FIMI X8 MINI review: Is It Worth The Money?
FIMI's X8 MINI, as the name suggests, is the shrunk version of the company's best-selling drone. It comes with a similar set of features to its bigger brother but in a much smaller and lighter body. The question that people are asking since its release date is whether it is the true alternative for DJI MINI 2 in terms...
FIMI PALM 2 gimbal: Still only 4K@30fps?
Xiaomi is about to release their second generation of FiMI Palm gimbal. Apparently, the FIMI PALM 2 is more just a facelift than a real upgrade compared to its predecessor. Also, featuring only 4K@30fps recording, can't be counted as DJI Pocket 2 alternative.
The Palm 2's grip has been completely redesigned compared to its predecessor. If you put them side-by-side...
FIMI MINI vs FIMI X8 SE: Smaller is better?
Today, we will have an in-depth comparison of two Xiaomi FIMI drones. The new X8 MINI was announced in March 2021 and will be available in two versions. While the 'Pro' weights 245 grams and has up to 31minutes of flight time, the 'Standard' has 258 grams and 30 minutes of battery life. In contrast, the X8 SE 2020...
FIMI X8SE 2022 V2 with extension port: Shy upgrades!
In the last few days, lots of teaser photos appeared of the upcoming second-generation FIMI X8SE 2022 V2 drone. While the company's slogan for the X8 series is 'Keep evolving', over the last 4-5 years, they made only shy updates of the original model. The design of both drone and controller remains about the same.
Apparently, V2's only upgraded compared...
Xiaomi Mi 4K drone: What we know about it
Based on my good experience with the Yi 2 camera, I decided to accept Flora's guest post about the Xiaomi Mi 4K drone to be published here on FirstQuadcopter.
In March, Xiaomi released the 4k version drone, there’s a HD camera on it. And I just fly it just several days ago, and I will let you know what my feelings.
It’s easy to fly, with...
Coming soon: Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE 4K Drone
A few weeks ago, on FiMI's website, a new banner appeared with the text "Totally Evolved - 10th December 2018". It was the first clue that a new Xiaomi FiMI drone will be announced soon. Unlike its predecessors, the new Xiaomi Fimi X8 SE features a foldable design. Let's have a closer look on the first rumors about the...
Coming soon: FIMI Manta VTOL Fixed Wing
Yesterday, FIMI announced an upcoming VTOL on their official Facebook page, which will be their first fixed-wing drone. The release is scheduled for July 31st.
In a nutshell, a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) fixed-wing aircraft is a type of UAV that can take off, hover, and land vertically like a helicopter or a multirotor drone, but also has the...
FiMI Palm review: Best 4K pocket gimbal under $200?
In order to begin my review honestly, we must admit that the FiMI Palm is not an innovative game-changer product. DJI released such pocket gimbal with even better specs one year earlier before Xiaomi. At a glance, the only pros of the FiMI Palm over the Osmo Pocket is its much-friendly price tag. But, if you dive deeper into...
Xiaomi Yuemi 1-axis phone gimbal stabilizer for $39.99
Xiaomi’s sub-brand Yuemi Technology is about to release its first phone gimbal. Despite that, the Xiaomi Yuemi features only one motor claim to allow smooth footage due to its powerful 32bit ARM process and 6-axis gyro sensor. The gimbal can easily be switched between portrait and landscape mode. According to the advertised specs, the Yuemi 1-axis gimbal weighs just...
FIMI MINI 3: What’s new from its predecessors?
Here on FirstQuadcopter, we already reviewed the original FIMI MINI (1), and the MINI, and now it's time to talk about the company's latest sub-250g drone, the X8 MINI 3.
A few days ago, FIMI shared a teaser photo of their upcoming drone on their social media accounts. In design, the FIMI MINI 3 remained almost identical to its predecessor,...
Xiaomi MiTu drone: Features & Specs
Xiaomi, one of the most popular Chinese electronic gadgets manufacturer just revealed their second drone. The Xiaomi MiTu quadcopter brings infrared battle feature which allows multi-player flights.
According to the manufacture's specs, the 920 mAh battery allows about 10 minutes of flight time. Frankly, not bad for such a small and inexpensive drone.
In front of the MiTu drone is located...