The cost of a drone will depend a lot on your budget, as their prices can vary between R $ 150 and R $ 40,000, with the more expensive ones having more sophisticated functions and longer battery life.

If you are a beginner, and do not want a very sophisticated equipment, it is worth going for the cheaper model, but if what you want is something more professional, with high quality images and autonomy, the suggestion is to choose a model a little more expensive.

You should be careful when purchasing a cheaper drone with very limited resources, as this may end up causing you to have to change equipment earlier than you thought.

In addition, more expensive drones are often easier to fly, as they have advanced sensors that help in this task.

Another thing to think about before buying a drone is whether you are going to buy a combo, which usually includes accessories such as remote control, bag, extra batteries and propellers protectors, or if you are only going to purchase the drone, as the combo usually ends up having best cost benefit.

Did you know that policemen from different countries are already testing drones armed with pepper spray?

 

The drone is a very versatile piece of equipment, and pepper spraying at demonstrators is one of the utilities it can have.

This type of drone action generates some interesting debates, such as, for example, who is responsible for a misconduct during the firing of pepper spray?

Purchasing criteria: Main factors for evaluating a drone

There are certain characteristics that are fundamental to a drone, such as those listed below:

• Flight time
• Camera
• Reach
• Headless mode
• Return Home function

Below we will detail the most important features so that you can choose the most suitable equipment for you.

Flight time

The flight time of a drone depends on the equipment, usually the more advanced and expensive, the more minutes it will be able to fly.

This time also depends on the size of the place where you want to use the drone, because if it can only fly for 7 or 10 minutes, you will not be able to use it to shoot large extensions.

Typically a drone’s batteries take about 60 minutes to charge, for a drone with a flight time that lasts between 10 and 30 minutes. So it is always important to have extra batteries, because as soon as the charge is over, you can use the other one.

You can buy a drone that comes with these accessories, which is known as a combo, or purchase the batteries separately, which can end up being more expensive.

Camera

One of the most frequent uses of drones is to capture images through photographs and footage, and therefore, there are models that have a camera attached and others do not.

Models that do not come with cameras require you to purchase the photographic equipment separately, which can be useful so that you have the possibility to choose to attach the camera you want.

Usually the cameras that are attached to a drone are action cameras, because they are smaller and lighter, and because they are more resistant. One of the most well-known brands is GoPro, but more and more accessible models have emerged.

Among the drones that already come with the camera attached, one of the best in the world is the one in the video below:

Reach

The range is the distance that the drone can stay from the control, and this can be a decisive factor when choosing the equipment you want, depending on the use you want to make of it.

Distances can vary between 50 meters and 7 km or more, depending on the model of the drone you choose.

If you are going to use your drone just for leisure, and in most of the filming you intend to follow the equipment walking, then there is no problem in having a device with little range, but if the idea is to capture images in places of difficult access, then it is it is necessary that the distance it supports is greater.

Headless mode

One of the functions that most people look for in a drone is Headless, which if translated from English means “without head”. This function is very useful for beginners, as it makes it easier for them to know the correct direction they want their drone to follow.

This is easy to understand as follows: when you turn on your drone and start using it, the front of the drone is usually pointing in the opposite direction from you and it is easy to know what is right and left, but when you rotate it 180 degrees, it gets more complicated.

After all, when the head of the drone is pointing at you, if you move the control to the left, the drone will turn to the right, which can cause a lot of confusion and even result in a collision.

Headless mode does not allow this to happen, and with it activated, whenever you move the control to the left, it will turn in that direction. Below is a video that better explains how Headless mode works:

Return Home function

Another function that people look for in a drone is the Return Home, in which the drone returns to the starting point as soon as you press a button.

This is excellent in some situations, such as, for example, when the user is a beginner, and panics thinking he has lost control of the equipment. Then just press a button and it will return to the starting point.

Some also have this function when the drone is low on battery, so it automatically goes into action and the equipment returns to the starting point.

When the drone has an integrated GPS, this is much easier, as it knows where it is and knows where to go. In cheaper versions that do not have a GPS it simply goes backwards, so put it in Headless mode before activating Return Home mode, or it will go in the opposite direction.