Which drone from Xiaomi to choose?
Dec 29, 2019 08:00 · 1676 words · 8 minute read
If you are interested in a Xiaomi drone, this video is exactly the right one for you. I ’ll show you the drones Xiaomi is offering and which Xioami drone you should choose for which purpose. Xiaomi has four drones you can choose from: - Xiaomi Mitu - Xiaomi Fimi A3 - Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE - Xiaomi Mi 4k Which Xioami drone you should choose for which purpose: The Xiaomi Mitu is made for just playing around. It is comparable to a DJI Tello or a Parrot Mambo FPV Toy drones. If you are searching for a drone with a good footage quality or a long range the Xiaomi Mitu is not for you! The drone is also difficult to find.
00:36 - Xiaomi seems to have given up on this toy drone and is focusing on the other three drones. The Xiaomi Fimi A3 is a very neat drone for a very low price in comparison what you will get for your money! It is the fastest and very most stable drone i ever have tested under 300 Dollar. It flies at max speed of 18 meters per second - that are 64 kilometers per hour or 40 miles per hour! In the description i have posted a link to my video where i show you how cool the flying at this speed looks like and how much fun i got with my fimi A3. If you are searching for a drone having fun at flying and be master of the drone control in every situation and having a 3 axis camera gimbal, this drone will make it very well for you! With the large wingspan and large propellers you can get her under control in any given situation. No matter whether the wind blows strong or weak.
01:23 - The Fimi A3 always flies where you steer it with a georgeos manoeuvrability. The Fimi A3 footage is ok, but there are better drones under 300 Dollar with better footage for lower price like the Hubsan Zino H117S or the JJRC x12 Aurora. So the main benefit of the Xiaomi Fimi A3 drone is really the awesome speed and manoeuvrability. Flying drones one day you will crash your drone, I promise you! Professional DRL or FPV pilots do the so, too. If you crash your Xiaomi Fimi A3, it will be fantastic easy to repair at yourself.
01:55 - You can get any part as replacement and you will be able to repair the drone yourself. It is very easy. I had to repair my Fimi A3 myself once after crashing it in to a huge tree at 30m hight. I thank Xiaomi for the easy way to repair the Fimi A3 drone. Yeah, she has a few shortcomings, too. The battery dies after only 15 minutes of flight without a return to home function. So if the Fimi A3 battery dies during the flight, the drone lands just where it is, no matter if it is above water or land.
02:25 - The controller only tells you only visually on screen the battery is low. No vibration, no sound! So if you miss to return in time, you may loose it at the point the battery dies. The second very annoying shortcoming is the display of the controller. Yes you can’t connect your fimi A3 to a smartphone, you ’ll have to fly it with the build in display which sucks in most situations, so you can’t see the real footage the drone is recording. The buildin display has a really shitty contrast and the camera is recording much higher contrasts as you can see.
02:53 - For recording normal saturaded video you ’ll have issues to recognise anything on the display of the Xiaomi A3. In a bright day with sunny situation you have to search for a shady place if you want to see anything on the screen. The Xiaomi Fimi A3 is also not foladable and really gross to carry with you. Not the best choice for carrying with you on vacation or hiking. For that reason, Xiaomi has made an Upgrade to the Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE. OK, here we go for an upgrade.
03:19 - The Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE has all benefits from the Fimi A3 and is adding 4K Video Camera and foldable design. So this is the best drone Xiaomi offers in my eyes. But you have to pay about 100 Dollar more. For $499 Dollar it is absolutelly comparable to the MDJI Mavic Mini today, so you have to choose from both. Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE has also all the main benefits from the Fimi A3 drone with really large wingspan and large propellers so you can get her under control in any given situation. No matter whether the wind blows strong or weak. Additionally she has the best camera of all Xiaomi drones with a very chrisp 4K footage. In Comparison with a DJI Mavic Mini you ’ll be able to fly the Xiaomi drone much more stable in any given situation, but the Xiaomi drone has much more weight. In some contries like most europe countries and US the 250g lightweight of the DJI Mavic Mini breaks all other benefits of the Xiaomi drone. Why? Because in mostly situations you don’t have any restrictions to fly a drone with a max weight of 250g and beneeth 30m.
04:20 - You have not even to sign your drone with your legal name. But the Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE is still worth looking at! It is going really fast with 18 meters per second - that are 64 kilometers per hour or 40 miles per hour and it is foldable so you can carry it with you in a very small baggage and weight. It has a 4K video resolution with a 3 axis gimbal with full mechanical stabilization. The MAvic Mini has only 2,7K video resolution. The Fimi X8 boasts your flight time from 15 to 30 minutes.
04:48 - In real-world applications that really means somewhere between 25-30 minutes of actual flight time in GPS mode. In manual mode it may vary. The Xiaomi X8 SE is the most usable drone from Xiaomi so far. It is fast, has a really fantastic footage quality and offering a slightly small design folded. The footage looks very neat and you are able to use your smartphone for displaying the live footage the drone is recording. So the main problem of the Fimi A3 is solved.
05:15 - The Fimi X8 SE has a much better camera, it has no problem with the display and it is foldable so you can carry it easily to a vacation or hicking. Jackpot!? But she has a few shortcomings, too. The battery dies without a return to home function. So if the Fimi X8 SE battery dies during the flight, the drone lands just where it is, no matter if it is above water or land. OK, this is an improvement to the Fimi A3: The controller warns you with vibration and an annoying sound to land immediatly in a safe place.
05:29 - But if you miss to return in time, you may loose it at the point the battery dies or have to land where you have to catch up your drone after landing. If you are a pro photographer who wants too shoot nice footage or pictures from the air on a low budget, the Xiaomi Mi 4K drone is best choise you can do. As the Xiaomi Fmi X8 SE is a really fantastic drone for all day situations and a very small design for carrying with you on any place as vacation or hicking, The Mi 4K drone still will have a much better footage and photo quality just because of the larger lens and camera chip you have to pay about 100 Dollar more. It has also all the main benefits from the Fimi A3 drone with really large wingspan and large propellers so you can get her under control in any given situation. No matter whether the wind blows strong or weak.
05:58 - Additionally she has the best camera of all Xiaomi drones with a very chrisp 4K footage. I do not have any experience with a Xiaomi Mi 4k drone, but i see that Xiaomi is not very interested to sell this drone any more. No matter if amazon, ebay, gearbest or bangood, most best offer you ’ll get at the Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE! No matter what xiaomi drone you will choose, you will get the best drone you can afford for this cheap price. I love the xiaomi drones because they are offering such a good quality with an affordable price. Yes you will get much better footage quality with a DJI Mavic drone, but those are double the price of a Xiaomi drone.
06:32 - If i had to buy a drone under 300 Dollars, i would choose a Xiaomi Fimi A3 drone for the best value for your money! If i had to buy a drone under 500 Dollars, i would choose a Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE drone for the best value for your money! If i had to buy a drone under 300 Dollars, i would still choose a Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE drone for the best value for your money! How to compare the Xiaomi drones to DJI drones if possible? The Xiaomi Fimi A3 may be compared to a DJI Spark drone. It is not foldable and has a pretty same footage quality. The flight time about 16 minutes is similar as well. The Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE may be compared to a DJI Mavic mini. It is foldable, has a very good camera quality and has a really usable flight time. The Xiaomi Mi 4K is comparable to the DJI Phantom. Big size, nice footage quality and maintained to photographers or videographers. But i would still choose a Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE drone for the best value for your money! .