What Xiaomi Mi drone impressed me most?

Xiaomi Mi drone from Xiaomi company comes with a 27 minutes flight time on a singe charge like the Mavic Pro.It’s impressing, however, some features such as automated take off and landing will consume more battery power similar to the way a cellphone’s battery charge goes down fast when certain software’s are opened like Bluetooth and camera.

The battery on this Xiaomi Mi drone takes about three and a half hours to charge to full capacity – anyone looking for uninterrupted fun with this model, we suggest purchasing at least two or three backup batteries.

This model positions itself using GPS and GLONASS. It offer stable flights over terrain at low attitudes as it has a visual positioning system located on the bottom.

Xiaomi Mi Drone has some similarities to the Phantom 4 because it allows for autonomous flying. Autonomous flying means that you can control the flight with just a tap of your finger and tell it what to film from your phone as well.

The model is equipped with a built-in 4K camera that is capable of recording 38 x 2160p/30fps and snapping 1080P still pictures. It delivers crystal clear images every single time.

Xiaomi Mi Drone has another awesome feature of surrounded flight – here, you can command your aircraft to make a circular flight around a selected object from your phone and it will continuously follow a 360 degree rotation path focusing its camera on a specific object.

With the Xiaomi Mi drone, you can preset your flight line. This maneuvering will allow for some pretty fantastic photographs. Another incredible feature is its ability to automatically takeoff and land – if your Mi gets out of its 3m range, it will fly back on its own. You can also opt to recall it anytime with a single press of a button.

The quadcopter connects to a 2.4 GHz transmitter that comes with a built-in phone clamp and a left-handed throttle feature. When you configure the craft in Mode 2, your drone will easily reach heights of 800 m plus and can travel about 3000m from you.

Sure the drone is priced at $460 USD for the 4K version and $380 for the 1080P version. This may be a result of most drone manufacturers already making thin margins on most products to date.

When comparing the Xiaomi Mi drone against offerings by DJI. The lowest end Xiaomi Mi drone that will sell for $380 is comparable in many ways to the DJI Phantom 3 Standard that currently retails for $499.

Pros
– Very modular design. Easily foldable & stowable.
– 3 Axis easy snap-in gimbal with tilt control
– Camera 1080p 60fps or 4K
– Long range (1K/2K) 2.4 Ghz control and FPV achieved via printed circuit board (PCB) antennas.
– Extra precise GPS + GLONASS + Visual Positioning
– Automatic return to home/landing on loss of signal or low battery, or manual return to landing at push of a switch.
– Automatic takeoff and landing
– Orientation Lighting
– Large Battery 17.4V 5100mah. Gives up to 27 minutes flight time

“Mi UAV” App Features
– Compass and controller calibration
– Satellite and quadcopter status monitoring
– 720p FPV
– Three automatic flight modes: Fly to Point, Waypoint Route, Circle Point
– Real time position tracking

Cons
– Excessive flight restrictions. Can not fly further than 50m altitude or 100m horizontal range until the quadcopter has achieved 5 hours (300 minutes) of cumulative flight time. Additionally, the quadcopter will not proceed beyond hover if flown in restricted areas.
– Official Xiaomi “Mi UAV” app is in Chinese. It’s somewhat impossible to use unless you know Chinese. There is a non official translated version in English, however it is an older version of the app.
– The English translated…

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