HoverAir X1 Camera Drone Review

Making mountain bike videos has been frustrating for a long time. POV footage is boring, shaky videos are hard to watch, and drones are bulky to carry on the trail and are tricky to fly. The HoverAir X1 is designed to make it easier to capture drone footage on the trail thanks to simple preset flight patterns along with a portable and rugged design.

In this video review we'll share a ton of clips filmed with the camera drone, talk about how it works, and go through the pros and cons.

PROS
- Simple to control
- Lightweight and portable
- Good stabilization and brightness
- Flies anywhere, including indoors and on trails

CONS
- Limited speed and height
- No microphone and it is loud
- Will only focus on a person

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[spondyful]

Yes, you can manually fly X1 to take videos of your surroundings. You need to use your phone and the included app to fly it manually.  
There's no drone that records sounds from the drone itself because of the prop and motor noise, X1 included. But X1 has an excellent AI based noise cancellation system that when linked up to an external mic/smartphone, the X1 app can download the sounds recorded and automatically sync up with the video - please check it out before commenting about sound recordings on this drone.

[GumbyPW]

With the updated firmware (I believe it was 7.1.0) you can now switch from pre-programed flight modes to manual mode on the fly. Pretty cool

[bajohevideo]

Thanks for these detailed instructions. I've had the Hover Air X for a week and I'm thrilled! The automatic modes are easy to understand and absolutely sufficient. The remote control in the app also makes it possible to film without focusing on a person. With a little practice you can also mix movements; for example: sideways rotation with upward movement of the drone.

[mike.thomas]

Nice review. Others have already mentioned that free flight is possible with the app. I’ll just add that I’m pretty sure flight time tops out at 20kph.

I’ve really enjoyed mine, and despite (or perhaps because of) its limitations, it is absolutely perfect for getting drone footage when solo, or other times when a traditional drone with a controller is just not workable. The light weight makes it an absolute no-brainer to throw in a pack for grabbing some b-roll, so that’s exactly what I do!

[cadilacdesert]

Picked one a couple weeks ago. Very cool devise. Won't keep up if you hammer though!

[Leeroyz]

Love the review! I’m still waiting for them to be released for sale in Australia so I can buy one.

[diegofneira]

I tested the noise cancellation function and the voice sounds crystal clear... but what do I need to do if I want a video with the motor sounds on... just for a clip maybe taking off or landing as part of bigger video? i have tried but it either records only my voice or mutes every noise around... no motors... I know is silly but how can I enable this back? ANd yest you definitile can fly it manual from your phone or even now with the 8bit mini controller.

[Lordsofbutterflies]

Thank you for investing your time, do you know if this will follow you while in Birds Eye mode, and you mentioned the battery time frame is around 10 minutes? Any idea how long it takes to recharge?

[chrysanthostheodorou]

Hey thank you for your review, do you think that it will work for home tours?

[ADCFproductions]

6:55 that was VERY close! You crashed quite a few times 🤣🤣

[LONGWALDO]

Lots wrong in this review or maybe just out of date

[zojifoo]

So many comments were just incorrect about this.

[rljineo]

I saw elsewhere theres a firmware update for vertical filming for aocial nedia like tiktok/douyin/instagram. Does it knock the quality down in this mode, or, for the purposes of these platforms, its fine?

Ps. Is your video not playing at the correct frame rate? Its all juggery. Did YT do this to it?