![]() ![]() Replacing props is as simple as removing one screw. Maintenance and repairs are pretty simple too. This also makes it pretty safe to fly because short of direct hit to the face, the odds of hurting someone with this quad are very low. I believe that one reason it handles crashes so well has to do with its light weight. Other than that, this thing is very rugged. The burned out motor was because the pilot left the stick at full throttle while the quad was upside down in tall grass. The worst thing that has happened is broken propellers and one burned out motor. I have given the remote to many first time quadcopter pilots and watched them crash it into trees, cars, parking lots, and almost anything else you can imagine. That said, the simplicity of this quad is part of its appeal. The body is light weight plastic and the color gels used to cover the LEDs (red and green) pop out of the frame pretty easily. The Syma X5C-1 is inexpensive for a reason. X5-08 for SYMA X5 RC quadcopter motor B Brushed Motors 7 – 10 Minutes, Depending on Configuration If you are looking for a camera platform to take high quality still images or video, I would recommend a bigger bird (like the Syma X8C) and if you have some extra money to spend, one with a gimbal (like the Phantom 2 Vision or Phantom 3).Īpprox. However, camera aside, this little quad is at it’s best when the camera is removed and it’s flown with as little extra weight as possible. The X5C-1 does come with a 2 gigabyte micro SD card, which is a great addition for the price. You could probably take some decent still images if you had little or no wind, but without a gimbal, the video is almost always going to have some shake and jello in it. The biggest challenge is that due to the small size and light weight of the X5C-1, the footage tends to be very shaky. ![]() The camera has a native resolution of 1024 x 768 for stills and manages to interpolate 1280 x 720 video resolution at 30fps from its 2 megapixel sensor. It is that, and for the price, it’s not terrible. The Syma X5C-1 is marketed and sold as a camera platform. So let’s start with what the Syma X5C-1 is designed to do and who the ideal owner is. This article is not about the X5SW or X5SC, it is only about the X5C-1, which I would call the “base model” of the series. One other quick note: Syma also makes a X5SW, which has FPV capabilities and they make the X5SC, which features “headless” mode which orients that quadcopter relative to the pilot. For the sake of this article, I will refer to the X5C-1 since it seems to be the most popular right now. I believe that 1 button on the remote is moved on the X5C-1, but otherwise, they are exactly the same. This little quadcopter is agile, responsive, durable and dirt cheap! The Syma X5C and X5C-1 are basically the same copter. My favorite quad to fly for fun is a $50 model from Syma called the X5C-1. A Phantom…a Solo…a Hubsan…a Helipal…a Blade…you get the point. ![]()
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