HS175D GPS Drone with 4K Camera for Adults, Under 249g, Foldable RC Quadcopter with Auto Return, 46 Mins Long Flight, Follow Me, Brushless Motor, Circle Fly, Waypoint Fly, Altitude Hold

We needed to get a better look at some problems on an inaccessible roof, and inspection companies quoted high numbers just to look. Buying a quality, entry-level drone which could do the job was an easy decision. After reading reviews of a number of under-$200 drones, we chose the HS175D, and are very satisfied with our decision. Amazon delivered in less than a day, and the drone was flying, well controlled by a novice operator, within an hour. After a bit of practice, the drone took high-definition photos of the roof in question, and the phots were of exceptional quality and fully met our needs. In the following days, we flew the drone just for the fun of it, and found it more than met our expectations gained from reading the specifications. This drone does exactly what the manufacturer says it does, nothing more, and nothing less. It is very easy to learn to fly it. Best to steer clear of trees and other high structures of course. One important learning--if you think you are losing control, let go of the control sticks. The drone will simply stop moving and hover where it is, while the operator regains his composure. While we are totally satisfied, there are a few comments which we will pass along to other new operators. This assumes you have downloaded the software for the drone according to the instructions provided, and have initiated that software on your phone. 1) For best photographic results, a separately purchased SD card is recommended. After taking photos or videos, it is best to remove the SD card and insert it directly into a computer (using an adapter that comes with the SD cards). Download the files into the computer, but do not delete them from the SD card. Then reinsert the SD card into the drone, and use the drone software to delete the files. 2) And there is a bug. SD cards formatted by the drone itself have some problem that prevents a Mac computer from reading them (although a PC will read them). The fix is simple: Format the SD card with the computer, not with the drone. If using a Mac, choose the MS-DOS (FAT) option. 3) While taking video with the drone, if you attempt to take a still picture, the video will stop. You'll need to restart it. Not surprisingly, you cannot take video and still pics at the same time. Further, we found while using an iPhone along with the manual controller, as recommended, that the "Take Video" button on the controller will start video, but it will stop on its own about a second later. So, you should use the "Take Video" button on the phone screen instead, which works as you would expect: Press once to start video, press again to stop. 4). If the top-right Botton on the phone screen (marked with a circular star) is pressed , a small screen with Chinese characters appears on the phone screen. I have no idea what these characters mean. But pressing this icon on the screen does bring up the controls for the maximum height and distance you wish to allow, and includes a "novice" mode switch, which keeps the drone quite close to the operator. While this fairly inexpensive drone does not have the 2- or 3-axis gimbals or automatic obstacle avoidance of pricier drones, it certainly is a solid performer. Battery life has been about 20 minutes, and the automatic return home on a low battery is a very good included feature. We must also comment on Holy Stone's service personnel. We've had several questions for them, and found them to be available, exceptionally accommodating, and willing to take the time to answer a newby's questions (probably for the N-th time). Well done, Holy Stone! So, if you are seeking a solid-performing drone for a reasonable cost, the HS175D is worth considering.

Great little drone for windless flying. Even a small breeze affects the flight path. Bought this almost 3 years ago and tried flying it but crashed every time. Just dug it out and started reading the manual. Charged the batteries and controller and started the setup. Drone flew like it was brand new. I plan on taking it out to an open field and try to fly it again. I recommend you read the entire manual before attempting to fly. The kit comes with a full set of replacement propellers and screws to secure them, two batteries with charging cords. Great little drone for the price.

So far I’ve only used once and is my first drone. The gps function is a great feature for when the battery is low. Although when the battery level shows low it will race back to where the gps was set, it races back and will not watch out for obstacles so be ready for that. It has a lot of nice features and seems to be a good value. The camera is pretty good. I flew it up to the upper limits, which is 300 feet and included the picture. Easy to fly for beginners. The app is good and the ability to move camera up and down is a nice feature. The battery life is about 20 minutes and come with two and two chargers. The controller is rechargeable also and comes with a separate charger. You a can also by more batteries for more fly time. The batteries charge in about 2.5 hrs, which isn’t great, but not the worse. I let my young daughter fly it and she did good picked up the controls quickly. So far I would say I’d buy it again and recommend it to anyone wanting a nice drone to start with, that won’t break the bank.

In my opinion, this is and excellent drone for beginners (as I am a beginner myself). This is actually the first drone I ever bought and I thought a lot about which one to get to get started. After reading a lot of reviews and descriptions, I decided to get this HS175D drone and I am really amazed. The easy of flying, the picture quality and the stability of the drone are really impressive. When I first opened the box I was impressed how well organized everything was. The drone and the remote fit nicely into the high quality case and seem well secured. The package also includes 2 batteries, spare blades with screw driver, as well as 3 charging cables (2 for the batteries, so you can charge them at the same time, and one for the remote.) Some reviewers noted that the USB plugs are a little thick as they contain the charging electronics and LED, so you may not fit both of them next to each other on a single power brick, and that it true, but I did not really find that a big problem as I have so many USB outlets and I think its better to separate them on different outlets, just for safety reasons. Once everything was charged, I was ready to try my first flight and set up outside. Following the instructions it was super easy to start the first flight. Calibrating the drone is a bit tricky without the phone attached, as you need to constantly look at the flashing lights, but it worked. For the next flight I used the attached phone app and that made the calibration steps super easy. The WIFI connection was very stable, my only problem at the beginning was that my phone tried to switch back to my home WIFI, but after a few tries it stayed connected. Ready to fly, I unlocked the rotors and pushed the launch button and it immediately lifted up and hovered very stable a few feet away from me. I was amazed how stable the hover was. Even though there were winds up to 6mph that day it stayed within 2 feet of the start position. Amazing. It took some getting used to the controls, as they are sensitive, but I figured it out quickly and was able to fly all over the lot with ease. Again, I never flew a drone before and on my first try I flew around for 10 minutes without any incident. I have also tried out the "follow me" and "waypoint" features and the worked great. Now about the Picture and Video quality, I think they are great for fun and recreation. I took several photos and one video (see attached) and I think the quality is great. I am not sure what resolution it really is (some people have commented about 4k vs lower resolutions) but I feel it looks great, even on our big TV. When you do video, the electronic image stabilization creates some interesting artifacts, like moving ground (especially if you fly fast), but once you hover in a stable position the video quality is high and stable. Overall I can say this is a great drone for beginners and as this is my very first drone, I am really impressed and look forward to more fun flights with my HS175D drone.

I am excited to get a GPS drone. It makes it soooo easy to fly. Let go of the controls and it just stops where it is until you use the controls again. Makes it great for beginners. If you lose radio contact, or batteries are low, it just flies back "home" to where you started with it. You can also just hit the "go home" button on the controller, at any time, and let it will fly itself back to you and land itself. It doesn't land exactly where it took off, but usually within 5'-10' from there. It's a little bit of a learning curve to get it all going, but simple once you've done it a few times. The app has features that are not found in the instruction book that comes with the drone, but, you can find out info about those features, and how to use them, at the Holy Stone website. They seem to be a really good company, and respond to any questions or problems you might have. I couldn't get all the features in the app to work as expected, but, I probably need more practice getting them set right. The "gps follow" feature worked, but seems to have the drone turned slightly off of center of the controller. I haven't figured out how to get the "Human Follow" feature to work yet....it sends a message about not able to work without optical something or other. And, the "drone find" didn't seem to get me to the drone after landing it a ways from me. I'm sure I'm not doing something right.....I'll spend more time to get it figured out. The setup for a flight path on the map worked like a charm! It flew the path just as planned. And, even though it circles, when put in that mode, I just haven't quite figured out how to plot the center of the circle on the map. Anyway, the best part is that it flies like a dream!! It's quick and responsive to the controls, has plenty of speed, and takes very good quality photos and videos in the right conditions. The pictures download to the sd card onboard were much better than those downloaded to my old SE Iphone. I love that you can move the camera up and down a full 90 degrees, allowing you to see directly below the drone! It's not a 3-way gimbal on the camera, but, if you fly on slow mode and in low to no wind conditions, you will still get very good videos. I've put some pictures, with this review, that I took while using the drone. For the money, this drone is a great deal. You would have to spend a good bit more money to get a drone with a 3-way gimbal. So, if it’s not a biggie to you, and you are not willing to put out a lot of cash for that form of stabilization, then this drone does a pretty doggone good job, and gives a lot of fun, for the cost.

I am a complete novice when it comes to drones. A week and a half ago I bought the Holy Stone 175D. The only thing I knew about drones was the reviews I saw on Amazon and a few YouTube videos. The Holy Stone 175D had a lot of good reviews especially for novices like me so I bought it. When it came a view days later and I opened it I was not intimidated by the package . In side was the drone in a great hard shell case with the drone, the controller, a screwdriver with an extra set of blades, an extra battery along with charging cables for the drone batteries and one for the controller. Also was the complete instruction book. The drone is lightweight but very well constructed. When you put the arms out they lock into place very solid so they won’t collapse on impact. There was also a battery loaded in the drone so you have two batteries to work off from. The controller is very easy to use. Read the instruction book and you will find the drone very easy to use. I took the drone out to a local park with lots of open air and by following a few short directions to calibrate the compass and set the gps I was up and flying. The 175D has two speeds. One is for beginners like me which is at 50% and the other is for experienced operators at 100%. Again I had no idea how to fly a drone but by following the directions it made it very easy. The Holy Stone has built in controls that really help some one like me. It has auto take off and auto landing. It has a return to home to bring the drone back and land it. This is really good if the it should get away from you it will bring the drone back to where it took off. To say I am really happy with the Holy Stone 175D is an understatement. In a short time I have gone from not even knowing how to start a drone, to being able to fly it around and have a great time doing it. So far I’m still in the beginner mode but that is fast enough for me I can’t imagine how fast it will go in the second mode. I highly recommend the Holy Stone 175D for beginners like me or experienced operators. It’s light weight and will do everything you want it to do.

Bought this for a "prank" flyover prior to a NFL watch party. This isn't my first drone. This drone is a great value. It's very easy to set up and operate. Having two batteries that each last 20+ minutes is an awesome perk - I simply do not have the desire to "fly" for over 40 minutes. Why? Two reasons... The camera is very shaky (but provides great quality) and I have yet to be able to come anywhere near the range limits that the manufacturer states. I'll be the first to tell you that I only have about a dozen flights recorded with this drone, but... When I tested "distance", it failed at about 20 meters very early on. After several flights of "learning", I pushed the limits and camera transmission failed at 210 meters (there's no way to safely or comfortably push it to the 500 meter "max distance"). As for the altitude? It steadily disconnected between 25-30 meters, straight up. I believe they claim it can go 100 meters high. Perhaps I flew in too much wind and it cased an issue with the range/performance? I will certainly keep testing the drone to see if I can reach the advertised limits but so far, no luck. If you are looking to push the envelope with range, you may want to look elsewhere but if you want to keep it close and just have fun... I would definitely recommend this one.

I bought the HS175D Holy Stone drone a couple months ago. It is a great drone for the price. This is my first drone so I am a beginner. There are no instructions that come with the drone, only instructions on how to go through the startup/sync procedure. I have had problems syncing it at times with the satellites. Sometimes I have had to go through the startup procedure four or five times to fly it. Here are the basic steps a person has to do each and every time the drone is flown. 1) turn on drone power and controller power. 2) Move joystick up and down to sync controller to the drone. 3) press "preparations" button on the home screen of the Holy Stone application. 4) Long press on compass calibration button on joystick (middle button). 5) Rotate drone horizontally. 6) Rotate drone vertically. If the lights on the drone turn solid green then most likely your drone has connected with the satellites. I have had a problem with the lights turning solid green, but still not having a good enough satellite connection. 7) Move both joysticks to the lower left at the same time. 8) Move both joysticks downward at the same time. Once all this has been done, the drone will fly according to your controls on the joystick. I wish that I could control the speed of the drone a little better. When taking video while flying the video is a little jerky. I wish I could slow it down a little more so the video is not jerky. It takes great 4k still shots. It would also be nice if there were written flying instructions that a person can refer to while flying the drone. Customer service recommended a "How to fly" video to watch to help learn to fly it. The how to video goes through some of the flying methods very fast. It is difficult to fly the drone and watch the video at the same time or watch the video and remember what you are supposed to do when actually flying the drone. So in summary the two things I have had issues with are syncing the drone to the satellites and actually learning to fly it. Customers service has been helpful, but if there were written instructions on how to fly it I would have had WAY less contact with them. A lot of time would have been saved in my time to contact them and their response time. Don't get me wrong. I am very happy with this drone. The capability of this drone at this price is excellent. I would recommend this drone for others to buy. It is a great drone. I just needs some adjustment so that it will connect to the satellites a little easier.

This is my first drone so i have no comparison. It works great out of the box. The gps functions make learning easy. It holds well in low winds so far. It's tough, as I've crashed it a few times already with no ill effects. Even had to knock it out of a tree 20 feet up. There are a few steps to calibrate the drone before flying but the instructions are easy to follow. Calibration must be performed carefully or the drone may not respond as you expect. Image quality is fantastic! The video does freeze on the monitor at times but the drone still operates fine. The internal card makes for easy storage and the photos are easy to retrieve on the app. Overall a great choice for a beginner with a price that is easy to handle. And it's fun!

The Holy Stone HS175D is of surprisingly good value at this price point. The set-up is pretty straightforward, and the app HS GPS V5 is easy to use with the option of beginner mode, which limits the flying height and distance - this is great for kids. If you were to control the drone, you could turn off the beginner mode. The drone itself flies super fast yet is stable in the air. The camera is surprisingly clear and adapts to changes in lighting very well; however being a two-axis gimbals drone, its video quality is less than satisfactory. If you need a stable video, go with the three-axis gimbals, which could double the price...

So here I am an amateur at best; learning to fly. Not even close to considering a purchase such as this at this time of year, I went through some pages here on Amazon, which ignited my interest in drones. I came across a landing pad for another type of drone. Excited and interested; I went to find out more and see if I could get this particular drone. Searching and searching I came across the holy stone, 175 RC remote control, drone. This peaked my interest, so I purchased this product. Now; pros, an all-around good drone for those who are looking to start out flying great flight time and great features. After sometime watching listening waiting and flying have come up with these conclusions.at its price point it does well. Its lightweight form factor makes it a little difficult to fly in my area. Stability at its price point it does well. It’s lightweight form factor makes it a little difficult to fly in my area. Stability cannot be achieved when buffed by wins greater than 35 km an hour. Drones in and around this price points are fairly good but don’t come close to the performance level seen by this so far. As someone who enjoys the outdoors, but cannot see that well I purchased a drone to experience things that well I wouldn’t be able to see you without Assistance otherwise. Getting a drone such as this could give me better views of the nature around my home environment. I look forward to Summers outside with this, but also fear the fact that at a lower price point, this may break down more frequently and with the rotation generated by the motors Friction may occur. I know if purchasing this drone I will not be able to put forth another investment of this size out-of-pocket for quite some time so the next purchase will be a drone with motors; these brushless motors are meant to reduce the impact and heat generated by these turning Blades and therefore prolonging the life of the drone for someone who is not totally blind, but limited with their eyesight. I also may consider my next drone having crash avoidance. Beginner budget. I don’t care what you call it. I want them to work for quite some time before having to retire . So enclosing, and after many typos, that I am not going to fix due to dictation issues I come up with this. I am happy with this of the holy stone 175 RC drone. I will enjoy the product and its features today, but keep in mind the following at its price point, and without the brushless motors, it’s may breakdown a lot quicker than some of the other higher end. Models, reception may be poor at times and return to home sometimes can send the unit of course by several feet. For this, I will put a tag on it , if it lands in deep grass. Only regret is not getting something with breathless motors. I am afraid of heat stress.

Nice drone. Works well and connects perfectly to phone. However the drone sometimes tends to drift when flying which makes it a challenging to control especially for a beginner

My eight year old son wanted a drone for his birthday and after purchasing one for a competitor which was a colossal failure, I had my doubts that anything at this price point would be effective. This Holy Stone HS175D was perfect as a replacement. The video is quite stable and my son can follow it along. It also has a beginner mode that limits it to 30m altitude and range and so that works really well for him. You can also change the speed which was great for a learner. He loves flying over the parks and the house taking photos and videos. Well worth the purchase.