Earlier this year Revell released the Argus remote control helicopter with a built-in camera, and here is our two minute review.
When I was a kid I always wanted a remote control helicopter, ok, if I am honest what I wanted was a remote control AIRWOLF! Fast forward a lot of years and remote control helicopters have come down in price, and now include cameras!
Features
•On-Board video camera (1.2 Megapixel), located underneath the heli; controlled through on/off switch on the transmitter
•Coaxial rotor system incl. electronic gyro (GSY)
•Stable alloy frame
•Attractive body design with glow in the dark effect
•3-CH 2.4 GHz-transmitter (forwards/backwards; left/right; up/down) with trim control
•Easy battery charging – via USB-connection
•LED lights
•Exclusive REVELL design
Final Thoughts
The first thing you notice when you take it out of the box is the size. Whilst it isn’t the biggest toy I have seen it also isn’t that small, so as it is really designed to be used inside the house I would recommend that you find a room big enough to fly it in as it will take a little bit of practice to keep it both stable and in the air. That said, if you do crash it, and I crashed it a lot, it is pretty rugged and survived to fly again!
The box contains the helicopter, a remote control and everything you need to get going.
So after you open the box, the first thing you do is plug the memory card into the helicopter, and set it all up to charge. Now be patient, it takes around 90 minutes to charge and for that 90 minutes you get around 7 or 8 minutes of flying time.
Flying can take a little getting used to – but once you do its a lot of fun, it’s just a shame that you have to wait 90 minutes between each short flight.
Once you have finished your flight, just remove the memory card, plug it into the USB adaptor and then plug that into your computer to view the images and video. The image quality it pretty good, certainly it showed me crashing a lot, and I do mean a lot, but it’s fun to watch back what you are doing. My recommendation would be to get a bigger SD card as well! You don’t have to use the camera if you don’t want to, it can be controlled using a switch on the remote control.
Overall I had a lot of fun flying, and crashing, the Argus but just make sure you have enough room to use it safely. It’s not Airwolf, but it will do!
Cost wise, the Revell Argus can be found for under £70 and will give you hours and hours of fun, just try not to crash it!
