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This is my in depth review of the Sy X23 nano drone which was provided by Hobbywow in exchange for an unbiased review. I also made a short night flight video of this product to show how it performs. I would like to thank Hobbywow for this honest attitude, and I look forward to reviewing more products for them in the future. Hobbywow is an online retailer of Rc products of all sorts, and I recommend that readers check out their website.
Here is the product link:
http://www.hobbywow.com/en-sy-x23-mi...4g-p241877.htm
To start off, this product comes well packaged and in a presentable box. After opening the box, the first item that slides out is the manual. This is very basic, and it includes the charging information, e.t.c. The next part of the package is a little plastic bag. In this bag, there is a full set of spare propellers, just in case you damage any of the preinstalled propellers. There are two blue and two white props on the quadcopter and in the spares to aid with orientation. Also included is the USB charging cable. It is yellow and about 3 feet long. One end can be plugged into a computer or a wall USB adapter. The other end goes into the back of the quadcopter, where a small charging port is located. When you plug the charger in, it will stay blank for half an hour. After this, the USB will light up red, meaning that the quadcopter is finished charging. The half an hour charge time is obviously fantastic, and it provides about 4 minutes of flight time. The battery is a tiny 80 mAh, 1 cell Lipo. This size battery is standard in nano quadcopters.
The next item in the package is the transmitter. It is not a box style controller, rather it is styled like a video game controller. It utilizes 2.4 GHZ control frequency, which gives the quadcopter a range of 40 metres. This is a little above average for nano quadcopters. The back of the transmitter is where the battery door is located. Upon unscrewing it, 4 AA batteries can be installed. Rechargeable batteries should operate just fine. The transmitter does feel very nice and easy to hold. The throttle and pitch controls are both thumb pads instead of sticks. The controller is black with orange buttons, so it looks nice and sleek. The power button is in the middle of the transmitter. After pushing it in, an LED light behind the button will light up, showing that the transmitter is turned on. It is a mode two transmitter, so the throttle stick is on the left and the pitch stick is on the right. The right shoulder button is for flips. After clicking it, and moving the pitch stick in any direction, the quadcopter will flip once in that direction. The flips are very fun, and the recovery is good as well. The left shoulder button is what changes the rates. This nano quadcopter is a dual rate, so you can fly in either low or high rates. Low rate is better for indoors, since the quadcopter has less speed, and high rates is better for large spaces or outdoors, as the extra speed helps the quadcopter fight the wind. The yaw rate also increases from low to high rate. Underneath the pitch stick is where the roll trim is located. The pitch trim is located to the left of the pitch stick. Underneath the throttle is where the yaw trim is normally located; however, this quadcopter does not need or have yaw trim. Instead, the headless mode activation button and the one key return are located where the yaw trim is normally located. Also, the LED lights on the quadcopter can be turned on and off by holding down the left shoulder button for three seconds. Headless mode and one key return both work well. The one annoying thing about headless mode is that the transmitter beeps continuously from when headless mode is activated until it is deactivated. The throttle control stick is not spring loaded, which is quite regular.
The last item in the box is the mini drone itself. It measures 8X8 cm, and it is just over 2 cm tall. It is very nicely designed, with the manufacturers emblem on the top of the canopy. It is available in blue or red. The LED lights are blue in the front and red in the back. They are very bright and visible at night. In fact, I was able to take this tiny quadcopter over 30 metres away without losing orientation at night. The body is lightweight, and the motors are direct drive, which give it more durability compared to gear driven systems. The motors are quite powerful and have a respectable amount of punch. The quadcopter is very stable in flight. One outstanding aspect of this drone is that the six axis gyros work amazingly quick. In fact, after twenty metres of full speed racing, if you slam the pitch stick in the opposite direction, the quadcopter will only drift for a metre before correcting itself. What I am trying to say is that both the throttle and pitch are very responsive, meaning this is an excellent beginners quadcopter. If it is drifting by itself, all you have to do is set it on a flat surface, than push both sticks down and out. This will recalibrate the gyros. The prop guards are not removable, and they come preinstalled. However, since I mostly fly quadcopters outside, I snipped of the propeller guards. This was easy to do and it enabled the quadcopter to fight the wind much more effectively. I was surprised at this tiny quadcopters ability to fly in 6 mph winds, as most nano quadcopters are not powerful enough to fly in anything over 4 mph. In both low and high rates, the yaw on this quadcopter is a little bit on the slow side. However, the speed of the pitch and roll make up for this. The on/off switch is located on the left side of the quadcopter. After switching it on, and then binding it to the transmitter via a simple and standard up and down of the throttle stick, this little mini drone is ready to fly.
In conclusion, I have to recommend this quadcopter to anyone. For the cheap price, you get a wind fighting, speedy, sleek little quadcopter. The only negatives in my opinion are the slow yaw and annoying beep of the transmitter in headless mode. Other than that, this quadcopter is a lot of fun in a small package!
Check out this link for purchasing and more info:
http://www.hobbywow.com/en-sy-x23-mi...4g-p241877.htm
Here is the product link:
http://www.hobbywow.com/en-sy-x23-mi...4g-p241877.htm
To start off, this product comes well packaged and in a presentable box. After opening the box, the first item that slides out is the manual. This is very basic, and it includes the charging information, e.t.c. The next part of the package is a little plastic bag. In this bag, there is a full set of spare propellers, just in case you damage any of the preinstalled propellers. There are two blue and two white props on the quadcopter and in the spares to aid with orientation. Also included is the USB charging cable. It is yellow and about 3 feet long. One end can be plugged into a computer or a wall USB adapter. The other end goes into the back of the quadcopter, where a small charging port is located. When you plug the charger in, it will stay blank for half an hour. After this, the USB will light up red, meaning that the quadcopter is finished charging. The half an hour charge time is obviously fantastic, and it provides about 4 minutes of flight time. The battery is a tiny 80 mAh, 1 cell Lipo. This size battery is standard in nano quadcopters.
The next item in the package is the transmitter. It is not a box style controller, rather it is styled like a video game controller. It utilizes 2.4 GHZ control frequency, which gives the quadcopter a range of 40 metres. This is a little above average for nano quadcopters. The back of the transmitter is where the battery door is located. Upon unscrewing it, 4 AA batteries can be installed. Rechargeable batteries should operate just fine. The transmitter does feel very nice and easy to hold. The throttle and pitch controls are both thumb pads instead of sticks. The controller is black with orange buttons, so it looks nice and sleek. The power button is in the middle of the transmitter. After pushing it in, an LED light behind the button will light up, showing that the transmitter is turned on. It is a mode two transmitter, so the throttle stick is on the left and the pitch stick is on the right. The right shoulder button is for flips. After clicking it, and moving the pitch stick in any direction, the quadcopter will flip once in that direction. The flips are very fun, and the recovery is good as well. The left shoulder button is what changes the rates. This nano quadcopter is a dual rate, so you can fly in either low or high rates. Low rate is better for indoors, since the quadcopter has less speed, and high rates is better for large spaces or outdoors, as the extra speed helps the quadcopter fight the wind. The yaw rate also increases from low to high rate. Underneath the pitch stick is where the roll trim is located. The pitch trim is located to the left of the pitch stick. Underneath the throttle is where the yaw trim is normally located; however, this quadcopter does not need or have yaw trim. Instead, the headless mode activation button and the one key return are located where the yaw trim is normally located. Also, the LED lights on the quadcopter can be turned on and off by holding down the left shoulder button for three seconds. Headless mode and one key return both work well. The one annoying thing about headless mode is that the transmitter beeps continuously from when headless mode is activated until it is deactivated. The throttle control stick is not spring loaded, which is quite regular.
The last item in the box is the mini drone itself. It measures 8X8 cm, and it is just over 2 cm tall. It is very nicely designed, with the manufacturers emblem on the top of the canopy. It is available in blue or red. The LED lights are blue in the front and red in the back. They are very bright and visible at night. In fact, I was able to take this tiny quadcopter over 30 metres away without losing orientation at night. The body is lightweight, and the motors are direct drive, which give it more durability compared to gear driven systems. The motors are quite powerful and have a respectable amount of punch. The quadcopter is very stable in flight. One outstanding aspect of this drone is that the six axis gyros work amazingly quick. In fact, after twenty metres of full speed racing, if you slam the pitch stick in the opposite direction, the quadcopter will only drift for a metre before correcting itself. What I am trying to say is that both the throttle and pitch are very responsive, meaning this is an excellent beginners quadcopter. If it is drifting by itself, all you have to do is set it on a flat surface, than push both sticks down and out. This will recalibrate the gyros. The prop guards are not removable, and they come preinstalled. However, since I mostly fly quadcopters outside, I snipped of the propeller guards. This was easy to do and it enabled the quadcopter to fight the wind much more effectively. I was surprised at this tiny quadcopters ability to fly in 6 mph winds, as most nano quadcopters are not powerful enough to fly in anything over 4 mph. In both low and high rates, the yaw on this quadcopter is a little bit on the slow side. However, the speed of the pitch and roll make up for this. The on/off switch is located on the left side of the quadcopter. After switching it on, and then binding it to the transmitter via a simple and standard up and down of the throttle stick, this little mini drone is ready to fly.
In conclusion, I have to recommend this quadcopter to anyone. For the cheap price, you get a wind fighting, speedy, sleek little quadcopter. The only negatives in my opinion are the slow yaw and annoying beep of the transmitter in headless mode. Other than that, this quadcopter is a lot of fun in a small package!
Check out this link for purchasing and more info:
http://www.hobbywow.com/en-sy-x23-mi...4g-p241877.htm