Underwater Drone PowerVision PowerRay 4K ROV Review - [In-Depth ROUGH OCEAN TEST, Pros & Cons]

Enjoy this in-depth ROUGH OCEAN test for the Underwater Drone ROV Powervision Powerray 4K ROV Submarine. Get it here goo.gl/XtJvXZ
Part 1 with Unboxing, Close inspection and Setup
• Underwater Drone Power...
Part 2 with pool test
• Underwater Drone Power...
Part 3 with In-Depth Ocean Test
• Underwater Drone Power...
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[@ohm1945]

Wow, that journey mimicked my first outing with my own Powerray. It was a choppy and turbulent in South West Australia and the battery life dropped quicker than I thought. It’s a brilliant piece of engineering and durable too. Agreed, stability is non-existent in rougher waters. AND full credit to your assistant with her tether handling. I purchased a cheap garden hose reel spool and modified it to unravel the cord and wind in as the drone returned closer to me. Many thanks for your honest video commentary.

[@fjn667]

The technology of today and the accessibility to that technology is mindblowing.

[@michs1708]

great vid and hats off to you girl for being so patient ! great job

[@bophoto]

Great vid Dustin, +1 to the auto-color balance thing. thats incredible annoying, one moment fish is blue next moment they are color corrected.. This thing really need a 3 axis gimbal.or at the very least 2 axis to give stabilized video.

[@audifan201]

Maybe try and use the PowerRay to retrieve your lost DJI Mavic Pro? Murky waters will test the lights and visibility.

[@DustinDunnill]

I will try to look for it with this 👍

[@Bill-NM]

I'm thinking there wasn't a "stability issue"...you were never deep enough to get below the swells...it was the tether frequently/constantly pulling on the craft (esp when you were going out to sea)...there should be a lot of slack.

[@droningon825]

really think doing tests on this sort of device needs to be done from a boat, going to struggle with waves hitting an pulling on the tether. enjoyed many of your videos. thank you

[@Kalibr85]

Great video! I guess it was too choppy for the PowerRay. I've seen it maneuver much better in calmer waters.

[@ng-iq4kx]

It's great how your son n daughter help you with the videos with no complaints at all. Good kids. That rough ocean was a good test. Question: why don't you go off the grass side instead of the rocks?

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks. It's all rocks around the water at this location.

[@chaoticadventure]

I just bought one yesterday slight learning curve to navigate it but amazing little sub. Excellent review. Your very blessed to live in such a beautiful place man. Enjoy!

[@chad2184]

Hi is it still holding up? Debating if I should buy one for my dad’s birthday

[@billsomrak]

The white balance shift was definitely noticeable, both in the onboard video and the tablet recorded video. Seems to have problems with stability in turbulent water. I'm surprised you don't own some kind of water craft to paddle out there a ways to test these things out. I have 2-3 inflatable 2-3 men rafts in my garage (years ago, before they screwed up my access to the beach at the end of the street, I used to carry them down to the lake and paddle/row a few miles a couple times a week .. can't remember the last time I used them though). You'd probably need something with an outrigger to keep it a little stable in that water. Interesting to see the fish species ... none of those in Lake Erie for sure. Thanks for the review. Cheers.

[@DustinDunnill]

Getting a large kayak soon to get out to deeper water with the subs 👍

[@danash2378]

Thinking of getting one of these now great review Dustin 👍👍👍

[@beesleyboy]

thanks bud, great review. From the 3 underwater ROV reviews, so far it looks like the Gladius is the best handling ROV, what do you think.

[@DustinDunnill]

Gladius is the most stable for side to side roll since it has 2 vertical motors. Gladius needs to fix wireless and some other hardware issues still. This PowerRay is the most market ready fishished product I've tested so far. I'll be testing some others soon 👍

[@Byront83]

Would be great to see you explore a shallow wreck. Maybe off a boat. Great review as always Dustin

[@DustinDunnill]

I'll be getting deeper soon with the sub reviews 👍

[@bigeyetuna6228]

I think Makena drops off to deep water a little quicker... the camera is great and so is your assistant but man that thing porpoises 🐬 like crazy, I got a little light headed just watching, thanks again for the excellent videos💯💚🍀🐬🤮🚁🍄🍹👍

[@DAVEEYEINTHESKY]

that was great a real world test of what to expect when you launch from shore, that bottom prop is really exposed im suprised there isnt any mesh guarding it, im excited to see what it will be like in the evening darkness with the blue light and what it attracts. it dont well not to get too beat up in those waves. great review and its a thumbs up from me

[@DustinDunnill]

It was a bit too rough for this one. I've heard they are updating it with a mesh to keep out rocks 👍

[@DustinDunnill]

By the way, let me know when you get your Giveaway prize. They told me it was shipped ☺️👍

[@DAVEEYEINTHESKY]

Dustin Dunnill yes i had an email to say its been shipped, i will let you know as soon as it arrives. thank you so much 😁👍🏻

[@DustinDunnill]

Great!✌️

[@bobstong4903]

I especially liked your 3 videos on this drone & I ordered 1 from amazon $999 for PowerRay wizard. Received it a few days ago. Still doing bench testing & familiarization. Very well made "DJI quality or better". No cable real system a problem so I ordered a $14 150 Ft 16 gauge wire reel on E-bay . Seen other videos on cable reels & that's what people are using. The Wifi cable adaptor module can be mounted on the side of the reel so the reel can auto unwind while he ROV travels away from shore while your wifi is connected to remote & IPhone. This ROV may not be the best but for the price you can't beat it.. From my research the " QYSEA FIFISH V6 " looks like the upcoming economical best, estimated at $1800. But it may not be on the market for a couple months & may need a few months for the bugs to be worked out.

[@DustinDunnill]

Good points Bob and great tip on the aftermarket reel. Hoping to be reviewing the V6 here on the channel very soon 👍

[@bobstong4903]

@@DustinDunnill An honest unbiased review would be AWESOME..

[@tests185]

Great video Dustin..its what i wanted to see when i clicked on the video thumbnail when i read the title, as you could have avoided posting the video due to the rough sea along the coast line but you chose to post it and show the product and its abilities for what it is. The pro's and con's of the product can be clearly seen within the video and that's why i keep coming back to your channel..! . As you pointed out as to the stability of the unit, is 100% correct and perhaps an upgraded version with a 4 motor configuration would obviously solve that issue. Personally i would mount a mesh protector on the outside of the vertical motor as that would have prevented any piece of coral or rock from jamming the motor. All in all, my view, the unit performed well under these conditions and perhaps if the 4 motor configuration was there it would would have been a perfect afternoon rov flight. Seriously looking forward to the night time review ...!

[@conureking7748]

Still pretty impressive for such rough waters.

[@bodhabless370]

Damn bro how many drones and kids u got 🤣. BTW ya daughter looks like she fishing for the drone wit the tether cable 😂

[@5pokenintegrity]

Hey dustin, i was hoping to get your opinion on the Power Ray vs the Gladius pro. Ive yet to find a good comparison between the two. Im going to be using it 99% of the time in fresh water. Im ready to pull the trigger on getting one. What are your thoughts?

[@koray-kinay]

Hi, Thank you for video. I was searching for it. What did you use for kamera. I mean your 2 hands are free. What kind of camera did you use to make this video? Glasses with camera or an action kamera? Whats the brand and model of the camera?

[@Satanic.Demonology.prophecy]

nice video,maybe you have to try on boat at middle of the sea,coz ussualy the wave a little bit calm

[@georgeaura]

They should have split the screen for the sonar so you get live view and sonar view

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, it's strange to not have FPV when sonar starts 👍

[@SJMDronesMedia]

Good honest review as always, thanks, Regards.

[@kevinfortin8240]

Too young to pilot one of these for sure, but i wouldn't mind getting one and go out with my dad, would be fun to swim next to this while hes piloting it and go deeper for some cool shots. I wonder how far it can go, the future is gonna be very interesting if they keep developing these and making them better, and more stable. Not to mention fine tune the controls and bring in new ways to move it around like doing a 360° turn in ALL directions. But the way it is now is pretty good, especially in these rough conditions in the water. I would test this mostly in the pool or in rivers, would have a really clear water and see how well it performs in those places too.

[@SuperArmus]

Why none of these subs have independent camera controls like DJI drones? Would really help capturing smoother footage. Turning the entire sub to be able to focus at different locations kinda makes this not worth buying. They could encapsulate the camera inside a dome type enclosure. Nice video by the way, very informative.

[@DustinDunnill]

There will be more with camera pitch feature soon.

[@multidroneraps2846]

Great videos 👍🏻 What would be your favorite underwater drone for inspection ? Looking to buy one for the fleet, but havent tried any yet. Like the powerray for the app and the ipad mount. But dosent seem very stable..

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks. I honestly think the ability to pitch lock up or down while moving around makes the Gladius mini goo.gl/FavoEY the best for inspection I've tested for the price.

[@multidroneraps2846]

Thanks... was also my impression. Would be great with a V3 of the Gladius with some more propellers..

[@DustinDunnill]

Geneinno Titan and new Fifish V6 reviews soon. Lots of motors on those 2 🙂

[@glennroberts3069]

Yes Dustin I love the FIFISH!!

[@mrguitman99]

YES!!! I've been waiting for this one...

[@me77iah]

Great vids, it's 2 years since you recorded this, I was wondering which submarine you are using now, and if you are still using the Poweray?

[@Smabe86]

Poor Sanyia, lol doing a great job though. That look on her face when the cord ran off the reel hahaha.

[@DustinDunnill]

Lol..she was a great help 👍

[@BigAlFPV17]

Excellent review Dustin!! Looking forward to more videos

[@rimotivri]

deep topics are welcome. Cool.

[@mxbolt24]

Hi, is that a shark at 6:09 because it definitely looked like one

[@chuckmorton5730]

You got real lucky in that you did not burn up a motor with that coral in the vertical motor. Power Vision now has a screen got he bottom of the vertical thruster, but I added a couple of aire ties to hold it on even more securely than the plastic clips I don't think the tether is made to lfit the drone, especially in the surf, I use a gaff to hook the drone behind either drive motor to lift in onto my boat. Also I made a reel out of a cord reel from Home Depot for under 10 bucks. I drilled into the center hub and have the base station mounted on a hub adaptor made our on a 1 1/4 PVC coupler reduced to 3/4 inch, It takes ner 2 minutes to rewind all 7 meters of cable. I'll post it as soon I learn how to do the you tube stuff.

[@unreleaseddrill1573]

Nice video very interesting

[@MrSupermanSal]

Is that the 230ft cable ? Was interested in seeing about getting a longer communication cable. Thank you

[@DustinDunnill]

No this one is 50 Meters I believe.

[@WAXMAN1913]

Of the ones that you have tried witch one do you like the most? Chuck.

[@DustinDunnill]

This is the most hardware complete and finished sub out of the 3 I've tested and has more options like the sonar and electro magnet remote drop. All 3 seem to have issues they need to fix. The Gladius and Qysea P3 subs were prototypes but I'll be reviewing the final versions of those soon for better comparison. So far Gladius has had best stability, P3 has had best camera/lights, and PowerRay the best physical fit / finish and optional add-ons. P3 and PowerRay similar in stability due to only 1 verticle motor. Hope that helps, it's hard to say definitively until I test the final product on the others 👍

[@Didjeridoolove]

Dustin.. my curiosity is peaking with these things.. from flying the sky’s , to surfing the oceans.. I’m going to check out the rest of your videos in this playlist..,really interesting sir!!

[@didactylos4diddy474]

The conditions were a little extreme for the Power Ray's capabilities seemingly. Looks like it will be better in still waters. Stability is, as you say, an issue but it survived the experience. I suspect that later versions will need quad or hex stabilisation for full control but even then the turbulence you were operating in would be challenging Interesting video as have been all the series on submersibles so far. I look forward to the next one

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, a rough day for the review. It works much better in calmer waters. I'll be doing a few more with in calm conditions. 4 vertical motors is the sweet spot for these subs I think for best stability and control.

[@hfxdronepilot9022]

Dustin...if you had to pick one for doing video and stability in the water which one would You choose ? PowerVision PowerRay or the Gladius Mini ? And overall for each one minus what I said previously ... which one would U pick ?

[@DustinDunnill]

More motors the better. Definitely the Mini is the best value and performance package at the moment.

[@hfxdronepilot9022]

Dustin Dunnill thanks for the info...I’ve doing a lot of research and decided to go with the youcan bw-space underwater drone. I like the 7 hours battery time, active track and 128gb internal plus it has good stabilization. Just got it off amazon.ca for 2069.00 amazon gave me a 229.90 instant discount I was unaware about

[@DustinDunnill]

Cool. They were supposed to send me one for review but have delayed it which worries me bit. Hope it works for you 👍

[@hfxdronepilot9022]

Dustin Dunnill thanks buddy

[@stefanbachrodt7072]

No function for gimbal stabilization? Would sort out most of that turbulence in no time, or at least the roll and pitch!

[@jimhildreth5523]

The PowerRay or the Gladius,which one did you like the best? Thank You

[@WAXMAN1913]

They could add a like a fly screen on the bottom motor to prevent that coral from getting in.

[@DustinDunnill]

I've heard they are 👍

[@JoeDoeOutdoors]

Hei awesome channel ☺ Keep it up!

[@pompeiA81]

The conditions were super tough and it kind of made the drone look terrible in comparison to the last ones you tested. Could you please launch it off a boat in deeper water.... it just never looked like it would do great in choppy water, however it seems to have a bit of speed and great little gadgets. Looking forward to seeing it in open water.

[@DustinDunnill]

I'll be doing another test in calm water. But at least you know how does in a bit of wind chop from shore ☺️🍻

[@puttikornl9401]

That's the team work.. 🤗🤗

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

Hi 🖐 Dustin nice review of this and good little helper. Dustin this would be good in a lake or a pond, it looks liked a family outing too 👫 👦 👧 🖒

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, it was a bit too rough and shallow for it.

[@bugsrunner4855]

Nice video. Keep em coming.

[@JRESHOW]

There is def. more to discover in the water vs. the sky! These water drones are pretty sweet!

[@OLCtv]

JRESHOW right but its way more scary. It gets caught on a reef or something the cord or the drone itself. Definitely pretty cool. The need to make a stronger one. One that strong enough to fight strong waves and a return to home feature. Like it surfaces then returns. The cord is for safety but I don't like it.

[@hit7man21]

So which under water drone u suggest? I need one i just dont know which one

[@DustinDunnill]

What is it going to be used most for? Each have strengths and weaknesses.

[@richardciccone152]

Anyone know how approximately how long shipping takes? I just ordered my marine drone from PowerVision's website.

[@MCsCreations]

It definitely looks awesome, dude. Great little submarine! 😊

[@gohardorhomefz1]

How long was the teather u had used for this drone ?

[@MrComfyAustralia]

Could have had a better tether system mate but yeh very awesome.

[@RICKHALBUR]

Thanks guys great review love these sub video's they need to put a screen on the props. Thanks Again great channel

[@DustinDunnill]

Thanks. I've heard they are putting the screen in models now to keep rocks out of the props👍

[@Georgewrigley]

Thanks Dustin. Look forward to seeing the next review 👍😊

[@TheTruthSeeker235]

I was in Maui last week I should have taken one of these. I did take my Phantom 3 Pro though so I got some good aerial pics

[@178snguyen]

Air drone or water drone first? Any recommendations would be appreciated

[@GenuwineG]

What if the cable gets stuck around some coral or debris? Does it need the cable? Is there a “ go home feature “ like the DJI phantom?

[@DustinDunnill]

Turn around and look at where it's tangle and move ROV to untangle. Needs tether to work

[@laseonestar]

Thx for sharing mate.. I starting to think I cut use it for test dive before I dive in my self for the perfect spot or wreaks... Great video's and superb reviews very nice you put things in prospectives.. the bests from Denmark ;-)

[@DerekDeacon]

Seeing this made me glad I went with the Gladius. Thanks for the review.

[@devinstuder386]

Amazing video

[@fpv10]

How about put electronic gimbal like bebop drone?

[@DustinDunnill]

I'm sure one of the sub companies will soon 👍

[@tonyrmusic]

How deep can it go, does the cables have adapters for other cables so it can go a mile or more? What happens if the cable comes loose, does it have a computerized return to the beginning spot mode or something? Also would like to see one with a powerful metal detector, I could become a treasure hunter and wouldn't have to go down unless something is detected, not a mile of course. Would also like to see it equipped with night vision, not infrared, infrared sucks big time..

[@DustinDunnill]

This one can go 30 meters deep. Recent ROV I reviewed can go 150 meters deep. Signal degrades the longer tether is so you can't just link a bunch of tethers together... Kind of similar to a power extension cord. These types or ROV's don't have any smart return functionality yet and will either sink or float up when disconnected depending on how deep it is for buoyancy 🍻

[@jastinemj]

@@DustinDunnill Hi Dustin. I was interested in buying this PowerRay Wizard ROV. Will the latest version of PowerRay ROV dive deeper like 70-100 meters ?

[@angelguidesabbath]

Great video, ya that plug being on the top is not smart.

[@adamw9667]

Is it possible to tilt the bow down and up (e.g. - 30 and + 30 degrees) and record stable shots in this position (to record the bottom or bottom of the boat)?

[@DustinDunnill]

Not with this one. Others with more motors are very good with stationary tilting 🍻

[@adamw9667]

Thank you very much for information

[@jellogab2008]

ilike the vid keep it up love ur vids

[@woogsieboogsie]

Have you tested the trident?

[@DustinDunnill]

Not yet

[@TheHawaiianc]

finally you did this been waiting since you did the pool lol how come you didnt go to napili side herd it was kinda flat by aquarium

[@DustinDunnill]

I'll do another test on calm waters 👍

[@АндрейГелик-о2у]

I'm sorry how much does an underwater drone cost you? The price is very interesting, could you answer, I'm just from another country

[@funnyguyjuan]

Im having issues with mine! When I open the app it says slave instead of main device how do i switch!??

[@naresta_videographychannel5760]

Is there any micro sd slot? How to transfer the files?

[@cooljunkiez2124]

What happen if the cable is stuck between rock or break?

[@RM-iy7xx]

Great review

[@LieorDie24]

But with a so lon cable i love my Dji Phantom 4 and mavic Air no cable lol but okay the time will come this thing here is pretty cool for underwater already maybe one day we get dive drones without cable who can dive 80 to 90 meters for the same money would be great.

[@glennroberts3069]

I couldn’t tell, does it have lights?

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes

[@OLCtv]

That thing needs an all axes gimbal

[@BBooka]

I think it fight nice with waves. But in deeper water would be even better. (Y)

[@edwincordero8]

Can it be used without the tether?

[@DustinDunnill]

No, to be underwater all remote ROVs need a tether 🍻

[@edwincordero8]

@@DustinDunnill Ok. Thanks

[@guglielmodicarlo4139]

good review, but ,, really , that test is not a good indicator ,,, its rough , and I think anything would respond that way, I live on a canal system in sw Florida and it works great,,, I would think that your ocean there is a little rough for a small rov like that

[@jimhildreth5523]

Looks like the Gladius is the best of the 2.

[@vishwanathprasad8367]

I used it for inspecting under ground tanks, But few months back, it has become non-functional. If some body helps to get it functional I'll be very grateful.

[@georgeaura]

The auto white balance socks you get more detail when it's not blue

[@gonefishing744]

wow an htc m8, haha i owned that phone for 4 years.

[@CanadianDroneHub]

nice review

[@nosvives7939]

There's a lot of work to be done on this before it can realistically compete with more expensive underwater solutions. As it is, it's really just a fancy toy and not suitable for serious underwater photography. The stabilisation issue is a big deal breaker as is the tethering. I can see that getting easily wrapped around underwater obstacles and becoming damaged on abrasive coral.

[@daotung5715]

what happen if the fish eat the cable ? xD

[@sohaibahmad6921]

oceangate titan lost in ocean find it

[@jimmybailey2575]

What's your favorite underwater drone?

[@DustinDunnill]

I think it's going to be the Fifish V6 I'm currently in review of.

[@7ul14n]

Gladius is better I think

[@guglielmodicarlo4139]

wondering why not one review Ive seen, not one person mentions how much of a pain in the ass it is to retrieve your pictures or video, its absolutely ridiculous,, not one person talks about that, for 700 bucks I think its ok, but two things, downloading your content, and that damn wire,,, they really need to provide a reel unit you can crank , bought one in Home depot, works fine,

[@wraysmith4753]

cool

[@chuckmorton5730]

Here is a website I built so you can see how the tether reel is built www.flhelp.org/reel

[@Diablerus]

девочка входит в комплект?)

[@gazinzhseti4317]

Каг говно в проруби.

[@danipe6416]

Please !can you make more drones,don't make much video about underwater drones more

[@DustinDunnill]

Sorry, I'll be covering a lot more of both above and below water drones ☺️✌️

[@mikeholt7881]

Impossible conditions.........

[@DustinDunnill]

And this is how it does ☺️

[@mikeholt7881]

Dustin, it did OK considering! Just a bit unfair on the manufacturer.....imagine trying to snorkel in that depth of water with that amount of surf/ current....while trying to catch video.....Man, you're my favourite RC reviewer BY FAR; keep up the good work! Mike.

[@DustinDunnill]

Yes, conditions were not ideal but at least we know how it will do in some chop. I'll do another in calmer conditions. 👍

[@gijsmaters2524]

Poor girl, youre not talking to her at all

[@christianprogrammer9131]

Its on a leash hahahhaa

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

lol wire