Editor's Choice - Our Favorite Viewfinder Camera Drones

1. Holy Stone F181G Drone with Camera 5.8G FPV Live Video for Kids Beginners Adults Quadcopter with HD ...

User Ratings: 58 13

Holy Stone First Impressions

"LOTS OF FUN!"

It's pretty quick and sounds like a really loud mosquito. Other than that, these out perform other drones I own. The safety features are second to none. This is our first drone, never used one before. We've started a collection of Holy Stone drones now.

• Holy Stone F181G Drone with Camera 5.8G FPV Live Video for Kids Beginners Adults Quadcopter with HD LCD Transmitter, RC Helicopter Airplane with Altitude Hold 3D Flip Headless Mode, Modular Battery
• Clear and Fluent Video: 5.8G high frequency transmission allows you to see FPV (first-person viewing) live video on Equipped LCD Screen, capturing every Wonderful moment. Compatible with VR headsets which can provide a more exhilarating experience and a taste of drone racing during flight. No smartphone required.
• Optimized 720p FPV Camera: The 120° FOV (field of view) lens captures high-quality video and photos - ideals for selfie. A 120° viewfinder gives a panoramic view for recording unforgettable moments. The very best camera drone!
• Longer Flight Time: A High-capacity modular battery yields flight time of up to 10 minutes - and it is easily charged and replaced. The drone even has low-power alert.
• Safe and Stable: An Altitude Hold function allows the drone to automatically and stably Hover at the desired altitude. Headless Mode makes it easy to control the direction of the drone. The easy remote control makes flying Fun for Kids, Beginners & Adults. BTW, doing recalibration before flights ensures no drift.
• A Great Gift: Your family and friends will love it! Features such as One Key Start/Landing, Emergency Stop, 3D Flips, High-middle-low speed Switch and Luminous LED Lighting assure maximum excitement and flying fun. WARRANTY AVAILABLE. We are here to help you.
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
• Recommended Age: 14 years and up

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Here Are Some Other Related Camera Drones

2. Lorchwise Drone,MJX Bugs 4W Mini Drone with HD Live Video WiFi Camera,4W Bugs 5G 4K DroneToy Quadcop...

Lorchwise First Impressions

"So much to do."

I think the Lorchwise app will take some getting used to. Lorchwise had also impressed me with their customer service. Highly recommend this drone to you all. I plan to research other drone accessories built by Lorchwise. To be suitable for all ages to learn to fly.

• Lorchwise Drone,MJX Bugs 4W Mini Drone with HD Live Video WiFi Camera,4W Bugs 5G 4K DroneToy Quadcopter for MJX,Good for Beginners,Brushless Motor Optical Flow Global Positioning
• ★4K HD Camera: The drone is designed with 4K HD 5G WiFi camera. The wide-angle lens is made up of optical lens elements, allowing the camera to capture sharp and vivid photos with expansive background.
• ★Powerful Brushless Motor: The drone works with MT2204 1350KV brushless motor, which is the most cost one among the brushless motor lines and features 230g maximum upward lift, providing much power for the drone.
• ★Multiple Functions: The drone is designed with rising, descending, forward/backward fly, left and right turn, left and right side fly, one-button return, return when lost control/lost signal, follow me, electronic fence, point of interest surround, air line planning, global positioning system and headless mode functions.
• ★Foldable Fuselage: The drone is compact and foldable for convenient storage, working with long flight time for about 20 minutes, suitable for indoor and outdoor play, providing bright night flight with cool lights.
• ★Optical Flow Positioning: The drone is equipped with built-in optical flow sensor and ultrasonic sensor, helpful to get the real-time optical flow information and make integrating computations.

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3. Fat Shark Recon V2 FPV DRV Video Goggles and Ultra Micro Camera(Builtin 5G8 25mW Video Transmitter) ...

User Ratings: 52 6

Fat Shark recon v2 First Impressions

"Great kit!"

The controls have zero noticeable lag. It's also important to take your time with the installation. Then I can select to the VR mode and wear my own VR head set. This is our first drone, never used one before. Seems well built and blades are well protected.

• Fat Shark Recon V2 FPV DRV Video Goggles and Ultra Micro Camera(Builtin 5G8 25mW Video Transmitter) RTF Combo
• Newest version Recon V2 with Onboard DVR(the MicroSD card not included)
• Ultra Micro FPV Camera with builtin 25mW VTX, 7 channels Fat Shark band
• Ready to Fly Out of the Box - Perfect kit for FPV RC Helicopter and Quadcopters
• INCLUDES: Headset, Camera, Cleaning Cloth, Linear Antenna, Headband, Battery
• Batteries: 2 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included)

• Editor's Impressions Of The Fat Shark recon v2
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4. Cheerwing U29S-E Foldable Mini Drone for Kids and Adults WiFi FPV Drone with 120° Wide-Angle 720P H...

User Ratings: 61 12

Cheerwing First Impressions

"Fantastic Viewfinder Camera Drone!"

The Cheerwing is well built, and the controls work well. We've started a collection of Cheerwing drones now. Overall, a decent purchase at this price point. I think Cheerwing definitely has a potential winner here. We are currently having 12-15MPH gusts of wind.

• Cheerwing U29S-E Foldable Mini Drone for Kids and Adults WiFi FPV Drone with 120° Wide-Angle 720P HD Camera
• 720P HD Camera and FPV: Equipped 120° Wide-angle 720P HD Camera, which captures high-quality video and clear aerial photos. The Wi-Fi real-time transmission FPV system can connect to your phone with the drone, provides you with clear and fluent live video feed.
• Stable with Altitude Hold Function: The Altitude-Hold function ensures the drone will hover at a certain height when you release the throttle stick, more stable for taking pictures and videos.
• More Fun to Fly: One Key Take-off / Landing, Headles Mode functions make easier access to kids or beginners. With the built-in Gravity Sensor, you can control the height of the drone simply by moving the phone up or down.
• Trajectory Flight Mode: Draw your flight plan on the screen and the drone will pilot as the given route. More fun for kids! A Great Gift Toy to play with your kids or friends
• With Low Battery Power and Out of Range Alarm, would remind you to fly back the drone when in low battery power or trend to fly out of control range. (NO REMOTE CONTROLLER VERSION)
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
• Recommended Age: 14 years and up

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5. DJI 2019 Mavic 2 Pro 2 Drone Quadcopter with Hasselblad Camera 1” CMOS Sensor Premium Essentials T...

User Ratings: 90 10

DJI First Impressions

"Fantastic Viewfinder Camera Drone!"

Everything worked well right out of the box. Then I can select to the VR mode and wear my own VR head set. Overall, a decent purchase at this price point. So no complaints here. Turn on the drone and go to wifi setting in your phone.

• DJI 2019 Mavic 2 Pro 2 Drone Quadcopter with Hasselblad Camera 1” CMOS Sensor Premium Essentials Travel Kit
• Hasselblad 20MP / UHD 4K Gimbal Camera; 1" CMOS + f/2.8-f/11 Adjustable Aperture
• 10-Bit Dlog-M + 10-Bit HDR Video; OcuSync 2.0 Transmission Technology
• Up to 31 Minutes Flight Time; Omnidirectional Obstacle Sensing
• Hyperlapse Time-Lapse Mode; Top Speed of 44.7 mph
• Backed by DJI customer support - Includes Full DJI USA WARRANTY

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6. Drone with Camera for Adults, Potensic D18, 1080P Live Video FPV WiFi Drone, Foldable Portable Quadc...

User Ratings: 66 4

Potensic First Impressions

"For example."

I can press the button again and continue the flight. I did a lot of reading before choosing it. I like the functionality of the Potensic . Make sure to get extra batteries to keep the fun going. The durability of this Potensic is ridiculous.

• Drone with Camera for Adults, Potensic D18, 1080P Live Video FPV WiFi Drone, Foldable Portable Quadcopter with Double Batteries, 16-20 Min, Optical Flow, Anti-Collision RC Drone for Beginner and Kids
• [Folding Design and Easy to Control]: Foldable arms design, convenient to bring it outdoors. One-key taking off or landing, altitude hold and headless mode make the drone is simple to operate. Great for beginners and photographers.
• [Optical Flow Positioning]: Optical flow is a special function that allows the drone to hold its position without a pilot operating the remote control then makes flying drone always follow the pilot.
• [WiFi Real-time 1080P Image Transmission]: Equipped with HD 1080P WiFi camera, the D18 records real-time video without delay. Ideal selfie drone for shooting you from the air, taking pictures of you wherever you go.
• [Dual Batteries]: Two detachable high capacity batteries, convenient to plug-in and install, which gives the drone max up to 20 min(10+10 min). They extend your flight experience. Along with a overshoot protection USB charging cable.
• [Safety Ensured Fligh]t: D18 featured with self-protection function, when it flies over the remote control range or low battery, the aircraft will enter a self-protection state, automatically slowly descend, thus you don’t worry losing your drone.
• Batteries: 2 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
• Recommended Age: 14 years and up

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7. GILOBABY FPV RC Drone with 720P HD Camera Live Video 2.4GHz 6-Axis Gyro Quadcopter for Kids & Beginn...

User Ratings: 63 15

GILOBABY First Impressions

"Great job!"

Also I would HIGHLY suggest you use the prop guards. When powered on the blue lights are stunning. The GILOBABY is well built, and the controls work well. Excellent Price for a Drone like this one. Great quality and easy enough for beginners to learn with.

• GILOBABY FPV RC Drone with 720P HD Camera Live Video 2.4GHz 6-Axis Gyro Quadcopter for Kids & Beginners - Headless Mode, Altitude Hold, One Key Return, 360°Flip, Modular Battery
• HIGH QUALITY FOR BEGINNER & EXPERTS -- Equipped with REAL-TIME WI-FI transmission and 720P HD camera. Best choice for starting your journey with drone flying. It’s made of premium materials and comes at a fantastic value.
• ALTITUDE HOLD: Powerful air pressure altitude hold function allow you to release the throttle stick and the drone will keep hover at it's current height. The 6-axis gyro offers extra stability for easy handling and 360° flips.
• HEADLESS MODE & ONE KEY RETURN: Orientation of the drone is in relation to the pilot, easier to control and fly back when the drone is out of sight, you’ll have total control for a straightforward flying experience. With one key return mode, avoid losing the aircraft with the simple push of a button.
• MODULAR BATTERY FOR FLYING: The 3.7V 750mAh high capacity battery can support a longer flying time; the modularized design of battery and camera offers more convenience and safety.
• MOBILE CONTROL: Control the drone with a smart phone App to activate multiple functions such as Gravity SENSOR Mode which allows the user to control the flight by holding and moving the smart phone accordingly. Operate the drone on the App interface.
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
• Recommended Age: 14 years and up

• Editor's Impressions Of The GILOBABY
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8. DeXop SG900 Rc Drone with Camera 720P Live Video Foldable Quadcopter Drone, 2.4GHz 4CH 6-Axis Gyro O...

User Ratings: 67 16

DeXop First Impressions

"I am blown away!"

New drone shows no issues and flies very well. I like the functionality of the DeXop . This is a great flyer for both indoor and outside flying. I have some really cool ideas for them. Besides that though its a great little drone.

• DeXop SG900 Rc Drone with Camera 720P Live Video Foldable Quadcopter Drone, 2.4GHz 4CH 6-Axis Gyro One-Key Take Off/Landing Function for Beginners/Kids/Adults
• Optical & image following: put your hands on the bottom of the drone, The camera will use the light stream algorithm to calculate the displacement of the two frames of images, thereby realizing the positioning of the drone. You will lock the height and position more accurately and the hover more stable than ordinary drones. Tap on your mobile device and the sg900 will follow your designated target flight.
• Dual Camera & gesture photo: equipped with double 2MP HD Wi-Fi cameras, allows you Great view both front and Selfie, either top and bottom camera can take photos. It's also tillable to adjust view angle to help you to find the best point to record the memorable moment. Easy for you to shoot high-quality images or videos. V-sign mode - Optical follow version allow "v" Gesture to take selfie picture.
• Altitude hold & self power_off protection: you can accurately lock the height and location, stable hover, from any angle shooting are convenient. High/low speed mode and 3D flip function also provide you cool flying experience. Low battery protection combined with the light stream system, allows the drone to land safely without falling from the air.
• Multifunction: speed control/ Wi-Fi FPV/ Wi-Fi connection/ LED lights/ smartphone control/ altitude hold/ headless mode/ gyroscope/ 360°roll/ one down/ one key taking off/landing/ gesture photo/video/ dual cameras/ image following/ self power off protection/foldable design allow you can bring it anywhere, portable and easy to carry.
• Long-life rechargeable battery: the drone equipped with 3. 7V 2200mAh rechargeable battery, the playing time is up to 22 minutes, The charging time is about 240 minutes, longer than the ordinary drone. Remote controller is also rechargeable, 40 minutes of charging time, jusing using 4. 2V USB charging cable, you needn't buy extra AA batteries now.
• Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
• Recommended Age: 14 years and up

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9. Hubsan H501S X4 BRUSHELESS FPV Quadcopter Drone 1080p Camera GPS Automatic Return Altitude Hold Head...

User Ratings: 64 9

HUBSAN H501S b First Impressions

"GREAT EXPERIENCE!"

It is well built, tough and ready to fly out of the box. I plan to research other drone accessories built by HUBSAN. The HUBSAN H501S b is well built, and the controls work well. I've crashed my HUBSAN H501S b hundreds of times. Some reason the App doesn't work with a pixel 2 phone.

• Hubsan H501S X4 BRUSHELESS FPV Quadcopter Drone 1080p Camera GPS Automatic Return Altitude Hold Headless Mode(Black)
• 1080p HD camaera, high-quality video tansmitting and display and pictures taking
• built-in GPS,find your quad more easily going with automatic return, headlees mode, follow me altitude hold functions
• 5,8GHz FPV transmitter with 4.3 inch LCD screen, real-time video transmission
• inteligent one-key take off and auto return, avoid loss of drone
• 6-axis flight system makes the quad fly more stablelly and smoothly, headless mode resolves the orientation-lost problem
• Batteries: 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
• Recommended Age: 14 years and up

• Editor's Impressions Of The HUBSAN H501S b
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10. DJI Spark Fly More Drone Combo (Alpine White) with Custom Hard Case, 64GB High Speed Card, Corel Pai...

User Ratings: 63 15

DJI 4335045352 First Impressions

"Comfortable!"

This arrived earlier than I expected from DJI. Positively the best drone for inexperienced pilots. I could not have made a better purchase. There's a single button auto take-off/landing feature. So no complaints here.

• DJI Spark Fly More Drone Combo (Alpine White) with Custom Hard Case, 64GB High Speed Card, Corel PaintShop Pro X9, High Visibility Pro Guards, Cleaning Cloth, and One Year Warranty Extension
• This BEACH CAMERA EXCLUSIVE Bundle Presents The DJI SPARK FLY MORE COMBO (Alpine White)
• With FACEAWARE, Spark Lifts Off From Your Hand By Recognizing Your Face
• Take AMAZING AERIAL PHOTOS Using ONLY HAND GESTURES
• INCLUDED IN THE BOX: DJI SPARK Drone | Remote Control | Propellor Guard | Charger | Power Cable | Battery Charging Hub | Extra Battery | Bag | 1-Year Limited Warranty
• BUNDLE INCLUDES: DJI Spark Fly More Combo | Custom Hard Case | 64GB High Speed Memory Card | Corel PaintShop Pro X9 Digital Download | High Visibility Pro Guards | Cleaning Cloth | 1 Year Warranty Extension

• Editor's Impressions Of The DJI 4335045352
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