GPS Drone with 4K UHD Camera for Adults Beginner; HS360S 249g Foldable FPV RC Quadcopter with 10000 Feet Control Range, Brushless Motor, Follow Me, Smart Return Home, 5G Transmission

This my first ever drone. I'm writing this review after turning it on twice. I say turning it on because although I used it twice I don't really consider them uses. The first time I was a bit hesitant because it got dark by the time I was able to use it. But my anxiety to turn it on won over my fears. After a bit of fumbling around I was able to get it calibrated and the blades rotating. I like that once you press "Take Off" button it sits at a height that is not too high and not low and it just sits there without any inputs from the controller. I don't really think that you're flying this drone. Is more like positioning it. I mean once it's in the air you touch the controls, let them go and the drone stays there. You want to go higher? Just push the stick up until you reach your desired height and let go. Want to rotate? Push the stick in any direction and then let go once your facing the desired direction. The same with back/forth and side-to-side. Very, very simple. The drone just stays where you put it. Not flying, just positioning it. The FPV experienced zero glitches and the image was wonderful. I just want to mention that I forgot to remove the protective film on the camera lens when I recorded the two videos in this review. I'm nowhere close to considering myself a photographer but I feel the quality of the image is OK. The second time I turned it on (used it) was inside the house. Yes, my wife was not home at the time so I was in the clear. I could not get a GPS signal so I switched it to "Altitude Mode" so I believe it was using "Optical Flow" sensors to maintain position. It worked great and I was able to move it around the room with ease. This was early afternoon. Once the sunlight started really coming in it was causing heavy reflection on the floor so Optical Flow was having problems keeping the drone positioned while hovering. I was able control it while operating the controls but when I let go the controls the drone would lose control and not stay hovering in one place. It crashed a few times but nothing broke. Nothing on the drone nor anything in the room. This is why my limbs are working so that I may write this review. The only thing that happened is that a few props received very light damage. The only things I don't like are: 1- The drone is not include in the comparison list on holystone.com. It lists the HS360 but not the HS360S. 2- The props are not available on either holystone.com nor amazon.com 3- holystone.com WhatsApp chat agent told me that the props for HS360S are not compatible with any other drone. Depending on the price this may be a very bad thing. 4- Only one battery in the kit 5- The batteries are too expensive.

It took the purchase of 3 cheaper drones for me to realize my flaw and start researching the Holy Stone company. After about 1 wk or research I settled on the Holy Stone HS360S. The simplicity of operations, lightning quick response from controller and overall flight time proved I made the right decision and should of purchased this months ago. From opening the box until drone was in the air took less then 5 minutes. The only skill that's required for operating this drone is being able to read. Amazing ability to hover in place without touching the controller. You simply download the app, connect the controller to the phone via a cable and it automatically connects to the HS app that is downloaded to your device- that simple. Download the app, connect the cable and your ready to fly. Within 45 seconds of operation I realized this drone has already surpassed the distance of all my previous drones and I might go as far as saying all the previous drones combined. Another surprise was discovering after 10 minutes of flight time that I still had over 80% battery life left. Here's the best part and what influenced me to write this review. I emailed the Holy Stone Company with general questions and comments, mainly just wanting to praise them and voice my compliments- not at all even expecting a response from them or maybe thinking I'd get a reply to my email a few days later, maybe a week later- I received a response less then 5 minutes later and it wasn't a auto generated response neither. This was a real person giving a real response to my email. I feel the need to mention- as kind of a disclaimer I guess- I am not a paid spokesman, I'm getting 0 compensation for this review and with that being said, I will be a lifetime supporter for this company as long as quality products like this are made.. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions and I will do my best to answer.

As an inexperienced drone pilot we had a small $50 drone that we won at an airshow. It was fun but the battery only lasted five minutes and it was tiny. We bought this newer larger drone and the battery life is around 15 minutes which is preferable but still short. Sadly the controller card did not come in the drone box so we made one which took time but it’s very helpful. We wrote to customer service and they emailed me a picture of the front and back of the controller card so we can print it somehow. It takes a few annoying steps to calibrate the drone every single time you turn it on. After that, with the homemade controls card, it is easy to pilot. A little touchy but most drones are. I wish the battery lasted longer and will need to get another one but I think this company has a cool program to get a free battery after you’ve purchased their drone. I dislike that it takes 3 hours to charge this 15 minute battery. I am unaware if this is normal for drones or not. The handheld controller also needs charging. What I love about it is the picture quality on the screen on my phone. Good quality camera. It has extra propeller blades in case something happens. The case it comes in is snug and provides a safe fit to protect drone parts. Hope to have more fun once it is charged again. Ty

I am a beginner with drones (I mainly fly RC aircraft), but I find this drone amazing. It takes about 1 minute to set up (insert the battery, connect the phone, and sync the GPS), with the GPS sync taking about half that time. From then on, it’s pure fun and enjoyment! The drone is very smooth to fly and is very stable. Fly it to a spot, hover, and it will stay there, even in a fair amount of breeze. I also like the fact that it has an adjustable ‘Fence’ that you can set. For example, if you are teaching someone to fly, you can limit the drone to 100’ from the remote, and the drone will stay in that zone. I also appreciate that it comes back to the landing zone when the battery is low, if communication is lost, or upon the press of a button. I have not yet been able to use its 10,000 feet range (that’s almost 2 miles) to keep it in my sight, but it has always maintained a very solid connection to the remote for control and for the video. I’ve read many things about the camera; however, I find that it takes beautiful pictures and great video. Yes, it’s not the high-quality video that you can use for promotional ads, but this is not a $10,000 drone. When you combine all the other features that come with the HS360S, this drone is a great value, and I would highly recommend it to anyone that loves to fly.

I bought the HS360s as a toy for me to play around with drones. I was very surprised how good it was for the price! It has great range, a decent camera and is just overall great fun and a great way to get into drones, which turns out to be a surpisingly addictive topic, so be aware! I want to make clear that this drone is not a top shelf professional video platform. Many people seem to complain about the camera not having a stabilized 3 axis gimbal, so the video feed is quite janky when flying around. But that's just how it is when not having a gimbal. I consider this a really high quality and very fun 'adult toy'. Not a professional video production platform, as some people seem to falsely expect. The controller is really high quality, too. The video stream works fine up to the couple of hundred meters that I tested. The GPS works fine. It's just overall great fun. I bet you could find other generic chinese drones for a similar price, but here I want to point out and congratulate Holystone for their branding and customer support, which other generic drones will definitly NOT have. They have a Facebook group for customers where we happiy share our little "look! I have a drone now! This is fun!" photos and videos, and Holystone participates a lot in that group (in perfect english, I'd like to add!) and are very helpful if someone has problems. Their email support is also good and responsive. This is what a 'budget' brand should do, I think. It's a very decent product with support. I do have to say that I crashed my poor drone into a worst case scenario into iron-containing beach sand. This sand enters the motors and clings strongly to the magnets inside. This will absolutely happen to any and all brushless motor drones, no matter if they cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, so this is by no means a fault on this drone's part. What I really liked, though, is that I (!) messed up when cleaning my motors and caused a short circuit in one motor, burning the ESC. (I repeat: my fault!) What is awesome is that Holystone hooked me up with a cheap replacement part in order to fix it that they are shipping to me now. They even have repair instructions on their Youtube channel! I really love that. The drone does have some small quirks, but nothing that would impede having a lot of fun with them and learning about drones. I only have two complaints: a) it should be easier to disassemble the arms and motors if magnetic sand comes into them (really niche case, though) b) the battery charges realy slowly, for some reason. It charges at about 5 Watts. It would be awesome if the battery would support USB-PD and charge quicker. In summary: if you're on a budget, and want a really neat "toy| to dabble around with drones for the first time, I highly, highly recommend this little drone. If you have more money to burn, there are obviously better drones (the sky's the limit!). But for this price, I haven't found anything better, and am really happy with it, and am now officially hooked. [full disclosure: Holystone asked me to post a review here. But anything I am saying is truly my genuine opinion]

***Update*** While I enjoyed it for the first week or so I noticed it was starting to have movement while hovering, like a toilet bowl effect. I effectively landed it and recalibrated the compass thinking that may have been the issue. I have flown several other flights and it continues to hover inconsistently and have the same toilet bowl effect. I even changed out the props to new ones and it continues to do it, I have flown it several times since and it continues to be an issue. The most frustrating thing is I have yet to crash the drone until it started flying incorrectly. This renders flying this drone as next too useless. I will save my money and buy from another company such as dji. If the drone continued to fly as it did initially I would still be happy with it, but now it is almost not worth even flying it as I crashed it last time into a tree due to the random jerky toilet bowl flight pattern. Wish It still performed like when initially bought little more than a week ago! —-initial review—— I have been interested in drones for a while, looking to get into taking real estate pictures and making some money from drones. That being said, I did not want to buy an expensive drone for my first and end up crashing it. I wanted to buy a decent drone that could make me familiar with flying using video function and not be terrified of wrecking it. This drone so far has filled all of my expectations and exceeded some. I have crashed the drone four or five times already and aside from, changing some of the propellers out that were provided with for the purchase it has stayed strong with no issues. It is a fun hobby for me so far and enjoy flying it every time. The camera quality is acceptable, the controller is well thought out and comfortable, and the carrying case is a pleasant addition that I love is included. The only negatives or issues that I have had were initial connectivity issues to the camera, which could’ve been user error. This was solved by turning my Wi-Fi off on my phone. The other issue, which is more of a gripe than an issue is it only comes with one battery. The battery takes hours to charge so realistically during a day, I can only fly this two or maybe three times for 15 to 20 minute sessions. My last gripe is the camera, it can be a little disorienting since it moves with the drone and if you are maneuvering quickly or it is a little windy it can be a little difficult to view, but it is fair for the price point of the drone and I knew this when purchasing it. In conclusion, this drone is a great starter drone and checks all my boxes for starting out flying I find myself getting excited to take it out every time.

This is an amazing drone for the money. For a present I was given the cheaper Holystone HS 440. Although that drone flew excellently, this drone 360 with GPS is really the one to get. It is extremely easy to fly, even for a non-video game beginner like me. It has a much better camera and has the really critical feature of being able to return to you with one button. I very quickly lost the first drone when it went to high and then I couldn't bring it back because it didn't have GPS. The 360S does have this feature and it works like a charm. Also the HS 360s has far better range. The technology on it is really quite amazing, especially for the price which with the discount and coupon was less than $150 (while the 440S was $100). One other big plus was they have an extremely helpful customer service number. When I first tried to fly it indoors, I couldn't get it to work because I didn't know that you have to turn off the GPS. I called the customer service # and it was the fastest pickup I have ever experienced with a customer service #. In less than a minute they gave me the info I needed. The pictures and video taken are quite good and clear, but if you want very high quality then you need to go to professional drones which are very expensive. One thing to be careful of is taking out the arms, which they do warn you about, but I didn't read the instruction manual carefully enough. As a result, I broke a piece, but it was easy to fix with a little hot glue. The bottom line is that this is a fantastic product for the money.

What an amazing drone full of great capturing tools. I’m new to drones and with myself doing backpacking hikes, it was vital for me to have a drone to capture the great elevated views. I had reviewed many options before my purchase to be sure I’m getting a good drone for the money and I was not disappointed. SETUP - very easy steps and the app walks you through them. TAKEOFF - Make sure you have space coz the drone does take a view seconds to adjust to a steady hover. FLY - very fast drone with three speeds. Holds well in the wind considering it doesn’t have a gimbal. No issues with height or distance and with one touch RTH, the drone easily came back and landed as expected. BATTERY - Battery life could be better but all drones seem to have same issue. Get about 17mins to a battery flight time. If you have multiple batteries (I do not yet) then you be good with more flying time. CHARGING - Battery charges very quickly and I would say it was back to full charge after around 42mins Overall, this drone is excellent for all newbies looking for quality flight and capture modes.