Holy Stone HS110D FPV RC Drone With 1080P HD Camera Live Video 120 Wide Angle WiFi Quadcopter With Gravity Sensor, Voice Control, Gesture Control, Altitude Hold, Headless Mode, 3D Flip RTF 2 Batteries

ADDITIONAL, August 2018: I need to add to my review to talk about the excellent customer support that I received from Holy Stone. After a few weeks I began to experience what seemed to be diminishing battery capacity, as flight times shortened to five, then four, then three minutes. I emailed Holy Stone and reported the problem, and that It was happening with all five of my batteries. They wrote back immediately and we were in daily contact as I did some tests for them and reported results. They sent two new batteries for me to try, but my results with those were the same -- flying for only about three minutes before the drone made a controlled descent and shut down. They asked for a video so they could see the problem first hand, which I recorded and posted. The next day they wrote back that they were shipping me a replacement drone! (The conclusion, I believe, is that the voltage sensing circuitry is defective and is telling the drone that the battery is exhausted before it actually is.) I think this is the best customer support I have ever experienced!!!My original review begins here:As a beginning quadcopter hobbyist (my only other experience is a week spent with a $16 ‘copter from Amazon) one of the main things I was hoping for in the Holy Stone HS110D was easy controllability. This thing definitely has it. The altitude hold function (using barometric pressure) works very well, meaning that the beginning pilot can concentrate on maneuvering in two dimensions while the ‘copter hovers at a fixed altitude. That reduces pilot workload tremendously. The ability to select from one of four speed ranges allows the beginner to start out at slow speed, while at the same time providing plenty of power at the touch of a button if needed to stay out of trouble (such as when a gust of wind comes up). In just a few days I’ve been able to move from flying in an open field to flying (carefully) in a yard full of trees and plants and maneuvering around tricky paths. (Of course I still occasionally crash, but usually into “soft” objects such as shrubs, flowers, and weeds.)The controller is very nice, with a color display that shows the status of the device including whether or not it is connected, selected speed, normal or headless mode, and if a flip has been commanded (to be executed on the next touch of the right stick). It also provides visual confirmation that the camera button has been pressed. Video recording status is indicated by a series of beeps when active. The tactile feel of the sticks is very good, making it easy to make careful and precise maneuvers.The HS110D has some nice safety features included in its design. A simple simultaneous press of two buttons executes an emergency shutdown if absolutely needed. (Might save some prop damage in the case of an imminent crash.) After syncing, the props won’t spin up no matter what you do with the throttle until you press the “engine” start button, and after landing and shutdown they won’t spin up again without pressing that same button. That means it is safe to pick up the ‘copter and that it won’t accidentally start while in your hand if you bump the throttle. If the props get fouled such as by landing in tall grass the ‘copter goes into “fault” condition (all four lights flashing red) and won’t spin up again until it is re-synced with the controller. The one-touch landing button is a feature that allows the beginner to concentrate on holding position over the landing site while the ‘copter slowly descends autonomously. EDIT: After getting some experience I found that as battery power runs down the aircraft will begin a slow, controlled descent, rather than just falling out of the sky when the battery dies. My practice now is to do my maneuvering practice fairly high, then when I notice that it is starting to descend on its own I can begin to fly back toward the takeoff point and get in position for landing.The modular battery is a great design feature. No wires or little connectors to fool with, just plug in and go. By the way, definitely consider getting the four-bay charger with three spare modular batteries at the same time as the HS110D. That way you can go out with four fully charged batteries, and when you return home you can charge all four at once (be sure to let them cool down first). Or, you can have some of your batteries charging while you are out flying, rather than having to charge a battery in the ‘copter itself.The ‘copter is pretty quiet, so it shouldn’t be too annoying for your neighbors. I’ve only used the FPV function a few times so far but I can confirm that it works as described, although sometimes it takes me a couple of tries to get the app to connect with the aircraft’s camera (the problem might be my phone, I don’t know). I’m still enough of a beginner that I need to have my eyes on the aircraft full time rather than looking at the FPV screen. Headless mode is a nice feature once you understand how to use it. It is particularly useful if you are working in windy conditions -- start out facing into the wind and then you will find that pushing the right stick away from you always compensates for wind drift no matter which way the ‘copter itself is facing. It’s particularly handy if you are trying to get high enough to get above an obstacle and then hold position against the wind while rotating the aircraft to look around.No review would be complete without a discussion of the (very minor) negatives, so here goes. On the controller I wish the “flips” button wasn’t so easy to hit. An inadvertent flip isn’t too bad unless you’re only a couple of feet high, then it can lead to a crash. The phone holder on the controller seems a bit delicate, especially for a larger, heavier phone. No problems have been encountered yet, it just strikes me that way, and it’s only attached to the controller at two points. As a plus though, if you don’t want to use it you can leave it off. The lights are difficult to see in bright sunlight, and since they turn red to indicate low battery it’s important to pay attention to them. Finally, the camera is pretty minimal. It’s obviously fairly low resolution as advertised (about one megapixel) and there is a fair amount of compression applied to the videos. It’s fine for FPV, and the ability to see how things look from altitude is still one of the most fun things about this aircraft. I would consider the camera as primarily to be used for FPV and for casual videos and images.Overall I could not be more pleased with my HS110D. It’s rugged, stable, easy to control, fun, is supplied with spare parts, and comes from a company with an excellent reputation for customer support. (Note that they include their contact information in several places on the enclosed documentation and in the app, both email and telephone.) It’s pretty easy to learn how to fly, just give yourself some room free of obstacles, keep it low, and don’t fly too far away at first. It’s still new enough that I just can’t leave it alone! I have to pick it up several times every day to walk out and fly around the yard for ten or twenty minutes.

The media could not be loaded. Overall the drone is a quality buy that works very well, even for beginners. It is a good drone to start with that will work for you.Remote ControlThe remote control is fairly easy to use. With a button for engine start takeoff becomes easier. As soon as you push the throttle up after engine start, the drone instantly starts. No need to start the engines using the throttle as well. The controls are intuitive and after some time they become very easy to use you are a beginner who is worried about controls. It is also the same button to automatically land, or you can come down manually.The display on the remote control helps show the status, speed, and setting of the drone and removes uncertainty about the settings. The photo and flip buttons are easy to reach. Overall the controller is a good size and structure.I didn't have any problems with loss of signal, and recommend keeping the drone within line of sight.BodyThe body of the drone is large and solid. The propellers have about a 4in diameter and though the propeller guards may appear to be flimsy they successfully protect the propellers from most crashes. The batteries are modular and don’t involve connectors, you just have to slide and click them into the body. The size and weight mostly resists wind and allows you to fly in fairly windy conditions, but I wouldn’t recommend it to beginners. The camera is attached to the underbelly of the drone and is detachable (no cords). Under the 4 arms, there was each a light, and they are covered by plastic guards. The lights aren’t very bright in the day, so you have to pay attention to tell which way the drone is facing.Aesthetically the drone looks good.CameraThe 1080p camera was great at taking photos at a height and low. The photo quality was good, you weren’t able to tell that it was a drone that took them, at least on live view. On taking the photos the image quality depended on the conditions. The front 2 propeller guards came in the top corners of the photo, but the guards is detachable as well, so you can fly without it and take photos like that.The camera is is unadjustable, it points forward, not down. I figured that to take photos at an angle you could use the trim features to change the angle of the drone and keep it that way (it was the 2 switches on the right side of the control next to the left joystick).The video feature in the camera pretty good. In the video I took flying around you could clearly see pictures but there were some spots where the video lagged and the images overlapped, but that was in the edges. Slow movement was the best for video. It could also be based on the phone you were using.The camera has a Micro SD card slot, but I didn’t test this out. There is no card included with the drone.SpeedThere are 4 speeds, 1 is the slowest and is perfect for flying if you are taking a video and want to be able to see details. 2 is the average plying speed, without much wind you can fly with great control over the drone at 2. The third speed is good for flying moderately windy conditions, the drone can move pretty fast with speed 3. At speed 4 the drone goes very fast and is actually harder to control than at speed 2 or 3. Speed 4 is mostly for heavy wind and to resist the wind. It is easy to lose control of the drone at speed 4.BatteryThe batteries each last on average 20 minutes each. It depends, of course, on the speed you fly at, but in okay conditions, with both batteries,you can fly about 40 min.The batteries take about 2 hours each to charge, but they can only be charged one at a time. To charge you have to put a battery inside the drone, and then charge through the drone using a micro usb to usb cable. So in total you spend about 4 hours charging, a disadvantage.The AppOverall the app is good, you can control the drone using it, view the feed live, and you can view the feed in VR.In the app on android, the drone asks for location permissions, permissions to save to your files, both are for saving the photos, and microphone permissions (for voice control). On iOS it asks for the same, except location permissions, which I assume to be included in one of the other permissions. If you don’t want to enable these you cannot use the app.I tried to use voice control, but mine didn’t work very well. When I trued to use the automatic photo taking feature where you put up 2 fingers (✌️) for a photo or your entire hand (✋) for a video, it didn’t seem to work. I’m not sure if its the lighting or something else. The drawing pad to control the drone didn’t work very well, but I found it unnecessary because you can’t control the drone as well with it.Live feed was slightly delayed from the actual thing, but not majorly. Live feed quality was very good.Other ThingsThe box the drone arrives in is very largeYou have to pair the remote with the drone by moving the left throttle up and down once.In The Box- 1 Drone- 1 Remote control- 1 battery (attached to drone)- 1 battery (separate)- 4 propellers (attached to drone)- 4 spare propellers- 1 USB to Micro USB cable- 1 manual- 4 propeller guards- 2 landing gear (attached to drone)- 2 spare landing gear- Screwdriver- 2 spare light coversMinor Problems1. Batteries only charge 1 at a time through the drone2. Not very portable, large in size3. Video slightly laggy4. Image qualities varies form live feed quality at times5. Live feed is slightly slower than what’s happening in real life. Not majorly though.Otherwise this is a great drone to purchase!