Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall good for a Christmas gift. Wish it was slightly bigger

My husband loves it easy to fly great camera visibility

Awsome drone. Does just what i need it to do. Great gift!

While working out of town, I unfortunately crashed my drone and urgently needed a replacement to complete a project. In a rush, I visited Best Buy and purchased the most expensive drone available in stock, just expecting a somewhat usable level of performance. Unfortunately, this drone has been a major disappointment. It is extremely unstable, difficult to control, and consistently drifts during flight. For comparison, my child’s toy drone, which cost under $50, offers significantly better stability and responsiveness. Based on my experience, I find this product completely unreliable and not suitable even for basic use.

Excellent gift for my son.The look on his face when he opened his gift was pricelss. Next day he forwarded a video showing a successful first flight.

Great customer service amd received help from beginning to end of purchase

A very good product, ando the attention of the cast was very good,

All is good great job for everyone you are doing a very good job

Quick and reliable service they rushed the order and I’m pleased with the order

One of the best I have own in a very long time...

I am a responsible drone owner, and this Snaptain - P30 Pro 4K Camera GPS Drone recently joined my other 3 previous models from 2 different brands. As a drone owner, I have my FAA license, and I always check the “OpenSky” app to operate my flights safely. In this compliance disclaimer, I see one of the best initial advantages of the Snaptain, because with only 239 grams, you could be (please check your local area regulation) the requirements of passing the FAA test and registering your drone. Opening the box, you can see that your kit is safely protected in a nice case. The bundle is quite complete with the drone, the controller, one battery with the charger, and some spare propellers. A negative element here is that a memory card to record your flying is a must-have for long recordings and is not included. The drone is compact and can, if folded, fit in the palm of your hand. Easy to unfold, it is ready to fly in less than a minute. I mentioned the weight before: 239 gr, and the positive compliance aspect of it. Great camera and recording, a 4k quality video with a 10x digital zoom. In general, you could consider a 12 mp image. Note that in this size and price, some elements like the autofocus or the image stabilization are not there. Talking about battery, I received mine empty, so the first charge went for almost two hours until full. The specs are talking about 80 minutes, but my average full recharge after the first one was close to 90-100 minutes. Once fully charged, the flying time varies from the 25 minutes of my longest flight to the 18 minutes in one cold and slightly windy NJ day. I am sure that this is ok for taking some images, but for longer rides, you could consider buying a spare (or two) additional battery. A great aspect is that the charging port is the regular USB-C. Before flying, you should download the Snaptain app, which in my case is free from the Play Store. Surprisingly fast to download. I liked that once downloaded, the traditional firmware update was not needed. The link with the drone was also super quick, directly from the Wifi area. A recommendation here, after reading the specs, it seems that you could need a phone (like mine) that supports the 5G signal. It’s also good to report that under those conditions, I have all the times complete connectivity between the controller and device with no single failure, which could be a scary moment. Flying from the app, is quite simple if you check the right set of parameters. Initially even if you are an expert pilot, recommend the beginner model to make sure you are used to the sensitivity of the controls. Another nice safety feature is the capacity to limit the flying area (called the fence) or the return home option. In my opinion, the safety aspects are also those that increase the lifespan of your investment. If you start to be attracted by the drones, you will probably explore other, more manual options and will transition to a more manual flight. I love the fact that this gives the new and old pilots the possibility to spend plenty of hours on the learning curve. I need, however, to recognize that while during continuous flying, the drone is quite well behaved and responsive, when I tried to take stationary images from the sky, the Snaptain is consistently letting me down. Probably this is not a deal breaker, but definitively could definitely limit some very particular video recordings (not noticeable in pictures). One note, is that only a one-year guarantee is included. Probably in this fast-moving market could be enough before you move to a different product, but I like manufacturers that support with at least 2 years their products. With all of that, the Snaptain is a great beginner's drone to start in an affordable price range this exciting world without great commitment. Snaptain could help you see if the aerial images and the flying experience are done for you, before you consider moving to a more elaborate (and expensive) drone. In this learning process, having something affordable for this part of the market is a great option, and despite some of my previous cons, a reason for my five stars.

The picture is shaking. It is not a good, stable machine.

I not working good, I have manu problems whit the batterys, not charging , and the remote control I think is broke because the drone don’t It doesn't make the turns

The moment I inserted an sd card it started heating up. It also didn’t stabilize properly it started hovering to the sides with no wind

This drone is a great “intro” drone for those who are looking to try out the hobby for the first time. Weighing under 249g makes it perfect for flying without any prerequisites or FAA registration requirements. The most accurate way to explain my experience with this drone is that it’s a nice “middle ground” option. You get a nice set of tools for this drone, the 4k recording, GPS tracking and a battery that’s right on par as far as flight time. But you still miss out on some of the features found on other premium drones. The GPS is a bit glitchy and the overall stability is lacking but that’s to be expected at this bracket of drone. I am not upset in the least with the overall performance. The redeeming quality of the ease of use and the companion app. There’s absolutely no issue with the controller instantly connecting with the drone and my cellphone had no hiccups with connection either. I’ve always said that drone use always comes down to ease of use, and this drone meets that perfectly

The P30 Pro setup is very easy, they even supply a video to walk you through it. Everything comes in easy to carry case that keeps everything neat and organized. It’s a small and light drone, so any accidents are likely to be small ones. The controls are very responsive making it very easy to maneuver, even into tight spaces thanks to its small size. I use my drones to inspect my roof and gutters, and to blow leaves out of my gutters with the drone prop’s downdraft. With the P30 I had trouble getting it to hover in one position, it drifts a bit. Hovering close enough to purge the end of the gutter of leaves almost got the P30 stuck up there. I’ll use my other three letter drone for this work. The controller has its own display separate from the phone to display battery, distance, altitude, etc., leaving your phone screen open to display what the camera sees. It has a range of a bit over a quarter mile. The drone observes the 400’ altitude limit set by the FAA to keep you out of trouble. The camera is really good for taking some pics from high angles you wouldn’t normally be able to get. However, when moving quickly the video gets choppy due to the slow frame rate. While the Vankyo Snaptain P30 Pro has “Pro” in its name, I can’t imagine using it in any professional capacity. The photos are very good, but not great. The frame rate too slow for action videos, the range is less than my other drones, there are no sensors for accident avoidance, and hovering in place was at best difficult. But to be fair a “pro” level drone one might use for commercial work will easily cost at least 3-4 times as much as the Snaptain P30. What you have here at this price point is an excellent entry level drone. It’s very forgiving to a new user while exposing them to the basics and features that even high-end drones share. This will give you good taste of what a drone can do and what you may want to look for in your next drone if you choose to pursue another one. For just having some fun in the backyard, on a daytrip or vacation, its perfect. My young elementary school age nephew quickly mastered it and had a blast. His only regret was there is only one battery that gives 25-30 minutes of flight time at a time. You may want to get a second battery. For these reasons, I would recommend getting the P30.

Video feed distance is trash other then that its good

Maybe it's not fair for me to give a one side review the sD card that was recommended would not take photos videos or sync to the remote. So I couldn't take any pictures videos or I don't really do anything with it as far as the flight control, not even close to dji

I got pretty unlucky with the Snaptain P30 Pro as my review sample arrived at the start of a 5 day period of extremely gusty days that no sub 250g drone should be asked to fly in. Despite the weather, I managed to get some flights in and actually was pretty impressed with how well it handles the wind in general. Some of the other features and characteristics of the P30 Pro leave big question marks for me, though. #Unboxing and first impressions# The P30 Pro arrives in a pretty standard retail box, with the entire box taken up by the carry case included with the drone. The carry case is a high point - it comes with everything you need to get started and the drone feels well packed in the case. I wouldn't hesitate to toss the case into the trunk and worry about the drone getting damaged, for sure. The drone itself feels relatively high quality. The plastics feel a little cheaper than some of the high end drones I've flown. While this is the first sub 250g drone that I have flown, I was surprised that the P30 Pro seems to have a lot of empty space inside the plastic shell. I would have thought they would aim for it to be smaller than it is. The kit includes one battery, a charging cradle for the battery, a set of extra blades, some extra thumb sticks, and a handy little screwdriver for blade swaps in the field. The Snaptain Fly app is going to feel incredibly familiar to anyone who has flown a high end drone recently. The interface and features are basically a carbon copy of the "Fly" app for the top tier drone manufacturer. The transmitter is a little janky, however. The gimbals are very directional, tending to prefer straight up/down and left/right movements rather than a smooth 360 degrees of motion. You can move them in all directions - it's just not smooth getting them out of the 90 degree "tracks." The transmitter also has a really simple calculator-esque display rather than something that has full pixel by pixel resolution. It's usable, but it's offputting at the MSRP of this product. #Flying the P30 Pro# The first day I flew the P30 Pro, winds were pretty steady about 7 MPH with gusts into the high teens. Thanks to trees and houses nearby, the air gets very turbulent in my driveway so I was a little hesitant to try the P30 Pro, but I wanted to at least give it a shot. I put my phone in the cradle on the transmitter, connected to the wifi on the drone itself (required for video and GPS transmission), and powered everything up. Takeoff was pretty uneventful, having the same automated takeoff process as more expensive drone models. I immediately noticed a lot of drift in the hover that I found pretty surprising given this drone isn't much cheaper than other Mini drones on the market. At first I chalked the drift up to the wind, but after some more flights in less windy conditions, that bobbing and drifting when hovering is pretty constant. FPV video quality on my phone is pretty decent, though the stated 500 meter range is perhaps only accurate in a straight line with no obstructions at all. Flying the drone over my house to get video of the roof (very useful after severe storms!), I lost video once when the peak of my roof was blocking the phone from seeing the drone, though I could still see it since my head was about 2 feet higher than the transmitter. Lifting it a bit higher got the phone back in LOS with the drone and it regained video signal immediately. In this time, it did not lose GPS or crash or anything, it just held station (other than the hover drift I mentioned previously). The P30 Pro does not have any sensors for object evasion. It does have some 'smart' features such as tracking a target in the camera feed, but since it doesn't have a way to avoid obstacles like trees or light poles, I don't know what value this feature has unless you're in a wide open space. That is amplified by the lack of a rock solid hover. It's not twitchy or "unstable" like so many really cheap drones can be - but it's not something you can take your fingers off the sticks and expect it to stay in the same spot, either. Video and photo quality are decent enough, though the video only shoots at 20fps in 4k and 30 fps at 2.7k. It's not going to blow anyone out of the water, for sure. The camera does have shock absorbing rubber all around it, but there is not an active gimbal involved here, so the video is only stable if the drone isn't moving. Since the drone is ALWAYS moving due to the poor hover capability, video ends up being mostly useless. The drone is not particularly sporty - it's very slow to turn and doesn't react very quickly to directional and throttle changes in general. This can be a blessing for less experienced pilots except they wouldn't be able to react to save themselves from a crash, either. In the end, it's a drone that handles wind fairly well as long as you are actively controlling it, but it doesn't hover well on its own. #Final thoughts# So - who is the P30 Pro drone for? That's hard to say. It's definitely not for "Pros" - about the only professional that I could see getting decent use out of the P30 Pro is someone who just takes photos of roofs all day. It's also not quite cheap enough that I would buy it for a child to learn with - for a drone without any collision avoidance sensors, it's a little too expensive to let a novice run wild with it in anything but a wide open field. The P30 Pro is a significant step up in stability from drones at half its MSRP, but it's a far cry from the stability of drones just $100 more than its MSRP. So - if the drone goes on sale at much lower than its MSRP, I think this could be a decent purchase for someone who wants to use a drone for a very specific project, or just to learn the basics of drone flight with a drone that doesn't need to be FAA registered. And if I was doing roof damage photos all day, I think there's a market for it for sure :). But I can't give this an unqualified recommendation based on my experience flying it over the past week.

Trash plus Best Buy rob me when you fly. The camera bounce the image is really bad.