Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

JabbaTheHut · 03-03-2018 10:08pm

lordlame wrote: »

Took this footage earlier on today near the magazine hills / popes cross - was a fantastic day for flying

Have another clip to edit too - been a busy day

https://youtu.be/mKFPTHQj9us

Very nice. It's times as rare as this that it makes the purchase all worth while.

lordlame · 03-03-2018 10:37pm

One more: https://youtu.be/-Rt3RBWGzO8

Audio should be updated soon on both - the Cavan one got removed due to copyright ( orbital - halycon ) but I’ve changed that now

ThePicker · 03-03-2018 11:35pm

Ok this has probably been asked and answered but there is 61 pages to go through. Whats the range on this drone?

tedpan · 03-03-2018 11:52pm

ThePicker wrote:

Ok this has probably been asked and answered but there is 61 pages to go through. Whats the range on this drone?

I've got 2KMs down the beach.

ThePicker · 04-03-2018 12:24am

tedpan wrote: »

I've got 2KMs down the beach.

Nice, I have a small drone at the moment, it's only a toy really but I was thinking of an upgrade for the summer and I like Xiaomi products I bought a Xiaomi phone and love it

EuskalHerria · 07-03-2018 6:37pm

So my drone went about 4 feet on take off and just turned and went straight at the ground. I had checked everything twice, habit, and cannot understand why it just nosedived.

Raging now I didn't have it recording, as that might have given an insight. Is it safe to assume xiaomi won't want to facilitate a conversation about this?

Thargor · 07-03-2018 7:20pm

Whats the damage?

EuskalHerria · 07-03-2018 8:55pm

Thargor wrote: »

Whats the damage?

Camera broke off from its holder, main cable detached. Propellers went flying all directions, but those would be easily replaced. One arm of the drone now broken and the plastic open.

Not good. Turned it on to get the flight log, hoping that might help. Had it been my fault I would take the hit, but it literally went up and crashed down at a few feet up. Can’t figure it out.

ED E · 07-03-2018 9:45pm

lordlame wrote: »

Took this footage earlier on today near the magazine hills / popes cross - was a fantastic day for flying

Have another clip to edit too - been a busy day

https://youtu.be/mKFPTHQj9us

lordlame wrote: »

One more: https://youtu.be/-Rt3RBWGzO8

Audio should be updated soon on both - the Cavan one got removed due to copyright ( orbital - halycon ) but I’ve changed that now

Two suggestions:
1. Apply stabilization in post, there's a quite few judders left in (and maybe playback at 180%)
2. Get into grading - its no quick skill to learn but with the snow shots theres huge potential for improvement if the Mi lets you shoot flat.

taytobreath · 08-03-2018 4:09pm

hi guys . do ye need to connect your drones to the mi home app, if the answer is yes, have ye experienced problems with it/

EuskalHerria · 08-03-2018 5:20pm

taytobreath wrote: »

hi guys . do ye need to connect your drones to the mi home app, if the answer is yes, have ye experienced problems with it/

Yes you need the app. I've used it mainly on iPhone without issue and with an android also. Others have mentioned connection issues with iPhones though.

tedpan · 08-03-2018 8:02pm

EuskalHerria wrote:

Raging now I didn't have it recording, as that might have given an insight. Is it safe to assume xiaomi won't want to facilitate a conversation about this?

EuskalHerria wrote:

So my drone went about 4 feet on take off and just turned and went straight at the ground. I had checked everything twice, habit, and cannot understand why it just nosedived.

That's really strange, I'm not sure what to advise as I haven't seen anything like that before.

Really disappointing you don't have footage to send to Xiaomi.

taytobreath wrote:

hi guys . do ye need to connect your drones to the mi home app, if the answer is yes, have ye experienced problems with it/

Nope, it connects via the controller and mi drone app.

EuskalHerria · 08-03-2018 11:47pm

tedpan wrote: »

That's really strange, I'm not sure what to advise as I haven't seen anything like that before. Really disappointing you don't have footage to send to Xiaomi.

Ever crisis an opportunity, I found the flight log through the app. Luckily that captured what I done on the controller and its short trip upwards before nosediving. So hopefully that is enough to show that it genuinely was an error.

tedpan · 08-03-2018 11:54pm

EuskalHerria wrote:

Ever crisis an opportunity, I found the flight log through the app. Luckily that captured what I done on the controller and its short trip upwards before nosediving. So hopefully that is enough to show that it genuinely was an error.

I hope so mate. Let us know how you get on.

lordlame · 09-03-2018 2:24pm

Did you have the propellers on correctly?

EuskalHerria · 09-03-2018 3:28pm

lordlame wrote: »

Did you have the propellers on correctly?

Yes. I was concerned with anything ever happening so went out of my way to ensure human error at least never a factor. Checks several times before ever pushing the controller up.

jim salter · 10-03-2018 2:54pm

taytobreath wrote: »

hi guys . do ye need to connect your drones to the mi home app, if the answer is yes, have ye experienced problems with it/

I had regular connectivity problems with an Android phone on 4.0

Have read a few reports that the older android versions are not the best to be using. Have a new phone on the the way so will report back.

taytobreath · 12-03-2018 9:53am

jim salter wrote: »

I had regular connectivity problems with an Android phone on 4.0

Have read a few reports that the older android versions are not the best to be using. Have a new phone on the the way so will report back.

thanks for that, its not a drone im trying to connect to the app, its a xiaomi vacuum. I've spent I think about 12 hours since last week trying to pair it with no luck whatsoever.
ive a newish phone, so it cant be that.

If anyone has any ideas how they overcame pairing their drones to the app I would welcome them, I'm out of ideas at this stage.

12-03-2018 10:21am

taytobreath wrote: »

thanks for that, its not a drone im trying to connect to the app, its a xiaomi vacuum. I've spent I think about 12 hours since last week trying to pair it with no luck whatsoever.
ive a newish phone, so it cant be that.

If anyone has any ideas how they overcame pairing their drones to the app I would welcome them, I'm out of ideas at this stage.

I know the vacuum and the drone have the same brand, but they're very different devices and probably made by different manufacturers. Xiaomi sells products from many manufacturers and sells them under the Xiaomi brand. Thus, the software on both will be completely different and you'll need advice specific to the vacuum software.

In other news, with direct cable connect, my drone drains my phone battery quicker than it drains its own battery! I have a redmi note 3 and it can go 2 days on a charge in normal use, but the drone app depletes it in 15 minutes. Must try the WiFi dongle and see if that helps.

lordlame · 15-03-2018 7:38pm

Little video of the iconic Arbour Hill, Dublin 7

https://youtu.be/hmM3l0EKD1k

tedpan · 15-03-2018 7:57pm

lordlame wrote:

Little video of the iconic Arbour Hill, Dublin 7

Awesome! Need to get back outside:)

tedpan · 25-03-2018 5:10pm

1st flight in ages. Lovely day for a mess around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcKi1-x8UlY

padair · 25-03-2018 8:11pm

Do anyone know if there has been any word on new model being released? Original 2 years ago, 4k, this time last year, should we be expecting a new version?

tedpan · 25-03-2018 8:37pm

padair wrote:

Do anyone know if there has been any word on new model being released? Original 2 years ago, 4k, this time last year, should we be expecting a new version?

Not that I've seen. I'd say they're doing well with the 4k in Asia and meets most people's need at a decent price so no need for a new version. I'd say it'll be at least another 6 months before they announce any new releases. I'm hoping for a smaller option, like the spark.