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Drone with a 1080p camera under $200?

Build one yourself it will be much cheaper and you can choose what kind of camera you want.

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that's easy, spend $200 on a camera and then learn to fly.

If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it's stupid.  - Albert Einstein

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Most of the cheaper drones come without camera, drones with camera cost quite alot more.

So no, a $200 drone+1080p camera doesnt exist.

For $200 its pretty hard to find a good drone.

May the light have your back and your ISO low.

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Good luck finding just a camera for $200

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You will not buy ANYTHING Parrot. Are we clear? DO NOT. 

 

Inferior to DJI Visions and far less aftermarket support, and many people will tell you to avoid the DJI Visions as well. Why? 

They use 5.8GHz transmitters, which are good for sending video, but very poor for range. DJI Phantom 2s run off 2.4GHz. Further range and it allows you to add on a 5.8GHz video system on your own to preserve the signal range. 

To answer your question, no. You won't. Any drone worth owning and piloting for video will be expensive. 

A Phantom 2 will be ~500-700 on its own. A Zenmuse gimbal will be another 350 (sometimes you can fine P2 packages for 750 or so that include a Zenmuse). A GoPro (which demolishes everything, even the DJI Inspire 1 camera) will set you back another 400. Gear for transmitting video will run you around 300 for the transmitter and LCD ground receiver. Add another 300 if you want to add on screen information display from the Drone to the GoPro feed, AND have datalink capabilities to program the drone with autonomous destinations. 

Figure around ~1500 all in. This is not a cheap hobby. 

Buy a ~200-300 RTF drone and practice. Get used to it. Or even buy a Phantom 2 and get used to it. Then decide if you want to invest the other grand or so in the entire system. 

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