Contixo F35 Review
The Contixo F35 is a well-designed drone by Contixo. Contixo is a big producer in the drone market with some successful models especially on sites such as Amazon. The Contixo F35 offers 4K video quality with its 2-axis self stabilizing gimbal for more smooth shots.
With its aerodynamic shape and its good quality propellers and motors, the Contixo F35 is a pretty fast drone, perfect for those who are looking for a fast drone and long-range flights. The Contixo F35 also does a great job of flying steady from calm skies to a bit of windy weather.
But before we talk about its features, what comes in the box of the Contixo F35? Inside the box, we can find the Contixo F35 drone with the remote controller, a 2500 mAh battery, a transmitter, 1 screwdriver, an SD card, a user manual, and a waterproof carrying bag.
Contixo F35’s controller is also pretty good, and it’s comfortable and easy to use with its dual handles, above the controller you can put your smartphone of all sizes when it runs out of battery you just need to charges it with its charging cable.
In this blog, we review the Contixo F35 specifications, features, modes, and an overall view of this drone to give you great helpful information about it.
Pros
≫ Foldable drone
≫ Can fly as far as 1500m (5000ft)
≫ Good for beginners and experienced users
≫ Comes with a 4K camera
≫ Good flight stabilization
≫ Good flight time up to 30min
Cons
≫ Video quality is average
≫ GPS is not great
Technical Specifications
The Contixo F35 drone comes with a built-in 4K quality video. to get nice stable videos with your action camera. The Contixo F35 can go as far as 1500m with 1200m with 5GHz WiFi band positioning.
This drone also comes with rechargeable 7.4V 2500 mAh batteries. The Contixo F35 drone allows you to fly up to 30 minutes when they’re charged and takes about 4h to charge.
The camera on the drone is able to take pictures at 4000×4000 pixels and 3840x2160p video thanks to its sensor. It uses a 100° FOV lens. The video bitrate can go up to 20Mbit and a transmission bitrate of 2Mbit.
The Contixo F35 supports up to 128GB SD cards, it supports Class 10 FAT32 SD cards. For the photo format, it uses a JPEG format, as for the video format, it uses MP4 format, and compressed format H.264.
≫ Flying Time: 60 minutes
≫ Uses 2500 mAh batteries
≫ Operating Temperature: -10º to 40º Cº
≫ Weight: 550g (1.21 lb)
≫ Dimensions: 45 x 40 x 8 cm
≫ Maximum flight distance: 1500m (5000ft)
≫ Image Resolution: 4000×4000
≫ Operating Frequency: 2.4GHz, 5.15GHz
≫ SD card up to 128GB
≫ FOV 100°
≫ Low battery alarm
≫ 2-Axis self-stabilizing gimbal
Video and Flight Stabilization
The Contixo F35 comes equipped with an adjustable 4K camera which will give you pretty good-looking footage, the built-in camera comes with 2-axis self-stabilizing gimbal technology, it will provide clear pictures and smooth videos and will keep the footage steady.
The image quality on the Contixo F35 is pretty average, it offers pretty good natural colors with a FOV of 100° wide-angle lens. Being a medium-budget drone don’t expect great video quality like DJI.
Battery
The Contixo F35 comes with a rechargeable 7.4V 2500 mAh battery which you can charge with the USB Battery Charger, which can last about 30 minutes, it will take about 4h to charge them.
The battery is situated at the bottom inside, where there is a cover that gives access to the battery. You can also always buy separate batteries for it and change them whenever the first battery runs out.
The Contixo drone comes with 1 battery, I recommend getting a second one so you can change them quickly and keep recording whenever the first one runs out.
Design
The Contixo F35 has an elegant modern design, it is well built with good quality plastics which feel pretty resistant, and it has a nice grey color. The Contixo F35 is capable of being fold to be carried easier.
Its design is the classic quadcopter look with 4 propellers similar to most drones such as DJI, it feels pretty tough and has the ability to get wet without any problem. If one of your propellers got damaged you are able to replace and switch them.
The dimensions of the Contixo F35 are 45 x 40 x 8 cm (17.7 x 15 x 3.1 in), when folded the dimensions of the Contixo are 17 x 10 x 8 cm (7 x 4 x 3 in), and weighs 580g (1.3 lbs).
It can fly up to 1500 meters (5000ft) with the transmitter connection and up to 1200 meters (4000ft) with live video and image transmission, all the adjustments and controls will be made from the drone’s controller.
The Contixo F35 comes with 4 replaceable propellers without any protection propellor guards, under the body we can see small landing legs, below we see the action camera mount with a gimbal holding it for stable videos.
Modes and Features
The Contixo F35 comes with many modes and features to improve your flying experience and make it easier for beginners.
The Contixo F35 has three different smart home return functions: One-touch low power return or out-of-range return. Whether your drone loses connection to the transmitter or runs low power, the Fancool drone is designed to safely return to its point of origin.
With the follow me mode your drone will follow you wherever you go, it’s a fun mode to easily record yourself. Whether you do sports or recording family moments, trips, and just about anything you can think.
Gesture control allows you to control the drone making gestures such as the”PALM” gesture which the camera starts recording. There’s also a selfie mode which grants you a hands-free experience that enables you to take a picture of videos.
The tap fly mode by trajectory or “Waypoint mode”, allows you to pre-program a sequence of actions by drawing a flight course in your app interface and the Fancool drone will follow.
The remote controller on the Contixo F35 is high-end as well giving you access to all of its controls. It fits well in your hands and you can easily see what’s happening with your smartphone screen for live video.
To be able to use the Contixo F35 on your smartphone you need the smartphone app that you can easily install and take control of the drone and fly with it and control its features and modes.
My opinion
The Contixo F35 drone is a great quality-budget drone, I definitely recommend getting it if it offers what you are looking for. The Contixo F35 has all the basic drone features and more, as well as good flight, battery, and features.
One of the best aspects of this drone is its range and battery time, lasting 30 minutes and flying as far as 1200m it works as a great exploring drone, it also comes with live transmission from your smartphone to be able to fly from the drones perspective.
The Contixo F35 is pretty easy to learn and will get you all those great aerial shots you would want in a drone with the 4K camera, it also carries a 2500 mAh battery which will give you plenty of time to record, and amazing flight distance.
This drone has many positive reviews from many people and we recommend getting it if you are looking for a great higher-end drone, we hope this review was helpful.
Review Breakdown
Waterproof drone with a mounted 4K camera. Can fly as far as 1500m and 1200m with live transmission up to 30 minutes, comes with many useful modes. It comes with a light foldable design
