Holy Stone HS440G Drones with Camera for Adults 4k, Under 250g, FPV RC Quadcopter with Brushless Motors, 5GHz Transmission, Auto Return, Follow Me, Waypoints, Foldable Camera Drone for BeginnersGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled Standard

This is a very good drone for intermediate pilots that is good for some people and bad for some people. But over all this drone is just so awesome I personally would recommend this drone to intermediate pilots out there. The only con is that the battery takes 3 HRS to charge.

It is a really good drone if you accidentally hit something it will try to keep flying and the quality is HD. The drone flies good and it is loud enough that you know where it is but not to were it is annoying I have been flying this drone for 5 days and no problems the top speed moving forward is 23-25 mph and backwards it’s 30 mph it is a good drone for taking photos and videos with the follow me mode is ok but for me it locks on the phone that I’m using but not me the speed in follow me is slow about 5mph I wouldn’t recommend this if you are running or using follow me mode to follow you car when you are driving it I don’t fly it inside because it doesn't have obstacle avoidance I like the lights on it saved me many times from losing it. Anyways really recommend this drone it is the best for under 200!

The media could not be loaded. I received my HS270 drone as a Christmas gift and I’m still learning all the features that this Drone has to offer. First of all, it comes with the controller, a spare set of props, a charger cable and an instruction manual. The manual is informative but is kind of small. But you can go to the Holy Stone web site and download a copy and print it to the size you like. It would be nice if they included a carrying case with the drone but the box will work for now. Being that this is my first drone these are some of the thing I would like to point out. I find it easy to fly on a calm day but if it is a little breezy the HS270 drone does try to maintain its position but does sway quite a bit. When you link it up to your cell phone, you will receive prompts on the phone screen to calibrate the GPS receiver on the HS270 drone and it will notify you when it is ready to fly. I also find that using the hand controller and the cell phone controls work very well and I have had no problems with it so far. The HS270 drone flies very stable in the GPS mode but when the GPS is off, if there is any kind of strong breeze it is harder to control. The picture I received and recorded on my cell phone is very clear and the camera will try to adjust itself to varying light conditions that it is flying in. I also like the fact that you can change the angel of the camera lens while in flight. The only thing I don’t like about the camera is that it being a wide angle lens the picture seems to be curved a lot as seen in the picture that I have posted. I also like the feature that you can record sound while the camera is active but the pickup mike is located on your cell phone and not on the drone itself. Now that would be kind of neat if it did have a pick up mike on the drone itself. I find that the battery life on my HS270 drone is about 15 minutes and you start getting a low drone battery warning signal on your phone at about 13 minutes. The hand controller battery life is longer but I have noticed that even when you turn off the hand controller when you are finish using it and the battery looks to still have a good charge on it. When you go to use it again the battery seems to be almost dead. And you cannot use a portable battery pack charger while you are flying the HS270 drone. While the control is in the charging mode it cannot be used to fly the drone. So I have to make sure I charge the controller before I us it to fly the drone. So I contacted the customer support team at Holy Stone and explained to them the problem with my hand controller and that it was not holding a charge. They were nice enough to send me a replacement hand controller and it seems to be working fine taking and holding a charge. So I thank the customer support team at Holy Stone for their service and a quick replacement of the controller. The follow me mode works fine and when I used the return home feature, the drone landed a few inches from where it took off. All in all I think this is a great drone for a beginner and the price was very reasonable from Amazon.

The media could not be loaded. This is my first drone. I didn't want to buy a toy-ish inexpensive drone and at the same time didn't want to spend a lot of money on a more advanced/professional one that may end up unusable or unrecoverable after my first flight.After some research, positive reviews and coming across a good promo opportunity I bought the HS270. It comes in a cardboard box protected with foam with a practical handle to carry it around. Taking it out of the box I felt disappointed to see that the arms folding sequence stickers were peeling off, right away I worried this was going to be indicative of the performance of the drone. The structure of the drone is sturdy and good appearance. The controller, on the other hand, has a more plasticky appearance and I was not impressed either. After all, I proceed to the flying test. It was easy to download the app and go through the basic pre-flight settings. I took it outside even though it was dark, with the 'auto take-off' function it was up in the air in seconds and lifted it enough and move it around just to get the gist of it. An easy set up to adjust drifting sideways or back and forth was helpful to ensure stability and control during flight. I was very impressed by the clarity of the video and pictures with just the light of my backyard.On the second flight, I tested the 'Return Home' function; a very nice feature that ensures the drone will come back to the take-off site when the button is activated, automatically when the battery is near depletion or the drone loses signal with the controller. Another great feature to build flying confidence is the ability to limit distance and height which can be modified during the flight if desired. However, learn that when you do this the video will stall as you are switching from the First Person View mode to the settings screen. It also keeps a log of speed, altitude, and distance of each of your flights.On a subsequent flight, I tested for stability on a very windy day, I reached 76m (250ft) of altitude and it handled nicely. The images were also excellent, 2nd picture at 250ft. The pictures and videos are stored in your phone, I added a 32GB SD card (not included) which is the max. capacity per manual, which makes it easy to download them on a computer.You would want to buy at least one if not two more batteries (ASIN B07VLGJF23). Like most of the drones out there, it only lasts 15-18min flying time. It takes 5-6hrs to get them fully charged. I contacted HS customer service as I couldn’t find the battery in Amazon and wanted to confirm the right model/item number; they responded immediately and informed me the battery was not in stock and the date it was expected to be available, they contacted me again the day the battery was back in stock. Kudos to the CS team!Overall, the HS270 is a fun, easy to fly a drone, great user-friendly build-in features, and excellent quality video and pictures. Great value for the price!My review should be 4.5 stars due to the poor labels and some material components, however, the performance far exceeded my expectations so giving 5 stars.For HS: Improve your labels adhesive, and upgrade some of the component materials of the controller, you will have a solid 5 stars product!