Looking to buy a drone with camera.

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john1911

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Hey guys,

I'm looking to buy a drone with camera (I should be able to view the realtime feed on my phone). I don't want to spend too much (under ~5k preferably) but if there is really good VFM option, then I can go till 10k-12k. This will be used by my uncle for hobby / casual flying purposes (I don't think it will be used much or for longer durations at one time).

There are plenty of cheap chinease options on Amazon but they look awful. I was searching on reddit and came across few people suggesting this one.

Any suggestions regarding above or any recommendations are welcome.
Thankyou :)
 
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None of the drones in that budget are worth a penny. They fly for 4-5 mins max before which you gotta recharge for another hour. They might break on the first use. Video quality will be worth nothing, no gimbal so footage will be wonky. I would suggest up the budget and buy a used DJI Mini 2. You might get one for under 30K. The 4k video quality is breathtaking. The range and flight time will allow you to fly till appetite is full.
 
thejawsmith said:
None of the drones in that budget are worth a penny. They fly for 4-5 mins max before which you gotta recharge for another hour. They might break on the first use. Video quality will be worth nothing, no gimbal so footage will be wonky. I would suggest up the budget and buy a used DJI Mini 2. You might get one for under 30K. The 4k video quality is breathtaking. The range and flight time will allow you to fly till appetite is full.
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While I totally agree with what you say, the situation is different in his case. He might fly it like once - twice before keeping it in the cupboard and never using it again. I would rather a 5k rupee drone sit in the cupboard than a DJI drone. If he really likes flying it, then we can later think about buying a DJI. This one is just to scratch the itch if you know what I mean. The itch might come back again or might never come back.
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Thanks for the link, will explore the options.
 
john1911 said:
While I totally agree with what you say, the situation is different in his case. He might fly it like once - twice before keeping it in the cupboard and never using it again. I would rather a 5k rupee drone sit in the cupboard than a DJI drone. If he really likes flying it, then we can later think about buying a DJI. This one is just to scratch the itch if you know what I mean. The itch might come back again or might never come back.

Thanks for the link, will explore the options.
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I hear you, however the first experience might put off a lot people from ever getting into it again. That 5k is for sure gone with a cheap drone, but with the DJI, it might end up re-selling for the same price or 5k less.
 
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