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Syma X5C 4 Channel 2.4GHz RC Explorers Quad Copter w/ Camera
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Brand | Syma |
Model Name | 4 Channel 2.4GHz RC Explorers |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Color | White |
Effective Still Resolution | 2 MP |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Included Components | SYMA-X5C |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Battery Capacity | 500 Milliamp Hours |
Remote Control Technology | RC |
About this item
- Equipped with HD camera.
- 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.
- Kindly refer the User manual for troubleshooting steps.
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Brand | Syma |
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Model Name | 4 Channel 2.4GHz RC Explorers |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Color | White |
Effective Still Resolution | 2 MP |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
Included Components | SYMA-X5C |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Battery Capacity | 500 Milliamp Hours |
Remote Control Technology | RC |
Control Type | Remote Control |
Maximum Range | 50 Meters |
Material | copter |
Wireless Communication Technology | Wi-Fi |
Battery Cell Composition | Lithium Polymer |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Remote Control Included? | Yes |
Rechargeable Battery Included | No |
Product Dimensions | 16.5"L x 12.2"W x 3.8"H |
Item Weight | 1.6 pounds |
ASIN | B00MNG37C2 |
Item model number | SYSX5C |
Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
Best Sellers Rank | #244,949 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #1,385 in Hobby RC Quadcopters & Multirotors |
Customer Reviews |
4.1 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Manufacturer | Syma |
Date First Available | May 22, 2014 |
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Product Description
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 batteries) 1 x USB charging cable 4 x Rotating blade 4 x Protection frames 2 x Landing skids 1 x Screwdriver 1 x 3.7V 500mAh LiPO battery 1 x User Manual.
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From the manufacturer
X5C Camera Drone
The ultimate drone for beginners, the X5C can be used indoors or outdoors. Perform flips,take video, or snap photos with the push of a button.
USB Charger
Battery: 3.7V 500 Mah Li-poly
Charging time: About 100 minutes
Flying time: About 7 minutes
2.4GHz Remote Control
The X5C uses spread spectrum technology for further remote distance and anti-interference ability.
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Spare Propeller (4) |
Blade Guard (4) |
Battery: 3.7V 500 Mah Li-poly |
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Customers like the ease of flying, value, and ease of use of the unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, they mention that it's a blast to fly, and it maneuvers very well. That said, they say it'd be more than worth its price, and that spare parts and batteries are cheap. That being said, opinions are mixed on performance, durability, video quality, and stability.
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Customers like the ease of flying the unmanned aerial vehicle. They say it's fun and easy to fly, and the quadcopter maneuvers very well. It has a wide range of motion and offers plenty of fun and practice at very low risk.
"...The quad flies nice and stable, is easy to trim if there's no breeze and takes crashes and keeps ticking.It has 2 sensitivity levels...." Read more
"...Unfortunately, my camera was DOA.Learning to fly: It was fun to fly. Learning curve was fast...." Read more
"...I found it was well stabilized and very easy to fly...." Read more
"...better-it is an accurate, EXTREMELY durable quad copter that is fun, agile and with it's two power profiles it is good for beginners and to grow with..." Read more
Customers like the value of the unmanned aerial vehicle. They mention that it is more than worth its price, that spare parts and spare batteries are cheap, and that it's well worth buying to learn how to fly quadcopters.
"...Important parts are available to order and they seem to be priced reasonably...." Read more
"...have said, this thing is really fun and addictive and a good value for the price...." Read more
"...Conclusion:This product is worth every penny and was able to re-spark an elderly man's old passion for R/C aviation...." Read more
"...You will likely need them somewhere along the line. $7 is cheap insurance and allows you the piece of mind that you already have the spare parts..." Read more
Customers find the unmanned aerial vehicle easy to use. They say that it is easy to get the hang of things, and it is fun. They mention that the setup is fairly intuitive, and the little quadcopter is the perfect introduction to quad flying for beginners. Overall, this is a great drone for beginners or people used to flying drones, and takes minimal instruction manual reading. Customers also appreciate the friendly and cool antenna, and its stability and nimbleness when flying without props.
"...I was quite surprised how easy it was to control but I did have a few minor crashes...." Read more
"...Learning to fly: It was fun to fly. Learning curve was fast. The unit is built from light, springy plastic. Great for crashing!..." Read more
"...is fun, agile and with it's two power profiles it is good for beginners and to grow with...." Read more
"...On slow mode, it is sluggish on turns and banking (pitch), but great for learning...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it is a very good and well regarded product, while others say that it quit working, the blades on one side wouldn't work, and the propellers are weak.
"...back together, popped the recharged battery back in, and everything worked perfectly...." Read more
"...Gotta take a star off for those manufacturing defects. However, even after lots of crashes it still flys fine...." Read more
"...As such, for the price, it is a wonderful and stable product...." Read more
"...Today I finally tried out the 360 roll feature and it worked very well...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the durability of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it's pretty robust, stable, and easy to fly with High, while others say that it is not GoPro quality, rather fragile, and not anywhere near professional grade. Some say that the propellers are weak, and cracked after hitting the wall of their house.
"...The quad flies nice and stable, is easy to trim if there's no breeze and takes crashes and keeps ticking.It has 2 sensitivity levels...." Read more
"...The unit is built from light, springy plastic. Great for crashing! Also, the built-in, motor-kill-on-crash feature is a godsend...." Read more
"...not X5"c", because the camera that comes with this thing is pretty lame. The angle (or field of vision, if you prefer) is very narrow...." Read more
"...Recently, I found this product and thought, what the heck, it seems stable…and indeed it is if there is no wind and the trim is adjusted properly...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the video quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it can produce pretty good video as well as decent pictures, while others say that the vibration of the quad tends to make still pics grainy. The camera quality is quite poor and the still images are so low res that they look like the oil painting effect you can do in.
"...I installed the camera and it works just like it should. The video quality is amazing for such a tiny camera!..." Read more
"...The camera is actually quite good in daylight conditions, not excellent, but still impressive...." Read more
"...The photos and videos aren't fantastic but are acceptable...." Read more
"...The X5C can produce pretty good video as well for under $100. Just don't expect cinema quality...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the stability of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Some mention that it's very stable in flight, can move very quickly when you want it to, and has trim controls on it to keep it hovering pretty evenly. However, others say that it immediately began to drift forward and didn't go up in the air.
"...It got stuck at probably 40 feet up...." Read more
"...It's very good about keeping itself stable, and I was actually surprised at how well it could hover over one place without optically assisted..." Read more
"...It immediately began to drift forward so I set it back down and pushed the "forward/backward" trim switch in the opposite direction of the..." Read more
"...The remote has trim controls on it to keep it hovering pretty evenly. I haven’t quite been able to get it to hold without any drift...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the battery life of the unmanned aerial vehicle. They say that the stock battery at 500 mAh is paltry, and the battery also goes quick. They recommend purchasing extra batteries to extend the life of your drone. Some customers also mention that the controller continuously disconnected from the drone and that the battery tray has connection issues.
"Got it very, very quickly. Nice! Parts apparently take forever to get. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.First drone for me...." Read more
"...Most other drones give you a low battery warning. This gives you a dead battery warning, which means it falls out of the sky as the lights blink..." Read more
"...One thing to note however is that when flying and the battery runs out, you effectively lose all control of the copter so make sure when getting to..." Read more
"...Decent Battery Life...." Read more
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Well, after only a few short months of owning it I can say with certainty that the X5 has certainly held up its end of the bargain, and then some. I say "X5", and not X5"c", because the camera that comes with this thing is pretty lame. The angle (or field of vision, if you prefer) is very narrow. And I don't know if this is simply an issue with Macs, but I had to reformat the SD-card all the time- simply deleting files didn't work. Otherwise, the camera would believe that there wasn't enough space on the card and wouldn't record. So, this made it very easy for me to make the decision to jettison the camera all together, and just let this bird fly free. And I didn't stop there... the feet were no longer necessary either, so away they went too. The prop guards? Never even bothered attaching them to begin with. Flying this thing was kinda fun before getting rid of that stuff, but it became much more fun without the extra baggage.
From the beginning, I chose to learn on "advanced mode", just because it was faster, more responsive, and more challenging. However, I was by no means "advanced" at flying these things. The first time I took it anyplace that wasn't my tiny front yard, I took it to a local park and flew it up kinda high. Well, then I experienced that common thing where you kinda get disoriented with where the quad is in relation to nearby trees, and somehow I flew it into some woods with it impacting the first few branches at around 50 feet. Somehow, by some miracle, the thing didn't get hung up in any of those branches- I'm attributing that to the fact that it was still winter time (not many leaves to help hold it there)... so, where does it ultimately land? Where else, than in a creek? Yup! Brand new lil quad... in the creek. I just took a big deep breath and hung my head when I realized this. Somehow the thing was still on when I fished it out (it never completely submerged- landed in shallow area). I immediately turned it off and removed the battery before shaking it out best I could. Then I brought it home, opened it up, and placed it on the floor about a foot away from a space heater to allow it to dry out for the rest of the day. The next morning, I put everything back together, popped the recharged battery back in, and everything worked perfectly. From then on, I became much more careful about flying at any sort of altitude that included potential trees... and creeks, for that matter. It also didn't take me long to see the need for more batteries. I bought one of the packages available here on Amazon, where it provides you with four batteries and a 4x1 charger to charge them all simultaneously. I also bought to extra batteries before getting the 4x1. So, now that I have 7 batteries, I find myself not only enjoying the thing more, personally, I also have found more time to teach others how to fly it.
O, and before I forget... another sad, yet awesome, thing that happened: I was on my way to go begin my marathon of marathon study sessions for finals when I stopped by at a nearby church to catch about 10 minutes of flight time. I parked in a different area than usual so that I could see what range I could accomplish, and then flew it back with more altitude and speed than I'd intended.... well, I didn't turn fast enough and right behind me was a nice tree waiting to catch the quad. It got stuck at probably 40 feet up. I found various things laying around to throw at it, and even when I hit it with a lightweight block of wood, the thing still didn't budge. I climbed as high as I could, but the branches became too thin and there was no one around to spot me if I fell. Not worth it. So, I just had to let it be. I thought to myself... o well, you need to study anyway. This thing was obviously only meant to be an ill-fated distraction. So I went on my way and decided that I'd re-evaluate the situation only after I'd gotten through at least half of the material I needed to cover. So, a week and several thunderstorms later, I returned to the scene to find the quad stil sitting up in the tree looking all happy. I devised a telescoping "pushstick" made out of an 8' cardboard tube and some quarter round. I tied a rope to it, climbed the tree as high as I could, and then managed to push the quad out of the tree after extending the "pushstick" to a length of almost 20 feet. Took the quad home, opened it up, and it was bone dry and with no signs of rust of weathering. I put it all back together, and it worked. No problems at all. It's amazing.
I've crashed this thing into everything except for myself or other people. I've let my dog chase it, and eventually she even got ahold of it. Still, the quad survives. It slammed into a road sign at full speed earlier today. It survives. I've put this thing through tons of punishment, and thus far, the only thing I've needed to replace is two of those tiny cogs/gears at the bottom of the motor (the ones that engage with the larger gears that actually spin the props). These smaller gears seem to have a tendency to slip over time, and then they fall off. I've gotten into the habit of performing a little flight check before each flight, and confirming that those are properly seated seems to have made a big difference. Still, I have extras now. In anticipation of eventually burning out a motor, I also went ahead and purchased an extra CW and CCW motor. The nice thing about the prospect of changing out the motors is that the new ones have a metal gear that seems like it won't slip like the little plastic ones do. I dunno; we'll see.
I know I'll eventually destroy this thing, but OMG it blows my mind how much it's been through and is still going strong. I'd post a picture of how beat up it is, but I'm afraid it wouldn't really do it justice. It's scratched all over, one of the props was bent and then reshapaned before getting chewed on by my friend's cat. Still, the quad survives...
Once I finally burn out a motor or somehow destroy this thing, I'll update my review to let you know how it goes. Overall, I'm getting a lot of good times out of it. Still learning new ways to enjoy it. Definitely the start of a new hobby.
Having spare batteries makes the learning process go quicker because you don't have to wait 2 hours for the original battery to recharge before flying again. I get 5 to 7 minutes with the original 500 mAh battery and 8 to 9 minutes from the spare 600 mAh batteries. The batteries recharge in 90 to 120 minutes. A faster charger might reduce recharging times.
When I got the quad I took off the camera because I've seen youtube videos and the recording showed mostly the ground and hardly any of the horizon. There's a way to point the camera more horizontally and I'll eventually do that with mine.
The quad flies nice and stable, is easy to trim if there's no breeze and takes crashes and keeps ticking.
It has 2 sensitivity levels. Some might call one beginner level and the other expert level. The button for changing the setting is the silver one at the upper left of the radio. The operator is notified that the change took place by a quiet little beep. I can hear it OK because i have good hearing.
As a beginner its hard to fly in a wind of 10+ MPH. The best I can do is to fly straight into a strong wind and then let the breeze blow the quad back toward me. That might not sound like much fun, but its a good way to get accuston to the radio controils. Setting the skill level button so the quad goes to the expert position allows much better flying when the wind blows.
After flying a few weeks I'm gaining the ability to keep orientation better and its getting to the point its almost second nature to steer the quad. I've even enjoyed flying at night a few times. Whether doing flights at night or in full daylight its a lot better at first to keep the quad as close as possible. Its really easy to quickly let the wind get the quad too far away when the wind is 10+ mph.
I've found that rather than trying to regain control after losing my orientation its working a lot better to cut power and let the quad hit the ground. The quad will be taken really high really quickly in a strong wind when the quad is set to beginner mode, but changing to expert level can help overcome the wind and help keep the quad from being taken really high too quickly. The thing is light and really durable, so its better to crash it to the ground than to lose control and hang up in a tree. There's times I didn't do that and the wind carried it into the trees where it hung up for anywhere from several hours to 2 to 3 days before I could get it down. Its so light weight that the wind can carry it away very quickly. But at the same time its light weight makes it real easy to fly when there's little breeze.
I learned the basics of the controls with the prop guards installed, but believing the prop guards are partly responsible for making the quad a lot harder to recover from trees I removed the prop guards.
The digital readout on the radio works, but its more of a distraction than useful and is better left unwatched. The radio batteries outlast the quad batteries by at least 10 times.
I've let it get out of range a few times because of the wind. When out of range it takes the quad 3 or 4 seconds to cut power, so when you think you're going too far and you're not in complete control cut power to prevent losing the quad. Range is a few hundred feet. By my reckoning that's plenty far enough because as it gets further away it gets too small to see.
I like to fly in a 40 acre field because I can stand in the middle and have room to fly, to try to regain control if I lose it and to let the quad drop to the ground before it gets into trees.
One thing I was a bit slow to learn is that when I put in a fresh battery and fly again immediately its easy to forget that the quad will have a LOT more power and respond faster. That means it will get too high too quick in the wind.
Important parts are available to order and they seem to be priced reasonably. I wish the reciever and other electronics were available so I could experiment putting something together with a scratch built frame.
Would I buy this again. Oh yes.
Would I recommend this quad to a friend whose interested in getting started in RC toys. Oh yes.
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El dron resiste caídas, la batería dura aproximadamente 6 minutos, muy bueno para aprender a volar un dron.
Die Kamera kann man auch abbauen, die ist nicht so gut.
Akkus sollte man sich ca. 5 Stück kaufen mit 1200mAh, sonst machts keinen Spaß
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It is very durable - I've crashed it into concrete floors, fences, and trees and aside from some scratches it is working just like new. I still haven't had to use the spare props yet.
Can fly outdoors - It's also got enough power to handle stronger winds outside.
Community support - There is also a lot of support for modding this platform to perform better including range enhancements and upgraded motors.
Two modes - high and low modes make it easy to learn to fly in low mode, while having some fun in high mode.
cheap parts - should you ever need spare parts, they are dirt cheap to find replacements.
Downsides
toy grade - it doesn't have a lot of power, so heavy winds can be problematic
battery life - it won't fly too long on the included battery - 5 to 7 minutes.
camera picture quality - Don't expect a lot from the camera. It is pretty rubbish, but it is enough to wet your appetite on aerial photography.
useless box - the provided box isn't reusable at all for transporting your quad. You'll probably want to diy your own transport box, or buy one. i made my own with pick and pluck foam and a laptop box.
Couple notes:
- balance the blades for better picture quality. There is a great tool from Align for their trex250 that works on the syma blades with their 2mm prop shaft diameter.
- when become a better pilot. take the prop guards, camera, and landing skids off and it becomes a much faster machine to play with
- buy some spare batteries... the 5-6 min flight time is really only enough to get warmed up
- it is on the big side to fly indoors, but if you have open space in the basement or something it works pretty well.
- when you crash - make sure to throttle down completely to avoid burning out the motor
- plan ahead - if you're a tinkerer, then you'll probably want to purchase the parts required for the tx range mod, extra batteries, spare motors, 3 leaf props, and a prop balancer. So plan to spend an extra $50 or so after your purchase.