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Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby
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Review on Syma X5SW-V3 WiFi FPV Drone with Camera 🚁 - 2.4Ghz 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter in White by Mark Tompkins

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Amazing Drone!: Quadcopters and Multicopters

I really like this thing! It feels very good in the hand, it just lacks stability due to its extremely light weight, but it's manageable. There is a lot of pushing even in light winds, but you can easily control it with a little practice. This is my first quadcopter and is incredibly easy to learn to fly. If you've ever played a console game with a dual-stick controller, you'll learn quickly. The only downside is the 90 minute wait between flights so buy extra batteries with your drone so you don't have to suffer like me! I just want to fly this thing all damn day; This is the most fun I've ever had with an RC toy. It's a lot of fun to throw yourself in the air, hit the gas and watch it correct itself. Admittedly, I've never hit anything with real force, but this thing handles falls very well. The bumpers protect the blades very well. This thing got stuck in a tree in my yard this morning and took me hours to get it out, but once I charged the battery it worked perfectly. The quality of the camera is not bad for the price and it's a lot of fun to look at. Video from your area over 100ft (and I have a view of the ocean which is a nice bonus) unless the video feed starts to freeze within 10 uses more frequently like I did. The video stuttered at times at first, but remained smooth only occasionally and for the most part. Now he does it very often and for seconds. But that's only if you succeed like me, which, judging from the videos I've seen of this model, I doubt you'll be as lucky (unlucky) as I was. Don't just use FPV to control your drone! It lags even at maximum quality and can cause crashes, so use it only lightly for camera orientation for images and videos. Use line of sight for normal flight. Camera aside, this is an amazing drone. Replacement parts are cheap for a really large spare set so I'll be buying one of these soon just in case something happens. Will probably buy another one for my wife if she likes mine. I called Revain to ask about a camera issue without even asking for a replacement or refund or anything and the rep simply refunded me the entire quadcopter. . So regardless of the camera I'm giving this thing 5 stars instead of 4 and will probably buy another one of these quadcopters or something.

Pros
  • Best in Their Niche
Cons
  • Useless Features