Hey Marcus. First, I truly enjoy your videos. I've learned a lot by watching them. Second, I wish you'd give this drone another chance. I just got into drone flying and a few months ago and purchased this one to see what it was all about. For the price and the accessories you get, I don't think you can beat it. I know, it's a negative when you buy one and it has issues out of the box. I can say, I purchased it, charged everything up and hit the skies, no issues at all. I am using an Android phone with mine. I was hesitant when I saw how few extra propellers it came with but contacted TSRC at the US email address that's on the front of the manual and was sent 10 completed propeller sets. The only shortfall I've come across is the 2 axis gimbal so no video stabilization. Again, give it another shot please. I didn't want to make a big investment to try my hand a drone flying and found this bird to be a great break-in bird to get my feet wet with. I flew it for a couple months and have now moved on to a DJI Mini 4K Fly More and have watched your great videos on that one also and have learned a lot from them
First off he jammed the mem card into slot it has a spring in it 2 he didn’t calibrate the drone didn’t turn airplane mode on phone didn’t read any directions. I have zero problem taking 4k video the drone flys very good getting 25 minutes of flight per battery. He didn’t charge the battery takes 3 hrs for a full charge. I fly in Montana had a small learning curve with the software can auto land any place I take off and land on a table ! Step by step instructions are fine the auto return work very well I get 14 satellites every time I fly it.
Cordial saludo, he tenido problemas con las baterias, las cargo y cuando las pongo en el dron la aplicación las muestra como descargadas. ¿tienes alguna información al respcto?
@@davidfast3511 It doesn’t say anything about putting your phone in airplane mode in the manual. For some reason the Aaron Bird guy didn’t seem to watch the video, is a bot account/shill or has completely different instructions than what this drone is shipped with.
I couldn't hardly bear to watch that unstabilized video. Being new to the drone hobby I didn't have to go through all the growing pains with the progression of stabilized cameras. I guess I am spoiled to good stable video from my dji mini4pro drone. Thank you for "taking one for the team" and trying to find something good to say about this one. I hope you got your SD card back from the belly of the beast.
OMG, Marcus! At first I got dizzy as all, and then I just couldn't stop laughing!!! Definitely in the top 10 list, make that top 5 list of your funniest videos!
Hi Marcus. I know why you were having do much flight control problems. At 13:20 while you were in the menu, you set the fight distance to unlimited, but did not press the save button, so it reverted back to a maximum distance of 30M. You were flying with a 30m geofence. Maybe give the drone 1 more shot after correcting that. and after you get your sd card out! I got to say, after flying dji's, that sure is jumpy video.
When you say turn off cellular to connect, what do you mean by that? I’m having the same connection issue and can’t figure out why you did on your iPhone ☹️
Hi Marcus, I really appreciate your testing of second and third tier drones. You remain so level headed. Ken Dono would have put that drone in a blender. The only drone I needed to put in the garbage was the C-Fly, two of them. A blender would have been too good for the C-Fly.
im here because I mentioned i wanted a drone and was looking into a mavic. unknowingly my wife who knows nothing about drones bought me this p.o.s for xmas. the remote feels like a cheap toy. I havent even flown it yet but it felt sub par. i know it was the thought that counts but im going to donate it and get what I wanted. she wont know the difference😂
I was set to purchase until I saw this video. Now not so much. Now that I've read several comments I believe the honorable thing to do is to try again without the bias toward the lack of a gimbal.
Marcus, Thank you for your reply. Just a thought, you might well understand the manual as well as some flight time then critique your observations during a published flight. It may be far less laborious. What are your recommendations for similar craft? I believe with a bit of fine tuning you offer a great service. Thank you again Martin
This is a great drone for my son haha, he could take it out there and just beat it up lol...doubt it's worth the money though! It's good you covered this though, you save a ton of people a ton of money!
Hello, good drone review, but I guess you should first get acquainted with it before giving a review. I just bought one of these and I did not have that micro SD card problem. Also, I was able to connect to the drone without turning off my wi-fi. This was the first time I ever touched a drone and I could fly it with no issues.
I have the Q5...was my first GPS drone....it flies much better than that Q8....takes nice pictures...but without the gimble....the video is not that good....but it is fun to just zip around the yard and park....and the return to home is surprisingly accurate on the Q5....I just wouldn't recommend it for taking videos.
I'm certainly not disappointed that I passed on reviewing this one. I'm so sick of these junk drones. It's always an issue with these apps. They either don't want to connect or they crash. TSRC tried to tell me how far superior the Q8 is to Holy Stone drones. Lol. At least you finally got the fpv feed to work but it shouldn't be this difficult!
They need to shut up and put money into good R&D or steal what DJI has done ( but they can't because DJI has very good copyright protection software in the gimbals) I too am sick of these junk drones
Captain Drone recently reviewed this drone and everything worked perfectly. I figure he has sold 500 of them through his affiliate link so far. PS. I find these drones perform much better with better editing skills.
You need to disconnect from your phone wifi and you will connect without a problem. Another thing is you are flying by a cell tower and are facing a signal interference. Oh by the way, it would work if you knew what you were doing!
Ha! 😂 Yes, it does help to know what you're doing. IT'S A WIFI DRONE! If you turn off WiFi you have no FPV connection. I needed a good laugh this evening.
Interference from the cell tower is gonna mess the drone up. Dont fly it near cell towers or any other power antennae. The camera does have nice color and detail and it probably flies fine away from cell towers. You cant put that on the drone company. They all say "Dont fly near anything Big thats made of metal especially chain link fences, power lines and big antennae. Usually these things will make any drone, no matter the manufacturer, fly out of control and crash or fly away. So I think your lucky. This will happen with a DJI drone and also the cheapest $20 drone. STAY AWAY FROM BIG METAL THINGS!!!!
Ha! Yes, that cell phone tower made the sd card fall into the body of the drone. I've been flying loops around that tower for years. Thank you for watching. 😀
Hey Marcus, what a complete GARBAGE Drone is all I can say! Thanks for the vid on this one and spending your time to do an HONEST Review! And just think, this week in the US, the FCC will be in charge of the Future of DJI drones along with Congress! This is so MESSD UP it’s flat out RIDICULOUS!
@@IdahoQuadcopter I fully agree with you in regard to writing our Reps. I’ve done so here in Texas already. I’ve re read the FCC info for the hearing this week and it might not be as bad as it could be, at least that’s what I’m thinking at this point. Clearly it can go in the tank, but the ruling might pertain only to new DJI drones imported after the date they pick. If that’s the case, that’s not too bad of a situation. One issue though could come if you have to send your drone in for a repair and when sent back it doesn’t work properly with the current frequency the FCC is using at the time. I have read there’s plenty of work arounds with the frequency’s though as well. Time will tell soon as it will all unfold in a few days, have a good one Marcus!!
This POS proved definitely not to be worth your valuable time and effort. Frankly, I’m quite surprised they had the audacity to request your evaluation. This sad excuse for a viable beginner drone is nothing more than a “money-grab”, aimed directly at the drone newcomer. Its performance failures are embarrassing and nothing less than a complete turnoff. Fortunately, your years of experience allowed you to leastwise get it airborne, which was quite a feat! Regardless, this video brought about a chuckle and thanks for sharing!!!
Hahaha 🤣🤣 is it an fpv drone? Maybe it's for beginners who would like to know about drone and used to teach them the drone parts. Please try and get your SD card out fast for your next video Stay blessed and safe all the time 🙏😂😂
Got 2 of the x7. Some problem convincing my phone to network where I tell it. Thank God your connection problem at same step. At $25 apiece with connectors and batteries This is going to be a lot of fun. This model doesn't break every time it lands!
Hi Marcus the reason it didn’t move farther might be because by default it limits the distance. It can be increased in the settings.
Thank you Luis! I'll check that out. 👍
Hey Marcus. First, I truly enjoy your videos. I've learned a lot by watching them. Second, I wish you'd give this drone another chance. I just got into drone flying and a few months ago and purchased this one to see what it was all about. For the price and the accessories you get, I don't think you can beat it. I know, it's a negative when you buy one and it has issues out of the box. I can say, I purchased it, charged everything up and hit the skies, no issues at all. I am using an Android phone with mine. I was hesitant when I saw how few extra propellers it came with but contacted TSRC at the US email address that's on the front of the manual and was sent 10 completed propeller sets. The only shortfall I've come across is the 2 axis gimbal so no video stabilization. Again, give it another shot please. I didn't want to make a big investment to try my hand a drone flying and found this bird to be a great break-in bird to get my feet wet with. I flew it for a couple months and have now moved on to a DJI Mini 4K Fly More and have watched your great videos on that one also and have learned a lot from them
I'm not sure how to give it a second chance. I am unable to insert an SD card for 4K video. 🤷♂️
You said in your video, I believe, that it was given to you to review. Ask for a replacement and give it another chance.
18:00 the distance because of your settings
Yes, I didn't click save.
First off he jammed the mem card into slot it has a spring in it 2 he didn’t calibrate the drone didn’t turn airplane mode on phone didn’t read any directions. I have zero problem taking 4k video the drone flys very good getting 25 minutes of flight per battery. He didn’t charge the battery takes 3 hrs for a full charge. I fly in Montana had a small learning curve with the software can auto land any place I take off and land on a table ! Step by step instructions are fine the auto return work very well I get 14 satellites every time I fly it.
Thank you! Let's face it, I don't have much drone experience, and I'm not to bright either.
Cordial saludo, he tenido problemas con las baterias, las cargo y cuando las pongo en el dron la aplicación las muestra como descargadas. ¿tienes alguna información al respcto?
@@IdahoQuadcopter So you didn't do anything that you were supposed to do and then gave it a shit review? Just clarifying.
@@davidfast3511 It doesn’t say anything about putting your phone in airplane mode in the manual. For some reason the Aaron Bird guy didn’t seem to watch the video, is a bot account/shill or has completely different instructions than what this drone is shipped with.
I couldn't hardly bear to watch that unstabilized video. Being new to the drone hobby I didn't have to go through all the growing pains with the progression of stabilized cameras. I guess I am spoiled to good stable video from my dji mini4pro drone. Thank you for "taking one for the team" and trying to find something good to say about this one. I hope you got your SD card back from the belly of the beast.
Thank you! I finally was able to retrieve my SD card by prying up the plastic and using a pair of tweezers to grab it. 🤣
Great review, Marcus. Honest and that is good. Keep your awesome videos coming.
Thank you Capt. Ray! Will do!
OMG, Marcus! At first I got dizzy as all, and then I just couldn't stop laughing!!! Definitely in the top 10 list, make that top 5 list of your funniest videos!
Yes, I was laughing and crying the whole time I was trying to fly it. 🤣
Hi Marcus. I know why you were having do much flight control problems. At 13:20 while you were in the menu, you set the fight distance to unlimited, but did not press the save button, so it reverted back to a maximum distance of 30M. You were flying with a 30m geofence. Maybe give the drone 1 more shot after correcting that. and after you get your sd card out! I got to say, after flying dji's, that sure is jumpy video.
Good catch! Thank you! The company is sending me another example for review. 👍
When you say turn off cellular to connect, what do you mean by that? I’m having the same connection issue and can’t figure out why you did on your iPhone ☹️
The easiest way is to put your phone in Flight Mode. 👍
That thing was rough, eh? Really appreciate your straight forward non recommendation. Thanks man
Ha! Yes, they sent me a replacement to try again. 😄
Hi Marcus, I really appreciate your testing of second and third tier drones. You remain so level headed. Ken Dono would have put that drone in a blender. The only drone I needed to put in the garbage was the C-Fly, two of them. A blender would have been too good for the C-Fly.
Yes, this drone was a disapointment. Thank you for stopping by Richard.
What’s up, Marcus? Another great video. Let’s get that bird in the air.
Why thank you Robert!!
I was expecting a MIni 4K killer, LOL. There were issues, thats for sure. You get what you pay for. Great review, and thanks for sharing.
Ha! Yes, this one was a lot of trouble Ron!
Thanks for the great review. You saved me some time and headache. Will add some money and buy something else.
I understand. 🙂
im here because I mentioned i wanted a drone and was looking into a mavic. unknowingly my wife who knows nothing about drones bought me this p.o.s for xmas. the remote feels like a cheap toy. I havent even flown it yet but it felt sub par. i know it was the thought that counts but im going to donate it and get what I wanted. she wont know the difference😂
Good move! 🙂 Enjoy your new Mavic!
She'll know when she looks at the bank statement 😂😂😂
Gracias a esos drones uno se da cuenta que los DJI valen lo que cuestan
That is so true!!
It's as good as I expected!
Truth! 😄
Any idea on how you fixed it I have the same drone help please
I show my solution here. ua-cam.com/video/q6HIn2ntZVM/v-deo.html
Getting my 🍿ready for this review!
Put lots of butter on it!
Got one of these while back and couldnt even get the remote to connect. Just seems frozen or something
Here is my contact at TSRC. Maybe they can help. sales@tsrctoy.com
Thankfully, it doesn't appear on Amazon's Canadian site!
😂 Only the best for Canada! 👍
I was set to purchase until I saw this video. Now not so much. Now that I've read several comments I believe the honorable thing to do is to try again without the bias toward the lack of a gimbal.
The people at TSRC were very cordial. They sent me a replacement drone. Here is that review. ua-cam.com/video/q6HIn2ntZVM/v-deo.html
Marcus, Thank you for your reply. Just a thought, you might well understand the manual as well as some flight time then critique your observations during a published flight. It may be far less laborious.
What are your recommendations for similar craft?
I believe with a bit of fine tuning you offer a great service.
Thank you again Martin
Great review as usual. Marcus. Thanks for sharing the info. always a pleasure to watch you posts.
Thank you for watching Phil!
Cordial saludo, nunca he volado un Dron; ¿Es necesario conectarlo a la aplicación para poderlo volar?
Hello. Some drones require an app and others don't, however you need the app to get the most out of the drone.
You made me buy the drone and its good
Enjoy that new drone!
Interesting vid Marcus, thank you. 🙂
Thank you for watching!
This is a great drone for my son haha, he could take it out there and just beat it up lol...doubt it's worth the money though! It's good you covered this though, you save a ton of people a ton of money!
Yes, this one was a tough review Matty. 👍
How do I take off wireless
Put you mobile device in airplane mode. 👍
Hello, good drone review, but I guess you should first get acquainted with it before giving a review. I just bought one of these and I did not have that micro SD card problem. Also, I was able to connect to the drone without turning off my wi-fi. This was the first time I ever touched a drone and I could fly it with no issues.
Evidently you are much more talented with drones than I am. I'm glad yours worked well. 👍
I have the Q5...was my first GPS drone....it flies much better than that Q8....takes nice pictures...but without the gimble....the video is not that good....but it is fun to just zip around the yard and park....and the return to home is surprisingly accurate on the Q5....I just wouldn't recommend it for taking videos.
I agree, this one is a park flyer.
Thank you for sharing the video. I will refrain from commenting further.
Ha! I hear you! 🤣
I'm certainly not disappointed that I passed on reviewing this one. I'm so sick of these junk drones. It's always an issue with these apps. They either don't want to connect or they crash. TSRC tried to tell me how far superior the Q8 is to Holy Stone drones. Lol. At least you finally got the fpv feed to work but it shouldn't be this difficult!
It is so frustrating. I feel sorry for new fliers that buy it.
They need to shut up and put money into good R&D or steal what DJI has done ( but they can't because DJI has very good copyright protection software in the gimbals)
I too am sick of these junk drones
@@Matanumi problem is these companies simply don't have the money to do that especially not DJI money that's backed by the Chinese govt
Muito legal Marcos 👏🏻🇧🇷
Thank you sir!!
might be sd card short out bord in side
It sure could. I finally got it out.
I just clicked the link, $139! I thought it had to be an $99 dollar drone or under. I bet returns will be high on this one.
I agree, I'm sure many of them come back!
el control se queda frisao como lo de bloqueo
I neglected to save the settings after I changed them.
This reminds me of the days I used to watch videos of trash drones like this. This isn't something you could put a beginner through.
I agree Alan. Imagine how frustrated a new flier would be. It's crazy.
Why do they even bother releasing these?
I'm a new flier and this was easy af. Idk maybe it's because I learn fast.
Mine didn’t connect . To WiFi or the controller smh
Yeah, this one is difficult.
Captain Drone recently reviewed this drone and everything worked perfectly. I figure he has sold 500 of them through his affiliate link so far.
PS. I find these drones perform much better with better editing skills.
Ha! Yes, he does make them all look good! 🙂
What actually!? How do you know!?
brilliant video Marcus.
Thank you Henry. This one was work. 🙂
@@IdahoQuadcopter yea sure was.
That's the kind of beginner drone that will make beginners give up the hobby on their first try...
I agree, more trouble than it's worth. 👍
I don't agree with you. I just bought one of these. It was the first time I ever touched a drone and I could fly it with no issues.
If your looking for cheep then that would be ok nice review 😊
Thank you!!
You need to disconnect from your phone wifi and you will connect without a problem. Another thing is you are flying by a cell tower and are facing a signal interference. Oh by the way, it would work if you knew what you were doing!
Ha! 😂 Yes, it does help to know what you're doing. IT'S A WIFI DRONE! If you turn off WiFi you have no FPV connection. I needed a good laugh this evening.
@@IdahoQuadcopter turn off PHONE wifi and connect to DRONE wifi and you will have a better experience. I needed a laugh too, lol
Great beginner drone,lol but watching the video ,I was dizzy 😵
Yes, no gimbal on this one. 👍
Interference from the cell tower is gonna mess the drone up. Dont fly it near cell towers or any other power antennae. The camera does have nice color and detail and it probably flies fine away from cell towers. You cant put that on the drone company. They all say "Dont fly near anything Big thats made of metal especially chain link fences, power lines and big antennae. Usually these things will make any drone, no matter the manufacturer, fly out of control and crash or fly away. So I think your lucky. This will happen with a DJI drone and also the cheapest $20 drone. STAY AWAY FROM BIG METAL THINGS!!!!
Ha! Yes, that cell phone tower made the sd card fall into the body of the drone. I've been flying loops around that tower for years. Thank you for watching. 😀
Hey Marcus, what a complete GARBAGE Drone is all I can say! Thanks for the vid on this one and spending your time to do an HONEST Review! And just think, this week in the US, the FCC will be in charge of the Future of DJI drones along with Congress! This is so MESSD UP it’s flat out RIDICULOUS!
Yes, this one has some problems. 👍 As for DJI we all need to write our representatives.
@@IdahoQuadcopter I fully agree with you in regard to writing our Reps. I’ve done so here in Texas already. I’ve re read the FCC info for the hearing this week and it might not be as bad as it could be, at least that’s what I’m thinking at this point. Clearly it can go in the tank, but the ruling might pertain only to new DJI drones imported after the date they pick. If that’s the case, that’s not too bad of a situation. One issue though could come if you have to send your drone in for a repair and when sent back it doesn’t work properly with the current frequency the FCC is using at the time. I have read there’s plenty of work arounds with the frequency’s though as well. Time will tell soon as it will all unfold in a few days, have a good one Marcus!!
All I can say about that one is YIKES
I actually said worse than the a few times Gerry! 😄
Marcus,I wish that company took as much pride in building that drone as you do making videos.thanks for taking 1 for the team😁🤠😀🇺🇸👍😊
Ha! Thank you for that. 😀
This POS proved definitely not to be worth your valuable time and effort. Frankly, I’m quite surprised they had the audacity to request your evaluation. This sad excuse for a viable beginner drone is nothing more than a “money-grab”, aimed directly at the drone newcomer. Its performance failures are embarrassing and nothing less than a complete turnoff. Fortunately, your years of experience allowed you to leastwise get it airborne, which was quite a feat! Regardless, this video brought about a chuckle and thanks for sharing!!!
Yes, all I could do was laugh it off Del. 🙂
To think I spent over a thousand on my DJI equipment for reliability and quality when I could have had this instead. I’m a sucker….
Shit I'd buy two mini 2s before this PoS
Ha! Yeah! That's what I was thinking. 🤣
@@IdahoQuadcopter thanks for the review, I like these every now and again to remind me how good we have it.
Hahaha 🤣🤣 is it an fpv drone?
Maybe it's for beginners who would like to know about drone and used to teach them the drone parts.
Please try and get your SD card out fast for your next video
Stay blessed and safe all the time 🙏😂😂
Thank you Welbeck! I finally was able to retrieve my SD card by prying up the plastic and using a pair of tweezers to grab it. 🤣
Hi Marcus......WOW......I'm selling all my DJI equipment to solely get one of these.
Nooooooooo... 😂
Got 2 of the x7. Some problem convincing my phone to network where I tell it. Thank God your connection problem at same step. At $25 apiece with connectors and batteries This is going to be a lot of fun. This model doesn't break every time it lands!
Thank you for watching!
not good .i have buy out side camera in past same with sd card
Yes, it was disappointing!
camon men,, let's get serios
Got it! 👍
E-waste. 😢
Sad but true!
Sad review read directions
I thought it was a pretty happy review! 🙂
Not only the SD card! Mine never connected to the WiFi.
That’s not good!
Another cheap piece of Chinese garbage. Spend the money and buy a drone with GPS and return to home features.
It is a GPS drone and yes it has RTH. 🤷♂️
@@IdahoQuadcopter clearly this particular unit wasn't performing as advertised.
Terrible😂😂😂
And then some. 🤣