SYMA Drone with 1080P FPV Camera,Optical Flow Positioning,Tap Fly,Altitude Hold,Headless Mode,3D Flips,2 Batteries 40mins Flying UFO Remote Control Quadcopter for Kids Beginners

With a household full of people who are interested in flying drones, we are always on the lookout for a solid drone at a good price. We found one here.I was initially drawn to the drone due to the folding blade arms for better storage when not in use. I was a bit skeptical, but after flying the drone for about two hours over a few days, my concerns were alleviated. The drone flies well, has good range from the controller, and the batteries lasted for around 20 minutes each. The drone is also responsive to controller inputs - I've found other drones around this price point to have delayed responses to joystick/button input.The drone does require propeller guards to be installed before flying, and to be removed before folding the arms together after you're done. The guards snap in easily and are sturdy enough to protect the blades from moderate crashes. That said, they do require a bit of effort to remove (which is good - you don't want blade protection to be loose!), so having an older child or adult around to help is recommended.Overall, the drone is well made, comes with several spare parts for repairs, and is fun to fly. Add in the two batteries, and the ease of storage, and this drone is easily one of the best ones I've purchased. Highly recommended.

And it doesn't save the drone of what it's landing on is damaging. Otherwise camera works good. Good value.

This nicely packaged drone is very compact and easy to use. It’s a great entry level drone for both children and adults. I was new to flying drones, but soon became very capable with the controls and could make the drone do flips and high speed maneuvers. Of course, as a noob, I crashed the drone a number of times into branches/trees, and subsequently the ground, but the drone bounced back every time. It comes with replacement blades, but the originals survived my learning curve with ease so high marks for durability!The on-board 1080P camera leaves a lot to be desired, as it is very low resolution and not stabilized, but at this price point, having a wifi accessible camera on board is really just a bonus. You can also connect your phone and control the drone with SYMA’s app and capture photos and video from the camera.Overall a great purchase as both a fun toy, and a great practice drone for those looking to get flying experience before a quality upgrade. I now feel confident in my piloting abilities and would be comfortable piloting a more expensive unit.

It's cheap. But hey if you are on a tight budget, seeking a camera drone, and don't mind a lot of hassle this may work for you.What's it look like? The design at a glance is quite rudimentary with cheap plastic. The battery door is clunky and the remote looks like a Radio Shack throwback. The drone looks like it was designed and built in China, oh wait it is!Does it function? Well, yeah I guess. It just took a lot of time deciphering the poorly translated Chinese to English. I mean, the convoluted directions to launch it didn't help until I read it a few times and understood what they are trying to say.What about the companion app? OH BOY where do I start. There are a plethora of apps by Syma and no guarantee you'll get the right one that works for your drone. They tell you to scan a QR code to get the link to the app. The links were all broken when I clicked them so that was a fail by Syma. The web site is a Chinese web site and the English translation is horrific. So finding he right app was trial and error. I ended up trying each of the apps. It took a frustrating 3 days to find the right app that worked on my X300. The correct app as of Jan 2021 is "Syma Fly" But make certain it is NOT "SYMA-FPV", "SYMA GO+", "SYMA AIR", "SYMA FVP+", "DRONE FPV+", "My Syma", "SkyThunder RC FPV", ":Ultradrone Pro", "Drone fly T2M", or "Drone 3D"Did the camera work? You need the app which I mentioned above but there are caveats. The connection setup to the drone via the app is way to convoluted. I'm not sure if all drones work that way but the lack of directions is a HUGE problem. I only found out through reading reviews, deciphering the online Chinese web site, and trying things on my own. I'm not going to write instructions here, that's what Syma should be doing for their customers. I'll just say that connecting to the drone's wifi is very complicated. I also have problems still, you need to make sure you phone doesn't connect to a different wifi when your phone and drone loses wifi connection. Also, I'm not exactly sure how far the camera works since everyone and their Mom is using 802.11b. So best to use your camera and drone control features in rural or wide open parks.Does it fly well? Errr, um not really, unless...it is dead calm outside (no wind whatsoever). I'm not sure why but a little breeze will make this drone super squirrely. Also, the higher you go the less stable it is. I mean, it wigs out. Maybe it's losing signal? Or maybe the sensors get confused? Just be very careful because if you go too high you'll end up with a runaway drone and might never see it again. I chased it down a few blocks away when it ran away and fortunately found it in the middle of the street! I owned a cheaper drone before this one and flew it for years with some problems but not this bad. It sometimes seems like the farther away it goes it develops a mind of its own and starts flying randomly. I would say I haven't been able to get it more than 30 feet high. I'll keep trying in case it's pilot error but this is nothing like high end drones in the hundreds $$$.I won't elaborate too much on the rest but I do like the folding arms. The phone holder was also reliable.I'd say if you got money to throw around and, a LOT of patience, you might have fun flying this simple drone that actually flies, has a camera, and can even do stunts. Happy droning!

Disclaimer: I own a DJI Mavic Pro, and started out with a Holy Stone quadcopter. I've flown smaller ones like the DJI Spark, which is similar in size. I would say that for the price, this is a five-star drone. You get a lot for $80.Pros:Small manageable size - the drone is large enough to make it feel like a nice machine, but small enough, especially when folded, to port around, which is nice because it lends itself to easy travel. You can also easily launch it and land it from and on your hand.Robust and reasonably crash proof - The blade guards seemed kind of flimsy, and didn’t stay on well, so I flew without them. The drone handled test crashes well. The propellers held up well, with only some minor scrapes after hitting the ground and nearby trees. The copter simply hit the ground and the arms folded in on impact.Quiet - The drone has a relatively quiet sound, and isn't too loud. I could talk to those next to me while flying without having to raise my voice while the copter was only a few feet away.Auto-flip function - This is fun. When executed, the drone flips in your specified direction, rolling quickly left, right, forward or backward and returning to hovering once completed. The flip function does not work once the battery drops below a certain percentage.LED lights for battery and connectivity - These are easy to see when on the ground and display info about the battery when charging or low, and connectivity when first powered on. The rear lights are green, and the ones in the front are red, but they can be hard to see in daylight once it gets more than about 30 feet away.Good range. I flew the drone about 70 or 80 feet away laterally without any problems, and about 40 feet up before coming down for fear of wind gusts. It worked fine, with no noticeable latency.Headless Mode - Great function for learning pilots, especially for a drone like this that has no camera feed. However, the instructions are quite confusing on how to engage this and it took me a solid 5 minutes of fiddling with the controls to get it to work. To get this to work, take off, hold the button at the top left of the controller until it starts beeping, and then push the stick forward. The forward-facing direction will remain that relative forward until this function is disengaged.Tuning - This was easy to do, and I liked the tactility of the joystick buttons. I found it worked well.Camera usability- The quality is good, and it is fun to use. However, I’m kind of in the middle on this, which is why the camera is in both the pros and cons. It does provide an accurate view of what the drone sees, and I didn’t have almost any lag. The picture resolution was nice. It’s not super easy to use, but I was able to figure out most of the controls while flying.Battery: This had a nice battery life, with about 22 minutes of battery life to 1.5 hours charging time. I didn’t stream video, which I would imagine uses a bit more battery, bt for my medium intensity flight, I was very happy with the flight time, especially considering that they give you two batteries, which could give you about 45 minutes of flight time.Cons:Unstable/Jerky Camera - Because the camera is hard-mounted to the drone body, the video is very twitchy and jerky as the drone flies around and tilts, particularly when descending. The video became very shaky. I found myself more inclined to use the photo option over the video though, because of how unstable it was. I also found the field of view to be frustratingly narrow, and wanted a more upwards view from the drone.Instructions aren't very clear - I found myself struggling to engage Headless mode, as well as set up the camera, one of the main selling points with this drone. I’ve found this is a common issue with Syma instructions, and it just makes the products a lot harder to use. There are occasional typos, and the layout is confusing.