I've never flown a drone before this one, so I can not compare it to any others. The drone was very inexpensive compared to some of the others out there, but had good reviews so I went with it. I can now say I am very pleased with it as my first drone and have already had a lot of fun with it.
Getting the drone going is pretty easy as long as you follow the instructions. One interesting thing I saw is that the reviews for the android version of the app are pretty poor, but I've had no problem with the app. I suspect since there is such a wide variety of android devices out there, that some just don't work quite as well with it. (perhaps differing qualities of wifi chipsets or something of that nature?) If you want to look at the google play store reviews yourself, look up snaptain era. (there's another snaptain something or other on there too -- not sure why there are two) Another thing to keep in mind -- the screenshots for the app show it in chinese only. Let me assure you that it is absolutely not all in chinese -- and devs if you read this, I'd highly recommend uploading some english UI pictures as well. =) (even had a cute little tutorial video for getting started that is in english)
I did find that the camera often would lose real time viewing -- but I was flying it based off my own eyes rather than looking through the screen.
It does seem to have a habit of "floating" to one side instead of hovering tightly in place, but I don't know how much of that might be related to my own quality of attaching the blade protectors and such. (ie maybe they're out of balance) And it's not particularly bad, just something to compensate for.
The battery life is only about 7-9 minutes I would say -- so keep that in mind. (i did not the first time flying it) It does come with a second battery. Also if you write a review like I'm doing here -- you can get a free accessory. either an extra 2 batteries, a micro sd card, or an action camera. Pretty cool that they do that. (and honestly I'm bad about writing reviews so good incentive)
Overall I love the functionality of the drone, the app, and the little controller that comes with it. It has some minor isms here and there but I expected that at the price point! And none of the issues have stopped me from enjoying it.
On an amusing note, I did manage to run it out of batteries while it was over my roof and had to fish it out of the gutter. =)
My kid loves it.
For the price of the unit the Drone is fantastic. It is quick and it lasts for a while. It is also small enough that it can be flown indoors and large enough that it can fly outside on a calm day. The drone is very user friendly and easy to assemble. And for the most part crash resistant. I have been flying for about a month now and it has held up. The only thing that has not held up was on one of the blade guards where the screw threads into the drone the part broke. The guard still sets in place and stays in place it only comes off when there is a hard impact and the drone shuts itself off. One really nice feature is the emergency shut off so when you get into a sticky situation it is nice to just shut it off. Also the wifi to the cell phone is fun and nice. It has many features that I have yet to explore and am waiting for a nice calm day outside to have fun with it. The camera is okay quality on the drone best during the day and am working on being a smoother camera operator. A lot of the time I fly without the camera because it tends to last a bit longer. Overall the drone is a lot of fun and going to keep on flying. One Tip is to get the extra batteries because it makes your day so much longer and more fun.
Feature Product
- ✈USER-FRIENDLY✈ SNAPTAIN S5C drone is user-friendly. Simply press one button, it will take off, land or return to your command. Smart voice control, headless mode, and the fascinating 360° Flips & Rolls come handy even for the drone newbies.
- ✈FARTHER & CLEARER✈ The SNAPTAIN S5C provides video transmission within a range of up to 80m. Edit and upload instantly your videos on Social Media by iPhone or a 720p video transmission signal up to a scale of 80m, allowing you to fly farther. Edit HD footage and directly upload it to social media from your iPhone or iPad. The video clips are automatically saved to the Micro SD card.
- ✈POWERFUL & SAFE✈ Protective Propeller Guards to ensure a safe flight. High quality ABS material to free your worries of a sudden shock or drop. Best choice with enough fun for beginners.
- ✈STEADY & TRACKABLE✈ Altitude-Hold function ensures a steady hover in the air at a certain altitude. Great aerial pictures and videos are feasible thanks to this function. Trajectory Flight function is the newest technology that by drawing a flight course on the touch screen on your smartphone, the drone will fly accordingly. Pure fun awaits.
- ✈GRAVITY CONTROL✈ A built-in G-sensor is designed to allow controlling the drone by adjusting the vertical and horizontal position of your smartphone via the Snaptain Era App downloadable on iOS and Android App market.
Description
Why choose SNAPTAIN Drones?
1. 3D Flip Function (Note: the quadcopter should fly to a height of at least 3m (10ft) to perform this function). Press the 3D flip button. Push the right joystick to perform 360-degree flip in an appointed direction.
2. Headless Mode - Press the headless mode button, wait for the two beeps and the LED light to flash twice (use the joystick to control the direction). Press the headless mode button again to exit the mode.
3. One Key Return - Press the return key and hold for 2-3 seconds (the quadcopter will return to its starting point). Press any key to exit the mode.
4. Trajectory Flight To activate: press the trajectory flight button (use the altitude hold function for a steady flight). Draw a line on the control panel to create a flight trajectory for the drone. Tap anywhere else to cancel the trajectory.
5. Speed Switch - For medium speed: press the speed switch once and wait for two beeps of the remote buzzer. For high speed: press again and listen for three beeps. To return to low speed: press for the third time and listen for one beep.
6. Pressure Altitude Hold – In this mode, the quadcopter maintains a constant altitude. The user can control the roll and pitch, lean angles and heading.
Note: for mode # 2, 3 & 4, the remote should be aligned with the tail of the quadcopter.
What You Will Get
1*SNAPTAIN S5C Drone
1*2.4GHz Transmitter (AAA*3 batteries required and not included)
2*3.7V 550mAh Li-ion Battery
4*Spare Propellers
2*Landing Skids
2*Propellers Cap
4*Propellers Guards
1*USB Charger
1*Screwdriver
8*Screws
1 x Manual
*Open the black package to get more accessories at the bottom.
*Please charge the batteries with the original charging cable for safety reasons.
For the past couple of week, I've been sucked into the Drone hobby. I love this hobby since it combines my love of photography along with my love
I'm amazed how resistant this little guy is to moderate wind. It's small, nimble, and quite robust for the size; I'm also surprised it handled a couple head-on crashes it subjected to in high-speed mode with no damage! Upon impact, the accelerometer would immediately cut off and disable the motors preventing further prop or additional damage. Also, this has to be one of the more if not the most stable micro Drone on the market.
Now the negatives; I've attempted to pair this with various devices. the first device, my Oneplus 5 phone works flawlessly, however, on my fiance's Moto X Pure, the application will randomly crash or fail to detect the Tello even if the phone's connected to the wifi network. Next, on-screen controls can be a little annoying at times. I've often noticed I've hit a home button or swiped out of the app
Finally, the most annoying gripe for me is the battery. To recharge, you need to provide your own micro-USB cable and physically connect to the Drone. Recharging typically takes about 90 minutes per battery via USB. 3 hours to recharge 2 batteries for a total of 26 minutes of flight time is a buzz kill for me. The authorized recharging hub charges the batteries sequentially; 30 minutes to recharge each; meaning one at a time so 90 minutes for three batteries. I'm tempted to buy a 3rd party charger that's able to recharge 4 batteries simultaneously with a 30 minute recharge time total.
This drone is a great product, easy to set up and use. I really enjoy flying it... only draw backs are that when flying the drone it sometimes veers off course, but you can fix that with the clipping button. When clipping that means you can adjust which direction the drone goes. Just a heads up clipping can distract the flyer and may result in crashing. One other thing is that the batteries only last ten to fifteen minutes before you have to charge them for about an hour. Charging the batteries is necessary of course, just don't be surprised when your drone runs out of juice in the middle of a flight. You then would have to land it on the ground before it falls. Overall, it flies great and is a good gift for kids even as young as 12, if responsible. I'm a twelve year old girl and got this product for Christmas. I could fly it the first day and loved it. I would totally recommend this as a great present whether it be for a birthday or Christmas. Thanks for reading and happy shopping!
This strong good quality !
I connected it right away with my tablet and was able to see the great clear photos that it was taking while flying.
Landing is much better than any other drone cause it doesn't just drop down when you press the button. It hovers in the air and drops down slowly like a airplane!
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