This Drone is Awesome!

Dayna L. Yetter

I'm 48 and have never played a video game, so this took me a little while to learn. But, I love it now. I pretty much fly it almost every evening, just to relax. I like the GPS on it. I like how it lands right back where it took off from. The return to home is pretty cool too. I like the angle of the camera. I wish it faced down a little bit more, but going higher is just as good. I really like this drone. I will be buying more for gifts.

Great value!

Amazon Customer

This drone is a good value for its price range. It is easy enough for my 8 year old to control on his own without any help. The app works good and the video/pictures are nice quality. It doesn't take too long to charge and the battery lasts pretty long! The range is comparable to the price range. This is a good drone for beginners and is easy to setup. The return home feature makes it a good fit for those with little to no drone experience.

Couldn't have asked for a better present!

irisliuyi

Got this as a birthday present and was immediately in love! The design was sleek and assembling was easy and painless. It's surprising how light the drone feels and yet how good the picture quality is. We gave it a spin at Central Park and the video was absolutely stunning. Would highly recommend to anyone who's thinking about getting a drone.

So easy to fly -- An amazing drone for the money! Decent camera, too!

Richard G

I first bought the HS700 (which I reviewed and liked, though it had a few shortcomings), and I wanted to get one for my son. I find myself actually preferring this drone over the HS700 (sorry, son!), mostly because of the camera image quality and general ease of use. Here's my pros & cons (and in-betweens):

Pro:
Super-easy to fly! Any beginning drone pilot will be able to fly this right out of the box.
Video and photo quality is visibly better than my HS700
Kit includes 2 batteries and an excellent padded zipper carry case.
Compact controller folds up very cleverly in travel case.
Flight times seemed longer than my HS700, probably over 20 minutes from each battery.
My (large) Pixel 3XL actually fits in the cellphone cradle on the controller (without phone case).
I like the feed-back sounds for taking photos (camera drive sound) and constant beeping when a movie is shooting.
Much easier to access memory card (included!) in the camera than the HS700.
Camera has an up and down gimble movement so you can change it mid-flight.
Comes with a charger that charges both batteries at once, and it seems to charge faster than my HS700.

"In-betweens" (not really pro or con):
Software for viewing and saving photos - I found that I have to get to the prompt on the phone to "stay connected to this [the drone's] network even though no internet?" and click a "yes" check box. This lets the phone software stay connected to drone for live screen feed (which is only slightly chunky during flight, but totally expected at this level).
Not sure if this is intentional, but the drone would not save still photos unless my phone was connected to it. It did save movies without being connected, though.
Camera is pretty good (better than HS700), but struggles with auto color balancing in high contrast images, which you can see in my movie. Some people might not care about this, but I notice it.
Auto-land button could be dangerous if you hold it too long - it cuts the motors! I think it's a 2 second hold to cut them, so it's not "broken" but something to be aware of. Hasn't happened to me yet, but came close!

Cons (sort of!):
You can only turn off "beginner mode" if your phone is properly connected.
The photo & camera shoulder buttons are partially blocked by my cellphone in its cradle, but are still accessible. May not be a problem for someone with skinny fingers or a smaller phone.

This is a very nice compact, "mid level" drone that they have clearly put a lot of design thought into. I can personally vouch for its durability - I lost it in the sun and flew it into a tree and the drone got stuck! It then chopped its way out of the leaves (!) and returned home unscathed. I have crashed my HS700 about 4 times (at less than 30 feet altitude) and its not even scratched and still works fine. I give it 5 stars because while it's certainly not the greatest drone ever, it's a really fun hobbyist drone and an excellent value.

Awesome Drone

Jewels

This drone is awesome. It takes some patients on setting everything up and getting it calibrated, but after all that is done you are good to go. It's fun and easy to fly, and I feel like it takes good video and pictures. The return home feature is great and works like a charm. This is a must buy if you want a easy to fly drone.

Great beginner drone for young and old

dave

Got my hs120D the other day and after charging the 2 batteries plus the rechargeable remote, it was ready to go. There was nothing to put together. Everything came in a handy carrying case. I took it out for a short fly, mainly because it was cold and windy. As light as it is, it handled the 15 to 20 mph wind like a champ. Thanks to gps, which I think is a must. I have purchased cheaper drones w/o gps and the slightest wind carries them away. Took several pictures but after about four, I could not take any more. Not sure why. Will try again next time but that is why I am giving it 4 stars not 5. I have another Holy Stone drone and have conferred with customer service and they respond and take care of any problems you may have. For some reason the video I took doesn't show up on this page, but I think it is of one where I used the follow me mode. The remote has 3 different speeds for the drone, which is kind of cool, especially for a beginner. Overall, I would recommend this drone for the quality, price and customer service. I just updated my rating to 5 stars because after conferring with my customer service agent, I got my problem fixed. Thank you Holy Stone.