American company HoverAir has launched the Versa on Indiegogo, a compact gimbal camera that converts into a self-flying drone through an attachable wing system. The campaign raised over $230,000 within its first days, with 55 days still remaining at the time of writing. HoverAir is best known for its self-flying drones, including the Aqua, a waterborne model, and the Versa represents the company’s first entry into the content creator camera segment.

In its standard configuration, the Versa functions as a handheld gimbal camera with a 3-axis stabilization system, a small rear display, and on-device controls. The camera module uses a Type 1/1.3 sensor with an f/2 aperture lens and a 19mm equivalent focal length in handheld mode. In flight mode, the field of view widens marginally to a 16mm equivalent. The minimum focusing distance is 10 centimeters. Still photography is limited to 12-megapixel JPEG files, while video reaches 4K at 60fps in standard mode. HDR, H-Log recording, and the Dolby Zoom mode are restricted to 4K at 30fps. Open gate recording in 4:3 is supported, allowing footage to be cropped for different aspect ratios in post-production. The standard ISO range runs from 100 to 12,800, extending to 25,600 with AI Night Enhancement enabled. HoverAir claims 17.5 stops of dynamic range — a figure that will require independent verification, given the relatively small sensor.

The conversion to drone mode involves attaching a detachable Flight Kit to the sides of the camera body: the kit houses four propellers that unfold before takeoff. In flight, the Versa tracks subjects automatically using AI, can orbit a scene, and is capable of reconstructing environments using 3D Gaussian Splatting — a technique that generates an interactive 3D model from multiple frames of video footage. Maximum flight speed is 36 km/h, and the ceiling is 15 meters above ground level, placing the device within the category of low-altitude self-flying cameras designed to record subjects on the ground rather than function as conventional aerial platforms.