I'm thinking about buying myself a drone for Christmas. I have no experience flying any type of model airplane or quad copter. Heck, I haven't even driven an RC car in decades. I was looking at probably starting cheap to learn the basics. I've read really good things about the Nano QX RTF. It seems to get really good reviews and when I crash it, I won't be out hundreds of dollars. Anyone have other suggestions for beginner rigs?
As I eventually want to get into aerial video, I'll have to step up. I don't really have a budget, but want to be somewhat reasonable. I was wondering if it's best to go with a cameraless drone and attach a separate GoPro or just go with a drone with integrated video such as the Phantom 2 Vision (+). What are the other options at that $500-$1000 level?