Contixo F36 GPS Drone with 4K Camera, 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer, 2 Miles Long Range, 25 Min Flight, Optical Flow, Brushless Motors, Follow Me, One Key Return FPV Drones, No FAA Registration Needed

The Contixo F18 is my first drone, which I received as a Christmas gift. After reading the manual times, I found the assembly of the props easy. You do have to pay attention to the "A" prop and "B" prop positions on the drone as well as the particular screws for each. Paying attention to the direction to tighten the props, i.e., clockwise and counter clockwise is important in order to avoid stripping the screws/prop post. After the assembly, the start up is pretty straight forward. Charge the drone battery for approximately 5 hours and install four new AA batteries in the controller. The next step was a little confusing at first but after watching several videos on YouTube from other F 18 users, it all became clear. I recommend that any new users take the time to watch these videos! Starting the drone was a easy as was the first flight. I do recommend that the new user become familiar with the controller before the inital flight. I also recommend getting in multiple practice flights before pushing limits. The wifi signal on my unit has been exceptional each time out. You do have to wait a couple minutes for what ever number of satellites there are to connect to the remote/F18 before flying. I've had my unit up as high as 395 and never lost a bar of the 5 bars of signal strength. The RTH (Return Home) has worked well each time out with my unit. The unit will rise after pushing the RTH button as it hovers above the landing site. This is for GPS positioning. My landings have consistently been within 6 feet of the take off point. I have not yet tested the low battery return home function. I recommend caution when flying in wind speeds of 7 plus mph as the drone will tend to drift. While it does test piloting skills, it can cause a little anxiety. Making sure the GPS mode is on will greatly help prevent drift. I also recommend that when piloting, remember that as the orientation of the drone changes, i.e., north to south, east to west, the control joystick will change. Not paying attention to this could be a problem if the user needs to avoid obstacles quickly. For example, if the drone camera is facing away from you the joystick will work as described, i.e., up is north, down is south, left is east, right is west. If the camera is facing the user, the controls would work in opposite. Sounds a little complicated but not so much as long as the user is paying attention to drone orientation.The headless mode can be helpful with this issue but read the warning about using this mode before turning it on. I read a few concerns about some danger the F18 can pose. I can say from first hand knowledge that you should be aware that the propellers are turning at a very high rpm and can cause serious damage to a finger, or any other part of the body it may come into contact with. The F18 is small but I would not classify it as a child's toy. For this reason, proceed with caution with small children and pets nearby. First time users would be better to gain skills in an wide open area. If not in the countryside, then a high school football field, etc. when few people are around. The 1080p camera does a better job than I expected. The range is great and for basic photography from above, the quality is fairly good. The camera does okay in low light photography, much better in daylight. The examples are from 300 to approximately 375 ft. The drone holds altitude very well and can hover at any altitude for photography. The camera does well with video photography as well given it is only 1080p. If you want a high resolution camera or at least 16mp, expect to pay $500 or more. For a starter, the camera in the F18 is better than expected. The F18 is a great starter drone especially with its features and for the price. I cannot compare this drone to any other but I have no problem recommending it to someone looking to get started.

I could NOT be more satisfied with Contixo. As a first-time drone buyer, I was nervous about finding the right product for a Christmas gift, but Jerry at Contixo went above and beyond to help me find the right product. I ended up getting both the F17+ and F18 for recipients with different needs. At this point, I've spent a couple months researching drones, and both the F17+ and F18 are the only two drones with all the following features: - Under $500 (I broadened my search to up to $500, but Contixo was still the best for what I was looking for) - Compatible travel/storage case - High quality camera: 4k camera (F17+) or 1080p camera (F18) - Extended battery life (nearly ~20 min. ea) - Brushless motors - Lights for night flying/general awesomeness - Attractive design - Excellent reviews (Although both models have many more awesome features, I was looking for this specific combination) Since these are Christmas presents, I haven’t been able to play with them yet. However! I want to give a specific and well-deserved shout out to Contixo’s business model and customer service. There are so many companies that produce drones; I knew there was a spectrum of customer service quality that went along with the many options the internet has to offer. But simply due to the extraordinary experience I had with Contixo over the past two months, I have complete confidence in their products going forward. Responsive – Per the suggestion from another Contixo customer review, I reached out via messenger on their Facebook page. I didn’t expect a response, but heard back in an hour! Every time I messaged, I heard back in an hour or much sooner. Accessible – No red tape. Hit up their Facebook page or give them a ring and you’ll get to speak to a real live human ASAP. No robots. No holding music. Above and beyond helpful – I had a lot of questions for Jerry and he answered every single one with much more info than expected. He even gave me his direct line so he could hear out my concerns. Turns out, Jerry isn’t even in the Customer Service department—he just wanted to help me! To top it off, I decided I wanted to swap out one of the F17+’s I bought for an F18, but it was past the return window. I asked Jerry if he had any suggestions, and he is having Contixo issue me a full refund! No hassle, just a 5 minute phone call. Now if that isn’t a culture of customer service, I don’t know what is. ________ Update: Both the F17 and F18 have been fantastic hits with their recipients. The features, power, and control are all awesome. Set up and usage for both have been very user friendly thus far. Unfortunately, after a week of successful flying, the F18 malfunctioned and plummeted into a river despite full battery, 15 satellites connected, and less than a 100 foot range. We were devastated when we were unable to retrieve it, but Contixo again came to the rescue with their fantastic customer service. I was able to speak with Jerry about our malfunction and how to prevent something similar in the future. After asking detailed questions about our experience, he assured us that this should have not happened. He also pointed out that although it seemed to be an issue with the drone itself, it may have been an error on the remote side. Thanks to Jerry and Contixo's outstanding customer service, Contixo will be sending us a replacement drone and remote. We could not be happier and look forward to many more flights with our Contixo F18!

This is a review of the F35 drone. Seems lots of reviews on this page are for other models which seems a bit shady. Overall the drone is great! Camera quality is very good and saves pics/videos directly to your phone. However, if you use the included SD card the image quality saved to it is indeed better. On mine the drone didn’t recognize SD card as being formatted at first right out of box. Popped it into a computer and created a test sub folder and then drone recognized it correctly. The controller seems sturdy and well made and has built in rechargeable batteries which is nice but in sunlight you can not read anything or see anything that is lit up. I could not get the GPS follow me to work at all. I use an iPhone 12 and granted full location permissions to the Contixo app and yet when gps mode is enabled the drone just hovers and does not track. The follow me mode sort of worked... I can draw a box around me in the app and turn it on and the drone while hovering will rotate as I walk side to side but it does not fly forward as I walk away. I’ve emailed support on these issues and if I get helpful info I will update review.

I am 12 years old and I love to fly drones. I have a bunch of cheap ones in my closet and a few that are around 50 dollars that I like to fly, but after a while I decided that I needed an upgrade. I was searching for weeks for one that had a good camera, GPS, and a low cost. Once I came across the Contixo f24 pro I knew that it was the drone to buy, and a few days later after checking with my dad I ordered it. It arrived a lot earlier than expected and as soon as it came I started charging it. It took around 2 hours to charge because it was already at half when it came, and when it was charged I took it out for my first flight. Now I have flown a lot of drones and even some DJI's, but all of that was nothing compared to this. I hit the one key takeoff button and expected it to drift with the wind ( there were up to 20 mph wind gusts that day), but it stayed perfectly still. For my first flight I stayed with the main controls to get used to how it handled, and it was incredibly smooth. The next day I tried out the flight modes (Orbit mode, follow me, follow object, return to home, one key takeoff and landing, headless mode, waypoints, hand gestures) and also tried the VR addition on the app which went very well. The video quality is amazing and you will not be able to find another drone with such good quality, features, and handling at such a good price. The drone takes about 5 hours to charge, and you get about 30 minutes of flight time. It is easy for beginners, and I had mastered flying it in just 2 days. So far this is my favorite drone of all time and I would definitely recommend buying it.

I was very excited to receive this drone. While waiting for the battery to charge I read the manual and watched some YouTube videos. At first startup I had to sync the drone. Turning it horizontal then vertical till I got the correct lighting on the drone. This in itself took a couple of tries to get right. After that I started the drone up. I used the auto takeoff button and it hovered about 5 feet off the ground. I pushed the button again and it landed. Landing was a little rough. It skipped quite a bit across the ground before it finally stopped. After this, I took off again and flew it around and turned it sideways to test headless mode. Headless mode worked Great! Anyone that has ever flown a drone and lost what direction it is pointing would love this feature. I was able to bring the drone back without knowing what direction it was pointing with no problem or panic. I then flew the drone out a little ways and pressed the return to home feature. The drone is suppose to come back and land at its takeoff location. When I pressed the button it started climbing altitude and floating away. I had no control with the remote and was helpless from stopping it. The instructions say you have to have at least 7 satellite signal for this to work. I had between 9 and 12 the whole time. Luckily for me there was a large pine tree close. The drone flew up about 40 feet and hit a branch. It fell violently down about 20 feet and when clear of the limbs started the propellers bringing it upright. Unfortunately it started to fly away again. After hitting a few more limbs it was low enough I could grab it. In most cases I do not recommend this. The blades are sharp and they did break the skin when I grabbed it. I was desperate to save the drone! I immediately tried calling the manufacturers 3 times. I was not successful reaching anyone so I emailed them. It has been almost a month and still have not heard from the manufacturer. After a couple of weeks of looking at this drone I attempted to use it again. Since everything but the return to home button worked fine I thought I might try some low flying. I replaced all the blades and took it out. Everything went great with the first battery. I flew it around till it ran completely out of power. The second battery when flying it back to me it locked the controller out and started flying away. It found another tree and crashed around till it got out of the branches then started floating away in an open field. It flew about 20 yards and ran out of battery and came down. Took this out twice and have no more propellers. I could get new ones, they are reasonably priced. The unfortunate thing is that I don't know if it takes off if I will get it back. On the plus side I do have to say this drone is very durable. It has been in 2 very bad crashes and took a large beating. I watched helpless as it slammed into the tree trunk and hit multiple limbs. The only thing that was damaged is the lock for the battery (still functioning but weak) and the propellers.

Great small drone for beginners or casual users. Stable, easy to control and use.

**UPDATE** So no amount of tinkering I've done has helped this and I'm returning it. I'm lucky if the video feed to the phone lasts until the drone is about 30 feet away. The video often freezes before it ever even leaves the ground. The drone will record video and save photos to the SD card if you have one installed though and the quality isn't all the bad if you're good enough at flying it so that you can keep it stable for video recording. The battery life isn't bad at all. It still has issues going off and doing it's own thing though like I previously mentioned which has damaged one of the blades. I'm returning this and getting a DJI because I want a drone to get photos and videos from a birds eye view of the areas we go hiking so if this decides to go off on it's own then that's a waste of $300 since I won't be able to get it back in many of the areas we go to. The only reason this gets 3 stars is because the camera works great as saving footage to the SD card and I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt that maybe I got a bad one out of the bunch even though others have commented with the same issues I'm having. Good for first time flyers since it's so easy to fly but if you specifically want it for video footage, you might wanna get a better one. Original- I’m going to hold out on final judgment for the time being but here’s what I know so far. It was delivered this morning and after charging the controller and battery I took it to a nearby park. For the most part it’s pretty simple to control but it has some major issues. First of, it will occasionally go off on its own completely ignoring any input from the controller. It decided to plow straight into some large shrubs at the edge of said park at full speed. Thankfully nothing broke but it could’ve been worse. Also the video coming through to the phone is flaky. Once it gets to about 25-30 meters away at most the video cuts out completely. The app still responds but the drone itself will no longer respond to anything in the app. I’m going to try tinkering with it but at this rate it’s going to be returned. No sense in spending this much money on something that won’t work properly.

I don’t believe I have ever written a review for a product before, but I was compelled to do so with this one. I got a lower end drone as a Christmas present a few years ago and the concept piqued my interest. A friend told me “spend the money and buy a decent one”, so I did. After watching several youtube videos, reading several consumer reports and comparing the ones I had narrowed it down to, my choice was the CONTIXO F24 Pro. I was not disappointed at all! I purchased the drone in early February 2020. I have been flying it on average every other day since then (approx. 3 weeks now). This bird has quite a few features for the price, but one feature it has that rates high in value is customer support. The only problem I had was not being able to get the waypoint feature to work on it. A call to customer service, an e mail and BOOM, problem fixed. I have taken it up to just shy of the 400-foot legal limit and parked it there while I retrieved my soda from the truck. It hovers very steadily. I have parked it 15 feet in the air and captured video and still pics of a marathon race as the runners came by. Works like a champ! The bird comes in a nice carrying case that is very protective and organized. I can be unpacked, unfolded and in the air in just over 3 minutes, including pulling the cover off my cell phone so it fits in the holder. I average 24-30 minutes of flight time on a single battery, depending on the wind and whatever other features I may be using. Camera quality is incredible. It takes great still pics as well as video. Now, what would I like to see added to this drone set up? First and foremost a feature that returns the camera lens to horizontal when shutting down the drone. I must remind myself to do this because of the way it goes in the case, it is the best position for protection. Second, a small compass on the screen for when you are not in headless mode that points in the direction of the nose of the drone. When it is 200 yards away from you (and you have 56-year-old eyes), you can’t see which is the front or back very easily. Third, some lightweight removable landing gear. Though it has rubber bumpers on the bottom, some legs could be beneficial if taking off and landing in taller grass areas. And last, an option to change from metric to standard. As you can see, none of the four things I mentioned above affect the rating I give this bird. It is a great drone for everyone from beginner to experienced flyers. I would highly recommend this drone to all!

No sd card aa they said in tne package..please message me were to get remote id so it can be registered in gaca .thank you