Looks like a Holy Stone HS175...100% the same! All these reviews look great BUT we need to get one from someone who owned one for many months and performed numerous flights and can tell wether or not the quad will hold up!
Thanks so much Marcus!! I feel like I'm not doing that greatest reviews since I'm not able to use our usual table, lights and setup but this one did turn out pretty good.
Your welcome, it's great what your doing, I think we have similar interests, perhaps if you have a moment check out my stuff and if you like what you see well you know what to do.. and don't forget to hit the bell.. tnx
This flew pretty good for a toy, very similar to the x500 from Syma, pity about the sdcard but that happens sometimes on these toy DVR systems.. Great review Ryan, cheers buddy 👍🍻
I just got this myself and have been playing around with it. I agree with what you say about the quality and such. It's fun to play around with but definitely more of a toy. I'm curious if you know anything about the "optical flow positioning" which seems to have to do with operating it indoors. But no where in the instructions can I find what is involved in using that rather than GPS. Also, the options under the gear icon are slightly different on mine and never give me the option of 5g WiFi, no matter how many times I have cycled the power on the drone and checked back in the options. Also, the stabilization in my app has a "Compare" option which I have yet to try.
Yeah, it isn't uncommon to have options in the app that aren't explained well. I don't know what that means either. The optical flow uses the pinhole camera on the bottom to look at the ground and hold position when there's no GPS lock. It should work but often times it doesn't work well on these toys.
@@RDsRCReviews Thanks for the reply. Another interesting thing I found was when I was searching around my phone for where it saved the video I found that it is in a directory called SYMA.
@@RDsRCReviews That's what I figured, after finding the directory and the Syma version (amzn.to/3kZ2bTu). It's good to know so as to get as wide of a range of replacement rotors and parts as possible.
Thanks for uploading Ryan. I actually purchased this quad from Amazon and got just got it a few days ago. I like the smaller size and my primary purpose was indoor flying with the Optical Flow Sensor. It works great for that. However, I dropped in a 64 GB Scandisk (the only one I had) and experienced the same problem you did. An error message that says not enough memory. Did you get any resolution from TomzonToys about that?
@@RDsRCReviews Yeah, I've got a couple of 32GB cards on order. I notice in their spec their calling for a TF card. I'm not what the designation is. Did you get a 32 GB card to work?
All you have to do is calibrate the compass then wait until you get a good satellite lock and you're good to go. The app will let you know when you have though Sats.
Yeah, we’re having trouble calibrating anything...won’t work through the app, had to do the magnetic manual calibration but the GPS/compass part won’t seem to work 🤷🏼♂️, thanks for the quick reply sir
@@S2kheaven07 the compass has nothing to do with the GPS :) this is difficult to troubleshoot. Make sure you are not close to any metal such as an automobile. Can you initiate it via the app? If not then start it with the controller and watch the lights and listen for beeps. Compass calibrations used to be a big problem with the early GPS drones and I used to fight with them butt working right but they have gotten so much better in recent years. I couldn't tell you the last time I had an issue calibrating a compass.
buen dia, tengo un drone tomzon d65, fui a instalar la app en un telefono nuevo pero la app en playstore no aparece. Alguien sabe donde puede encontrarla? Gracias.
@@RDsRCReviews Good morning, I have a Tomzon D65 drone, I went to install the app on a new phone but the app in Playstore does not appear. Does anyone know where they can find it? Thank you.
@@andresalina551 that is unfortunate. It's an old drone I bet the app is no longer available. You should be able to find an old version of the app by searching on Google. You can then download the apk file and install it on your phone when
@@RDsRCReviews Thanks for the response Ryan, I bought it in November 2020, I have used it rarely since it is a hobby, I searched Google for previous apk versions but they give me an error when installing. I will have to buy one of better quality, as a first experience it was good. Could you recommend a drone with a stabilizer? Thanks again.
Did you watch my video? You have to connect to the drone's Wi-Fi. I think it may be 5g though I believe you can switch it between 2.4 and 5ghz in the app.
You don't need an internet connection :) that's normal. Your phone is simply warning you that there's no internet available from the D65's Wi-Fi connection which is correct. My phone gives me the same warning anytime I comment up a drone's Wi-Fi. The video feed to your phone inside the app is that the Wi-Fi is for.
hi can you explain me that, in the video you don't show how to use the function in optical mode, want to use the another function in the app butt it says : unable to turn on visual tracking or control, can you check for me please?, it says that with the gesture you can do the photo, it is true? the optical flow mode it says that the light should be turned in yellow, it is correct? thanks
Yeah I'm not really sure. I didn't try disabling gps mode to test the hand gestures but don't be surprised if that doesn't work. You disable GPS with the switch on the controller.
It works fine. I'm using android. What reviewer said it didn't work with android? All of these drones have apps for both android and iOS. Some work better than others. Make sure you connect to the drone's Wi-Fi signal first then open the app.
@@RDsRCReviews hey I got it to work. But I had to delete it then, then reinstall. I had to give access to photos I believe. Then it seems like it worked. I've never flown one today is the day. Thanks for your quick reply.
Well om gonna bust this drone with a hammer or send it back im gonna lose it won't since yo my phone. Only 3 blades turn. Im really upset. I was super excited this thing sucks. I don't know what to do
Fantastic flight review that was really impressive my friend that operates just like my Syma X500 it has the same functions that my Syma X500 has how you charge the transmitter and the Drone battery it's all the same fantastic flight bro an awesome review and I enjoyed it and I thank you for sharing it take care of my friend and I'll see you soon be safe and have a wonderful day and happy flying bro
@@RDsRCReviews Thanks. The reason I ask is that when I went to dl the app there were alot of bad ratings by android users. It looks like it works for you. One person even said their drone flew off never to be seen again. At first I tried reading the manual but my electron microscope is in the shop. Then I went straight to youtube where people that know what their talking about hang out.
@@krejdloc all these "toy" grade Wi-Fi fpv android apps haves terrible review scores. It is really common. Some of them do suck but a lot of the time it's user error. The drone flying away definitely wasn't caused by the app.
Mine flew great with Wi-Fi on. No issues at all. I was flying over a field though in a small town with less Wi-Fi interference though. The only issue I had is it won't even read a 32GB sdcard.
So it's a camera drone with no camera. Just looked, holy shit, $180 for that? With the new drones out there around that price I don't see how you can even pretend it is worth more than $60/70 if that.
When did I ever say it was worth that much money? It is a decent toy drone but I totally agree that it is worth maybe $80 tops. I just had this exact discussion with another reviewer friend about this same drone. I completely agree that it is way overpriced but unfortunately that's the case with all the drones on Amazon.
@@uknowmysteez6794 well sounds like it is your phone then. I believe it can be switched between 2.4 and 5ghz in the app so use your friend's phone to check that. Maybe it is using 5ghz and your phone isn't compatible.
@@uknowmysteez6794 It is something you do in the app I believe. I recall doing it I think but it is possible I'm confusing it with the F007 Pro drone. In fact, I think I am getting the two confused. Sorry.
That's because I was unable to do a table review due to my living arrangements at the time. I like to be thorough. Either way, that's why there's a fast forward button. Not that hard to use buddy. If I skimp on the details and just fly it then people bitch that I didn't show what came with it. At the end of the day, if you don't like what I offer then feel free to watch elsewhere. I'm sure there are non-in-depth flight reviews out there.
Thank you for taking the time to do the review. Very much appreciated 😁🙏
Thanks so much for the kind words and watching!!
Looks like a Holy Stone HS175...100% the same! All these reviews look great BUT we need to get one from someone who owned one for many months and performed numerous flights and can tell wether or not the quad will hold up!
Or even better just buy a Bugs 20 and call it a day. Brushless motors > brushed. Eventually a motor will go bad in the D65.
Glad it did well for ya, the x500 was not too bad either. Good starter for someone wanting to learn how to fly a gps drone. Good job Ryan
Agreed!
It flew darn good. 👍 You always do very thorough reviews Ryan!
Thanks so much Marcus!! I feel like I'm not doing that greatest reviews since I'm not able to use our usual table, lights and setup but this one did turn out pretty good.
Very nice flight, great demo.. keep it up your doing.
Thank you!!
Your welcome, it's great what your doing, I think we have similar interests, perhaps if you have a moment check out my stuff and if you like what you see well you know what to do.. and don't forget to hit the bell.. tnx
This flew pretty good for a toy, very similar to the x500 from Syma, pity about the sdcard but that happens sometimes on these toy DVR systems.. Great review Ryan, cheers buddy 👍🍻
Exactly David. Thanks for watching!
Y’all keep calling it a toy but it seemed to do pretty damn good in the review.
@@illogik anything without a stabilized camera and Wi-Fi fpv is a toy in most circles.
I just got this myself and have been playing around with it. I agree with what you say about the quality and such. It's fun to play around with but definitely more of a toy.
I'm curious if you know anything about the "optical flow positioning" which seems to have to do with operating it indoors. But no where in the instructions can I find what is involved in using that rather than GPS.
Also, the options under the gear icon are slightly different on mine and never give me the option of 5g WiFi, no matter how many times I have cycled the power on the drone and checked back in the options.
Also, the stabilization in my app has a "Compare" option which I have yet to try.
Yeah, it isn't uncommon to have options in the app that aren't explained well. I don't know what that means either. The optical flow uses the pinhole camera on the bottom to look at the ground and hold position when there's no GPS lock. It should work but often times it doesn't work well on these toys.
@@RDsRCReviews Thanks for the reply.
Another interesting thing I found was when I was searching around my phone for where it saved the video I found that it is in a directory called SYMA.
@@MarcMosher that's because Syma actually makes this drone ;) it is just rebranded by Tomzon/Potensic
@@RDsRCReviews That's what I figured, after finding the directory and the Syma version (amzn.to/3kZ2bTu). It's good to know so as to get as wide of a range of replacement rotors and parts as possible.
Good job Ryan, not a bad quad. Too bad about the sd card not working.
Enjoy your day 👍
Thanks Dan! I think it may just be because the card was too big.
Thanks for uploading Ryan. I actually purchased this quad from Amazon and got just got it a few days ago. I like the smaller size
and my primary purpose was indoor flying with the Optical Flow Sensor. It works great for that. However,
I dropped in a 64 GB Scandisk (the only one I had) and experienced the same problem you did.
An error message that says not enough memory. Did you get any resolution from TomzonToys about that?
@@legganty I've not asked them yet but I can. Tomzon is owned by Potensic. It appears you have to use a SD card > 32GB.
@@RDsRCReviews Yeah, I've got a couple of 32GB cards on order. I notice in their spec their calling for a TF card. I'm not what the designation is. Did you get a 32 GB card to work?
@@legganty no I didn't have any luck with 32GB and TF card is what they commonly refer to in China as sdcards.
Hello, great review. I am having trouble setting up or using the GPS function. Can you explain to me how you went about this please? Thank you
Thanks! Did I not cover that in that video? I don't remember
All you have to do is calibrate the compass then wait until you get a good satellite lock and you're good to go. The app will let you know when you have though Sats.
Yeah, we’re having trouble calibrating anything...won’t work through the app, had to do the magnetic manual calibration but the GPS/compass part won’t seem to work 🤷🏼♂️, thanks for the quick reply sir
@@S2kheaven07 the compass has nothing to do with the GPS :) this is difficult to troubleshoot. Make sure you are not close to any metal such as an automobile. Can you initiate it via the app? If not then start it with the controller and watch the lights and listen for beeps. Compass calibrations used to be a big problem with the early GPS drones and I used to fight with them butt working right but they have gotten so much better in recent years. I couldn't tell you the last time I had an issue calibrating a compass.
@@RDsRCReviews again, thanks for trying to help me out. I’ll take a closer look at this during the week and let you know how it goes 👍🏼
can you use FPV goggles with these? Is there a video out?
No you can't, sorry.
You should be able to use the phone in VR mode inserted into a VR headset but that'll be very laggy.
buen dia, tengo un drone tomzon d65, fui a instalar la app en un telefono nuevo pero la app en playstore no aparece.
Alguien sabe donde puede encontrarla?
Gracias.
English please
@@RDsRCReviews Good morning, I have a Tomzon D65 drone, I went to install the app on a new phone but the app in Playstore does not appear.
Does anyone know where they can find it?
Thank you.
@@andresalina551 that is unfortunate. It's an old drone I bet the app is no longer available. You should be able to find an old version of the app by searching on Google. You can then download the apk file and install it on your phone when
@@RDsRCReviews Thanks for the response Ryan, I bought it in November 2020, I have used it rarely since it is a hobby, I searched Google for previous apk versions but they give me an error when installing. I will have to buy one of better quality, as a first experience it was good. Could you recommend a drone with a stabilizer?
Thanks again.
@@andresalina551 DJI Mini 2 or Mini 2 SE
I cant figure out how to connect my phone to get the camera view on screen could you please explain thanks
Did you watch my video? You have to connect to the drone's Wi-Fi. I think it may be 5g though I believe you can switch it between 2.4 and 5ghz in the app.
@@RDsRCReviews sorted many thanks
Pls what’s the app to fly this drone? Thanks
I don't recall exactly and I'm shocked I didn't mention the app name in the video. I know it is a Tomzon named app. Maybe Tomzon GPS app.
Do u have any reviews on holy stone drones? Looking at hs 100. Love ur vids!!
Thanks and yes I have reviewed several Holy Stone drones. Just browse my channel.
The Holy Stone HS175 is exactly the same drone as this one.
mine says when I try to connect it says no internet connection to it do you have any ideas of the problem
You don't need an internet connection :) that's normal. Your phone is simply warning you that there's no internet available from the D65's Wi-Fi connection which is correct. My phone gives me the same warning anytime I comment up a drone's Wi-Fi. The video feed to your phone inside the app is that the Wi-Fi is for.
@@RDsRCReviews so how do you connect the video to the Drone I'm confused I've been trying since you told me is not working
hi can you explain me that, in the video you don't show how to use the function in optical mode, want to use the another function in the app butt it says : unable to turn on visual tracking or control, can you check for me please?, it says that with the gesture you can do the photo, it is true? the optical flow mode it says that the light should be turned in yellow, it is correct? thanks
Yeah I'm not really sure. I didn't try disabling gps mode to test the hand gestures but don't be surprised if that doesn't work. You disable GPS with the switch on the controller.
It cant Conect with the controller
Pls help me
Got my drone app. Won't work. Reviews say it won't work on android. Please help me out im not a techy.
It works fine. I'm using android. What reviewer said it didn't work with android? All of these drones have apps for both android and iOS. Some work better than others. Make sure you connect to the drone's Wi-Fi signal first then open the app.
@@RDsRCReviews hey I got it to work. But I had to delete it then, then reinstall. I had to give access to photos I believe. Then it seems like it worked. I've never flown one today is the day. Thanks for your quick reply.
Well om gonna bust this drone with a hammer or send it back im gonna lose it won't since yo my phone. Only 3 blades turn. Im really upset. I was super excited this thing sucks. I don't know what to do
Sinc too spell check suck
@@jl2831 could be a bad motor. Have Amazon send you a replacement.
Fantastic flight review that was really impressive my friend that operates just like my Syma X500 it has the same functions that my Syma X500 has how you charge the transmitter and the Drone battery it's all the same fantastic flight bro an awesome review and I enjoyed it and I thank you for sharing it take care of my friend and I'll see you soon be safe and have a wonderful day and happy flying bro
Agreed and thank you!
@@RDsRCReviews you're welcome my friend I enjoy the video it was a fantastic review
Hi! You can conect it with iphone 11?
Sure
Is very nice and smart drone
Are you using an android phone ? Thanks
Yep! LG G8 ThinQ
@@RDsRCReviews Thanks. The reason I ask is that when I went to dl the app there were alot of bad ratings by android users. It looks like it works for you. One person even said their drone flew off never to be seen again. At first I tried reading the manual but my electron microscope is in the shop. Then I went straight to youtube where people that know what their talking about hang out.
@@krejdloc all these "toy" grade Wi-Fi fpv android apps haves terrible review scores. It is really common. Some of them do suck but a lot of the time it's user error. The drone flying away definitely wasn't caused by the app.
Like #20 .. great review as always bro
Thanks man!!
@@RDsRCReviews them bugs was loud as hell...lol
@@dronesdogs3798 yep those are them damn Cicadas.
Seems like a descent quad Ryan.
Yeah, it pretty good Gregory!
Good vid bro
Thanks Jay!
Super very nice video 👍
Thank you!
This x500-x30 fike drone
WiFi off, mine flew fine, turn on the app it was terrible just like the x500
Mine flew great with Wi-Fi on. No issues at all. I was flying over a field though in a small town with less Wi-Fi interference though. The only issue I had is it won't even read a 32GB sdcard.
@@RDsRCReviews You can use a 4gb card, the bitrate is so low the file size is very small
Yes I know that. I just didn't have any cards less than 32GB at my parents so I had no other options.
So it's a camera drone with no camera. Just looked, holy shit, $180 for that? With the new drones out there around that price I don't see how you can even pretend it is worth more than $60/70 if that.
Huh? It has a camera. I show it in the video. I'm just using a screen recorder.
When did I ever say it was worth that much money? It is a decent toy drone but I totally agree that it is worth maybe $80 tops. I just had this exact discussion with another reviewer friend about this same drone. I completely agree that it is way overpriced but unfortunately that's the case with all the drones on Amazon.
My drone kept losing control
You'll have to tell me more. Could be due to inference.
The calibration won’t connect on my phone for some reason and I tried my friends phone and it connected so idk what’s wrong
@@uknowmysteez6794 well sounds like it is your phone then. I believe it can be switched between 2.4 and 5ghz in the app so use your friend's phone to check that. Maybe it is using 5ghz and your phone isn't compatible.
How do u change the ghz ?
@@uknowmysteez6794 It is something you do in the app I believe. I recall doing it I think but it is possible I'm confusing it with the F007 Pro drone. In fact, I think I am getting the two confused. Sorry.
Yeah, the camera is not as good as expected.
Yeah it isn't that great but rarely are they ever any good on these toys.
More than half the vid is just talk.... most of us would like to see it fly
That's because I was unable to do a table review due to my living arrangements at the time. I like to be thorough. Either way, that's why there's a fast forward button. Not that hard to use buddy. If I skimp on the details and just fly it then people bitch that I didn't show what came with it. At the end of the day, if you don't like what I offer then feel free to watch elsewhere. I'm sure there are non-in-depth flight reviews out there.