HoverAir has launched the Versa, a 163-gram handheld gimbal camera that becomes a 230-gram self-flying camera when a 67-gram flight kit snaps on. It is available to order now in black and white from HoverAir's web store, Amazon, and select retail partners. The source gives no price.
In hand, the Versa uses a 3-axis mechanical gimbal and a 1/1.3-inch sensor. The company claims up to 17.5 stops of dynamic range, and it lists 4K at 60 fps, 4K HDR at 30 fps, native vertical 4K, and 10-bit H-Log profiles for footage meant to be color graded later.
Attach the flight kit with two clicks and the device launches and lands on your palm. The company said it tracks a subject at up to 36 km/h (about 22 mph) and needs no piloting experience. It lists more than 10 shooting modes, including Dolly Zoom, Orbit, Inception, and a 3D Worlds mode that flies a 360-degree loop to reconstruct a scene in three dimensions. Control options run from hand gestures to a 35-gram MiCo Mini Controller, or Beacon and JoySticks for conventional stick flying.
The pitch is about the bag, not the sky: one camera, one sensor, one less item to pack. The weight math supports it. The flight kit adds 67 grams, and the finished 230-gram aircraft sits under 250 grams, a line many countries use for lighter drone rules. Local requirements still apply.
The gaps matter, too. The source lists no flight time, battery life, or price, and it does not say whether the 4K60 and H-Log specs hold in the air or only in the hand. For a product that exists to replace two purchases, those numbers decide whether it replaces them.