Drones accessories Christmas gift guide

If you’re looking for the best drone accessories available for all experience levels, for a loved one or even a little treat for yourself this holiday season, we have the perfect holiday gift guide for you. 

Buying a drone is only part of the process with many accessory options available that will help you not only get the best out of your drone flights but also improve your aerial photography and video.

Drone accessories are available at a wide range of price points, so there’s something for every budget. Although we’ve grouped our recommendations in terms of user experience – beginner, intermediate and advanced – this certainly doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t also consider recommendations in higher or lower tiers. All of the accessories are useful regardless of your experience, and since everyone’s requirements are different every drone pilot will find our recommendations useful.

If you’re looking for your first drone or an upgrade to a more advanced model, be sure to check our best beginner drones, best drones and best camera drones guides where you will be able to find the perfect model for you and your budget. If you’re looking for a ready-to-fly FPV drone kit, our best FPV drones guide will help you to get started in the exciting and immersive world of FPV. Most of the drones featured in our guides have also been fully reviewed, so you can learn more before making a decision that will allow you to experience the world in a whole new way.

Beginners

If you’re a drone beginner, you’re typically someone who is looking to buy their first drone or someone who has recently bought one. And even if you have already flown and captured photos and videos, it’s likely that you will have come across some challenges and are looking for simple ways to enhance and improve your overall drone flying experience.

Useful accessories include high-quality microSD cards that are fast enough to capture 4K video, a landing pad to improve take-offs and landings and an anemometer to ensure that the wind isn’t too strong for safe flight. All of these accessories are extremely affordable and are exactly what you need when you’re getting started.

Intermediates

An intermediate drone user is someone who has had their first drone for a while and has a reasonable number of flight hours alongside experience of capturing aerial photos and videos, but there’s still room to learn more. 

At this level, the accessories that are likely to be most useful to you typically focus on photography and video capture. So, you may be considering ND filters to achieve correct shutter speeds in your videos, a lens cleaning kit and drone lights for illuminating subjects in low light conditions

Advanced

Advanced drone pilots are individuals who have been flying drones for several years and may even own more than one drone. These are confident and competent pilots who know drone controls inside out and are completely at ease flying a drone and capturing photos and videos at the same time.

This group is typically looking for accessories that allow them to fly further and for longer, so this includes items such as power generators, precision tools and strobe lights for night flying. For the latter, drone laws regarding night flights vary from country to country, so be sure to check the rules for where you live.

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