Snaptain - SP680 2.7k Drone with Remote Control - Black
Model: SP680
SKU: 6504538
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Customers love the SP680 2.7k Drone's ease of use and camera quality, frequently praising its user-friendly design and decent image capture for the price. However, some users experienced challenges with the drone's wind resistance and stability, particularly in breezy conditions, noting difficulties with control and smooth landings. The drone's lightweight design, while contributing to its affordability, was also cited as a factor affecting its performance in windy environments. Concerns were also raised regarding the responsiveness of the controls and the drone's ability to maintain a stable position.
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Let me start by saying that I am a first-time drone owner with 0 experience prior to this purchase. It took me 2 days and a total of about 3 hours before I can say that I felt comfortable controlling the SP680 drone. Landing seems to be the hardest maneuver as it always seems to flip or land awkwardly. The SP680 doesn't seem to hover in place and I couldn't tell if it was the wind or if I needed to adjust the blades using the trim function. Overall the remote does make controlling the SP680 a lot of fun. There is also an app that you can download on your phone (Android/Apple) that allows you to control the drone and view the camera feed. You can also see the battery life on the screen which was very helpful as they only last about 20 minutes each. The app's interface could use an update, but outside of that connecting to the app was easy. The camera is decent for the price and while the specifications list the SP680 as having a 2.7k resolution while recording video, I feel like it is capturing footage in 720p. Granted it clearly says in the manual that this is not intended for professional photography. The SP680 is a ton of fun and not too difficult to learn. While the app and camera quality do hold it back from being great, I highly recommend this to anyone that is wanted to try out drones without breaking the bank.
Posted by TechGamer
This snatain is perfect to pratice before buy an expensive one drone. Went to baseball field to practice. When it windy its hard to kept still.
Posted by Winter
This is my first drone. Out of the box, the setup was quite fast and simple. It did, however, require quite a bit of time to attach the propeller shield because the screws are so small and hard to see. I first flew the drone without the shields, but because I am a beginner, I crashed often, and the propellers protectors became necessary. The process is to remove the center screw which hods he propeller in place. The drone overall has a slightly flimsy feeling to it, so I was afraid to strip the screws. It took me almost a half hour to install all 4 protectors. You need to protect all the propellers to maintain balance. I read the instructions and they are OK but do not provide what a flyer really needs and that is a “pre-flight checklist” including a listing of the eight different light signals. After trying a few times, I found this drone is very light and easily affected by the ind. I could not fly it in 8 MPH winds without it being seriously affected by the wind . The good thing is that it has three speeds and, once I learned how to use the speed to counter the effect of the wind, I was able a leas to take off, circle and land. I decided to try again on a day with calmer winds. But first, I found several third-party videos on YouTube which demonstrated the flying of this drone. I found them very helpful, and I recommend investing about 2 hours watching these videos before flying this particular drone because of the control options and the placement of those buttons The features include a Take Off/Landing to which the drone responded very well. I was able to fly the drone with the remote, with the app on y phone and with my iPad. One of the nice features is the G-Senor which follows the movement of the iPad, allowing you to pay ore attention to the drone than to the controls. The camera is OK but not for very detailed photograph at the eights which it is capable of flying. IT is good for landscapes or detail is you are able to fly very close to your object. The battery life is as advertised, about 12 minutes. It comes with 2 spare batteries and two chargers. The Wi-Fi range is also about as advertised. There is a warning in the instructions to turn off cellular data to avoid the drone switching by itself and thus disconnecting the Wi-Fi control. I found that it also switched between Wi-Fi networks and found that a bit annoying to have to reconnect. Overall, I am pleased with this as my first drone, and I look forward to learning how to fly it better. If you have a loft of experience with drones, though, this may not be a good choice. I would not also recommend it as a “toy” drone because of the expense and complexity.
Posted by techsta