New to quadcopters but looking to upgrade

Discussion in 'Specific Models of Quadcopters and Drones' started by chris case, Dec 26, 2014.

  1. chris case

    chris case New Member

    I am new to the quadcopter drone world but I am hooked. I am practicing on a cheap one I got for Christmas but I can see where this is going and wanted to start doing the research early. I see lots of options and I really need to get some feedback so I can figure out what I want. I guess I will start with features I want.
    GPS
    Return home and autopilot
    FPV screen or streaming ability from camera to my iPhone.
    20 minutes of flight time
    Built in Camera or Gimble with go pro or iLook
    I want a package where I don't need to purchase anything extra like a charger to purchase to fly it.

    Here is the hard part. I really need to keep it under 1000 preferably 5-800 range.
    I really like the Walkera QR X350 Pro FPV GPS RC Quadcopter. Seems to have everything I need but the packages are kind of confusing as to what is included and what isn't.

    I also really like the DJI Phantom 2 with the included camera.
    I don't plan on buying for the next couple of months and want to get a head start on what is out there. Any help would be appreciated.
     
  2. webman

    webman Administrator Staff Member

    If you don't plan on buying for a few months, don't get set on any particular quad. A number of new units have recently come out and more are coming out in Jan - some upgraded and some new models.

    Walkera does not float my boat because of their complete lack of consistency and actual customer service. They have thrown a bunch of models at the market and left users to solve their own problems. I don't think they even have a US office.

    The most important thing to do is to narrow down exactly what you want to do. Units with cameras and gimbals are great - if you intend to take video and edit it and use it. Gimbals are expensive, so using an ilook - which is not the greatest in quality - might not be my first choice! Then again, you might be limited by budget. It may even be that the Parrot BeBop fits you - with the skycontroller - but only once it's been out a few months and has the bugs out of it.

    I do mostly still photography so I don't use a gimbal on my current primary machine(s).

    It's always nice to want features - but you have to really narrow down what you want to do with the machine day in and day out.
     
  3. webman

    webman Administrator Staff Member

    If you don't plan on buying for a few months, don't get set on any particular quad. A number of new units have recently come out and more are coming out in Jan - some upgraded and some new models.

    Walkera does not float my boat because of their complete lack of consistency and actual customer service. They have thrown a bunch of models at the market and left users to solve their own problems. I don't think they even have a US office.

    The most important thing to do is to narrow down exactly what you want to do. Units with cameras and gimbals are great - if you intend to take video and edit it and use it. Gimbals are expensive, so using an ilook - which is not the greatest in quality - might not be my first choice! Then again, you might be limited by budget. It may even be that the Parrot BeBop fits you - with the skycontroller - but only once it's been out a few months and has the bugs out of it.

    I do mostly still photography so I don't use a gimbal on my current primary machine(s).

    It's always nice to want features - but you have to really narrow down what you want to do with the machine day in and day out.
     

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