Holy Stone HS700E 4K UHD Drone with EIS Anti Shake 130 FOV Camera for Adults, GPS Quadcopter with 5GHz FPV Transmission, Brushless Motor, Easy Auto Return Home, Follow Me and Outdoor Carrying Case

I have only been flying a couple of months and wanted to step up from the hs 120 which is an excellent entry point ; not too expensive not to cheap. I wanted something more though as I was looking for better video quality and more stability when flying . As a beginner this was the perfect next step. The unit is solid and well made. The package came with a very nice case , two batteries, extra blades and nice owners manual. Easier to setup then the 120 as once you turn the drone on the wifi is picked up easily. Calibration was a snap with excellent lighting on the drone. I tested the return to home, follow me and circle me options and they all worked great. The video and photo quality of the 4k camera is very nice. As a beginner I am still working on not having jerky movements when adjusting the camera angles. Overall very happy with this drone. Would have been nice if you could fold the props because otherwise to put back in the case you have to remove them each time. Also even though the books are excellent it would be nice to have a quick start guide for us newbies. Step one turn on the drone , step 2 turn on the remote and what lights to look for at each step etc. . But that's just because I am new at this . I guess people that have been flying a while don't need that. One small thing Holy Stone should go ahead and include the batteries for the remote and a small sd card so its ready to use when you get it. Also, the drone batteries do take several hours to charge and you simply use the included usb cords. Be sure to check the amperage of your charger per the owners manual recommendations so as not to overcharge. Holy Stone customer service has a great reputation and is always there to help. Again very happy with the purchase and considering all you get in the package ; I feel its an overall very good value. Looking forward to much more flying. Oh by the way be sure and register as this is over the minimum weight. It's quick and easy and only $5 bucks for hobbyists. You only have to register once for all your drones. I think you will be very happy with this drone.

Absolutely love this drone very user friendly great for beginners plus awesome quality!

Cool little drone long time to charge the battery short flight time

The Holy Stone HS700E is an excellent drone! When I got this drone I plugged in the batteries which charged in a few hours. After charging the 2 included batteries I took the drone out to fly. The pairing on the remote and calibration of the drone was a breeze and it was in the air in a minute. The drone flew extremely well and for a long time too. The video feed streaming back to my phone was smooth and crisp. When I looked at the pictures and videos from it I was very impressed. The image and video quality is great. It does 4k 30fps or 1080p 60fps. Both modes are extremely smooth because of the EIS. After the drone auto-landed because the first battery was low I put in the second battery and tested how long it flew. I put it into high speed mode and flew it all around. Almost non stop. It flew for exactly 23 minutes which was great! The battery life is a perfect amount of time to have a lot of fun with this drone. The app connection is great as well so you can easily view the camera from the drone in real time. The build quality of the drone is very sturdy and the blades are easy to take on and off. The case it comes with has 2 slots for the batteries as well as the controller and drone. You would be able to get a 3rd battery and leave it in the drone while in the case as well. Overall: It’s an excellent drone The Camera: Outstanding The Controller: Great The App: Nice The Build quality: Super The Battery life: Amazing I really recommend the Holy Stone HS700E to anyone! It’s perfect for your first drone if you are just getting into the drone hobby as you can use it in low speed or for a professional who wants to fly fast in high speed. This drone checks all boxes and is a great drone.

Bought two of these drones and they both had the same issue the controller and the drone would not pair. Called support and they said to move to a different location so I moved to three different locations, down the street and an open field and what I want vacation about 50 miles away and a open field and it’s still would not pair both of them. My experience with support was a representative reading from a script doing all the troubleshooting that I did actually less because I visited forums and spoke to current and previous owners of this drone that had similar issues. Save yourself your time, money, effort, energy, and avoid this company or at least this model drone. The drone looks cool well built and the price keeps coming down. I think they originally started at 250. I bought mine for $95 and now they’re at $79 so what does that tell you? They know there’s a problem and they’re just trying to get rid of them. Junk avoid.

I already have the Holy Stone HS720E 4K EIS (fold up drone) and wanted a rigid model to compliment it in my fleet. I have had great luck with the HS720E so I thought I would give the HS700E a try. Unboxing it, I was very happy to see the padded case with compartments for the drone and components. It has the same remote as my HS720E, so it was a quick set up. I rated this as good for a beginner, yet feel that this rating is applicable to older kids and adults that will take the time to follow the instructions. This thing is awesome to fly and the camera and stability is great (I like it better than my HS720E, and that one takes nice videos and pictures). Another aspect I really liked are the quick attach/detach blades. The blades and arms are clearly marked A & B along with the fact they can only press and twist into the correct arms. I recommend starting in the low speed before moving to high speed. Also, it was defaulted to a beginner mode (won't go very far out and up). Make sure you check the mode if you feel it is not responding to the remote, as the beginner settings will stop it from going very far. This thing has a lot of features found in much more expensive drones (follow me and orbit are a couple cool features). My only gripe would be the 5 hour charge time. Being this drone is at a decent price point, you can always pick up a couple more batteries on Amazon. I recommend doing that after you try the drone out for a while to make sure it is a keeper for you (as the batteries are model specific) Bottom line, this is a great drone and you will not be disappointed with the drone or the customer service from Holy Stone (I have had good luck with both). Enjoy the video I attached to help you with your decision.

This drone is well designed and flies very stable right out of the box. All of the features it promises work as advertised. My biggest reason for buying this drone was that it had the legs to protect the camera during landing instead of other designs that belly land without ample protection to the camera. A couple quick notes for new buyers to help make the most of it: 1. The drone does use a micro SD card to store the high quality pictures and video. A lower quality version of the media will be recorded directly to your phone over the WiFi connection while you are flying. Once you land you will then be able to go in and download the images from the SD card. This is due to the shear size taken up by 4K video. As an example, a minute and a half video clip used up half a gigabyte of space on the SD card. The video uploaded above is the one that directly recorded to my phone so there is a bit of pixelation at times but I assure you that isn’t there in the video downloaded from the SD card. 2. When first turned on it will be put in beginner mode which I would recommend turning off. This will limit the height and distance you can fly as well as not allow you to rotate the drone horizontally. The reason I say you are ok to turn it off right away is because when there is no input coming from the controller the drone will hover very smoothly, not drifting at all, which allows you ample time to look at the controller as well as familiarize yourself with the buttons on the phone app. 3. When you are ready to land it is as simple as hitting the Return to Home button, which will have the drone move to and hover over the spot it took off from, then simply hit the auto land button and watch it gently land itself.

I purchased the Holy Stone 700E while it was on a Black Friday sale after reading many reviews. Also purchased the spare parts package for extra propellers and propeller guards upon recommendation of another purchaser. I am an amateur drone flyer; and I plan to use the drone for fun with grandkids. The HS700E build quality is high. It is easy to learn the transmitter controls as well as the app. This is due in large part to the very good instruction manual that comes with this drone. The controller has a screen that provides useful flight information. I have found it easy to pair this drone to the controller as well as to calibrate the compass. There are many flight features that can make this drone fun to fly - outdoors. These include Follow Me, Point of Interest and Way Point mode. Unfortunately collision detection is not included. Would be useful for both indoor and outdoor flying. The propeller guards help to mitigate the lack of collision detection. The guards firmly attach to the arms; and provide a fair amount of propeller protection should the drone come into contact with an object during flight. The extra set of propellers will reduce any anxiety when flying the drone. Particularly when grandkids are having the fun. The weight of the HS700E puts it in a category that requires FAA registration and remote id function. FAA registration is not difficult to accomplish. I completed the Recreational UAS Safety Test without any trouble; and I am not good at taking test. I learned a lot about safety going through these processes; and the HS700E features and quality are superior to toys on the market. Remote id functionality is not included internally with this drone; however, the FAA lists it as being compliant. This might be because Holy Stone markets an external remote module; and I found that their customer support will work with you while making a new purchase. I found the Holy Stone customer support team to be far superior to other customer support services that I have needed to contact. During a ‘chat’ my connection was lost. The team member reached out to me via email to continue our ‘discussion’. She understood my issue; and readily presented a very satisfactory solution. On a subsequent call I reached call waiting and opted to end call. Much to my surprise my call was returned a short time later. It’s comforting to find a truly responsive customer support service.