Phantom 4 is probably overkill for that though agree it's more or less best consumer level just now.
DJI have streamlined the range recently, but you can still get the Phantom 3 Standard which is more than capable of what you were thinking at lower price.
There are other makers too with very competent options. 
http://store.dji.com/category/phantom-3-series 
The P3 Standard has quite limited range compared to the P4.
To get started you could look out for someone selling the earlier P3 Pro or Advanced which shared the p4 control system 

Older models do seem to require more user knowledge and involvement