Holy shit. This is probably the best quality camera (4K or otherwise) that I've ever seen on a drone like this.

Holy crap! The video quality is almost comparable to my mavic 2, and this is at a sub-$300 price! Obviosely it is missing some other features the mavic 2 has, but I would still reccomend this as a great drone for any beginner!

Yet another great video Captain. I love your honest/no time wasting/no gimmicky "youtube persona" approach. Hubsan is, in my opinion, a great company. I still fly my 501 even though I have had a mavic air for some time now. Keep up the great work.

Hello, I still have my Hubsan Zino 117S drone, it's almost 5 years old and still flies well but with new batteries, with little stability in tighter places but flying higher we make a beautiful flight! Despite using the DJI AIR2S for 3 years, I still do some flights with the Hubsan. Just to say that I've never had any problems with Hubsan Zino... Hugs.

This was possibly the best flight and review of the Hubsan I've seen. It flew so well...no dropping in height. I'd like to see a distance rth...or loss of video signal rth.

Great review as always! I’m leaning more towards this over the Bugs 4. I was leaning to the FIMI X8 SE due to all of the issues with the Zino at first but now that I’ve seen more current reviews, I feel like the Zino is the happy medium. Thanks again for a very down to earth and honest review.

Thanks Captain! As always, a great and honest review. Thanks for keeping us updated. Convinced me! Replaced my Typhoon H with the Zino. Flies just great and the the camera is just superb. Greatest improvement ...100% more portable! Typhoon is a handful to transport, specially in comercial aircraft (onboard). Too big. As a RC flyer for over 30 years now, sensors are not so indispensable. If you know how to fly, you value speed, manouverability and a great camera on board. Zino meets all that at a superb price! Will take it to the Peruvian Andes in one month. Will report on how it flies at 5000 meters and 0-1degree celcius temperature.

Hubsan has made great improvements to this drone. It has a ton of problems in the beginning and it scared a lot of consumers away including me. I ended up buying a Phantom 3 pro instead for almost the same money. I don’t regret it but now that the Zino is looking pretty good and I would have bought it if the problems were solved earlier. Thanks for the great review Steve. 👍👍👍

Great review! Gave me the last push to buy it. Hope it arrives soon :) UPDATE. Never received my drone. Geekbuying is issuing a refund (against my will. I said I wanted the product, but they gave me no option). After having my money for 2 weeks they said that they cannot ship products with batteries out of Hong Kong (If that is true, they would be out of business). They will still keep the money for 3-5 more days though.

Got mine last week. The balance charger was faulty. Got a professional grade Lipo charger. Looking forward to getting this bird in the air this weekend. 😁👍

Hi again Cap , Its a nice morning again in east Tenn . I've been waiting on you to review this drone for a while now . I own one of the H 501SS by HUBSAN and it also is a good drone . You don't know how many reviews I've seen on the ZINO , and none have got the precision landing to work . Mainly I think it was the updates not working but at last yours did . Now you give me a reason to order one of them , it seems like they have finally got a lot of the bugs worked out ....Thanks for the great review , and as always keep the vids coming ...

I watched and bought the Hubsan Zino and I was blown away. Thanks for the video on this . I was given a Vivtar Skyveiw for a Xmas present a year ago and there is no comparison here. I'm afraid that I am hooked and have plans to looking into buying an upgrade next year. Thank again.

I was so impressed with what Hubsan had improved on , I bought the Black one as well. For the price now it is the best bang for the buck and there really is nothing close on the market in the sub $300 range. If they get the Sport/Normal switch to work it would be even better. Great review. I was a huge nay sayer in the beginning but not any more. The X8 SE... Now that's a whole other story :D

looks great for the price! wow, that apron searching function is cool!! and camera looks good

Thank you again for all your help. I will do everything I can to share with my viewers how helpful you have been!. Great Reviews!!!!

Thanks for your review CD. Happy to see that Hubsan repaired this drone. It was real bs when it came on the market, bad controls, buggy software, the drone flew away, all these things. Now it seems to be a good drone for the price. I’m happy with that

Great value for the buck. Unfortunately for me I went through all the bad times with my original pre-ordered Zino. What a problem child it was. I learned to love it over time as each firmware update made it incrementally better. Just as it reached the point where it was really showing it's manners however my original battery had a catastrophic failure and discharged suddenly and completely at 300 feet. All things considered I would recommend the Zino to any intermediately capable pilot (beginners might get into trouble with the flaring stops, etc.) I strongly recommend buying a battery charger that will condition your LiPo's and give you a full readout on each of the three cells...because if one of them starts to go it can drop from the sky without warning. I would buy another Zino in the future...but I'm having too much fun for the time being with the DJI Spark I bought to replace it

I have one of the first ones and it’s been a journey but it’s great. I believe the app is extremely good and works great with lots of options. Great job as usual!

Wow I am so glad I have found your channel. I have learned a lot since I started looking at your channel. I just purchased a DGI Phantom Pro. It is used but like new condition. I am a career Firefighter and I am trying to convince my chief to start using drones with our department. Keep up the great work.

Since months I was watching/reading reviews and doing research to decide on my first drone. Seems like I found it. Thank you very much for another fun and informative review that'll finally make me "take off"

The stability of the camera is really good and i like the way he move around really smooth

Using the main camera for landing, what a great idea. OK I will buy one. Thanks CD.

I recently became very interested in getting a drone. Honestly, your reviews are very helpful. This Zino is just right on the camera quality, stability and price. Hopefully this will be a perfect film starter drone for me. I know there is one or two drones out there slightly better than this, but it comes with two batteries, accessories, for just 330.. Definitely using your code. crossing fingers it all works out for me.

everything about drone I always come to your videos and u know the real deal .

Great review and one of the few Zino reviews which doesn't feel like an affiliate sales advert! Bargain drone, just the addition of downward optical flow would be lovely!

thats some sweet technology right there 14:07

Sport Mode is working! Thats for all the people on all the videos out there saying the sport mode is broken. I do not understand why so many people are unable or unwilling to read the manual. The Sport Mode does NOT increase the max speed of going forwards or backwards. It's increasing the speed of all the other axis. With the current firmware this feature has become obsolete because you can configure the speed of all the axis inside the X-Hubsan App now. So ignore the switch and have fun with this drone.

Had mine for about 6 months now and its the bomb as far as cost and usage . Thank Cap.

Based on your positive review, just purchased Zini, waiting to arrive, hope to enjoy it, especially waypoints mode...

Nice review with good coverage of basic operations Captain! For fellow users new to the Zino and using a landing pad with tie-down loops that you might ignore using, be sure to tuck them under the landing pad. Otherwise, you're at risk in precision landing of the Zino's low rear propeller blades catching a loop and doing some acrobatics on the ground...mine flipped and proceeded to spin the propeller blades against my concrete driveway, escaping with minor blade damage and scuffs, but none required replacing.

Love your videos Captain Drone straight to the point test flight and unboxing and the weigh in best on KZfaq carry on my friend.

I think Captain Drone is the best drone reviewer I have come across so far. He actually shows plenty of clean footage captured by the drone. Other reviewers overlay the footage with the phone's screen recording for the entirety of the video. Others just show the drone footage in the corner of the screen. I mean, that doesn't help because a low-resolution video can look good when viewed on a small screen so you can get the wrong expectation of the footage quality. Thanks for your great videos!

Love the Helipad landing feature

Excellent review captain Drone like always, I enjoye your reviews keep up the excellent work, thank you.

I am really digging this drone. Seems to be the better of all the low level drones. Heck 10 years ago this thing would have been top of the line. Great video as always.

Another great review. Would not have considered purchasing a Zino and now that I saw this review it's going to be a difficult choice between the Zino and the X8 SE. I love the simplicity of the Zino. Less items to fail! I believe Hubsan is definitely on to something and has quite possibly redefined how drones are configured! You never know others May follow.

The video is amazing for the money and it flies so well!

Great looking drone for the money. Glad they addressed the issues.

Thanks for the review you cover a lot of content info without filler.

This is by far, the best drone on its price range. The only con I see in it is the scarcity of parts and accessories. Unlike the DJI spark that has a ton of accessories and parts on the market. Anyways, thank you captain for the review. You're the only reviewer here on YT that has more optimistic approach on the drone. ❤️ Regards, from PH 🇵🇭

Zino pro is on amazon for less than the mavic mini with the fly more package. But it is over 249g so that is also something to consider

Excellent review, . Like the way you tell it as it is 🇬🇧

Lines of the sun through the props ruins the video....now I get it. I thought I had a bad wifi connection when that happened to me! Thanks.

Thanks for your wonderful reviews as a result of watching you videos I’ve bought a zino and a beast my 52nd Birthday gifts from my wife after a fire destroyed all that I had around £20,000 in models and equipment and 15 years of hobbling.

FYI An apron in aviation terms means "The extensive paved part of an airport immediately adjacent to the terminal area or hangars", so that explains it.

In the military a helicopter landing pad is often called the apron.

Yep we American's call it a landing pad too, and an apron is for cooking. Thanks for the drone review.

WOW! Very nice review Cap'n & worth the wait. Hubsan has really done an excellent job fixing this up. The price is astounding for what you get and the range is plenty adequate. Like you, I'm impressed and very pleasantly surprised. You mentioned the sound level being relatively low - is it more quiet than the EVO?

Hubsan Zino video looks really stable 😁😁😍 Problem is - it's getting close to the price of an Anafi :-( Another great Cap'n comparison 👍👍👍😍😍😍

good video, have one coming tomorrow so will see how it compares to my old phantom 2 vision

Well here we are, months after you posted it, and I just got myself a Hubsan H117S Zino almost solely as a result of watching this video. And after flying it for a couple of days in not the best of weather, my mind is totally boggled. I'm still waiting for my new Fimi X8 SE 2020 to arrive and while I was waiting I thought that I'd get myself a Zino. I found a new one on the internet at a very attractive price that ended up not being delivered (and me being refunded) because the price was obviously too low for the supplier to make anything out of it. But it did me a favour because I then found another in the local small ads even cheaper that's as good as brand new in every way and after loading all of the latest firmwares, all my hopes and dreams for it have been realised. The 4K 30 fps videos I'm getting on my PC are as good as any and better than most I've seen on KZfaq. The gimbal is rock-steady in even the fairly high winds I've been flying it in over the past couple of days and the video quality is simply stunning. Yes, the drone does 'move around a bit' when you first take off and at very low altitudes and we all know why - it has no downward facing sensors. But hey! It's not for flying around at high speed and performing lunatic antics close to the ground. If you want to do that, please choose another model. But if you are looking for the same as me, a video platform that will do your work justice, look no further. That's what this drone was made for and that's the role in which it excels. If I hadn't ordered and had delivered a number of accessories for my long-awaited Fimi, I'd probably now cancel the order. But I won't and look forward eventually (soon I hope) to being able to compare the two models. The Fimi will have to do very well to beat the Zino in the role that I want to use it for.

I have to say, this looks like a fantastic bargain. Yes, it doesn't have the fancy ground sensors but it really seems like it doesn't need them. Video quality is very high too. Active track is not great, but it at least has it. It is also kind of slow, so not great for "sport" filming or fast flying. But for a beginner or someone who just wants a 4k camera platform, or for something to tool around in the backyard or with the family it is fantastic. Also, that RTH feature using a landing pad is really impressive! When your other choices are over $500 for similar function, the Zino really stands out as a bargain, especially now that they seem to have fixed the software issues with it.

Actually the Zino itself is well built, the controller is what's cheap and plasticky. But as long as it doesn't break.. All in all the Zino by now is simple sensational. Nice video as mostly.

Where I'm from we don't call the landing pads aprons we call them napkins. Lol

Great and amazing video, review and unboxing Captain Drone. You are very good at what you do. Keep up the good work. Please keep those good videos coming. I am actually thinking on buying this Drone. It looks good and flies very well. Thanks for all you do and please keep flying.

Yes it is! Like that precision landing ty Cap

5:25 gorgeous 4k camera 😍

If I didn't already invest so much money 💰 in Dji drones (. Spark and platinum). This would be the one to buy. For what I need it to do.

Just want to say ty for the info. I'm looking to get my 1st drone and love your reviews. You reviews are so informative. Thank you so much

Watching some of your videos I'm thinking of investing in a fimi x8 or xaomi 4k drone.. after seeing u with the power egg it's in the equation also for the price.. great videos my freind.. from Louisiana..

Great review CD! Best camera drone at this price I say.

"landing apron" ah ah as a non native English speaker I love this "Chinese-English": it eases my insecurity and it's like a drone-language on its own, like when my Spark says "large wind velocity"; it was interesting to have your take on the popular and effective Zino, very good review!

Hi Cap just wanted to let you know I finally picked up the Zino from BnH in NYC and will be testing it as soon as I get a break from all this rainy weather. Thanks to your review it was an obvious choice for the video quality I wanted for the buck.

O my god! This drone is amazing! And its price is amazing too! My shopping cart is so full!!!

Great video, thanks Cap!

Nice review 🇺🇸👍❗

Running out of words to describe your style Sir, just love your channel and the drones you demo. Thankyou

Thank you as normal for the amazing videos create. I am very interested in this drone and you have again did a great job of giving us an idea of what the drone can do. Love it!!!

I liked this video as my other persona so much, I came back as this one an liked it again. It was ha hard choice between this and the Fimi A3, but the Fimi was my final pick. Couldn't say why but we will use it as a backup to our Typhoon H+ in Our Adventures. Thanks for doing these types of videos so we don't have to. As always, "Endeavor to Persevere"👌👍👍

Apron. . .like at the airport. Place where planes are parking and taking care of by handlers. Place where are parking when getting PAX (passengers) onboard.

exelant review, I appreciate that you take the time to read and understand the products you are reviewing instead of just taking it out of the box and turning on the camera, Ive seen 4 or 5 reviews on this bird and your the first one to point out the apron landing thing and that is a huge sell for me I have been dieing for someone to figure that very thing out.

Great video. I have watched videos of when it first came out. From your review I see they have really improved it. Great features and camera. Really like the take of pad finding option they added. I am sure this will become a common feature on all drones moving forward. Great review. Thank you as always for all your reviews. Cheers, take care!

Alright, after this review I am finally going to get me a drone.

"hopefully it doesn't fly back to China" Hahahaha, excellent review!

This review is great, and im impressed at this drone for its price. I like that precision landing and video footage is very good too.

I like to fly the heck out of my drones, The bottom shell of all 4 arms of my DJI P4P cracked at the vent near the motors. So even the " Pro " series is still cheapy plastic. Great review Capt. Oh I'm taking it easy on my Parrot Anafi thermal.

Looks like they will have the Zino Pro out 9/29/2019 for $399 USD. The only difference I see besides being black is they are listing it at 4000M range.

I love this drone a LOT and I have a DJI spark. Though the follow me mode could be better. The spark does not have hardly any of the features this drone has. :)

I like how you changed the unboxing format for your video. I watch your videos a lot to watch and see what new drones are out there and what they can do. I also watch to see what kind of software they have and camera options. I watch your videos also so I can see what Canada is like very pretty

Great video my Captain. I have a new friend who is looking for a new bird and I’ve pointed him this way. Hubsan has crossed a line here and like others best stay on top with it. Thanks for your thoughts Captain Drone.

Great review thanks! You should do the Fimi next to compare them!

My Zino controller is broken so i bought another on amazon, will it work? or does it have to use the controller it came with? Please help

Order one due to your reviews, gearbest at $239, battery+remote but no bag version, from China. selected usa line shipping for $0 as the option was the same, skipped shipping guarantee to save $7.21, take it up with credit card company if it does not show up. $5 to register with FAA.

The apron is the area at an airport where the planes park for boarding and refueling.

14:00 that targeting reminds me of smart bomb about to hit it’s target 😂

The display should be at the top of the remote control. Easier when looking up to the drone and back.

Thank you so much! Your review helped me find my Christmas present.

Great video. I really like my first drone and am more than happy with my Bugs 2SE. However the only thing i can complain about is the camera stabilisation. Reason, it is fixed. This Hubsan Zino has the camera and stabilisation i want. My next drone for sure. Thanks Steve.

"landing apron" is correct aircraft lingo of sorts yes.

No doubt you will be reviewing the new DJI FPV system **

Super duper video .... you are so knowledgeable in your drones and rc cars

Just bought one but not had a chance to use it yet but loved the video and made it look at lot easier than I thought it was going to be.

Dji engineer seeing this: wth we need to put this technology into our drone. Hubsan engineer:hey hey hey no copy right please. Dji:but you steal mavic design Hubsan:ok take it 😂

The Mavic Air also has a precision landing feature which impressed me. I wonder whether they use the same algorithm to do the job or a different one.

Good review capt😊👍🏼... (Always love your review actually). The zino is looking good on your review, while some others that I've watched didn't say so. It's worth the money. Oh ya... They called it 'apron' for hard surface on the airfield to park aircraft... also for garment you use/wear for cooking 😁

Great vid man thanks for taking your time to make it 👍

Hubsan is getting so confusing now. They have the Zino, but apparently for there newer version of Zino (not Zino Pro) they have changed some stuff in the internals and on software it is called Zino-Y. So many people are getting confused and updating there drones software basically bricking the drone. I don’t understand why Hubsan has changed some small parts of the Zino and not tell the consumer cause updating the software on the new drones that have been shipped screws the drone up cause the software is not for the new drone. Please be aware I am not talking about the Zino Pro. But the Zino which hubsan has kind of changed internally which has screwed up comparability with its own hardware.

Hey cap I wanted to ask that Should I buy a new hubsan zino pro or a second hand Mavic air?? Pls reply

I ordered a Zino today Captain drone, with 2 batteries so I hope it is good it looks like a good drone to me !!!

An Apron refers to the area the aircraft if parked, can also be called ramp, tarmac, and flight line. Probably why some people call it the apron.