Syma X5C Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter With HD Camera
Syma X5C Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter With HD Camera
- Equipped with HD camera and 2GB Micro SD card
- Perform flips at the press of a button with 360 degree eversion
- Wind resistant and can be flown indoors or outdoors
- 6-axis Gyro stabilization system ensures maximum stability during flight
- 7 Minute flight time and 100 minute charge time.
Main Features: 6-axis Gyro stabilization system makes the helicopter more stable and flexible when flying. Wind resistant and can be flown indoors or outdoors Modular design structure is applied, more simple for assembly and convenient for maintenance 360 degree Eversion and throwing flight function. Equipped with HD Camera Left / Right hand throttle mode can be changeable by the transmitter (2 in 1) Includes: 1 x Syma X5C RC Quad Copter 1 x 2.4G Remote Controller (does not include 1.5v AA batte
List Price: $ 63.99
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UDI U818A 2.4GHz 4 CH 6 Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter with Camera RTF Mode 2
- 6 AXIS GYRO with posture control – Integrated design guarantee the precise positioning of the aircraft.
- 4 CHANNEL function provide stable flying and easy operation. Video Camera FPV.
- High Capacity Battery And Strong Power Motors Enable The Helicopter To Fly Much Longer And More Efficiently.
- Charging Time is about 120 minutes while Flight Duration is about 7-9 minutes.
- Modular Design makes it easy to install and repair. Remote Distance is up to 30m.
3D Full Flight: Various control options for those piloting the U818A Up/Down, Left/Right, Forward/Backward, Leftward flying/Rightward flying, Suspension, 360°flips, Video recording, Photographing Includes: 1 x U818A RC Quadcopter with Camera, 1 x 2.4G Remote Controller (does not include 1.5v AA batteries), 1 x AC Adaptor, 1 x Charge Box, 1 x 2G MicroSD card, 1 x LiPO 3.7V 500mAh Battery, Main Parameter: Helicopter Size: 410 x 410 x 60 mm, Helicopter Weight: 4.6 oz, Packaging Size: 546 x 368
List Price: $ 99.99
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Big Smile – take your time ! ( there’s a new model ),
“Syma X5SC Explorers 2 – 2.4G 4 Channel 6-Axis Gyro RC Headless Quadcopter With HD Camera “
before you order the X5C ! ( update 7-23-2015 )
The best flying toy in my collection so far ( a bunch of expensive heli’s and a couple of quads )
No instructions in ANY language included. Look online or learn on a SYMA X-1 quad. Box came early from China but was beat-up. Fortunately this is a tough little quad !
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCED – you will be OK without the blade guards ( which are a nuisance and add weight ). Otherwise learn with incremental progress – and no regrets.
A tip: put a strip of brightly colored tape or paper on the back of the body of the quad so you can see the orientation from a distance. It gets very small very fast when it is high and the wind is taking it away. Knowing how it is pointed may be the last chance to bring it back ” ;-( ” [ and add a name tag or address / phone in magic marker ]
The Camera – comes with 2GB Micro-SD with proof-pictures from the factory in China. Way Cool !
The camera is made to still frame / video using the UP-DOWN TRIM control on the LEFT SIDE of the controller. There ! .. .. .. I just saved you the pain of sending back a “broken” camera ! After the controller is linked – look at the light on the bottom of the camera. Green is “ready”. Push the trim UP to take one frame ( one RED blink ) Push the trim DOWN to start video ( periodic, continuing RED blinking ) Push a second time to stop video and save file ! ( stop + save the video – don’t just kill the power ! otherwise you get a ” 0 ” byte file size. )
( 3-9-2015 Blurry pix can be caused by camera not in good focus adjustment ’cause of shipping vibration. MARK the lens ring and camera case for reference then try turning the ring to change the focus. Also – carefully clean the lens ! )
IF YOU WANT CORRECT TIME STAMPS ON YOUR CAPTURE FILES – here’s the secret. You won’t find this anywhere else – so be generous with your thanks !
Use notepad or other text editor. create a file on the micro-SD card named “time.txt” with the content ( on one line ) and WITHOUT the quotes ! “yyyy/mm/dd hh.mm.ss” example: “2014/10/23 21.10.00” and one carriage return
then save the file. This file will set the camera’s clock – for as long as the X5C is powered ON.
So maybe it’s a little under-powered and we’d like more flight time. This little ( TOY ) quad is a fantastic value, fun to fly, takes ( FUN ) pictures that you’ll love better than your buddy’s GoPro and $ 800 quad. Because it’s not the size of the boat, but the motion of the ocean that matters.
Since this little beast LOOKS LIKE A DRONE – and folks can’t tell that it’s just a little flying toy – you might want to be careful where you fly it. Like not over your neighbor’s swimming pool or outside their second – story window. On the plus side – it is small enough to hide under your shirt when the cops come.
This is a new release from SYMA and not always available. AMAZON sellers are the most reliable and least likely to disappoint. Folks who worry alot should look for a USA shipper ( if possible ) and many well-rated transactions.
Ya’ know – I almost wish I bought two of these things. I coulda made a friend very happy.
( note added 11/2014 – i did buy a second SYMA X-5C – after I learned about wind and needing the colored tape )
( note added 12/28/2014 – AIN’T A ROLEX – but an amazing toy – After being called down by owners of multi-thousand-dollar GoPro 4 plus DJI S800 w/ DJI Wookong-M autopilot + 3-Axis Gimbal setups ( check prices on Amazon ) I still think this is great fun – and the pix are just fine for a sixty-buck instrument – I hope you are happy with YOURS )
( 3-9-2015 reading some of the bad reviews – battery problems ! The charger supplied barely adequate – now I use a precision charger set to 4.21 Volts. Overcharge will ruin the battery as will running it much below 3.6 Volts. The original battery from October is still O.K and hasn’t overheated or gotten “puffy” )
( 3-9-2015 Dirt, bits of leaves, spider webs, etc. in the gears can make the props turn hard. If the props don’t coast to a stop at about the same rate at power-off, probably there is something in the gears that must be carefully brushed out or blown out with an air jet. Jammed gears will overload a motor, fly badly, make an unpleasant sound, cause a failure. This has happened to me a couple of times with various dirt-landings. The spider web was the worst ! bad for the spider, too )
Plz comment my review if i saved you some grief !
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|Great Quad for the price…,
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|BEST RC VALUE – EVER!,
The camera feature – This feature is nice but not the reason why I bought the quad. The video is shaky during movements, but you can get some smooth video on calm days. I mainly record video, then freeze it during a good scene to get a snapshot. Quality is great for the price.
Just click “Add to cart” – you wont regret it!
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|Great little Quad at a great price!,
Customer Video Review Length:: 2:11 Mins
This is a great flying little quad, although it has been fairly windy since this has been delivered I have still enjoyed it, it does fair in light wind but it is a very light little machine and a gust of wind will pick it up and carry it away fairly quickly, It’s a tough little bird though, I hung it up in a tree yesterday and instead of freaking out I looked and saw how it was hooked to the tree then I flew it right off the branch fairly easily, then instead of getting hung up even further up the tree I let it fall the rest of the way down, it smacked just about every branch on the way down and really don’t even have a scratch on it.
The camera is a fairly decent little camera although I upgraded the MicroSD card fairly quickly, the 1gig card fills up pretty quick. I use a USB cable to copy the video files to my computer instead of taking the SD out every time I’m sure taking the card in and out so much will wear it out fairly quick.
The remote is great, it feels comfortable in hand and has digital trim settings and a digital readout showing throttle setting, remote battery life, trim settings, camera settings, etc, it also has the 360 inversion button you can tap to make the quad do flips, be sure to have some altitude before doing this a be ready to hit the throttle again to keep the quad from hitting the ground, you can also use the top left button for this, press it and when it starts beeping you can tap you rudder controls up, down, left, or right ta make it flip in the direction you like, this is a little more fun than just the 360 inversion.
Other than that there is not much more I can say about this Quad other than I love it, I do plan on building my own quad in the future and this is giving me some great training on the physics of a quad and how to fly one.
Let me add that some proper care an manteinence of your LiPO batteries will make them last long, There are many videos on Youtube on proper care of your batteries but here are some tips.
* Your batteries will come from the factory charged, but not fully, Charge them fully before flying.
* Do not run your battery down all the way, leave about 20% power in the battery, you can purchase voltage alarms that will buzz at a specified
voltage.
* after flying wait about 15 minutes for battery to cool down before re-charging.
* when putting batteries up for storage do not fully charge them, charge them about 80%.
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|Remarkable Quad For The $$$,
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|Drone better than anticipated. Patience is a virture.,
Packaged very well, read instructions (couple of times because English version a bit cryptic, but decipherable). Charged the flight battery supplied … always takes about an hour to green light on charger. (I’ve since ordered two additional flight batteries.) Plugged in 4 AAA’s (not supplied) to controller and did initial flight testing on our billiard table. The user docs states the rear left black rotor should turn clockwise, and rear right black rotor anticlockwise. Physical rotation is just the opposite to balance the front white rotors (left clockwise, right anticlockwise). So ignored the doc on this issue.
Came with four spare rotors, one for each location, charger, and USB cable for camera.
Time of use is ten plus minutes depending if you leave the five led lights on (top right button on controller flips them on/off). The undercarriage blue lights in front and red in back are always on. Number of photos or how much video you take also makes a small difference. Ten minutes of full concentration on my part is enough. I’m over 60 by the way. (A 12 year old would already be an expert.)
In order to fly well, the unit must be above it’s backwash, I found that to be at least three feet off ground level. The controller screen has a bit of information on it, which is not well described in the manual, but is easy to figure out. Lights, photo, camera, indicators.
The REALLY GOOD. Little thing is well designed and constructed. I’ve crashed it a dozen times or so, hard landings on floors, roadways, parking lots, and trees. Even have a great video of flying it into a tree 20 feet up, cutting the rotor power, and watching it fall into some waste high bushes. No damage except to my ego. I’ve even tried a couple of times to chop off my fingers, the rotors just stop, and the design compensates to insure no damage is done to the rotors or blades or fingers. Trying hard not to do anymore self testing on this issue.
I’ve been using mode 1 for beginners. A mode 1/2 I would find useful. Mode 2 for experts I’m not even planning to try. The controls are really sensitive, and you need to anticipate the power, flight, etc. If you are keeping the unit in the same location off the ground it will tend to continue to rise until you begin to panic and reduce power. If you fly the unit, it will need more rotor power to not loose altitude.
Sensitivity to wind is real. So I’ve given up trying to even fly if there is anything more than a light breeze. After all, the unit weighs less than the birds I’ve scared out of their trees a couple of times.
The pictures and video are surprisingly good. Pictures are 1280×960 or 550KB files. The pictures and video require a steady flight, something I’m working hard to yet achieve. The video of my flight into the tree is actually a bit too clear. I’ve included a picture I was finally able to get of the front of our house that is actually in focus. For the price, this is a great purchase.
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