Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

Debub · 25-04-2019 12:24pm

the stick looks great as well:

https://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopter-parts/pp_925110.html?wid=1433363

padair · 25-04-2019 12:44pm

Debub wrote: »

the stick looks great as well:

https://www.gearbest.com/rc-quadcopter-parts/pp_925110.html?wid=1433363

I have one available if anyone is looking for one. Camera is dead so no need for mine

padair · 01-05-2019 7:24pm

padair wrote: »

I have one available if anyone is looking for one. Camera is dead so no need for mine

If anyone is interested insome spare parts let me know

two battery's
controller
handheld attachment for camera
spare base with propellars

J_V_C · 09-05-2019 12:12am

padair wrote: »

So, had a small accident
Drone decided from about 10-15 meters up to take a noise dive and drop onto the beach. Looked like one of motors or something stopped running as it did a fairly sharp corkscrew into the ground breaking camera gimbal. Or something put it off balance. On a lucky note , drone still flies.

Does anyone know if camera is repairable? Snaps attached

Alright there buddo,
I've had to repair this kind of break several times.
Looks like the ribbon connector is intact so you don't need to replace it. You will need a new gimbal arm. I'm currently awaiting another gimbal arm (it's a VERY common break) from AliExpress (it's an .ru domain so you'll need to translate)
The repair procedure is not for the faint of heart but very doable (many youtube vids on disassembly available).
On my 2nd drone now, replaced motors, gps module, compass module, ribbons, gimbal even swapped out the motherboard for a new one

Despair thee not, totally salvageable

Oh and uh yeh, props to Tedpan for putting me on to this beaut, never looked back.

Here is the part you need:
https://ru.aliexpress.com/item/Sky-Hawkeye-HM1315S-Quadcopter-Spare-Part-motor-blades/32489202122.html

aboarads231 · 13-05-2019 4:49pm

I got those from tomtop

Lanshane · 22-05-2019 8:50am

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has or knows of anywhere selling the 4k battery? My battery has become damaged and states through the app that it is not usable, even though all voltages are fine and battery level near 100%. Disappointing really especially as it's only had about 40 cycles and I would be careful not to discharge below 20%. Anyway, I've had a look on Gearbest and they are over €100 at the moment!!, plus the only shipping warehouse is 'HK4", or am I missing something! Am I likely to be hit with customs using this particular warehouse or has anyone been lucky? Many thanks

vargoo · 22-05-2019 9:57am

Lanshane wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has or knows of anywhere selling the 4k battery? My battery has become damaged and states through the app that it is not usable, even though all voltages are fine and battery level near 100%. Disappointing really especially as it's only had about 40 cycles and I would be careful not to discharge below 20%. Anyway, I've had a look on Gearbest and they are over €100 at the moment!!, plus the only shipping warehouse is 'HK4", or am I missing something! Am I likely to be hit with customs using this particular warehouse or has anyone been lucky? Many thanks

20%

JabbaTheHut · 22-05-2019 10:13am

Lanshane wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has or knows of anywhere selling the 4k battery? My battery has become damaged and states through the app that it is not usable, even though all voltages are fine and battery level near 100%. Disappointing really especially as it's only had about 40 cycles and I would be careful not to discharge below 20%. Anyway, I've had a look on Gearbest and they are over €100 at the moment!!, plus the only shipping warehouse is 'HK4", or am I missing something! Am I likely to be hit with customs using this particular warehouse or has anyone been lucky? Many thanks

From 2 posts up

padair wrote: »

If anyone is interested insome spare parts let me know

two battery's
controller
handheld attachment for camera
spare base with propellars

Lanshane · 22-05-2019 10:44am

JabbaTheHut wrote: »

From 2 posts up

Yes thanks I had sent a PM to Padair. Just said I'd throw it out to the forum also....

ito · 21-08-2019 4:35pm

Here a happy owner of a FIMI X8 SE. If you have any questions, please ask me.

BKWDR · 21-08-2019 4:42pm

ito wrote: »

Here a happy owner of a FIMI X8 SE. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Have my fimi x8 in a box at home, awaiting sd card so I can fly it! Itching at me

What's your experience so far

ito · 21-08-2019 4:48pm

BKWDR wrote: »

Have my fimi x8 in a box at home, awaiting sd card so I can fly it! Itching at me

What's your experience so far

I have been flying it plenty of times. I had the 4K before and this one is far better. You can fit it inside a backpack.

Excellent battery life, good colors, easy to fly...

BKWDR · 21-08-2019 5:20pm

ito wrote: »

I have been flying it plenty of times. I had the 4K before and this one is far better. You can fit it inside a backpack.

Excellent battery life, good colors, easy to fly...

How it handle in winds for ya?

tedpan · 21-08-2019 8:46pm

ito wrote: »

Here a happy owner of a FIMI X8 SE. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Please share some video!

Rock Paper Scissors · 23-08-2019 6:46am

ito wrote: »

I have been flying it plenty of times. I had the 4K before and this one is far better. You can fit it inside a backpack.

Excellent battery life, good colors, easy to fly...

Can you please post some video footage?

I was considering buy this drone but the initial reviews on YouTube were not very good.

Some of the negative feedback included a "blue tint" on the video that the drone produced and also the flight range not being as good as advertised.

But maybe firmware updates solved these issues?

Please share your experience with this drone

tedpan · 25-08-2019 10:46pm

ito wrote: »

Here a happy owner of a FIMI X8 SE. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Surely you got some footage this weekend?!?

tedpan · 29-08-2019 9:24pm

I was trawling through YouTube and found the Hubsan Zino 4k portable drone. It has impressive specs and costs around €250. Could be a decent option if you don't want to spend serious cash on a DJI..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlOnaWNe-98

Shefwedfan · 01-09-2019 10:26pm

Have one of these for sale if anyone interested? I posted on this thread ages ago, it was for bro who used 3-4 times and sat in box since

steven087 · 02-09-2019 12:56pm

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Have one of these for sale if anyone interested? I posted on this thread ages ago, it was for bro who used 3-4 times and sat in box since

Pm

tedpan · 14-09-2019 11:08am

ito wrote:

Here a happy owner of a FIMI X8 SE. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Seriously though, are you going to answer any questions?

padair · 14-09-2019 11:13am

ito wrote: »

Here a happy owner of a FIMI X8 SE. If you have any questions, please ask me.

What is the airspeed velocity of a (European) unladen swallow??

tedpan · 14-09-2019 1:01pm

padair wrote:

What is the airspeed velocity of a (European) unladen swallow??

A pity you said European, probably knows all about the African counterpart

BKWDR · 15-09-2019 7:54pm

I have the fimi x8 as well.. Impressive enough for its price point

tedpan · 15-09-2019 9:26pm

BKWDR wrote:

I have the fimi x8 as well.. Impressive enough for its price point

Nice, do you have any footage you could share? I've seen reviews online, it seems to fly similarly to the mi drone, just not as stable in the air, but the footage looks decent. Any comments or experiences are appreciated!

BKWDR · 16-09-2019 10:14am

tedpan wrote: »

Nice, do you have any footage you could share? I've seen reviews online, it seems to fly similarly to the mi drone, just not as stable in the air, but the footage looks decent. Any comments or experiences are appreciated!

I've only had it up a few times and shot in 2k 60fps , let me try get some footage the next time up.
It's my first drone (bar the SJRC F11 pro) and im impressed with how zippy it is and the photo quality etc.

My friend has the dji mavic zoom and he was pushing me towards that model but couldnt justify pulling the trigger so was very happy with the x8. Controller feels decent in hand and the drone is very responsive. Havent pushed out range or anything

yorlum11 · 16-09-2019 6:36pm

Lads, I'm having issues with my sd card. Seems to be damage to the housing that holds it in the camera. No TF coming up when I start up the drone. So it's not reading the card. Card works fine in computer. Maybe my only option is a new camera?

tedpan · 16-09-2019 6:52pm

yorlum11 wrote:

Lads, I'm having issues with my sd card. Seems to be damage to the housing that holds it in the camera. No TF coming up when I start up the drone. So it's not reading the card. Card works fine in computer. Maybe my only option is a new camera?

You could get it repaired, but there's not many experts locally. Was it crashed?

The best option is to buy another complete drone, then sell the parts as the cam on its own is expensive..

Controller around 50euro
Battery around 75euro
Charger around 25euro
Drone with no cam around 150euro.

So you could get most of the cash back.

yorlum11 · 16-09-2019 6:54pm

tedpan wrote: »

You could get it repaired, but there's not many experts locally. Was it crashed?

The best option is to buy another complete drone, then sell the parts as the cam on its own is expensive..

Controller around 50euro
Battery around 75euro
Charger around 25euro
Drone with no cam around 150euro.

So you could get most of the cash back.

Thanks Tedpan, no not crashed. I think it was damaged inserting the card in and out. Either way it wont read card now.

tedpan · 16-09-2019 7:14pm

yorlum11 wrote:

Thanks Tedpan, no not crashed. I think it was damaged inserting the card in and out. Either way it wont read card now.

Hmmm, maybe the spring is broken. Maybe check out YouTube in case someone has a similar issue?

yorlum11 · 17-09-2019 10:01pm

Managed to push card in enough to get contact. I download data with a cable to computer and leave card in.

Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

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