contixoF22 FPV Foldable Drone with Camera for Adults, Kids, and Beginners - RC Quadcopter with 4K FHD Camera - Gesture Control for Selfie - GPS Auto Return - Follow Me - Carrying Case

These days I only write reviews for products that I really like or really hate. Thankfully this review is about really, really liking the F22 drone. I purchased it mainly for the follow me function while mountain biking as well as an interesting selfie camera. I did not expect too much because of the price point (which is about 1/3 the cost of the nearest competitor with the same features) but figured that if it did half of what it says it can do I would be happy. So far I have tested all of the capabilities except waypoint navigation and I was very impressed, here is a breakdown:GPS GUIDENCE: Getting the drone connected to your phone through wifi and then connecting to satellites is a bit cumbersome but after a few times it became fairly quick and easy. Usually takes me about 2-3 minutes for the phone wifi to connect and then another minute for satellites to connect. Once that is accomplished (FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS) you are ready to fly. The drone will idle with props turning until you take off then it will hold a steady position until you tell it to do something else.ORBIT: I found this mode to be the most useful and most fun. Setting the distance and altitude takes about 5 seconds and the drone will fly in a circle (however large you set it) while keeping the camera trained on the center. Super cool for selfies or group photos and videos.FOLLOW ME: Mixed results. It will follow you but from what I can tell the drone needs to be fairly high in the air and wind will impact how well it keeps the camera trained on you. I was hoping to keep the drone close to me (about 20 feet away and 10 feet high) but it had trouble following me accurately. I am guessing that when it is higher it is much easier to follow an object because there is less flight adjustmentTRACKING: This is the second most useful mode. It works wonderfully. After you have the drone in the air you can draw a square around the object you want to track and the drone will stay in a stationary position while keeping the camera pointed at whatever you drew a square around. Super cool and works beautifully.HEADLESS: If you want to fly the drone around and you are like me and have a nasty habit of crashing into things you want to enable the one touch Headless mode. That will make the drone go in whatever direction you move the joystick REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY THE DRONE IS POINTING. It’s the only way to fly and just have fun.TAKE OFF / LANDING: This feature works perfectly although landing takes quite a while to get the drone on the ground.RETURN TO HOME: This enables the drone to automatically return to the place from which it took off. Works great to get the drone back to the general area but it takes forever for it to actually land. I usually hit the return button, let it get close then bring it down manually and hover it so that I can grab it and then hit the emergency stop and all props stop.CAMERA: I was impressed with the picture and video quality, again maybe because I wasn’t expecting much. It is a fisheye lens and is on a gimbal that you can move remotely up and down. You also get a real-time image of what the drone sees on your phone, which is really nice for framing shots.CAUTIONARY NOTE: Do not land or take off on sand. The sand gets into the motors instantly and will destroy them. Also be very careful not to crash the drone on its camera, which is very easy to scratch or break.Picture / Video: Super impressed with the video quality but then again I wasn’t expecting much. It will take pictures and video directly to your phone, which is awesome. At the same time it will save the same pictures and videos on to a micro SD card. I found that the media recorded directly to the SD card is of much higher quality than the same media recorded to the phone.GEEKS ONLY: The pictures recorded to the phone and SD card are jpg files and the SD card versions are about twice the size as the phone versions. The video however is saved on the phone as an mp4 file while on the SD card they are avi files. Again the files on the SD card are bigger and of higher quality.Conclusion: This is a relatively inexpensive drone that has all the capabilities of more expensive models and is a great way to get into drone photography and flight. After some familiarization it is fairly easy to use and the advanced features of the drone are also easy to initiate after you have played with it for a while. This drone delivered on every promise made and I could not be happier with this purchase.UPDATE: I finally figured out how to activate the follow me mode (or at least I think I did). You must first activate the tracking mode (which keeps the camera pointed at you ), THEN activate the follow me mode. I am guessing both need to be active so the tracking points the camera while the follow me mode follows the controller.

My first drone.. so far has exceeded expectations. Nice and small, easy to carry around. I don't look like I am going camping with a huge backpack. Some drones make you look like that.I have kept it to a max of 70m height so far.. I believe it will go to 120m. The app allows you to set parameters such as height and some other features. Great to build confidence.Noteworthy:1. Drone finds home.. all of my experience has been dead on takeoff point.2. Video and photos were taken through wifi to the app and phone. If you were to record to the micro sd, I am sure video would be higher quality.3. Its winter in the video... dreary.. and cloudy. I suspect spring will produce better video.4. NO GIMBAL... that means the camera has no springs or attachments to smooth the inflight winds and turbulence. The camera is hardmounted.5. Tracks your flights.The only negatives so far:1. Havent tried follow me. I am worried it may run into a tree or building while following me. It is possible that it will remain at a certain altitude making that unlikely to happen.2. Camera doesn't have a gimbal. Makes wind and drone movement very noticeable in video.3. Once or twice it hasn't captured video. May have been my fault, not sure.4. Battery life... ?? It's getting around 12 or 13 minutes. I guess that's pretty good for this price point. I have ordered additional batteries from a website based in China, at a good price. I also ordered one from Amazon.I would suggest if you are thinking of this product. Download the app and look at the features. The app impressed me.This drone to me is.... basically a physical clone of the Mavic Air. Of course it's missing the features that make the dgi Mavic Air $800... things like. Obstacle Avoidance, camera gimbal, longer flight time, and 35mph travel speed.I have my next drone picked out that will solve a lot of the features...DJI Mavic 2 Zoom... unless Contixo can make one with the fixes.. Gimbal is the biggie.*****Update- upgraded to an Autel Evo*****The Evo has 4k video.. very smooth camera transitions. Top speed 45mph. Battery life about 23mins-26mins.... great app with the EVO also.I am going to attempt to attach a video to the review.All in all... you wont go wrong with this for a fun drone to fly. A decent amateur video producer. A learner and a drone you could let someone borrow.

Don't waste your time or money. I have no sent the drone back 3 times because of defects. The only reason I am now on my 4th replacement drone is because they refuse to refund your money. They will only send you a refurbished drone under the one year warranty. Let me break it down:1st drone: flew perfectly for 5 minutes and then suddenly the lights turn red, motors would cut out and it just falls from the sky2nd drone: was a repeat problem of the 1st.3rd drone: flew great but the camera would not fully point forward and would sag downward by about 30 degrees4th drone: Received the replacement drone today. Out of the case I noticed scrapes and scratches on the body so it clearly was a refurbished model. Camera works fine. But flies erratically. the second I bump the right joystick it loses control, tilts drastically and speeds off. I had to abort to avoid it hitting my house.I am at my wits end with this drone. How are people giving it good reviews?? I can't seem to even get one that even functions. TOTAL WASTE OF MY TIME AND MONEY

The good!The Contixo F22 RC Foldable Quadcopter Drone is a great little drone. I have never flown any other drone so I have nothing to compare it to, but I found the F22 easy to fly. While the camera has a somewhat fisheye lens, it takes good pictures and video. The “return home button” works as advertised, plus the other special features, orbiting, follow me, etc all worked for me. The battery has decent flight time and the drone can really travel a considerable distance. The pictures and videos are stored on a SD card and can be downloaded on to a laptop for editing.You can’t beat this drone for the price! It is nice and portable, come with a great case that holds the drone, controller and extra batteries, etc..The bad!I had some questions about my drone and tried to contact and work with the seller, Contixo, but they were impossible to work with. They never once answered a email, and never returned a phone call. Whenever I was able to “catch” someone on the phone, they were friendly and helpful, but only one employee (Darlene) ever followed through on anything they promised to do! All the other employees I contacted made promises, but never followed through!The unbelievable!While the drone is easy to fly it is not idiot proof! While flying the drone I lost sight of it, and the video picture on my controller (my iPhone) froze. I hit the “Land” instead of the “return to home” button by mistake! The drone made a nice safe landing out of sight, and as advertised the controlling software contained a map which led me right to the spot the drone landed. Unfortunately, it had landed in a nearby golf course pond! Also, please note, this drone does not float!The unbelievable part, after several scouting trips I recovered the drone from the pond four weeks to the day after it land. The drone had been submerged for all that time. It was covered in marine growth and fully water logged. After cleaning, drying and replacing the battery I was able to get it flying again! Now I admit that it flys poorly and the camera doesn’t work, but it does fly! Who knows, if it had been recovered from the pond right after it went in, it may have been ok.I liked this drone enough to spring for a refurbished one and thanks to Darlene at Contixo I was able to get one.

When I received the drone, I was really impressed with its size! When folded, it fits in the palm of my hand. I have had small frame drones before and usually within a few weeks their limited range and reliability became more of a burden. But since my first flight with my Contixo F22 I have been a major fan. Here is my breakdown:Travel case - This was included in my purchase, and made transporting the drone simple. No worries about bending the props or landing feet. It has storage for the drone, remote, 3 batteries and a zipper section for cables and papers. Packed up, it is about the size of a school lunch box.Manual - The instruction booklet was easy to understand and outlined the important details. I kept it packed with the drone and found myself referring back to it several times to make sure I understood how each function worked.Drone - Great size for beginners to experienced users. It is easy to unfold and be ready to fly in just a few movements. Unfold the arms, press the power button, and you are ready! Has micro Sd slot for inflight recording and pictures if you are not using the app to do so. The folding blades are a lifesaver. It recovers well if you happen to run into something or clip a tree limb. I accidentally ran into a radio tower and it bounced off and only fell about 10 feet and recovered on its own. The blades are easy to replace just in case.Control - Compact and foldable as well. Unfolds to a comfortable size and has a spring-loaded mount to hold your phone when using the app. Buttons are marked and easy to understand. Camera controls allow you to tilt the camera straight down or straight ahead, or anywhere in-between.App - Many features, you can access the auto features from the flight screen. Also has a flight log which will record your flight height and distance. I enjoyed being able to see how high I was actually flying. Also available are the pictures and videos that you record during flight through the app. My favorite was the GPS flight screen, which allows you to see your current area via a satellite picture. It draws a circle on that screen showing you the available flight area to which you can assign waypoints and send the drone on an "unmanned flight". You can adjust the size of the circle in the settings. Ie: you can limit how high and how far the drone is allowed to go. This feature was great when I was learning how to use the GPS flight feature.Flight time - This varied depending on current wind conditions and use. On a calm day, I could get 15 minutes or so, on an EXTREMELY windy day, I only got about 8. (That being said, the little drone did a really good job in trying to stay stationary, but I would suggest not flying in really windy conditions. You risk having a gust push it into a tree, etc.)Camera - I attached a few pictures from the unit. While the F20 has a better camera, this one isn't bad at all. I suggest slow and steady movements for video recording and calm winds for picture taking.Overall I have been extremely satisfied with my purchase and would suggest it to others. I went ahead and purchased 2 extra batteries for my unit and I try to fly it daily. Their customer support department has been great as well. Answered my emails within 24 hours, an extreme plus!Extremely satisfied with my purchase.