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So now I understand what Tello is and is not.
It is:
A fun little drone. At close range, this thing flies great (really great) without GPS... Indoors!
You get respectable FPV via the fixed camera
Respectable battery life. My flights were getting solid 12 minutes and safe return
Able to bump into things and remain airborne (sometimes)
It is not outdoor capable in almost any wind conditions
It cant fly far enough away or go high enough to get a decent ariel shot (but you can fly in tiny spaces)
Once you go above 12ish feet, say goodbye to positioning, its ATTI only (but it does fly really well)
Video and photos record on your device and transmission quality via wi-fi is poor. An SD card on board would have been a huge plus.
The camera cant be pointed up or down and the stabilization is... OK?
So it is a super fun indoor FPV drone that does all kinds of tricks and shoots OK photos in good light. Good battery life (but there's no separate charger or spares available yet). The phone app is pretty neat and it flies better than ANY drone near this price. Top that, it is crash resistant, even able to survive bumps and remain flying.
Downside, it's not realistically an outdoor quad, its phots are OK for a post on facebook maybe but video isn't much use. Without an on-board SD card there is no direct camera record. Without a camera tilt, framing a high shot is next to impossible as the drone doesn't have the range to pull back far enough.
Recommendation
Buy this for kids and novice pilots wanting to gain flight experience before throwing down 400 bucks for a Spark or better craft. The indoor, in-range flight attributes are very similar to the rest of the DJI line... A pretty nice device and a missing spot in the crowded DJI line-up ( I know Ryse).
OK, Here's some footage outdoors today.
It is:
A fun little drone. At close range, this thing flies great (really great) without GPS... Indoors!
You get respectable FPV via the fixed camera
Respectable battery life. My flights were getting solid 12 minutes and safe return
Able to bump into things and remain airborne (sometimes)
It is not outdoor capable in almost any wind conditions
It cant fly far enough away or go high enough to get a decent ariel shot (but you can fly in tiny spaces)
Once you go above 12ish feet, say goodbye to positioning, its ATTI only (but it does fly really well)
Video and photos record on your device and transmission quality via wi-fi is poor. An SD card on board would have been a huge plus.
The camera cant be pointed up or down and the stabilization is... OK?
So it is a super fun indoor FPV drone that does all kinds of tricks and shoots OK photos in good light. Good battery life (but there's no separate charger or spares available yet). The phone app is pretty neat and it flies better than ANY drone near this price. Top that, it is crash resistant, even able to survive bumps and remain flying.
Downside, it's not realistically an outdoor quad, its phots are OK for a post on facebook maybe but video isn't much use. Without an on-board SD card there is no direct camera record. Without a camera tilt, framing a high shot is next to impossible as the drone doesn't have the range to pull back far enough.
Recommendation
Buy this for kids and novice pilots wanting to gain flight experience before throwing down 400 bucks for a Spark or better craft. The indoor, in-range flight attributes are very similar to the rest of the DJI line... A pretty nice device and a missing spot in the crowded DJI line-up ( I know Ryse).
OK, Here's some footage outdoors today.