August, 2016 Best Sellers – Quadcopters, Multirotors and Camera Drones
Rank #1 – Phantom 3 Standard #30 in Camera & Photo [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B013U0F6EQ” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #2 – Phantom 3 4K #104 in Camera & Photo [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B01AZ3KW7W” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #3 – Phantom 4 – #124 Camera and Photo [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B01CFXQZD0″ key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #4 – Phantom 3 Advanced #180 [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B00VSIT5UE” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #5 – Phantom 3 Pro – #190 – [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B00VSITBJO” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #6 – Autel X-Star Premium #250 – [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B01B1H8322″ key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #7 – Yuneec Q500 4K – #1000 – [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B0118FM72Y” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Rank #8 – Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter – #1050 – [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B01AT4BKFU” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″] –
Rank #9 – Hubsan H501S X4
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Discontinued and out-of-production Models
Models below would rank in the realm of #10 to #15, but are listed separately due to not being current production models.
3D Robotics Solo w/Gimbal – [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B01ECS8Z4S” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
DJI Phantom 2 – Various Packages – [easyazon_cta align=”right” identifier=”B00P1QC43E” key=”small-light” locale=”US” tag=”droneflyers-20″]
Notes – The current (summer/back-to-school) Camera Drone market appears to be driven by one or more of 3 factors:
1. Price – closeout or lowered pricing seems to drives bursts in sales
2. Quality/Features – Phantom 4 is selling well due to perceived high quality and multitude of features – even though it is priced higher than many.
3. Newness – New entrants to the market such as the Yuneec Typhoon H are often snapped up by tech “first movers” – however, these bubbles are likely to pop unless the machines prove to be a superior value in the longer run.
Once again it is telling that the top 6 are either DJI or a DJI Clone (Autel). Consumers seem to prefer this compact unibody design in the $400-$1500 price range.
Sales drop off quickly for more expensive models (over 2K with extras) such as the DJI Inspire and Yuneec Typhoon H Pro (with realsense).
