Fimi X8 Mini 无人机是一款入门级无人机，具有一些重要的功能。尽管价格相对实惠，体积小巧轻便，足以与玩具四轴飞行器并列，但它不是儿童玩具：相机支持 4K 视频，电池支持 30飞行分钟数——航程可达 8 公里，不少于 8 公里。
凭借简单而有效的应用程序和精心设计的遥控器，飞米在这里打造了一个强大的一体机包。这款无人机可以在爆炸条件下飞行，捕捉清晰、稳定的镜头，折叠设计意味着它可以每天外出时都扔进小背包或钱包里——以防你偶然发现值得在空中拍照或拍摄的东西。由于其电池的 USB 类型，它还可以从任何 USB 端口充电- C 端口。
At around R$2083.58, it's a great deal - but in a world where the DJI Mini 2 exists, we're not sure it's the best deal for a sub-250g drone. The Mini 2 is the best entry-level drone and, for our money, it has the X8 Mini beat in every category that matters: build quality, camera performance and flight safety.
It's a good margin, to be fair - the X8 Mini doesn't have any glaring weaknesses, except perhaps the lack of frontal collision detectors - but we think the Mini 2 is just a stronger performance, and that makes it even the best deal even at its slightly higher price.
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Fimi X8 Mini price and release date
The Fimi X8 Mini is available for purchase now through the official Fimi store for R$2083.58. You can also buy it through importers like Banggood or via eBay, but the price varies a lot depending on where you buy it.
It is available in a variety of packages, some with memory cards included. It doesn't matter that if you want it to come with less than 250g you'll need to opt for the version with the Pro battery - the standard edition battery comes with just over 250g.
All editions come with the remote controller, four spare propellers, a gimbal cover, three cables for attaching mobile devices to the controller, and a USB Type-C cable for charging.
Project and controller
One of the main selling points of the Fimi X8 Mini is its sub-250g weight. According to our digital scales, it's 244g with a memory card inside - which means that in some regions it won't need to be registered.
The overall look - four folding rotor arms, removable battery on the back, a gimbal-mounted camera just below the nose - strongly resembles the DJI Mavic Mini and DJI Mini 2, the much-loved sub-250g drones with which the Fimi X8 Mini was clearly designed to compete. The X8 Mini folds out to a 145 x 85 x 56mm finish, compared to the DJI Mini 2's 138 x 81 x 58mm, so it's just as easy to carry around - even if it feels markedly looser and cheaper than its rival robust DJI.
The battery can be charged directly via a USB Type-C cable, and as the USB-C port is located on the battery itself, it will charge whether it's mounted on the drone or not - a nice touch. On the drone itself there is a microSD card slot for storage and a micro USB port (only used to transfer images and videos directly from the drone card to a computer).
The controller is much sturdier than the drone, looks good in your hands, and has some clever (if not downright original) design touches: the thumb sticks can be removed and stored in small recesses on the bottom edge, while anything can be stretched to accommodate virtually any size smartphone (and even some smaller tablets). It comes with adapters for Lightning, USB-C and micro USB devices, and like the drone it is charged via USB-C. With the thumb sticks and any devices removed, it measures 165 x 89 x 47mm and weighs 260g: pretty portable, we thought.
The controller has a simple control layout. Under the left stick is the power button and a four-LED battery indicator, while under the right stick you'll find a return home button: tap it if you lose sight of the drone or it disconnects from your phone and it will fly back to its takeoff point. On top, your front fingers have easy access to a wheel that adjusts the camera's tilt, a shutter button, and a button that toggles between still image and video capture.
Characteristics and flight
Fimi claims that the X8 Mini has a theoretical transmission range of up to 8 km from the controller. That's a little less than the 10km offered by the DJI Mini 2, but this is all really academic: many countries claim that a drone has to remain visible to the pilot while piloting it, so anything beyond a few hundred meters is violating the law.
All we can say is that during our review process the controller, our iPhone, and the X8 Mini maintained a solid connection approximately 99% of the time, only losing it at one point when the drone was a dozen meters away ( suggesting that this drop had nothing to do with reach). It features real-time GPS tracking to ensure you can return home in the event of a signal drop, and the app uses no-fly zone geofencing to prevent take-off near airports and other restricted areas.
What it doesn't have are frontal crash sensors. The X8 Mini has down-facing sensors that help it take off and land, but launch it directly into a wall or tree and it won't be able to stop on its own.
However, it offers the same level of wind resistance as the Mini 2: Level 5, which means it can withstand a "fresh breeze" of 8.5-10.5m/sec. In practice, we found it quite stable, even on a windy day at the top of a coastal cliff, where the wind speed definitely exceeded it.
It leaned too far for the camera suspension to fully compensate, but in terms of actual flight stability we had no real problems getting it where we wanted it to go. It's a well-controllable flyer and can move with a tight clip when pushed: up to about 16m/s in fact (or faster with the wind behind it).
With up to 30 minutes of flight time on full charge (this will vary depending on wind speed and other factors), we also have no complaints about battery life. You will receive a warning through the app when the power is decreasing, and the aforementioned home button can be tapped to take your leg (or thumb-) out of the recovery process.
The Fimi Navi Mini app is an essential part of the flight process, and we're pleased to report that while it's a little rough compared to DJI's imperious Fly app, it does everything you need to in a reasonably tidy way. The UI is clean and simple, doesn't feel laden with weird options and confusing menus, and the app never crashed on us in mid-flight.
它甚至提供了一个 5.8GHz Wi-Fi 飞行模式，让你摆脱硬件控制器，在手机和 X8 Mini 之间建立直接连接，通过触摸屏控制飞行。虽然这是一种不太舒服的控制方式（并减少了) 范围仅为 100m)，有一个备用选项很有用。
该应用程序包括一些自动飞行模式，您可以通过在屏幕上的对象（例如您）周围拖动一个框来设置跟踪点，然后让无人机在将对象保持在中心位置的情况下飞行自动路线它的结构。我们在下面的示例视频中加入了螺旋模式（请注意，我们已经在后期制作中加快了速度）。无人机不会做的是，例如，在您骑自行车或水上摩托时跟在您身后，跟踪控制器的位置。
视频和图像质量
Fimi X8 Mini 不是成像部门的疏忽，其 12MP 索尼 CMOS 传感器和 3 轴机械云台为视频和航拍奠定了坚实的基础，使其能够以 24/25 / 30fps 的速度捕捉 4K 图像, 24/25/30/50 / 60fps 为 2.7K，24/25/30/50/60 / 90fps 为 1080p，100 / 120fps 为 720p。
除了标准的 AVC / H.264 编码之外，还支持 HEVC / H.265 编码（非常适合拥有带有牛肉的计算机的所有者），并且可以选择使用平面 F-log 配置文件进行拍摄，从而为缩放器提供充足的色彩在后期制作中。
正如您从上面的示例图片中看到的，4K 视频展示了精细的细节并受益于无人机的空中稳定性，但在动态范围方面缺乏一点——鉴于传感器的尺寸很小，这不足为奇。
为了让您了解相机内处理，我们示例中的前几个剪辑是在默认颜色配置文件中拍摄的，而最后一个是在 F-log 中拍摄的（我们没有颜色分级）。
可以以 JPEG 和/或 DNG 原始格式以 12MP 或 8MP 分辨率拍摄照片。同样，它们缺乏动态范围“冲孔”，但这可以在后期制作中得到缓解。对于微型相机上的微型相机无人机，我们发现结果是可以接受的——如果不像 DJI Mini 2 那样令人印象深刻。
我应该购买Fimi X8 Mini吗？
买的话...
你想要市场上最便宜、最可靠的 4K 无人机
Fimi X8 Mini 相机提供令人印象深刻的 4K 图像，考虑到其低廉的价格：它比类似推测的 DJI Mini 2 相机便宜得多。DJI 的新款 Mini SE 击败了 X8 Mini价格，但其视频最高可达 2.7K。
你想要一个兼容 USB-C 的无人机
有了飞行电池和 USB Type-C 快充控制器，让飞米 X8 Mini 供电比担心外部充电器和 AC 适配器要简单得多。
你想要一个非 DJI 无人机
DJI 是无人机世界的可口可乐，但如果你想为弱势群体提供支持，Fimi X8 Mini 是少数几个不会比 DJI 同类产品差得多的选择之一也就是说，Fimi 并不完全是一个技术流浪者：他是小米家族的一员。
不买的话...
你想要绝对最好的250g以下无人机吗？
DJI Mini 2是比Fimi X8 Mini更好的无人机，同时也属于250g以下重量的范畴，它更结实，飞行更安全，图像质量略好。
你需要避开障碍物
没有避开前方的障碍物，X8 Mini 无法防止它撞到你面前的物体。如果你担心你的驾驶技能达不到标准，请小心。
您想要最便宜、最可靠的 250g 以下无人机（可能）
在撰写本文时，我们还没有对其进行评估，但最近发布的 DJI Mini SE 可能会比 X8 Mini 便宜得多，同时仍然提供良好的水平表现。
这些是 您可以购买的最好的初学者无人机。