Contixo F35 GPS Drone with 4K UHD Camera 2-Axis Self stabilizing Gimbal 5G WiFi FPV RC Quadcopter Brushless Drone for Adults, Bonus 64GB SD Card Carrying Case

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

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

The media could not be loaded. So I have been playing with the idea of getting a drone to take great aerial photos during our camping trips. I researched different ones, and came across this one, which I liked because it had decent reviews on battery life, compactness, and ease of use; as well as a ton of great features (Follow Me mode, Hand gesture photos and video, Point of Interest mode, Return to Home mode, Waypoint mode), all for a relatively decent price. I bit the bullet and purchased it. I spent three or four days testing it, and it was quite easy to control. The Follow Me function was pretty cool. I have not tried out the Point of Interest or the photo/video by hand gesture features yet, but plan to soon. In learning how to navigate the drone I crashed it several times, but it is still doing fine - it only shows some minor scratches on the propeller blades (not super worried about this, as the drone comes with spare blades). Important take-aways from what I have learned so far: Do not try to fly it if any of the lights on the drone are blinking - it may cause the drone to act erratically. Make sure all lights are solid blue and white before take off. Also don't use the Return To Home feature unless you are in a pretty wide open area, and the drone is in sight - this drone does not have obstacle avoidance capability, so if the drone is out of your line of sight (say, behind some trees) and you press the RTH button, it will make a bee line for the take-off spot, regardless of what is in its way.Learning to maneuver the drone was fairly unproblematic. The big problem I ran into was the Contixo app did not work correctly on my Moto G6 Play Android phone. I was unable to see the live camera feed while flying the drone, and I could not take photos or video from within the app by pressing the photo/video buttons (although I was able to take photos and video by pressing the photo/video buttons on the remote control). Problem was that without a live video feed, I couldn't see what I was taking a photo/video of - at least, not until I landed the drone and took the SD card out of it to view the images on my computer. Another problem was that the app wasn't showing me any in-flight data (altitude, distance, speed). I spent the entire weekend trying different things to solve these issues (reading other reviews online, Googling tech articles, downloading different drone apps on my phone in the hopes that at least one of them would work). I noted during my research that several other people also had issues with the Android version of the Contixo app. I tried to see if other apps would work with the drone, but had no luck.After trying numerous different things to get the app to work properly, I almost decided to return the drone. I decided as a last-ditch effort to contact Contixo, and they responded within 24 hours via e-mail. They gave me a list of the following tips to try:How to fix Android Not Connecting to Wi-Fi ProblemTip 1. Restart PhoneTip 2. Toggle WiFi Off and onTip 3. Turn Airplane Mode OffTip 4. Turn Bluetooth offTip 5. Turn Power Saving Mode offTip 6. Turn off Smart Network SwitchTip 7. Turn off Auto-Reconnect for weak Wi-Fi SignalI performed all these steps and opened up the Contixo app to see if I could get a live video feed, but still nothing. I then decided to try using another app called SJ GPS PRO. The interface of this app is nearly identical to the one in the Contixo app. FINALLY I was able to see the live video feed in the SJ GPS PRO app. WHEW! That was a pain in the a$$ but it was worth it.I can't give this five stars because of the extensive issues I had with Contixo's app. It is problematic and buggy. However, I bumped up my original inclination of three stars to four, because of the prompt and helpful response from Contixo in helping me resolve my issues, and because the drone is feature-rich and does pretty much everything I wanted and then some (I especially like the ultra HD 1080P camera). This is a nicely-priced drone, considering all the features it has. I would buy this again - but would strongly recommend that Contixo work on improving its Android version of the app.EDIT (9/21/2019): Android continues to be buggy occasionally when I try to view live feed. Performing the following steps seemed to work:Re-boot phoneTurn off drone and Remote controlTurn drone back onTurn Remote control back onSync the Remote with the drone by moving the left joystick up and then downTurn on Contixo WIFI on the phoneTurn OFF GPS on Remote control (if it is on)Open the SJ GPS PRO appTurn ON GPS on Remote control.I figured out that if I had the GPS activated on the remote before opening up the app on my phone, I could not see the live view from the camera. Weird. Also, The Follow Me mode and Hand gesture mode have not been working for me - this might have to do with the fact that I am not using the Contixo app... at any rate, this is not a deal-breaker for me.