Hands On With the Parrot Bebop Drone

The Bebop is smaller than its predecessor, the AR Drone 2.0.

The Bebop Drone comes in blue, and its bumpers can easily be removed for outdoor use, which helps light the Bebop.

It comes in yellow, too. This is with the indoor bumpers installed, designed for not only the drone's protection, but yours as well, since the spinning blades could potentially hurt someone.

You get three color choices; red, yellow, and blue.

There's a simple green LED to indicate the Bebop is on (if you couldn't already tell by the fact that it's flying), and also to help orient which direction the drone is facing.

Controlling the Bebop with an iPad was fairly easy, but once I got my hands on the Parrot Skycontroller, I could get much more precise with the controls.

The on-board camera sports 14 megapixels and shoots up to 1080p30 with 180-degree field of view.

The battery pack is rather large, and only lasts 11 minutes. But short battery life is common in consumer drones, and you can replace the battery with a fresh pack, which will be included.

Flying the Bebop immediately reminded me of piloting a helicopter with an Xbox controller in Battlefield 4.