First Quadcopter

The XT198 Rainbow is a new foldable drone from SIMTOO. It features on-board 720P camera with WiFi real-time image transmission. Thanks to the optical flow camera and barometric air-pressure sensor, the SIMTOO XT198 quadcopter has an excellent hovering capability. With folded arms, the fuselage measures only 142 x 86 x 48 mm and weights about 127 grams. Arms can be easily folded/unfolded...

The new Diatone 2018 GT R630 (aka GT Rabbit) looks to be an excellent drone for anyone looking to get into FPV drone racing. It was announced in 3 sizes: 240, 250 and 260mm. According to the first rumors, all seems to share the same hardware. Like its predecessor, the Diatone 2018 GT R630 is also based on the versatile Mamba F405 flight controller....

The Eachine E511S is definitely a very promising drone. It isn’t terribly expensive ($111), has GPS system and up to 16 minutes flying time. In addition, you have 3 camera options: 5G WiFi 5MP, 720P or 1080P. Furthermore, the angle of the camera can be remotely adjusted. At first sight, the E511S is an upgraded version of the popular Eachine...

Surely, 11.11 is the day when you can find the best drone deals at Chinese retailers. Double 11 is the world’s second most expected day for shopping enthusiasts, of course, after Black Friday. While “Black Friday” (the day following Thanksgiving Day) became popular thanks to the massive price drops in the US local stores, “11.11 aka Single’s Day” was introduced by...

The Topsky Prime1S is a 4:3, 80 degree field-of-view FPV goggles. It features dual 2.4" LCD screen with 640 x 480 pixels. It allows to adjust IPD as well as diopter. Excepting a HDMI input it has all the features that could you can expect from a $100 FPV glasses. Frankly, this new FPV headset looks pretty cool on paper...

After the X140 Pro mini FPV drone, Helifar is ready to release a new larger drone designed for aerial filming. The Helifar B3 features a FULL HD camera, powerful brushless motors, a GPS positioning system, and intelligent flight modes (like Follow me & Circle hovering). To capture the best field of view, the angle of the 1080P 5G WiFi FPV...

Following the great success of the BabyHawk series, Emax is planning to release a much compact version, called TinyHawk. Like its predecessors, the Emax TinyHawk drone also features Tiny Whoop alike design. I would be curious to test one and find out if the reversed installation of the 15000KV brushless motors has any impact in terms of flight performance, or just...

When I saw the first images with the JJRC X8 drone, I thought it was an upgraded MJX Bugs 2. These two drones have an almost identical design. The JJRC X8 Cetus has a GPS positioning system and a 1080P camera. The powerful 1806/1500KV brushless motors are matched with 8A ESCs. According to the rumored specs, the 1800mAh LiPo battery allows...

If you're currently looking to pick up one of the best camera drones under 500 on the market today, then you have come to the right place. That's because FirstQuadcopter.com has more than four years of experience in testing and reviewing drones. There are many value-priced quadcopters that include 4K cameras, intelligent flight modes and long battery life, plus...

This morning I found on BG's website four new micro brushless FPV drones, two 75mm sized and two 65mm sized. All sharing the same Tiny Whoop alike design. While the BetaFPV Beta65X and BetaFPV Beta67X are powered by 2s LiPo batteries, the BetaFPV Beta65 Pro and BetaFPV Beta67 Pro by 1s ones. All 4 versions are available in PNP and BNF variants (with FSMX,...