The left stick controls elevation and rotation, and by default rests in a downward position. It's not as stable and easy to control as the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0, with its mobile device controls and automatic adjustments, but for a toy helicopter it's fairly simple to manage.
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Fortunately, the Camera Drone turned out to be very forgiving, but after about ten minutes of rocky starts and wild crashes I found myself piloting it through PC Labs reliably. Quadcopters are easier to control because their four-rotor design makes them much more stable when hovering, but even they can be tricky. They're finicky and can take some time to learn to maneuver without constantly smashing them into the ground. Little remote control helicopters are by no means easy to fly. Finally, a shoulder button on the left triggers automatic stunts, and two shoulder buttons on the right control taking photos or recording videos with the drone. A three-way switch below the power switch adjusts flight control sensitivity. A power switch in the center turns the remote on, making a red LED flash and a hidden speaker beep until it makes contact with the drone and turns on a green LED to indicate you're ready to fly. Two control sticks dominate the remote, with the left stick located next to the rotation trim adjustment buttons, and the right stick flanked by the pitch and yaw trim adjustment buttons. It has 13 separate buttons and switches, but half of them can be ignored most of the time. The battery's power connector plugs into the included USB cable (which leads to another two-wire power connector) to charge.ĬontrolsThe remote control is a functional and button-laden device made of black plastic and powered by four AAA batteries. Plugging the two sets of wires into each other serves as the drone's power switch.
The connector plugs into another pair of wires leading into the body of the drone. The battery sits on the underside of the center chunk, with a pair of short wires leading to a connector extending from it. The center of the drone, which holds the rechargeable battery, camera, and micro USB port, is a small cylindrical chunk of plastic covered by a very thin, removable plastic shell that slides onto the thin arms connecting to each rotor.