HS720R 3-Axis Gimbal GPS Drone 3KM Range | Is Holy Stone's Best Drone Worth It??
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- Overall this is a solid drone with a decent camera and a very good gimbal that offers Time Lapse modes that are only generally seen on the most expensive DJI drones.
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(the drone's release date has been pushed back until mid August)
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------------------------CHAPTERS------------------------------
00:00 - Intro & Quick Overview
05:22 - Takeoff
06:53 - Full Screen Video Sample
07:37 - Testing RTH Accuracy
09:33 - POI Circle Me Mode
12:18 - Follow Me
15:27 - Dronie Time Lapse
18:00 - Straight Line Time Lapse
19:15 - Final Thoughts
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Interesting new drone from HS, I'm glad they added a three axis gimbal. Very thorough review Ryan, you really covered everything. Thanks for sharing.
Though I forgot to take photos with it!! Maybe I'll make a quick follow-up testing all the time lapse modes and also take some pics. I just can't do that in this extreme heat. My phone will turn off from the temperature.
I watched another review of this quad and it didn't work well at all, your quad is performing a lot better. Nice job Ryan.
I assume that was Donnie's? His quad has a bad compass
Nice break down Ryan ! You do an excellent job at showing us these features through screen record and stuff. I am so horrible at that!
I agree with you that the dronie feature is set way to high. You’d think maybe that they would at least give you height options as a starting point for doing this maneuver. The other features seemed to work well enough. Seems like a good over all package to me too @ $300, and with coupons if offered, a much better deal! 👍🏻😎👊🏼
Thanks Robby! It is a lot of work. Syncing up the multiple video clips is such a pain. I'm glad you appreciate it. This is why I prefer reviewing cars because they are much easier and much less video clips to work with lol
@@RDsRCReviews Hello - interested in more in depth into the additional axis being offered on the gimbal. Excited for the advance to 3 axis.
The 720R's release date has been pushed back until mid August. I'll include a purchase link along with a channel exclusive 10% off coupon as soon as it goes live for purchase.
Question I can change the antennas in the remote control for a different or bigger antenna if yes and if you know send me a video also I can install a bigger and longer transmitter antenna to the drone I so a video long time ago but I cant find it I have the holy stone hs 720 4k gps drone and I love it but I will like to change and do does two things about the antennas if you can help me I really appreciate thank you very much
It has a really great camera, the footage all looked really nice and very stable. I am sure the features just take some time to get used to and get the settings right. It seemed very accurate on the return to home as well, I mean within a foot or so of the landing pad seems come enough to me!
Agreed Addam and it would be a great first drone for a lot of people like yourself lol. You may get the drone itch though but it is a nice change of pace from the cars too lol
@@RDsRCReviews I need it to be smarter than me that is for sure! LOL!
@@AddamsPlayground don't underestimate yourself. They are much easier to use than a car but there's also more risks involved
Just the black box. Was Cool,,
Nice look at this one Ryan, I guess there must be a lot of discussion regarding the upcoming remote ID regulations. I’m surprised Holystone doesn’t have this one Pre installed with a remote ID considering they sell mostly in the USA and I’m sure their sales are going to suffer somewhat
Agreed Dan! I know Holy Stone has an approved RID module so the fact they didn't include it with this one is baffling.
The law requires drone makers to include one or have it already installed over 249g. I just bought this one and the remote ID shows $89 but Holy Stone is sending them out for free after you purchase. You just have to call them and takes a couple days. I don’t think they advertise it.
Ryan a decent review of the HS720R but I would not use it to replace my FIMI X8 SE 2022 V1. Nor would I use it to replace my DJI Mini 2.
Agreed though it is much closer to the FIMI in quality than the Mini 2. I also own both of those drones and I agree that both drones are better but the mini 2 is clearly the superior choice out of the 3.
I will wait till something better this or can't any better..
Here’s my take on it after flying mine
First it advertised 1.8 mile range. Not close. Maybe 3/4 of a mile and then range runs out and returns to home. Second thing, which is the biggest issue. You get 26 minutes flight time that they advertise, but they don’t advertise that after 26 minutes it takes 6-8 hours to recharge. Most drones max 2 hours to recharge. Not this one. 6-8 hours. And that’s not just mine. I called holystone because I thought my battery may be bad. The customer service told me yup, 6-8 hours every 26 minute flight time
Yeah, No way it's getting 26 mins either. Maybe 18-20. Sometimes the advertised flight time is for both batteries combined. You can never take the stats verbatim from any drone manufacturer especially the Amazon drones which are notorious for exaggerating. No, it can't fly 1.8 miles since it's WiFi based. I had no issues at 1/2 mile but that's about as far as you can expect to fly. Even if you could fly 1.8 miles the video feed lag would be so bad that you wouldn't be able to fly it well. Their new HS360S uses a different tech that isn't based on WiFi. It is supposed to get 10k meters and it's possible that it can actually achieve that.
@@RDsRCReviews both batteries?
Humm. I got only one battery
As far as the video feed. It claims a Wi-Fi repeater it is advertised for 3km video transmission
And this is supposed to be there new flagship of holystone
Advertising 26 minute flight time NO
Advertising 1.8 mile ranger Not even close
Advertising 3km video range WAY not close
And where all other drones usually take 1-2 hours recharge, this one, by holystone rep, takes 6-8
Aweful product
@@apr6337 yeah they claim it has a WiFi repeater but that makes no sense. I was just saying that I've seen two battery combined flight time used to lie about the total flight times. I wouldn't call it awful but it is no DJI. It makes no sense to buy this drone when you can buy a Mini 2 SE for $330 that is also under 250g and it works perfectly and it has legit 10km range. Though the Mini 2 and Mini 2 SE take hours to charge without the charging cradle
@@RDsRCReviews
Yeah I was confused about the “repeater” claim myself
I think the flight time/battery thing is so they can sell those ridiculously price batteries
And you’re right, for this one to be over 250 and you have to buy the id device is also sus
I want to like it, it flies pretty good and the video recorded after you put it on a computer looks really good. But the 8 hour charge time, half the advertised range, have the advertised video reception, and I have to buy an id device to register it. FAR out weighs the good
@@apr6337 I thought the time lapse mode was cool and that's not something you see outside of the really expensive DJI drones.
Why video has that purple haze? is white balance or any other setting adjustable on the camera?
Possibly, I'm not sure tbh. I never noticed it
@@RDsRCReviews I'm a professional photographer I noticed right away,. but you actually don't have to be a pro, just compare sky on the camera that you are filming with your video and the video in the corner from the drone and you will see, its more purple and more hazy/blurry
@@lldd11 this isn't a high end camera drone I did notice it wasn't the greatest. I wouldn't fly this drone for anything involving professional photography. You would want a DJI or Autel for that. I mostly use my DJI Mini 2 since my Autel EVO broke but if I were to get into professional aerial photography I would get a Mavic 3 Pro. The 720R has some cool features but you won't be much better off getting a Mini 2 especially since you need a Remote ID on the 720R if you live in the USA and the Mini 2 weighing 249g doesn't require one
Does anyone have footage of the cameras capabilities aside from the 90 degree vertical axis? Curious as to the other two axis physically and functionally performance.
I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean still photos?? I totally forgot to take photos and I apologize for that. The photos look good from my testing.
Hope it’s better than that piece of C**p the 720g they put out last year. I went through 4 of them and the last one is sitting gathering dust because it wont fly
Great video, Ryan. I've noticed that HS has removed the Headless Mode Feature like on the HS720G and others, which is usually in the Multifunction Settings, unless they have moved it to a different location on the APP.
They likely did remove it since headless mode is rather useless on a gps drone since if you get your orientation mixed up you can just stop and let your drone hover until you get your whereabouts. Headless mode is only useful with manual flying toys though even then I don't recommend using it because it doesn't teach you how to fly. Thanks for watching!!
Best drone i think not this is a very dangerous drone that goes out of control with the classic toilet bowling and i highly doubt this issue has been rectified yet
@@Scot-land you have to realize that mine doesn't do that and I had no problems. I have posted in the holy stone groups criticizing the 720 series because after my review I saw that others have problems with this drone. I was unaware of that when I made my review. All I can report is my own experience. I gifted this drone to a friend and he has also never had a problem so the problems with them are hit and miss. My 720e had phantom controls. When I reviewed this I thought they had fixed the issues but obviously not. The problem is it doesn't effect each unit. One drone will fly fine with no issues and another will fly like it's got a mind of its own
The price is the problem with the drone.
Agreed
The Holystone 720g it's not safe , sometimes it goes out of control backwards and sideways, it won't land sometimes it bounces on the floor and you have to press the red button to stop the motors , when I started seen ghost movement and toilet bowling I contacted support and they asked me where I bought it and because I purchased New on eBay not on Amazon or their store they won't honor the warranty so I kept flying as is and that's when I crashed because it went out of control the second time again went backwards into a tree and landed upside down now the gimbal doesn't work , don't buy holystone all their reviews here are sent free to the RUclipsr and they get a commission so get a dji mini is not much more expensive
That's interesting because I had this problem with the original 720E but never the G. I had a lot of comments on the 720E that reported the same problem but I have only had one other comment just a few days ago here on the 720G reporting the ghost controls that you are also seeing. This video is not new either so the drone has been around for a while. I thought they had fixed this problem with the G. I just reviewed the new 720R and saw none of those problems with it either. If you can return the 720G do it
@@RDsRCReviews they didn't even wanna check it the first time I called after a month, I just comment that for other potential buyers holystone won't even fix drone if you pay I asked if they had a place that repair and they said no
@@Ozkar2023 there is no way to repair this. It is a defect in the flight controller. They should however replace the drone if it is still within the 1 year warranty. Go join the Holy Stone Facebook group and post your problem there along with photos and video and they will take care of you. It is bad publicity in the group if they don't get your problem fixed
My 720G is also a lemon. I have it on display, it's camera also stopped working. I've had at least 3 out of control flights. I recovered it and had to repair a broken arm/leg and just shelf him.
@@bar9501 that sucks. It seems it must have the same issues that plagued the original 720E. I guess I got lucky because I had no issues with the 720G or R.
Waste of my time
Isn't all RUclips a waste of time? 😂