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HolyStone HS470 Foldable Quadcopter Drone with 4K FHD Camera $180

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lazy8
08-27-2020 at 06:34 PM.
08-27-2020 at 06:34 PM.
Cool find! Amazon was $100 more. Reviews all seemed good too.
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demac209
08-27-2020 at 09:57 PM.
08-27-2020 at 09:57 PM.
Quote from lazy8 :
Cool find! Amazon was $100 more. Reviews all seemed good too.
video from this thing looks like it was shoot on a 1995 cell phone, save your money and buy the mavic mini, these cheap drones are garbage.
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nld09
08-28-2020 at 02:07 PM.
08-28-2020 at 02:07 PM.
Definitely it's a night and day comparison between this drone and the Mavic Mini and it's also more than twice the price.
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mvdeckard
08-28-2020 at 04:14 PM.
08-28-2020 at 04:14 PM.
chinese knockoff of DJI, avoid
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Cashen
08-28-2020 at 04:21 PM.
08-28-2020 at 04:21 PM.
Got a coupon from the company for a HS720. $205 shipped from Amazon.

The drone itself is well worth $200. I would highly recommend this for a 1st drone.

the range is not that good though.
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majorhavoc
08-28-2020 at 04:28 PM.
08-28-2020 at 04:28 PM.
Quote from mvdeckard :
chinese knockoff of DJI, avoid
You do understand that Shenzhen DJI is itself a Chinese company, correct?
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superkaz661
08-28-2020 at 04:33 PM.
08-28-2020 at 04:33 PM.
Quote from mvdeckard :
chinese knockoff of DJI, avoid
Yeah, seriously, the Chinese can't make nearly as high quality product like dji can.



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NutBucket
08-28-2020 at 07:08 PM.
08-28-2020 at 07:08 PM.
Quote from Cashen :
Got a coupon from the company for a HS720. $205 shipped from Amazon.

The drone itself is well worth $200. I would highly recommend this for a 1st drone.

the range is not that good though.
Agreed. But as far as the drone itself it does fly reasonably well. Yes, video and range sucks but you get what you pay for right?

What I have found is the video range runs out long before the control range. I've yet to suck it up and try the "route" feature.
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MikkoBraun
08-28-2020 at 10:58 PM.
08-28-2020 at 10:58 PM.
Wait, are you sure this one sucks. Because I was looking at the model number and it looks very different from the others in the past. Not to mention the naming advertising convention. "HolyStone HS470 Advanced Photography Drone with 4K FHD Camera 5G WI-FI Transmission GPS Foldable Quadcopter". (Model Number: HS470/193 Pro). I mean I am no expert either, just never seen model number before. I could be wrong though. Does anyone have any thoughts? Or any Holy Stone advocates out there about this model number?
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mikespe
08-29-2020 at 08:57 AM.
08-29-2020 at 08:57 AM.
I bought a DJI knockoff drone (Hubsan Zino Pro) a few months ago and it flies great. But the camera is absolute crap. Great for a beginner but if you want quality video DJI can't be beat. I just purchased the Mavic Air 2 and it is just AMAZING! There is a reason DJI is number 1 in the drone market!
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Leidenheimer
08-29-2020 at 12:22 PM.
08-29-2020 at 12:22 PM.
Quote from MikkoBraun :
Wait, are you sure this one sucks. Because I was looking at the model number and it looks very different from the others in the past. Not to mention the naming advertising convention. "HolyStone HS470 Advanced Photography Drone with 4K FHD Camera 5G WI-FI Transmission GPS Foldable Quadcopter". (Model Number: HS470/193 Pro). I mean I am no expert either, just never seen model number before. I could be wrong though. Does anyone have any thoughts? Or any Holy Stone advocates out there about this model number?
I'm not pro nor con on Holy Stone, but I know that the drones they sell seem to be the same drones sold under other brand names. In the drone world, this situation is rampant. For instance this Holy Stone HS470 looks like a ZLRC SG906 PRO (AKA Beast), which has a 2-axis gimbal. Searching through YouTube review videos you can find some reviews that suggest that the drone flies well and its 2-axis gimbal does an OK but not great job for the video stability. However, there is a NEW 3-axis gimbal version coming out, the ZLRC SG906 PRO 2. Search some Chinese online stores and you can find it on pre-order for $169.99 that includes one battery and a carry bag. To sum up, this looks to be identical to a ZLRC SG906 Pro drone, but that drone is coming out with an upgraded version with a 3-axis gimbal (the Pro 2), which should produce better video stability. I'd hold out for the improved version; a 3-axis gimbal is better than a 2-axis gimbal.
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Last edited by Leidenheimer August 29, 2020 at 01:12 PM.
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xuyong9719
08-30-2020 at 09:30 AM.
08-30-2020 at 09:30 AM.
The battery has a Mic-USB port, should be a USB-C. Its 2020 already
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