Protocol - VideoDrone 4-Channel Remote-Controlled Video Quad-Copter - Chrome/Black
Model: 6182-3YB
SKU: 7981011
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Customers have good things to say about the VideoDrone 4-Channel Remote-Controlled Video Quad-Copter's ease of use and camera quality, considering it a good value for the price. However, many customers reported issues with short battery life and difficulties with the controls. Concerns were also raised regarding the drone's size and the fragility of its landing gear.
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My wife got me this to try out for fun. The camera works pretty well I have taken several short videos and pictures. The drone can be difficult to control, I still cant seem to get it to fly in one place for very long, even after trying to adjust it, it likes to move/turn, and I cant get it to adjust correctly. But for the price it works okay, runs for about 5 minutes before battery is too weak to stay up.
Posted by 907Pete
I'm a fairly avid drone user at this point, and currently own 15 drones of all sizes, models, brands, number of rotors, capabilities, etc. This particular drone is actually one of my favorites due to the following: 1) It's lightweight enough to be extremely maneuverable, agile, and best of all quick(there's a difference between "quick" and "fast"). It's also compact and dense enough to have enough weight to not be affected to much when operating outdoors in windy conditions. 2) It has bright enough LED's to maintain visual contact in lower light, as well as your directional control or orientation (green is forward, red is backward) so your not running into things. 3) It's constructed of high enough grade plastic that a few inadvertent crashes won't break it (I've had to shut it down before I lost it in a tree and it's crashed from a height of about 30-40 feet straight down, and the WORST damage it's sustained was a broken lower landing leg, which is easily replaced and comes with replacement parts). 4) It syncs flawlessly with the remote every time, and responds to commands from the remote with no delay. Ie, it does and goes where you want it to when you want it to. 5) Battery life if consistent, you get about 15 minutes of actual flight time. It takes about 45 minutes to fully charge. Oh, and the LED's on board will actually flash at a different/faster interval when the battery is running low so you'll know when it's time to bring it in and not have the thing just drop out of the sky on you. 6) The camera on board is a nice feature, and takes fairly good photos and video. You can buy this drone with confidence, it'll take a beating, it's fun, it does exactly what it's supposed to right out of the box.
Posted by MANTRA
This drone is definitely a good drone for someone who plans on upgrading to something more serious. There's no point in spending 500 dollars or more if you can't fly a 100 dollar drone! As stated, it certainly has some nice features you see in more expensive drones such as a built in camera (although it's not quite HD, I believe it runs at approximately 640 i but don't quote me on it) and has a nice remote control which allows for doing 360 flips, snapping photos and recording 45 minutes of video (make sure you have a decent amount of sunlight as this isn't a night vision camera.) One of my favorite features about this set up is the ability to change speeds. There are 3 different speeds you can go which is a lot of fun. The drone goes quite high for it's size and does a great job due to the 6 axis remote and the built in gyro. It's got a great chrome finish as well as bumper guards to protect your drone from breaking it's props and believe me, when you're starting out, you're going to crash A LOT! They are also nice enough to include 4 extra props as well as 4 MORE rail guards. Battery life is short as expected (about 7 minutes on a 45 minute charge.) All in all, a great beginner drone which will allow you to have a ton of fun and learn the basics of flying a drone! **** NOTE: Unlike the description, this drone comes equipped with a 2 GB Micro SD card, not a 1 GB. ****
Posted by MaverickHunter