Holy Stone HS420 Mini Drone with HD FPV Camera for Kids Adults Beginners, Pocket RC Quadcopter with 2 Batteries, Toss to Launch, Gesture Selfie, Altitude Hold, Circle Fly, High Speed Rotation

To start off with, let me just say that this is a really kewl thing to fly around the house. Yep, it's small but because it is so technically sophisticated I wouldn't necessarily refer to it as a toy. I can toss the thing into the air and then it just hovers there staring at me, like okay now what. It has a camera and I can see the drone staring at me on my phones display with that puzzled blank look. So, following instructions from the users manual, I touch one of the sticks gently and it turns, wow. I touch another and it moves forward. Now we're getting somewhere, not far but I'm almost 69 years old. This stuff is a bit new to me. I have watched a lot of utube videos about these things and I let the guy on the B4U GO channel convince me to start with one of the small Holystone drones before moving up. He said they are the best and are a great value... I agree. He also said that you can crash a small inexpensive drone just as easy as a big expensive one but you won't feel as bad. I have so far hit a wall, kitchen cabinets, chandelier, TV and of course the floor. Fortunately i have not hit anything with much velocity. The machine is durable and has not damaged a single thing it has hit because of the soft bumpers it has. The one bad thing that did happen is that for whatever reason, one of the motors stopped working. I sent an email to Holystone tech support to see if there might be a simple fix that I could do. I wasn't looking for a replacement or complaining or anything like that, i sorta figured i did something wrong. They said basically, not to worry... we got ya covered. Bottom line, they told me it was under warranty and sent me a new one within like just a couple days. It took longer to get the original one from the seller then it did the replacement from Holystone. I would consider that good people who will stand behind their products. I am very happy with Holystone, the drone and how easy it is to fly.... although I have a ways to go before I invest a few hundred dollars into one of the fancy Holystone machines, but that's just me. Happy Flying and may God bless you and this great country... where I get to fly my drone!! PS: I never ever write product reviews, for what that's worth.... so there must be a good reason I wrote this one.

I really like this little drone! One of its great features is that it is very durable. I've crashed it and bounced it off things, and so far, nothing has broken, either on the drone or in my house. It helps that it is very light, small, and completely enclosed in a protective cage. It is so forgiving that I can bounce it off of something, and it won't drop out of the air. I have a more expensive drone that I have only used twice; it crashed on the last use (I've since repaired it) mainly because I wasn't used to flying a drone. I'm pretty sure I hit forward instead of ascending in a panic. I really wish I had started with something like this HS420 so I could learn how to handle those situations with nothing at risk. Setting it up was easy. Calibrating the gyro just takes a second, and it isn't finicky. The controller is straightforward. I've also flown it with the app. I wish the app had more detailed instructions. It isn't really mentioned in the manual. The app is mostly intuitive, though. The controls are pretty simple and easy to learn. I get around 5 minutes of flight time with each battery, which takes about an hour to charge. I don't have a problem with that because I know they are trying to save weight. I do wish I could find a charger that could charge multiple batteries at the same time. I've explored the camera's capabilities. It takes very good pictures and videos. It took me a moment to figure out where to find the saved videos. They are in the app's gallery and do not get saved directly to my phone like the photos do, but they are there. The only reason I'm not giving this drone 5 stars is that I have to set up the trim every time I change the battery... and it does require a lot of trim adjustment (even before I crashed it). It's not out of control without the trim adjustment, though. It won't suddenly veer into a wall. It will just slowly drift, and you must compensate for that. Overall, I'm pleased with and enjoying the HS420. It is giving me exactly what I need to learn to be a better drone pilot!

The only minor I've had so far is with the calibration. At least my experience so far is every time I take off I need to adjust the drift. Either side to side or front and back. It's definitely not a big deal and probably more common with small toy drones like this. It's my first. And I will tell you it's a great, fun practice drone. That is why I got it. If you're really wanting to fly drones getting to know the orientation of a drones flight controls is obviously critical. Don't just get a big drone and take off. I did that. Hence my review right here. I'm hoping to help some of you save a little before you go big. And trust me, it may sound silly but this little drone gave me more confidence to fly the bigger drones. The remote control for this is very easy to use. This does take video, and photo. The quality is actually good. You can also make the drone flip, rotate 360 degrees, fly in circles. Besides being a great practice drone it's a fun one for everyone. I definitely recommend.

First - it gets easily blown around if there's is ANY wind. Second, it's difficult to tell if it's not taking off because the battery is too low. Also we've had this for a year and have only used it infrequently, but it seems that two of the batteries don't work anymore, or they don't seem to take a charge because it refuses to takeoff.

I was skeptical for as little as this drone is and how cheap it is, that the drone live up to its advertisement. It sure did and more. I love flying it around the house and it makes a great children toy for a child to easily master it. The setup with the Android phone was super easy. The FPV with my goggle was impressive for this little thing. Additionally the remote control, was easy to use. The batteries only last 6 min so I suggest if you want to enjoy more time, buy more batteries. The remote control is ultra sensitive and even with calibration, the drone tend to drift once you touch left or right even when you let go to center back, the drone keeps on drifting in the direction it was set, instead of hovering. But it can be easily adjusted with compensating the direction. Great little thing for the price! It is a lot of fun!

I am new to drones, so I don't have anything to compare it to. Here are my thoughts on it. The good: -This little drone is fun and easy to fly. -It comes with 2 batteries. -The camera takes good photos and videos. -It has little cages over the propellers which is nice for numerous crashes i've put it through. -It's super tiny The bad: -The fly time is about 2-5 minutes per battery, so those two batteries are much needed. They take about 40 minutes to get a full charge. -The app (needed to take photo/video) takes a TON of space on my iPhone. The app is way larger than any other app I have by a long shot. Overall, I like the drone especially for the price. It's super stable and flies well.

Drone is especially fun to fly indoors. It has two speed settings and can move a little bit for what it is. Is it ripping? No don't be ridiculous. But it is a great little toy to spend some time flying. It's also very amusing to show people the feature where after you bind and calibrate the controller to the drone (follow instructions), it starts flying when you lightly toss it out of your hand. Easy to pass off to someone who has never flown a drone before and it's sturdy enough to withstand some light contact here and there. Just be sure to take a five minute break between flights and stop flying immediately if you hit something, as to not damage any motors. Run into any issues and customer service is there to help as well. Happy flying!

This is a good value for what it is. I use this as an indoor practice drone and it is great for this. The prop guards not only protect the drone but allow it to bounce off objects rather than crash. The app was annoying at first. You need to remember to connect to the drone wifi, but I also needed to set my phone's wifi setting to connect even though the network does not provide internet. It drifts a lot and the trim feature is only slightly useful. The video is 1080 but only has 20fps so any movement is jumpy. The phone holder on the controller broke the second time I used it. The batteries last about 5 mins each and take 50 mins to charge. That's to be expected for a mini drone with a camera. If you are looking for a cheap drone to fly inside, then this is a good drone. If you need something that will hold it's position better or provide better video, then you'll need to spend more money on a more advanced drone.