This year we’ve seen quite a number of quirky toy drone designs appearing and the Lishitoys L6059W is one such model. This is one selfie drone that looks like it was inspired by AeroSystems’ Sprite drone which appeared two years ago.
While the Sprite is a professional drone with a premium price tag, the L6059W is an entry-level selfie drone that costs less than $100. To be precise, it costs $72 and was designed for those who want an affordable introduction into selfie drones. The sample L6059W featured in this review was kindly sponsored by GearBest.
Product Highlights
Dimensions: 280 x 280 x 180mm / 90 x 90 x 180mm (folded)
Platform: Quadcopter
Diagonal motor distance: 207mm
Flight features:
Altitude hold
Headless mode
G sensor
Auto takeoff / landing
2 flight speeds (Low and High)
Fly-by-app
Propulsion: brushed motors / 140mm 2-blade propellers
Weight: 161g (with battery)
Camera resolution: 2MP stills (1280 x 720) and HD 720P video
File format: JPEG/AVI
Battery: 3.7V 900mAh Li Po
Charging time: 150 minutes
Flight time: about 10 minutes
Control distance: about 50 meters
Like the Sprite, the L6059W has a body that resembles a bottle with its camera hanging at the bottom. The motor arms can be folded downwards when the drone needs to be stored. With its arms deployed, the L6059W looks a bit like a bouquet of black flowers. Such is the quirkiness of its design that it would surely attract a lot of questions from friends and onlookers.
Overall build quality is good and the drone feels well put together. The design is neat and there’s nothing sticking out or looking out of place. The battery is hidden in its own compartment and there are three LED lights at the rear for orientation. The L6059W comes with a conventional RC transmitter (remote controller) and can also be piloted using the LS Drone app on your smartphone.
Flight Performance
The L6059W flies well as long as you fly indoors wher there are no strong wind currents. Due to its vertical fuselage, it tends to catch more wind than other drones so flying it outdoors when it’s windy can be very difficult even in high speed mode. Winds can also cause a lot of problems when you’re attempting to land the L6059W. Due to its tall design and somewhat small footprint for its landing legs, it topples over very easily.
The L6059W has two staple features of selfie drones — altitude hold and headless mode. With its 900mAh battery, it has a pretty decent flight time of about 10 minutes. Due to its rather symmetrical design, flying it at distances of over 10m can be a bit tricky because at that range, it becomes harder to differentiate between the drone’s front and rear.
Although there are 3 LED lights at the rear, they’re not very visible if you’re flying under sunlight or bright indoor lighting. With that said, headless mode can come in handy when you lose orientation of the drone.
FPV Camera
The L6059W’s WiFi FPV camera is the most interesting feature it has. This is one of few toy drones under $100 that allow you to manually control the camera’s tilt angle using the transmitter. The camera can tilt up to 90 degrees which makes it possible to shoot aerial photos and videos with the camera facing directly down. It is obvious Lishitoys has put a lot of effort into making this a decent selfie drone. Not only can the camera tilt, the body itself is attached to the motor arms via four rubber dampers that greatly help prevent motor vibrations from being transmitted directly to the camera.
