That's a good one. I know it has a GoPro camera but I'm not sure if it's gimbal-controlled. I know someone else who has one. He says it takes very good video.
I know it's GPS controlled, which is critically important. Does it allow very stable hover?
Best bang for the bucks in my opinion. Has advanced features and easy to fly. 1) has GPS homing 2) night lights 3) has a 10' safety circle so you can't fly it into yourself.
I started out buying the model without the camera and added the camera later. (No use tearing up your camera while you are learning to fly)
Because a person needs to get good at learning to fly before they get a camera. Because you are going to crash while learning.......and crash again when you think you're hot stuff and got it down. ......
I saw my neighbor's grandson flying a Syma x5c quad and it fascinated me, so I bought one and flew it indoors and out for almost a year. It's a $50 toy and has no sophisticated features, but it does fly and keeping it in the air is good for keeping one's reflexes alive (and it drives my Yorkie nuts).
I've been tempted to buy a DJI Phantom 3 (Advanced) or a Yuneec Q500 but those birds cost quite a bit for something I won't use that often and will represent a substantial loss if I destroy or lose it. So I've decided that because this technology is advancing so rapidly, and the prices of these high-end quads keep coming down, it won't be long before some relatively inexpensive ones start showing up with sophisticated features.
More recently I bought a JXD509G which is another toy-grade quad that is an exact miniature of the Yuneec Q500 and is a good example of advanced features at reasonable cost. I paid $100 for it, plus $20 for a couple of extra batteries.
Here's video I plucked off YouTube to give you a general idea:
This bird features FPV with its own very clear monitor screen, headless mode, one-button RTH, and barometric altitude control that works rather nicely. It is a pleasure to fly. The video isn't great, but I'm really not interested in that (which is really why I haven't sprung for a DJI Phantom).
I'm waiting for a good quad with all the above features, plus object avoidance to show up at around $500. I'm also concerned with a minimum of required software tinkering ("firmware" updates, etc.) That is a very big turn-off for me because I'm not a computer geek. Each time I've been on the verge of buying a DJI or Yuneec I think about all the tinkering needed to get it going and I give up on the idea.
Does yours require much of that?
