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Post by ratcheeroo on Sept 13, 2023 14:02:31 GMT
Figured this was a decent one to get my feet wet, not expecting great camera quality but we will see how it works. Its an Eachine E520S Pro.  IMG_20230912_195547_009 by Chris McIntyre, on Flickr |
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Post by droneflyer200 on Sept 13, 2023 14:12:37 GMT
So the multi-roater bug finally bit you!I like mine for when I don't have the time to drive out of the city and can fly in the backyard or the park next door. They have a different personality to fixed wing but both are fun in their own way just the feel is different.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 14, 2023 4:18:04 GMT
Oh sweet. I just bought a Fimi x8 mini v2 myself! I'll fly up there to Canada and spy on people with you.
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Post by ratcheeroo on Sept 14, 2023 20:43:50 GMT
LOL thats too funny! Was gonna pull the trigger on a DJI but thought for the price the eachine was a better way to start the drone thing. That Fimi is a nice rig too, watched a few videos on it
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 24, 2023 3:25:30 GMT
LOL thats too funny! Was gonna pull the trigger on a DJI but thought for the price the eachine was a better way to start the drone thing. That Fimi is a nice rig too, watched a few videos on it I got mine in today. Flies pretty nice. I was able to get it for $260 after a coupon. I can't tell how good the video is because I maidened it at night. Oh well. Seems decent enough. As you can see by the flag at sonic, it was reasonably windy too, so I think it did pretty well as far as wind rejection, although it is hard to tell what it is doing because the gimbal actually does good work. |
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 28, 2023 0:00:19 GMT
Here is an updated daytime video. Just posted, HD processing.
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Post by droneflyer200 on Sept 28, 2023 0:41:01 GMT
Well it took some downright good video! Could come in handy for locating downed planes.
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 28, 2023 3:11:00 GMT
Well it took some downright good video! Could come in handy for locating downed planes. I'm still figuring out all of the functions, spatial awareness is actually harder than you would think with a gimbal... sounds weird I know. |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Sept 29, 2023 12:01:18 GMT
here is some footage from my first two flights, quality is so-so, a gimbal would make a big difference. After watching the video the wife wants one, looks like I will be moving up to a better one sooner than I thought LOL!
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 29, 2023 19:27:48 GMT
here is some footage from my first two flights, quality is so-so, a gimbal would make a big difference. After watching the video the wife wants one, looks like I will be moving up to a better one sooner than I thought LOL! I commented on one of your videos, looks like you have some jello from an unbalanced prop. Although if you are planning on upgrading, maybe don't sink money into it. I had jello like that on my 7 incher, and I printed a TPU gopro mount as opposed to the hard plastic one, and got some nice DAL tri blade props and that fixed it. I couldn't recommend the FIMI though, not because it is bad, I like it. It is because their customer service on a scale of 1-10 is a -2. If you do buy one, don't buy it from them, get it from a third party retailer. You'll pay a few more bucks, but that means you'll also get your stuff. |
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Post by ratcheeroo on Sept 30, 2023 1:56:21 GMT
it only records at 20 FPS in its "4K" mode , weird there are no camera/video settings in the app. So that probably contributes to the jello thing as well. Yours comes in price wise for me at around same as DJI Mini 2 SE. it really drops the nose when given the slighest amount of forward. I am really liking yours though, watched a few good videos on it. Wife says order one for Christmas , she will take this one over. Too many choices. Extra batteries arrived for this one yesterday, Ran them all out today just flying and getting used to it, its kind of zippy but not overly. It will work for getting some skills down, taking some pictures
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Post by Burkeomatic on Sept 30, 2023 22:15:08 GMT
it only records at 20 FPS in its "4K" mode , weird there are no camera/video settings in the app. So that probably contributes to the jello thing as well. Yours comes in price wise for me at around same as DJI Mini 2 SE. it really drops the nose when given the slighest amount of forward. I am really liking yours though, watched a few good videos on it. Wife says order one for Christmas , she will take this one over. Too many choices. Extra batteries arrived for this one yesterday, Ran them all out today just flying and getting used to it, its kind of zippy but not overly. It will work for getting some skills down, taking some pictures I think holystone or something like that is another DJI knock off with good reviews? Or you could just go all in on a DJI. I may end up getting mine for $220 because they aren't sending the extra battery (although they said it has been shipped, but it hasn't). I bought the battery with the quad because it was cheaper, but I am asking for full price on the battery refund because that is how much it will cost me. |
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