Holy Stone HS710 Drones with Camera for Adults 4K, GPS FPV Foldable 5G Quadcopter for Beginners with Optical Flow Positioning, Auto Return Home, Follow Me, Brushless Motor, Easy to Fly

Great little lightweight drone and holy stone has great customer service
I’m a recreational drone user. I enjoy flying them around in different areas to get a new view of areas I’ve been to a million times but never from the air.I would say the drone has great amounts of pros and not many cons.Pros1) (both pro and con) since it’s lightweight and under 0.55lbs you don’t need to register it with FAA.2) battery life is great. I have yet to use my drone long enough to use up a battery.3) easy control, great for beginners. The device is great at auto hovering which is helpful for new drone users.4) decent camera for the price. Drones have such variety of types out there. Some with nasa quality cameras lol… Some like this that take pretty good pictures.5) (pro and con) customer service is very helpful.Cons1) very lightweight and the wind gusts may drag it away from you so I recommend days with no wind and gentle breeze.2) no accessories on Amazon or the holy stone website for hs710. I had to contact Holy stone directly to get ahold of their supply manager for extra batteries and wings3) wings don’t take much to scrap up, could be made out of stronger material.4) I wish it hand the landing “gear” because landing on its belly always worries me. Plus ones with landing gear allow for easier landings in different environments.In summary I am very happy for this purchase. I am just a rec driver drone user so I cannot speak from a business side.If your an adult and looking for a drone for beginners, this might be a good purchase. But I would add that this is probably one of the higher up drones in terms of beginner use. HS has many lower, cheaper, drones for beginners as well if you want to start with something less expensive in the event you crash.

I’ve been pretty satisfied with my Holy Stone HS710 drone. As a beginner, I found this drone to be far more manageable than smaller ones. It’s quite user-friendly, and I got the hang of it quickly. The flight stability is decent for a drone of its size, though I’ve yet to fully test the GPS accuracy, being new to flying drones.The camera quality is satisfactory, not outstanding, but it gets the job done. A highlight is the battery life, lasting about 25 minutes, which is quite good. Plus, HolyStone sent an extra battery for free, which was a great bonus – thanks, HolyStone!Setting it up was straightforward, but it’s important to start on a flat surface and read the manual before the initial setup. The build quality is as good as plastic can be, which isn’t bad at all.I particularly like the return-to-home function; it’s a useful feature, especially for new pilots. The price seems fair for what it offers. However, be aware that you need to set it on a flat surface before turning it on, or you might face some trouble initiating.Overall, I’d recommend the Holy Stone HS710 for anyone starting out in the drone world. It strikes a good balance between ease of use, features, and value.

I have a YouTube channel and several outdoor hobbies, and I’ve thought about using a drone for a few years now. After doing a lot of research I decided to give the Holy Stone HS710 a chance as a good way to learn how to fly a drone, and to use some of the more advanced features such as follow me, circle mode, etc. I’d like to start about by saying that my first few flights out resulted in some significant blade damage (first one undetected which led to a much bigger crash next flight). Holy Stone sent me a replacement set of blades free of charge, and they responded to my request very fast, so that’s excellent service.In regards to flight, it works very well and is easy to get the hang of it, and is surprisingly quiet. Setup overall was a breeze, and the compact size of it means I can load it up in my hydration pack and bring it with me on my mountain bike trips. Battery life is as advertised, but I would suggest you don’t trust the battery meter. Once it hits 2 out of 4 bars, that’s your queue that the drone is going to quit flying real soon. When you hit low power mode the GPS return kicks in and it does returns to the general area it started from.Image quality is where things fall apart. As long as you don’t expect a good image, then you’ll be fine. Video is shaky, and pictures are on the low definition side. For photos, I would strongly suggest you adjust all the image adjustment sliders manually for each picture you take to try to squeeze out better color and contrast. This will result in a much better picture (although still not amazing – see attached). Unfortunately this also means that you are using up precious flight time doing the adjustments, so plan accordingly. Video has a bit of a warble to it, and can get quite shaky. You can improve the video after the fact through video editing software that has stabilization feature. In my video I uploaded it shows the raw video and then a stabilized one. You aren’t going to win any awards here, but it does make it better.I’ve only had it once where I couldn’t get a GPS lock, so I flew it with GPS turned off. It all worked well, although it will constantly drift if you aren’t attending to it. I would strongly suggest not flying with GPS turned off.Overall I’m glad I purchased this drone. My plan is to fly it for the majority of 2023 to hone my skills, and I trust it will operate well during this time. I will definitely consider a higher end drone from Holy Stone in the feature.

Full disclosure, I have had 4 DJI drones previously and bought this Holy Stone on sale to see what another brand had to offer. The short answer is that this drone has confirmed to me that DJI is a superior product (in my experience/opinion). The positives; well, this sub 250g drone comes at a good price point (bought on sale) compared to other similarly sized drones. It seems to be quieter than a comparably sized Mavic mini. When it arrived it looked like a decent drone (nice case, some spare parts, a detailed manual) but there were some surprises… it only comes with one battery and to get a second is over $50. The flight APP is over 4 years old and though simple enough to download on IOS. The hand controller is poorly balanced (front heavy due to the phone bracket) and plastic construction feels like it could break easily. The not-so-good… well, the picture quality of the camera is poor, there is a lot of “Jello” effect (with my apologies to the makers of Jello, which I do enjoy) on the video feed for the pilot from vibration of the drone which makes the video feed blurry. I would not even try to use the video from it for any filming (a common problem noted in other reviews as this is an unstabilized camera). Though the camera view width was reasonable from a piloting perspective the poor image quality from vibration precludes it from making decent video recordings though it might be OK for still images. The real UGLY part of this drone is its poor flight performance. On take-off it wanders several feet and is very hard to control requiring quick corrective control input. I was flying it in calm air with 16 satellites on GPS and still it wandered aimlessly close to 12 feet in diameter. In comparison, my DJI Mini 2 would wander only a few inches in strong winds and was rock steady in calm winds. My little Ryze Tello drone that has no GPS was far more stable than the Holy Stone. The Holy Stone required constant control inputs to keep it in a stable position and when in flight would wander about and appeared to have a mind of its own. I found it far more difficult to fly than any of my other drones and is not, by any stretch, a “beginner drone” as advertised. If you are looking for a beginner drone this is not a good choice as it requires a lot of pilot input. I’d recommend you get a little Tello… it doesn’t fly as far or as fast as the Holy Stone but is a great little beginner drone and in my experience a better platform for starting out. If you are looking for a better option in the under 250g category and willing to spend a bit more money get something from DJI. I realize that the newer Mini series (3 or 4) are far more money but the older 2 or 2SE are much closer in cost and are a far superior performing drone (much better camera and also better flight characteristics, in my experience). I was very hopeful that the Holy Stone would be a fun flyer and I wasn’t expecting much from the camera. What was so disappointing was the poor flight characteristics that made it an unenjoyable experience (unless you like fighting with the drone then this might be the one for you). I realize that this is an older drone design, on sale, and is a bit obsolete but just doesn’t fly well and based on that I’ve decided to return it and will stick with the DJI products for future purchases.