Holy Stone HS360E drone review

The Holy Stone HS360E is an affordable sub-250g drone designed for beginners, offering user-friendly features and a basic automatic camera. It weighs 249g, making it exempt from FAA registration for recreational use in the US. The drone has a folding design for portability and a solid controller that is comfortable to hold. Its camera features a 12MP sensor with a 2-axis gimbal and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS), which results in a more FPV-style video capture. Video can be recorded at 4K 30FPS to a microSD card, while 720p 30FPS video is saved to a smartphone. Photos are captured in JPEG format at various resolutions. Image quality is described as soft, with limited manual camera adjustments. The HS360E includes several beginner-friendly functions such as GPS Return to Home (RTH), subject tracking, timelapse, panorama, and automated flight patterns. It lacks collision avoidance sensors but has an optical flow sensor for indoor... download the app to read more