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Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

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  • #302
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Lanshane wrote:
    Same here. Thing is I am waiting for a 64 gig SD card to come in the post. I just didn't think the drone would arrive so promptly. I have a 2gb lying around, could I plug that in just to get it flying and replace it with the proper one when it arrives? Plus the firmware update, where exactly is that being installed does anybody know?

    It would work with a 2GB card,the update is installed onto the drone itself via the micro SD. It's all done through the app.

    As its only 2GB, set the camera settings to 1080 30FPS to give you about 5 minutes of footage.

    You could do that inside, just connect to the drone, open the app and update the firmware. Then you'll be ready to fly tomorrow, weather permitting..


  • #303
    Lanshane
    Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Lanshane


    tedpan wrote: »
    It would work with a 2GB card,the update is installed onto the drone itself via the micro SD. It's all done through the app.

    As its only 2GB, set the camera settings to 1080 30FPS to give you about 5 minutes of footage.

    You could do that inside, just connect to the drone, open the app and update the firmware. Then you'll be ready to fly tomorrow, weather permitting..

    Ah cheers tedpan, just wasn't sure of that. So when new SD card comes I can just plug it into gimbal and carry on flying? Looking forward to tomorrow!!


  • #304
    gimpotronitus
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭gimpotronitus


    Lanshane wrote: »
    Same here. Thing is I am waiting for a 64 gig SD card to come in the post. I just didn't think the drone would arrive so promptly. I have a 2gb lying around, could I plug that in just to get it flying and replace it with the proper one when it arrives? Plus the firmware update, where exactly is that being installed does anybody know?

    Same here. Just ordered the SD card recently, didn't expect the drone to show up so soon.

    Charging it up now. Battery LED lights taking a fair while to turn off. Will update firmware tomorrow with an 8GB card lying around and take it for a quick spin.


  • #305
    Lanshane
    Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Lanshane


    gimpotronitus wrote: »
    Same here. Just ordered the SD card recently, didn't expect the drone to show up so soon.

    Charging it up now. Battery LED lights taking a fair while to turn off. Will update firmware tomorrow with an 8GB card lying around and take it for a quick spin.

    Yes they'll turn off eventually... good luck with it.


  • #306
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Lanshane wrote:
    Ah cheers tedpan, just wasn't sure of that. So when new SD card comes I can just plug it into gimbal and carry on flying? Looking forward to tomorrow!!


    That's it! Let me know if you have any questions tomorrow


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  • #307
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Lanshane wrote:
    Ah cheers tedpan, just wasn't sure of that. So when new SD card comes I can just plug it into gimbal and carry on flying? Looking forward to tomorrow!!

    gimpotronitus wrote:
    Ordered November 5th, arrived today. So two weeks. No customs either.

    gimpotronitus wrote:
    Will have some fun later


    Any flying yet lads?


  • #308
    Lanshane
    Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Lanshane


    Just back in after a successful first flight. I'm well impressed with this machine. Not much video with the crappy card I've in for the moment but it's so impressive. Back in charging now. Kids hounding for a go now! Hopefully not too long to wait for spare battery. This is my first drone so excuse the excitement. Easy to fly and manoeuvre even for a first timer. Just take your time.


  • #309
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Lanshane wrote:
    Just back in after a successful first flight. I'm well impressed with this machine. Not much video with the crappy card I've in for the moment but it's so impressive. Back in charging now. Kids hounding for a go now! Hopefully not too long to wait for spare battery. This is my first drone so excuse the excitement. Easy to fly and manoeuvre even for a first timer. Just take your time.


    Brilliant. Glad you had fun! I was really impressed with the quality, ease of use and specs. Hence the thread!

    Enjoy!


  • #310
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Fyi, downloading the footage through the app doesn't give the best quality footage. You need to take the micro SD card out of the camera and plug it into your laptop/pc.


  • #311
    ltec
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭ltec


    Got an email saying Xiaomi drone £298 special email only from gearbest. I'm considering it but I have a few questions.
    In the description it says because it's a factory model it has no protective circle. What does that mean?
    Does it matter which warehouse or plug?
    If it breaks or something is faulty is it a nightmare getting parts or getting them fixed?
    And what else do I need? Just a SD card


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  • #312
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    ltec wrote:
    Got an email saying Xiaomi drone £298 special email only. I'm considering it but I have a few questions. In the description it says because it's a factory model it has no protective circle. What does that mean? Does it matter which warehouse or plug? If it breaks or something is faulty is it a nightmare getting parts or getting them fixed? And what else do I need? Just a SD card


    The protective circle are the blade protectors, the WiFi dongle is included instead. As I've said before, not really interested in using either.

    Doesn't matter about warehouse. Replacement parts are available online, not sure about repairs though. Yeah, just micro SD, I recommend buying an additional battery, maybe some additional props.


  • #313
    gimpotronitus
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭gimpotronitus


    tedpan wrote: »
    Any flying yet lads?

    Brought it out for a quick spin this morning. Compass calibration a bit finicky but fine. Lovely drone, easy to fly. Kept it below 10m in an open area.

    It can be noisy so keep that in mind when flying, got a few looks from passers by.

    Gimbal didn't initialise first time so a quick restart and it was fine. No tilting as others have reported.

    Very happy with it. Looking forward to getting it out of Dublin to see what she can do.

    Ordered a second battery and will probably buy one of those 10000mah charging blocks on gearbest also.


  • #314
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    gimpotronitus wrote:
    Brought it out for a quick spin this morning. Compass calibration a bit finicky but fine. Lovely drone, easy to fly. Kept it below 10m in an open area.

    Nice one! Yeah, compass calibration only needs to be done once, so you've got that out the way!
    gimpotronitus wrote:
    Gimbal didn't initialise first time so a quick restart and it was fine. No tilting as others have reported.

    Strange, it happened to me the first time too. I think it gets hot with all the initial updates and messing around with the gimbal and calibration. I think I had it switched on for over an hour, that's probably what happened. Anyway hasn't happened since..
    gimpotronitus wrote:
    Very happy with it. Looking forward to getting it out of Dublin to see what she can do.

    Nice one, enjoy mate!

    Can't wait to see some footage!


  • #315
    ltec
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭ltec


    Just bought one. I'm now ****ting myself. Is the average delivery time 2 to 3 weeks.


  • #316
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    ltec wrote:
    Just bought one. I'm now ****ting myself. Is the average delivery time 2 to 3 weeks.


    Average is 2-4 weeks. Won't be long!


  • #317
    EuskalHerria
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭EuskalHerria


    ltec wrote: »
    Got an email saying Xiaomi drone £298 special email only from gearbest. I'm considering it but I have a few questions.
    In the description it says because it's a factory model it has no protective circle. What does that mean?
    Does it matter which warehouse or plug?
    If it breaks or something is faulty is it a nightmare getting parts or getting them fixed?
    And what else do I need? Just a SD card

    Price still the same on Gearbest. Any further info on when this price might be live? Or is there a discount code?


  • #318
    beanian
    Registered Users Posts: 450 ✭✭beanian


    what sort of range are you getting on these? I barely get 1km away before losing video and having to RTH


  • #319
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    beanian wrote:
    what sort of range are you getting on these? I barely get 1km away before losing video and having to RTH

    Are you in sight of the drone? I got 2kms down the beach and all was fine. Are there buildings or large obstacles?


  • #320
    ltec
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭ltec


    EuskalHerria wrote: »
    ltec wrote: »
    Got an email saying Xiaomi drone £298 special email only from gearbest. I'm considering it but I have a few questions.
    In the description it says because it's a factory model it has no protective circle. What does that mean?
    Does it matter which warehouse or plug?
    If it breaks or something is faulty is it a nightmare getting parts or getting them fixed?
    And what else do I need? Just a SD card

    Price still the same on Gearbest. Any further info on when this price might be live? Or is there a discount code?
    When I go to gearbest and select US plug it shows £298 and says it's ending in 6 hours.


  • #321
    ibrahimovic
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭ibrahimovic


    I flew mine for a short while, was easy to control. I didn't do any compass calibration though, whats that?


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  • #322
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    ibrahimovic wrote:
    I flew mine for a short while, was easy to control. I didn't do any compass calibration though, whats that?


    Nice one! The app will tell you if it needs to be done. Just watch a few videos on YouTube and you'll be sorted..


  • #323
    Dagny27
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Dagny27


    gimpotronitus wrote: »
    Ordered November 5th, arrived today. So two weeks. No customs either.

    Will have some fun later :)

    Did the tracking work for you? I ordered on the 3 November, no sign of it and the tracking site says that it's still processing. A bit worried about this...


  • #324
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Dagny27 wrote:
    Did the tracking work for you? I ordered on the 3 November, no sign of it and the tracking site says that it's still processing. A bit worried about this...


    No need to be worried, this is normal as previously mentioned. The tracking is very poor into a day or two before it arrives. The 3rd of November means it hasn't even been two weeks yet, it can take up to six. Hopefully it will arrive in the next week or so.


  • #325
    tedpan
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,627 Mod ✭✭✭✭tedpan


    Forgot to ask Dagny, was it ordered through Gearbest?


  • #326
    ArthurG
    Registered Users Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭ArthurG


    Tracking is finally working for me.... phew.

    So I ordered from TomTop on 8th November, UPS tracking says it will be delivered (from Netherlands) by end of day tomorrow 21st. So 13 days from order to delivery.


  • #327
    Dagny27
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Dagny27


    tedpan wrote: »
    Forgot to ask Dagny, was it ordered through Gearbest?

    Thanks for this, yes, it was ordered from Gearbest on Friday, 3 November so just over two weeks ago now. I must have misread previous posts as thought people were saying that tracking didn't work for the first week. Fingers crossed it arrives soon!


  • #328
    ArthurG
    Registered Users Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭ArthurG


    ArthurG wrote: »
    Tracking is finally working for me.... phew.

    So I ordered from TomTop on 8th November, UPS tracking says it will be delivered (from Netherlands) by end of day tomorrow 21st. So 13 days from order to delivery.

    Arrived safely today - no additional charges. Packaging is a pain, I can't really open it to take a nosey, so will just have to wrap it and wait for Christmas!


  • #329
    Dagny27
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭Dagny27


    gimpotronitus wrote: »
    Ordered November 5th, arrived today. So two weeks. No customs either.

    Will have some fun later :)

    Can I also ask you, when you got the email with the tracking number, did it display your full address? The original email I got from them has the full address but the second email with the tracking number only has company name and then Dublin (I'm getting it sent to work), no street or anything. Did this happen to others as well or should I be concerned?


  • #330
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    any sign of this coming down in price for black friday?


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  • #331
    ptyloch
    Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭ptyloch


    Rocco Weak Variant wrote: »
    any sign of this coming down in price for black friday?

    Banggood.com have a good offer on this, around €300,

    Link from the phone:

    https://m.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Drone-WIFI-FPV-With-4K-30fps-1080P-Camera-3-Axis-Gimbal-RC-Quadcopter-p-1057057.html?rmmds=collection&utmid=2515

    Might be worth checking out, don’t know about customs though.


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