EACHINE EG16 review

Due to its brushed motors and compact size, the EACHINE EG16 WINGGOD could be considered just a toy drone, it comes with plenty of high-end features. In addition to the precise GPS positioning system it has an on-board 4K camera.

EACHINE EG16 highlights

• Compact size with foldable arms;

• GPS and Optical flow positioning systems;

• Intelligent flight modes (Track flight, Point of interest and Gesture control);

• Dual camera system (frontal 4K/ bottom 480P – optical flow sensor);

• 4K (4096*3072) photo resolution;

• 2K (2048*1080) video resolution;

• 5G WiFi real-time video transmission;

• Remote camera angle adjustment;

• About 14 minutes flight time;

• Up to to 200 meters control range.

Inside the box I found, besides the aircraft with loaded battery and its transmitter, one pair of spare propellers, complete set of blade protectors, USB charging cable, screwdriver and user manual. Together with my package option, You also received One,Two,Three Batteries.

Similar to the E58, the EG16 WING GOD has also space saving foldable design. With folded arms it measures only 13.5 x 18.5 x 6 cm, fitting perfectly inside any backpack. Total take-off weight with battery is about 204 grams – bellow the FAA’s 250 grams limitation.

Overall, build quality is good. I felt it very sturdy in my hand. Unfolding the arms can be done easily without tools.

The 1021 size coreless motors have silver housing caps which grants them a brush-less alike look. During night flights you will be guided by 4 LED lights, one under each motor. There is one more LED on the back which shows the status of the aircraft (solid green is OK).

Micro SD slot and Power switch are found under the belly of the aircraft. There is also a tiny second camera which serves as optical flow sensor. The fun part is that you can toggle between main camera and secondary camera FPV. Note: For this feature you need to disable stabilization in FPV GO APP.

The 1800mAh LiHV (high voltage LIPO battery) is loaded from the back of the quadcopter. According to the manufacturer’s specs, with a fully charged battery you can have up to 14 minutes of play time. The battery has micro USB port and can be conveniently charged with almost any phone charger or computer USB socket.

Camera performance:

EACHINE EG16 is advertised with a 4K camera, which is a marketing trick. While photos are saved with 4096 x 3072 (4K) pixels, videos with only 2048 x 1080 pixels, which stands for 2K resolution.

Image quality is surprisingly good – it is far the best which you can get out from a $100 drone. Of course, with brushed motors, it has lots of jello effect.

PRO

• Lots of safety features;

• Satellite positioning system (GPS);

• Optical flow & barometric air-pressure sensors;

• 2K/4K camera with WiFi FPV;

• Frontal/Belly camera switch on FPV;

• Remote camera angle adjustment.

CON

• Proprietary battery;

• APP make phone very hot;

• Phone is required for videos/photos;

• Too much Jello effect in videos.

Price & Availability

If you’d like to purchase this excellent entry level GPS drone you can find it at Banggood for $89.99.