HoverAir X1 Definitive Review: Tool, Toy, or Trash?

This is the definitive review of the Hover X1, diving into every feature, including a slate of new ones too!

Over the last decade and a half, I’ve tested almost every autonomous follow-me drone made in the market. During that time period we’ve seen many newcomers attempt to break into the market, albeit, less these days as DJI’s dominance has increased. Of course, their dominance is for good reason: They generally make some of the best drones out there.But when it comes to follow-me type features, while DJI has had the best image quality and other drone features, they haven’t always had the best follow-me technology. That award was Skydio for years, before they got out of the consumer business. One key feature of Skydio and other sports-focused drones (AirDog, Staalker, etc…) is that they don’t require you have a remote controller open, whereas DJI does.Thus enter, the tiny little Hyper X1.This unit aims to bridge that gap by essentially creating drone the size and weight of a small paperback book, but with an autonomous follow-me mode that requires no controller or phone app be open. Just tap a button, and go off and run.

0:00 Quick Overview
0:25 Crash Montage
1:05 Pricing & Unboxing
1:33 Hardware & Weight Comparison
2:24 Cage & Breakage
2:54 Hover X1 Flight Modes & Buttons
5:36 Timed 'Get it Flying' Test (How Fast)
6:23 Non-Tracking Modes (Orbit, Birdseye, Etc)
7:00 Tracking Modes Overview
7:23 Continuous Tracking Example in Woods
8:34 What Happens In a Crash
9:43 Dolly, Side Track, Follow Track Deep-Dive
11:57 Kids & Wife Usage of Hover X1
13:17 Let's Talk About the Bad (Speed, Wind, Loss)
18:09 Manual Control
19:00 Gimbal/Camera & Photo Resolutions/Modes
20:20 Battery & Charging
21:15 Footage Quality vs DJI Mini 3 Pro & Mini 4 Pro
22:03 Final Thoughts & Recommendations

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