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Ask Slashdot: Best Drone For $100-$150?

Posted by samzenpus on from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

andyring writes With Christmas fast approaching, and me being notoriously hard to buy for, I thought a camera drone would be great to suggest for Christmas. But the options are dizzying, and it's nearly impossible to find something and know it'll be decent. What are Slashdotters suggestions/recommendations/experiences with a basic camera drone in the $100-150 range? Looks like all of them do video but I'm more interested in high-res stills although that may be a moot point.

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  1. At that price point, not much... by chaosdivine69 · · Score: 5, Informative

    You'll be getting crap for $100-150. Sorry, but you will. Now that being said, I have found a Syma x5C from Banggood for $63.51 CAD and has a 2MB camera. http://www.banggood.com/Syma-X... and it's not bad for a beginner but it's going to get broken and then you'll be pissed off.

    But you should really save your pennies and buy a Cheerson CX20 but it's $368.40 CAD. http://www.banggood.com/Cheers... Here's an entire thread on it from people who know their stuff on RCGroups: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums...

    Do your research on this on YouTube and the Internet in general. Read the reviews. This is a pretty serious drone for little cost. You can get gimbals and use GoPro cameras (or SJ4000 type cameras too). Anyhow, good drones aren't to be found for under $300. Save your money...you'll thank me later.

  2. Let me revise that by koan · · Score: 4, Informative

    I thought you were only willing to spend $100.

    Get this: http://www.amazon.com/Hubsan-H...

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  3. Re:Gaaa! by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 3, Informative

    Okay, so please enlighten those of us who don't understand the difference on how these RC "toys" are not drones?

    RC toy:
      - Requires line of sight control.
      - May have a camera+recorder, but you cannot see the camera output in real time.
      - May require low level control of pitch/roll/yaw
      - You control it by looking at the toy in the sky.

    Drone:
        - Can fly out of line of sight.
        - Transmits video in real time.
        - Can accept high level commands, such as position and heading, and handles pitch/roll/yaw itself.
        - You control it by looking at the video.