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Syma was one of those names a few years ago that e'er came upwards when it came to cheap drones that were also suitable for beginners. Especially the Syma X5 found many fans and above all many imitators. Now we take the Syma X8 Pro and take a await at the latest version of the X8 serial.

Syma X8 Pro Drone
- at TomTop for $119.99

Make	Syma
Dimensions	50 x l x 19 cm
Bombardment	2000 mAh
Flight time	10 min
Camera	Ja
Photographic camera Resolution	720 p

Design, workmanship and scope of delivery

As usual with drones of this size, the Syma X8 Pro does not come assembled to you lot. Instead, there are several individual parts in the box that showtime have to be mounted, namely feet, rotors, protectors and the camera. With other models it is often necessary to use a screwdriver, simply here every single part has to be fixed past click or snap mechanisms. This holds just as well, but is above all very easy to handle. Yous can use the instructions, but you definitely don't need them.

Syma X8 Pro Drone Assembly — Click, click, click… the individual parts are apace assembled.

In improver, there are other parts in the packaging, all of which are beautifully sorted and tin hands be stored again. The only exception is the charging cable, which sometimes has to be "squeezed" a little into the appropriate shape. In that location are 4 spare rotors (that's how it has to be), and at that place is also a smartphone holder for remote control in the box. The small, night parts in the bag betwixt the protectors are covers that are placed on the rotors, equally you can see in the finished pictures.

The packaging

The packaging itself is fine. Foam would accept been nicer than sparse plastic, merely it does the job. At that place is a transparent plastic cover for both boxes, which are stored in a paper-thin box.

The remote control

You might think you can't do much different or new with quadrocopter controls. Yet, many remote controls differ not insignificantly from each other, and Syma also pushes some buttons dorsum and forth here. Of course, the sticks are in their usual place, simply apart from the power button you won't find any other controls on the front end. Instead, there are a total of vi shoulder buttons.

On the upper left in that location are four buttons for operating the camera, which are arranged cross-shaped. The right and left buttons are the respective triggers for video and photo shots, with the upper and lower buttons the camera can be tilted. Folding the buttons all together may notwithstanding make sense somewhere, only the inclination of the camera via two dissimilar buttons instead of a modest wheel (e.1000. the DJI Spark or the UpAir One) is less comfortable.

On the top correct at that place are ii shoulder buttons arranged one behind the other for automatic take-off or landing and the RTH (Return to home) office. On the back is a removable cover under which the connector for the included smartphone holder is located. This is just equally easily mounted as the residuum of the drone.

All in all, the remote control and the buttons feel a scrap like cheap plastic and not really high-quality. The sticks also wobble slightly when not in use, but otherwise offer a pleasant resistance.

With or without a smartphone? The app for the drone

The Syma app is rather simple, unlike other drone apps you may know. Yous can discover them either by scanning the QR lawmaking in the manual, or by searching the app "Syma FPV" in Playstore or iTunes. Unlike most smartphone apps, information technology is not used to control the drone, merely only to display the camera's video transmission.

In that location is nothing more than to come across in the app than on the ii screenshots. In the "Main Bill of fare" there is a short video explaining how to connect the drone to the app (launch the drone – connect the smartphone to the drone's WiFi – launch the app), and a short written explanation (both in English), but that was it. The just functions in the app itself are taking photos and videos.

Features & Flying of the Syma X8 Pro Quadrocopter

Camera

The camera has a maximum resolution of 720p, images are stored on an SD card. Which is plugged into a slot on the back of the photographic camera. Unfortunately, the quality is not very disarming. The weather during the exam flight was windy and even a little rainy, but that does non explain the muddy shots that came out of the photographic camera. The pictures don't even look good on the pocket-size smartphone display – at most when you are five meters away from your mobile phone.

Since the connection of the drone to the smartphone display just works via WLAN, the range of manual is limited accordingly. Upwards to l meters I had hardly any problems, but then information technology becomes point weaker. On the next flying in better atmospheric condition I will check the range again advisedly.

Motors – Non Brushless

A disadvantage are certainly the brushed motors (brush motors), which do non necessarily mean limitations in functionality, just are more susceptible than brushless motors and have a shorter service life.

Flight

Upward to hither I actually liked everything quite well, even so the practical examination was still missing. How long does the battery concluding, how well does the drone wing and how reliable does the RTH function work? I accept flown in good weather (at-home) as well as in actually bad conditions (very strong air current and drizzle) and I am now very confident with my assessment.

The battery life I can right minimally upward, even with strong wind I could fly and film 10 minutes continuously.

The drone has altitude concord and GPS positioning. Both functions work well, but, as expected, are highly stressed in strong winds, and the position does not always agree the drone to the metre. Balancing movements oft appear hasty, and in the wind the drone visibly braces itself against them. But the height is quite accurate, and when there is no wind information technology stands in the air like a one.

There is also a failsafe function that allows the drone to automatically render to the launch position if the battery is low or the remote control is disconnected. To the meter exactly this does not work, and unfortunately also non always reliably. When the battery was exhausted during the first flight, she went to the ground almost ten meters away (and somersaulted through the current of air and landed on her caput).

Conclusion

The first impression was definitely positive, because later unpacking I wasn't expecting a loftier-quality, but properly processed drone. Thanks to the simple plug-in mechanism, assembling and dismantling is quick and easy, and so you lot can fly off in no fourth dimension at all. When there is no wind, the quadrocopter flies "sufficiently" well, that is, it tin be precisely steered and, thanks to the congenital-in features, holds its position reliably.

But with the air current coming up, the flight is hardly fun anymore. It'south not fifty-fifty the camera that can't accept unshakeable shots because of the lack of gimbal. Despite the promised HD resolution, the images are muddy anyway, and details are no longer recognizable at a certain point. Possibly I'one thousand spoiled by my Spark's Total HD videos, simply this is the best style to impress someone who'south never seen drone footage before. And and so merely briefly.

But I don't want to write off the Syma X8 Pro completely here. After all, the drone doesn't wing badly, for only over $100 you can at least practice decision-making and flight by FPV on the display here. Merely if y'all want a full-fledged video drone and are willing to spend more, you'd be better off with the UpAir I Plus or the Xiaomi Mi Drone.

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