Harmony323
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I have been wanting a quadcopter for some time now and have begun some research into what the best one for me is. There are so many, though, that I'm worried I may be missing out on my perfect first quad! This'll be my first and there's a very specific reason I want one. It may sound silly, but I live by the ocean and want to be able to fly a drone and look for wildlife. It sounds simple but I know a lot go into that one small goal. Here are the features I'm looking for.
Absolutely necessary:
- Under $200. Closer to the $150 mark is probably better. I know I'm asking for a lot here.
- ~10 min fly time. The longer the better, obviously, but I'd like it to not be much less than this. I know some of the other features I want will cut into my battery life as well. The ability to purchase additional batteries that I can swap out would be great.
- Video recording. Does not need to be amazing video. 720p should be fine. I'm not using the videos for anything professional, just for my own viewing pleasure.
- Ability to watch video as I'm flying, either on the controller or an app on my phone. Since I'm new to this, I don't currently have a preference of a dedicated controller or controlling the whole thing from my phone.
- Ready to fly. I have a very low budget for this so it needs to be ready to go out of the box.
I'd also like:
- Relatively easy to fly. I'm a fast learner but this will be my first quad so I'm not trying to test my skills just yet.
- Homing. I'd really like to be able to either press a button and have it come back to me, or have it automatically come back at a certain battery level or something like that. Having it immediately come back if it gets out of range would be awesome.
- Decent distance. I don't know what the "professional" term for this is but I need to be able to get it out past the waves. I'm not talking miles, but a couple hundred feet at least.
- Wind resistance. I'm not gonna be taking it out to record hurricanes, but it can be a bit windy by the ocean.
- Hover mode. Either by pressing a button or by taking my hands off the controls.
- Adjustable camera angle. I'd like to be able to hover over something and point the camera down at it. Not a necessity, but it would be nice.
I found these and they seem like they may be a good fit for me. Are there any others I should consider? Are there any other features or considerations I should think about before making my decision? Any help, tips or advice would be appreciated =)
https://www.amazon.com/REALACC-Cheerson-Camera-Altitude-Quadcopter/dp/B01EABYTHE/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
https://www.amazon.com/U818A-WiFi-Quadcopter-Drone-Camera/dp/B00SH3MU0U/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
Absolutely necessary:
- Under $200. Closer to the $150 mark is probably better. I know I'm asking for a lot here.
- ~10 min fly time. The longer the better, obviously, but I'd like it to not be much less than this. I know some of the other features I want will cut into my battery life as well. The ability to purchase additional batteries that I can swap out would be great.
- Video recording. Does not need to be amazing video. 720p should be fine. I'm not using the videos for anything professional, just for my own viewing pleasure.
- Ability to watch video as I'm flying, either on the controller or an app on my phone. Since I'm new to this, I don't currently have a preference of a dedicated controller or controlling the whole thing from my phone.
- Ready to fly. I have a very low budget for this so it needs to be ready to go out of the box.
I'd also like:
- Relatively easy to fly. I'm a fast learner but this will be my first quad so I'm not trying to test my skills just yet.
- Homing. I'd really like to be able to either press a button and have it come back to me, or have it automatically come back at a certain battery level or something like that. Having it immediately come back if it gets out of range would be awesome.
- Decent distance. I don't know what the "professional" term for this is but I need to be able to get it out past the waves. I'm not talking miles, but a couple hundred feet at least.
- Wind resistance. I'm not gonna be taking it out to record hurricanes, but it can be a bit windy by the ocean.
- Hover mode. Either by pressing a button or by taking my hands off the controls.
- Adjustable camera angle. I'd like to be able to hover over something and point the camera down at it. Not a necessity, but it would be nice.
I found these and they seem like they may be a good fit for me. Are there any others I should consider? Are there any other features or considerations I should think about before making my decision? Any help, tips or advice would be appreciated =)
https://www.amazon.com/REALACC-Cheerson-Camera-Altitude-Quadcopter/dp/B01EABYTHE/ref=cm_wl_huc_item
https://www.amazon.com/U818A-WiFi-Quadcopter-Drone-Camera/dp/B00SH3MU0U/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
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