Syma X5C 4 Channel 2.4GHz RC Explorers Quad Copter w/ Camera
CUSTOMER REVIEW
The best flying toy in my collection so far ( a bunch of expensive heli's and a couple of quads )
No instructions in ANY language included. Look online or learn on a SYMA X-1 quad. Box came early from China but was beat-up. Fortunately this is a tough little quad !
IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCED - you will be OK without the blade guards ( which are a nuisance and add weight ). Otherwise learn with incremental progress - and no regrets.
A tip: put a strip of brightly colored tape or paper on the back of the body of the quad so you can see the orientation from a distance. It gets very small very fast when it is high and the wind is taking it away. Knowing how it is pointed may be the last chance to bring it back " ;-( "
The Camera - comes with 2GB Micro-SD with proof-pictures from the factory in China. Way Cool !
The camera is made to still frame / video using the UP-DOWN TRIM control on the LEFT SIDE of the controller. There ! .. .. .. I just saved you the pain of sending back a "broken" camera ! After the controller is linked - look at the light on the bottom of the camera. Green is "ready". Push the trim UP to take one frame ( one RED blink ) Push the trim DOWN to start video ( periodic, continuing RED blinking ) Push a second time to stop video and save file ! ( don't just kill the power ! )
IF YOU WANT CORRECT TIME STAMPS ON YOUR CAPTURE FILES - here's the secret. You won't find this anywhere else - so be generous with your thanks !
Use notepad or other text editor. create a file on the micro-SD card named "time.txt" with the content ( on one line ) and WITHOUT the quotes ! "yyyy/mm/dd hh.mm.ss" example: "2014/10/23 21.10.00" and one carriage return
then save the file. This file will set the camera's clock.
So maybe it's a little under-powered and we'd like more flight time. This little quad is a fantastic value, fun to fly, takes pictures that you'll love better than your buddy's GoPro and $ 800 quad. Because it's not the size of the boat, but the motion of the ocean that matters.
Since this little beast LOOKS LIKE A DRONE - and folks can't tell that it's just a little flying toy - you might want to be careful where you fly it. Like not over your neighbor's swimming pool or outside their second - story window. On the plus side - it is small enough to hide under your shirt when the cops come.
This is a new release from SYMA and not always available. AMAZON sellers are the most reliable and least likely to disappoint. Folks who worry alot should look for a USA shipper ( if possible ) and many well-rated transactions.
I liked my seller - who delivered very fast and whom I gave FIVE STARS ( hoping they will box stuff better for the long trip from LongGang, Shenzhen, China to Miami, Florida, USA via "Small Packet By AIR" )
Ya' know - I almost wish I bought two of these things. I coulda made a friend very happy.
( note added 11/2014 - i did buy a second SYMA X-5C - after I learned about wind and needing the colored tape )
Plz comment my review if i saved you some grief !
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