What is the best drone for less than $100?

[@TTime685]

Ebay isnt a bad option either. Sometimes you can find better deals than Amazon. I've ordered a few from the bay

[@Matanumi]

Just in general

[@HalfChrome]

Sure. It’s a used market at that though.

[@TTime685]

@@HalfChrome New and used. Which has it's pros and cons obviously.. You just have to know what to look for. Ebay also has great customer service and money back guarantee policy. I got a very lightly used Pontensic Atom SE from there that flys great and looked virtually brand new for a steal.. Not to mention a couple others

[@brandon9689]

Beware of holy stone tiny whoops the 210 and the 420. They are both awesome little drones up front. But the parts are almost impossible to find in the US if you break something. You can email them for instructions on how to buy parts direct from the Chinese Warehouse. But the prices are an absolute scam, $17 per battery, $12 per motor and they take weeks to arrive. If you know what you're doing you might be able to source similar generic motors elsewhere but I sent mine back before the return date once I saw those parts prices.

[@slavchez]

The best drone for less than 100 USD is LYZRC L600 PRO MAX. It has GPS and 3-axis gimble camera.

[@murrayperry9340]

One of the older drones that is a great drone and raw flyer is the Drocon blue bugs 3 still at a good price. Brushless motors. Don't see much reviews on them.

[@HalfChrome]

I love the MJX Bugs. An oldie but a goodie.

[@Raisingthebar-1]

thanks for this video and your drone recommendations i plan on buying one and flying it soon

[@zenastronomy]

what's the best drone for filming videos and pictures in countryside? split between ryze tello, holystone hs110g, hs440, and deerc d60. they all cost the same here.

[@jeshuahwilliams4256]

Hey, whatd you choose?

[@zenastronomy]

@@jeshuahwilliams4256 cfly faith mini 1. seems all the reviewers say that's the only serious beginner drone. Just over hundred bucks onnbangood. bit more than i wanted to spend.

[@studio-era]

Any recommendation for one with a simple payload release system? Doesn't need to carry anything heavier than a fish hook and some line. Any info would be much appreciated.

[@HalfChrome]

Not something I’ve done. Sorry.

[@studio-era]

@@HalfChrome Thank you very much for your reply. It's appreciated. I will continue to search...

[@epicbots8479]

Really informative, I would like to buy one of these toys but I too poor for them lol

[@rudfil]

I would like to get a cheap drone just to use it to inspect the chimney and roof of my house now and then. Anything out there that’s decent we’ll under $100.00 ?

[@asdaven1]

Which version of the Syma X5 is the best in the modern day? Which has the best camera? The Cheerwing X5SW-V3 appears to be the newest. But you reccomended the X5UW in the past.

[@HalfChrome]

It’s been a while. Not sure anymore

[@dalesmoocher6861]

Hi there, i am getting into quads, i am looking for a cheap quad that will be very sporty/aerobatic to practise on. Note i just fly LOS, no FPV, so don't want a very small whoop or under 220mm. Can you or anyone tell me a current model that is extremely agile model please (almost like Angle/Acro)? Not bothered about the weight. Many thanks.

[@driewiel]

Why not get two? JJRC H36. $15-$20. No GPS, no optical flow, not even altitude hold. Can fly it in the house and crash it against the walls. Yes it's one of those tiny things. But REAL flying learning throttle. Then for outside something bigger. It's funny but there aren't too many left that don't have altitude hold and optical flow. And from $60 they almost all have GPS nowadays. But if you can turn off the GPS, on most you can, it will usually fly faster. Some models are faster than others. Aerobatics, well not really. Can't do loops/flips etc. Unless it's a really cheap toy. Of course you don't have to put the FPV goggles on. Can fly an FPV drone line of sight if aerobatics is your thing.

[@baseballguy6770]

In your video I saw the Drone in getting it is the le-idea 12 pro please tell me if it is a good drone or not!😅

[@HalfChrome]

Can you rephrase the question?

[@WhattaFook]

The Tello wins. But they are no longer 100$. In west europe on the dji site they are 115€ regular set and 169€ boost combo. However the 2nd hand ones in my country are cheap. And everything for them the xiaomi repeaters 4-5€ (i bought and use 2), t1s wired controller 10€, the props on ebay a few euros etc... Awesome drones. I still own and fly 3 of them. And @ retailer in my city the top oem covers all 3 colours 6€.

[@baths4carsraspberrypicomputer]

made my day

[@HalfChrome]

Awesome

[@chaolin-network]

My DJI mini 2 is having 30064 code, unable to take off

[@HalfChrome]

Did you look up what that means?

[@mitchbogart8094]

I'm new to drones, but it appears to me as an engineer that after brushless motors, the next feature should be GPS. That enables follow me, circle around, one button return to home... What do you think of Temu, which has those features for far less, for example their low end GPS drown is about $75. They have a wide selection, too. I'm happy with other non-drone electronics from Banggood, such as microcomputers and power supplies and audio amps... But my main question is the order of features: Is it brushless, GPS, and then obstacle avoidance, and then at least two gymbaled camera or one gymbal plus a separate down camera? I'd love to know what I'm leaving out that may be even more important. Thanks!

[@HalfChrome]

It matters what is important. A camera on a three axis gimbal generally means the drone is decent.

[@conorstewart2214]

GPS alone does not enable following or circling modes. Pretty much any of the drones you see with those modes do so using the camera and computer vision. GPS alone is only good for return to home, waypoints or tracking where the drone is and pretty much no cheap drone will have waypoint functionality. You also don’t really want to use following or circling modes without obstacle avoidance or you are limited to using them in large open spaces since obviously they won’t avoid obstacles. Also all obstacle avoidance isn’t equal, the quality and how well it can actually detect obstacles can vary a lot. I would not expect much from cheap obstacle avoidance and wouldn’t trust it either. Chances are cheap obstacle avoidance is just IR range sensors which does work but only for large obstacles and their field of view is narrow, compare that to DJI or skydio drones which use multiple wide angle cameras and complicated computer vision and the cheap systems just can’t compete and are just about useless. If you want a drone that can do object tracking, following, etc with obstacle avoidance then you need to go more expensive since these systems are more complicated, require a good bit of processing and are just more difficult to implement. Drones like DJI drones pretty much have powerful SBCs in them, some skydio drones used the Nvidia TX2 since that was needed for its obstacle avoidance and following/tracking features. If you are going for a cheap drone go for the most basic but well built, anything that claims to have GPS or obstacle avoidance probably isn’t very good and major compromises will have been made to add those things in and still keep it cheap. Edit: also gimballed cameras are good but again don’t expect much from cheap drones. Having two or more cameras isn’t important, just look at the DJI mini 4 pro, it only has one camera and that is perfectly fine. One high quality camera is better than two low quality cameras. Down cameras aren’t that useful, you are better with a gimbal that can look downwards, the fixed downwards facing cameras on most decent drones are for obstacle avoidance and optical flow which is what keeps the drone hovering in place not for filming or getting pictures, for that you tilt the gimbal downwards.

[@HalfChrome]

@@conorstewart2214 well said

[@asdaven1]

GPS guidance alone can be problematic on cheap drones and result in toilet bowling and erratic flying. I would just stick with optical flow and altitude hold stabilized on anything cheaper than the C-Fly Mini. Optical Flow is harder to mess up and when it's bad at least your fighting drift rather than an erratic flying drone. Seen many cheap GPS drones almost un-flyable. Even saw one that was unflyable on GPS mode but settled down on Optical Flow mode. The GPS in that case was a hindrance rather than an added feature.

[@SarojbaZala-lq6zs]

Xiaomi fimi x8 vs vs potensic atom Se

[@HalfChrome]

I did that in my best drone under $300 video.

[@HalfChrome]

What is the BEST drone under $300? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn7SfWajqNdle8U

[@yohan50111]

just want to buy one to learn to fly before pushing money into more expensive like DJI or alternatives to DJI.

[@HalfChrome]

Go with the Tello

[@driewiel]

@@HalfChrome No do not go with the Tello. It's a selfie drone you control with the phone. It's not a drone for flying around or learn how to fly.

[@HalfChrome]

@driewiel absolutely disagree. The controls are spot on, even with the phone as a controller. I use them with students as a training device.

[@driewiel]

@@HalfChrome The Tello is how old, 4 years? Just compare it to my L200. Brushless, GPS, SD card slot, 2-axis gimbal+EIS, 2k video, flies a km, under 250 grams, under $100. You have no idea what is for sale these days. All the drones you know you get for free from like overpriced Holy Clone. And if you really want to learn how to fly then get a $20 tiny whoop without GPS, or optical flow, or even altitude hold. Or a drone on which you can turn off GPS and without fragile gimbal? I've seen so many idiots crashing their $1000 DJI into a tree. I sold my Tello. Didn't use it often enough. It's not a 'real' drone. I have nothing against the Tello. It's a nice tool to get a selfie at places where other drones are too big or officially not legal. Like on a busy market square? And yes kids can learn to program. But it's not a drone for someone who wants to get an idea of what an expensive drone is like. Actually I don't need anything more than my L200. The video quality it plenty for YT.

[@driewiel]

@@HalfChrome And the Tello with Gamesir Bluetooth controller is closer to $150. I think beginners will want a controller don't you?

[@inmatejason]

Ok so they’re all his favourite drones, he wont tell you the cost but he swears none will break the bank. He also doesn’t even bother to put footage of each drone. I wanted to know the cost of each one, what it can and cant do, is it easy to fly, can it take a hit, and of course some footage of the cameras on each drone. 😫…..no soup for you!!

[@HalfChrome]

Did you even watch the video?

[@driewiel]

You're way behind now. Best drone under $100 is the L200 without any doubt. Better update your channel.

[@Den_gamle_ankan]

Is it named L200? Im trying to find it

[@driewiel]

@@Den_gamle_ankan LYZRC L200 Pro Max on Banggood.

[@driewiel]

@@Den_gamle_ankan LYZRC L200 Pro Max.

[@Y.B.R-27]

Its a shit drone, goes its own way and is fataly damaged too easy, 110 euros gone

[@driewiel]

@@Y.B.R-27 Or you are a shit pilot? Did you do the compass calibration? Even $20.000 drones fly away once in while.

[@joenickelson4872]

Dude, it took you a third of the way into your video before you starting talking about the drones under $100. Speed it up next time. Less droning on about stuff that could be on another video.

[@HalfChrome]

Droning on…

[@joenickelson4872]

Unwatchable!!!

[@Ghost_Rider_786]

This is a pointless vid ... all u did was search online ....

[@HalfChrome]

I have flown all of them. This is my personal preference.

[@Ghost_Rider_786]

@@HalfChrome Which one ? U never specified ...u just set a filter on the web site and scrolled through the list - I can do that without watching this vid

[@HalfChrome]

You didn’t like my advice? That’s fine.

[@Ghost_Rider_786]

@@HalfChrome You didnt provide any advice you just scrolled through a list of drones on Banggood and Amazon