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Elfie, the inexpensive selfie drone

JJRC has produced a very portable drone for taking selfies. Dubbed the JJRC H37 Elfie it was designed to be an ultra portable drone to use with your smartphone. The purpose of it is to capture the perfect selfie. The arms of the Elfie fold in for easy transport. When folded up it is roughly the size of a large smartphone. The Elfie should fit into your back pocket (unless you are into really tight jeans). Clearly, taking selfies with your smartphone on a stick is so “last year”. If you want to up your selfie game you need a drone.

The arms of the Elfie fold in for easy transport. When folded up it is roughly the size of a large smartphone. The Elfie should fit into your back pocket (unless you are into really tight jeans). Clearly, taking selfies with your smartphone on a stick is so “last year”. If you want to up your selfie game you need a drone. 

JJRC H37 Elfie Selfie Drone in its folded and flight modes.

The Elfie is a small drone, roughly 6” x 5” x 1” (15.5 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm .) When folded up it shrinks to  2.5” x 5” x 1”(6.50 x 13.50 x 2.50 cm). The Elfie is controlled by your smartphone. You can use either the gyro sensors and have the drone fly by tilting your phone, or you can use the on-screen joysticks.

Elfie will record video directly to your phone. The Elfie connects to your phone via a WiFi signal and will stream a live view from the onboard camera. This drone does have a headless mode which is definitely recommended if you are going to use this drone for taking selfies. The Elfie may claim to be HD, but the camera is 0.4 MP and the video is 480p. You can tilt the camera to help get the best shot.

It looks good on a bright sunny day, but the quality will fall short of even the lowest performing smartphone camera. You can get a first person view from the Elfie on your phone while you are flying. The pictures are stored directly on your smartphone. The Elfie can also do flips with the push of a button. You can expect a range of 50 feet or so and a flight time of about 8 minutes.  

The Elfie can also do flips with the push of a button. You can expect a range of 50 feet or so and a flight time of about 8 minutes. 

If you are looking for an inexpensive drone to take novelty selfies then the Elfie may be for you. Just be aware that the camera will not match what you can do with a smartphone camera. It is a fun drone and you can be the friend with the selfie drone. 

SPECIFICATIONS 

Built-in Gyro: 6 Axis Gyro
Channel: 4
RC Mode: Wifi Remote Control by Smartphone
Material: ABS & Electronic Components
Function: Fly forward, backward and sideward, 360 degree turn, left or right, up or down, flip over in air, headless mode, Gravity Sense Control, WIFI FPV, Altitude Hold
Control Distance: around 40 M
Battery: Li thium battery, 3.7V 550MAh
Flying Time: about 7-8 minutes
Charging time: about 60 minutes
Camera: 2.0 MP (Photo) 720P (Video)
Product Weight: 80G 
Product Weight: 60G (without battery)
Product Size: 19x19x2.8CM/ 7.5x7.5x1.1 inch (unfolded)
Product Size: 13.5x6.5x2.5CM/5.3x2.6x1.0 inch (folded)