Review: The Ruko U11MINI is a lightweight beginner drone that flies well

The Ruko U11MINI is a lightweight beginner drone that flies well, but it is let down as a camera drone by its camera performance when shooting photos and videos.

Flight performance is pretty good with responsive controls and agile flight, so as a first drone, it could be a worthwhile option for familiarising yourself with drone flight and controls.

Video can be captured up to 4K, but the frame rate is a little low at this resolution coming in at just 20 FPS .

Flight times are advertised as up to 35 minutes , but during testing, flight times averaged just over 20 minutes .

The drone has two blue lights on the front which are impossible to see once you've flown away.

The Ruko U11MINI is a beginner model with an attractive price of $ 260 .

It can handle Level 4 wind resistance, which equates to speeds of up to 18 mph .

There is no Image Stabilization , mechanical or electronic, which means videos are bumpy.

Camera control is fully automatic, so it's a point-and-shoot affair for both photos and videos.

The Ruko U11MINI flies well with responsive controls.