SYMA X5UW FPV Camera Drone - Full Review - [UnBoxing, Inspection, Setup, Flight Test, Pros & Cons] 

Hey man, I found you a while back on RU-vid and I have always wanted to tell you.. I seriously love your reviews. I look forward to watching everything you have. You give the best reviews ever! Thank you for making great content. ☺

I just got mine n am learning the capabilities. Your demo of the modes n range is excellent.

Times- (Everything is here) 0:00 -opening up box 1:02 -everything in box 1:52 -an in debt look at it 2:45 -him being disappointed 3:36 -putting camera on 4:19 -putting battery in 4:49 -going over controls 6:10 -butting battery’s in controller 6:35 -putting on the fpv phone holder and how to put phone in holder 7:09 -the app for the drone camera and how to use it 7:42 -connecting the drone 8:52 -about the app 9:23 -how to fly the drone 9:48 -how to trim the drone 18:54 -how to take a picture or video

I found my syma in my neighbours tree :D Story: My neighbour noticed something red in his palm tree, and he climbed it and found a drone (neighbour probably lost battery and it fell into a tree because the battery was dead) and gave it to me (he knows I like rc’s) and now I have a drone (had to buy a controller)

GREAT vid! Just got mine on Amazon. Watching your vid before I open mine

we just reviewed this drone as well. we flew it indoors and outdoors. For the price...We really liked it.

I have the same drone yes it has a range problem, Also I just opened mine I first watched your video so I know how it is ,BTW LOVE YOUR VIDS

Another good informative video, on this product!

Just got mine today from prime day. Thanks for posting this! FYI mine came with extra battery inside

I just got one of these type of drones today. It's a X5UW-D " FPV Real - Time" So slightly different features " Am Not entirely sure what the differences are", I note it has steerable camera, but does not come with extra battery or SD Card. Great review, hope I have some fun, with it. I don't think it uses Wifi, not sure what the benefits are, seems you may be having problems with the Wifi Version.

syma x5 r all around fun first quads for people.👍

Great review man, just picked up one of these, very helpful thank you.

Thank you for the straightforward and to the point video.

just got the black one on amazon thanks for the review !

Started flying these addictive things with cheap Syma products. You'll find they are plasticcy and cheap, but they take some heavy battering and good to learn on.

Great Video as always, Dustin! Keep it up.

Looking at the video for the 20th time, and owning the same drone, I noticed that the lights blink at more of a heartbeat rate while recording. When the battery is low it blinks constantly. Awesome video, you taught me how to fly my drone and I still refer to this video if I have a questions. Thanks D.

just for FYI for others, if you take out camera you will have sharper control and better range

I got mine for Christmas and just flew it for the first time. I think I did pretty well but I had a scare when I tried to fly it really high and I tensed up and lost control and it went above the neighbors' house. I got it back though.

Great video,i have the syma x8hw and was wondering what you think of that model, i dont know if you already did a video of the syma x8hw, if you did not are you going to review it?

Thanks for this review :)

its no mavic pro!! but every once in a while I like to put it up in the air .... just for old time sake!

Looks like it wouldn’t be too difficult to hack it to take a standard battery connector and use decent third party batteries.

keep up the great work dustin

Good to have a remote controller. Some drones may only have remote control via a mobile phone, saving on manufacturing costs.

Great reviews

One year later just snagged this on Amazon flash sale over the BF holiday sale and I guess they must've seen your vid as low and behold mine came with two batteries, Lol.

Thankyou you have helped me alot

i bought one in South Korea and now im in Australia and i flew it and was very cool. but sadly i have lost the battery for it so i cannot fly it :(

Thanks for the GREAT reviews. I do have one question. Would you do a video about what you use to record your videos? I'm guessing you have a GoPro on your hat, but I think I saw a boom mic also. What type gear?

Great video! I just had mine out for a little today, this bird fly's very well, very stable. Con's, the camera sucks, and the instruction's also suck. Example: page 8 switching off aircraft method 3: When the aircraft is in flight, press the B button, the aircraft fell to the ground and slowly closed the aircraft." What the hell does that even mean"?.....Anyway's keep flyin.

I got one of these for Christmas and had almost no clue on how to fly it. I started to get pretty good at it except I could never get the app or the camera to work and had no clue what any of the buttons were except the auto take off and flip button and how to maybe fly around a bit without crashing after I got good at it except I kind of just tossed it aside. I just learned so much about it and now I can't wait to get it charged back up and try out all the new features I learned about. The trimming thing is also where I had a problem so that was awesome you showed how to fix that. This was an amazing review and thank you for all the help. Keep up the good work. I do have one question though. Do you think I can strap or attach a action camera to this drone and still be able to fly with it?

Keep up the work

If you shut the wifi off it will fly 200-300 ft

WiFi range sucks. Like u said u must keep it close by and the video cuts in and out. Ur better off adding a small camera to do FPV. $18 FPV on Amazon.

I got one it's the same I got one from Christmas

my drone which is the same as this one , x5uw , and it goes 300ft up and 300ft forward

Just got mine today. It came with 2 batteries. I struggle with control. The Manual says nothing about trimming the way you explained it. When my batteries charge I'll try again.

I have the same one but it's a limited edition

thank you you explained it so nice, I just purchase my ux50 I think, and when I saw your review I wanted that . I just want to start with this and go to more expensesive abd iu hope easier to operate what do you recommend, my sob read about this magna about price range of usd200 to below 400 jim

Yes, excellent video for a beginner llike me! One question on the gyro setup, I see in the owners manual the both control sticks down and to the right, but I don’t see where it tells you to also go both sticks down and to the left for setup? I see sticks down and left for a headless situation?

I didn’t get the sD CARD

guys i need your recommendations. i have a syma x11 and a attop sky dreamer plus. i rly like both of them even tho they fly different. i like fast and zippy but still stable quads a lot. i dont know what else to get. my price range is 35 bucks so not too much there. something with a camera woul be cool but not a nessecity. but its pretty easy to find quads with cams in that price area as the syma x5uw is around there

What is the range of this drone

thx for the tutorial i needed some help how to fly these drones because my drone kept flying towards me when i wasn't touching it

it would be nice if reviews would include the price. I don't I understand why no one mentions the cost. that is an important factor. but maybe the hmguts who review are so rich that the cost isn't an issue

I got this drone for my birthday and it was the first one I've experienced. Unfortunately mine just keeps going up and doesn't hover. Do I have to do something with the trimming?

I cutted my thumb before i watched this and tried on my first try

Oh thanks, so thats how they can have good connection at long distance.

please can anyone tell me how to find it also I don't have a tracker with it please reply plss

Um yeah just so you know thats not the X5UW-D. The X5UW-D has the optical flow sensor, the X5UW does not. Youre reviewing the X5UW

After watching this I think I rather buy the non fpv version

Wifi? Does the wifi control the drone or is it used just to stream the video? I'm guessing that wifi may also control the drone as you show controlling it with the phone, but also can use the controller which I guess uses it's own 2.4G . That would seem a lot of work & power required to Control the video stream & flight direction, along with the 2.4G Just curious how it all works & would I get a better performance just using/buying an X5UC

Nice

Mine came with 3 batteries

I didnt get the sd card

I have one and I’m watching this to learn how to use it because the instructions suck

Mine came with 2 batteries but No sd card. I haven't seen to many products that come with an SD card ever.

its been a while since you last unbox dustin. =)

I got about 175 feet be for i lost fpv

wan`t to ask for one for Christmas

Had to send mind back, could not get it to sink up with my smart phone.

I just got one can you make a video how to fly it

Hello Dustin what is the cost for thebest base model drone for fishing. Would also like something that is easy to operate. Thanks

So, if I detach the camera, I am gonna get more range?

i thought it was brushless but a pretty good quality drone

It's a fun drone but you can't see the light's in the daytime, and when it flies out of range it keeps going, if u buy one put your phone number on it

I hate that jello,but very nice review

How far before it looses connection

Mine had a battery in it and an extra

How far can it go and how long tge batterly life last ?

So I got the exact same drone flew it twice then started giving trouble where now 2 sides of the blades are lifting off and the 2 other blades aren't. Help!

How much did it cost?

how are you able to control the drone while kept on spinning without getting confused on the orientation?

Where's the rest of the phantom 4 pro videos??

Nuevo suscriptor

Is the charging cable has a indicator light?

My phone doesnt want to pair with the camera on the drone? When I connect to the Wi Fi and press go on the syma app. I just get set to a phone version of the controller. There is a camera icon at the top left, when i press it nothing happens? What can I do to fix this?

what is the range?

I'm honestly scared to use it just because i live in the middle of a sort of forest and im scared to use my drone just because i know very well im f*** my drone on a tree lmao

But when I binding it up and down lights on the SYMA-GO copter are still blinking,what should I do? Maybe this thing is broken? Help please

For what is that"headless mode"?

My controller won’t connect with the drone and I don’t know wat to do

hey sometimes my drone goes only for one side and it wont take off ..please help me from this problem. its a brand new one

How much battery is included ty!

i would ask if what emmits the wifi signal the drone or the camera

Hey mate I've tried to download the app onto my how do I get around the bit when they ask for my credit card number

I connect on wifi which is very difficult to wait for long

fpv version of syma x5uc

Do u have to put the camera cause mines broke

How to pair the drone and Android?

If you dont have phone service will the fpv not work?

Do your kids fly? That would be cool to see the family all flying in the park. My wife won't fly.

How Price

the wifi interferes with the signal

Hi Dustin, thank you for the review, I just bought this drone, and having problem getting the headless mode right, i long press the right lever and hear several beeps, but when flying, it went all over the place, i did both lever to the thright and to the left trimming, but still seem to not work properly, any help is appreciated.

How can i do my drone faster

What is it's rate

I have a white version and my camera can move.