Gestures work fairly well with the
MA1. I use it without a controller for simple stuff in the park walking the dog, around the yard, walking around the neighborhood, and such. It follows me around just fine. I've never tried it with a bike, motorcycle, car, etc....anything moving fast in other words. I can't say how well it'll work with something fast and possible obstacles. It can lose you if you happen to blend in with the background. It works best when you clearly stand out.
Turn on the
MA1 and let it fully boot up. Stand in front of it with your palm out, like telling it to stop, so it can acquire you. It'll beep and tell you. Then slowly raise your palm a bit and it will take off and hover.
To go up: Raise your palm slightly.
To go down: Lower your palm slightly.
To move away: With both palms together, spread them apart.
To move to you: With both palms apart, bring them together.
To take a picture: Make a Peace Sign. (2 fingers)
To start/stop video: Make a square, thumb/forefinger in an L with both hands.
That's basically all there is to it. As long as it sees you and responds then it's following you. If it loses you it'll just stop and hover. Go back in front of it and raise your palm again so it acquires you. It'll only go about 20' high max and maybe 25' away from you max.
This is one of the
MA1's great assets. It's so small you can just toss it in the glove box or in a saddlebag. I take mine everywhere, just in case I'm somewhere really nice and want some selfies, a quick video, or just a follow me with pics and video. I think I fly mine more without the controller than with. My
MA1 is my personal selfie fun drone, and it's absolutely brilliant. Plug it into the cigarette lighter to charge while I'm driving to the next spot. Wouldnt trade my little guy for anything.