The Surprising Truth About the Potensic Atom Drone

[@JustStephen89]

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[@NuTT62]

I bought the 3-Axis gimbal Potensic Atom about a month ago and found it to be the "best bang for the buck". found a used one on ebay for $189 for the standard kit. I have had a DJI Phantom 3 as my first drone and the Potensic Atom is a more capable drone than it ever was. I love it. It practically flies itself, I highly recommend it as someone's first drone.

[@JustStephen89]

It really is good value for money. Best money I've spent. I've had it a few months now and love it. So I'll be keeping this around a long time then come. This is my 1 and only ever drone so I'm happy I chose this one. Glad your enjoying yours as well 👍🏾

[@TheItalianWays]

I saw on eBay to 3 battery pack I want too now ❤lol

[@TheItalianWays]

@@JustStephen89no problems? Flys good no issues? I want one ❤

[@odlanorirom]

..can it track or follow you from the front and from the sides?

[@JustStephen89]

Yes it can, I haven't done a recording of what the screen shows when you select like the follow me option but yes it can follow you from the side, bit the front though, it won't go backwards while you're walking, you'd have to be on the controls to do that

[@AndyUTB]

Mine comes tomorrow cant wait

[@JustStephen89]

You'll love it.. Happy flying let me know if your putting the videos up, i'll check them out

[@joelbitton]

Glad you're having fun, I love this little drone. Dropped a few years.

[@JustStephen89]

Yeh really enjoying it. Just need to use it more and in different places 👍🏾

[@SijalJamal]

Good day sir,new subscriber here from the philippines...i just want to ask if you've tried the max.range of potensic atom?how many meters did its transmission lost??

[@CliffJones-jw5ww]

I have one I 3 and a half miles I can push without any priblem

[@philipbourne903]

The Potensic atom is a great drone I’ve just got one as well. Really good video

[@JustStephen89]

🙏🏾, appreciate the comments. Thanks. It is a great drone, really happy with it. Hope your enjoying it as well.

[@jsu1990]

New sub! Like the 'straight to point, concise info' provided on your videos! Watching your vids has sold me to buy it as a beginner and just enjoy it as a first timer! Qs: do you know if you can use the Atom SE battery with the 4K (3 Axis) one? Or if there is any different? Weighing up the standard kit Vs Fly more combo! 🤔🤔

[@JustStephen89]

I don't think there compatible but I'm not 100%. I'm pretty sure I read there not though because they changed them to make them to make them "lighter".

[@TheItalianWays]

Yea both batteries are compatible ❤

[@gr6696]

Just ordered one. I think I really like what you get for your dollar. can’t wait to play around with it. Hopefully everything is well. Great video.✨🌟❤️👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😜😂🤪

[@JustStephen89]

It really is bang for buck, you get so much for your money.. you'll be impressed, hope you enjoy it when it comes

[@TheBedfordGuide]

The colour of the grass really changes in the video as it moves away. Goes from really dull to really bright. Is this normal?

[@JustStephen89]

I think that's my fault, I added a slight filter but when editing I don't think I did it 100% accurate.. Still listening this whole thing

[@dbod4866]

Yes that looks very good. Camera is quite good. I have DJI mini and I don't see a big difference.

[@JustStephen89]

Thanks it's a great little drone. Has its positives and negatives like all of them. Camera is great but does have it's downsides too.. Nothings perfect I guess.. the DJI is a great drone too, I'm sure I'll be getting one in the future

[@dbod4866]

@@JustStephen89 I hope you keep posting. Nice job with this.

[@HarryHamsterChannel]

Potensic is changing the whole drone market. Buy two. I did.

[@JustStephen89]

Lol I agree, but buy 2? Now I don't no about that.. what do you need 2 for?

[@DaleK-j9g]

i with you on all points....i really like the PONTENSIC ATOM also good video

[@JustStephen89]

Good, glad your enjoying it.. Brilliant drone

[@HikeFly22]

New subscriber here. Nice quality from the drone.

[@JustStephen89]

Ahh thanks a lot. Appreciate it. Thanks for watching

[@RobinDrones]

Potensic Atom= really good drone. The only downside is the small sensor. Id recommend it 👌 Everyone is waiting for the Atom 2, hopefully its going to be awesome!

[@JustStephen89]

Ooo do you have any information about that the atom 2? Isit coming soon do you think?

[@RobinDrones]

@JustStephen89 No, i dont have any info,but I heard a rumour that it's coming out this year.

[@rmlucena]

Excellent review.

[@JustStephen89]

Appreciate you, thanks for that. I'm trying 👍🏾❤️

[@wembley636]

Great video, thanks Stephen

[@JustStephen89]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.. I'll keep putting the videos up 👍🏾

[@stevo1976]

I love my atom best drone for the money especially with the fly more kit video quality spot on as well don’t know what I did without it

[@JustStephen89]

Yeh the fly more combo is a must. Having extra batteries is a must

[@p.d8423]

Love my Potensic Atom SE

[@JustStephen89]

I've not had the pleasure to use the se. If it's anything like mine though I bet it's a winner 👍🏾

[@burm4npgoget707]

Wish it had 3 axis gimbal like this one though.

[@aesthetic8780]

​@@burm4npgoget707 Im happy it doesn't. I looked especially for a GOOD drone WITHOUT gimble. It's the perfect recon drone for little money. It literally can't break if you take care. Gimbals break sooner or later.

[@stephenmatthews4258]

Thanks

[@JustStephen89]

Your more than welcome

[@daviddrew7624]

Great video, ive had mine for about 3 months, and i have no complaints, just a pity there are no nd filters( yet) that would take it to a whole new level 👍

[@JustStephen89]

Glad your enjoying it, I've had mine about 4 months and love it. I've just been to the beach and taken some good shots so I'll post a video of that soon. Super impressed with the quality. Funny you say that about Nd filters, while I was away I was thinking they would make some of the shots so much better. Hopefully soon though 👍🏾

[@daviddrew7624]

@JustStephen89 I have emailed potensic an asked the question? Also suggested to them an exposure lock so the colours and white balance doesn't alter during the shot, I'm used to dji products but had a life changing injury so my expensive gear had to go sadly, but there is a lot of potential for the atom, 👍

[@JustStephen89]

Hope your ok, and get back to a sort of normality soon.

[@LaurenceLDN]

@@daviddrew7624 I'm considering buying one of the 3-axis Atoms. Exposure/WB lock is a really important one (which I'm surprised it didn't already have). Has it received this functionality yet? Thank you

[@daviddrew7624]

@@LaurenceLDN hi not when i had mine i did ask potensic, for me i prefer to have known reliability so ive since purchased the dji mini4k, its only £399 not much more than the potensic in price but does everything it should and nd filters are available, which sadly are not for the potensic hope this helps

[@cinny2222]

Before Xmas last Year Amazon had them at £370 ish....i was tempted but the Price i was considering it ,but a week before Xmas price Dropped to £319 think it was, Snapped one up

[@JustStephen89]

Think I brought mine around the same time and for 320 I think. I think we caught it at a good time. Well worth it

[@Emon5]

Beautiful peaceful place where you made this video. And the exact matching "soundtrack" for this! 👍🏻 And … great drone. I also own it for 2 months.

[@JustStephen89]

Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it 👍🏾. Glad your enjoying the drone as well

[@queirozdrone]

Awesome drone I'm making lots of videos here in a mountain region of Rio de Janeiro Brazil 🇧🇷🎉

[@JustStephen89]

Yeh I've had a look and seen some of your flights, really good

[@queirozdrone]

@@JustStephen89 thanks 👋👋👋

[@bmwrider1931]

Mine dropped outta the sky and in a pile of rubble. They should send me a diff drone.

[@JustStephen89]

That comment needs more context. What happened? Were u able to get it back

[@DroneSyndrome]

@@JustStephen89Yes, I agree, we need more context to that comment.

[@CMAC86]

The last android app update has limit locked altitude to 394ft, this has ruined the drone experience for me. I cant unlock it. I used to fly as high as 1500ft to record footage of mountains near my home without issue. Now i can't go above 394ft. There should be an option for the end user to remove that and accept the risk. You don't have the option and take it away from the user.

[@JustStephen89]

That's interesting, I think mine was locked to 394 from the getgo. I'll have to have a look and test that out. 1500ft? That's crazy high, and with the glitchy screen isn't something I'd be confident doing in the 1st place. I've never known it to be able to fly so high? Maybe my settings are set to something different

[@CMAC86]

@@JustStephen89 yeah man the ceiling was 2000 odd ft. I've got a screenshot on my phone of the settings under safety in the app from a while ago. I've had the drone since it first released so to go from having that altitude ceiling to 394ft is hard. Especially when you could get some really amazing footage above the clouds. I think I tested the limits by going to around 1900/2000ft at one time. Great review also. Really enjoyed the video.

[@JustStephen89]

I've been told by someone in my comments of another video that if you go into settings on your controller you may be able to change the flight height from 120m ? In the flight settings? Maybe have a try and see if you can change it. I'll do the same today and maybe recod a video on it 👍🏾

[@LaurenceLDN]

@@CMAC86 Could you install an older version of the Android APK to get access to the previous app settings? (If you're running an Android phone of course).

[@SpeccyMan]

Congratulations on admitting to breaking the law.

[@Goat.Herder]

Most consumer DJI drones have pretty crap sensors and they're not really worth the extra unless you want the other bells and whistles and you want to buy into the brand. Imo the Mavic 3 is the only decent drone for photographers but for fun and some video the Atom (3 axis) is a much better buy than DJI

[@JustStephen89]

That's a drone id love to get my hands on along with an fpv drone. Love to fly them. Maybe one day 👍🏾.

[@steveng2125]

That was a wonderful video on the performance of the Potensic Atom drone. I am a novice drone pilot with a DJI Mini 2. I have a few questions about the Potensic Atom drone. (1) is the gimbal on this drone on 3 axis? (2) Does this drone have built-in remote ID? I look forward to your response.

[@JustStephen89]

Thanks a lot, much appreciated. It is a 3 axis gimble yes. What do you mean by remote id? If it's what I think it is, it doesn't have one. Something about being used for recreation and under 250g so I think the answer is no. Hope that helps

[@Lolpopi8547]

It's under 250g which doesn't require remote ID in the US.

[@DroneSyndrome]

Great video on the Atom. Lovely views. It does handle the winds pretty well but I wouldn’t recommend flying it in stronger winds than it can handle. Overall, it’s an amazing little quad that competes with DJI

[@JustStephen89]

Thanks, really appreciate it. I love this drone and what it can do. Really bang for your buck. I agree though, strong winds with it is a no no. And a very good alternative to a DJI 👍🏾

[@SpeccyMan]

Really? It can compete with a company that has been making better drones for a much longer time? I think not! It is cheaper because it IS cheaper!

[@steveng2125]

Thank you for clarifying the Potensic Atom drone is a 3 axis drone. As of March 2024 in the U.S., the FAA requires registered drones to have remote ID. I like the Potensic Atom drone. I think all new drones sold in the U.S. are equipped with remote ID.

[@NuTT62]

In the U.S.A. if a drone weighs under 250 grams they are not required to be registered or have a remote ID.