I bought one of these off Amazon last year, after getting a Striker as a gift...I thought the Striker was a great "Knock off" with better range, out of the box.....and the same camera.......Getting these...Bit me very hard and I was off and running....after flying RC planes for 30 years, this was a "NoBrainer".....
All in all...The Syma X5c and its variants, are a very cost effective way for you to get into quadcopters and not break the bank....Remember..."You get what you pay for"......Most of the time....but this Syma X5 will NOT disappoint you....parts are available online....and Syma does a pretty good job at putting out a decent product....This has a 6 axis gyro for stability, 2 speed modes will do 3d eversion( Flips)
The Camera is ok at best...some "Jello" is always going to be present with a solid mounted camera on an electric copter
WARNING........The X5...Out of the box range is "Scary" short...meaning...DO NOT get very far away at all....50 meters at best and it will fall out of the sky shortly after that..
.................................Seriously......I am NOT Joking...............................................................................
HOWEVER.....the bright people around the world have posted many Youtube Videos carefully walking you through a Tx range modification that takes longer to disassemble the housing of the Tx, than it does to perform...range will increase out to 100+ meters
All in all....The Syma X5 is well worth the 45 bucks/free shipping that I paid on Amazon.com
PS...I just stepped up to the Syma X8c and will write a review later....