DJI Phantom 2 Vision

Flight Time: 20-25 minutes
Control Method: Proprietary controller and smartphone
Price: $1,510.74
Available at: Singapore Hobby Supplies, #B1-23 Fook Hai Building, 150 South Bridge Rd., 6532-1993, www.singahobby.com

If you’re looking for a drone with real photography capabilities, this is the one. Sporting a 360-degree, tilt-able, 14-megapixel camera, helped by a three-axis camera stabilization mechanism, the drone can take crystal clear pictures mid-flight. It can even record 1080p, HD videos at both 30 and 60 frames-per-second. The range isn’t bad, either, extending to 700 meters with the controller. The live video-feed can only be transmitted 300 meters, though

Parrot A.R. Drone 2.0

Drone V666

Flight Time: 10 minutes
Control Method: Radio-controlled
Price: $187.05
Available at: www.gearbest.com

The drone’s camera can’t snap photos, though it does display and record live-view video through the controller-mounted LCD screen. The control distance isn’t anything special, but sits at a decent 150 meters. The drone is very easy to keep in the air thanks to its six gyro sensors, which allow it to do neat tricks like 

Walkera W100

Flight Time: 7 minutes
Control Method: Smartphone (iOS only)
Price: $150
Available at: Rotor Hobby Enterprises, #02-37 Kitchener Complex, 809 French Rd., 6296-3686/6341-7296, www.shop.rotor.com.sg

With the built-in accelerometer and three axis gyros helping with flight stabilization, this drone is perfect for newcomers who would like a cheap product for practice before moving on to more robust and costly drones. The camera is horrible, though, constantly lagging at outrageously low framerates. This makes the drone very difficult to fly using live-view. 

Parrot Rolling Spider

Flight Time: 8 minutes
Control Method: Smartphone (Bluetooth)
Price: $139
Available at: Newstead Technologies, #03-01 Funan Digitalife Mall, 109 North Bridge Rd., 6332-5376, www.newstead.com.sg

More of a toy than the other drones, this cute little machine has a top speed of almost 20km/h, making it ideal for racing but not much else, as the drone has a maximum range of 20 meters. The 300k pixel camera can only realistically be used for live-viewing, as captured photos will be incredibly small in resolution.