A detailed and honest review, telling it how it is. The danger with some of the over hyped reviews is that expectations will be raised too high. I see the Hover X1 as an additional tool when video making - much like we may choose a different camera for a certain situation. If the limitations are understood - which you’ve explained well, the benefits will speak for themselves. The big misunderstanding is that this will replace a traditional drone. It’s a bit like saying an electric screwdriver will do everything an electric drill will do. They look similar and there’s some overlap, but nowhere near the same. And in fairness to Hover, they don’t make that claim anyway. Where this does make a huge difference is the simple setup for quick ‘follow me’ shots where carrying the controller of a traditional drone safely on a bicycle can be problematic. Thanks for taking the time to make this clear.
The price is what kept me away but finally bought one during their Black Friday sale. Just as you said, it's a good little drone for what it is intended to do. I have other drones that I use for more cinematic stuff but none of those are as easy to get up into the air and back. Just took it with me for the first time on a motorcycle trip and there will be many more to come. Thanks for the detailed review.
@@EPICHIKE thanks, yeah take it with us everywhere. End up using it more for photos recently, the video modes while cool kinda get repetitve after a while
I pre-ordered HOVER X1 PROMAX combo pack month ago ..gonna arrives next month in October ...new one is really jam pack with feathers with kick ass camera in fair price compare to that rip off DJI ...CANT wait to get it👌👍🤘
can it be flown over water via manual mode without any trouble? I understand it doesn’t like water and can’t determine if you just got lucky getting it back to you on the water shot or if it can do it in manual mode. Thanks.
Yes, having flown it around others who have the dji, Ive realized the issue is how close it is. The dji probably at the same distance has similar noise levels(still quieter), but the dji generally flies higher and farther when taking videos so the noise almost instantly disapears once its further out therefore drawing much less attention in your present location.
Thanks. It just stops where it is and hovers with a blinking red light. Thats when depending on where it is you pull out the phone and have to manually guide it back to you. Generally you can just walk over to it and if you grab it and flip it 180 deg upside down it automatically cuts the propellers and shuts off.
An update to this, It lost tracking coming back over some rocks, and I took too long to connect to it, and it just decided to land where it was causing it to crash into a boulder and flop around like a pinball for about an 8ft drop. Suprisingly the drone took no damage and was able to use it right away after.
I have not tried, so far I've only used the app to save to my phone. But it has a usb c on its side i assume it would be no different then connecting a gopro to your PC. Ill give it a try and let you know.
It does some sort of rudimentry pattern matching lock before it starts following you. If there are a lot of people wearing the same clothes and are the same size it will probably struggle. Since everyone in most of my use is distincly different havn't really had an issue with this. It will give you an error after take off and come back if it fails to lock a pattern, I had that once when everyone was wearing hats and sunglasses it couldnt establish a facial lock for tracking.
If the question is will it follow you in a crowd. Havn't tried since drones are banned generally where there are lots of people. But my guess would be it will lose tracking. Ive done follow with a group of 8 people and it didnt get confused so it does a pretty good job.
Glad you liked it. Thats why I made it. There are too many paid reviews out there that make it seem like a miracle drone. Dont get me wrong I like it within its use case, but it has some significant trade offs that can be dissapointing if your not aware of it upfront.
Oh how painful of watching every minute to see if captain amazing here gives the key details or not - your really really really close, but missed a big detail. Allow me to apologize for my insolence. You mention (2k) resolution in landscape mode and 1080p30 in portrait mode. Basically this toy is a new spinoff of DJI's Tello drone - a very excellent drone that probably doesn't require a Pilot's Certificate (not license) to fly in open areas. BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS: Does the HoverAir X1 have a slot for a memory card so that the camera can take pictures or record video while flying? I look forward to your update. Good resolution in the video.
Yeah you just have to be aware of your surroundings. Since you can just pull it out and launch in like 20 seconds its not really an issue. This is not like a DJI you dont have to wait for anything to pair or gps lock etc. Its litterally unfold and go
First good review that did not seem like an ad! Thanks dude! I'm 50/50 to pick up one for B roll stuff for my channel
Its good for some limited 3rd person views in that regard, just make sure you have a seperate audio recorder.
Like the below statement. Great review that was an honest user. Thank you for that.
Good review. I love mine. I find that the ability to take spur of the moment vids and photos overcome limitations.
Ive just bought one and im looking forward to using it on Christmas day.👍🤠
Gettin' the pouch...thanks for the link! 👍🏻
A detailed and honest review, telling it how it is. The danger with some of the over hyped reviews is that expectations will be raised too high. I see the Hover X1 as an additional tool when video making - much like we may choose a different camera for a certain situation. If the limitations are understood - which you’ve explained well, the benefits will speak for themselves. The big misunderstanding is that this will replace a traditional drone. It’s a bit like saying an electric screwdriver will do everything an electric drill will do. They look similar and there’s some overlap, but nowhere near the same. And in fairness to Hover, they don’t make that claim anyway. Where this does make a huge difference is the simple setup for quick ‘follow me’ shots where carrying the controller of a traditional drone safely on a bicycle can be problematic. Thanks for taking the time to make this clear.
The price is what kept me away but finally bought one during their Black Friday sale. Just as you said, it's a good little drone for what it is intended to do. I have other drones that I use for more cinematic stuff but none of those are as easy to get up into the air and back. Just took it with me for the first time on a motorcycle trip and there will be many more to come. Thanks for the detailed review.
Thanks for showing how to take the battery off. I bought 2 extra batteries (combo plus) but couldn't figure out and it wasn't in the directions.
Awesome review man, do you still use it? I am tempted to snag one for hiking..
@@EPICHIKE thanks, yeah take it with us everywhere. End up using it more for photos recently, the video modes while cool kinda get repetitve after a while
@@gfeher27 solid reply really appreciate ya! 🤟🏼🤟🏼
I pre-ordered HOVER X1 PROMAX combo pack month ago ..gonna arrives next month in October ...new one is really jam pack with feathers with kick ass camera in fair price compare to that rip off DJI ...CANT wait to get it👌👍🤘
can it be flown over water via manual mode without any trouble? I understand it doesn’t like water and can’t determine if you just got lucky getting it back to you on the water shot or if it can do it in manual mode. Thanks.
You can for a short while but if it decides it can,t determine its height it just automatically switches to auto landing
hello, nice review, thank you. Is it noisier than say a dji mini drone?
Yes, having flown it around others who have the dji, Ive realized the issue is how close it is. The dji probably at the same distance has similar noise levels(still quieter), but the dji generally flies higher and farther when taking videos so the noise almost instantly disapears once its further out therefore drawing much less attention in your present location.
@@gfeher27 thank you for taking the time to reply.
are most of the clips in the video 1080p 60 or 2.7k 30 ?
Most are 1080p 30, a few of the landscape ones are 2.7k but the video editor converted everything to 1080
Nice review. If it loses you. What does it do? Land, fly off wildly looking for you or what?
Thanks. It just stops where it is and hovers with a blinking red light. Thats when depending on where it is you pull out the phone and have to manually guide it back to you. Generally you can just walk over to it and if you grab it and flip it 180 deg upside down it automatically cuts the propellers and shuts off.
An update to this, It lost tracking coming back over some rocks, and I took too long to connect to it, and it just decided to land where it was causing it to crash into a boulder and flop around like a pinball for about an 8ft drop. Suprisingly the drone took no damage and was able to use it right away after.
@@gfeher27 thanks for update
Good video cool little guy.
Good video Thanks.
Can the video and photos be downloaded to a PC? Thanks,
Sam
I have not tried, so far I've only used the app to save to my phone. But it has a usb c on its side i assume it would be no different then connecting a gopro to your PC. Ill give it a try and let you know.
I did get a reply from HoverAir. They said Yes. Just use the USB C cable to attached to your PC. Thanks, Sam
Thanks for the great review! The battery life is a deal-breaker for me. Doesn't seem worth it just for short video clips. IMO.
Great video
Intriguing! What keeps it following you (and your family) instead of someone else walking by?
It does some sort of rudimentry pattern matching lock before it starts following you. If there are a lot of people wearing the same clothes and are the same size it will probably struggle. Since everyone in most of my use is distincly different havn't really had an issue with this. It will give you an error after take off and come back if it fails to lock a pattern, I had that once when everyone was wearing hats and sunglasses it couldnt establish a facial lock for tracking.
The question is, how would this behave in an envorimeont with many difffernt people ?
If the question is will it follow you in a crowd. Havn't tried since drones are banned generally where there are lots of people. But my guess would be it will lose tracking. Ive done follow with a group of 8 people and it didnt get confused so it does a pretty good job.
For UA-cam 1080p is already an overkill.
Glad I saw this review, I'll stick with DJI for the time being.
Thank you , good honest review 👍
Glad you liked it. Thats why I made it. There are too many paid reviews out there that make it seem like a miracle drone. Dont get me wrong I like it within its use case, but it has some significant trade offs that can be dissapointing if your not aware of it upfront.
Oh how painful of watching every minute to see if captain amazing here gives the key details or not - your really really really close, but missed a big detail. Allow me to apologize for my insolence. You mention (2k) resolution in landscape mode and 1080p30 in portrait mode. Basically this toy is a new spinoff of DJI's Tello drone - a very excellent drone that probably doesn't require a Pilot's Certificate (not license) to fly in open areas. BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS: Does the HoverAir X1 have a slot for a memory card so that the camera can take pictures or record video while flying? I look forward to your update. Good resolution in the video.
Talked about in the video. No sd card, just onboard memory. 12GB I think.
too loud plus the dog walkers will freak out and the karens will try and stop it...the biggest dealbreaker is the price
Yeah you just have to be aware of your surroundings. Since you can just pull it out and launch in like 20 seconds its not really an issue. This is not like a DJI you dont have to wait for anything to pair or gps lock etc. Its litterally unfold and go
@@gfeher27 yeah but 400 quid is way too much it should be 100 quid at the most
@@vince-n yeah can't argue with that one. Im sure the price will come down in a few years.
Too pricey.😡