Potensic ATOM 3 Axis Gimbal 4K Drone, Pack of 1 Drone, No Battery and Accessory included

When the drone arrived I was very excited to get things charged up and begin to fly. This is not my first drone and I am certain will not be my last. I hold drones from multiple manufacturers. But I held special hopes for the Potensic Drone. I really needed the 4km distance that I ultimately did get. When I took it from the box and charged and launched it. I at first was amazed at the performance and ease of use. The drone controls are very “touchy” which means the drone reacts very well to inputs. Small moves with controls provide quick and responsive action from the drone. My first test was to just launch the drone and take it to the max ceiling which is 398 feet. My guess is the 2 feet under the legal air space was built in as a safety feature to not interfere with other craft. I then clicked it over into sport mode and went full throttle in whatever direction the drone was facing. My purpose was not to take photos or use the camera functions yet but to put the drone through its paces. So I held down full throttle until the remote informed me the drone has lost contact. When I looked, I found the drone was 2500 feet away from me. Disappointed, I waited… The drone remote stated that the drone was reacquired. I touched nothing as I wanted to see what the drone would do. So far it was following the height RTH I input and was on its way home. The drone returned and landed within 1 inch of its launch location. Very Impressive… Do not let the 2500 feet concern you. I know I am in an area with a great deal of interferences from cell towers and high power lines and the like. It was at this point when it landed that I realized it out performed my more expensive DJI drone. This only makes little more then half that distance in MY interfering own environment. I then took the Potensic Drone to an open field scenario which had a large body of water next to it. I then flew the drone and performed that same test. This time the drone went nearly 10,000 feet distance. I wish to add I purposely flew the drone half that distance over water. Making sure the drone maintained its height. At NO POINT did I have to adjust the drone when it entered over the water skies above. It maintained proper altitude. I believe due to the water being a two mile wide area the drone lost connections at that point. I nervously waited as I wanted to see if the drone would, on its own do what it was designed to do when it’s lost which is return home. I did not have to wait long. The remote informed me within a minute it reacquired the drone and it was on its way home. I noted the drone did not dive or dip down due to water confusing its sensors. The drone maintained its performance and once again came back and landed at my feet safely. Greatly Impressed! I started recording over the water various ships passing and the trees along the shore line. Since I only had my phone screen as reference at this point I knew the real results will show on my 4K monitor and TV once I get home. After confirming all the drones functions and battery performing within expected designs I returned home and removed the memory card. My memory card is a high quality Lex card designed for recording in 4K modes and handle that much data writes per second and I was looking to see if the drone missed or glitches in any recordings. I was very pleased to discover the drones camera did indeed record in 4K with no issues and I found myself more lost in the beauty of the videos and ships. Needless to say I was very impressed with quality of the images. Very Important Things to Note: If you open the drone and charge it up and just take off in your home town without knowing what surrounds you as interferences, do not expect to achieve the same results I have. Like any drone in any small town anywhere in the world it will perform but needs a clean environment to do so. Meaning if you have water towers with 4G and 5G waves coming off it or your town has high power lines I would expect to only have half of the 4K in such an environment. This is why I took it to a location to run the drone through its paces without interruptions. Do not let your own home town performance be your “only” factor as to whether or not this is a quality drone. For this price range I found the drone had exceeded my expectations and am happy to add it to my collection of drones. The drones built in features such as follow and circle and map out way points worked without any issue. The drone did take a small getting used too with its gimbal but not a deal breaker to me. I spoke with Potensic customer service in depth especially during my in home town trials. They provided me with the information I expected which I already stated in this review regarding the all over WIFI interferences. I was seeking a way to push the drone harder in my home town. They were very patient with me as I sent all my flight record to them. The very next day they already replied to provide me the informational results of my logs. That the drone encountered my home towns’ high wire interference and WIFI blasts from all directions. They also noted the flight record of the water test showing that it was a much cleaner surroundings and the drone was able to perform as advertised. The customer support did not miss ONE day as I daily asked a question or two and they always had a 24 hour turnaround time on any questions. Overall I will happily provide the Drone a full 5 Stars as well as the patient customer support team a full 5 stars as I know I can be very diligent and hard in my tests of a new drone and its support team. I hope this review helps anyone on the fence, I would buy this drone if given the choice all over but I am saving for one of their more advanced drones now that I know the quality of the Potensic Drone SE version.

The Atom 3 is fantastic! Crystal-clear photos, smooth video, great flight time, and super responsive controls. Easy to fly and feels very high quality. Great drone for the price! Recommend the buy more fly more kit. Worth the $$$$& Has survived a number of Crashes! Incredible little drone! “User error” I own 4 of these and they are all still fully operational. Used 4x a week for 2 years! About 2 hours a day!

Great upgrade from Atom 2. Be aware that the accessories are not available yet.

It's a good drone, easy to fly and perfect for beginners of just someone that wants to have a drone for no professional purposes. However, I noticed sometimes it gives me a camera sensor error and also, I had a problem where the engine was oversaturated and the drone fell off, I contacted support and they told me that according to the logs the drone crashed, which was not true. But overall it is a good drone.

I would not recommend this drone. It was defective out of the box and Potensic customer service refused to refund me for it. I did not even have it for one full day before trying to initiate a refund. It is also extremely flimsy and low quality.

My Atom SE literally was blown away from me during its last flight, and I was unable to find it. Ordered the Atom 3 and photographically the difference between the two was great! So far, no flight or wind problems with this one. The Axis Gimal makes a huge difference in keeping the horizon straight and the images look sharper side to side and top to bottom.

USA buyers beware. I bought the Potensic 3 fly more combo, thank goodness I read more before I flew it... Because this drone wasn't approved by the US government, it technically has no business being sold here.... And I'm no bootlicking legal eagle, I don't care about the law most of the time, but this means that if you ever need any sort of replacement parts, repairs, or warranty service on your drone, finding those things will be much, much more difficult. If you know that you buy the drone as a disposable object, knowing that WYSIWYG, and that finding said parts will be hard, well, be my guest. But I don't want to deal with the government finding ways to call me some sort of domestic terrorist, so I sure won't be flying this drone here. I'm giving it 5 stars, though, because I don't want to be a dick and ruin any potential sales they could have with people in other countries. At the end of the day, I don't really know if this drone is great or awful.

Barely used and batteries are shot already. Bought in April 2023 and the batteries won't charge. Disappointed

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Killer Ass Drone, This thing is a beast. I flew this thing and it was flawless. Get one, you will love it. You wont regret it.

This is my second Atom. The summer picture is taken with the SE and the winter photo is taken with the Atom. Not too many flights yet with the Atom, but it performs great flights like my SE. So far so good, I double check to be sure the battery is clipped in, make sure home point is refreshed before flying away and that you have at least 12 satellites. So for so good and very happy with the Potensic customer service! A+

very good ratio of price and possibilities

Excellent drone