The pictures this took were very clear. It was very easy to use and set up (my 11 year old used it out of the box). The special features (GPS return to home, auto take off/landing) were good. My son's old drone would not hover and was hard to fly, this was a big improvement.
Don't judge a drone from the stickers, Very Happy with this Drone!
5
joaquin
This is my first drone. I didn't want to buy a toy-ish inexpensive drone and at the same time didn't want to spend a lot of money on a more advanced/professional one that may end up unusable or unrecoverable after my first flight.
After some research, positive reviews and coming across a good promo opportunity I bought the HS270. It comes in a cardboard box protected with foam with a practical handle to carry it around. Taking it out of the box I felt disappointed to see that the arms folding sequence stickers were peeling off, right away I worried this was going to be indicative of the performance of the drone. The structure of the drone is sturdy and good appearance. The controller, on the other hand, has a more plasticky appearance and I was not impressed either. After all, I proceed to the flying test. It was easy to download the app and go through the basic pre-flight settings. I took it outside even though it was dark, with the 'auto take-off' function it was up in the air in seconds and lifted it enough and move it around just to get the gist of it. An easy set up to adjust drifting sideways or back and forth was helpful to ensure stability and control during flight. I was very impressed by the clarity of the video and pictures with just the light of my backyard.
On the second flight, I tested the 'Return Home' function; a very nice feature that ensures the drone will come back to the take-off site when the button is activated, automatically when the battery is near depletion or the drone loses signal with the controller. Another great feature to build flying confidence is the ability to limit distance and height which can be modified during the flight if desired. However, learn that when you do this the video will stall as you are switching from the First Person View mode to the settings screen. It also keeps a log of speed, altitude, and distance of each of your flights.
On a subsequent flight, I tested for stability on a very windy day, I reached 76m (250ft) of altitude and it handled nicely. The images were also excellent, 2nd picture at 250ft. The pictures and videos are stored in your phone, I added a 32GB SD card (not included) which is the max. capacity per manual, which makes it easy to download them on a computer.
You would want to buy at least one if not two more batteries (ASIN B07VLGJF23). Like most of the drones out there, it only lasts 15-18min flying time. It takes 5-6hrs to get them fully charged. I contacted HS customer service as I couldn’t find the battery in Amazon and wanted to confirm the right model/item number; they responded immediately and informed me the battery was not in stock and the date it was expected to be available, they contacted me again the day the battery was back in stock. Kudos to the CS team!
Overall, the HS270 is a fun, easy to fly a drone, great user-friendly build-in features, and excellent quality video and pictures. Great value for the price!
My review should be 4.5 stars due to the poor labels and some material components, however, the performance far exceeded my expectations so giving 5 stars.
For HS: Improve your labels adhesive, and upgrade some of the component materials of the controller, you will have a solid 5 stars product!
Best drone for the price
5
Juan p sanchez
Great item steady shots and great videos excellent product
Good beginner drone with a ton of features
5
HARISH KUMAR
I have had the drone for around a couple of weeks and took it for a fly around 3 times. It’s so easy to control and has good stability even in windy conditions. The camera quality is awesome. I am not a big fan of the wide angle quirkiness since that involves some post processing on the videos.. but the quality is really good for the price.
Good beginner drone if you don't want to drink the DJI Kool-Aide...
5
George
This is my second Holy Stone Drone and I've got to stay I'm really impressed with this company. This drone has a great construction, a nice sturdy feel and seems to be really well engineered . The only problem I see is the long wait to recharge the battery, so do look into purchasing additional batteries.
Easy to fly
5
Steven
Was packaged great! Love, the amount of battery life. Very well built! Made for a great Christmas gift! It is best flying drone i have owned! Had fun flying for the 1st time!
