Perfect drone for beginners.

5

DeWayne Robinson

Only the second time I flew the drone. Everything it claims to be and more. I love it.

This is amazing

5

Amazon Customer

My kid love flying he’s drone.

Easy, Affordable and Awesome!

5

Cajun Ranger

Ordered This Drone To Add To The Collection Of Holy Stone Drones That My Son And I Already Have. Very Smooth Flying Drone! The Smaller Remote Controller Works Great! Battery Last A While And The Zip Up Case That's Included Is Really Nice! I Totally Recommend This Drone And Any Other Drone From Holy Stone!

Excellent, quality product

5

Gary G.

Great drone. Comes fully assembled with easy to start manual. Also, everything fits into a very nice travel case!

Fantastic GPS Camera Drone Under 250 Grams At A Great Price!

5

AUBRIE J

I will start by saying that I really wanted to purchase the DJI Mavic Mini, but for the huge jump in price I just wasn't willing to do it. Then I found out that the Mavic Mini flight app requires a phone or mobile device running a 64 bit OS and I was REALLY out since my phone runs on a 32 bit OS (even though the hardware inside is 64 bit) and I was NOT about to purchase a very expensive phone in addition to the very expensive drone! Sorry for that tangent...

That said, I love this HS120D camera drone! It has great features, a nice carrying case, some spare parts, two batteries, a tiltable camera while in flight, GPS with RTH (return to home), and the app will actually run on almost all phones! It takes reasonable pictures and videos for someone who is using it mostly casually and for recreation (and saves them to both your mobile device AND a micro SD card, not included).

Yes, this drone uses brushed motors, but don't let that deter you. This thing can really get up and go and has three separate speed modes to choose from depending on how you wish to fly (which you can change at any time while in the air). If you want to take some nice videos or blur-free pictures, use the slowest speed. If you want to have some fun, use the fastest speed.

The controller has a nice feel to it and features a built-in rechargeable battery and fold-out clip to hold your phone (plan on taking your phone out of its case each time). The buttons are nicely placed and responsive, as well as the flight sticks. Everything you need is right at your fingertips, just take the time required to familiarize yourself with at least the basic controls for taking off and landing before your first flight.

This kit does NOT come with prop guards, but they can be purchased separately if you would like. My previous drones did not have GPS and so the prop guards proved to be very helpful, but the GPS on this one has worked so nicely that so far I am not missing them at all. The RTH feature has saved me multiple times when I accidentally lost sight of it in the air. With the press of one button the drone is on it's way back to the location in which it took off. It will also return to home automatically if the battery power gets too low or the drone flies too far out of range, two great features! Just be sure to do the simple steps in this short video each time before you fly in order to maximize the accuracy of the RTH feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=J53aKcznvBg

I have used the automated flight mode called "waypoints" many times and it works great. You can plot up to 16 points on the pop-up map and then "send" the course to the drone and it will fly to all of the points you set, in the order you set them, and then hover in place upon reaching the last point. I am always certain to have the drone hovering at the altitude I want for the flight BEFORE sending the final command. You can take pictures and/or videos while it is flying the course which is really nice. You can even change the speed mode, tilt the camera, and adjust the left-right direction during the flight. If you have any problems getting the map data to display on the app, follow the simple directions in this video to get you going: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFQ7E8itQlw

It does have "follow me" mode and I used it once to verify that it works, but I haven't used it more than that.

One feature it does NOT have (that I wish it did) is "point of interest". I think that would be a very useful feature and I bet the app developers could add it if they choose to in the future, but I am not gonna hold my breath. If you're listening, Holy Stone, please add it! Thanks!

The battery life is impressive...around 15-20 mins each battery depending on a few factors such as wind speed, prop speed selection, how much you use the camera tilt, etc.

Overall I really enjoy this drone a lot and feel that you get a really good bargain for the price. In my opinion it is great for beginners through experts, but don't plan to use it for commercial photography. While it does a plenty good job for the casual photographer, the lack of a three axis mechanical gimbal makes it very difficult to get a nice steady video, but you'll need to spend more money for a drone with that feature, usually a lot more.

Great for beginners!

5

Monique

At first, I thought it didn’t work until my son took 15 mins with it. So we actually each have one now and I would recommend it to any new beginners because customer service is available 24/7 and I’ve called a few times forgetting what to do. It’s also very therapeutic and helps rid stress.