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Contixo F35 Drone Review

Contixo F35

In the Contixo stable, you will find toy drones starting with the F16 to F35, kid tablets, earbuds, mini robots and so many others. This California-based brand name makes adult and kid toy drones and ships to all parts of the world. The Contixo F35 drone is among their popular products.

The F35 has many features. In addition, it has a true 4K HD camera. Therefore, if you are looking for something that can help you to take good footage of your outdoor adventures; this might be it.

Other things that you might love about it include the provided SD card for storing your footage. The flight time is impressive and so is the build quality. In addition, this drone also has many automatic flight modes to make your first piloting experience easy and fun.

Are there any downsides? You might need to be extra cautious when flying the drone. For instance, you should not turn the GPS off at any cost, because the quadcopter can fly away for good. Some owners have complained that the GPS signal weakens with distance, but you should not turn it off.

Keep reading to see the features and flight functions of the Contixo F35 drone.
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Holy Stone HS720E 4K EIS Review

Holy Stone HS720E 4K EIS

If you are looking for an affordable camera drone that can take good quality footage, you can get the Holy Stone HS720E.

It comes equipped with effective electronic image stabilization (EIS). And that is not all! It also has a Sony sensor.

We have come to expect good cameras from HS drones. For example, their HS510 drone has a true 4K camera. Of course, you cannot lack some issues here and there. For example, a mechanical stabilization beats electronic stabilization any time. However, unless you are using such an aerial camera for professional photography, it should serve you just fine.

If you calibrate the quadcopter properly, you will not have any trouble flying it blindly, with the transmitter alone, without FPV. Overall, this Chinese drone maker has perfected the art of making affordable but feature-packed quadcopters.

Keep reading to explore some of its most outstanding features.

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Flywoo Vampire2 HD F7 Drone Review

Flywoo Vampire2 HD F7

For a freestyle-racing drone, the Flywoo Vampire2 HD is a good choice. It looks and performs like a monster. Once you start flying the drone, you will agree that it does not want to do a slow flight at all.
You can buy the Vampire2 HD with the TBS Crossfire receiver at an affordable price. However, for more money, you can get it with a BNF DJI receiver or you can get it with BNF-DJI with Goggles. Whatever package you get, you want to know whether it will be worth the money.

The drone also comes in two versions – the 6S and 4S. One thing that you will notice with either version, which by the way comes in gold or titanium color, is that the hardware is high quality. The inclusion of an integrated DJI air unit as well as the GOKU F405 flight controller makes things interesting.

There is a downside though, one that is common with all racer drones. Therefore, do not be deceived by the low price because you will be required to buy other components such as a 4S or 6S battery and a DJI low latency remote controller, which can cost you hundreds of dollars. Overall, the Vampire2 HD will cost you more than $500 to fly it.
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DJI Mavic Mini Review

DJI Mavic Mini

The race is not to the swift… so they say. Nothing exemplifies that any better than the tiny but astonishingly powerful DJI Mavic Mini drone.

If it is a DJI, then it is worth buying on account of the name alone. For years, this drone maker has established itself as the go-to maker of small, medium-sized and big drones. Check the DJI Spark or Tello drones, some of the most popular mini drones from DJI. However, they fade in comparison to the Mavic Mini, the newest kid on the block, released on the end of October 2019.

The DJI Mavic drone is a small compact piece of work and it offers much more than just the good name.

Some of the features that you can expect in this drone include superb camera stabilization feature, stable altitude hover and a long flight time from one battery. These are mostly the things that we all look for in a camera drone, plus the quality of the videos and the photos. However, as you will see later, Mavic Mini outdoes itself.

By design, it is foldable. It also weighs a minimal weight of 249g, meaning you just fly it right out of the box, no need to register it with the FAA if you are in North America.

When ordering the drone, you will realize that it comes in two versions. The first one is the base version, which is $100 cheaper than the second one – Fly More Bundle, which comes with the following extras:

  • Three 2400mAh Li-Po batteries
  • Charging unit that also acts as a power bank
  • High quality travel storage case
  • Propeller guards with 360-degree protection

Are these extras worth the extra price? Most definitely, they are.

Now, let us look into the technical features and details of this camera drone:

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