Got one and right out of the box the one arm would loose connection. Called Holy Stone and no hassles just sent a pic. of the problem and they sent me a new one with in 3 days. Good company to deal with. They stood behind their product.
I just went thru the book again the gyro cal. is not in there. The flight today was a little squirrelly will have to try the gyro cal. on the next flight. Thanks for the tip.
@@captlarry-3525 Had to deal with Fimi that was the opposite, big hassle I was lucky that the company who sold it to me had the part it in stock, It was a know problem with the remote.
Some differences between the HS720E and the original HS720: Is heavier than the HS720. Has a three minute shorter flight time per battery than the HS720. Comes with two batteries compared to the one battery of the HS720. Has a new improved camera compared to the HS720. May have better image stabilization compared to the HS720. Can take a 128GB SD card compared to the HS720 32GB limit.
@@backwheelbell IT takes nice pictures, my only complain is the range, factory claims 999 metters but the max I get is 200 metters I have adjusted the range on the control also to no avail. I woulb be ok if I could go at least 500 , I used the Ophelia app at first and I am using the M RC PRO, bit still on an Open field no more than 200.
Ok I have looked at every video that I could find on drones, camera, distance and the price, and I always look at captain drones reviews to see how much your rates are and what your thoughts are about the drone, because you are hands down the most detailed and informative site on you tube! Thanks for your help and advice, keep up the good work!
After watching this review a couple thousand times and reading all the pros & cons about this drone.... I used your Amazon link and just ordered one and the discount code you have listed saved me almost $30! Thank you so much for your honest reviews and for being such a knowledge resource for basically everything drone!!
This review was the reason I bought the HS720E and I have not been disappointed. I love it. I have made a modification to the charging setup to cut down on charging time (1 hour) so that I am charging and soring my batteries with my RC car charger which works great. Thanks for the review and helping me decide.
I've never had a drone before but I've been looking at them a lot over the past 6 months and even though I want an EVO II, that looks like a really nice starter drone. I love your channel Cap, very informative and you're about as real as a guy can get.
a lot of people really suck at doing drone reviews. I even saw one guy who weighed the controller to demonstrate its quality... however you got straight to the point with out going too overboard on the dumb stuff. out of the 10 or so videos I watched this evening yours was the best. thanks.
Thank you 'Captain Drone' for an excellent review of this Drone. I am just getting into drones. Your delivery, pace, presentation and attention to information useful to a potential buyer is outstanding. I am likely to buy this Drone as it's within what I'm willing to spend and the quality and feature set seem like a very good value. Your reviews are head and shoulders above other Drone reviews on TH-cam. You're providing a great service while enjoying yourself. That's what it's all about in life. Keep up your good work!
I purchased this drone following your review, the first one failed big time during flight. Holy Stone customer service is excellent and they sent out a new drone. The Ophelia Go app also had some serious issues at the beginning of the year but that is all sorted now. I am now a product tester for them, which is really cool.
@@readygroup5107 The camera had a fault but the main problem was it decided to to try and fly away ( common fault with Holystone now) finally flipped over and fell out of the sky from 20m onto hard ground. The second one now has has a GPS issue after 35 flights so have given up on Holystone now.
Great video. I was looking at a DJI Mini 2, pulled the trigger on the HS720E instead. Very pleased. Super easy to operate, stable, easy, safe. Only thing I absolute hate is the charger. HS should have made a more beefy charger that holds the batteries better, lick drop in/ lock. Video is amazing quality.
@@nighthawk0077 That is incorrect! The Mavic Mini is $399.00 USD, comes with only 1 battery. Mavic Mini with the Fly More Combo is $499.00 USD. The Holystone HS720E is $289.00 USD and comes with 2 batteries. Now apply the 25% discount and the HS720E is now $246.00 USD. Definitely NOT the same price.
@@gimpman1357 Absolutely agree with you sir. I would definitely spend the extra money on a mini, even if I did not have it. I would find a way to find that extra cash! Now for those just getting started in the hobby that really do not want to fork out $400 to $500 for a drone, especially now here in the US with the FAA secretly plotting the demise of the recreational drone pilot with new and upcoming rules, the HS720E is a great buy.
Ummm, no it’s not there are 2 and 3 axis gimbal drones with the same features as this and some have better cameras. So no this is not even close to being the best budget drone, I rather pay the extra money for a mavic mini at this point.
Holy Stone has made a lot of Budget Drones that work very well. This HS720E has a lot of improvements. Really great to see the Budget Drones keep improving. Thanks Captain
I think it’s great that someone with your depth of knowledge and experience will do reviews of budget platforms as well. Thanks for taking the time to do this review!
I loved this review! I’m not great with technical terms with technology so I really appreciated you explaining what everything meant in detail. Thank you!!
I just want to say that I stumbled into one of your videos while doing research on which drone to buy and since it is my first drone I wanted a reliable one that would take good video and wouldn’t break the bank... I am so happy that I landed here! (no pun intended?) You Sir have the best drone videos by far, the way you explain things it makes me feel like if I was there building and playing with the drone. Your videos are fun and when they end I always ask myself “maybe there is a sequel?” I just don’t want to stop watching. I was a bit confused before bumping to your channel since I was trying to decide between the Holy Stone HS720E and the Ruko F11 Pro and to me they’re pretty similar but after watching your videos I decided to go with the HS720E hopefully I made a good decision. I want to thank you for your wisdom, for helping others in a market that keeps growing and for that Amazon 15% discount that really helped! To finish I would like to know what do you think did I made a good decision picking the HS720E over the F11 Pro I would really like to know.
Another great video as always, this drone appears to fly great and video is good. So good in fact at about 13:30 you got a great shot of a near miss with what looks like a RC Corsair or Wildcat!
As usual, Captain Drone is top Drone reviewer. I really appreciate the time and dedication you give to the drone community. I have 3 drones in my collection you reviewed and the only reason why I bought them because of the reviews. Thanks, CD
At 13:31 you fly right over a rc plane. Didn't think I'd see it did ya? I think your video is great!!!! I always check your reviews when researching the purchase of a drone. Your heart is in the right place. Thanks soooo much!
Made up my mind on getting this drone for sure. Been pondering on which one to purchase with in my price range. After this video and other research I landed on this. Great video and appreciate all your footage. Very knowledgeable and professional. Keep them coming.
Just got my very first drone one day ago and found your channel. Although I'm from Germany I understand you very good, excellent explanation and like how you're speaking. So you gotta one more follower. Thank for your work
I have wanted a drone for so long and was considering a Mavic Mini 2 but found it hard to justify the $700 plus price tag for the fly more combo especially as I’ve never owned a drone before. I just picked one of these up for $287 CDN, It was on sale and I had a $20 Amazon gift voucher. I’m pretty excited for when it arrives in a couple of days. Now need to study for my license lol. Thanks for the honest review
I got a HS720E for Christmas, I was so excited. I watched a TH-cam video and I was ready to fly. When I finished calibration I accidentally clicked launch. I tried to lower it but I ran it into the wall and ruined my propellers. I instantly replaced them and tried it would not fly. I was so sad. But my brother decided to check it out. Apparently each propeller had a specific spot when I fixed that now I am ready to fly.
Hi Steve, thank you for the excellent review of the HH720E drone. I have the original HS720 drone that you reviewed 10/2020. The original HS720 is advertised to have image stabilization. The difference between both these HS720 and HS720E is that the hS720E has a new Sony camera. Thank you for supplying a money saving coupon to buy the HS720E for lower cost.
Outstanding video captain I received mine the other day and I’m completely satisfied with it very solid Drone lots of great features and the video image stabilization is awesome I’m looking forward to some great flight time with this new flagship drone from Holystone
Haven't flown my old HS7010 drone since last year. It was my first budget drone before my Evo1. I did have lots of fun with it and for the most part it was reliable. I did have a few issues with the remote display. I will say that their customer service was ok. I had to send many pics of the problem before they sent me a new remote. Like many other low end drones. The customer service will drive you crazy hoping you will give up. I didn't. They finally sent me that new remote. Still for the price of the HS720E is a good buy for a fixed camera drone.
Thank you so much for making this video. Just ordered one yesterday, should be here today, and now I have an accurate idea of what to expect. Appreciate you, my friend!
Purchased my first drone (HS720E) and launched my drone channel because of this review! Thanks for the in-depth look at this Holy Stone drone! I plan bigger things and while I do love this drone I will soon upgrade to the DJI mini 2 or Mavic Air 2. Keep up the good work sir!
So for 2023 Black Friday deal on Amazon plus a $30 coupon plus your discount code I’m going to buy this for $170 final cost. This will be my first drone and I would say for that price you just can’t beat it so I’m buying it. Thanks for the review. Very helpful.
I paid 274.62 CDN on October 2 from Amazon.ca and received the third battery today. Three batteries, a nice case, EIS, 4k/ 30fps at 50 bits, 1080p at 60fps, brushless motors and it didn't break the bank. Mavic Mini by itself over 595.00 CDN , over twice the price and only 1 battery. Better yes but no price comparison!
Looks like a pretty good drone. Does everything I think most average people would want it for. This was a really good review; I may end up buying this one
@@sueandstudavidson5985 I ended up buying the HS720G, which is basically the same drone just a newer model (2 axis camera, lighter weight, no landing light). But it was very easy to connect and really not that difficult to fly. Certainly was worth the money for me
Couldn't have imagined a better review video. Thank you very much! Planning to use this to record hole previews for the disc golf courses I play at. Can't wait to buy this one and see if I like it as much as I think I will!
From Jimmy a captain drone you’re the best at explaining all the technical things on these drones you help me to buy a nice one I happen to pick up the HS 720 E for me it works great thanks again keep up the good work happy flying 👍
Thank you for the review! This is the drone I have been waiting for. Finally, a budget foldable drone with a good camera and can produce a stable image. So happy to see more and more decent drones selling on the market.
I'm getting one of these this Thursday (2020-14-01) and I'm rather stoked about it -- aside from a minor range issue that one well-known drone reviewing couple had, I've heard nothing but good things about this drone. :-)
@@STIZZYMcNASTCHANNEL I love the living tweedle out of it!!! 🤗😍🤗 Granted, it isn't the *BEST* drone that you can get, but if you can get over how slow it is in 'Tripod Mode', I think you will thoroughly enjoy it!!! 😃🔥😃
Wife got this for my Christmas gift as well. Never had flown or even come close to operating a drone before. Setup was OK, a little nerve racking, but finally got up to trying it out today. In a semi wooded area so just did basic maneuvers and functions. I must admit, it will take more time to be "comfortable" but without having seen your review(s) it would've been a lot worse. Video function is very good as well. Wife was impressed too! Thanks so much for the lesson(s) and I'll be sure to continue watching. For the price, this is a very good drone!
And Holy Stone was my first 6 drones. I still have them all. The HS100 is my best Holy Stone drone and has a rock solid GPS and it has been reliable, but when I was wanting to upgrade i could not justify spending that kind of money on a Holy Stone drone when the Mavic Mini was only $100 more and I am very glad I bought the Mavic. Now I have 4 DJI drones LOL, but I am not knocking Holy Stone. I just question the reliability. I was a member of a couple of their on line groups and just heard one story after another about this HS720 just flying away, losing connection constantly, and just crashing into objects out of control. The HS100 is a great beginner drone for cheap. The camera sucks, but the drone flies great and it always comes home. I don't even use my phone to fly it. I mount an old cell phone to it and hit record before I take off line of sight LOL. The camera broke anyway. You do NOT need the phone to fly the HS100 or the HS270 and if you get lost just hit the RTH button. It won't go far trust me. I will say one thing about Holy Stone that is very important. Their customer service is awesome. That alone makes a great beginner drone.
Thank you Captain Drone, love your review and I believe that HolyStone always makes very reliable low cost Drones too! I love flying my HS720 Drone too! :-)
I own the HS720E and its awesome, has great handling and camera works great. A guy made a utube video of his drone that fell in the lake and couldnt find it for 2 weeks, he swapped the batterie and it was good to go.
Got this drone for Christmas, can't wait to fly it. Been searching online to see the wind rating for it, can't find anything. Do you know the max wind gust it can withstand?
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you. My son just popped round and set the drone up, flying it round the lounge and shredding a newspaper when he landed it incorrectly. Need time to fly it outside.
13:30 watch out for that Hellcat coming across low. Who was running ATC anyways? Nice review. If Holystone can put a telemetry screen on a budget controller why can't DJI?
@@EmmanuelFernandoSIbay Yeah I saw something zip by real fast so I went back and played in slo-mo (1/4 speed) to see what it was. First guess was a bird, but after slowing it down I could see it was an RC plane. I'm pretty sure you're right about it being a Corsair. I found a Corsair with the same color scheme as the one in the video. www.parkflyers.com/Corsair_RTF_EPO_Electric_RC_Plane_p/7007epov2.htm
Awesome Cap! Holy Stone really did a remarkable job with the new version of the HS720 (now HS720E) Apart from its super sleek design, the EIS tech they added to the camera takes it up a notch when it comes to the market of budget drones. The price however, is a bit too high at the moment. Hopefully they’ll lower it down a little and make it much more affordable for those with lower budgets.
I've never flown a drone in my life and funny thing is the used HS720E I recently purchased flew and operated flawlessly 😁 but I did move the camera sprocket a little loose while changing the battery, & was a totally easy fix. Just had to slide it back with a butter knife and everything's back perfect 🤗 the best $120 I've spent in a long time
Holy Stone HS200 was my first drone and though they don’t actually manufacture their drones, their support is superb. As for this drone, paying almost $300 for a WiFi quad doesn’t make sense. Better to buy the Mavic Mini👍
Great video, as always. I have owned hs 720 (without "e"), it's actually very good drone. You done a review of that one also. I sold it over dji mm, main reason was camera (no gimbal). I see that "e" version is much better in stability of video but of course it can't compare with gimbal camera. But for the budget, it's a great drone. I love al the "follow" function that offers and is really a shame for dji mini that doesn't have all that
anyone know of a faster way to charge these batteries using the MAX fast charger? Great video Capt. This video made me buy this one with 3 batteries. Thanks.
Always enjoy your videos! You know I have noticed as I have gotten more into drones and started traveling a bit, whenever I run into anyone else who flys drones they always ask me if I have ever heard of “Captain Drone” it’s really cool to hear! You seem to be a common place people go when getting into drones! Thanks for all the help!
I have to say that’s where I went and who I talked to about what I should get as a first drone. Thanks again Steve aka Captain. Also helps him being a Canuck!lol
I'm so jealous the return home function doesn't have the annoying beeping that the SG906 Pro has. Also, were there other R/C flyers in the area? I clocked what looks like a Corsair at 13:30 in your video. That was a great shot! Keep doing your thing brother.
Every time I see a drone in the $400 (CAD) snack bracket I just automatically think that it makes more sense to cough up the extra for a Mavic Mini. At the very least it will have an excellent resale value if you wanted to unload it after a period of time. Besides that the gimbal and the DJI quality behind it makes this a no brainer.
Yes but that 2.7k is as good if not better than the cheaper 4K looks also the 3 axis gimbal makes up for the tracking and kills the stabilization not to mention of course buy the mavic air 2 if you can find it for sale for$450. Seeing as that's the price point that was being talked about. lol
@@sheiladavis2304 agree, but at some point of time there will be a drone which will have a 3-axes gimbal and 4k camera without that fish-eye thing. That's why I am still checking these videos.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I did the test flight this morning and I am super impressed. It was a little windy but the camera was rock solid. I did some videos that turned out OK but I am waiting for the SD card to do 4K. This is for sure my favorite drone.
The biggest question is which one captures+ contains more data for the best footage between these two? The b20 or 720e? Maybe only be a hundred bucks more than Zino pro or a dji mavic mini but some just don't have thar extra $100. Perhaps they just like a drone that doesn't decide if it will fly at all or not, these do what you tell them to when you tell them to.. for the most part anyhow 🤣. Dji can just tell you no, for your safety and others of course.. Hopefully captain does a shootout between this and the b20 for imagine comparison and value. Happy flying.
This was a great review. You explained a lot of the features very well and made it very simple to understand. I purchased this drone last week and like it a lot. One issue that I have been experiencing and I am wondering if you had experienced the same issue is the Wifi range. On my phone I am getting about 150m before my phone loses signal with the drone and the Wifi feed stops. Once again, great video.
WIFI range depends on the type of phone (if it has good wifi and where the antennas in the phone are located) and where you fly. Also, if you have a case on the phone, remove it.
I just bought the original 2K HS720 based on your great review of that drone. This improved version at this wonderful price is killing me! That tripod mode...wow!!
I just purchased this one week ago. Now I saw your video and know I made the right choice. BTW, it comes with two batteries. The second one is in the accessory box.
Personally I would not get the Zino pro + I bought one and it’s utter rubbish. Unusable. I’m certainly thinking of getting the 720e after watching this 👍
I just got my HS720E. I tried it in the house. Not a good idea 😅lol. I’m looking forward to my first flight outside once it cools off. Thanks for the info. Great photos.
This seems like a really nice drone! If I wasn't already going to win the DJI giveaway on Friday, I would consider picking this one up. However, the DJI drone I'm about to win is superior to this one I believe, but it is not going to be ruled out! Thanks, as always, for the content!
Am a Zambian TH-camr and I have never seen anyone test a drone like you have! You've smashed it! You are a Great Man!
Thank you!
Got one and right out of the box the one arm would loose connection. Called Holy Stone and no hassles just sent a pic. of the problem and they sent me a new one with in 3 days. Good company to deal with. They stood behind their product.
I just went thru the book again the gyro cal. is not in there. The flight today was a little squirrelly will have to try the gyro cal. on the next flight. Thanks for the tip.
well there is something unusual !
@@captlarry-3525 Had to deal with Fimi that was the opposite, big hassle I was lucky that the company who sold it to me had the part it in stock, It was a know problem with the remote.
Same deal, well kinda, mine lost signal during flight and flew away, emailed HS, and replacement drone was at my door three days later, unbelievable
Some differences between the HS720E and the original HS720:
Is heavier than the HS720.
Has a three minute shorter flight time per battery than the HS720.
Comes with two batteries compared to the one battery of the HS720.
Has a new improved camera compared to the HS720.
May have better image stabilization compared to the HS720.
Can take a 128GB SD card compared to the HS720 32GB limit.
I'm impressed. Holy Stone seems to be leading the budget drone market right now with their quality.
I have a mavic but this holy stone has got my curiosity tweaked, so I'm off to the drone store to pick one up.
Check out the amazing view I shot on my HS720E 4K Drone! 😍 th-cam.com/video/uIbX0vKtp3U/w-d-xo.html
@@backwheelbell IT takes nice pictures, my only complain is the range, factory claims 999 metters but the max I get is 200 metters I have adjusted the range on the control also to no avail. I woulb be ok if I could go at least 500 , I used the Ophelia app at first and I am using the M RC PRO, bit still on an Open field no more than 200.
Ok I have looked at every video that I could find on drones, camera, distance and the price, and I always look at captain drones reviews to see how much your rates are and what your thoughts are about the drone, because you are hands down the most detailed and informative site on you tube! Thanks for your help and advice, keep up the good work!
@@aldon78 how long does it fly?
After watching this review a couple thousand times and reading all the pros & cons about this drone.... I used your Amazon link and just ordered one and the discount code you have listed saved me almost $30! Thank you so much for your honest reviews and for being such a knowledge resource for basically everything drone!!
This review was the reason I bought the HS720E and I have not been disappointed. I love it. I have made a modification to the charging setup to cut down on charging time (1 hour) so that I am charging and soring my batteries with my RC car charger which works great. Thanks for the review and helping me decide.
I've never had a drone before but I've been looking at them a lot over the past 6 months and even though I want an EVO II, that looks like a really nice starter drone. I love your channel Cap, very informative and you're about as real as a guy can get.
a lot of people really suck at doing drone reviews. I even saw one guy who weighed the controller to demonstrate its quality... however you got straight to the point with out going too overboard on the dumb stuff. out of the 10 or so videos I watched this evening yours was the best. thanks.
Thank you!
Thank you 'Captain Drone' for an excellent review of this Drone. I am just getting into drones. Your delivery, pace, presentation and attention to information useful to a potential buyer is outstanding. I am likely to buy this Drone as it's within what I'm willing to spend and the quality and feature set seem like a very good value. Your reviews are head and shoulders above other Drone reviews on TH-cam. You're providing a great service while enjoying yourself. That's what it's all about in life. Keep up your good work!
Thank you for the comments. Very much appreciated!
A quick tip for any hs720e users. Use manual white balance and it makes the footage look much better. If on auto it tends to look more washed out.
Thanks.
I purchased this drone following your review, the first one failed big time during flight. Holy Stone customer service is excellent and they sent out a new drone. The Ophelia Go app also had some serious issues at the beginning of the year but that is all sorted now. I am now a product tester for them, which is really cool.
What issues did your first one have?
@@readygroup5107 The camera had a fault but the main problem was it decided to to try and fly away ( common fault with Holystone now) finally flipped over and fell out of the sky from 20m onto hard ground. The second one now has has a GPS issue after 35 flights so have given up on Holystone now.
@@timstatham7444 Thanks for that follow up info
Great video. I was looking at a DJI Mini 2, pulled the trigger on the HS720E instead. Very pleased. Super easy to operate, stable, easy, safe. Only thing I absolute hate is the charger. HS should have made a more beefy charger that holds the batteries better, lick drop in/ lock. Video is amazing quality.
Why would you choose the Holystone over the Mini 2? Mini 2 is better in every way other than the stupid geofencing DJI implements?
Got it today on Amazon prime $209. A gift for my wife, 5th anniversary. It’ll be our first drone. I hope she likes it.
This is by far the best low cost drone i ve seen yet. Well done HolyStone
How is this low cost? It's the same price of a mavic mini.
@@nighthawk0077 That is incorrect! The Mavic Mini is $399.00 USD, comes with only 1 battery. Mavic Mini with the Fly More Combo is $499.00 USD.
The Holystone HS720E is $289.00 USD and comes with 2 batteries. Now apply the 25% discount and the HS720E is now $246.00 USD. Definitely NOT the same price.
@@gimpman1357 Absolutely agree with you sir. I would definitely spend the extra money on a mini, even if I did not have it. I would find a way to find that extra cash! Now for those just getting started in the hobby that really do not want to fork out $400 to $500 for a drone, especially now here in the US with the FAA secretly plotting the demise of the recreational drone pilot with new and upcoming rules, the HS720E is a great buy.
Ummm, no it’s not there are 2 and 3 axis gimbal drones with the same features as this and some have better cameras. So no this is not even close to being the best budget drone, I rather pay the extra money for a mavic mini at this point.
talk2azs isn’t 25% of $288=$72? Thus price should have been $216. ..?
I love how you don’t blag it and just say it how it is…….this is the kind of review that makes my mind up 👍🏻
Glad you found it useful.
Got one for Christmas
can't wait to fly it.
Have you flew it yet
just upgraded from the HS 510 to the 720e. thanks for the review. Looking forward to taking it out soon!
Holy Stone has made a lot of Budget Drones that work very well. This HS720E has a lot of improvements. Really great to see the Budget Drones keep improving.
Thanks Captain
I think it’s great that someone with your depth of knowledge and experience will do reviews of budget platforms as well. Thanks for taking the time to do this review!
My pleasure!
I loved this review! I’m not great with technical terms with technology so I really appreciated you explaining what everything meant in detail. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
I just want to say that I stumbled into one of your videos while doing research on which drone to buy and since it is my first drone I wanted a reliable one that would take good video and wouldn’t break the bank... I am so happy that I landed here! (no pun intended?) You Sir have the best drone videos by far, the way you explain things it makes me feel like if I was there building and playing with the drone. Your videos are fun and when they end I always ask myself “maybe there is a sequel?” I just don’t want to stop watching. I was a bit confused before bumping to your channel since I was trying to decide between the Holy Stone HS720E and the Ruko F11 Pro and to me they’re pretty similar but after watching your videos I decided to go with the HS720E hopefully I made a good decision. I want to thank you for your wisdom, for helping others in a market that keeps growing and for that Amazon 15% discount that really helped! To finish I would like to know what do you think did I made a good decision picking the HS720E over the F11 Pro I would really like to know.
Yes, perfect decision.
CAPTAIN DRONE Thank you Sir now I feel less stressful... sending you a lot of warm weather from Puerto Rico.
I love the way you fly and handle the drone. I love it.
Another great video as always, this drone appears to fly great and video is good. So good in fact at about 13:30 you got a great shot of a near miss with what looks like a RC Corsair or Wildcat!
As usual, Captain Drone is top Drone reviewer. I really appreciate the time and dedication you give to the drone community. I have 3 drones in my collection you reviewed and the only reason why I bought them because of the reviews. Thanks, CD
Much appreciated!
Glad you got it to review. I had a flight the other day and was fairly impressed with what it offers.
Once I get a chance will get some footage on of Scotland for you ;l
Can't wait to take mine out for a spin, thanks Capt.
Thank you your video is the best for a new HS720E user
I just came into the market and appreciate your reviews. No fluff... just honest
Thank you!
So, the only thing lacking is a gimbal. For the price, I could live with that. Thank you for a very comprehensive review.
@Bam Wam 😂😂😂
At 13:31 you fly right over a rc plane. Didn't think I'd see it did ya? I think your video is great!!!! I always check your reviews when researching the purchase of a drone. Your heart is in the right place. Thanks soooo much!
Thanks 👍
BUGGER! I just bought the HS720 which I love, but the new smooth gimbal camera in the HS720E is so much better!! Damn...
Made up my mind on getting this drone for sure. Been pondering on which one to purchase with in my price range. After this video and other research I landed on this. Great video and appreciate all your footage. Very knowledgeable and professional. Keep them coming.
Very smooth for a drone with no gimbal! It's surprising! Looks like a good drone for beginner!
Just got my very first drone one day ago and found your channel. Although I'm from Germany I understand you very good, excellent explanation and like how you're speaking. So you gotta one more follower. Thank for your work
Awesome, thank you!
I have wanted a drone for so long and was considering a Mavic Mini 2 but found it hard to justify the $700 plus price tag for the fly more combo especially as I’ve never owned a drone before. I just picked one of these up for $287 CDN, It was on sale and I had a $20 Amazon gift voucher. I’m pretty excited for when it arrives in a couple of days. Now need to study for my license lol.
Thanks for the honest review
I got a HS720E for Christmas, I was so excited. I watched a TH-cam video and I was ready to fly.
When I finished calibration I accidentally clicked launch. I tried to lower it but I ran it into the wall and ruined my propellers. I instantly replaced them and tried it would not fly. I was so sad. But my brother decided to check it out. Apparently each propeller had a specific spot when I fixed that now I am ready to fly.
Always impressed by the electronic stabilized video of these drones. Looks smoother than my two axis gimbal SG906 Pro video. Good video
Hi Steve, thank you for the excellent review of the HH720E drone. I have the original HS720 drone that you reviewed 10/2020. The original HS720 is advertised to have image stabilization. The difference between both these HS720 and HS720E is that the hS720E has a new Sony camera. Thank you for supplying a money saving coupon to buy the HS720E for lower cost.
Outstanding video captain I received mine the other day and I’m completely satisfied with it very solid Drone lots of great features and the video image stabilization is awesome I’m looking forward to some great flight time with this new flagship drone from Holystone
Haven't flown my old HS7010 drone since last year. It was my first budget drone before my Evo1. I did have lots of fun with it and for the most part it was reliable. I did have a few issues with the remote display. I will say that their customer service was ok. I had to send many pics of the problem before they sent me a new remote. Like many other low end drones. The customer service will drive you crazy hoping you will give up. I didn't. They finally sent me that new remote. Still for the price of the HS720E is a good buy for a fixed camera drone.
Thank you so much for making this video. Just ordered one yesterday, should be here today, and now I have an accurate idea of what to expect. Appreciate you, my friend!
Just ordered from Amazon UK with a £30 code discount. I’m 56 and as excited as a 10 year old 😆👍🍺
do you have the code please, how are you getting on with the drone is it decent?
Purchased my first drone (HS720E) and launched my drone channel because of this review! Thanks for the in-depth look at this Holy Stone drone! I plan bigger things and while I do love this drone I will soon upgrade to the DJI mini 2 or Mavic Air 2. Keep up the good work sir!
Indeed it makes a great christmas gift..
if someone was BAD
@@YoungBlaze Hope to win the contest from @DroneCaptain.. xD
So for 2023 Black Friday deal on Amazon plus a $30 coupon plus your discount code I’m going to buy this for $170 final cost. This will be my first drone and I would say for that price you just can’t beat it so I’m buying it. Thanks for the review. Very helpful.
Excellent price!
This channel always shows you the true image quality of the drone camera. Please do a comparison of this drone and the Bugs 20. Excellent job Cap'n👍
The price is great, The quality is even better. Easy instructions as well!
How much did you pay for it pls with the discount code ?. Thanks
We're seeing budget drones with 4K30 video now, just as you predicted in one of your Drone Talk shows Steve :-) Great review, as always!
Thks for your straight talk with experienced / opinion sharing..yet find a place flying
I paid 274.62 CDN on October 2 from Amazon.ca and received the third battery today. Three batteries, a nice case, EIS, 4k/ 30fps at 50 bits, 1080p at 60fps, brushless motors and it didn't break the bank. Mavic Mini by itself over 595.00 CDN , over twice the price and only 1 battery. Better yes but no price comparison!
Looks like a pretty good drone. Does everything I think most average people would want it for. This was a really good review; I may end up buying this one
HOW HARD IS IT TO CONNECT TO YOUR PHONE
@@sueandstudavidson5985 I ended up buying the HS720G, which is basically the same drone just a newer model (2 axis camera, lighter weight, no landing light). But it was very easy to connect and really not that difficult to fly. Certainly was worth the money for me
Thank You for a Great Review on this Drone.. You gave great coverage of the entire spectrum of the Drone.. Capt.
Thank you kindly
Outstanding ,very impressed ,Keep up the great work Steve
Great solid drone ! Does great in the wind ( 15 knots) I’m very happy with my purchase ! Thanks for the review .
Couldn't have imagined a better review video. Thank you very much! Planning to use this to record hole previews for the disc golf courses I play at. Can't wait to buy this one and see if I like it as much as I think I will!
Hey did you buy this? And do you love it? Im about to drop some money on a drone and I cant decide which one 😭 Might go for this
Great video CD.....you are a riot, you don't sugar coat anything. The EIS is much better that I thought it would be.
Oh wait until you see my review of the Dragonfly drone... That baby unexpectedly thundered into the ground.
Great camera, very smooth footage with generous wide angle!
From Jimmy a captain drone you’re the best at explaining all the technical things on these drones you help me to buy a nice one I happen to pick up the HS 720 E for me it works great thanks again keep up the good work happy flying 👍
Glad to help
Thank you for the review! This is the drone I have been waiting for. Finally, a budget foldable drone with a good camera and can produce a stable image. So happy to see more and more decent drones selling on the market.
Thank you!!! The USA code for Amazon still works 🔥🔥🔥
I like your passion to share knowledge. You could be an amazing teacher.
Wow, thank you!
Purchased this drone on Amazon last night using the code given. Comes tomorrow. My first drone! Thanks for the code!
Hope you enjoy it!
I'm getting one of these this Thursday (2020-14-01) and I'm rather stoked about it -- aside from a minor range issue that one well-known drone reviewing couple had, I've heard nothing but good things about this drone. :-)
How do you like it
@@STIZZYMcNASTCHANNEL I love the living tweedle out of it!!! 🤗😍🤗
Granted, it isn't the *BEST* drone that you can get, but if you can get over how slow it is in 'Tripod Mode', I think you will thoroughly enjoy it!!! 😃🔥😃
Wife got this for my Christmas gift as well. Never had flown or even come close to operating a drone before. Setup was OK, a little nerve racking, but finally got up to trying it out today. In a semi wooded area so just did basic maneuvers and functions. I must admit, it will take more time to be "comfortable" but without having seen your review(s) it would've been a lot worse. Video function is very good as well. Wife was impressed too! Thanks so much for the lesson(s) and I'll be sure to continue watching. For the price, this is a very good drone!
And Holy Stone was my first 6 drones. I still have them all. The HS100 is my best Holy Stone drone and has a rock solid GPS and it has been reliable, but when I was wanting to upgrade i could not justify spending that kind of money on a Holy Stone drone when the Mavic Mini was only $100 more and I am very glad I bought the Mavic. Now I have 4 DJI drones LOL, but I am not knocking Holy Stone. I just question the reliability. I was a member of a couple of their on line groups and just heard one story after another about this HS720 just flying away, losing connection constantly, and just crashing into objects out of control.
The HS100 is a great beginner drone for cheap. The camera sucks, but the drone flies great and it always comes home. I don't even use my phone to fly it. I mount an old cell phone to it and hit record before I take off line of sight LOL. The camera broke anyway. You do NOT need the phone to fly the HS100 or the HS270 and if you get lost just hit the RTH button. It won't go far trust me.
I will say one thing about Holy Stone that is very important. Their customer service is awesome. That alone makes a great beginner drone.
Because of your reviews.... this is about to be put in my cart for purchase. Thanks man!!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you Captain Drone, love your review and I believe that HolyStone always makes very reliable low cost Drones too! I love flying my HS720 Drone too! :-)
I own the HS720E and its awesome, has great handling and camera works great. A guy made a utube video of his drone that fell in the lake and couldnt find it for 2 weeks, he swapped the batterie and it was good to go.
Solid review Captain! Drone looks very nice for around 300 dollars or less.
I have the Holystone 720. I love their customer support.
Just had this delivered today, thanks for the great review.
Glad I could help!
Great Review. Just got one for Christmas and I love it! Didn't realize how many FAA hoops I had to jump through but I'm legal to fly now!
I'm impressed with this. I have a holystone 270 with no image stabilizer and the video doesn't look at as good as this at all. I'm jealous!
I just bought a 2K 720 and yeah, the video looks nothing like this :(. Amazing functionality at an amazing price point!
Awesome tutorial, thank you. You’ve convinced me to buy the 720e, looking forward to flying it with my grandson who has the Holy Stone Mercury 3
Got this drone for Christmas, can't wait to fly it. Been searching online to see the wind rating for it, can't find anything. Do you know the max wind gust it can withstand?
Just had one of these bought for my 60th birthday. As yet to fly but getting so excited to try.
Happy 60th birthday!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you. My son just popped round and set the drone up, flying it round the lounge and shredding a newspaper when he landed it incorrectly. Need time to fly it outside.
13:30 watch out for that Hellcat coming across low. Who was running ATC anyways? Nice review. If Holystone can put a telemetry screen on a budget controller why can't DJI?
Actually, I believe that was a Corsair. But quick eyes. 👀👍
@@EmmanuelFernandoSIbay Yeah I saw something zip by real fast so I went back and played in slo-mo (1/4 speed) to see what it was. First guess was a bird, but after slowing it down I could see it was an RC plane. I'm pretty sure you're right about it being a Corsair. I found a Corsair with the same color scheme as the one in the video. www.parkflyers.com/Corsair_RTF_EPO_Electric_RC_Plane_p/7007epov2.htm
Mark Barrentine Recently the Eachine Mini F4U Corsair was only $65 with 3 batteries at the official Eachine store on Aliexpress.
Ah Dji has for a long time
Impeccable timing Cap'n! 👍
"Baa baa Blacksheep 2 O'clock High!"
Thank you, I learned alot about the cute little drone, just got one and will take it out today to try it out!
Awesome Cap! Holy Stone really did a remarkable job with the new version of the HS720 (now HS720E) Apart from its super sleek design, the EIS tech they added to the camera takes it up a notch when it comes to the market of budget drones. The price however, is a bit too high at the moment. Hopefully they’ll lower it down a little and make it much more affordable for those with lower budgets.
Having issues shutting the motors down
I've never flown a drone in my life and funny thing is the used HS720E I recently purchased flew and operated flawlessly 😁 but I did move the camera sprocket a little loose while changing the battery, & was a totally easy fix. Just had to slide it back with a butter knife and everything's back perfect 🤗 the best $120 I've spent in a long time
$120 ?? Where ? its like $250 on amazon !! lol !!
@@djdomxx I bought it used from a man on eBay😁well took care of & never crashed. He was upgrading
Holy Stone HS200 was my first drone and though they don’t actually manufacture their drones, their support is superb. As for this drone, paying almost $300 for a WiFi quad doesn’t make sense. Better to buy the Mavic Mini👍
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Great review Captain Drone - Thanks for posting - Mine should come in tomorrow -
13:30 min I saw a plane go just under the drone, look like a model plane blue in color world war 2 plane very impressed and easy to operate...
I saw that too , took a screen shot and it is a world war 2 plane, is it a time traveler? Lol how did that happened?
looks like an corsair or hellcat
Excellent video. I'm a newbie to the drone community, and this one provided a lot of info with very few questions left over. Thanks for the good work!
Great video, as always. I have owned hs 720 (without "e"), it's actually very good drone. You done a review of that one also. I sold it over dji mm, main reason was camera (no gimbal). I see that "e" version is much better in stability of video but of course it can't compare with gimbal camera. But for the budget, it's a great drone. I love al the "follow" function that offers and is really a shame for dji mini that doesn't have all that
whats the difference with the e
Just ordered mine off Amazon. Glad to see I made a good choice!
anyone know of a faster way to charge these batteries using the MAX fast charger? Great video Capt. This video made me buy this one with 3 batteries. Thanks.
Always enjoy your videos! You know I have noticed as I have gotten more into drones and started traveling a bit, whenever I run into anyone else who flys drones they always ask me if I have ever heard of “Captain Drone” it’s really cool to hear! You seem to be a common place people go when getting into drones! Thanks for all the help!
That is awesome!
I have to say that’s where I went and who I talked to about what I should get as a first drone. Thanks again Steve aka Captain. Also helps him being a Canuck!lol
I'm so jealous the return home function doesn't have the annoying beeping that the SG906 Pro has. Also, were there other R/C flyers in the area? I clocked what looks like a Corsair at 13:30 in your video. That was a great shot! Keep doing your thing brother.
its 335$ i got it for christmas its really good!
Finally a video that explains everything in detail. Many thanks for your elaborate video and best regards from Germany.
Thank you.
Every time I see a drone in the $400 (CAD) snack bracket I just automatically think that it makes more sense to cough up the extra for a Mavic Mini. At the very least it will have an excellent resale value if you wanted to unload it after a period of time. Besides that the gimbal and the DJI quality behind it makes this a no brainer.
But it is still missing the active track things an 4k camera. But the stabilization is excellent, I would buy mavic air 2
Konstantin Becker what, no tracking on the MM?
Yes but that 2.7k is as good if not better than the cheaper 4K looks also the 3 axis gimbal makes up for the tracking and kills the stabilization not to mention of course buy the mavic air 2 if you can find it for sale for$450. Seeing as that's the price point that was being talked about. lol
@@JohnvanGurp yep, also you cannot use waypoints, so we have Litchi, Red waypoints and so on..
@@sheiladavis2304 agree, but at some point of time there will be a drone which will have a 3-axes gimbal and 4k camera without that fish-eye thing. That's why I am still checking these videos.
Great review and can't beat the discount. Just ordered it and got it for $245, what a deal. It will be here tomorrow and can't wait to try it.
Wow, very cool!
Went to buy but code only provided 15% discount in US. Showed $288 with $43 discount. Should be $72 discount. Was ready to buy. Will wait or buy Zino
@@gazoo1990 Yeah, I saw that also and I called Holy Stone, they going to send me a spares kit to make up for it.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I did the test flight this morning and I am super impressed. It was a little windy but the camera was rock solid. I did some videos that turned out OK but I am waiting for the SD card to do 4K. This is for sure my favorite drone.
Gazoo ya I see it for $469 now, did the price increase?
For about the same price I would go for the Zeno with a 3-axis gimbal (or the Mavic Mini). The Bugs 20 EIS is less expensive.
The biggest question is which one captures+ contains more data for the best footage between these two? The b20 or 720e? Maybe only be a hundred bucks more than Zino pro or a dji mavic mini but some just don't have thar extra $100. Perhaps they just like a drone that doesn't decide if it will fly at all or not, these do what you tell them to when you tell them to.. for the most part anyhow 🤣. Dji can just tell you no, for your safety and others of course.. Hopefully captain does a shootout between this and the b20 for imagine comparison and value. Happy flying.
You probably are my favorite reviewer, keep up the great work! 👏👏👏👏
Appreciate that
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 yw
This was a great review. You explained a lot of the features very well and made it very simple to understand. I purchased this drone last week and like it a lot. One issue that I have been experiencing and I am wondering if you had experienced the same issue is the Wifi range. On my phone I am getting about 150m before my phone loses signal with the drone and the Wifi feed stops. Once again, great video.
WIFI range depends on the type of phone (if it has good wifi and where the antennas in the phone are located) and where you fly. Also, if you have a case on the phone, remove it.
I just bought the original 2K HS720 based on your great review of that drone. This improved version at this wonderful price is killing me! That tripod mode...wow!!
Did you see the Wildcat fly thru the video @13:30 !!! Cool !
Ya I seen that too he said he was over the park lol
I just purchased this one week ago. Now I saw your video and know I made the right choice. BTW, it comes with two batteries. The second one is in the accessory box.
ZINO PRO PLUS vs. Holystone HS720E Which one do you recommend getting?
Personally I would not get the Zino pro + I bought one and it’s utter rubbish. Unusable. I’m certainly thinking of getting the 720e after watching this 👍
I just got my HS720E. I tried it in the house. Not a good idea 😅lol. I’m looking forward to my first flight outside once it cools off. Thanks for the info. Great photos.
This seems like a really nice drone! If I wasn't already going to win the DJI giveaway on Friday, I would consider picking this one up. However, the DJI drone I'm about to win is superior to this one I believe, but it is not going to be ruled out! Thanks, as always, for the content!
Good thing the Cap'n is giving away 2 Minis - we can both win ;-)
@@dbradx Yes sir! Best of luck to ya!
You are the man thank you buddy I will buy this drone ASAP. Your video quality was amazing 🔥
Have fun!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank You so much 🙏🏽😃🇺🇲💯