Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Review – Elite Edition

Here in this section, you will get a brief summary of the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Elite Edition which will help you in deciding whether this drone is fit for you or not. This drone is a very user-oriented drone that fits best into the beginner’s hand. This drone provides the very best flying experience you will ever come across.

Parrot AR Drone 2.0 comes with a high definition camera that lets you take awesome shots in just one go. So as far as the overall specimen of this drone is concerned you need not worry about that, it is absolutely fine and good.

Verdict

Parrot AR Drone 2.0
  • Piloting is easy from a smartphone or tablet
  • Remote control quadricopter controlled using an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet
  • 720p high-definition live video streaming & recording to smartphone or tablet while...

This drone is capable of performing very good tasks along with average flight time for beginners. This drone can be easily taken control of along with carrying other vital functions to carry the drone into the air. This drone can easily be controlled with a tablet or a smartphone. This makes it easier for the users to handle the drone in the right way.

Officially, as announced by the company the average flight time is approximately 12 minutes which is somewhat good for the new users. An extra feature includes that this drone can be used easily by connecting it to the VR headsets. This will give you the best experience, you could ever have.

Coming to the range at which this drone can fly is within 50m range. The design and build quality are very good which will be discussed in the later sections. The camera is very nicely designed with an extra FPV Feature that makes this drone even more worth the price.

So, overall you can say that this drone is best for the use of beginners as this drone is very much user-oriented which means it can easily be controlled.

Design and Build Quality

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadcopter - Snow
Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadcopter - Snow
Piloting is easy from a smartphone or tablet; Remote control quadricopter controlled using an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet

Here, in this section, you will get to know briefly about the design and build quality of the drone. The design of this drone is very unique and when you experience it yourself, you will surely be mesmerized. There are certain awesome features included that makes it the best in this price segment.

This drone is designed in such a way that users feel comfortable using it. The cameras are also designed to give high definition contrast to beginners, the camera is not fit for the professionals but this is the best drone for beginners. This drone is equipped with a low battery of 1000 mAh that gives you a perfect 12 minutes of flight time.

But if you want to get an extra battery for your drone you can surely buy a compatible 2000 mAh of battery which will give you 24 minutes of an average flight time. This drone is technologically designed perfectly to support Wi-Fi connections throughout your journey. This drone works both for android and iPhone users.

This drone has been redesigned perfectly with a good updated version so that the drone looks and performs accurate and is realistic. There are just three colours available that is red, black, orange, blue. The designed colour scheme is very pleasing to the eyes which looks very attractive and fabulous to the user’s eyes.

The build quality of this drone is pretty awesome which is made durable for beginners to use and explore this drone. This drone has a 98% plastic built quality which is very durable and also cracks resistant. The hardware components are also designed perfectly to increase the durability of the drone.

Compared to the other beginner drones this drone has a very nice build quality and a very realistic design. The frames of this drone are made solely with nylon and carbon material to ensure more durability and crack resistant capacity for the drone.

The motors that are attached to the drone is brushless in design which ensures more life to the drone as usually expected. This motor is very cheap in the market and is more precise and durable as compared to the brushed motors available in the market.

This drone is hence given an extra layer of protection so that it can easily be used both in the outdoors and indoors as well.

Flight Adaptation

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadcopter - Snow
Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadcopter - Snow
Piloting is easy from a smartphone or tablet; Remote control quadricopter controlled using an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet

The flight experience you are going to experience with this drone is quite interesting and enjoyable. This drone is designed beautifully since it stays stable in the air for as much time as you want it to. This drone will let you focus on smaller areas by constantly hovering around them.

Despite all these things, this drone even when it crashes sometimes do not get any major damage as it is designed to give you the best flight experience. This drone has the feature of automatically shutting down in case of accidents. There are certain other features available to make the flight experience better and comfortable.

You just need to carry out your additional batteries with you in order to increase your flight experience while you are in the air. There is a stunt command feature available in this drone that lets you flip the drone by just double-tapping on the screen.

If your droner battery goes low, the drone has this feature to land on the ground for the ease of the users keeping in mind their security. This drone is quite comfortable to use and the flight experience is amazing.

Camera Quality

Coming to this section, where you will get to know the camera function available on this drone. So, this drone is powered by a very powerful camera with a resolution of 720p. This drone has a very good high definition camera which lets you capture awesome shots in just one go.

This drone has FPV Features available in the camera option that lets you connect your drone to your tablet or smartphone and use it to capture pictures and record videos in a very detailed quality. The camera quality has been updated in this drone modal which is pretty good.

Storage

So, here in this section of the article, you will get to know where your photos are videos are stored. So, this drone comes in a low price range. This drone does not have an option to store pictures captured and videos recorded on the micro SD Card. There is no onboard storage available in this drone.

So, whatever pictures you take and the videos you record are stored into your internal or external storage available on your mobile or tablet. This tablet or the mobile is connected to your drone via the FPV Feature available in your drone.

Remote Control

So, as with other drones available in the market, this drone also has an associated remote control with it that ensures that the user can easily control the drone through remote control use. The remote control available in this drone is small and compact.

There are certain features available on the buttons of the drone that gives you whole control over the working mechanism of the drone. This remote control has buttons all over them where the functions are pre-written to avoid any confusion to the users. Overall this remote control is good and easy to use.

Battery

So, here coming to the battery backup of this drone, this is to inform you that the drone has no proper battery backup available. This drone has a removable battery of 1000 mAh which is not good and gives just 12 minutes of flight time. Y

You need to purchase an additional compatible battery of at least 2000 mAh that will give you atleast 36 minutes of flight time which is perfectly good. Since the drone needs to be handled properly with a good power backup supply so an additional set of batteries is required that in turn gives you a good supply of energy to the drone.

Pros

Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadcopter - Snow
Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadcopter - Snow
Piloting is easy from a smartphone or tablet; Remote control quadricopter controlled using an iOS or Android smartphone or tablet
  1. This drone has a good high definition camera that lets you take awesome photos and videos.
  2. This drone has a pre-defined path through which this drone should travel to ensure the safety and security of beginners.
  3. This drone has a return to home feature that lets you land back safely to the ground in case of power failure.
  4. This drone is a user-oriented machine that is specifically designed for beginners.

Cons

  1. There is no obstacle avoidance feature available.
  2. The battery backup is very bad and hence the flight time is of 12 minutes only.
  3. The range is limited just to 150 metres.

Final Thoughts

Every feature provided in this drone is very advanced and the performance it gives is awesome and completely worth the price. The overall design and build quality of this drone is pretty awesome and is highly recommended for beginner use.

The flight experience you will get is very enjoyable and the camera quality is pretty awesome. Overall, this drone is the best for beginners use and worth buying.

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