For what it is, it's great. This drone gets really mixed reviews. Mostly because people don't understand what they're buying. I just want to say that I really enjoy flying the Yuneec Breeze. For stability and ease of use, it's amazing. GPS functions very well and acquires satellites very quickly. The camera is great for not being on a gimbal. I haven't used the 4k setting yet and I'm guessing I never will because it doesn't use image stabilization at that setting. It really is a pretty solid unit. I've been really impressed with it so far.
Now here's my advice since I received it and have flown it for a little bit.
1. Buy the controller! If you bought the one without the controller, get online and get it ordered. If you are looking at buying, go to walmart and buy the one off the shelf for 199 that includes the controller with one battery. When I was there looking at the unit I noticed that they are selling extra batteries at the store for $29.99! I bought an extra while I was there and have 3 now. I have since ordered the controller. The only reason I bought this one instead of in the store is I got a $200 amazon gift card.
2. Go to walmart and pickup extra batteries for $30 a piece! This is a really good deal and who knows how long it will last.
3. Spend some time watching the instructional videos online that people have done. The app is really feature rich but it can be a little confusing at first. It has some quirks but that's mostly with using your phone as a controller. There's just too much you are trying to manage on screen to have your thumbs in the way flying. The saving grace if you don't have the controller is that the unit is really stable and you can just stop and it'll just sit there in the air while you figure it out.
So here's some questions that I would've wanted answered before I purchased.
1. It's not that good indoors, especially without the controller. This is a catch 22 problem. It has image sensors that allow it to stay in place without gps. They work pretty well but with that being said. If you go flying over the couch or the table it will climb to the same height set at off the ground. So if you have it flying at 7' off the ground and you go over the table it will climb to 7' off the coffee table. That might send you into the ceiling. If you're not quick enough it will happen. I don't live in a very open house. 8' ceilings and furniture all over. This makes it hard to navigate without the controller.
2. Flying it from the phone is both fun and annoying all at the same time. If you're literally wanting to take a selfie or photo something, operating it from the phone is easy and good enough. If you are wanting to fly it around and play around with it, it's just ok. I have pretty good at flying from the phone but the problem is you can't tell where zero is. When you have a controller and the sticks snap back to center that gives your fingers bearing. When flying from the phone, you're looking at the quad (because you can't really see the fpv screen around your fingers) and moving your fingers around on the screen. What happens is you have to keep looking for zero/center so you can reset your fingers. So back to what I said about the controller. YOU WANT THE CONTROLLER! Trust me. I do like having the option to not have to use the controller but I don't like it being my only mode of function. You want both, each controlling functions (flying from phone or controller) have their place and will be equally handy.
3. The best way to transfer pictures/videos off the quad is to plug in the data cable to your computer and have the quad on. Quad comes up as a removable drive. Then you just select and drag.
4. Yes it's worth $200. I think you get a great value for the money at that price.
5. The quad is wifi but transmits at 5Ghz. A lot of people have been calling this a wifi problem. It's not a problem but has pros and cons. Pro, 5 Ghz has faster transmission speed so the video is pretty much real time. Con, The transmission range is not a far as it would be if it was 2.4 Ghz but in the app they geofence limit you to 80 meters up and 100 meters away. So for the most part that should be within the limits of 5Ghz. Most phones have 5Ghz wifi receivers but your better check your phone before you buy. If it cant transmit at 5Ghz they you're not flying. The other odd thing is that the controller connects with your phone via bluetooth. So like I said above. If you don't have a device that can transmit at 5Ghz then don't buy it.
6. While the range at 100 meters is well enough to have fun and photo/video stuff. I wish it was longer. This is another one of those catch 22 things. You never will get it to go passed because it's geofenced in the app. This is also not a bad thing as if you lose connection, it wont keep flying away. It will return to where it took off from. I've found that it will land within about 5' of it's take off point. This also keeps you from getting in trouble with it. If it had a mile range, I'd be flying it a mile out and technically that's illegal. You are supposed to keep it within line of sight. I still wish it was longer though LOL.
7. I'm still glad I bought it. It's so worth it. It will be a good drone to have for now. I'll be saving for a spark and a phantom ha! Those other drones are freaking amazing but expensive. This one will get me used to owning and flying before I go and blow a bunch of money on something that I'm not really sure I need or would use. This drone gives you the ability to get flying fairly professionally and figure out what you want to use it for without spending a boat load of money to find out that what you got doesn't work for what you really want to do.
In short. Buy it. You wont regret it at the price. It's a lot of fun. You can really turn out some good vids and pics and it's actually a pretty nice machine. Happy flying.
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Capture Life's Precious Moments
In Ultra High Definition 4K video and 13 megapixel photos
Introducing Breeze, the flying camera designed with you in mind. Both convenient and compact, Breeze is controlled by your iOS or Android device with the Breeze Cam app and weighs just under 1 pound. Now capture aerial photos and video of your daily adventures effortlessly– and do it in stunning 4K Ultra High Definition. Simply take Breeze out of the box and let it fly.
Elevate your creativity
Whether you’re adventuring with friends, out solo, or spending time with family, capturing the moments worth remembering are easier than ever. With endless possibilities, what will you capture?
Ready To Fly Out Of The Box
- Aircraft in white
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- USB cable
- Product Guide
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Easy To UseFive automated flight modes means it’s easy to capture great shots. These include: Selfie, Pilot, Orbit, Follow Me, and Journey. It does the work for you. You can even fly it indoors with its Indoor Positioning System. And it’s compact for easy transport. |
SafeSafe to fly with auto-landing and automatic return to home with just the touch of a button. No flight experience is needed. Plus it includes prop guards. |
Social SharingShare effortlessly from within the app to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp Google+, Flickr, and more. |
Stunning Video And PicturesUltra High Definition 4K aerial video and 13 megapixel photoraphs all from your compact flying camera. See a live 720p live transmission of your flight on your smart device while you fly. The quality is comparable to products costing twice as much. |
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Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
UPDATE : Like I mentioned in my original review, this was my first drone. I was very excited about it and had a lot of fun. But after having the Breeze for a while, I'm dropping a couple stars. The longer I had it the more I kept running up against it's limitations.Range:The range on it was never all that great...you are not going to get big sweeping cinematic shots like you can with nicer drones. And after a (basically) forced firmware update the range seemed to get even worse. I'd say I could normally get about 150ft. in any direction before the signal would drop off so much that I'd lose control of the drone...the video feed would drop out even quicker. When you do lose the connection, it can be very tricky to get it to reestablish even after it does it's automatic return to home.Control:Being my first drone, I didn't have anything to compare it against so controlling with my phone seemed fine. But I started realizing how imprecise it was. Kind of laggy...easy to overcorrect...hard to see the video feed and have your fingers covering the screen at the same time. I ended up buying the controller for the Breeze and this seemed to help with some of this a bit. Not enough though. Also, after the 'forced' firmware update, the positioning system seemed to get worse. I don't know if this was related to the GPS or the sensors on the bottom of the drone, but it didn't stay in place as well as it did when it was new. There was always a little bit of drift in one direction or another. (which eventually lead to me killing the drone...more on that later).Video/Photo Quality:For photos, I was always happy with the quality. And I loved being able to finally be IN family photos instead of just the guy behind the camera. For video...I got very little that I really felt I could use. Forget 4K on this thing...the video is so jumpy that even trying to stabilize in Final Cut was useless. Even the digitally stabilized 1080 video would be a little jumpy and you get a lot of roll when you first start the drone moving.In the end, I killed the drone (which does not factor into this review...it was totally my fault). While flying in my back yard I had it hovering over our pool and it started drifting towards a tree...I didn't catch it quick enough and it clipped a tree branch and fell right into the water...never to turn on again. So while this was totally my fault for not paying enough attention and knowing that it didn't hover all that well...I do kind of blame the lackluster positioning system.I did learn from the Breeze that I love drone flying and have since upgraded to a Mavic. I wish I'd just purchased one of the less expensive, under-$100 drones to learn on though. If your considering a first drone, I would probably do that first. And from everything I've seen, the DJI Spark is probably going to outdo the Breeze in every respect.(Original Review)Prior to the Breeze, I'd never flown a drone, I'd never even SEEN one flown by someone else. This is the first one I've ever used so I have very little to compare it against. I'd seen plenty of drone videos though and I decided to get one mainly for family related videos (vacations, kid activities, etc.) and also a tiny bit of video production work that I do from time to time. I started looking around at different drones and I came up with a list of the features I was mainly looking for...1. It needed to be extremely easy to fly because I don't know what I'm doing.2. It needed to have a pretty good camera (at least 1080p, preferably 4k if I could get it).3. I wanted the camera to be moveable but not necessarily on a gimbal because I figured I could stabilize in post and I wanted to save money. (plus, I got nervous about breaking the gimbal in an inevitable crash)4. It needed to be small and portable enough that I could easily fit it in my current camera/laptop bag.5. It needed to be relatively inexpensive (I'd never flown one, I figured I could very likely crash it and I also didn't know if I'd even like the thing).The Breeze pretty much hit all those items. I have had no trouble getting the hang of flying it, in most cases I've been very happy with the pictures and video (low-light photos are not great and in very windy conditions I've not been happy with the shakiness of the video). It's small but not "toy" small and the included carrying case is nice and compact...and for the price I'm extremely happy with this purchase.I have read that many people have had issues where the Breeze has taken off in crazy directions or people have had trouble with Wifi connections...I've not experienced any of that myself. The only weird thing that it's done was when I tried launching it from a very high, 2nd story deck...I don't know if launching from this height caused the GPS to act weird...or if it was the optical flow sensor...but for whatever reason it veered off to the right once it got a couple feet off the ground and smashed into the side of the house. This was probably the worst crash I've experienced...two of the legs (the ones with the Wifi stuff inside) separated and partially came off, one rotor got chipped and the entire bottom plate came off. It was ultimately no big deal though...everything just snapped back together and it was flying again in no time.
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
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Range:
The range on it was never all that great...you are not going to get big sweeping cinematic shots like you can with nicer drones. And after a (basically) forced firmware update the range seemed to get even worse. I'd say I could normally get about 150ft. in any direction before the signal would drop off so much that I'd lose control of the drone...the video feed would drop out even quicker. When you do lose the connection, it can be very tricky to get it to reestablish even after it does it's automatic return to home.
Control:
Being my first drone, I didn't have anything to compare it against so controlling with my phone seemed fine. But I started realizing how imprecise it was. Kind of laggy...easy to overcorrect...hard to see the video feed and have your fingers covering the screen at the same time. I ended up buying the controller for the Breeze and this seemed to help with some of this a bit. Not enough though. Also, after the 'forced' firmware update, the positioning system seemed to get worse. I don't know if this was related to the GPS or the sensors on the bottom of the drone, but it didn't stay in place as well as it did when it was new. There was always a little bit of drift in one direction or another. (which eventually lead to me killing the drone...more on that later).
Video/Photo Quality:
For photos, I was always happy with the quality. And I loved being able to finally be IN family photos instead of just the guy behind the camera. For video...I got very little that I really felt I could use. Forget 4K on this thing...the video is so jumpy that even trying to stabilize in Final Cut was useless. Even the digitally stabilized 1080 video would be a little jumpy and you get a lot of roll when you first start the drone moving.
In the end, I killed the drone (which does not factor into this review...it was totally my fault). While flying in my back yard I had it hovering over our pool and it started drifting towards a tree...I didn't catch it quick enough and it clipped a tree branch and fell right into the water...never to turn on again. So while this was totally my fault for not paying enough attention and knowing that it didn't hover all that well...I do kind of blame the lackluster positioning system.
I did learn from the Breeze that I love drone flying and have since upgraded to a Mavic. I wish I'd just purchased one of the less expensive, under-$100 drones to learn on though. If your considering a first drone, I would probably do that first. And from everything I've seen, the DJI Spark is probably going to outdo the Breeze in every respect.
(Original Review)
Prior to the Breeze, I'd never flown a drone, I'd never even SEEN one flown by someone else. This is the first one I've ever used so I have very little to compare it against. I'd seen plenty of drone videos though and I decided to get one mainly for family related videos (vacations, kid activities, etc.) and also a tiny bit of video production work that I do from time to time. I started looking around at different drones and I came up with a list of the features I was mainly looking for...
1. It needed to be extremely easy to fly because I don't know what I'm doing.
2. It needed to have a pretty good camera (at least 1080p, preferably 4k if I could get it).
3. I wanted the camera to be moveable but not necessarily on a gimbal because I figured I could stabilize in post and I wanted to save money. (plus, I got nervous about breaking the gimbal in an inevitable crash)
4. It needed to be small and portable enough that I could easily fit it in my current camera/laptop bag.
5. It needed to be relatively inexpensive (I'd never flown one, I figured I could very likely crash it and I also didn't know if I'd even like the thing).
The Breeze pretty much hit all those items. I have had no trouble getting the hang of flying it, in most cases I've been very happy with the pictures and video (low-light photos are not great and in very windy conditions I've not been happy with the shakiness of the video). It's small but not "toy" small and the included carrying case is nice and compact...and for the price I'm extremely happy with this purchase.
I have read that many people have had issues where the Breeze has taken off in crazy directions or people have had trouble with Wifi connections...I've not experienced any of that myself. The only weird thing that it's done was when I tried launching it from a very high, 2nd story deck...I don't know if launching from this height caused the GPS to act weird...or if it was the optical flow sensor...but for whatever reason it veered off to the right once it got a couple feet off the ground and smashed into the side of the house. This was probably the worst crash I've experienced...two of the legs (the ones with the Wifi stuff inside) separated and partially came off, one rotor got chipped and the entire bottom plate came off. It was ultimately no big deal though...everything just snapped back together and it was flying again in no time.
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This drone is exactly what I hoped it would be (Updated - no, I guess it's not)
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 13, 2017
UPDATE : Like I mentioned in my original review, this was my first drone. I was very excited about it and had a lot of fun. But after having the Breeze for a while, I'm dropping a couple stars. The longer I had it the more I kept running up against it's limitations.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 13, 2017
Range:
The range on it was never all that great...you are not going to get big sweeping cinematic shots like you can with nicer drones. And after a (basically) forced firmware update the range seemed to get even worse. I'd say I could normally get about 150ft. in any direction before the signal would drop off so much that I'd lose control of the drone...the video feed would drop out even quicker. When you do lose the connection, it can be very tricky to get it to reestablish even after it does it's automatic return to home.
Control:
Being my first drone, I didn't have anything to compare it against so controlling with my phone seemed fine. But I started realizing how imprecise it was. Kind of laggy...easy to overcorrect...hard to see the video feed and have your fingers covering the screen at the same time. I ended up buying the controller for the Breeze and this seemed to help with some of this a bit. Not enough though. Also, after the 'forced' firmware update, the positioning system seemed to get worse. I don't know if this was related to the GPS or the sensors on the bottom of the drone, but it didn't stay in place as well as it did when it was new. There was always a little bit of drift in one direction or another. (which eventually lead to me killing the drone...more on that later).
Video/Photo Quality:
For photos, I was always happy with the quality. And I loved being able to finally be IN family photos instead of just the guy behind the camera. For video...I got very little that I really felt I could use. Forget 4K on this thing...the video is so jumpy that even trying to stabilize in Final Cut was useless. Even the digitally stabilized 1080 video would be a little jumpy and you get a lot of roll when you first start the drone moving.
In the end, I killed the drone (which does not factor into this review...it was totally my fault). While flying in my back yard I had it hovering over our pool and it started drifting towards a tree...I didn't catch it quick enough and it clipped a tree branch and fell right into the water...never to turn on again. So while this was totally my fault for not paying enough attention and knowing that it didn't hover all that well...I do kind of blame the lackluster positioning system.
I did learn from the Breeze that I love drone flying and have since upgraded to a Mavic. I wish I'd just purchased one of the less expensive, under-$100 drones to learn on though. If your considering a first drone, I would probably do that first. And from everything I've seen, the DJI Spark is probably going to outdo the Breeze in every respect.
(Original Review)
Prior to the Breeze, I'd never flown a drone, I'd never even SEEN one flown by someone else. This is the first one I've ever used so I have very little to compare it against. I'd seen plenty of drone videos though and I decided to get one mainly for family related videos (vacations, kid activities, etc.) and also a tiny bit of video production work that I do from time to time. I started looking around at different drones and I came up with a list of the features I was mainly looking for...
1. It needed to be extremely easy to fly because I don't know what I'm doing.
2. It needed to have a pretty good camera (at least 1080p, preferably 4k if I could get it).
3. I wanted the camera to be moveable but not necessarily on a gimbal because I figured I could stabilize in post and I wanted to save money. (plus, I got nervous about breaking the gimbal in an inevitable crash)
4. It needed to be small and portable enough that I could easily fit it in my current camera/laptop bag.
5. It needed to be relatively inexpensive (I'd never flown one, I figured I could very likely crash it and I also didn't know if I'd even like the thing).
The Breeze pretty much hit all those items. I have had no trouble getting the hang of flying it, in most cases I've been very happy with the pictures and video (low-light photos are not great and in very windy conditions I've not been happy with the shakiness of the video). It's small but not "toy" small and the included carrying case is nice and compact...and for the price I'm extremely happy with this purchase.
I have read that many people have had issues where the Breeze has taken off in crazy directions or people have had trouble with Wifi connections...I've not experienced any of that myself. The only weird thing that it's done was when I tried launching it from a very high, 2nd story deck...I don't know if launching from this height caused the GPS to act weird...or if it was the optical flow sensor...but for whatever reason it veered off to the right once it got a couple feet off the ground and smashed into the side of the house. This was probably the worst crash I've experienced...two of the legs (the ones with the Wifi stuff inside) separated and partially came off, one rotor got chipped and the entire bottom plate came off. It was ultimately no big deal though...everything just snapped back together and it was flying again in no time.
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