Potensic ATOM 3-Axis Gimbal 4K GPS Drone, Under 249g, 32 Mins Flight, 6KM Long Range Transmission, Visual Tracking, 4K/30FPS QuickShots, 12MP Photo, Lightweight and Foldable for…

My first drone and a noobie as one can get. We are not delving too much into the details here as I feel one needs to do their research when determining what drone may work best for them. I read/watched oodles of reviews before coming to the conclusion the Potensic Atom would be best suited as my first drone.

Overall super impressed with the fly more kit as everything looks and feels premium. Love the RC and its formfactor as it feels so natural to use. The 60W charging hub that provides a quick-charge for 3 batteries at once, in 1.5 hours, is a big bonus. Included in the package is a very nice case to hold all the gear including the drone.

So far I’ve had one “test” flight yet we were super impressed how things went for someone who’s green as one could be for novice drone pilot. Yes I was super nervous but shortly into the flight the drone’s “smart” features/abilities had me somewhat at ease. Never once did I feel the drone was out-of-control not even a smidgen. It’s the time of the year when wind gusts where I live can get a bit excessive, bummer cuz I’m really looking forward to another flight… Once we have more flight time under our belt I’m sure we’ll feel much more comfortable flying it in the wind, but until then we’ll just need to remain patient.

I flew in lighting conditions that were less than optimal so there was a fair amount of grain in the video, no surprise as the reviews pointed that out. Even though, we were still very impressed the image quality and stability the 3-axes gimble provides. Definitely yearning for more now, yet those “nice” days are becoming far-n-few between so hopefully we don’t have to wait too long.

Right now as of my review the Potensic Atom is discounted with an additional coupon that can be applied. Very good price in my opinion for something of this caliber. Also included in the package, for a limited time, is a 64GB Lexar MicroSD card. So other than providing a smartphone for the RC everything else is there to start flying A.S.A.P.

Great value, takes fantastic pics and videos.
My first drone and it’s easy to fly, great stability.
Charges the 3 batteries simultaneously unlike my sons DJI which charges one at a time.
The app is great, follow me works well. I love the quick shots function.
Controller is solid and great to use, everything is laid out really well.
Recommended

Brilliant little drone that has exceeded my expectations. When I first opened the box I thought how small the drone was. Not expecting much, I got it up and running and was really surprised at the stability and picture quality. It really is so easy to fly and the added bonus is if you get into trouble you just tell it to return home by itself.
I think the instructions could do with better explanations. The tutorial videos are good but don’t fully explain what the different settings do. Trial and error will probably resolve this in time.
Aside from that, there is nothing to dislike.
I did have an issue with headless mode. (Look it up if, like me, you had no idea what it is) The tutorial video mentioned it but I couldn’t find a setting in the app. After contacting Potensic support, who i have to say are excellent, they said that due to patent infringment they could no longer support this function. They apologised profusely and sent me a spare set of blades for my inconvenience. They seem to be a company who really want to stand out in terms of customer service and they really wanted to know where this mode was mentioned in the video so that the information could be corrected.
There’s too much to mention about the drone’s capabilities. Look at the online reviews. I found them to be very useful in terms of finding out what the drone can do.
Summing up. I don’t have any other drones so don’t know how this one compares. What I can say is that it totally impressed me with it’s flight stability, camera quality and battery life. I got the fly more set with 3 batteries which, personally, I think is worth it. Time will tell if I use it enough though. You feel comfortable flying it even after a few flights. If you go the wrong way, just take your hands off the controls and it will sit there rock solid until you regain your composure.
Also rest assured that if you do encounter a problem or have a question, Potensic customer service will be there to support you. I think this is worthy of mention.
My advice would be if having watched the various videos online, you think this is the right drone for you then go for it. You won’t be disappointed.

I am really impressed with this little thing. It is really easy to setup and start flying for a noob like me, and the controls are easy to pickup and get used to. The video quality on this here is pretty impressive too, especially considering the price.

The footage is really stable, even when in `sport mode` and going pretty fast (like 20mph in winds) – and the gimbal is easy to control and get the shots that I want without thinking about it too hard.

One thing I noticed is that in `auto` mode while filming, it can really blow out highlights if there is a lot of contrast, say with green trees and white sidewalk. Fortunately you can modify the the ISO and shutter speed to help combat this, but it isn’t always ideal since you only have so many flight minutes per battery. I’m hoping later firmware updates will help here, but I’m not holding my breath – and it isn’t really a big deal.

Battery life is really respectable, I am impressed with how long this thing flies. In my tests its like 20 minutes before I land, but I tend to land with some battery left in case I see something else I want to film or fly over – so I don’t doubt the advertised 30 minute flight time (assuming the right conditions)

The GPS is pretty good, and I quite like the autoreturn and autoland features, but I’ve gotten more comfortable doing both manually (its kind of fun) so I don’t use that as much now. But it works, and works pretty good.

I don’t have any complaints, I really like this thing and look forward to flying it when ever I see a nice day out. It checked all my boxes too:
– be a good price
– have good and stable footage
– have at least 20 minutes of flight time per charge

I didn’t try any of the intelligent flight modes, and I’m not really super interested in them – but if I do try them I’ll update this review with additional information on what I think about them.

But overall: this is a great drone, I love it and would buy another in a heartbeat.

Relatively novice, this is my second drone. I began with a Holy Stone 175 which seemed like a nicely featured package for the price, but I found learning to control it well awkward- crashing a lot. Not disastrously- but rarely landed ‘on all fours’. Not something I’m heavy into, but these have become quite a nice “tool” to have if you want to get a bird’s eye view of your property, etc. So I began shopping for something with a bit more features and function which would hopefully both provide a better experience and be more user-friendly. In mind, I was mainly thinking about features such as automatic collision avoidance, which I soon found not especially available without a much higher price tag, and rarely found on drones that stay below the weight / size requiring FAA registration, etc. I was already familiar with many of the automatic path / auto-return type functions, but didn’t have the ability of auto-hover, which many now have and something you’ll find to be a real plus- the drone instantly holding it’s location and altitude at any time you’re not actively moving the controls. A higher level of wind resistance / compensation also a great feature that not only improves photo/video, it helps to keep you “in control” and not over-compensating in ways that will cause the novice to crash. Nearly all brand drones in this range touted having these functions, and for me the most frustrating aspect was that ALL of their ads barely provided more than a short bulleted list of functions, focusing almost entirely on hyped up videos with no real details that would help you make a good choice. I’d at first been leaning toward purchase of a DJI, which had great reviews until discovering that one thing they failed to disclose without some deeper investigation was that the DJI control was going to hound and pound you with advertising pop-ups in the midst of your fun unless you paid an extra fee to stop them. Who needs annoying ad hype getting in your face while trying to control drone flight? Don’t we get enough of that already?! That killed it for me with DJI- no way will I buy and support any product which goes after consumers like that. Probably the biggest factor that entered my final decision to go with the Potensic Atom was it’s wired control connection with the smartphone, instead of it’s relying on wi-fi link which I’d found to be pretty problematic with my first unit, even in areas where it shouldn’t have been a problem. And in my use so far, this has proven to really boost trouble-free connection with the drone, and fast, solid communication with it. The improved connection, and the basic flight stability of the Potensic has meant that now I’m not only flying more often, with further distances and for longer periods, I’ve done so without even coming close to having a single ‘crash’, landing both in auto and manually 100% so far. I’m still a little awkward with the controller, in that you really have to learn how to hold these things without accidentally having a finger activate or change a function that you didn’t mean to. With this one, today I accidentally pressed the power button and shut off the controller with the drone at 200 feet up and running low on power. Thankfully the auto-hover kept it in place while I powered back on, re-established connection with the drone and safely brought it down. Another great feature of the Potensic is the 3-axis gimbal camera. It provides incredibly steady and clear hi-res video. Long-life batteries offer flight times of as much as 30 minutes before need to return for a fresh battery, and the package that comes with 3 batteries, the soft carrying case and multi-charging accessory means you can put in a lot of time in the air before need to call it a day. A bit more initial cost, but worth it if you can spare the extra at buying time. Overall so far, I’m super-pleased with my purchase of the Potensic Atom (the Atom SE was actually said to be the right choice for the novice/beginner, but it fell short of some features I wanted, and the Atom hasn’t been tough to learn in the slightest.)