It’s 2016, and drones are becoming more and more common. Drones are great for recording parties, pranking people,and they’re even potentially being used as a delivery system. Here are the 10 best drones that you can purchase for under $1,000.
1. SYMA X5C Explorers 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter With HD Camera
For the relatively low price of $41, you can purchase the SYMA X5C Explorers. It’s definitely a great value, and perfect for anyone looking to buy their first drone.
Features:
- Equipped with HD camera and 2GB Memory Card
- Wind resistant and can be flown indoors or outdoors
- 7 Minute flight time and 100 minute charge time
Another great drone for its’ relatively low price is the Cheerwing Syma X5SW-V3.
Features:
- Wifi FPV allows you to view photos & videos while flying it through IOS and Android phones
- One key 360° roll, continuous roll for perfect action and wonderful performance
- Equipped with HD camera
3. Syma X5SW 4 Channel Remote Controlled Quadcopter
The Syma X5SW 4 Channel Remote Controlled Quadcopter is a great Quadcoper due to its’ ability to transmit high-quality video feed in real time from your drone to your phone.
Features:
- Can fly indoor or outdoor
- Wifi FPV allows you to view photos & videos while flying it through IOS and Android phones
The UDI 818A HD+ RC Quadcopter has some really awesome features such as a return home function, an HD camera, and 6 Axis Gyro Stability.
Features:
- HD+ Return Home Function: One key to return your aircraft makes it easy to find thee way home
- HD Camera
- 6 Axis Gyro Stability
With a sleek, futuristic design, the Holy Stone F181 Quadcopter is another good choice for beginners.
Features:
- Equipped with a key return and headless security system
- Range: About 50-100 Meters. Battery runtime 7-9 Min. Charge time 80 Min
- 4 Channel Transmitter
While clearly more expensive than most of the drones included on this list, the DJI Phantom 3 is one of the highest quality drones on the commercial market.
Features:
- View a live image streamed from the drone up to a half mile away on the free DJI Go app using your mobile phone or tablet.
- Fly up to 25 minutes with the included intelligent battery.
- GPS assisted flight features let you concentrate on getting great images while the drone helps you fly safely.
With an interesting UFO design, the DBPOWER UDI U845 is supposedly easier to fly then drones with a ‘drone’ design.
Features:
- Gravity Induction Mode
- Headless Mode and One Key Return
- Wifi Camera
8. Kolibri Discovery Delta-Recon U818A Quadcopter
As a highly reviewed drone, the Kolibri Discovery Delta-Recon U818A Quadcopter definitely stands out.
Features:
- Up to 8 minutes flight time
- Automatic Return Home Failsafe
- On-board 720p HD/30 fps camera with recording
9. Holy Stone F180C Mini RC Quadcopter
With a drone and a remote that look straight out of a video game, the Holy Stone F180C Mini RC Quadcopter is a relatively tiny drone with a camera that is great for learning to fly drones.
Features:
- Super mini drone for beginner, perfect drone trainer
- A key 360° 4- ways flip, continuous roll for perfect action and wonderful performance
- Equipped with Video/Photo Camera (1280×720 Pixel)
10. Landvo JJRC H8D Quadcopter
The Landvo JJRC H8D Quadcopter has a ton of awesome extra features, such as the ability to transmit video from the drone straight to the controller.
Features:
- Exclusive first dual control mode, with the player operation for novice entry-level model and the professional player’s technical level model.
- Remote control can freely switch for about throttle control, more suitable for multi-regional multi-range of people to use.
- JJRC H8D drone with LANDVO logo is equipped with a professional level of aerial 5.8GHz high-definition camera, maximum up to 2 million pixel.
11. DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter 4K UHD Video Camera Drone
This drone is by far the most tricked out on our list. So tricked out, in fact, that DJI has put a feature on this drone that makes it impossible to fly it within a 15 mile radius of the White House.
Features
- 4k UHD video recording with fully stabilized 3-axis gimbal; Vision Positioning system allows stable flight indoors
Lightbridge digital streaming allows live viewing of 720p video - Included flight battery and rechargable remote controller means this system is ready to fly out of the box
- DJI Pilot app for iOS and Android allows live viewing and complete camera control