DO NOT fly above or near obstacles, crowds, open water, public road, high voltage power lines or trees. Plus there are number of features that helps keep the drone safe. For beginners, I highly recommend use propeller guards as it will protect both you and the drone. Throughout the flights, if you ever lose sight of the drone, push the smart return to home button to recall. The Snaptain SP500 is a solid offering at the entry-level price range. It performs well in the air, has an impressive list of features, and has a decent build quality to it. It’s a little bulky and doesn’t always provide the smoothest ride, but you can’t expect everything from a drone at this price.

Headless Mode – This is a flight mode especially good for beginners as the controls are easy and straightforward to understand, and you will not need to know the orientation of the drone. Before you take to the skies, you probably need to do some work regarding drone setup. Make sure to verify if the remote control comes with the drone or if you use a connected app on a smart device. Drones such as the SNAPTAIN SP500 have a dedicated remote control. You'll also want to make sure that you have additional supplies for your drone. This function can’t be activated when the battery of the drone is low (the Drone Battery Status shows 2 Yellow bars and the LEDs of the drone flash slowly). The Snaptain SP500 is an inexpensive camera drone with some surprisingly advanced features for the price. It supports GPS, a 1080p camera, has a flight time of around fifteen minutes, and is foldable for convenient storage. You won’t be shooting any movie-quality panoramas with the SP500, but it’s a great entry-level camera drone.The HD camera is situated on the nose of the drone, and there are a couple of LED lights at the front which will be useful for orientation and nighttime flying. The SNAPTAIN SP500 has an elegant modern design, it is well built with good quality plastics and it has a nice dark color. Its design is similar to most drones by a SNAPTAIN such as the A15H, it feels pretty durable and has the ability to replace and switch pieces such as the protectors and propellers. It can fly up to 250 meters with a video connection.

RTH Distance: The distance between the drone and the last recorded Home Point where the drone took off last time.

SNAPTAIN SP500 Review

Press and hold for 2s to start recording a video; press and hold it again for 2s to end and save the video to your mobile device and memory card if you are using Snaptain Nova App. Note: After canceling RTH, the Low Battery RTH will not be triggered again unless the battery is critically low. RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

In the next part of Snaptain SP500 review is the flight performance of this camera drone. Getting to know how well a drone performs is just about as important as to choosing the right quadcopter for beginners. Starters and recreational remote pilots will enjoy 15 minutes of flight time per battery charge. If you are looking for a budget-friendly drone for beginners, keep reading this review because the Snaptain SP500 may be a good choice for you. Snaptain SP500 Review While this camera drone is durable and tough, it doesn’t have brushless motors which would be a major performance improvements. Currently smart camera drones like Holy Stone HS510 and Holy Stone HS720E have brushless motors for longer flight time, faster maximum flight speed and breaks less often. The SP500 comes with some cool features that will help you fly the drone and make it a more fun experience. Fit the spare propeller into the drone. Make sure the mark (A/B) on the propeller is the same as the mark on the arm of the drone.

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Fun to Fly: The smart drone frees your hand by Follow Me mode. It will follow you automatically. Through Plan A Route function, you can decide a fly route at your will. In APP, just simply select a point of interest and activate it, the drone will finish circle fly with high performance. Press and hold the ( ) button for 3s to start calibrating. After you hear a beep from the remote and the LEDs on the arms of the drone are off, the drone is preparing for the compass calibration. Flying the Snaptain SP500 drone is absolutely easy. The built-in GPS does all of the heavy lifting work by obtaining precise data from the satellites. Then it uses the data to stabilize its axis for a smooth flight experience. It is definitely a big difference apart from toy drones that requires manual controls. FPV range is around 200 meters on a good clear day, and the further the drone gets to this limit, the more choppy the video stream becomes. So, if you stay well within this range, FPV is clear, and you can get some pretty good video footage of the area you are flying around. On the whole, this is a pretty good camera, especially for how much the drone costs, however, don’t be expecting to shoot professional quality videos and images with a budget-friendly drone such as the SP500. Other Features

If the current flight altitude is lower than the preset RTH altitude, the drone will first ascend to the preset RTH altitude, then fly horizontally to above Home Point and descend to land. The SNAPTAIN SP500 comes with a rechargeable 7.4V 1000mAh battery which you can charge with the USB Battery Charger, which can last about 15 minutes recording at 1080p. This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

The SNAPTAIN SP500 is a great beginner’s drone or for the more experienced users as well, it also has an affordable price and decent video quality. The SNAPTAIN SP500 also comes with various modes such as the “Follow Me” mode which is very useful, were the drone will follow you wherever you go. It comes ready to fly, there is nothing for you to install, except for the battery and propeller guards. The propeller guards are for extra protection, and I highly recommend you use them, especially if you are new to flying drones.