Went to my local maplin and these were reduced from £50 to £25. Also available online.
Built in camera
All comments (31)
ciarandanielbyrne1
20 Nov 16#1
I have reserved one. Anyone see anything better for £25?
anthony69 to ciarandanielbyrne1
20 Nov 16#15
At this price range I wouldn't bother. its going to be awful quality and will be headed for the bin in no time
groggy
20 Nov 161#2
any thoughts on this?
we are after one for my 2 sons but 7 minutes flight time doesnt seem great?
leeparsons to groggy
20 Nov 16#3
allot are like that. Just purchase several batteries.
I look at this but seems pretty similar specs to one i got off if gearbest
martroy
20 Nov 16#4
Not bad for £25 , you'd be hard pressed to get an equivalent from China at that price.
Maevoric
20 Nov 16#5
720p camera nice
cb_scavenger
20 Nov 16#6
Can anyone figure out from those specs what the camera is like? I know this model is more toy than camera but considering one for video edits... of course it's not going to be the best camera but a rough idea would be great
Pinkskys to cb_scavenger
20 Nov 16#7
720p
retrend to cb_scavenger
20 Nov 16#23
The problem with these cheap drones cameras is the lack of stablising. So imagine taking a picture on a budget phone while shaking it all over the place.
6ixFoot1 to cb_scavenger
21 Nov 16#28
Probably 2 mega pixels
stephencaroline
20 Nov 16#8
was going to get one of these, but are there restrictions for where you can use it, don't want to get one if it's stuck in the house, was looking at the parrot jumping sumo drone one as well
pedropecker to stephencaroline
20 Nov 16#12
All drone,s have restriction on where you can fly them legally!
falcon65 to stephencaroline
20 Nov 16#14
These look like a Syma x5. This is a good quadcopter to start with. Parts are cheap and you won't kill anybody learning to fly. You can fly in parks and on fields as long as you are more than fifty metres from any people or buildings.
Ratmad
20 Nov 16#9
It says it's a nano drone 20cm
cb_scavenger
20 Nov 16#10
thank you, skipped past that. In your judgement would that produce decent enough footage? (I'm moving over from photography so video is a bit new)
Someone's posted video footage of a similar camera in the comments.
falcon65
20 Nov 161#16
If it is a Syma X5 clone it will be perfect for a first quadcopter. Super cheap parts and very durable.
mjmani
20 Nov 161#17
Nope! You'll be surprised. I have one and it's very sturdy. It's flown into trees, walls, bushes, crash landed several times, still it works. One of the blade protectors have split. That doesn't stop it flying. You can even twist the bent blades and it flies. Only trouble is 10 minutes flight time doesn't seem long. Never timed it (will do next time), it feels like we fly it more than 10 minutes every time. I always keep the cameras removed. May be that does the trick.
Liquid-s
20 Nov 16#18
Been considering something like this for a while but wasn't sure if it was for me so this looks great. Doesn't cost to much and sounds like a good starter to see if I'll enjoy it. Thanks op, heat added.
tightasagnatschu
20 Nov 16#19
Wish there was a larger picture of the Deal image. At least then we could see the spec on the box.
nbgrobbo to tightasagnatschu
20 Nov 16#20
The spec on the website is extensive, particularly for a disposable priced drone
TehJumpingJawa
20 Nov 16#21
This is a nano quad; 19cm diagonal, so definitely not a syma x5c clone.
Its size will make it a poor choice for outdoor flying in all but the calmest of days.
If an x5c clone is what you're after, you can get them delivered from China for ~£15-£20 on ebay (used to be £10-15 before Brexit).
No camera ofc, but slinging an inexpensive keychain camera on the underside is trivial to do.
tightasagnatschu
20 Nov 16#22
Wooh - Do you work ther? or perhaps have shares?
In my opinion the item would better convey its purchase worthiness if it displayed several more photographs, including a picture of the box front, large enough to read. The manufacturer obviously put the details there to inform (including its ability to 360 degree flip if applicable) and influence purchase.
Some sellers even include videos: even on low price items such as this.
cb_scavenger
20 Nov 16#24
got it, prime use not videoing and causing havoc instead. Thanks for the visual, made it pretty clear to me
1616french
20 Nov 16#25
anyone tried this?
1616french
20 Nov 16#26
anyone tried this?
1066owl
20 Nov 16#27
Seems a decent enough deal for the price
It should last my son longer than his interest span lol
Heat added thanks OP
zel69
23 Nov 16#29
I've bought one but I can't seem to get it to record video, it'll take pictures OK but wont record video. Anybody any ideas, and yes I've pushed the button down.
d33brannigan
18 Dec 16#30
back to full price :-(
nbgrobbo to d33brannigan
18 Dec 16#31
Seriously, this deal was posted a month ago :laughing:
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Built in camera
All comments (31)
we are after one for my 2 sons but 7 minutes flight time doesnt seem great?
I look at this but seems pretty similar specs to one i got off if gearbest
Its size will make it a poor choice for outdoor flying in all but the calmest of days.
If an x5c clone is what you're after, you can get them delivered from China for ~£15-£20 on ebay (used to be £10-15 before Brexit).
No camera ofc, but slinging an inexpensive keychain camera on the underside is trivial to do.
In my opinion the item would better convey its purchase worthiness if it displayed several more photographs, including a picture of the box front, large enough to read. The manufacturer obviously put the details there to inform (including its ability to 360 degree flip if applicable) and influence purchase.
Some sellers even include videos: even on low price items such as this.
It should last my son longer than his interest span lol
Heat added thanks OP