Save $100 on this Vantop Snaptain drone at Best Buy for Black Friday

The Vantop Snaptain SP7100 Drone is on sale at Walmart for Black Friday.
The Vantop Snaptain SP7100 Drone is on sale at Walmart for Black Friday. (Image credit: Best Buy)

Vantop's most advanced camera drone is on sale for a whopping $100 off this Black Friday. 

The Vantop Snaptain SP7100 drone, which normally retails for $299.99, is now only $199.99 at Best Buy. Compared to other Vantop drones, the Snaptain SP7100 has the best camera, with 4K ultra-high definition (UHD) resolution. It also has the longest battery life; you can fly for about 30 minutes on a single charge. 

Thanks to its built-in GPS positioning system, the drone will automatically return to you when its battery is low or it loses signal. It also features a "return to home" button that will bring it back automatically. The controller has a range of about 2,600 feet (800 meters). 

Vantop Snaptain SP7100 drone: $299.99$199.99 at Best Buy 
Save 33%
was $299.99 now $199.99 at Best Buy

Vantop Snaptain SP7100 drone: $299.99 $199.99 at Best Buy 
Save 33%
on this top-notch camera drone for Black Friday. The drone comes with one battery, a remote controller, a carrying case and four spare propellers.

The Snaptain SP7100 has several different flight modes, including waypoints and gesture controls. And it's foldable, so it's easy to pack it up in your bag to take it on a drone-photography adventure.

Unlike some of its pricier competitors, the Snaptain SP7100 camera drone does not feature a gimbal, so video footage may not be as smooth. Still, at just $199 it's a great drone for beginners. 

Be sure to check out Space.com's Black Friday space deals, or our guide to the best Black Friday drone deals.

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Hanneke Weitering
Contributing expert

Hanneke Weitering is a multimedia journalist in the Pacific Northwest reporting on the future of aviation at FutureFlight.aero and Aviation International News and was previously the Editor for Spaceflight and Astronomy news here at Space.com. As an editor with over 10 years of experience in science journalism she has previously written for Scholastic Classroom Magazines, MedPage Today and The Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After studying physics at the University of Tennessee in her hometown of Knoxville, she earned her graduate degree in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting (SHERP) from New York University. Hanneke joined the Space.com team in 2016 as a staff writer and producer, covering topics including spaceflight and astronomy. She currently lives in Seattle, home of the Space Needle, with her cat and two snakes. In her spare time, Hanneke enjoys exploring the Rocky Mountains, basking in nature and looking for dark skies to gaze at the cosmos.