It’s perfect I love holy stone

4

Cliente de Amazon

Se mira bien estoy ansioso de probarlo

Make sure you read all instructions before flying

4

keith l.

Drone seems to work as it should. Camera gives nice photos and videos.

Missing hole

4

Tresa

From reading reviews, I think that this drone will serve as a great starter/beginners drone. It’s great that it has gps and is inexpensive.
I have yet to be able to test my theory because mine was shipped with a default. One of the holes was improperly bored and I am unable to attach one of the propellers.
My drone is apparently out of warranty but I am promised a free replacement part in exchange for an honest review.
I will update this review if I can remember lol

Take to long to charger the battery

4

adriel meraz

that drone was stuck in a tree for 2 weeks it rained for a few days. And still working. camera are trash

Solid hobby class drone with few faults

4

Mitchell

The good:
- Brushless motors
- GPS
- "Follow me" mode
- "Waypoint" mission plotting
- "Return To Home"
- "Point of Interest" (orbit) mode
- Well constructed and durable
- Easy to fly
- Excellent stability
- Low latency FPV
- Good range and duration
- World class customer support. The best in the business. Most drone manufacturers (Toy, hobby and professional) could take lessons from Holy Stone. They are responsive and thorough.

The Bad:
- Battery charging takes forever. 6-7 hours to fully charge.
- Proprietary battery in short supply and ridiculously expensive (@$53.)
- Ophelia app needs more improvements (latest update has Google satellite map view working)

The ugly:
- Camera is not a good performer. Photos are good but for 1080P video resolution, recorded video has consistent "skip" every few seconds.

Experience:
This drone was easy to assemble and setup. It took 7 hours for the initial battery charge. The Ophelia app connected right away and found 12 satellites. Flying was easy and drone was remarkably stable. GPS hold was tight. I had a very difficult time getting Google maps to display with Ophelia. This could have been due to remote area I was flying in with spotty data connection to phone. FPV worked well with only a slight lag in display. I was able to achieve 500 meter range with no problem and I was able to fly for about 17 minutes before low battery warning. I'm not happy with Ophelia app as it apparently does not cache maps (which it could easily do) so flying in area with no data connection means no map displayed. Further, the app does not yet support satellite view maps which can clearly show buildings, structures, treelines and vegetation. This view is important in rural flying when plotting waypoint missions and these things are not displayed in a Google street map. (edit: this now exists and works in latest Ophelia release 3/6/19)

Summary:
With a better camera and battery charger, this would of been a home run for Holy Stone. The Ophelia app is kind of clunky but I see improvements being made in semi-regular updates. I hope they will address the map issues. All in all, the HS700 is a great flying drone that solidly puts Holy Stone in hobby class drone market. Of the many drones I own and fly, this is still one of my favorites for demonstrating how good a hobby class drone can be over a toy class drone. Anyone can fly it and look good at it. The camera, high battery replacement cost and slow battery charging is only thing keeping this review from being 5 stars.

Lastly:
I was able to construct an adapter that lets me charge the HS700 battery pack with a commercial LiPo balance charger. It was cheap and easy to construct (see image) and allows me to fully charge battery in about an hour. This probably voids the warranty but with HS700 batteries in short supply and charging times of 6+ hours, I just had to do it. You can also purchase an adapter here on Amazon that will work (search: B00NBAO3R2).

I love this drone.

4

Christopher Cordova

I have never flown a drone, much less be interested in them, until recently. During the Fourth of July, I noticed all these people hovering their drones about fireworks, taking pictures and videos and it all just seemed so awesome! Basically, I purchased this drone and I’m loving it. It’s super easy to fly for beginners, and once I got the hang of it, it became a lot more fun to pilot. I enjoy the “perimeter” feature more than the “follow me” feature. Some cons. The live video feed doesn’t stretch very far between the phone, and the camera, so your feed will start to lag roughly 40 yards away. Saving photos/videos from the app onto the phone is absolutely a process, and pain in the butt. But it can be worth it when you take cool photos. The app that connects the phone, to the drone camera is slightly sub par. I wish the battery lasted longer, but I hear you have to pay upwards of $800 for that sort of stuff. Ultimately, I have a blast every time I pilot this satellite, and I love this drone.