SJRC Z5 Drone Review – Gesture Ability & Dual GPS System

SJRC Z5 Drone is one of the technologically advanced drones known for the best-known features and benefits it provides to users. This drone comes in a sleek foldable design that is easy for you to keep when not in use.

This drone is lightweight and comes with all the best features it could have in this budget price range. This drone has easy functionality for the users to make it fly easily and hence they do not face any kind of problem or difficulty.

Verdict

Coming on to the verdict section of this drone, so let’s get started without wasting much time. The drone is featured with all the technical aspects which include advanced features and remote control features, gesture ability, dual GPS System, Awesome camera quality supporting high-resolution pictures featuring 1080p.

Smart flight modes are available, and an average flight time of approximately 15 minutes. These features make this drone worth every single penny you pay to buy a drone. has been released in recent years and it falls under the best category of drones available in recent years.

Drones are basically designed for hobbyists who want to perform aerial photo shooting and video recording from great heights. These activities make the drone experience worth enjoying and memorable. This drone will not become a burden for you rather it will be an asset because it is designed in a very planned way for letting the users get addicted to its use.

You will find this drone easily compatible and user-oriented having the capability of letting the users achieve miles of success. Overall, you will find this drone worth buying only after your first use.

Design and Build Quality

So, here comes the most important section of this article wherein you will get a brief idea about the overall design and the build quality of this drone and its related features. Now, let us get in to discuss the most influential features of this drone that makes it unique from other drones:-

1. This drone is powered by a very powerful camera that gives high definition quality pictures with a resolution of 1080p. the high quality revolutionised camera makes this drone unique from other drones of the same price segment.
2. This drone is designed with a dual GPS System that gives extra safety and security to the drone while it is in the air.
3. There are smart flight modes and security gestures available that gives an awesome flight experience to the users and you will easily be familiarised with the overall set-up of the drone.
4. This drone has an awesome return to home feature that lets the drone come back safely to the ground in case it meets an accident or there are non-ideal conditions like windy weather conditions or something of that sort.
5. The gesture control mode available in this drone is pretty good. This features the overall working of the remote control which we discuss in a little more detail in the later sections of this article.
6. The transmission range provided by the remote control of this drone is approximately 500 metres which are somewhat satisfactory.
7. The average flight time you get in this drone is just 15 minutes which is somewhat average flight time.

This was all about the overall design and the related features of this drone. Now, we will look all about the build quality of this drone. This drone is made up of certain alloys and a very high-quality plastic material that provides rigidity and durability to the drone.

The rigidity provided to the drone makes it resistant to external scratches or cracks that might creep into the drone due to crashes or accidents. The durability provided to the drone helps it to maintain its internal integrity by resisting adverse or windy conditions.

This drone is hence designed to perform multi-purpose functionality and hence can be used perfectly by beginners and experts as well. Hence, you can conclude from the above sections that this drone is a perfect buy for you.

Flight Experience

This drone gives you the best flight experience since it is lightweight and you can easily fly this drone. Being very lightweight in design it is not at all advisable for beginners to fly it in certain windy conditions, as there are chances of the drone being easily carried away by the wind.

The transmission range of this drone is approximately 500-600 metres on a sunny day. There can be certain bugs present in the flight mode but they will soon resolve with the updates from time to time. There are certain flight modes that you should know about:-

1. Waypoint: This feature helps you to draw a perfect path on the official app of this drone. This will help you to fly on the known path without any fear of getting lost.
2. Follow me: This feature will lock your path on your smartphone enabling a cross-check on you.
3. Point of interest: This feature will allow the drone to hover on a particular place where you mark your interest.

These features make the flight experience more reliable, accurate and worth enjoying. Even beginners find this machine very interesting.

Camera Quality

This drone is featured with a very good camera of the high resolution of 1080p that gives an ultimate high defined picture with great detailing on it. The camera has the capability of recording videos at a resolution of 1080p and the video quality of the camera is pretty good.

The camera does not have a gimbal or any sort of stabilization feature so there may be a bit of shakiness in the picture but it’s negligible. There is a facility through which you can stream live videos in 720p resolution but the range of FPV is just 100 metres which are not at all satisfactory. But overall camera quality is good.

Storage

This drone has the option of inserting a micro SD card in the micro SD card slot available in this drone. Since the resolution of the pictures and videos is very large you will certainly need to store these media files on the SD Card. There is no other option available.

Maybe sometimes you may not get the Micro SD Card in the package but you can certainly buy it from the market, this isn’t a big issue. Overall, you have got the storage facility in the drone itself which is pretty good.

Remote Control

This drone s features a modernised remote control, that has certain buttons present on it with the features name engraved on the buttons which simply explains each of these functions. This remote control uses an internal based Lithium polymer battery and has a transmission range of approximately 500 metres which is a satisfactory range.

The smartphone holder is also present in the remote control itself, with an attached pair of handles from the bottom of the remote control. This in turn also provides a strong grip to the users. Overall, the remote control is very nice and the gestures provided are excellent.

Battery

This drone is provided by a modular battery that has a capacity of 1200mAh by 7.4v power backup. The battery is designed compactly giving it a modern look that fits on the upper side of the drone. This batter gives approximately 15 minutes of average flight time. The LED lights provided on the drone gives the power percentage of the battery. The flight time and the battery life is satisfactory since the drone costs under $200. But if you want to increase the overall flight time you can certainly opt to purchase an additional set of batteries at your convenience.

Pros

1. This drone is featured with a very good remote control, battery life, camera and flight time.
2. This drone has LED Lights provided on the drone that lets you fly during the nighttime.
3. This drone has a dual GPS System featuring safety and security to the drone.
4. This drone has a very decent design and builds quality.
5. This drone can be used by everyone including beginners.

Cons

1. The battery of this drone could be optimised otherwise you need to buy a spare battery for yourself.
2. The battery of the remote control is not provided by the company.

Conclusion

The SJRC Z5 Drone is a foldable drone that comes in a decent price range with good features supporting the user-friendly interface. This drone has awesome flight modes available which give a very enjoyable flight experience to the users. The drone supports a wide camera angle and other technological aspects are also included that provides a good experience to the users. Hence, this drone is highly recommended even to beginners and experts with keen interest.