The price puts it just outside of "entry level," but the Phantom 4 Pro is a no-brainer if you're serious about drone photography.
For its $499 sale price, the DJI Phantom 3 Standard is the best beginner quadcopter you're going to find for the money. If and when the price jumps back to its original $799, the Standard will be a much tougher sell against DJI's other excellent models as well as the mounting competition.
An amazing amount of tech in a pocketable drone, the DJI Mavic Air is the best travel drone you're going to find right now.
If you've been looking for a discreet, but powerful travel-friendly camera drone, look no further than the DJI Mavic Pro.
You get the quality of true first-person-view racing gear, but in a package tailor-made for new pilots.
While the VR headset and phone controls might feel gimmicky, the Ghostdrone 2.0 VR hits the entry-level drone market with aplomb.
If you can live with its short flight times, the affordable, smartphone-controlled Parrot MiniDrone Rolling Spider is a great quadcopter for beginners and hobbyists.
If you're looking for a palm-size quad that's a bit different than the rest, Odyssey Toys' X-7 Microlite drone is a bright spot to add to your collection.
The Parrot MiniDrone Jumping Sumo gives you a ground-level look at your environment as it spins and jumps at your command.
The new GDU Byrd Premium 2.0 has a modular design letting you attach a variety of gimbals and cameras to the long-range quadcopter.
The UTO X960 Drone is a good hexacopter that's also an inexpensive way to test out first-person-view flying. Treat the FPV like a bonus, though, and not the main reason to buy.
The Hobbico C-Me is a foldable drone that can follow you around like your a celebrity.
The UVify Draco is a modular racing drone that can fly at lightning-fast speeds.
The tiny 8-megapixel Selfly is ready to fly in seconds and cleverly folds to fit in a phone case.
The quadcopter on a leash lets you safely fly a GoPro camera up to 100 feet in the air indoors or out.
With its modular design, a mini supercomputer for a brain, a 4K video camera and a top speed of 70 mph, this quad is going after the whole drone market.
The Chinese electronics brand has made good on its plans to launch an affordable quadcopter that will start at about $380 in China.
Just toss this compact quadcopter into the air and it takes flight, keeping its camera on you and whatever you do.