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Holy Stone F181C RC Quadcopter Drone with HD Camera RTF 4 Channel 2.4GHz 6-Gyro with Altitude Hold Function,Headless Mode and One Key Return Home, Color Black

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  • Equipped with One Key Return & Headless Security System to assist beginners and help prevent losing the drone
  • Altitude Hold Function: Powerful air pressure altitude hold function allows the drone to hover at it's current height after releasing the throttle stick. Easy for you to shoot quality images or videos.
  • One Key 360° 4-Ways Flip (left,right,forward,backward), Continuous Roll For Perfect Action And Wonderful Performance
  • Come With Two Batteries (BONUS BATTERY) For Longer Flight Time.
  • Range: About 50-100 Meters. Battery Flight Time: About 7-9 Minutes. Charging Time: About 80 Minutes. Drone Size:12.2(L) x 3.5(H) x 12.2(W) inches

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Holy Stone F181C RC Quadcopter Drone with HD Camera RTF 4 Channel 2.4GHz 6-Gyro with Altitude Hold Function,Headless Mode and One Key Return Home, Color Black


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rc drone with camera for beginners adults

Holy Stone F181 RC Quadcopter Drone with HD Camera RTF 4 Channel 2.4GHz 6-Gyro Headless System Altitude Hold Function Black

Main Features

· Altitude Hold Function (upgraded): When you release the throttle stick, the drone will stay hovering at the current height.

· 720P HD Camera: No FPV (First Person View) You can capture videos and take wonderful photos to record happy moments.

· Headless mode: Great function for beginners to recognize the drone and operate it.

· One Key Return: Press this button to summon your drone back. (Please read manual carefully)

· 3D Flips & Rolls: Cool flips make flying interesting. It can flip at four directions.

· 2pcs Powerful Batteries and Motors: Batteries and motors can offer strong power to the drone, support a longer flying time.

· One Key Engine Start / landing: Easy and safe to start the flight.

· 4 Speed Control Mode: 4 speed modes from low to high are suitable for both beginners and experts.

· Left / Right Hand Operation Mode: You can choose a left or right hand mode according to your preference.

· Controllable LED Light: The lights can help you to locate the drone especially at night and they can be turned on/off.

720P HD CAMERA:

Enjoy the photography during flights!

720P HD camera with upgraded 4GB Micro SD card included, with the sky perspective, your friends and family are going to record the world in a brand new angle!

* This drone has no FPV (First Person View). It CANNOT be connected with Phone.

6-Axis Gyro Technology with Altitude Hold Function:

Makes it possible for excellent performance of flips and rolls by a simple push of the button.

Hold down the right direction stick to perform each a cool roll in any direction.

3D FLIP

HEADLESS MODE

PACKAGE

3D Flip:

You are able to finish the flip with a push of a button!

Even for the beginners it is very easy to get a WOW performance with this highly responsive function!

Headless Mode Tips:

An orientation function. In Headless Mode, no matter what direction the aircraft is facing, forward stick is forward, and back stick is backward. That is all set from the position of it's initial take-off position. EASY for Beginners!

What is included:

  • 1 x F181C Chaser Quad Copter
  • 1 x 2.4 Gigahertz Remote Transmitter
  • 2 x 3.7 V 750mAh LiPo Battery
  • 4 x Rotating Blade
  • 4 x Protection Frames
  • 2 x Landing Skids
  • 1 x 4G TF Card
  • 1 x SD Card Reader
  • 2 x USB charging cables
  • 4 x Small Gears for Motors
  • 12 x Screws for drone

  • 1 x Screwdriver
  • 1 x User Manual

Specification: ·

  • 2.4Ghz 6 Axis Gyro 4 Channel
  • RC Drone Weight:4.8 Ounces (FAA Registration NOT Required)
  • Drone Dimensions: 12.2(L) X3.5 (H) X12.2 (W) Inches
  • Video Recording Modes: 1280 x 720p
  • Transmitter Operation Range: about 50-100 meters
  • Battery of Quadcopter: 3.7V 750mAh Lipo Battery
  • Battery of Controller: 4 X 1.5V AA Battery (Not included)
  • Charging time: about 70-90 Minutes
  • Playing time: 7-10 Minutes

What's in the box

  • controller
  • blades
  • safety guards
  • landing gear
  • USB charging cables
  • Product guides and documents

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    4.1 out of 5 stars
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    Customers say

    Customers like the quality, ease of use, maneuverability, and playtime of the unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, they mention it's a nice solid flyer, dependable, durable, and easy to control. That said, they say it flies well indoors and makes takeoff and safe landing a breeze. Opinions are mixed on performance, battery life, picture quality, and stability.

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    1,596 customers mention1,312 positive284 negative

    Customers like the quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle. They say it's a solid flyer, dependable, and durable. Customers also say the build quality matches similarly priced drones, and the flight time is around 8 minutes. They find the drone easy to control and a good starter/learner drone. Customers say the resolution is low, but it'll still perform well. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

    "...flawlessly and is extremely maneuverable which makes it a great drone for the beginner...." Read more

    "...It appears to be very solid - I crashed it a couple of time (I'm a beginner) and there was no damage. Material it is made of appears very sturdy 8...." Read more

    "...Both drones are very stable and once you get use to the characteristics of the controllers it is relatively easy to fly...." Read more

    "...It is a lot of fun to fly and a great learning drone provided you can find a space where the propellers will never be blocked from turning which..." Read more

    807 customers mention600 positive207 negative

    Customers like the maneuverability of the unmanned aerial vehicle. They say it's easy to fly, and the bright blue and red LED "nav lights" make it easy to see. The sensor function makes takeoff and safe landing a breeze. The unit flies well indoors, but has no stabilization in breezy conditions. It's also easy to control and agile enough that it can be flown indoors. Customers also mention that the drone keeps going and can be aimed to shoot straight ahead or angled downward.

    "...1. The instructions could be longer and clearer. The drone is very easy to fly but it is useful to look at web-based generic instructions rather..." Read more

    "...you get use to the characteristics of the controllers it is relatively easy to fly...." Read more

    "...controllers analog sticks are nice and sensitive and easy to feather around in any direction...." Read more

    "...well when it's about 20+ feet up, otherwise it seems to come down and bounce off the ground, and the feet are springy, so when I say bounce it..." Read more

    799 customers mention682 positive117 negative

    Customers find the unmanned aerial vehicle easy to use. They mention that it's very easy to control, has a simple controller, and is easy to set up. They also say the instructions are okay, and the video is a little easier. Customers also say that the drone is perfect for beginners, and easy accessable to a new flyer.

    "...Controlling the F181 is easy too, I haven't used it in powerful winds, but in the wind we have here in Southern Cali, it handled great...." Read more

    "...The drone has multiple power settings allowing you to practice without fear of crashing because of speed...." Read more

    "...Packaging is good and easy to undo.• Product is quality and easy to use...." Read more

    "...I found it to have a lot of stuff it can do but be easily accessable to a new flyer like me...." Read more

    380 customers mention377 positive3 negative

    Customers find the playtime of the unmanned aerial vehicle to be easy to figure out, fun to fly, and engaging as can be. They also say it's a joy to learn with and tough as nails. Customers also mention that it'll be fun to see the recordings.

    "...Summary: When the drone is in perfect working order, it is a lot of fun. It is very fragile and easily lost in the slightest wind...." Read more

    "...would love to give these 4 stars instead of 2 stars because they are fun to fly, but I tried two of them and neither worked more then 5 flights...." Read more

    "...Beginning flyer here. Really fun quadcopter to play around with...." Read more

    "...Overall, I love the product. Its fun to play with, easy to fix (for the most part), and simple to fly. It is not a racing quadcopter...." Read more

    570 customers mention304 positive266 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it performs as advertised, has a functional camera, and flips well. However, others say that the camera didn't work very well, one of the motors didn''t function, and the mode was a little tricky to get working properly.

    "...The F180C was nice at first, worked great, but the propellers broke easy even with the basket attached, which wouldn't have been an issue and I..." Read more

    "...because they are fun to fly, but I tried two of them and neither worked more then 5 flights...." Read more

    "...The replacement drone seems to perform well with a few exceptions...." Read more

    "...Tried because it would not work - the remote and the drone would not talk to each other...." Read more

    312 customers mention167 positive145 negative

    Customers are mixed about the battery life of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that the extra battery is a nice touch, while others say that it only lasts about 5 minutes.

    "...Battery life is as expected for a quadcopter in this price range and comes with an extra battery and charger...." Read more

    "...Unfortunately, there is no alarm, and no failsafe to cut the power if the blades are blocked...." Read more

    "...the camera is good given the price of the drone 5.The drone comes with two batteries 6. You can charge the battery when it is in the drone 7...." Read more

    "...The other thing I have noticed is when the battery gets low, the control gets erratic...." Read more

    297 customers mention198 positive99 negative

    Customers are mixed about the picture quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it takes okay pictures and videos, while others say that it's really bad and cannot get a good clear picture due to distortions. The camera is 720p and very low quality by today's standards, but it works.

    "...The video/camera capture is ok quality. I mean, this isn't one of the high-priced camera drones they use for TV...this is a toy...." Read more

    "...Really fun quadcopter to play around with. Videos are of decent quality but the "HD" claim may set up false hopes for some users...." Read more

    "...It would not record a picture or video and could not be read by my computer...." Read more

    "...The photo and video capabilities are great to have, and it's a fun perspective when viewed a few hundred feet in the air, but the cameras on..." Read more

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    Customers are mixed about the stability of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it hovered well, is stable in the air, and holds nicely. However, others say that it has a habit of drifting and that the gyro gets upset while hovering.

    "...It's very easy to control, and will hover still for the most part, maybe little control here and there...." Read more

    "...occurrence while flying the drone it seems as if the gyro somehow gets upset while hovering and would just send the drone flying off into a random..." Read more

    "...It is holding nicely...." Read more

    "...After a few crashes, one drone became unstable after a minute or two of operation, consistently veering to the front right out of control...." Read more

    Great Beginner Drone
    4 Stars
    Great Beginner Drone
    I just received the Holy Stone F181 C Drone as a birthday gift and I love it so far.Assembly/preparation:Out of the box, it takes a few minutes to attach the propeller guards and landing gear using the supplied mini screwdriver. You'll also want to plug the included batteries in to a USB charger. The manual suggests using a charger rated at no more than 1 amp to prolong battery life. Mine came partially charged and took about 30 minutes to top off. You'll need 4x AA batteries for the remote.Usage:The remote is easy to pair with the drone on startup, just tap the left stick up and down quickly and you are set. Put the drone on a flat surface so the gyro can stabilize and the lights on the drone will stop blinking. Make sure that the drone is in front of you and facing away. This is important especially when you are learning to fly and if you want to use the "headless" mode, which I'll describe later. Now you are ready to hit the launch button (up/down arrows on the left of the left d-pad) to spin up the motors. Gently press up on the left stick and you are flying. The drone will hold its altitude as best it can (drafts indoors and wind outside can cause it to fluctuate). I suggest practicing low to the ground for the first few flights until you get the hang of it. I suggest getting used to the adjusting the gain setting on the remote (left shoulder button). After a few flights, I set it to 100% immediately as the controllers analog sticks are nice and sensitive and easy to feather around in any direction. With a little practice I was racing laps smoothly up and down the block.Headless mode is fun in that when it's enabled, the heading of the drone will not impact its direction of travel when you move the right stick. In regular operating mode, just like an RC car driving toward you, left becomes right and vice versa when the drone is flying toward you. Add in the dimensions of up/down, heading, and strafing left/right and it can get pretty confusing. In headless mode, it's almost like controlling a video game, you can spin the drone in any direction and pushing the stick down always brings it back toward you, up goes away, left goes left, and right goes right. The headless mode button can also be used to help get the drone back to the line of scrimmage automatically. All this really does is helps slowly pull the drone back to the point of origin assuming you started with the drone facing away and you haven't turned your body during flight. It's essentially an automated movement of the right stick down toward home and likely also uses the signal strength of the remote to determine how close it is getting. It's not super accurate, especially in the wind where it may have a hard time moving on its own, but it's a nice feature as a last resort. I suggest getting really good at flying it home yourself. Remember if you move around while flying, the headless mode and return home feature will not work! This entry level aircraft doesn't have GPS or the ability to lock on to visual queues in the camera frame!!Video/Camera:Speaking of the camera . . . I had a problem with it out of the box. It would only take one video and the only way to record another was to completely delete the contents of the included MicroSD card (and another spare I had) and start over. A quick email to Holystone (on a Saturday night nonetheless) yielded a very fast response that they'd send me a replacement camera. Very good customer service. Since then I've been playing around with formatting on the card and it seems to now be working more reliably. I can start and stop the recording and take pictures via the remote now. If you are having problems, customer service has been great, or you may just want to try formatting the card as FAT32/GUID (not MBR). I did so via my Mac and so far so good.Video quality is pretty decent, but does drop frames occasionally when there is a lot of action/movement, especially when fighting the wind. It seems like the more deliberate and smooth you are with movements, the better the video quality. Resulting AVI files are a reasonable file size, and look pretty decent. Start off with a manual naming convention for your files as the date/time stamp seems to default to 4PM in 1969. I'm not sure there is a way to set that like you would on similar 808 keychain remotes. Again, this isn't a drone you are going to be using for video productions or amazing gimbal stabilized time lapses, but it does satisfy that urge to send a camera up in to the sky and see what you can see. I've been strapping small cameras to rockets for years and this is so much faster and easier! Low light quality is actually pretty good too!One quick upgrade I did to help the video: I noticed that high prop speeds meant the resulting vibrations translated in to a "jello" effect on the video. To dampen the vibrations, I stuck a couple of round sticky felt pads near the mounting clips. This seemed to drastically reduce the jello effect.Range:The range of the remote seems good, I'll put it through it's paces on a calm day at the park. I don't want to send it down the block too far right now. I've sent it up 2 to 3 times the height of the 2 story homes in my neighborhood and will try for more at the park some day. The LED lights on the bottom help you keep an eye on it, especially at night.Everything Else:You can also do neat acrobatic tricks, flipping the drone in any direction by clicking the right shoulder button and then the right stick in any direction. The drone will only do a flip if it's high enough up as it loses several feet of altitude during the maneuver. It will not let you flip if you are too low. Nice safety feature.As for durability, it's taken a few pretty rough sliding landings, a bump in to the stairs, and a quick trip in to the dwarf oleander bush next door with no damage. It comes with a spare set of props but if you are not reckless in flight I can see them lasting for a very long time.I'm uploading a video of some sunset and night footage I took. It was pretty windy, but at this point I was already confident enough to send it way up above the houses and have a look around.All in all, I'm really happy I received this as a gift and already have a friend who bought one too. I can tell that customer service is going to be very friendly and responsive, so I have no worries that I can keep this drone running affordably for as long as I like. Parts and spare batteries are very affordable, and I'm looking forward to flying it multiple times a day, even inside when it's really windy out. Given how easy it is to charge it up, pair the remote, and take off that seems like an achievable idea.I'd give it 5 stars if the video quality was just a little better. Will revise when I get the replacement camera to see if that makes a difference.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Drone!!!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Drone!!!
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    This drone has been a great surprise. It's quite agile and really fun to fly especially doing flips when in advanced flight mode. I discovered that it handles much better in light winds if flight mode is set from 75-100%. The well marked, game style controller is comfortable and easy to operate. I really appreciated the LCD display that shows control signal strength, flying mode, battery level, trim and photo/video on/off. The package contained two USB battery chargers and two batteries that allowed for quick flight turnarounds. One battery was already pre-installed in the drone. The chargers both have lights to indicate a full charge and the drone has a handy charging port so you don't have to remove the battery. Surprisingly good flight times depending on the flying style and flight mode (6-8 mins). The cool looking blue and red lights show the drones orientation and can be turned off to further extend battery life. Considering there is no GPS the altitude control is solid and the return to home feature is surprisingly accurate. Video and pictures were sometimes temperamental and would sometimes turn off and the quality was good. Both media is stored on the a mini SD card of which I was surprised to see included in the box. Its 4Gb size is large enough to take a lot of video and pictures. A mini SD to USB converter was also in the box used to transfer the files to computer.
    This drone has a lot to offer for the price point. Its extremely fun and easy to fly. I would definitely recommend this drone to a beginner that wants all the great features but doesn't want to spend a lot of money.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Very Stable drone packaged with extras
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Very Stable drone packaged with extras
    Reviewed in Canada on July 2, 2017
    This is my third Holystone quadcopter and I wasn’t sure what to expect with the F181C. I have been happy with the HS190 and I had a blast with my HS170 Predator, that is until I lost it. My inexperience at fault. I’m currently flying the Hubsan 502E which is a great beginner drone for photography. Holystone’s F181C really impressed me. Occasionally I Preferred it over my Hubsan, It’s simplicity, stability and good looks had won me over.
    Although the camera doesn’t come close in quality to the Hubsan’s 720P camera its not too bad for a toy grade camera. Sometimes you get the jello effect and it has a hard time focusing but I was surprised when I realized it recorded sound too. The quad itself is exceptionally stable. A slow yaw rate and smooth flight control make this a great filming platform. With a 4 speed setting and removable plug in/out camera this quad is versatile to suit whatever flying mood your in. Its not the fastest of drones and the flips seem a bit lazy but the precision and smooth, stable control make it an ample quad.
    The transmitter feels great. Small comfortable size, takes 4 double AA’s and it has a little LED status screen. The control sticks have a nice grip for thumb flyers like me and the buttons are labeled. Yeah! Holystone also put the red LED lights on the back of the quad. Double Yeah!! The quad also has a front blue LED bar headlight which really helps with orientation. I was also surprised to find an extra battery, 2 charging cables, 4GB memory card already in the camera, extra screws, props, pinion gears and more. Holystone really put a nice package together.
    The bottom of the motors and gears are exposed. This makes it easy to clean. I use a tooth brush to clean the gear teeth and to remove any debris that may be binding between the pinion and the main gear. It would be nice if there were removable covers under the motor and transmission to prevent debris from getting in. My only other complaint is that the yaw rate is the same in all 4 speed setting and the camera quality is poor. You do get some decent pitch in the top speed setting but more experienced flyers may find it not aggressive enough with not enough punch. It took 3 flights to get a decent flight time. I was getting 8-9 minutes with the camera removed. (perhaps the battery needed 3 charges to reach full capacity?)
    I highly recommend this drone to any beginner. I love the stability, precision and its ability to handle light winds. HolyStone is doing it right. With the best customer service I have experienced, and exciting, quality drones packaged with all kinds of extras.
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    Joel Righter
    5.0 out of 5 stars My new favorite Holy Stone Quadcopter.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2016
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    5.0 out of 5 stars My new favorite Holy Stone Quadcopter.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2016
    So I’ve only had the quad about a week but already it has stood out from all the others I've purchased to become one of my new favorites.

    In terms of performance, fun, and durability, this thing is great. Out of the box you have everything you need to get going, even the screwdriver to attach the blade guards and landing gear (I have a bunch of these now but beginners will appreciate it). Flight times have been great and with a second battery included I’ve not had to wait long to keep on flying. However, on that note, do make sure you give the quad a bit of a rest between batteries to ensure you don't overwork things, especially if you’ve been flying hard. The altitude hold function has worked flawlessly allowing the unit to hover at a stable height and the feature remains one of the must have capabilities of any quad in my book. It makes it much more enjoyable not having to worry about keeping the quad height stable and dealing with pitch. It's always nice to have one less thing to worry about especially if you’re freaking out while about to fly it somewhere you wouldn't want it to be, like into a tree. No one likes having their flight time cut short due to a small mistake ending in damage to their quad, but should that happen, Holy Stone has you set and includes most of the spare parts needed for basic repairs should you happen to crash the unit and should you need it, Holy Stone has some of the best customer support I’ve ever experienced. Since the first pair of Holy Stone Predator quads I bought back last year I’ve had the same person from support help me should the need arise. Now that is an experience extremely rare to have from a company these days. It has given me the confidence to buy Holy Stone products without worrying the company behind them won’t be there for me should I need help.

    All-in-all, it's another great purchase from Holy Stone and delivered by Amazon's great One-Day shipping. This beast would make a great Christmas gift for… well, anyone! If you really want to spoil them and keep them flying, grab an extra set of batteries while you’re at it and some extra blades, I’m sure they’d appreciate it.

    Oh, and bonus. it has standard JST connectors for the battery which opens up many more possibilities for what the largest capacity you will be able to stuff in the belly of this beast.
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