DOBBY include the following:

• 30- and 60-second auto track short video recording allows DOBBY to fly higher and take longer videos
• Orbit Video Mode tracks the user and automatically records videos in a circular orbit

Originally launched in September 2016, DOBBY is a compact, easy-to-use selfie drone featuring motion guided control connected to the user's smartphone. DOBBY provides a simple, intuitive user interface, enabling consumers to utilize features such as palm take-off and landing, voice-enabled control and dual satellite positioning with ease. DOBBY includes a 13 megapixel camera with a field of view of 75 degrees and 1080p FHD video capabilities, producing crystal-clear pictures and videos, even from a distance.

With its patented design, DOBBY is lightweight and can fold up to fit into your pocket. Despite weighing a mere 7 ounces (199 grams) and taking advantage of not need to register in American, DOBBY combines the best-in-class technology characteristic of high-performance drones, including facial recognition and target tracking which is based on CV.

Fun and Easy-to-Use for Everyone

With innovative technology packed into its pocket-sized design, DOBBY can be toted anywhere to take family and group selfies to the next level. The drone is easy to pilot and snap photos and video clips using the Do.Fun smart phone app. The camera's facial recognition, target tracking and auto track short video recording allow the user to create cinema-quality effects during daily shooting. DOBBY will fly higher and come back automatically and take videos. The new Orbit Video Mode feature flies DOBBY circularly and takes videos at the same time, making it easy for users to create 360° selfie videos.

Steady flight and CV based tracking enables DOBBY and ZEROSPACE

At CES 2017, ZEROTECH also introduce the drone formation dancing product -- ZEROSPACE. This formation dancing is based on CV as well as target tracking helping it gain the attention of attendees at the event. According to Echo Lin, Marketing Communication Director of ZEROTECH, ZEROTECH wanted to show different kinds of scenarios and the steady flight of DOBBY Pocket Drone.

Widely Available in North America

DOBBY is available for purchase in-store and online at BestBuy, Amazon, Adorama,B&H Photo and Fry's Electronics in the United States for $399. It's also available at Staples and NCIX in Canada. After making best in class industrial drones for nearly a decade, ZEROTECH aggressively tapped into the mini smart drones market to make this technology available for everyone.

"With nine years of experience in the drone industry, ZEROTECH is committed to continued innovation in aerial drones," said Yang Jianjun, Chief Executive Officer of ZEROTECH. "DOBBY features the latest advancements in our already cutting-edge technology and we're thrilled to bring it to consumers."

Key Specifications

ZEROTECH's DOBBY pocket drone was on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 4-8, 2017, at select locations, including:

• Pepcom Digital Experience! at the Mirage, January 4
• ZEROTECH Booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #25229, January 5-8

Additional Information

• Media Kit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tiu2k1x4cvftuc2/AABykyPuuTDSCHD6mRUFv6bDa?dl=0
• Website: http://www.zerotech.com/enindex.html
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• Instagram: zerotech_global
• YouTube: ZEROTECH

About ZEROTECH

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in China, ZEROTECH is a world-leading supplier of smart drones and smart UAVs, with expertise in UAV technologies such as flight controller, gimbals, HD video transmission, CV, binocular, and image stabilization. With "BE SMART BE INNOVATIVE" as its guiding principle, ZEROTECH has developed products that have been used in mapping, security, filming, agriculture, inspection of power lines and scientific research. For close to a decade, ZEROTECH has built best-in-class industrial use drones. In 2016, they are expanding their drone technologies to global consumers, beginning with the cutting-edge, personal, pocket-sized DOBBY drone. ZEROTECH has strengthened its relationship with Qualcomm Technologies since 2015 to promote the development of the UAV industry. Early in 2016, ZEROTECH launched world's first mini smart drone-DOBBY Pocket Drone and tapped into the global market.

SOURCE ZEROTECH