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Posted On Dec 24 2019

Recommendations for drone buyers and drone reviews? If you are looking for drone coupons then you are in the right place! So you’ve bought a cheap drone, learned how to fly, and want more. The Blade Nano QX is for you, offering a great selection of features for the flier who wants more without spending too much. The basic, no-frills Blade Nano QX RTF lacks a camera, but it’s fast and maneuverable. We liked its sturdy blade guards, which help keep it in one piece if it crashes into something.

Relative to other quadcopters in the market, the 3DR Solo comes with a more eye-catching military-like look. It has self-tightening props, which you can quickly unscrew and carry them with you as you go about your business. The solo’s controller is one of the best you can find allowing attachment of bigger screens like the iPad, which makes taking camera shots and controlling much easier. If you are working with a GoPro camera on a gimbal, flight time on the Solo should be around 20 minutes after a 90-minute charge. GoPro partnered with 3DR on this project, which means the GoPro camera has full compatibility when working with the Solo drone. You could even remotely control the camera’s settings remotely. The controller’s battery should last four hours of use and functions at a range of up to 0.5 miles under optimal conditions. See more details on Drones for sale.

DJI found great success with the Mavic Pro, they followed that up with the far less expensive Spark. The Mavic Air bridges the gap between these two, offering all the fun features from the smaller Spark as well as all the pro flight features of the Mavic Pro. Better yet, the Mavic Air introduced a 100Mbps data rate for video capture on a DJI drone under $1500. That sounds like a mouthful, suffice to say that the Mavic Air instantly took the crown for the best video at the lowest price of any drone on the market. As with many DJI drones, the Mavic Air comes in two main purchasing options, you can buy the drone alone or upgrade to the Fly More bundle to get extra batteries, a carry case and more. After the launch of the Mavic 2 series of drones, we had to recommend the newer Mavic line as the best camera on a compact drone, but the Mavic Air still remains our top pick if ultimate portability is your concern. The Mavic Air manages to pack down to almost fit comfortably in your pocket.

This folding budget drone from Shenzhen, China is proof positive that you don’t need to spend a fortune on a drone with GPS, high-speed wifi technology and autonomous flight modes. The E520S looks like a mini version of the DJI Mavic while the hand controller (replete with a spring mount for an Android or iOS phone) is almost identical to that of the Mavic Air. Nevertheless, it’s a great low-cost, intermediate package for those on a learning curve towards a bona fide DJI model. The E520S is about the size of a DJI Spark and comes equipped with GPS, 5G wifi streaming up to a distance of 250 metres and a USB-charged battery that lasts about 15 minutes. It also comes with a raft of automated features including return to home, auto take off and land, waypoint, follow-me and orbit. That’s pretty darn good for a drone costing less that £150. Mind, the jury’s out on the quality of the front-mounted camera which supposedly shoots in 4K. Granted, the image quality isn’t terrible but it certainly isn’t up to the same level of 4K footage that the DJI and Parrot drones produce. Perhaps more importantly, the camera isn’t attached to a gimbal and that means any video you shoot will be quite jumpy and, well, unstable. You can, however, tilt the camera by hand before take off. Discover more details at https://drone-market.net/.

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Written by Patrick Moreau