The Ten Best Drones Under 50 – Your First Drone

2. Eachine E010 Mini Review

The nylon body material may appear to be cheap, but it’s tough enough to survive even the hardest crashes. The propeller guards provide extra protection when you are flying indoors. You don’t need to worry about hitting something. For increased indoor safe flying, you can switch to the slow speed.

When flying outside, you will want to switch into the fast rate, to give you more power and can compensate for windy conditions. Though, you will only want to fly in light breezy conditions. Outside, the propeller guards become a bit of a detriment, as the drone is easily affected by the wind.

The mini controller that comes with this drone feels a bit small, but the controls are accessible even for adult sized hands.

You can expect a flight time of about 5 minutes on one battery charge. The battery is swappable, so keep a few spare batteries available to increase your flying fun. When the batteries are getting low, the LEDs start flashing to let you know that it’s time to land and recharge. You will need about 40 to 50 minutes to recharge the battery.

This small drone has great features, and a very nice look. Its great features makes it one of the best drones under 50.

This drone has a 6-axis gyroscope which provides high flight stability even when it is a bit windy outside. The 360 degree eversion control is a fun feature that allows the drone to roll continuously. The flight controller allows control even at larger distances, and is less affected by interference.

This quadcopter flies best in light winds. You can get some extra maneuverability by removing the camera and prop guards. The LED lights are a bit dim during the day, so it can be hard to know the drone orientation.
You can expect flight times of about 10 minutes without the camera on. The more images you take the less flight time you can expect.

The Syma X5C comes with a 2MP 720P HD Camera for taking pictures and videos while flying. There is a 2 GB microSD card that stores the videos and images, that can then be inserted into a PC for viewing. The camera is rather simple, and is fixed in one direction, zoom settings, and focus. You will not get any stunning aerial images, but the camera does a decent job.

Its balance of features makes it one of the best drones under 50.

The Syma X5C is a good quadcopter or both experienced, and beginner fliers.

6. Akaso X5C Review

This quadcopter is powered by four brushless motors that have a low sound emission. The nylon propellers spin to provide you with a maximum speed of 20 meters per second. This drone is powered by a 3.7V 500 mAh battery that will give about seven minutes of flight time. The drone does not have a charging port, so you will need to remove the battery for charging. This can be annoying since you have t remove a screw to get at the battery.

The flight performance is supported by a 6-axis gyro system that provides steady, and stable flight. This stabilization allows for quick turns, and 360 degree flips at the push of a button.

This quadcopter does come with a 1.3 Mp camera, which can take decent quality photos and record in HD. This quadcopter has surprising agility given its price. However, this drone does not fly well even in a slight breeze. However, the drone is very maneuverable, and the motors are not too noisy.

This drone has great performance given its low price point. Beginners will have no problem flying this quadcopter, especially since it also has a headless mode.

If you are looking for a quadcopter with a bit more flight performance, then the Akaso X5C is for you.

8. Syma X5SW Quadcopter Review

You can expect flight times of about 5 to 10 minutes. Remember that using the camera will drain the battery faster.

The camera only has a resolution of 640 x 480, but you will be surprised at the picture quality. Its pretty good for a low end camera. The video is recorded on your smartphone, so if there is any latency or dropouts in the video stream, it will be apparent in the final video.

To connect your phone with the quadcopter, you will need to download the Syma software for your Android or your Apple phone. When you turn the quadcopter, you’ll see a wifi SSID that will start with FPV. Once you are connected, go into the Syma FPV app, hit start, and you will see the feed from the quadcopter camera. There is a slight delay of about one second in the video feed.

The flight performance is very stable, even in light windy conditions. It doesn’t do too great if you are flying directly into the wind.

This entry level quadcopter has a lot of features despite its low price. The ability to take pictures and video while you fly is very cool. This is a great trainer quadcopter to get into FPV flying, and is highly recommended for someone just starting out with flying quadcopters.

10. Eachine E10C Mini Review

The box is surprisingly small, given that this drone comes with a controller. There is no memory card, or propeller guards, but given this low price its not surprising. The design of this drone is very similar to that of the Cheerson CX-10C.

This drone is powered by a small 12mAh LiPo battery that will give you flight times of about 5 minutes. The downside is that the battery is not removable, so you will have to plug in your drone for 30 minutes before being able to fly.

The controller looks small, but is manageable even in adult hands. There are low, medium, and high speed rates that can be set according to your flight experience.

To use the camera, you will need to purchase a micro SD card. The HD camera allows recording of video at a resolution of 1280 x 720 at a frame rate of 30 fps. The image quality is not amazing, but pretty good given the low price.

This is a good cheap mini quadcopter that comes with an HD camera. This is perfect for indoor flying. This drone is a great starter drone for a good price.