Holy Stone HS175D Foldable Drone with 4K Camera for Adults, RC Quadcopter with GPS Auto Return, Follow Me, Brushless Motor, Circle Fly, Waypoint Fly, Altitude Hold, Headless Mode, 46 Mins Long Flight

I didn't want to spend a fortune for a first drone as with no previous experience I didn't want to lose a fortune whilst getting used to using it, also wasn't sure i'd use ot it. When I purchased it it was also on offer so it was a steal at the price compared to other brands. I read a lot of reviews and watched seversl YouTube videos before purchase and this drone came up very favourable, for models in this price bracket, it fitted the bill exactly. The first one I had delivered, unfortunately had a fault with the camera but I got in touch with Holystone direct and after a bit of advice, which failed to resolve the issue they sent me another one out within two days.... if only all companies customer service was as good as theirs! It's a great little starter drone, easy to setup as long as you take the time to read the instructions! It flies well with a great range, started with it in beginner mode at 30mtrs but as I got used to it, have advanced to full mode and still.think it's awesome for the price. The compass on the bottom is great if you lose sight of it as it helps to get the direction right to bring it back home but the auto-return function is also great if you want to not fly it back yourself, I took it to the maximum range in advanced mode and it still came back to within a few feet of where I took off from, it's also great when the battery runs low. Yes, it's susceptible to wind but that was expected, no difference to any other drone aircraft. I've found it stable, take off and landings are very easy, calibration is also simple once done a few times. The camera is clear and feedback to my mobile from the camera both stills and video has been good even at long distance. The ability to angle it on the fly is brilliant. Video is a but shaky in flight but again it's an inexpensive drone without a floating gimble..... it's good enough for me. I did read people have had issues with GPS but i've never encountered an issue even in the middle of Snowdonia! Battery life has been around 23mins per battery which I think is pretty good. If I choose to upgrade in the future I would definately consider a more advanced and expensive Holystone version. If you want a relatively inexpensive starter drone, with good range, decent battery life, easy to handle with a decent camera I would recommend! To top it all Holystone's customer service is first class.

Excellent drone especially for beginners

I got this drone as I wanted to learn a bit about proper drone usage without committing to dropping a large sum of money into a hobby that I would only use once or twice. This drone is ideal and very easy to fly with both its auto take off and return to home auto land. The procedure to connecting to it is first turn on the drone and place it flat on the ground (after charging the batteries), open wifi on your phone and connect to it. Go into the HS GPS app and click preparations. The app will calibrate the drone first and then you have to do a compass calibration which involves rotating the drone a few times. After that youll be able to see the drone camera screen on your phone however you still have to "unlock the drone" by turning on the remote pressing forward and back on the left stick to connect it to the drone and then pushing forward to turn on the motors. Overall id recommend watching a quick youtube video to get your bearings if you get confused as there is a couple of steps. The drone itself is quite well built, folds up nice and compactly, has a good camera overall (does not have gimbal stabilization but youre gonna have to pay double for that and makes it more fragile which is not ideal when starting out) and is sturdy enough to manage a couple of bumps into a tree and survive. Would recommend for anyone of all ages who want a good decent drone to work with until you feel confident to step up to the more serious premium ones

Bought this Holy Stone HS175D for my nephew as a Christmas present. He couldn't have been more excited. Build quality looks good. We have a dji mini which cost over €1,200 and other than the integrated screen, higher quality camera and a few software upgrades, there's not a lot of differences. At a tenth of the price this drone is AMAZING value. I'll update my review once I get proper feedback.

this is a gift i already have one and its great

This Drone is not very good , personally if you just want to fly a Drone , purchase one without a camera , because the camera on this is poor to say the least , the drone doesn't really fly that well and is limited on distance. Honestly save your money and spend a bit more on a decent drone . Nothing is good about this drone if I'm honest . GPS is poor . Camera is rubbish , no stabilizer, but Holystone must be the nicest company I have ever come across. They went out of there way to make sure I was happy with the out come of our dealings together . Holystone the best customer service ever . If you have a problem they will be more then happy to help . They contacted me , after sending Drone back to ask if they could make things better , and they did . Thanks alot 👍🏻. Following on from having the HS720G It's not really that good . Had problems with flying this drone one minute it's fine the net it's playing up . Good job I didn't pay for it , because it would of been sent straight back . Personally I wouldn't play £300 for this drone . Save your money and get aDJI . Believe me you will thank me . Holystone drones do not even come close to DJI . DJI flys way better and the Camera is nowhere near as good against the DJI mini 2 SE .

It's fun, good build quality and easy to use, good range, small in size and easy to connect, however takes alot of getting used to which I finally thought I'd managed! Until all of a sudden it flew up in the air and to other side of the village and refused to come back, isn't for me I don't have enough space for flying it and after that I dernt try again so have sent it back, could be user error could be drone error I don't know never used or owned a drone prior

Good value for money and works well