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Great little toy. Flight time is about 5 min after a full charge which takes about 15 min. Easy to fly and control. Comes with extra propellers which you will need. Parts are available on line. There is a gaurd available which i would reccomend to save on propellers. Also smooths out flight control with a little bit of extra weight, but will slightly decrease flight time. Its worth it.

This was a fun little toy while it lasted. It was my first drone and needless to say I learned to fly with this bad boy.Just make sure you take it easy at first and stay above a soft landing (crashing) surface. The battery life doesn't last very long but it doesn't take long to charge back up either. It's a great little first starter drone to practice with and get the hang of it.

This is the first little drone I have ever owned. Quite honestly, I think it is a good one to start with. It is pretty small (about the size of a normal post it note) and comes with a little orange and white controller. The controller 's left side deals with moving the drone up and down while the right relates to the maneuvering of left or right. In addition, if you click the left trigger, it will spin the drone and if you click the right it will cause it to flip. These are cute little features that I was not expecting to have.When I received the product it came fully charged. This was very nice because I could play with it for a little bit instead of having to charge it and wait. I would say the charge lasts about 15 minutes. Then you plug it in for about 30 mins and it will be good to go again.Overall I really do like this product. Just have to be careful when flying because the pieces that attach everything are small and plastic. So I would recommend ordering replacement parts early on, just to have on hand.

Let me first tell you this little guy does a lot many stunts even in this size and price. This is infact the best smallest drone I have ever owned. Bought in Orange color because of its least price as I was not very particular of getting a specific color. In this price it does flip and you can set 3 modes and you can set it as you keep practicing. It has a good control distance of around 30-40 meters which is not bad.Technical specs: 5-6 minutes of flight time. charging takes around 30 - 45 mins.Pros: Price, features, flight time,Cons: Does not hover, doesn't not come with protection cage (blade guard) which i had to buy separate.Tips: If you are a beginner, I would advise buying Blade Guard. I bought from https://www.amazon.com/Generic/b/ref=bl_dp_s_web_2529470011?ie=UTF8&node=2529470011&field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=Generic

This sturdy little quad is tons of fun! I bought one for my stepson for Christmas and of course I had to try it myself. Ended up buying a second one! I have a 250mm race quad I built myself, but honestly I was a terrible pilot and almost gave up on it. This tiny quad helps build skills to pilot bigger and more powerful quads. It's fun to fly indoor or outdoor. The range is very limited, maybe 20 feet outside, or 30 feet inside. It will drop signal going around objects. The wind is a factor flying outside. A small gust will push the quad beyond the control of its tiny motor. The battery life is short but it charges quickly. Get a few minutes of flight time, plug it in, grab a glass of water and it will be charged again. Speaking of water, I once flew the quad into a bowl of water in the sink. Thought for sure it was done for, but I took it apart to let it dry and it was flying again in a few hours! It's a good idea to get the prop guard and the spare props when you buy this quad. The prop guard will protect the propellers fairly well, though it eventually starts to break. So far I haven't had any broken props, though the first quad had a few. Finally, make sure to read through the manual before flying. There's lots of useful info in there, such as how to calibrate, pair, change flight modes, and do flips. Have fun!

Bought this as a secret Santa gift and realized how awesome it was, so bought another. First off, the shipping time is ridiculous, but whatever, obviously coming slow boat from China.The drone itself lasts ~10 min in air, does barrel rolls and flips, and can be a little spastic. If you're looking for a good hovering drone this isn't it. After a few days you get the hang of it, but I would assume age range is 16+.The negative reviews I have to assume are from people that didn't read the directions / ran it into a wall full speed and got mad that it broke.I would definitely keep it inside, a small breeze can greatly affect this guy as he is tiny. That being said my cats / dog love this thing as I fly it around the house.

I'm pretty blown away by the price/performance ratio - it really exceeded my expectations.

I think this drone is great for beginners and can be used even after you are no longer a beginner. It's very stable, light, and durable. The "web cam" on the bottom is fine for playing around and many replace it with a better one later.

The copter is well supported by the market with many options for replacement parts, cases and additional batteries. All of these parts are reasonably priced.

Durability is excellent. We have crashed several times and the unit still looks and performs perfectly. We are using the optional (and included) blade protectors which probably helped.

This model does not have a "headless" mode (where the drone controls are simplified). In "normal" (not headless) mode, the drone has a front, similar to an RC car and the controls are relative to the direction the drone is facing. In headless mode, the drone has no concept of a "front" and forwards is always defined as the same direction relative to the remote. Headless mode is nice for young children or users who are too casual to invest learning time. In terms of learning to fly, headless mode has limited use in that it removes maneuvers that are possible with the normal control system.

One additional caveat is that the larger size of this drone (large dinner plate) makes it less optimal for indoor flight. You might consider getting this and another syma drone for this (such as the X12S) because the remotes are interchangeable between the two.

Bought this for our 9 yo for Christmas 2015. Within minutes we both had it down and we were good enough to even fly it indoors.

This thing just works! Fires up every time and rarely needs to be trimmed. We've run into walls, trees, etc. and it still flies like a champ.

I don't know if all drones are this easy or if we're spoiled by this one. I'd say this is the one to get if you're a beginner.

If you are looking at your first mini-quad, as I was when I purchased this, then your looking at the right product. Let me start off by saying that I have had zero experience with quads before this and after about 2 weeks I have mastered my orientation and am having a blast each time I take this thing out. I was immediately hooked when I first went outside with it, but a tip is to stay low to the ground and use the prop guards and landing gear for a good amount of time until you can handle this mini-quad. Parts are plentiful and really cheap as well, so don't forget to get some extra parts kits for those beginners' crashes because we all have them!

Here are the things I really love about this quad.
*Totally modular
*Very stable
*Very nimble when flying without prop guards and camera, almost too nimble, master orientation before giving this a shot.
*The camera I received was indeed HD to an extent, but I received the X5C-1 version by luck which also included a 4gb micro sd card.
*This quad is perfect for the beginner until you can move up to a 350 size quad.
*A very popular bang for your buck quad that can amaze your friends and family.

Here are a few of the cons to my personally, but I did not retract a star for them.
*Stock battery at 500 mAh is paltry, buy the Tennitor 4 pack of 600 mAh with a 4 in one charger for extra fun.
*Li-Po batteries can be dangerous and requires extra money to be spent for good balance chargers also please pick up a Li-Po charging bag! Your house will thank you for that.
*All the extra parts and batteries need a case, which go for around 35 bucks, again it is costing more money, but it makes it easy to take to the park.
*The stock range is crap on this quad, grab a 2.4 ghz wifi router antennae and solder it in the remote receiver. Doing this simple and cheap mod will double, if not close to triple the range.

I tried to cover everything I have learned in the past 2 weeks, it has been a wonderful ride so far. I just finished the range boost today for my quad and the new X5C-1's have a different setup for soldering an antennae than what was shown on some vids I watched. Leave a comment if you have a question regarding this or anything else. If my comment was helpful to you, please give me a yes for helpful comment and thanks for taking the time to read my review.

Amazing product for the price. This is the first quadcopter I've ever flown or owned. If you want to learn how to use a camera quadcopter/drone before buying a bigger more expensive version get this to start. It does take some practice to fly but was quite easy once I learned how. Fly it indoors to start and keep it a couple inches off the ground until you get the hang of it. Use the trim buttons on the remote to zero it in. The first time I flew this outdoors I got it caught in a tree because my piloting skills weren't good enough yet. I had to duct tape a 20 foot painters pole to a 16 foot tree saw pole to get high enough to get it down. Even after falling through the tree branches all the way to the ground it was completely undamaged. It feels cheap but it is remarkably tough. Today I flew it in an open park area and even with some strong breezes I was able to control it. It takes some concentration but this copter is precise enough that you can hover and land on a platform that is 6 inches square or even on your own hand. For the price I paid I have zero complaints. The battery life is not very long but for less than 9 bucks you can buy these two extra batteries like I did. Mudder Upgraded 680mAh 3.7V Lipo Rechargeable Battery for Syma X5 X5C Quadcopter. I would also recommend putting a rubber band around the middle of the copter to hold the battery door/camera on better. If you bump the ground too hard it could pop the battery door open. Easy fix. Video quality is not crystal clear and not stabilized so don't expect professional footage but for the price you can't beat it. It also records sound but likely you will only hear the propellers and wind noise. Still, it is pretty cool that it even has sound. This thing is great! Go get one. I might even buy a second one.

First off, this product arrived on time and undamaged.

Overall Impression:
This Quadcopter is a great little R/C "toy" for it's price.

History (What I Use It For):
I bought this product for my father (a retired pilot) who has Parkinson's Disease and Heart complications (replaced aortic valve, etc), so you can imagine he is not the most mobile or coordinated anymore. However, that being stated, he has no problem flying this in our fields. My reasoning for buying him this product is that he use to be heavily into R/C flying and had a workshop specifically built for building planes (both R/C and real planes). Before his health started to fade, he flew his R/C planes daily (weather permitting of course) and frequently built models for local clubs and aviation museums. However, after his first surgery, he no longer was able to accurately fly and he sold all of his planes (which you could tell broke his heart). 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. He was originally opposed to trying it, since he feared crashing it via his health symptoms, but after I finally made him take the controls, he fell in love with it. You could see the spark reignite his R/C aviation flame. As such, for the price, it is a wonderful and stable product. To top it off, I pressed the down button for him to record his flight and he was very impressed to see the farm from such a vantage point later on the computer. He always wanted to do that with his R/C planes, but never got around to it.

Pros:
1) This Quad is very stable in calm winds (no wind is best) and with proper trims set, which is easy to do (check your manual).
2) Very light weight and the blades have a protective guard to reduce injury potentials.
3) Flies accurately with good control handling.
4) LED lights aid in dawn and dusk flights in terms of directionality (not so much during the daylight though).
5) Comes with propeller blade replacements in case of damage (4 total).
6) The camera is actually quite good in daylight conditions, not excellent, but still impressive. Not worth attempting though in darker conditions.
7) Decent Battery Life. The Quadcopter's internal battery, which you charge via USB connections (unless you buy a different adapter which we didn't), lasts about 7-14 minutes pending the amount of torture you put it through (attitudes, speed variations, maneuvers, camera utilization, winds you are fighting, etc).
8) Accessories are easy to come buy. I also bought, separately of course, four extra batteries, an extra 4 USB battery charger (buy one, you won't regret it), spare parts, and a carrying case with foam inserts specifically fit for it. Since I wanted a tighter fit for the chargers, batteries, and spare parts, I simply heated a screwdriver tip with a lighter and then melted smooth segments in the foam case to fit each piece perfectly (be care if you decide to do this and do it in a well ventilated area). Now my father has everything he needs in one light weight case... which is ideal.
9) The batteries recharge quickly, about 60 minutes total with both chargers in use (the single one it came with and the extra one I bought with four charger docks). If you choose to buy a separate 4 battery charger like we did, you can spend your day flying the Quad longer with all 5 batteries (the one it comes with and the four separate dock one we bought extra), and then have them all recharge again in about an hour to go out flying again. It averages out to be about 35-70 minutes of flight time (usage dependent according to each battery's specs.) to only one hour of charge time. We personally average about 60 minutes each time we went out (with all five batteries) with a one hour charge duration. I assume if you so desired, you could bring a computer along and charge during flights too, but I wouldn't recommend it since the little motors should have some time to cool down between flights (to extend their life and not burn them out).

Cons:
1) It is difficult identifying directionality when it gets further away or higher in elevation. As you can imagine, since it is completely symmetrical, any directional cues vanish as it travels any distance. It does have LED lights to show directionality, which is great at dusk and/or dawn flights, but the lights are not clearly visible in daylight. It takes some practice to learn and might have been better if the product had been painted in two separate bright colors to easily address such a concern. However, for the price, that is truly not a flaw of the product, just personal preference.
2) The Quad can be touchy in terms of synchronizing with the controller. Basically, make sure the Quad is level when starting of, otherwise, it tends to just blink like crazy (from the LEDs) and does nothing. This is once again not a true product issue, but a personal method we had to learn. Also, if the Quad starts drifting abnormally in flight where the trim isn't helping (and wind is not the issue), just land it, turn both it and the controller off, then turn them back on and re-sync it again. It took us a bit of time to figure that out, but it is not so difficult with practice. This is a product issue that more expensive Quads usually don't have, but for the price, it really isn't an issue.

Special Safety Notes:
1) PLEASE fly responsibly. Even though this Quad is an inexpensive "toy," its blades can cut you our injury spectators.
2) Keep all spectators at a safe distance.
3) Only fly this in an open area. Since this product is so light, the higher you go, the more the wind picks up and carries it away. Therefore, make sure you have enough space to account for that incase it is not powerful enough to deal with it. For example, we have a few large fields with neighboring tree lines. During one particular flight, when the Quad flew above the tree line height, the winds increased drastically. So much that in 5 seconds the quad drifted 500 yards in the opposite direct we were flying it with the controls peaked. This is important to consider since we had very little wind in the field region itself. It was only when we reach higher altitudes when the winds picked up (in that particular case). Therefore, if we had not had enough land to safety bring it down, it might have crashed. If you were not flying in a safe region and the same thing happened, you too might have crashed and/or injured someone if the reception was ever lost (via distance).
4) Anyone new to flying should not fly this indoors nor at any extreme heights until you learn how to fly it fluently. Once again, directionality becomes and issue since it is painted one white tone and since it is so symmetrical. As such, unless the lighting is dim enough to see the LEDs, it might prove difficult for a newbie to know what direction they are flying before it becomes too late.
5) Before Flying The Quad to maximum heights and in ruff conditions, you should always break-in any R/C motors. I do not know if they already do this in the factory prior to delivery for this model, but a safe bet is to spend one battery spinning the propellers at slower speeds to break-in the motors. It is too simple of a process not to do if it means not burning out your motors on their initial flight.
6) Have Fun, just be smart doing it.

Conclusion:
This product is worth every penny and was able to re-spark an elderly man's old passion for R/C aviation. I fully recommend this product to any R/C hobbits, both veterans to the hobby and/or newbies, who have the common sense to fly this safely and responsibly. It is truly a blast to fly.

I've included 3 photos to present the camera's quality: One of a deer in a field during the onset of dusk, and 2 just above the same field's tree line during the day.

I hope this review helps.

This is my first drone I've ever bought and ever flown. It took me only 5 minutes of getting used to the mechanics of piloting it before I could start doing the automatic flips (used by pressing in the right joy stick). This thing may be tiny but its loads of fun! The battery runs for an average of 6 minutes, which seems short; however, it takes about 10 minutes to charge. Just take a quick bathroom/drink/chore break and come back for more.The only complaint I have is that it only comes with one spare propellor for each side (4 in total).Update: The drone has two different types of propellers and comes with two of each (at least it's supposed to); however, I received 3 of the same and 1 different. Sadly, I must order new propellors from a third party so I can keep up the fun.Other than that, I am completely satisfied with this drone, especially for under $20!

Usually this would be a one star review but I gave it four because the break was mostly my fault, the controls are difficult to get used to and I must've crashed my drone a hundred times in the course of a day. Once I got the hang of it I was zipping around the house with ease. The battery probably lasts closer to 10 min than 5 which is plent of time considering it's back to fully charged after only 15-20 min of being plugged in. Even after this broke they still accepted a return. Definitely would recommend for yourself or a gift. If your giving it to a child however you might want to buy o e of those kits that provides extra propellers and propeller guards.

Fun little quadcopter! the shell is not extremely durable, and the clips holding the shell together will break off after some rough crashes. Can't really beat the fun for the price, however comparing this particular mini drone to similar ones, the handling and turning, especially yaw (spinning), is very slow, even on the fastest setting. Not really a deal breaker, this is a fun toy, not a performance quadcopter.

This drone was decently sturdy but took some practice to be able to fly it for more than 10 seconds. Super easy to take the propellers off to remove hair. Charging was very convenient and fast. Flight time was about 10 minutes.I give this 4 stars because it quit working out of no where. It didn't crash too hard or anything, so I returned it. It was very fun though for the first three days and definitely worth the price

This mini quad copter is a great deal of fun. However there are a few caveats to owning it.I recommend buying spare propellers and the propeller guard if you are new to flying quads. While the CX-10 is a very tough little quadcopter, it's propellers will eventually bend and break, and will need replacing. It comes with 4, but 4 will probably only get you through a week, as you will be playing with the copter constantly.Another problem is that if it takes a big whack, the wires for it's motors tend to break out of their solder joints. The solder joints are rather poor, and will need to be redone, otherwise the copter will tend to spin on it's own and it becomes impossible to control. So if you, or someone you know is not at least a hobbiest solderer, you will be in trouble the first time you smack your cx-10 into the wall at high speed (on accident).However if you can, and you do have spare propellers, the CX-10 is a great deal of fun, and is a great way to get into this amazing hobby.

This micro quad copter, and let me emphasize MICRO (This thing is extremely small), is one of the best little quads you could possibly buy. Came within about two weeks after ordering and was extremely excited upon its arrival. The first flight went well, not the most stable quad but what can you expect from something so small. The recharge time is wonderful, under 15 minutes which is great for rapid flights. On about the tenth flight though I was flew straight into a wall and sadly broke a prop. Luckily, with this they ship you and extra 4 props in the box. So far no complaints except after about 2 days of ordering the company shipping it called me and told me that the orange color was out of stock and that they wanted to ship me the green variant. This was fine for me just would have rather had orange, this is why they get 4/5 stars.

This is a very enjoyable drone for the price. The video isn't HD but considering... It's pretty good for the price. Get extra batteries... They have a charger plus 6 batteries for cheap too... And those batteries are 750 vs 500 that it comes with, I've got 11 minutes flight time out of them depending on what they are doing.

My reason for 4 stars? This drone for some reason has the left control function differently than my other 2 drones. All the way down is stop, like a throttle, versus the other two where is it centered by default so if you want it to hover you just have to not move it. Because if this, when you rotate the drone or similar, you often increase or decrease the up or down motion as well. Its not a huge issue and I have no problem flying it, but it's just odd that it isn't like the others. I have the hand sized version by this maker and it has the centered left control. It's also very sensitive, if you deflect it left or right just a tiny bit it will rotate. You will have to concentrate on this one a bit more in tight quarters for sure. It's not a deal breaker, but if someone showed me a controller for if that was centered instead, I'd probably invest in it just to have it work like the others.

Other than that, it's great, and 10 minutes flight time with the larger capacity batteries makes it very fun.

This quadcopter got listed on an aggregating site I use to look at daily deals around the internet, so when I saw the reviews coupled w/ the features coupled w/ the price, I thought 'why not'?I had no experience w/ flying one of these and yet 5 minutes out of the box we were off and running. Admittedly, the flying takes some finesse and there is a learning curve (mine has consisted of crashing. A lot.) but it won't take you long to feel like you're ready to go shopping for a silk scarf, goggles and leather jacket so you can Top Gun your way across your yard. I got a little too exuberant and flew it pretty hard into a tree. Recovering it resulted in breaking one of the motors, so now it's a 'tri'copter. :( The Syma is a great product and was not the problem, it was my lack of foresight to not fly it in the middle of a grove of trees. How dumb is that, anyway?!Seriously though, I am impressed the Syma offers this level of product at this price point. And it's fun and easy to start flying; so much so that I've already ordered a replacement.

This drone is great! The controller is a little bulky and the controls a little touchy. but once you get used to it, it is great! i bought this for my 10 year old son and he absolutely loves it. We opened the package and found that you can buy mulitiple battery replacements at a great price. This is a great drone for starting out. I figure I can let him get used to controlling something like this and then when he is a little older, invest is something with a better camera!. This item was shipped quickly and packaged well. This drone is great fun for kids and adults!

Great little entry level drone. The camera is not the greatest but I bought it mostly to get used to flying a drone. It comes with a remote control. I found the key is most new drone owners move the controls too much. Make small movements until you get used to the drone and then maybe you can race your neighbor. The batters allow for about 6 to 8 minutes...if you are going to fly it any distance I would be heading back to the take off spot after about 5 minutes. The camera is not great but I mostly wanted this low end drone to practice flying. I have found that the extra (and I do recommend extras) batteries you can buy for this unit don't all give you the same amount of time. I highly recommend this drone as a starter.

This little thing started out great. Was really responsive and flew nice and level and then after about 2 weeks, it just stopped working correctly. One of the motors won't sync and spins too slow causing the quad to flip wildly. Then the supplied controller lost binding because the quad and the transmitter won't connect no matter what I do.

hard to cntrol, mine shot over house and was heading for the moon

This drone is okay for the price. Out of 20 or 30 flights I was able to actually fly it smoothly once or twice. I may have been doing something wrong, but after watching others fly it on you tube, I believe something was out of balance on the one I received. Even doing the calibrations before each flight and every time it landed it still was hard to control. As soon as it would take off, it would quickly drift to one direction even indoors. After 30 flights it was finally destroyed by a hard landing on concrete when my daughter tried to fly it. I did find the hard way (instructions did not mention it) that all the blades are not the same. You have to check the rotation of each blade and make sure you put the right replacement blade on.

Ok, here's the deal... It's a fun little toy you can think of like fireworks.... It's fun for the really short time it lasts. I got MAYBE a total of 20 minutes of air time out of this before it broke. I wasn't able to get it to hover in place, trimming it never seemed to help. It's almost impossible to get it to not hit the ceiling or crash on the floor. Even in a gymnasium with a 15'+ ceiling. Swapping out the props did help a little but not much. Soon, one of the motors stopped working and the frame was cracked in a several places. I'm not saying dont buy this, but just know it'll be fun and short lived.

I've been through two of these now. Granted, I'm a beginner. The first one had a few crashes, resulting in bent propellers and even one broken propeller. Then a motor stopped working within 24 hours of arrival. Ok. I sent it back and the seller replaced it. I was really careful with this one. I kept it under ten feet, and if it fell, it fell into grass. I never even bent a propeller. Within a few days it started acting weird. I'd take off and it would just shut down after about a second. I tried to work around that. In frustration I launched it at full throttle, it went maybe 20-25 feet in the air and fell on the driveway. One motor has stopped functioning, and another is questionable. Maybe I just shouldn't have done that, but still.(NOTE: The seller from which I bought the item is excellent. It's a manufacturer's issue.)

I bought this for my 7 year old. I don't know what I was thinking. He can keep it flying for about 5 seconds before crashing in to something. The problem I have, and yes, it could be a problem with the age of the user, is that the blades break SO easily. Even while my husband is driving it. Since it's an indoor toy, it's hard to find enough open space to practice without crashing in to something.When my 7 year old is flying it, I have to constantly say "Just keep it away from my hair." because this little bugger will cause major damage. We've had it for a few weeks now and we haven't tried any of the stunts yet. Also, we had to look online on how to change the blade. I wish there would have been a graphic in the book.

Worked great for a couple weeks, now it looses connection randomly and sticks with your last remote command.I.E. On take off I gave full throttle. From 10 feet away my remote lost connection and my drone went up, up, up, and away.... It came down in my neighbors yard so I got it back. This thing is durable if nothing else and image quality is decent, amazing for the price I'd say, but the connection issue is a big deal. It's fun for a while, but I'm on the fence about recommending it. I am not super happy with it, but I also don't not recommend it.

I received my X5C a week ago. My first medium size quad-copter. I also bought 6 matching batteries for it. I charged them all up and went to a park near by to fly.1- It is light. So the wind knocked around quite a bit. With 5+ mph,you can't fly it in mode 1. Use mode 2.2- The controller range really sucks. It lost signal only a bout 30 - 40 meters. It started to fly away. I had to chase after it with the left stick pulled all the way down. It picked up the signal just to turn off the props. It then just dropped out of the sky on to the grass. About 3 stories high drop. That was scary.3- I have to admit; it's a tough drone. Lucky I had the prop-guards on.4- The motor gears are exposed at the bottom, so some dirt got on them. I was done for the day. Took it home to clean out the dirt, afraid that the dirt would ruin the plastic gears.5- I was able to snap some pictures with the camera. The pictures were below average. I recorded some videos; and that was also below average.6- I mod the 2.4ghz antenna using some YouTube videos. I was able to get another 10 meters reliably. I can walk away every few meters and test; and the quad would still pickup the signal; but not reliably. In other words, it would turn propellers on but have no control. I 'd wave the transmitter around and would get the signals back. I was able start the propellers at distances more than 100 meters, but I wouldn't trust to get it into the air.7- The Battery time is about 4 - 7 minutes. Which is not bad for 750 mah. But be careful as soon as the battery lights blink (seconds), it will drop out of the sky.All in all - this is a good beginner quad-copter. It can take a beating. But I wouldn't fly it too high and keep it around 30 meters away max. Syma need to fix the range problem. And they should have auto landing built into the firmware as soon as it lose signal with the transmitterps: Keep a small needle nose pliers around to take out the battery for it is a tight fit connection.

It's fun but takes some practice to get the hang of it. I recommend practicing in a big field because you are going to crash a lot and the grass is way better to land on than concrete or a roof!The pieces snap together pretty easily and the remote requires 4 AA batteries.I wish I read more into this before purchasing because you have to load a USB into the computer to see the pictures/video which I didnt like. I wish you could see as you fly.

Limited in that it didn't last very long before it died. This was the first drone I've had that was big/stable enough to take outside. For less than $50 it's a pretty decent flyer and the range was better than expected. Will it hover in place like a Phantom? Nah, but one shouldn't expect that. This little guy flew well and handled fine. The camera on mine never seemed to work, but that didn't detract from the fun of flying for myself or my daughter. Structurally, it's really not bad. It's taken a number of tumbles and has nary a scratch or any deformation. However, after roughly 10 flights, one of the motors has failed and the controller and drone won't sync 80% of the time. I was hoping it would last a bit longer than this...

Don't get me wrong, this is a fun drone. It's flying behavior is amazing, super easy to control and very stable. My 7 year old son can fly it with ease. And the quality of the videos (720p) it takes is actually much better than I expected, pretty steady too. But the big problem this drone has is range and its out-of-range behavior. As soon as you are 50ft or further away from the drone this thing will lose connection and just keep going!We've had this drone for 1 hour - and had to go hunt it down in the neighborhood 3 times. Luckily it's pretty big and easy to see with its blinking red and green lights. But if I don't return it asap I know I will lose it soon.Unless you want to fly this drone indoors only, or on a big open field where you can catch up to it when it's trying to escape, then I recommend you look for a different model. This is what we will do...

Cool product with promise. But the instructions are poorly translated into English, and I had to pull hard at various parts to assemble it when it wasn't clear if that was the necessary move or would destroy the product. Fortunately, I guessed correctly. Pull the battery cover off with some strength but gently.Also hard to control, but that might take time.NOTE: Try flying this the first time away from any trees or tall objects!!!

Within 10 minutes of use one of the propellers stopped working. It seems you get what you pay for. I returned it without issue to Amazon - their return process is great for damaged items.

I realize it's only about 25 bucks when the bumpers are bought as well (necessary in my opinion), so I'm taking that into consideration, but the one we got has serious enough issues that I can't rate above a 2. During each 6 minute or so round of flight time it will completely freak out at least 3-4 times, meaning that the blades just start spinning full speed and will not stop unless you go to the copter itself and switch it off--which is pretty tough to do without your fingers getting a good wack by the blades. Turning off the controller along doesn't stop it. Once off, you then have to reset the thing before you can fly again. It's really irritating. Wasn't expecting anything incredible for 25 bucks, but this is a pretty fatal flaw. If this is unusual and I just got a bad one, then someone can feel free to let me know.

PROS-CheapCONS-Short Battery Life-Low Quality Components(i.e. motors)-Inaccurate instrunctions-Difficult repairs, and the parts cost almost as much as the drone.OVERALL - SAVE THE PLANET, spend a little more $$$ on a slightly nicer one. You will barley get your moneys worth here, if at all.This was my first drone, and i was kind of dissapointed.Although Flying this was enough to get me interested, I could tell the lack of quality in this product. GOOD LUCK!

I just received my Cx-10, I flew it twice and on the second flight I crashed it. Now, when I try to take off only one side of the quadcopter will lift off and sometimes 3 legs will lift off and the quad will only spin on the ground. I've changed the blades, recharged it to make sure it has full charge and reset the Accelerometer but it still will not fly. I know $15.00 is not a lot of money but still, I could have bought a cup of Star Bucks coffee with the money.

Rating this two stars as the charging jack fell of the board the first night and had clearly not been properly soldered. Given that I bought it to flash custom flight control firmware, I just soldered it back on rather than returning it, but for a typical end user that would be a showstopper.In terms of the design itself, when properly manufactured (my other one from a different source is fine) it is a compact flying machine, little better or worse than its competitors.Apart from the charging jack issue, what I got was a "blue board" unit with an XN297 chip - see rcgroups.com for details.

We really wanted this copter to work, but alas it was a major pain. Could not keep the thing flying straight now matter how much trimming there was. We got 2 for christmas. One hit the wall and the propeller broke - ok no big deal was expected to happen anyway (since it came with spare parts), but after changing it the thing refused to even get off the ground. I thought it wasn't put on correctly or wasn't spinning but it was. All it wanted to do was flip after that. The second one didn't last much longer.Wish the packaging come some instructions on proper trimming, balancing, etc. Just overall difficult to maneuver without any guidelines.

mine arrived missing a screw for one of the blade protectors which means it will not fly straight. I am experimenting with putting tiny pieces of tape on that arm to balance the unit out but so far all it does is fly towards the side of the missing screw. I guess the balance of this gyro is very very critical to be able to fly it at all. I dont think trim can fix the weight imbalance and the screw is too tiny to find at the local hardware store, it's a little bigger than one in your glasses hinges.

Great product so far. I got the thing running without reading the manual and have it all calibrated. Tomorrow i will try it outside if its not raining or windy. The only bad thing is the battery doesn't last to long that's why i bought the extra batteries with the higher amps because it takes little over an hour to charge. Now i can charge 6 at a time. Flew it today but really windy so I stayed low. I did notice the camera not working. The light stays green after pushing switch to turn on video or pic. I took out the pin connector on cam and noticed the yellow wire pin was pushed down into the connector. I know i can fix this, I don't really want to return it i'm afraid i'll have other problems with motors not working or the same issue. I will drop 3 stars for them not testing there product. because that's the main reason i bought this.

I have been trying different Drones and with Syma name attached to this little guy I thought that this drone will live up to its brand name. But alas I was wrong. Here are the Plus and Minus of this Drone:Plus:- The biggest Plus of this Drone is its cost. At 45$ you can at least have a Drone flying experience.Minus:- Really really hard to control and keeps drifting to one side. Tried recalibrating but to no use.- Battery lasts just a few minutes.- No Altitude hold feature.- Bad camera.- Bad remote design with display on the bottom of the remote rather than on the top, which makes it hard to see.

Disappointing purchase. We purchased 2 of these; be aware that you can't adjust RC frequency. If you have more than one in the house, or if you want to use with a friend who has one, you are likely to run into problems with all the remotes trying to control all of the drones, at the same time. It obviously doesn't work and you'll have to take turns even if you have multiple.Also, and this is probably the bigger issue, this is hard to fly. Huge learning curve, that no one is this house has overcome. It was hoped that as these advance and with 4 propellers, it would be very easy to control. Not the case. I can actually fly a single bladed helicopter with more control, this thing is all over the place.

This thing was awesome. At first. I bought it for my six year old son, for whom it was much to advanced. I have great hand-eye coordination, but it took some real learning. It was a fun little copter.The bad. Starting day two, after about 45 minutes of flying (through battery recharges and swaps), above about 30 feet we noticed that the response time was almost non-existent. It would hold a particular pattern until it was out of range. I couldn't get it to maneuver, but I learned the only thing to which it responded was cutting throttle. So when it "got stuck", I would just kill the throttle and go get it.Today I flew it, and it was great. Until about 40 feet. It "got stuck", and flew into a neighbor's tree. I got out a ladder, telescoping pole, etc, and can't get it. My neighbor now has a new permanent ornament in his front yard, and I'm out $50. It's almost like the propellers would get stuck in a particular pattern and wouldn't adjust. It was IN RANGE.Bummer.

The box had been opened at one end, one of the tie down straps on the copter had been removed, there is a USB charge cable for the main battery which the directions say, "plug into your laptop", no way to plug into a 110 outlet. The printed Operating Manual is nearly indecipherable. It is the worst attempt at the English language I have ever seen.I bought the copter as a Christmas gift for a 15 year old boy so no time to return and find a better model. We haven't tried to fly it yet. I can only hope he is better at "Chinese-English" than I am.

This little drone was very fun... for about two flights. After the second flight, it started shutting off randomly while flying. It was not crashed previous to the engines cutting out randomly. After a few attempts to use the drone even with the random engine shutoffs, the drone began to fail during charging. The charge cord stays solidly lit for approximately two seconds and then begins to flicker. The device never receives a charge. Overall, I think these little drones simply have poor construction right out of the box.. I would recommend saving your money and investing in a drone of higher quality.

once again HotImportToys sent me 2 more defective drones this time they actually turned on but dont take off the ground im not sure if all the blue drones they send are defective because that is 4 drones they sent me that dont work and im starting to get very irratated with it. i dont understand why they all dont work please send me working drone test them out before you send me them or something because its been almost 2 months now and none of the drone they sent me work properly. also i am not lying about this or else i would be trying to contact you guys about they drone my buddy ordered some a couple of months ago and his works i got to fly them and really enjoyed them so much i decided to get some of my own please send me actually fly ones im starting to get really irratated about them thank you

My son received this drone for his birthday from his older brother. He was very gentle with and only used it for about 10 minutes. It has completely malfunctioned. If it gets bumped on the ground, counter, or any other surface it goes crazy and will not turn off. Also 2 of the rotors stopped turning completely. He had turned off the remote and had to gingerly pick up around the spinning rotors the device to power it off. 20$ is a lot of money for something that barely lasts a day!!! Do not buy this!

Got this yesterday, and already returning it. Worked for 10mins as it said online, how this product works for about 10mins after a full charge and has to be charged up again. That is great. But after a 2nd charge, it would not lift off. Wings were spinning, but no take off. Looked online, for help, basically end conclusion, after 10mins of use, this product is dead.

It only worked for the first 10 minutes. Then it wouldn't take flight anymore. Just spins on the table, but doesn't have enough energy to lightest weight. We have tried charging it for hours, overnight. Can't get it to work after day 1.

Only worked for handful of flights. One of the motors stopped spinning altogether.

Drone works nicely, the camera not so much. There appears to be a short in the cable. The camera only activates from the remote if I'm applying pressure to the wires coming from the camera to the drone. So I have to start a video while applying pressure, fly it, land it, then apply pressure to stop the video. Impossible to take pictures in the air with this issue. I'll upgrade this review if I can have someone from the company get in touch with me to send out a replacement camera.

This is a nice sized drone but the battery terminal connections are a very bad weak point. The terminal connections do not make good contact unless the connection is pushed to one side and held there. Obviously this doesn't make the unit flyable. Understand that the unit has to be light weight but the battery connection terminals need to be more substantial.

I bought this a few months ago. I wasn't able to use it immediately but I stored it in a safe and undisturbed place. When I finally tried it, the camera did not respond whenever I tried to connect it from the controller. It said in the manual that if I switch the C button up for Photo mode, it should turn red to indicate that a photo was captured. But the lights didn't turn red at all. The same goes for the video function... It was not working. I swithced it on and off, both the drone and the controller several times to check. My batteries were also both fully charged during the trials. I watched a couple of tutorial videos, but the camera function of the drone really doesn't work. I hope to get some feedback and favorable resolution on my concern.

Do not buy this quadcopter. Save your money and bug one that is at least $150. This thing worked at first, then the motors just stopped working. Barely flew the thing. Its really not worth buying. The design is cheesy, the rotors are exposed, and if you lose the thing, good luck getting it back because you can't view the video while you're flying it. The only way to view vid is to take the sd card out and plug it into your computer. Save your pennies and but a quadcopter that has hd video and isn't pixelated like this sad attempt to make a quadcopter. Things worst than something you buy from Wal-Mart and that's saying a lot.

Purchased. One of the motors was burned out right out of the box. Contacted support. It's been two weeks and still haven't heard back.I'm sure it's a nice product for the price but support is completely non-existent.

Was flying it and while it was mid-air the controller stopped working and it just flew away. Turned it off and on again and it started working again but was unable to get the copter back, (probable died), so now I'm left with just the controller. Also battery life sucks you get a good 5 mins and then have to charge for 1 hr.