Holy Stone GPS Drone with 4K UHD Camera for Adults Beginner; HS360S 249g Foldable FPV RC Quadcopter with 10000 Feet Control Range, Brushless Motor, Follow Me, Smart Return Home, 5G Transmission

Great gift for anyone
I ordered this as a gift for my brother and he loved it. It is pretty fun to play with and has a long battery life. I really didn’t think it’d be worth the cost, but it’s pretty amazing.

Fun, easy, affordable starter drone. Advertised Tech Specs are very exaggerated
Review for the Holy Stone HS-360″S”While this is my first drone. This is not my first digital camera. When making this purchase you have to consider a lot of things. The fact that you can get a battery-powered flying machine that can soar high in the air and travel a small distance away, while taking photos and videos and returning home with little skill or effort required from the user (all for $200) is pretty amazing … Mind mind-blowing really. It served the purpose I had purchased it for, which was to have a way to photograph the new roof I put on my home. I did not expect however to enjoy using it as much as I have. It’s a handy tool for anyone for this type of application.Now the real skinny…Ease of getting started.It took me about 30 minutes to get it up in the air the first time.It took me about 10 minutes the second timeIt takes me about 3 minutes now that I have the process memorized.It’s low weight, so you will not have to register it or get an FAA license. plug and play!Ease of useThe controls on the remote are straightforward for the most part. However, some of the interaction between the remote and the app is confusing, because of some buttons have “double duties”The learning curve is further hindered by the short battery life, and long charging times. This gives you about 15 minutes per day max flying time. which makes it tough to get certain processes down to memory in a quick amount of time. Learn something new? Well, you’ll have to wait 24 hours to use it again as the battery takes all day to charge back up.I also find its movements to be incredibly jerky and at times unreliable. it’s hard to get this drone close to an object as it never really stays completely still. in fact its hover flight can vary as much as 5 feet in just a tiny spec of wind.PHOTO QUALITYThe photos and video are not that great. and I feel the reason for this is the lack of image stabilization. It makes it hard to get a really sharp image. but again… what $200 camera gives you a sharp image? DO not expect high res DSLR quality. Its never going to happen.. That being said the camera did much better when the drone was used (not flying) it produced photos about as good as a decent cellphone camera (which isn’t great, but isn’t bad either)DISTANCE TESTThe specs about the distance this thing will fly is GROSSLY overrated and honestly, its a flat-out lie.they claim it will fly “UP TO” 10,000 feet (which is 2 miles) I tested this for distance 2 times . The first time I was able to get 1200 feet 1/10 of what was advertised. the screen froze completely. the app was restarted, and the screen froze immediately. I hit the return home button and it promptly did return home. And while you could not see the return trip on your phone’s display screen, the micro sd card never stopped recording and you were able to watch the footage without freezing later in post production phase.For the second distance test I only was able to get about 900 feet away before it announced it lost connection and would automatically return home. Both times that it failed to live up to the advertised distance and lost the image transmission, it never failed to return home. and as a result, I never lost the drone. If I had paid a lot of money for this, I would be pretty angry that it failed to go anywhere near the advertised distance. But again, what do you expect for $200Height test.Again another flat-out lie from the advertisement (note that they say “UP TO” 10,000 feet. meaning they are able to avoid false advertising lawsuits by not making guarantees of the distance. DO not believe these specs. It’s a flat out lie. but again… you paid $200…. not $2k My height maxed out around 300 feet, despite my changing the settings to pro settings….Battery Life…Despite what the advertisement says, each battery lasts about 15 minutes. and they take all day to charge back up. I recommend getting a second battery. (or a third)Return HOMEOk so the return home feature has never failed me (yet) HOWEVER. It will never return to the exact location. its returns have been as close to 12 inches from where it started to as much as 10 feet.which honestly isn’t bad in my opinion. and you are able to pilot its return once it gets closer to you.Final…Again. this is a $200 drone. Its amazing what it can do for such a small amount of money. I am very very very pleased with it. and it has spurred a new interest in me as I am already looking at getting a new drone with more rich features. I did not plan on loving the act of flying a drone and taking pictures with it. It gets me out of the house every day taking photos. You can’t put a price on fun.