Mini Inspire Drone for $48 - WLRC V196 PRO Review

[@Glenrsi]

For the price it's fab and for a beginner it is perfect. Nice one Steve 👍.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Totally agree

[@Raptor50aus]

Great to fit the Insta 360 camera to :)

[@julianmclean3869]

Well , what can you say Captain !! a fun Drone and cheap!!!; go back 6-7 years ago then this would have been ground breaking "!!!!!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

If someone slapped a DJI sticker on it, 6 or 7 years ago, it would have been a best seller :-)

[@MrPhilbautista]

Nice to see it can handle the weight of a Go2 but how much more can it handle? Can it handle a GoPro 10 or DJI Action 2 or Insta360 One R? Thanks for all your fine work, Steve. You're one of my favorite resources for drone vids.

[@johngoodwin4353]

Great review, Cap! Thank you

[@billmitchell2170]

I have been flying this drone now for about a month or so. The only complaint i have is. The 10 minutes of flight time. I am determined to figure out a way to use a larger capacity battery. I have saw a few guys if i recall modifying various Drones to ensure a longer flight time. Stay tuned if interested. Thanks

[@FoxFaderWorld]

Worth having just for the nostalgia.

[@ChainsawFPV]

Dang it Steve, I was not planning on buying anything today! But that is to cool looking to pass on for that price! Of course, I am going to gut it, and make it into a legit FPV drone with head tracking. Will be a fun project!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

That would be cool!

[@sumner407]

Can’t believe the price on it, even with its limitations. Your reviews are always fun to watch and informative. 👍👍😀

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks! 👍

[@MichaelBarber-z8f]

Hi Steve 😀👋. Well it flys good and looks like the inspire drone. Not so good video quality. But is fun for flying around close by.😅 Another fantastic and great review my friend Steve. Thank you so very much and God bless 🙏. Have a great week my friend

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks 👍

[@TengsuangFaith]

Yeah.. the camera is terrible as expected.. but the drone itself is decent...

[@SuperJoziBoy]

@@TengsuangFaith *decent

[@TengsuangFaith]

@@SuperJoziBoy sorry typing mistake..

[@lynsmith1096]

Nice 1 Steve.

[@mindyourbusinessmotherfuck3757]

It's good to see you review something so budget friendly. Thanks for the awesome video. Mississippi is watching.

[@RobisonRacing68]

For $48 bucks it's not bad. I'd just forget about the camera stuff and app and fly it around for fun.

[@ekpemawulidaniel35]

Good one for us who likes this types of drones

[@Andrew_Dai]

for kids, one hp mode

[@andyp.4205]

I know this is a video for the V196 but the dynamic range on the mini 4 pro is so much better then my MP3. I was looking more at the video quality of the m4p.

[@tbjr50thomas]

Nice beginner drone and video as usual 👍🏿🚁📸🎥🎞️

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks 👍

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Cool drone nice set up I like it

[@jcugnoni]

With the equivalent to a Thumb camera instead , it would be great!

[@the_rat_run]

Nice little toy! Looked fun flying.

[@garylinnane917]

It looks quite smart, and you wouldn't think it would be under 250 grams

[@georgeaura]

There was an inspire mock before that had arms that went up though I don't remember if it was brushless.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Drones (inexpensive) from years gone by were all cheap brushed drones.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

WLToys Q333 drone. It was pretty awful! 😉😊

[@grinningtiki220]

Maybe mod it and add a pocket osmo or a 360 to it and get better footage.

[@henrytaaffe7058]

wow nice one Captain

[@Gman-ex3dm]

Another trainer drone, not bad for the price.

[@ravenzbot]

this doesn't make any sense... it's got avoidance and brushless for dirt cheap? why just 1s??? weird. time to watch this vid. edit: okay for this price you can get it as a frame and slap your own stack and mod the cam housing and run dji air and wire the servo to an output. for the batteries just swap the chip for a 3 or 4s usb charger and whatever packs you run. basically you're getting frame and motors... I probably wouldn't do this as a standard carbon or glass frame that's flat would get blown around a lot less as that fuselage is pretty much a big sail however it would be cool to mod it because it does look cool lol

[@tyronecastillo16]

Great review. Do you have a recommendation for a super stable cheap drone with a decent payload? I would like to get one, rip off camera and replace witha. go pro or X4 as an attachment. In fact, I'd love for a company to make a drone that just focuses on the flight and payload capabilities. Then make attachments so you can add your own camera or phone.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I’m not aware of anything inexpensive that meets your needs

[@tyronecastillo16]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I’m looking at the AE86 Pro Max+ It’s not as cheap but sub $500 AUD is still relatively cheap compared to the rest for its given specs. I’m still on the fence with it. On paper it’s impressive. 8000maH battery and 800g payload, 18km range, in-built screen on the controller. It says 8k camera but we all know what means. No details on the sensor nor sensor size. Retailer seems mum on the details. Range and flight seems to check out. There’s an Indonesian reviewer that has done a fair bit on it, albeit in Indonesian. Chat GPT doesn’t quite translate in realtime in my region yet. Anyway, appreciate the reviews of Non-DJI drones. Keep it up!

[@ekpemawulidaniel35]

Any updates on latest Hubsan zino drones?

[@nrnoble]

Do you do your own editing, or do you have someone edit the footage for you? Either way, it is very well done. Good choice to save the actual drone footage for the later part of the video; not the drone's best feature, but for the price, something kids will have fun flying without the same concern of having a DJI drone $$$ disappear never to be found.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes, I am a one person show. Filming & Editing & Hosting is all me.

[@michaelstamaria3457]

steve can you make a full review of L 200 promax,?

[@PISQUEFrancis]

ONE question ... I didn't hear anything about what happens if this drone goes out of range ... otherwise, it seems like a near perfect training drone ...

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

If the drone goes out of range it will land itself

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

It’s like they got the camera from the same place the Russians did for the Venera missions to Venus. Actually, the Russians had much better images of the Venusian surface. Or The 1970’s Adult film industry called and said they need their camera back.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Hilarious… but true!

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Ah, the Good Old Days, when things really had to be BIG! to show up properly on the screen! 🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@PRODJIGUY]

Thank super helpful

[@maartengaat8718]

But with extra camera it's over 250 gram?

[@gabrielkhoo4516]

Hi captain can you please review a drone that name S155?

[@BlairAir]

Well, you have to give props for knowing how to get attention. Everyone made Mavic looking drones with cheap components. 1st we had "Mini Phantoms" - Mini because it was too expensive to provide enough horsepower to move a large drone. THESE NUTS decided to skip over all that Consumer Model Modeling, and go straight for the Pro Model. That's a really BIG BITE to take, and the results are, well - predictable to a "LARGE EXTENT" - pun intended, LOL. But so confusing!!! A sub 250 gram INSPIRE? - That's SMALL? This is confusing. Wait - so, it zips along pretty good. Has Obstacle Avoidance (for whatever it's worth) and hovers fairly stable. For $48 bucks Canadian. Huh. How DO they do it, lol. The insta360 camera looked good! I think the logo said "Think Bold" - Yes, actually "Think viewable" works even better!

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

$48 US

[@visitperaiagreece]

Very interesting!

[@dondupuis4007]

Steve one of your better landing, someone needs to mess with you once in a while, all kidding aside I really enjoy your videos…

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thanks Don

[@ekpemawulidaniel35]

Can you please do another review showing how to mount the insta 360 on the drone please greetings from Ghana

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I used DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. Works great!

[@ekpemawulidaniel35]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks again

[@georgeaura]

I would mount a gopro session to it.

[@ColinLeyUK]

Hi Steve 👍

[@rabnori4836]

Fab review 🍷cheers 😊

[@Sir_Hubris]

that "PRO" ... yea that worx LOL thx Steve! ¶ ; - )

[@TheVideotoaster]

Surprised that as a Canadian your links (360 camera) do not work as they will not ship to Canada! Great video though

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Really? I order all my cameras from INSTA360 (from the INSTA360 STORE). Perhaps it is just my discount link, or you ended up on the AMERICAN AMAZON site which obviously has Canadian restrictions for shipping.

[@TomInGulfBreeze]

This is a "mini Inspire" in the same way that a Frisbee is a mini F-18 fighter jet. But fun to play with I guess.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Just takes a little imagination

[@GilmarFerreira-b4s]

Boa tarde. Sabe onde encontrar bateria para o V196 pro drone?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You have to buy the batteries at the same time you buy the drone (they are not sold separately)

[@bobbylefebvre6298]

Decent price I wound buy one

[@_gelon]

The camera of these drones is not really "zoomed in" in purpose. It is just that the SOC in these drones is so crappy that it can't handle real-time 480P (or 240P) compression and casting. So it basically takes a TINY portion of the sensor to work with, maybe 240x120, so it's just zoomed because it is cropped. It happens with all under ~100€ drones because they probably use the same SOC and cameras. These drones at least fly fine for 6-10 minutes, so of course a tiny camera attached would be the ideal solution. But unfortunately the Insta360 Go, which is the only decent micro-camera in the market, is stupidly overpriced. You are basically wasting a 400€ camera (if you get the Go 3s) in a 50€ drone. A real Quelima SQ12 would be almost acceptable, but it is basically impossible nowadays to get a real Quelima camera, 99,99999% of them are clones.

[@granrey]

can the camera turn left and right while the drone remains facing straight?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Nope

[@granrey]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thx for replaying. Do you know any cheap one that does it?

[@driewiel]

Your neighbors called the police. Someone was flying a DJI Inspire with 8k camera over their house!

[@NichtheGamerYT]

Hello im just wondering. how much is this discount on the discount code?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

With discount price in some countries is $48.99 US

[@NichtheGamerYT]

Ok ty!

[@wreckinball11]

Wouldn't a DJI mini cost the same as that drone and a extra camera?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Ah, but then you are stuck with a drone with a built in camera you can't remove. Once you own a portable external camera, you can stick it on anything.

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

Cool one

[@kayezero703]

That is a really cool one i need one but i cant

[@wreckinball11]

The listing doesn't say 8K now and lists 480P resolution.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You have to look at the advertisement photos (as shown in my video) not the written portion

[@billmitchell2170]

Hi Can anyone tell me where to purchased additional Batteries for this drone. I can't seem to find them anywhere without having to purchasing another Drone! Thanks I need about 10 batteries lol

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Unfortunately the batteries are only sold with the drone at time of purchase. Sometimes if someone destroys their drone they sell the batteries on eBay.

[@billmitchell2170]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks Captain. I am not very great at googling. How would one figure out who the Manufacture of the Drone is? Surely, they would have additional Batteries for sale? I am new to the drone game. So, i am not aware of all the ends and outs yet. Thanks again for your response Cap!

[@billmitchell2170]

Heck this will be a starter drone from my Son. I guess i could worst case order another few drones ensuring that i purchase the 3-battery pack that i have saw somewhere? I can use the additional drones for parts as i am sure that the Boy will crash a few times during the learning process. What do you think Captain? Thanks

[@eugeneaustin]

hi Steve, with the look and stile you would have thought it would be expensive, well not for me, what i've been hearing here is people are going of Drones well it's there choice i don't care any more, the way our government is going we won't be able to buy ant thing robbing use left right and centre as the saying go's. nice review Captain. {say hello to the good lady}

[@ekpemawulidaniel35]

Can you fly with your phone only please??

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yes, it works with only phone

[@winstonsmith7801]

I just noticed most of your outdoor reviews start on a cricket pitch.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

That is indeed a cricket pitch

[@theshadow2576]

Discount code doesn't work in UK

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

The discounts codes go by country. Perhaps it is already at the lowest price in the UK.

[@hamzaghulam-c7l]

can any one tell me, is cetus lite kit great for me (absolute beginner).

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

It is designed for totally newbie beginners that have no knowledge of flying an FPV drone and no knowledge of how everything works together in the FPV hobby.

[@hamzaghulam-c7l]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 so it is great for me right ? and i am also going to bind elrs with it for better range and better performance :)

[@Heliomation]

48$!?!? :0 waaaa

[@julianconlan8249]

A baby Inspire! 😂😂

[@Ozkar2023]

I hope someone modify this with a insta 360 😁

[@yakacm]

FPV has started to peak my interest, it's like VR in as much as it's insane sc-fi level future tech, just now, it's one of those things that it would be criminal not to try. Thing is, I want to add FPV to 1 of my helis and not a drone. Aynhooose, putting that aside, these cheap drones, can they send the video signal to an FPV headset? If not I guess it's not much more than a toy, I mean it's a very cheap toy with lots of features.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp3QoHqClLZ9q6csi=bp81LymZ9pYuNuGe

[@yakacm]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks for that Steve.

[@v1t4m1n]

8K = 8000 pixels overall

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

You've cracked the code! Haha

[@christianredondo6444]

L600 pro max review

[@matsfrisk3653]

👍

[@xhappy425]

if that folds then its sold for me

[@DavidGamersChannel]

This should be a drone manufactured by another company in Shenzhen, China.

[@StefanGenov7]

Not a bad drone! The camera is awful 😂

[@JuliusSobrino]

Jjajajajaja 8K... Good video, the design look cool

[@techmaster-ke5cq]

$48 having 8k ha ha ha

[@derrickbasenberg811]

That was a terrible review on obstacle ovoidinc we don't know if it was even working or just on all the time with the button on fly with it on

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I believe you are the only human who did not understand how it works

[@Kingsoupturbo]

Feeling a little bit condescending towards people looking at drones on the budget end of the spectrum, "for the person with very little money", and "costs next to nothing", I wouldn't say 75$ for a Toy is next to nothing, perhaps a step towards commiting to something more expensive would be more appropriate.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Condescending? Oh God here we go. Do you live in the USA? Would you buy a $3000 US drone? Probably not. if paying $3000 US for a drone is out of the question for you, then it is because you’re either not a fan of drones or you’re on a budget. Most humans are on a budget and don’t have $3000 US to spend each year on a drone. Those people often comment saying they don’t have much money, or no money (depending which country they live in) and often request that I review drones under $100 for people on a budget. The reason I review low cost drones occasionally is due to viewer requests.

[@Kingsoupturbo]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I'm in Calgary and used to live in Nepean, I know right where you live in fact. You might be getting to sound a little bit like a classic older gentleman in the R/C club, who starts scoffing and n00bies who haven't spent 1000$ minimum on proper Aircraft. I personally watch some of your reviews as I'm not ready to commit to at least a Mini SE or expensive FPV (which you seem to get a lot of for free) so a review on a drone like this might be applicable. You can do whatever you want with your channel, become elitist about your hobby if you like, your subs too loose out on.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

@@KingsoupturboWhy is it that negative people are miserable and view the world in a miserable way. Try to be a positive person and you’ll view people in this world in an entirely non-negative way.

[@vasylsky9486]

Wasn't it $50? Yes, it isn't nothing and for some people it is a weekly budget (not in Canada). But if you want to have a drone, it is nearly impossible to spend less than this. Especially with brushless motors and obstacle avoidance. "commiting to something more expensive would be more appropriate" - this is "just don't be poor" kind of solution. Sometimes more expensive = can't buy. At least the video recommends something for people who can't afford to spend more, and explicitly mentions downsides like range and camera.

[@PhalanxFPV]

Hi grampha

[@73jacksoo]

hehe ... almost first

[@gamedex]

3rd?

[@mufate7]

1st

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

Right out of the box, looks like an eachine. I don't get how they can market things like this with such blatant false advertising.

[@DaggerAviation]

Heh First