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BG111054012 16/07/2021
Received this drone quickly, a big plus. Then, batteries were charged up for an initial spin. Here is a summary of my initial findings. (1) It did fly well and the Gimbal and stabilization worked properly. (2) The shape of the drone when folded looks a bit odd, because it is way too long. Fortunately, a carrying bag is included that solves the problem properly. (3) The remote controller is the same as those of many drones (e.g., JJRC X5P Epik+, Holy Stone HS510, etc.). However, it does include a wheel for Gimbal tilting angle control, unlike the Holy Stone HS510 which has no tilt control. (4) The phone app is M RC PRO, which is also being used by many other drones such as JJRC X5P Epik+. If you happen to have a drone that also uses M RC PRO, the images and videos are stored together so that it is difficult to see which image/video was taken by which drone. Therefore, I'd like to recommend to use a micro SD card and delete the images/videos in the cache to avoid confusion. HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THE SD CARD SLOT MAY HAVE SOME PROBLEM. I used a good 32GB card for my initial flight, the drone did not take 4K images and videos. The videos are 720p and the SD is empty. I changed the micro SD card three times to get a working one to record 4K video in my test. On the other hand, the "bad" cards can be used with my other drones such as Mavic Mini. I even tried to format the card in the app M RC PRO, it showed formatting complete but no size info was shown. (5) The controls (i.e., sticks and wheel) over-reacted many times. A slight touch can produce a dramatic change, while sometimes no change at all. While I would not expected too much from this drone, this is one of the most disappointment. Overall, this drone performed better than I expected, in particular in terms of flight time.
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BG111054012 26/09/2021
I have to say that this is very good drone.- The problem is that it took me so much time to get the drone and controller connected. During this trying to connecting the drone and controller process, it was very very frustrating, because this has to be a very simple process. The only other drone that could cause this problem was my Hubsan Zino. This is THE most serious drawback of this C-Fly Faith. People reported this on YouTube. Unfortunately, I got a C-Fly Faith that has this issue. What a pity! Once the connection was magically established, (I don't know whay and how and don't ask me) this C-Fly Faith flew wonderfully with good control and image/video quality. Is this as good as a DJI Mavic Mini 2? No, C-Fly Faith is not there yet. My FIMI X8 Mini and Hubsan Zino Mini Pro performed better or even much better. However, for slightly more than $300 (2-battery version), this C-Fly Faith gets its job done nicely. Another $300-ish drone I have is DJI Mini SE, The Mini SE has better control characteristics, but Mini SE has a video resolution of 2.7K. My FIMI X8 Mini and Hubsan Zino Mini Pro are more expensive and should not be used for comparison. What I would like C-Fly Faith to have are (1) a better and Mini like control characteristics, in particular allowing the user to calibrate the sticks movement so that turning can be a bit more predictable, (2) image/video quality can be better for sure, and (3) a better stabilized Gimbal. While I am not saying the stabilized Gimbal on the C-Fly Faith is not goo, in fact it is rather good, but it can be better to reach the level set by the Mavic Mini. I am willing to pay a little more for these improvement. Overall, I like this C-Fly Faith and will use it frequently.
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BG111054012 26/11/2020
The Eachine EX5 was claimed to be a cheap Mavic Mini. It is true to some degree, but in terms of capability it is far from the claim. FIRST, the Eachine EX5 has a 1-axis not stabilized Gimbal mounted camera. SECOND, it does not have a micro SF card slots, which means the images and videos taken by the drone have to be streamed back on-the-fly. The consequence is that you have only about 200m WiFi transmission distance even though the drone is claimed to be able to fly around 1km range in an open and unobstructed environment. What does this means? It means although you could fly the drone far away, you won't be able to see where it is and won't be able to receive any image/video. Therefore, the claimed 1km range does not make much sense. As a matter of fact, 200m is perhaps the limit in reality. BTW, you will need a smart phone for sure! THIRD, the 4K video of this Eachine EX5 is not as good as that of the 3K video with a Mavic Mini let alone the Mini 2. FOURTH, the app is poor. While you are flying, the app could be disconnected for no reason, and, as a result, the video being streamed back would be gone! Your really don't know when the app and the drone will disconnect. FIFTH, there is no obstruction avoidance mechanism, which means if you are not careful the drone could hit anything in its flying path. SIXTH, finally, the build quality is less than optimum. My EX5 came with 3 batteries, but one of them cannot fit into the battery chamber. I have to pull the edge of the battery chamber slightly out in order to insert the battery properly. The battery chamber door can fly out and detach from the body even though you hit something or in a hard-landing.
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BG111054012 25/11/2020
The SJRC F11 GPS Pro was a drone a bit old with a video resolution of 2976x1680 (i.e., 3K), and there is a newer version that has a 2-axis Gimbal and capable of taking 4K videos. This F11 has a 1-Axis Gimbal camera without stabilization. As a result, videos shot by this F11 are not stable. Its major disadvantage to me is the lens, although is rather good, is of the semi-fisheye type. This means straight lines bow out to become convex/concave. This should be OK for static images, but definitely very distracting when using videos. When shooting videos because there is no camera stabilizer lines can change from straight to curvilinear and back quickly. This creates a very unpleasant impact. My copy of this SJRC F11 GPS Pro has another issue to talk about. The camera can frequently be jammed to the -90 degree angle if one tilts the camera down too much. Once it reaches the -90 degree angle, frequently it cannot be restored back to a normal angle using the controller while the drone is in the air. You have to land it and use your hand to pull the camera out of the -90 degree angle. Whether this is a problem of my copy or a general one is unknown to me. In terms of flying characteristics, I do believe this one's is rather predicable. Given its reduced price as the new version was announced some months ago, you may want to give the F11 a try. Another good thing I'd like to say about this F11 GPS Pro is that its battery has a micro USB connector, which means you can charge the battery with any conventional Micro USB power source. Battery power is rather good because I frequently fly this drone for more 20 minutes. The video shown here ( https://youtu.be/ZiEKpL-hC0k ) includes a demo of F11 GPS Pro'd Orbit feature. BTW, The SJRC F11 GPS Pro video has a resolution of 2976x1680, but either my iMovie nor Final Cut Pro X supports this resolution. As a result, I create a 4K video and allow YouTube to down size it to whatever it is.
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