There are a few things I'd like to point out, just for giggles: First, when recording video, the battery life is noticeably shorter. Which power level you choose to use when flying the drone affects this, as well (Lower power mode will give you more fly time, and higher will give less). Second, as you can see in the video I took, I was able to get it to what I'm guessing was somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 - 100 feet in the air. I'm not sure it could go any higher, as the drone started to become less responsive to my controller input at this point and the video feed on my phone as I was flying became choppier. So I'm guessing this is the maximum effective altitude you can achieve with this little guy. If you don't have a lot of trees around where you live you might be able to get a fun view of the ole neighborhood while still being able to control the thing, but if you have to go above maybe 60 feet or so like I did then it probably isn't a good idea because at that altitude it starts to feel like it's gonna just yeet itself into the horizon. I almost felt my $40 of gift card money fly into the wild, white, overcast yonder at a few points. Third, the wind is also something to take into account; there was almost no wind outside when I filmed the attached clip, and even that proved problematic at points due to just how small and light the drone is, so if you plan on flying it outside then make sure there's very little to no wind outside. None of these are criticisms of mine, as they appear to simply be par for the course with a device this small and whose target audience is people perhaps half my age, but they're nonetheless important to point out to potential buyers.
Overall, it's a fun little toy just like it's camera-bereft little brother. The filming/photo-taking option takes a few extra (and, at times, irritating) steps, but it's still worthwhile if you have $40 to blow on something and you take glee in commanding a tiny quadcopter in your spare time.